Books 2009: hey, this is my day off.
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hawkwing_lbBooks 2009: 73-74
73. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
I really, really liked The Hunger Games. Futuristic gladiatorial games with extra added totalitarian state and an adolescent protagonist with a really great first-person voice just hits my narrative kinks. This, the second book of a projected trilogy, does very similar things but ups the stakes. It's not just Katniss' life at stake, anymore.
74. Amanda Downum, The Drowning City.
Three things. One, I like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stillsostrange. Two, I really like her book. Three - there is no third thing.
Oh, wait, there is. Said book contains necromancy, intrigue, espionage, gunpowder, jungles and explosions. And a volcano. And a really excellent sense of place and character. Go forth and read it, internets. I'm pretty sure you'll like it too.
Today is my day off. Thus, I must fight entropy in the form of laundry. Among other things. And figure out how long before I go to karate this evening I should eat actual dinner, because it's been a while since I did exercise after food.
73. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
I really, really liked The Hunger Games. Futuristic gladiatorial games with extra added totalitarian state and an adolescent protagonist with a really great first-person voice just hits my narrative kinks. This, the second book of a projected trilogy, does very similar things but ups the stakes. It's not just Katniss' life at stake, anymore.
74. Amanda Downum, The Drowning City.
Three things. One, I like
stillsostrange. Two, I really like her book. Three - there is no third thing.Oh, wait, there is. Said book contains necromancy, intrigue, espionage, gunpowder, jungles and explosions. And a volcano. And a really excellent sense of place and character. Go forth and read it, internets. I'm pretty sure you'll like it too.
Today is my day off. Thus, I must fight entropy in the form of laundry. Among other things. And figure out how long before I go to karate this evening I should eat actual dinner, because it's been a while since I did exercise after food.
