Reading and writing, what else?

[sroni]

So, today was my day off, and I read four books. Man Who Cast Two Shadows, Carol O'Connell. Awesome author. Always has some kind of whammy at the end. "Wouldst thou slay a child for me?" A composite of short stories about young warriors, all fiction, all decent. Skeleton Key, third in a series about a fourteen year old British spy. Entertaining at least. Eragon. And, just in case you can't tell if I liked it or not, I've started on Eldest. I have to finish it tonight, since I'm leaving this host home tomorrow, and I can't take it with me.
And I've gotten some writing done, yay. My goal really si to have this story finished before I end tour.

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[aadler]

That was what I forgot to do yesterday! I knew there was something on my list, but I keep my list in my head, so if I drop a line there’s no recovery. Then I see your post and it comes right back to me: “Check Amazon to see if Carol O’Connell has put out any new Mallory books.”

Thanks.

Nice icon. Can’t quite place the fandom, though.

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[sroni.livejournal.com]

Ummm... that would be me.

Carol O'Connell

[sroni.livejournal.com]

Most recent book was "Winter House". Read it a couple months ago, damn good.

[jgracio.livejournal.com]

Damn, that's some fast reading. :)

Of all those I've only read Eragon. I liked it, though I found it a bit derivative. Then again so much has been written in the fantasy field, that it's hard to be truly original.

[sroni.livejournal.com]

What can I say, it's a gift. The girl that I was staying with a couple days ago timed me. It was fourty=five seconds between page turns. I've tried to explain that the reason I learn lines so quickly (I've been described as sick and wrong, and a genius like none other, by two different people) is because my brain absorbs information of the written variety insanely fast. It's a gift, and one I'm using.

And the reason I don't recall details, brother dear, is because YOU REMEMBER WHOLE PAGES OF DIALOGUE THAT YOU'VE READ ONCE TWO YEARS AGO! Now THAT'S sick and wrong.

[vastid87.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she can go through books like nobody's business. She's a regular read demon. (like speed demon, only it's not so funny when I have to explain it is it?)

Anyway, Yeah I'm right there with jgracio on the fact that Eragon is the only book on that list that I've read. Oh wait, I read Eldest, but sroni2004 hasn't actually read it yet so I don't know if that counts or not.

At any rate, I am extremely jealous of her ability to read in hours, what it takes us mere mortals to read in days. (Although she doesn't seem to have a propensity for recalling some of the more minor details afterward, Ah well, still wish I could do it).

[vastid87.livejournal.com]

One more thing, I do my best to comment on your journal every time you update. Would it kill you to comment on mine every now and then. I LITERALLY have 1 comment from you. It would be nice to have a little reminder that somone actually READS my page. (Not mad, just jealous, cause people comment on yours.)