Among Others is a magical book. The ending did fall apart a bit too much for me, hence the four stars whereas before it was 4.5-5. The book is a magical realism tale about a Welsh girl who is sent to an English boarding school by family members she doesn't know in the late 1970s. Also, she can see...
Now and then I come across a book that is a distillation of what I like in fiction, genre fiction in particular. I previously raved about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and then some people told me they think it's a load of ol' crap. It puzzled me a bit that some people don't see the greatness of the...
Although this had elements of a book I should like, I really didn't. References to F&SF books were a huge part of story, Walton's Celtic interpretation of fairies was great, the beginning and ending of the book were somewhat exciting. Unfortunately everything in between was extremely pedestrian. ...
This is a loving survey of modern-era science fiction built into diary entries from a Welsh girl who's just trying to grow up mindfully and ethically. Oh, and she uses magic and talks with fairies.Morwenna/Mori Phelps/Markova is one half of a pair of identical teen twins. Her sister was killed by th...
Quite a fine, funny, poignant novel that begins after the end and ends at the beginning, though the chronology is not at all disrupted. It's about development and individuation and emotions, kinds of love, and the worlds one inhabits simultaneously, including the world of books. I was pleased that t...
This book was brill! It starts out like a Young Adult Fantasy book and actually ends as a Young Adult Fantasy book, but really a whole lot more. I'm suprised by Mori's forgiveness, especially with one scene that would seem to be pivotal and is just stepped over. If you're into Fantasy authors esp...
SImply excellent. Not at all what I was expecting, but it was really good, compelling, and just a beautiful read overall. Rural England in the late 70's combined with fairies and supernatural creatures is certainly an interesting setting for a story. There's quite a lot of Sci-fi name-dropping, tho...
I am of two minds about this book. There are things about it I liked a great deal. And then there were the ways in which I reached the end and went "huh." Let's see if I can sum up - I like the authorial voice and the way the world Walton creates is dripping with books. On the other hand, the pacing...
I never found myself really enraptured with the story. The main character, Mori, is very likeable and her position as a social outcast with an intense love of books is endearing. However, the presence of the fairies and magic was very, very lightly involved. It makes me wonder why it was even there ...
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