Archive for June, 2010
Monday, June 14th, 2010
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| Author: | Charles de Lint |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | fiction |
This is a book that can be placed under the category of "Urban Fantasy" : fairies and other fantasy creatures running around modern day cities...
Picked this up as a quick read. Not gripping per say, but interesting.
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It's about a girl who befriends a ghost and then becomes tangled up in the inner workings of the hidden fantasy world. I thought that this was a stand alone book, and have not read the 14 previous books, which I just learned existed, so it is definitely a fun fast read for those who enjoy fantasy.
--Fizzy |
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Posted in Conceptual: highly sophisticated, Dragons and/or mythological beasts, Fairy tales, Female protagonist, Fiction, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
Monday, June 14th, 2010
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| Author: | Joe Haldeman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | For grown-ups
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| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | For grown-ups
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| Genre: | fiction |
| Year of publication: | 2009 |
Very sci-fi. Interesting take on the future.
In this setting the future seems just like now, except for updated space travel and things like that. It doesn't get toooo into details on the world, because almost all of it takes place in space. Anyways. The story follows Carmen, who is the first to discover inhabitants on mars. I like her as a character because she is very questioning of the rules and is just an interesting perspective to view the book through. Within the book there is also a romantic strand, so I'd more recommend this for women then men.
This definitely contains adult content.
-- Fizzy |
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Posted in Conceptual: for grown ups, Female protagonist, Fiction, Gifted, Reading level: Sophisticated reader, Science Fiction | Comments Closed
