100 Books - November
Nov. 27th, 2008 04:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xenithBy popular request: November's reading
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I've had this kicking around my room for a long time, along with the intention to read it... one day. I did think I'd read it when I was younger. I hadn't. This is unfortunate, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it very much.
Once a Jolly Swagperson: Politically correct tales for our times by Lawrence Held
This has also been hanging around waiting to be read. It's also short. This is a good thing, because reading too much of this sort of thing would do weird things to your head. As it is, it's a fun read.
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
One of those books that is different read as an adult, but not the worse for it.
Sharpe's Tiger: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 by Bernard Cornwell
I guess I had to get to these eventually. I've been intending to, since I saw one on TV a year or so ago. Unfortunately, as I was reading the first few chapters, I had the feeling the story was getting familiar. Ah yes, it's obviously the book the TV movie was based on. (I didn't realise at first, because I think the movie starts with Our Hero being called in from retirement by someone? probably Wellington, whereas in the book he's a private at the beginning of his military career, so you can see why I took a little while to realise.)
Now you can see why I have 17 more books to read this year :(
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I've had this kicking around my room for a long time, along with the intention to read it... one day. I did think I'd read it when I was younger. I hadn't. This is unfortunate, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it very much.
Once a Jolly Swagperson: Politically correct tales for our times by Lawrence Held
This has also been hanging around waiting to be read. It's also short. This is a good thing, because reading too much of this sort of thing would do weird things to your head. As it is, it's a fun read.
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
I loved this when I first read it, however many years ago that was.
I was a little a worried about rereading it in case it somehow changed. Of course it had changed, I saw different things in it, but I still love it.
One of those books that is different read as an adult, but not the worse for it.
Sharpe's Tiger: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 by Bernard Cornwell
I guess I had to get to these eventually. I've been intending to, since I saw one on TV a year or so ago. Unfortunately, as I was reading the first few chapters, I had the feeling the story was getting familiar. Ah yes, it's obviously the book the TV movie was based on. (I didn't realise at first, because I think the movie starts with Our Hero being called in from retirement by someone? probably Wellington, whereas in the book he's a private at the beginning of his military career, so you can see why I took a little while to realise.)
I've sure I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't seen it on the TV. Not that the TV version follows the story that closely, just enough to make it annoying.
Also, concrete details are good in a historical books, yes, but maybe not so much space given over to them each time so the story stops while we get shown how much the author knows.
Other than that, good fun read. Now where's the next one?
Now you can see why I have 17 more books to read this year :(
