What I’m Reading
Courtesy of the Edinburgh Public Library:
Daughter of the Forest, Juliet Marillier
This is a really good read. It’s the story of a young woman who must perform an unpleasant magical task to save her seven brothers from an evil enchantment as swans. It’s a long book, and in some places could have been tightened a bit; but the narrator’s voice is believable and her choices are understandable. The portrayal of Medieval Ireland is interesting, if brutal in parts, and the magical scenes in the story are handled in a surprisingly realistic and convincing way. Plus, the love shared between the sister and her brothers is palpable. My only real complaint is a seeming dropoff of the plotlines at the end. Perhaps this is due to the book being the first in a series. I will likely be reading the next two installments.
The Queen’s Fool, Philippa Gregory
I read her book, The Other Boleyn Girl, at the hostel during my recent trip to London. That book was dark, convoluted, full of unexpected twists and unforgettable images. This one follows the same “woman in Elizabethan court” formula, but it isn’t as gripping. I never got sucked in and forgot I was reading a book, like I did with the first one. This one’s was a bit more thin, yet in some places more gruesome and sad, making it somewhat of a hard read. And I didn’t agree with very many of the choices the narrator made, causing me to never have the respect for her that I did for the protagonist of Boleyn Girl. If you read a book by Gregory, read that one.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (first four books), Douglas Adams (reread)
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