So, most of you know that I'm addicted to my iPod, particulary on the long drives to and from the theaters. Lately I've been attracted to the genre of Young Adult Fiction, into which Audible lumps a whole lot of fairly complex "young adult" sci-fi and fantasy, most of which makes Harry Potter look a little thin on the detail and thought process. (Not to disparage the HP books-- I love them more than the average bear and am salivating more than most people over July 21st.) I love stuff in the Young Adults genre on Audible because it's usually complex enough to have a really good story but not so dense as to defeat the purpose of keeping me awake on the ride home (for that, see Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke).
I have to spare a minute to give y'all a heads-up about a book series I've just discovered (it predates HP by about 15 years-- yeah, I'm behind) --by the fantastic author Diane Duane: The Young Wizards series. I swear, the second book, Deep Wizardry, is one of the best books I've ever read. And to my delight and surprise, at the end of the audio recording of the next book, High Wizardry, was a really fantastic interview with the author.
Can I just tell you, I LOVE this woman-- I love the way she thinks about writing, about religion, about the secret lives of inanimate objects... incredible. Go out and find these books as soon as possible.
Comments (2)
read???
don't you mean, 'heard'?
haha.
Posted by the.muse | March 12, 2007 7:33 PM
Posted on March 12, 2007 19:33
Maybe so, smartass ( ;-D ), but I'd actually bet I've "read" three times as many books as the average bear in the past year-- even if half of them are through my headphones. And I'd further bet I get more out of it that way than most people do from a printed page.
Posted by Sassy | March 14, 2007 9:43 AM
Posted on March 14, 2007 09:43