#found the princess and curdie at the library

[fictionadventurer]

Potential February reading:

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Princess and Curdie by George Macdonald

One unread ebook

One unread physical book on my shelf

[fictionadventurer]

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell: Finished! The last half was much more interesting than the first half. Loved it.

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder: Finished! Probably the easiest, quickest read of this reread. There's something about this story that just flows. I also finished The First Four Years, On the Way Home, and about two-thirds of West from Home. I also looked into some additions to the series written by modern writers. Farmer Boy Goes West was nowhere near the level of the original, but it made a genuine effort to match history and the series. Mary Ingalls on Her Own was a slight story, that fit in decently with the original characters, and was the most emotionally complex of these modern books, but I liked it more as an original story about a girl at a historical blind school than as a Little House book.

The Princess and Curdie by George Macdonald: I had this out from the library, but I found a Librivox narrator I really liked and listened to the first half that way. Unfortunately, I gave up commute audiobooks for Lent, and I just couldn't get into the print version before it had to go back to the library. I do plan to finish after Easter.

One unread ebook: I read The Sun With a Face by Meriol Trevor, which turned out to be a light romance set in 1820s Italy, using the same character types and tropes that she used in the Letzenstein Chronicles, but without the political intrigue. I wasn't terribly impressed.

I also read The Lady of Dreams by Una Silberrad. I still love her writing and especially adore how she approaches character. Dr. Jim Tancreed is a masterwork of a character. But I hate the ending.

One unread physical book on my shelf: Since I was running out of time to fill this goal, I read the shortest book on my shelf: the screenplay for the 1995 Persuasion by Nick Dear. It was an interesting read that made me want to rewatch the film to see how much of this made it into the final product.

Potential February reading:

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Princess and Curdie by George Macdonald

One unread ebook

One unread physical book on my shelf