November Book List

Both Sides of Time, Out of Time, Prisoner of Time, and For All Time by Caroline B. Cooney (re-reads)
I love this quadrilogy (? :)), but had never read all four books in succession. They're good time-traveling romps. Annie unintentionally travels back in time to the late 1800s, where she falls in love with a nice Victorian guy, thus meddling with not only his life track, but that of his spunky younger sister, weak-willed stepmother, Lionel Luthor-esque father, and plain, sweet girl friend who also loves him. Then Time brings her back to the present. So in the second book she goes back again to clean up the mess she created. In the third book the spunky sister, finding herself in an unrelated mess, travels to the present day and ends up in the care of Annie's brother. Finally, Annie attempts to go back in time once more to be reunited with her love - except Time doesn't cooperate and sends her to ancient Egypt instead. They're great books and don't take long to read. I highly recommend them.

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
The newest, next-to-last volume in the Wheel of Time. A couple of storylines were resolved, but there are still about a million to be tied up in the last book. While I enjoyed this book, the ending left me feeling completely unfulfilled. I was shocked to turn the page after the last part and find that that was the end. But that's my own fault for expecting otherwise from Robert Jordan. :P I've told many people that the biggest plus of reading Wheel of Time is that it gives you tons of inside-joke vocabulary with those who have also read it. It is fun to greet friends by saying, "I see you. May you always find water and shade."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (re-reads) ( Cut for those bothered by HP - major spoilers within )

More next month.

November Book List

Both Sides of Time, Out of Time, Prisoner of Time, and For All Time by Caroline B. Cooney (re-reads)
I love this quadrilogy (? :)), but had never read all four books in succession. They're good time-traveling romps. Annie unintentionally travels back in time to the late 1800s, where she falls in love with a nice Victorian guy, thus meddling with not only his life track, but that of his spunky younger sister, weak-willed stepmother, Lionel Luthor-esque father, and plain, sweet girl friend who also loves him. Then Time brings her back to the present. So in the second book she goes back again to clean up the mess she created. In the third book the spunky sister, finding herself in an unrelated mess, travels to the present day and ends up in the care of Annie's brother. Finally, Annie attempts to go back in time once more to be reunited with her love - except Time doesn't cooperate and sends her to ancient Egypt instead. They're great books and don't take long to read. I highly recommend them.

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
The newest, next-to-last volume in the Wheel of Time. A couple of storylines were resolved, but there are still about a million to be tied up in the last book. While I enjoyed this book, the ending left me feeling completely unfulfilled. I was shocked to turn the page after the last part and find that that was the end. But that's my own fault for expecting otherwise from Robert Jordan. :P I've told many people that the biggest plus of reading Wheel of Time is that it gives you tons of inside-joke vocabulary with those who have also read it. It is fun to greet friends by saying, "I see you. May you always find water and shade."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (re-reads) ( Cut for those bothered by HP - major spoilers within )

More next month.