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#82 - 2nd Jan 2008 20:47:25
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Am watching Moonlight right now - oh the anticipation - big smile on my face 
A cookbook is a grand future project Fiona and since you travel widely it seems a natural progression - I bet the dessert section will be the largest and specialise in chocolate chocolate and chocolate. Going back to the vintage cookbooks - they are jewels and one day I would like to travel to specific locations and find some of the no longer used ingredients and produce a different kind of book. Wherever I travel I usually end up in markets and odd shops checking out local books, specialties and lesser known ingredients. Last unusual purchase - an actual buck hide falconers glove - superb. Easy to guess that the Middle East intigues the most and I am fortunate that my friends in Dubai and Oman humour me when I ask them questions about the distant past. Here is a small example of Medieval Islamic cuisine. 38. Scented stufing for a roast. "Take the inner part of some stale bread, grate it, and put it through a sieve. Take parsley, mint and rue; chop them and mix them with the bread crumbs. Knead the mixture with lemon juce and verjiuce. Mix in toasted and crushed pistachios, strong spices (atraf tib = condiment), papper, and a little olive oil having a neutral taste, not the burned taste of sesame oil. Mix everything together and use it to stuff the belly of a lamb, which is then roasted after having been exposed to the fumes of incense". 
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I finished Robin Hobb's Soldiers Son trilogy on the wknd. The first 2 books were a very slow read for me, I did enjoy the story but it seemed to drag a bit, but the conclusion was great, a satisying ending. So the series was not as good as her six duchies books IMHO (not many books do live up to them to me), but she's still definately one of my fave authors...
Then I read Brandon Sanderson's Alcatraz & the Evil Librarians - its YA so I read it in 2 days, but what a fun read, i highly recommend it!
I've now started Brandon Sanderson's Elantris, still to early to comment much, it hasn't drawn me in to the point where I dont want to put it down, but I am enjoying it 
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The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova. Awesome book! Was written in an interesting way too. And took a different spin on Dracula - gotta love that vampire
Stasiland - Anna Funder. Had to read this one for University. Im not ususally a fan of non fiction but this was alright. The writing style kept me interested.
The Serpant Bride - Sara Douglass. On top of the reading pile LOL
The Shinning - Stephen King. Awesome. King really is the master of horror. I kpet picturing Jack Nicolson as i was reading!
1408 - Stephen King. Creepiest short story ever. Im interested to see f the movie was as creepy. Really messes with your mind that one!
#89 - 27th May 2008 22:55:44
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I was/am/about to start reading:
'Way of the Wolf' by E. E. Knight [part of a deal. If I read that, my boyfriend would read 'Myrren's Gift'. He got sucked into 'Myrren'. I'm struggling with E. E. Knight's series.]
'Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll [just cause]
'Odalisque' [another re-read to refresh 'Goddess']
'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling [another re-read. Am struggling though because I know how it ends though and when I reach certain characters names I burst into tears.]
'Anna Karenina' by Tolstoy [have borrowed it from a friend and have had it for ages. Need to give it back.]
'Candy' by Luke Davies [my holiday reading novel when they finally roll around.]
Quite a collection of books, hey?
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Just finished reading The Twisted Citadel by Sara Douglass. Was waiting a very long time for this to come out. I wasn't sure what was going to happen to a few of the characters I have that i'm particularily fond of. I'm not entirely happy with what's happened developement wise for Ravenna... I desperately don't want her to become another Niah/Zenith fiasco. Predictable in parts but surprising in others. My new favourite tortured character is Inardel.
Just read the Ship who sang by Anne McCaffrey, which is a lovely read that made me revisit the Crystal Singer triologies in all my nostalgia. Hehe.
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FOR UNI:
The Metamorphosis- Raymond Kaftka : poor guy... getting turned into a bug... not the way you wanna go lol
An Imaginary Life - David Malouf: I liked this one... its about the Poet Ovid. Was mainly made up of describing the sceneray... somthting different.
Summer Of The Aliens - Louis Nowra: Didnt really like this... It probabaly would have had more of an impact on me if I was able to see the play.
BOOK PILE (that i WANT to read):
Serpant Bride - Sara Douglass: Holidyas for Uni are coming up so I'll finally be able to start this!
Troy Game Book 1 - Sara Douglass: same ^^
Palace Of Impossible Dreams - Jennifer Fallon: I cant find it ANYWHERE! Man that gets me cut... Im desperately trying to find this... why are the books always sold out when I want them seriously lol
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Palace of Impossible dreams actually got reprinted, that's probably why your having trouble finding it. I haven't seen it in any of the mainstream department stores like BigW, which i thought was odd.
The only place i've seen it lately is Dymocks, Bendigo. I'd happily lend you my copy if you lived here.
Actually i'd be able to lend you twisted Citadel too. lol
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I got the Palace of Impossible Dreams at Dymocks the day it came out I absolutely love Jennifer Fallon (not as much as FM), but I have seen it in Dymocks even now... It's the only place I've seen it actually so I'd look there if you wanted it.
I'm actually reading The Serpent Bride at the moment as well. Picked it up for Six bucks at Kmart due to the $9.95 sticker and Kmart's 20% off thing. I also saw Odalisque, Emissary and Goddess at the $9.95 price as well and was a little shocked to be honest that such great books (Perceron was my first FC series I read and my absolute favourite to date). I had picked up The Wayfarer Redemption, all three of them for 30 bucks and loved them, took a while to get into them though, but thought I'd take my chances on TSB and have to say I am loving it. I think I'm going to wait and buy the Twisted Citadel when it comes out in trade paperback? I think thats it, always get confused with whats what.
My reading list is piling up as well, I have:
Half of the Serpent Bride to go.
Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs,
The Pearl by John Steinbeck,
The Killing Kind by John Connelly.
Just finished reading The Reapers by John Connolly, and have to say it was one of his best to date. It took a lighter side to his world that he has created through Charlie Parker... ***spoilers (I guess)***
Charlie Parker was hardly even in it. But I still loved it It played out like a movie, absolutely fantastic.
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