Abernaith's Reading List
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Once upon a time, there was a cat named Abernaith Peregrine. Everyone knew her as "Abby the Tabby". She was black from ear to tail, except for the milk-dipped tip, and had green shining eyes that laughed in the dark. One day, she stumbled upon a Really, Really Good Book, and thought that it had the creamiest, yummiest words. Suddenly, something in her cunning feline mind clicked! From then on, she has been wandering throughout the world of literature in search of more of the rare and wonderfully creamy taste of Really, Really Good Books. And she brings the creamiest, yummiest of them back to her little Library...
A Note on Ratings:
If you are baffled by the ratings I dole out, worry not, for I am just as baffled as you. Once you look at the pretty quills though, I don't think it's that hard to figure out what's Good and what's Even Better. It's quite elementary my dear, if you'd only gauge the quality by the perfect score, which is 5 Golden Quills.For more info on how Abernaith rates her reads, please visit the Book Ratings Guide.
In The Spotlight
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A Burden of Flowers by Natsuki Ikezawa
This is the first modern Asian novel I've read, to be honest, and I enjoyed it very much. There is a sense of the quiet and calm that is embedded deep within every turn of phrase, in the speech and mannerism of the characters, in the progression of events such as a reader is led to believe that she knows how the author's mind ticks. I am no expert in any way in Asian lit criticism, but I get the feeling that the inter-culturalism, the rich pluralism of semantics and logic of exposition, is very much, and humbly so, Eastern in all senses. This flavors its appeal, I must admit, but ultimately, it can only add so much to what beauty there already is in the story. And what a great story! I have always been fascinated with transient scapes, of the nomadic heart tied fast to centuries of culture-formation: of the concept of family, filial devotion, love across borders and boundaries, and of death; such burdens no Westerner of the post-nuclear age can understand.
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I've always wanted to boast an broad, extensive reading list. But I've always gotten myself distracted from the classics or the must-reads that self-proclaimed literatteurs can name in their sleep. So, I searched the Internet for people who boast the reading list of my dreams, and I've made their lists of the Best 100 Novels or what-have-yous as my motivation to expand my own reading list.
And so far, I think I've made a little progress... :)
Why do I choose Amazon.com?
See also:
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