Bushwhacked!

[lady_schrapnell]

Just finished this over lunch, and still rate this as the most horrifying thing I've read in ages. How did things get that crazy? I mean, sure, the US is a huge country and there are bound to be a sizeable number of lunatics, but how did they get so much power with their lunacy? It frustrates me enormously, but I can see that some politicians are never going to support public welfare programmes, even ones which have been shown repeatedly to save money - a lot of money - in the long run, because of the tendency for short-term thinking to win over long, and people will vote their pockets all too often. But actually, seriously being against free education? I can't even begin to understand it. Suppose I should just pray I never do and leave it at that!

In a desperate attempt to think of something else, I also finished an anthology called The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest. Did a (ridiculously) lengthy JE there, just because it's fun when others read it and comment, and nice if I can remember which story they're talking about when they do! I'd say it was about as good as Firebirds over-all - or not 'as good', but I enjoyed it about as much. I'm wondering now if some of these writers were really pulling their punches a bit because of not being used to writing YA, (though some didn't), but there are quite a few I liked a lot. It's gone off on travels to the UK now, and will happily go anywhere else too - if I don't remember to offer each and every potential borrower individually, please ask if you'd like to read it.

I'm waiting on two rings to arrive any day now, so am a bit worried about starting Horses of Heaven before starting them, but today picked up a couple of books (No book-junkie comments! Two of them in charity shops - and the other only cost 50 cents!). Unfortunately I was really stupid and confused two Seans - coming home with a Russell instead of a Stewart (never having read either, but having heard good things about SS from 2 friends here). The One Kingdom - anyone read it? Also Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, by Tony Hawks, who wrote Round Ireland with a Fridge, just because this was a Gorta shop and it looked possibly fun, and Margaret Mahy's The Tricksters, which I'd been wanting to read and which was €0.50.

Comments

Re: oops

[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

Hey, no problem - happy to know I'm not the only one making the occasional tiny goof! (You took away the puppy pics!) But this time you have to answer about The Green Man, which is the book I've been trying to ask you about and missing. ;) No hurry on a decision - I'll ask again after Charlie and P. have read it, if you want to see what anyone else thinks first. Your lack of desire to bother with the other books in the series doesn't sound too encouraging - a bit Fantasyland, was it? If worst comes to worst, I'll just donate it back to the charity shop!

Re: oops

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

I did not take away the puppy pics, I would never do that - just moved it to my LJ ;)

About Green Man, I really should not, really, I got too much stuff around, but it does sound good. If it is ok I take a LONG time with it, up to 6 months, and PDB does not mind, i guess I can not resist, but please ask PDB to take lots of time please. And you know, you will pay for this bookpushing, I am considering proper revenge right now ;)

Re: oops

[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

And you know, you will pay for this bookpushing, I am considering proper revenge right now ;)

Aaahhh! I'm terrified now! ;) Well, just to cover my backside, I'll tell you that you're welcome to put it off even further, if you'd like - PDB could send it back to me and I'll pass it on when Mount Doom is a bit shrunk. But there's really no problem whatsoever however long it stays with you - if anyone else would like it I can pop them in before you. Plus it's short stories - you can read a page of many (or all!) of them and then give up and move on to the next. ;)

Re: oops

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer, particularly the offer to ship it again a second time in order to spare my TBR sensitivities ;) I don´t know, it is hard saying no, but can i think on it a bit more? Thanks!

Re: oops

[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

Course you can think about it as long as you want! I'll be keeping it rather than getting rid of it as quickly as possible (as I'm doing with Irresistible Forces!), so any time is fine. And I'm not pushing it as an amazing book, anyway, which either means you can not bother, or you can bother and only read the stories which sound worth bothering about.