Random Thoughts for a Monday Evening

[rj_anderson]

Normally I wouldn't be even slightly interested in something like A Capitol Fourth -- all that flag-waving, ugh, and I'm not American anyway -- but since That Guy (over on TWoP where he's not supposed to be mentioned except in his own thread, they've gone from calling him "You-Know-Who" to the inevitable "Voldemort" -- talk about When Fandoms Collide!) was singing, I thought I'd check out the videos.

All I can say is, whoa. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how "The Star-Spangled Banner" is sung. Heck, even that horrible piece of cheese "God Bless the USA" sounded good, given the full treatment. Clay Aiken + National Symphony Orchestra = OTP!!!!!111111one!

Ahem. ANYway...

I cannot find my copy of Caroline Stevermer's A College of Magics. This distresses me, as I was just getting to the Really Exciting Bit. I read it once before, about ten years ago, but had forgotten about 90% of the plot, so it's almost like reading it for the first time, and I'm quite enjoying it. The recent sequel, A Scholar of Magics, is delightful as well (in fact, it was reading that one that sent me back to the original). I'd recommend both books to just about anybody who enjoys fantasy, especially if you like mysteries and/or historicals as well.

Off now to hunt for the missing book...

Comments

[domocles.livejournal.com]

where'd u set the book down last?

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*

I bought A College of Magics a couple of months ago, and set it in the To Be Read list. Now where did it go?

Darn cleaning, anyway.

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

More "Irenicon" in your mailbox tomorrow, btw --


(assuming the A/C holds. If it breaks HERE, I'm checking into the Radisson.)

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Yay! (On the "Irenicon", not the A/C, I mean.)

[kerravonsen]

I did enjoy "College of Magics" but I was very dissappointed with the ending. So why should I be interested in "A Scholar of Magics"?

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Because it's a different book with different characters and a different ending? Oh, and a different setting, too.

I liked College of Magics (yes, I finally found it) much better the second time. But then, I'd read Scholar in between, and that's... how shall I put it? A more positive book.

[sannalim.livejournal.com]

There's a sequel? Oh, squee, must go to Borders and find it. There is so much stuff in A College of Magics that I didn't understand until later--I would be reading along in Laurie R King or in Dorothy L Sayers and see something and think, "Oh, that's what was going on in College of Magics!"