short book post

[rose_griffes]

A friend gave me a copy of E.M. Forster's A Room with a View. The problem is that I know the movie adaption--I know it really well. (I used to have it on an old VCR tape; now I have it on DVD.) So... is there another Forster book that I might enjoy reading? I'm worried that the satire in his prose might be too subtle for me, but there's only one way to find out.

Speaking of books, I did finally finish Remake, by Connie Willis. Excellent prose, as always. I prefer Bellwether, though that's partially the Sandra/Ben shipper in me talking. Thinking about it, I would have prefered Alis's story instead of Tom's POV. So if you're a completionist and must read ALL the Willis novels, go for it. If not, eh. It was okay.

Still in the middle of Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini. My current non-spoilery reaction: Nasuada! It's a very long book, and I'm not even reading a chapter a day on average, so this may take a while.

Why has no one else posted any Zoe Morgan/John Reese fic? Is there a hidden stash somewhere? Do I need to know the secret code?

Comments

[icepixie]

A Passage to India is not only the best Forster book, but one of the best books out there, period. Howard's End is also good, but India is better.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Excellent, thanks for the rec!

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

THE SECRET CODE IS BATMAN<3CATWOMAN

or maybe it's "ONE MORE BUTTON"

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Hee! But I tried BATMAN<3CATWOMAN and it didn't work!

I'm scared that if I write more of them, it's gonna get sappy... which is just wrong.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I was going to write it for the porn battle, but I didn't manage it. (I didn't manage a lot of things for the porn battle)

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Is that over? I never know these things.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Although if you have an AO3 account, you can add as much porn to the collection as you want. Apparently.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

I have read them, yes! Very enjoyable. Though my favorites by Willis are:
1. Passage
2. To Say Nothing of the Dog
3. Bellwether
4. Doomsday Book

Possibly in that order. Or possibly not--it depends on the day. :)

If I find any Zoe/Reese fic, I'll definitely alert the presses. After I finish shrieking in glee.