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Oct. 16th, 2007
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Oct. 16th, 2007 10:40 amBook #125 -- Susan Fletcher, Shadow Spinner, 219 pages.
Marjan, a poor crippled servant, has always admired Shahrazad for her bravery and her strength, enduring her perilous existence to save the young women of the city from the Sultan's murderous appetite. But when Shahrazad's sister overhears Marjan telling a story she'd never heard before, Marjan is summoned to the harem to teach the story to Shahrazad, and learns that nothing is ever what it seems. Now Marjan is embroiled in a very dangerous political game, sneaking in and out of the harem to collect stories for Shahrazad, while evading the suspicions of the Kartun, the Sultan's overprotective and vindictive mother. When failure means death not only for her idol, but for all the women of the harem, can Marjan find her own bravery and strength to complete her perilous task?
Progress: 289/365 = 79.2%
Books: 125/150 = 83.3%
Pages: 35982/50000 = 72.0%
2007 Book List
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Marjan, a poor crippled servant, has always admired Shahrazad for her bravery and her strength, enduring her perilous existence to save the young women of the city from the Sultan's murderous appetite. But when Shahrazad's sister overhears Marjan telling a story she'd never heard before, Marjan is summoned to the harem to teach the story to Shahrazad, and learns that nothing is ever what it seems. Now Marjan is embroiled in a very dangerous political game, sneaking in and out of the harem to collect stories for Shahrazad, while evading the suspicions of the Kartun, the Sultan's overprotective and vindictive mother. When failure means death not only for her idol, but for all the women of the harem, can Marjan find her own bravery and strength to complete her perilous task?
Progress: 289/365 = 79.2%
Books: 125/150 = 83.3%
Pages: 35982/50000 = 72.0%
2007 Book List
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Oct. 16th, 2007 10:54 amBook #126 -- Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds., The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, 514 pages.
A wonderful collection of short stories and poems by some of the greats in the fantasy genre. I think I liked this one best of the series, because I've always had fascination for Trickster figures. Of course my own Raven is a Trickster, so that's not surprising.
Progress: 289/365 = 79.2%
Books: 126/150 = 84%
Pages: 36496/50000 = 73.0%
2007 Book List
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A wonderful collection of short stories and poems by some of the greats in the fantasy genre. I think I liked this one best of the series, because I've always had fascination for Trickster figures. Of course my own Raven is a Trickster, so that's not surprising.
Progress: 289/365 = 79.2%
Books: 126/150 = 84%
Pages: 36496/50000 = 73.0%
2007 Book List
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Oct. 16th, 2007 11:20 amSleep: 9pm to 10:30pm, 3am to 5am, 6am to 9am
Pain: 7
Weather: clear, 80F, 74% humidity, high 86F
Daily BPAL: SNOW MOON
Daily Tarot: Queen of Pentacles, Reversed: Mistrust, suspicion. Duties neglected. Dependence on others. Changeable. Fearful of failure.
Reading:
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
Another Country by James Baldwin
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Voice of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready
The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for Chat and Email Environments by Diane K. Kovacs
Pain: 7
Weather: clear, 80F, 74% humidity, high 86F
Daily BPAL: SNOW MOON
Daily Tarot: Queen of Pentacles, Reversed: Mistrust, suspicion. Duties neglected. Dependence on others. Changeable. Fearful of failure.
Reading:
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
Another Country by James Baldwin
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Voice of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready
The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for Chat and Email Environments by Diane K. Kovacs
