tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post4829754215417128748..comments2024-02-08T11:50:33.547-05:00Comments on Tam's Reads: Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-11855521189253695072010-01-25T15:48:39.931-05:002010-01-25T15:48:39.931-05:00One of my very favorite books by him is Someplace ...One of my very favorite books by him is <i>Someplace To Be Flying</i> - you <a href="http://www.sfsite.com/charlesdelint/someplace-excerpt01.htm" rel="nofollow">can read an excerpt</a>, to see if it's something that would interest you.<br /><br />I would love to be a Crow Girl (and that won't make any sense unless you've read de Lint).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-37422255648115681612010-01-25T15:40:12.246-05:002010-01-25T15:40:12.246-05:00Nope, never heard of him. Ottawa in NF huh? Oookay...Nope, never heard of him. Ottawa in NF huh? Oookay. Must have been a boring place. LOLTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-27695372258058403622010-01-25T15:16:36.089-05:002010-01-25T15:16:36.089-05:00Yay, Tam! You enabled Jen! Yay!!
Have you read an...Yay, Tam! You enabled Jen! Yay!!<br /><br />Have you read any de Lint? I mean, he DOES live in Ottawa and a couple of his earlier books are set there, before he created the fictitious Canadian city of Newford (based on Ottawa). :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-25118033668392476562010-01-25T15:06:11.504-05:002010-01-25T15:06:11.504-05:00It was a surprise to me too Jen. I quite enjoyed h...It was a surprise to me too Jen. I quite enjoyed how Seth grew up in his 6 weeks. Marmot is definitely a cute read. Have fun shopping.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-86948619835742547262010-01-25T14:51:28.348-05:002010-01-25T14:51:28.348-05:00I loved Out of the Blue and hadn't realised th...I loved <i>Out of the Blue</i> and hadn't realised the sequel was out. Must pop along to TQ and get that one.<br /><br />I was eyeing up the Marmot one the other day cos I fancied something light. I sounds like that needs to go in the basket as well whilst I'm there :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-12678956302223135432010-01-25T13:49:34.318-05:002010-01-25T13:49:34.318-05:00Well, in French a marmot is a groundhog, but in re...Well, in French a marmot is a groundhog, but in reality the <a href="http://www.ejphoto.com/yellowbellied_marmot_page.htm" rel="nofollow">marmot</a> is a small rodent that is endangered in areas of British Columbia. I think he's adorable.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-88925878594151254812010-01-25T13:06:26.014-05:002010-01-25T13:06:26.014-05:00What the hey is a marmot?What the hey is a marmot?wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-65619023432597206812010-01-25T12:29:22.022-05:002010-01-25T12:29:22.022-05:00Arrgghh. Middle EAST, not EAT. Oh and I had avoide...Arrgghh. Middle EAST, not EAT. Oh and I had avoided it because of the first cover. Torquere isn't very bright sometimes.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-85474651375672550882010-01-25T12:28:45.306-05:002010-01-25T12:28:45.306-05:00Well it starts with Zafir as a genie in a bottle a...Well it starts with Zafir as a genie in a bottle and it's a bit angsty the first one as he helps Aiden get over the death of his lover. Quite a bit of background about how Zafir got put in the bottle in the middle eat 500+ years ago. So it's that kind of magic, not kick-ass chicks and vampires. :-) I think you'd like it though. I bought it after Jen read it and recommended it.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-71935430157359713372010-01-25T12:24:48.001-05:002010-01-25T12:24:48.001-05:00I really like the Glyn Soitino stories. They just ...<i>I really like the Glyn Soitino stories. They just really appealed to me with a bit of magic mixed into the real life.</i><br /><br />Ok, now that does appeal to me - sounds like urban fantasy (of the de Lint school) from that description.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-54961923965562341902010-01-25T12:16:18.600-05:002010-01-25T12:16:18.600-05:00I think maybe the author was high when they wrote ...I think maybe the author was high when they wrote it. LOL It was pretty out there but an intersting experience. <br /><br />I really like the Glyn Soitino stories. They just really appealed to me with a bit of magic mixed into the real life.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-80987533846369315252010-01-25T11:50:13.604-05:002010-01-25T11:50:13.604-05:00Hi, Tam! Love your review for 12 pages of WTFery? ...Hi, Tam! Love your review for <i>12 pages of WTFery? </i>. Kind of a manic, stream-of-consciousness style! The others sound interesting as well, especially the one about the mascot, and the one about the made-up construct.Average Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955137026396047753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-35020834637344982762010-01-25T11:39:39.721-05:002010-01-25T11:39:39.721-05:00It was certainly diverse Chris. :-) The mascot sto...It was certainly diverse Chris. :-) The mascot story was cute and fun. And who doesn't love a marmot?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005569873582910532.post-46245067890159205272010-01-25T11:18:55.279-05:002010-01-25T11:18:55.279-05:00Wow. Your reading was... varied; Hot Ticket's ...Wow. Your reading was... varied; <i>Hot Ticket</i>'s the only one I've read before. I have to admit that the mascot one sounds fun. :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com