Hm... Light and happy and charming.
Have you read Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones?
I have indeed.
I'm reading a book now called All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen that fits that description. It's steampunk influenced by Twelfth Night and The Importance of Being Earnest. I haven't finished it yet, but I'm most of the way done and I very much doubt it will end badly.
It sounds lovely.
I was completely charmed by The Native Star by M. K. Hobson. It came as a surprise to me since I never would have picked it up based on the description. I'm glad I kept hearing it was good so I ended up trying it since I loved it!
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells was a light book that I enjoyed reading. It's somewhat black and white but a good story.
For short and fun books, I liked the first two books in the Heroes series by Moira J. Moore. The first book is Resenting the Hero (ignore the horrible cover). I still need to read book 3; it's on the TBR.
And thanks for these suggestions. I'll try to pick them up over the coming months.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
I've reached a reading block.
03/10/2011 08:34:23 PM
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i'm enjoying neal stephenson's new book.... it's different from other things *NM*
03/10/2011 10:29:18 PM
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I'm sure I'm going to get lamblasted for this suggestion...
04/10/2011 12:33:32 AM
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I love YA books to distraction. Some really fresh, fun writers doing YA! *NM*
04/10/2011 06:42:08 PM
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Heh... get used to that.
04/10/2011 02:02:01 PM
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of course they are!
04/10/2011 02:45:45 PM
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There is actually a book called that: Reader's Block. But it is not fun and simple.
04/10/2011 07:05:14 PM
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Wilde, Pratchett or something similarly humourous and witty usually helps me at that point. *NM*
05/10/2011 06:20:28 PM
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Re: I've reached a reading block.
05/10/2011 11:33:56 PM
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LOVE The Native Star. Not easily obtained in the UK but such an enjoyable book! *NM*
06/10/2011 10:54:02 AM
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I've just ended a 3-month reading hiatus with Karl Schroeder's Sun of Suns *NM*
12/10/2011 03:33:51 PM
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