30 September 2010

#85. Odd And The Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

Title:

Odd And The Frost Giants

Author:

Neil Gaiman

Genre:

Children’s Book/Norse Mythology/Fiction

Synopsis:

A young boy who is an outcast in his village falls in with a group of animals – Gods in disguise – with the expected chaos and adventure that follows.

Verdict:

A nice, simply told tale with excellent illustrations, history and culture thrown in.

Pages:

117

Read:

September 2010

#84. To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Title:

To The Lighthouse

Author:

Virginia Woolf

Genre:

Fiction/Stream of consciousness

Synopsis:

As a family and their guests at a summer home act and interact, their thoughts and actions are explored.

Verdict:

Dreamy, strange and at times slightly difficult to follow (passages that seem dreamlike turn out to be reality) but very nicely done. It has a very honest feel to it.

Pages:

339

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September 2010 – January 2011