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[kippurbird]

As Spirit Bear shambles towards an ending, I'm sure there are other books out there that demand my attention. So, I will take suggestions. A few criteria, I am not going to do a chapter by chapter analysis of the Wheel of Time books or the Sword of Truth. That would take forever and a half and I'd probably kill myself. I may do a series over view, however, of those two.

So, give me suggestions and comment as to why you think I should go through this book. Examples are always welcomed.

After that I'll put up a poll.

Sound good?

Comments

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

Well I'm rather fond of the idea of seeing you go through Touched by Venom or its sequels. However, if you're looking for a more YA book then can I suggest Daughter of the Mountains by Louise S. Rankin (most unrealistic single girl on a road trip story I've ever seen), or Locked in Time by Lois Duncan (the heroine is amazing in her immaturity)?

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Locked in Time? What's that about?

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

It's sort of like more grown-up version of "Tuck Everlasting" set in Louisiana. It's all about the shallowness of beauty, believing in your dream messages from dead Mommy, and trusting your men to save you.

Okay plot spoilers and summary from now on...

Heroine (Nore) is upset that her Daddy has married again. She develops the hots for her step-brother, Gabe. Anyhow her bio-Mommy comes to her in a dream and says "leave the house" Nore ignores her but eventually decides that there is something unnatural about step-Mommy and her two kids (Gabe and 13 year old Josie) because they look perfect. She then has more dreams that are really flashbacks (although why Nore should be getting psychic visions is never explained) about Step-Mom and her kids going through voodoo rituals for anti-aging. Her reason for doing this is because husband #1 is having an affair with a voodoo woman who looks beautiful. Eventually, Step-Mom figures out that Nore realizes she isn't aging (after listening to her dreams) and probably killed her previous husbands so she decides to try killing her which ultimately fails because deus ex machina, otherwise known as hunky local handyman, somehow manages to get trapped with her so he can save them both while Nore shrieks. In the end Gabe kills himself and his Mother and Nore keeps Josie in perpetuity as a sort of pet/baby sitter to all future kids.