My Life in Books

I'm over at Stuck in a Book today, chatting (long-windedly, as you'll see) about my life in books.  Stop by if you want!  You can learn more about another lovely blogger, Joann at Lakeside Musing, too :-)

Guest Musings: Throne of the Crescent Moon

Some of you may remember my friend Sudha from the cameos she has made here on BookLust in joint reviews.  She's one of my closest friends and one of the very few people in real-life with whom I can discuss books in great detail.  And, luckily for all of us, she participated in A More Diverse Universe!  Below are her thoughts on Saladin Ahmed's Throne of the Crescent Moon.  As you can see, she is a pretty awesome reviewer.  I think she should create her own blog, don't you?

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Have you ever had that delicious anticipation about some new and groundbreaking forthcoming novel that was going to hit your reading sweet spot, like it was written just for you? One that would combine great writing with exciting new plot devices, that you would devour and then tell all of your friends to read as soon as possible?

Needless to say, I have had this feeling about many books. Not all of those books have lived up to my expectations. While I do think this feeling has sometimes ruined a perfectly fine book for me, I do not believe that this expectation is the only thing that gets in the way my enjoyment of them. Sometimes, it really is the sad fact that the book is simply not as well written, as well plotted, or as interesting as I had hoped. Unfortunately, I think Saladin Ahmed’s Throne of the Crescent Moon is one of the books that was simply unable to live up to my anticipation.

[TSS] Musings: Letters on an Elk Hunt

Just kidding!  My review on Letters of an Elk Hunt (the sequel to one of my favorite reads last year, Letters of a Woman Homesteader) is over at the fabulous Project Gutenberg Project blog, where we review public domain books available for free via the Project Gutenberg website.  I hope you'll make the short trip over there via click and read my review and those of the other contributors, too- and download a book or two!

About the Project Gutenberg Project blog:

“started with the goal of making public domain titles from sites such as Project Gutenberg and Librivox more accessible. Although a great resource, Project Gutenberg doesn’t currently categorize books by topic or genre, so it’s difficult to find obscure gems. Solution: research, discussion, and reviews!”

Other regular contributors are:  Iris, Alexandra, Chris, Lu, Meghan, Nymeth, and Tasha.  We accept contributions from everyone, though, so feel free to submit a guest post!

Blog Hopping to At Home with Books

How can you not love someone who wears a giant rubber duck on his head?

I don't have a post here on BookLust today, but I do have one over at Alyce's blog!  If you'd like to hear me go gaga over Terry Pratchett's Discworld series one more time, find me here, describing The Best and Worst of Terry Pratchett.