itibaren Lukhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, रूस
such orientalist crap.
A very well done collection of short stories. It includes the novella which began the Ender saga, Ender's Game. Orson Scott Card has a knack for getting the reader to develop an instant liking for his characters.
good book. beautiful imagery and detail. the detail slows down the story. It had what seemed like an abrupt end.
Book #27 of 2009 This was a rather strange book that I found I quite enjoyed. It was kind of fun to read all of these fairytale characters coming to life and contemporary Russians taking their very existense in stride... just like a good Russian would do! (A Russian peasant would know this after all...) I have only minor complaints, one is that we never meet Baba Yaga and that is sad (I know I said there was a Baba Yaga "sighting", she is mentioned, just never turns up as a character). There are also no talking headhogs but there is a rather wise talking cow, which I guess will do. I own this book
Maybe it was me reading this after all the hype, but I just didn't love this book. I didn't like that it took nearly 400 pages of exposition and complication to get to the climax of the plot, and about 150 pages of page-turning action to speed through the anticlimax and denouement. And despite the 400 pages of exposition, I really don't think the reader got to know Blomkvist's character all. Salander's character was better developed and likable, despite the fact that she wasn't supposed to be. The last 2 pages were the best part, not because it was simply the end of the book, but because it was unexpected and expected at the same time, and I appreciate that the ending was a little messy instead of wrapped up in a pretty shiny bow. Not sure that I'll pick up the next 2 in this trilogy. If so, I won't be purchasing them.