O lectură bună pentru o călătorie cu trenul. Lectura ușoară cu detalii istorice interesante a fost tare plăcută, nu numai datorită talentului autoareiO lectură bună pentru o călătorie cu trenul. Lectura ușoară cu detalii istorice interesante a fost tare plăcută, nu numai datorită talentului autoarei, dar și datorită faptului că poveștile sunt de pe vremea când dragostea românilor se putea desfășura pe întreg continentul european și chiar mai departe. Unele sunt totuși mai interesante ca altele.
Nu m-a deranjat incestul discutat în carte, dar m-a deranjat modul cum se face aluzie la homosexualitate. Știu totuși că nu mă pot aștepta la o exprimare mai contemporană de la un autor de vârsta mamei. Un alt detaliu deranjant e cel din prima poveste la adresa romilor. Chiar nu îl consider necesar. Pesemne că autoarea, fost prezentator BBC, s-a săturat să explice străinilor diversitatea etnică a României și a simțit nevoia să lămurescă situația. Sunt curioasă când va fi cartea tradusă în engleză ca să afle și britanicii......more
Starsong by Tehlor Kay Mejia - two girls debate science vs. magic ★★★★ Afterbirth by Andrea Cremer - a difficult birth leads to a witch trial ★★★ The HStarsong by Tehlor Kay Mejia - two girls debate science vs. magic ★★★★ Afterbirth by Andrea Cremer - a difficult birth leads to a witch trial ★★★ The Heart in Her Hands by Tess Sharpe - fated love turned on its head ★★★★ Death in the Sawtooths by Lindsay Smith - a magic mortician and her former bully investigate a mysterious possesion ★★★ The Truth About Queenie by Brandy Colbert - a witch girl reunites with her crush ★★★ The Moonapple Menagerie by Shveta Thakrar - a playwright seeks demon assistance for inspiration ★★★ The Legend of Stone Mary by Robin Talley - a witch's descendant needs to deal with a curse ★★ The One Who Stayed by Nova Ren Suma - in the woods, a girl runs toward a circle of light ★★★ Divine Are the Stars by Zoraida Córdova - two cousins are summoned to a family reunion ★★★ Daughters of Baba Yaga by Brenna Yovanoff - a girl meets a fellow witch at school ★★★ The Well Witch by Kate Hart - a girl living alone in the rugged Texas outback receives unwelcomed guests ★★★ Beware of Girls with Crooked Mouths by Jessica Spotswood - a hard choice needs to be made in order for a witch to save her sisters ★★ Love Spell by Anna-Marie McLemore - a witch that helps with heartbreak falls for an acólito ★★★ The Gherin Girls by Emery Lord - three sisters reunite ★★★★ Why They Watch Us Burn by Elizabeth May - concentration camp for witches ★★★...more
An inventive sci-fi setting with an Arthurian twist. I liked it, but I wish I could see how this relates to the A Mere Formality(both stories are fromAn inventive sci-fi setting with an Arthurian twist. I liked it, but I wish I could see how this relates to the A Mere Formality(both stories are from Koslov Universe). I hope the authors get around to playing more in this universe....more
Can this short story really live up to its awesome premise? Yes, yest it can, but it needed to be longer in order to create more tension. Still, I looCan this short story really live up to its awesome premise? Yes, yest it can, but it needed to be longer in order to create more tension. Still, I look forward to more from this author....more
Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady - as a lonely child, Alberic became fascinated with the tapestry which he later inhabits (3 stars)
A Wedding Chest - Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady - as a lonely child, Alberic became fascinated with the tapestry which he later inhabits (3 stars)
A Wedding Chest - on the eve of a wedding, the bride is stolen by the lord's son (3 stars)
Amour Dure - a writer becomes entranced when researching the infamous Duchess Madea Da Carpi (3 stars)
A Wicked Voice - a conductor travels around Italy in search of inspiration; he soon stumbles upon the legend of Zaffirino who sang so beautifully that no woman was able to resist him and whose beauty rivaled their own (4 stars)
The Legend of Madame Krasinska - a painter and a nun by sheer happenstance reunite; their backstory is recorded by a writer (3 stars)
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers - Don Juan Gusman del Pulgar, Count of Miramor, goes forth to conquer a new target; the attitude towards Jews, Moors, and women is not really my cup of tea so I would've preferred the ending without the Virgin's intervention (2 stars)
Vernon Lee's writing is superb and atmospheric, perfect for legends and fairytales. I could've used less praising of saints though. ...more
Knowing the source material does add a layer of enjoyment to these stories, but I think you can still get a lot out of them regardless of your knowledKnowing the source material does add a layer of enjoyment to these stories, but I think you can still get a lot out of them regardless of your knowledge of Western folklore and fairy tales. Especially if you like tales that mess around with gender expectations....more
Having already read "The Baron" (3 stars), "The Modern Soul" (4 stars), "The little governess" (3 stars), "Prelude" (4 stars), "At the Bay" (5 stars),Having already read "The Baron" (3 stars), "The Modern Soul" (4 stars), "The little governess" (3 stars), "Prelude" (4 stars), "At the Bay" (5 stars), "Psychology" (5 stars), "Bliss" (5 stars), "Je ne parle pas français" (4 stars), "Sun and moon" (3 stars), "The man without a temperament" (3 stars), "Revelations" (4 stars), "The Young Girl" (3 stars) and "" ( stars), I jumped straight to:
The Tiredness of Rosabel The Woman at the Store Ole Underwood This Flower
The Doll’s House - school is where the children of all social classes gather and the Kelveys as the lowest of the social classes; all the children are invited to the Burnell's garden party, despite the fact that adults discourage their children from socializing with the Kelveys (4 stars)
Thanks to this collection a lot of authors have been added to my TBR.
Eraser Tattoo by Jason Reynolds - girl is moving across country leaving her boyfrThanks to this collection a lot of authors have been added to my TBR.
Eraser Tattoo by Jason Reynolds - girl is moving across country leaving her boyfriend behind ★★★★ Meet Cute by Malinda Lo - two girls are stuck together during a convention power outage ★★★ Don’t Pass Me By by Eric Gansworth - in a majority white school, some can pass others won't ★★★★ Be Cool for Once by Aminah Mae Safi - while attending a concert, a girl meets up with the boy she has a crush on ★★★★★ Tags by Walter Dean Myers - structured like one-act play, four boys are tagging walls ★★★★ Why I Learned to Cook by Sara Farizan - a girl prepares a meal for her grandmother and girlfriend ★★★ A Stranger at the Bochinche by Daniel José Older - a boy needs to recover a stolen notebook ★★★ A Boy’s Duty by Sharon G. Flake - runaway boy tries to survive before enlisting ★★★ One Voice by Melissa de la Cruz - a girl attending Stanford's whole world shifts when racial slurs are graffitied ★★★★ Paladin/Samurai by Gene Luen Yang - a group of friends stop playing Swords and Spells to check out a party happening next door ★★★ Catch, Pull, Drive by Schuyler Bailar - first day on his swim team as a boy after having just come out as trans on Facebook ★★★ Super Human by Nicola Yoon - a superhero gives up on humanity and decides to destroy it unless someone convinces him otherwise ★★★★★...more
"Germans at Meat" - an English woman is at a German pension where she and her dinner companions talk about the possibility of war breaking out (3 star"Germans at Meat" - an English woman is at a German pension where she and her dinner companions talk about the possibility of war breaking out (3 stars)
"The Baron" - an unnamed narrator observes a solitary baron (3 stars)
"The sister of the Baroness" - an English lady is staying in a German pension where people are expecting the arrival of a daughter of a baroness and her aunt (3 stars)
"Frau Fischer" - Frau Fischer comes to the pension for the 'cure' and begins to tell our unnamed English lady about life and love, the way Germans see them (3 stars)
"Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding" - Frau and Herr Brechenmacher go to a wedding (4 stars)
"The Modern Soul" - an English Fräulein befriends a buffoonish professor, a widow and her actress daughter while staying at a pension (3 stars)
"At “Lehmann’s”" - Sabina works in the Lehmann’s home and coffee shop when she meets the Young Man (3 stars)
"The Luft Bad" - a (English?) woman visits a bath house (3 stars)
"A Birthday" - Andreas goes to fetch a doctor because his wife has gone into labor (3 stars)
"The Child-Who-Was-Tired" - a child servant in the boarding house takes care of the masters and her children (4 stars)
"The Advanced Lady" - the young lady from England, Violet, is the subject of the other bath house patrons' gossip (4 stars)
"The Swing of the Pendulum" - a young woman is awaiting her sweetheart when another man enters the room (3 stars)
"A Blaze" - a married woman has a dispute with the unmarried man she's been flirting with (4 stars)...more
Having already read "At the Bay" (5 stars), "Mr and Mrs Dove" (4 stars) and "Marriage à la Mode" (4 stars), I jumped straight to:
"The Garden Party" - Having already read "At the Bay" (5 stars), "Mr and Mrs Dove" (4 stars) and "Marriage à la Mode" (4 stars), I jumped straight to:
"The Garden Party" - the wealthy Sheridan family prepares to host a garden party and Laura Sheridan has been granted control over the preparations by her mother (4 stars)
"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" - after the death of their tyrannical father, Constantia and Josephine prepare for the funeral (4 stars)
"The Young Girl" - an unidentified narrator is left in charge of Mrs. Raddick’s children (teenage daughter and a 12-year-old son) while their mother keeps her friend, Mrs. MacEwen, company at the casino (3 stars)
"Life of Ma Parker" - a gentleman opens his door to his charwoman, who tells him that her grandson has died (4 stars)
"The Voyage" - at the harbour Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to Fenella's father and board the Picton boat (3 stars)
"Miss Brill" - Miss Brill is an English teacher living near the Public Gardens in a French town; she walks in the park and people-watches (4 stars)
"Her First Ball"
"The Singing Lesson" - a young schoolmistress holds a singing lesson for years 4, 5 and 6 immediately after she has received a very disturbing letter from her fiancé (3 stars)
"The Stranger" "Bank Holiday" "An Ideal Family" "The Lady's Maid"...more
Having already read Bliss (5 stars), Feuille d'album (3 stars) and A dill pickle (3 stars), I jumped straight to:
Prelude - the Burnell family is movinHaving already read Bliss (5 stars), Feuille d'album (3 stars) and A dill pickle (3 stars), I jumped straight to:
Prelude - the Burnell family is moving; Stanley Burnell is married to Linda, they have three daughters (Isabel, Kezia, Lottie); Linda's mother Mrs Fairfield and sister Beryl live with them (4 stars)
Je ne parle pas français - Raoul, a Parisian, meets Dick the Englishman and they connect through their love of literature; Dick comes back to Paris with a woman and invites Raoul to live with them (4 stars)
The wind blows - woken up by the wind, Matilda goes to her music lesson (4 stars)
Psychology - a female playwright and a male novelist take tea and discuss the merits of the psychological novel (5 stars)
Pictures - miss Ada Moss, a contralto singer is seeking employment (4 stars)
The man without a temperament - sickly mrs Jinnie Salesby has gone on a walk with her husband, Robert (3 stars)
Mr. Reginald Peacock's day - Reginald is woken up by his wife for breakfast in an utterly irritating fashion (3 stars)
Sun and moon - the children, Sun and Moon, are hanging around the house while a party is being prepared (3 stars)
The little governess - a French governess (referred to throughout the story as "the little governess") is off on the train to Munich, from where she will go to a new house for work (3 stars)
Revelations - even though she is only thirty three Monica at times considers herself to be old, not as pretty as other women and not understood by anybody (4 stars)
The escape - odds are that a couple is going to miss their train and the wife is silently fuming at her husband (4 stars)...more
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