Shattered Sun

I really enjoy the period romances. Yes, I’m talking about those books that were forced down your throat during your literature classes. I loved those writers. Well, most of them anyway. There were some that were a little too wordy for my taste, but most of them are so elegant you can’t help but fall in love with the characters.

Anyway, I dragged Jayson to see Pride and Prejudice a while back and that got me in the mood to actually reread the book. The only trouble is that I couldn’t seem to find the actual book at Borders. I could find adaptions of the movie (ooookay) and other odd variations, but not the plain old book. Today, I finally found the original! And it was $18. Yeah, that was a bit much for one book when it’s probably been reprinted a million times. Now picture me in the bookstore having a slight look of disgust on my face and then imagine Jayson pointing out the much bigger book on the shelf that had four of Jane Austen’s books in one. The price on that book? A mere $20. You can imagine which one I ended up buying.

And I love Luanne Rice. Her characters are usually nicely flawed. I get so tired of reading “romance” genre books where everyone is basically the same. Of course, the people in Luanne’s books tend be handsome and beautiful but that’s what sells. We all want to be handsome and beautiful! Anyway, they call her books “women’s literature”. I think it’s just a fancy way of saying they aren’t quite romance but aren’t quite novels either. The are good stories though. Beach books at their best!

Wow, I finally found the name of a book that I’d been trying to find for soooo long. It’s “The Silver Crown”. How’d I find it, you ask? (Okay, you didn’t ask, but I’m going to tell you anyhow.) I found it via Lost Books. It’s a wonderful site! I think when I find more time :lol:, I’ll go through it some more. Read what they said about two of my fave books.

A bit slow in the beginning and there are moments that seem a little far fetched, but it all pulls together in the end and then some! It’s very very good if you get past the initial blah. I love how Card has gone the extra mile in showing that everyone is not what they seem and the flaws of his characters. I am anxious to see how “human” the Oversoul becomes because in this book the Oversoul goes beyond being “just a computer”. Exactly where and when does a computer evolve into it’s own entity? I hope that he addresses that in The Ships of Earth since it makes for a very interesting subplot. There is more that I want to write about it, but it would give too much away from the twisting plot and that would do you an injustice. Go read it and don’t skip to the end of the book, lol.

This is the first book in Orson Scott Card’s Homecoming Series, and it’s a good one. Takes place on Harmony, but like most of his books, it has a root in Earth. The story is complex and twisty. Nothing in it is particularly out of the blue, but it is interesting to see how the people develop from the beginning to the end. You really get to know the nuances of people even though the story is mostly told from Nafai. I had a difficult time keeping the family relationships straight, as they are very complex and sorta make me wonder how Basilica prevents inbreeding.

I’m a huge fan of OSC, so the fact that I like this book shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. I did start reading the second volume already and will admit that I don’t like it nearly as much. I’m hoping that it will come together better as the story goes on.