I recently read Emma Donoghue's Room and was very impressed, though it is one of her few books that doesn't center around gay/lesbian themes. I liked her writing, especially her characterization, and so I'd be interested in hearing what you think of Stir-Fry.
The Sparrow is one of my favorite books ever! I didn't expect to like it so much, since religion doesn't interest me and the Catholic Church in particular tends to offend me on many levels, but I was surprised to find that a book in which many of the main characters are Jesuit priests wasn't actually about religion. At least, that's not how I interpreted it. (Though I *do* think it's about faith.) But it moved me deeply, and I have reread it more than once. I find that it only improves with repeated reading. I wasn't as fond of the sequel, but I suppose The Sparrow is a difficult act to follow. I was seriously underwhelmed by her non-genre novel A Thread of Grace, but I still intend to read more of her work in the future, because I'm looking for that magic I found in The Sparrow.
I don't know if I ever thanked you properly for the book you sent me at Christmas. I know I thanked you when I *received* it, but I don't think I let you know how much I appreciated it once I opened it. It is especially meaningful to me because it is about an issue we share. So thank you.
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Date: 2011-03-06 07:11 am (UTC)The Sparrow is one of my favorite books ever! I didn't expect to like it so much, since religion doesn't interest me and the Catholic Church in particular tends to offend me on many levels, but I was surprised to find that a book in which many of the main characters are Jesuit priests wasn't actually about religion. At least, that's not how I interpreted it. (Though I *do* think it's about faith.) But it moved me deeply, and I have reread it more than once. I find that it only improves with repeated reading. I wasn't as fond of the sequel, but I suppose The Sparrow is a difficult act to follow. I was seriously underwhelmed by her non-genre novel A Thread of Grace, but I still intend to read more of her work in the future, because I'm looking for that magic I found in The Sparrow.
I don't know if I ever thanked you properly for the book you sent me at Christmas. I know I thanked you when I *received* it, but I don't think I let you know how much I appreciated it once I opened it. It is especially meaningful to me because it is about an issue we share. So thank you.