Also: outdoor reviews! In public! With bugs! (blech)
(I would normally have made a nice, shiny thumbnail for this video, but I was very amused by the way I was nuzzling Conjured, so...)
THE BOOKS:
Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name—but no memories of her past. She’s been told that she's in a witness protection program. That she escaped a dangerous magic-wielding serial killer who still hunts her. The only thing she knows for sure is that there is something horrifying in her memories the people hiding her want to access—and there is nothing they won’t say—or do—to her to get her to remember.
At night she dreams of a tattered carnival tent and buttons being sewn into her skin. But during the day, she shelves books at the local library, trying to not let anyone know that she can do things—things like change the color of her eyes or walk through walls. When she does use her strange powers, she blacks out and is drawn into terrifying visions, returning to find that days or weeks have passed—and she’s lost all short-term memories. Eve must find out who and what she really is before the killer finds her—but the truth may be more dangerous than anyone could have ever imagined.
(audio narrated by Stephen Fry)
Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together, this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxyful of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed, ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian (formerly Tricia McMillan), Zaphod’s girlfriend, whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he’s bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? For all the answers, stick your thumb to the stars!
In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare. They create wines that can remove memories, cheeses that can make you hallucinate and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer even as they slit your throat. The people of Caverna are more ordinary, but for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned. Only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to show (or fake) joy, despair or fear — at a price.
Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a little girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. For Neverfell's emotions are as obvious on her face as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, though entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed ...
Also mentioned WORDS IN DEEP BLUE by Cath Crowley -- Review here!
Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored video, though one of these books were sent to me for review consideration purposes. All opinions are honest and my own, and all bugs are cuddly and not trying to eat my face (or so they claim).
You have been reading some out there ones. LOL. But that is perfectly perfect. I loved Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when my college roommate and I listened to it 25 years ago late at night. I will have to listen to the Stephen Fry version b/c I love his acting.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the Cath Crowley and now it will be interesting to find those places where the narrator turns to the reader and talks.
I've been participating in the Book Binge and for me, its been getting me to finish up review commitments before I leave to go visit family later this summer rather than to get my reading mojo going. It has also gotten me to get back to checking out library books I wanted to read so good stuff all around. :)
It never ceases to amaze me how windy it is where you are. Like, Montana-level windy. Have you watched the newest Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency? It's based on the self-named book series, also by Douglas Adams. And definitely weird to shake up your brain (and absurdly amusing). I recommend it.
ReplyDeleteAlso...you had me at cheese tunnels. I love a weird book that works. Yay for the 30 days of weird book binge. :)
That's life near open water, man... Windy AF.
DeleteI have not watched that, but I should. I like a good deal of quirk.
And yes! Cheese tunnels is what got me, too. I was like, I HAVE TO READ THIS. haha!