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Among Others is a book that is not quite fantasy, not quite British schoolgirl novel, and not quite anything at all. It's a rambling, stream-of-consciousness series of diary entries by a 15-year-old Welsh girl who does a bit of low-level magic. Nothing really happens which makes this a pretty boring book. The nice thing about it is the great list of science fiction and fantasy books mentioned throughout. It's a long way to go for a reading list, but pleasant enough.
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I haven't read an MJ Rose book before but this one was pretty good. I liked the story and perfume references especially. The characters had good chemistry and the past-lives stories were nicely woven into the main story without being distracting. As mentioned in the blurb, the story is a mystery. Jac and Robbie are siblings and heirs to the L'Etoile line. Robbie is a practicing perfumer and Jac, who has the better nose, has left the business to pursue her career as a reality tv host of a show on mythology. Robbie discovers an ancient Egyptian clay pot of perfume that he believes is a memory tool created by a L'Etoile ancestor. Jac'who regularly on her show finds proof… Read more
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The Measure of a Man as part of the Vancouver Sun Book Club and was deeply impressed with JJ Lee's ability to weave his personal story with the history of menswear. In books where there are two parallel stories, I often find that they do run parallel and I favour one over the other, but here the two are interconnected in a way that moves both stories along nicely. The Measure of a Man is great for women readers who are interested in a memoir about family relationships as well as curious about men's fashion. JJ offers lots of little insights into why certain buttons are buttoned or not buttoned and where women go wrong in "helping" men with their wardrobe. And it's great for men… Read more
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