My semester projects were all turned in today, so that means I get a break from now until class next Tuesday. Woohoo.
So I'm listening to the Spiderwick Chronicles. They are wonderful! I am not a big fan of general fantasy. But this is one where everything occurs in our world; we just can't see it. It is like when I was a kid. Maybe I read too much, but I always looked for something more. School, family, friends... everyone experienced that. I wanted something more, something different. For the Grace kids, this happens when they find their great-uncle's Field Guide in a hidden room when they move into his house (he has been missing for decades and his daughter is in a mental hospital). Secret room! That would be cool. A world a fairies, goblins, and griffins that is there, but we just can't see it? That would be cool. I just started Book 5 and can't wait to see the Grace children finish their tale. My only real tiff is that the audiobook was apparently released in two volumes (Books 1&2 and Books 3&4) and now with all 5. So at the beginnings of Books 1, 3, and 5, they had Holly Black's introduction story about how her and Tony DiTerlizzi came across the story of the Grace children. Couldn't they have edited that out for the release of all 5 books? Oh well. That's what fast forward is for! And Mark Hamill is a FANTASTIC narrator. I hate when I arrive somewhere and have to get out of the car, the books are that good. Let's hope the last book and the movie live up to my expectations!
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