Friday, January 15, 2010

Book Reviews

I've had the book SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW on my list to read for awhile. I picked it up shortly before Christmas and couldn't put it down. Shortly after I read SUN AND MOON, I found out about EAST and ICE. All three books are Nordic versions of the Beauty and the Beast story. I went on a tangent and read them all.

My favorite version was definitely SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW. 'Beauty', what I'll call her cause it's different in all three books, goes with a Polar Bear to live in his ice castle with him. She knows there is some sort of spell enchanting the Bear and is determined to figure out what is going on.

EAST was a close second to SUN AND MOON. I actually liked the way the relationship between the Polar Bear and 'Beauty' developed more in EAST than in SUN AND MOON. My only beef with EAST was that I felt there was way too much detail in the journey 'Beauty' took to rescue the Polar Bear. I skimmed through a lot of it. I would much rather have had the Pattou develop the after story more.

Lastly I read ICE. I really didn't like it much. It strays from the original tale the most. The relationship between 'Beauty' and the Polar Bear was just weird. The Polar Bear was almost freaky in the way he did some things. I don't recommend reading ICE.

I do recommend reading both SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW and EAST. These were great books. Both different in their versions of the Nordic fairy tale. I liked them so much that I'm itching to read BEAUTY by Robin McKinley again.
SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW: Rating 5 out of 5
EAST: Rating 3 out of 5
ICE: Rating 2 out of 5
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Meet Daniel and Brittany

The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.

Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.

After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.

Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.