Category Archives: Diana Wynne Jones

Saving Thomas Lynn

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones – I found the pacing in this one rather odd, as it came across as rather slow up until the final part, at which point I wanted to finish it really quickly to … Continue reading →

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Sissy Fuss

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

You know who Sisyphus is, right? He’s the guy who has to push a boulder to the top of a hill, only to have it roll right back down again once he reaches the top. Why is he subject to … Continue reading →

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Mayhem in the Mythosphere

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

The Game, by Diana Wynne Jones – Another story from Jones dealing with mythology, this time focusing largely on the Greco-Roman, but bringing in other cultures as well. A girl named Hayley learns from her grandfather about the mythosphere, a … Continue reading →

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Norse Code

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Eight Days of Luke, by Diana Wynne Jones – This story follows the pattern we often see in Jones’s books, starting with a mundane premise and bringing the magical world into play gradually. This time, the old Norse gods are … Continue reading →

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The Gnomic Utterances of Ka’a Orto’o

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones – Presented as a guide and encyclopedia to a generic fantasy world, this book parodies the clichés used in mass-produced fantasy. Topics covered include how to know which characters are good … Continue reading →

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Faber John Lives…Somewhere in Time

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

A Tale of Time City, by Diana Wynne Jones – In this story, a girl named Vivian Smith is being sent away from London during World War II because of the air-raids. She doesn’t end up in Narnia, however, but … Continue reading →

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Why So Sirius?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones – In this engaging story, Sirius, the hot-tempered immortal lord of the Dog Star, is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. As punishment, he’s forced to take the form of a dog on Earth, … Continue reading →

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Babylon Bound

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

A book I recently read, Diana Wynne Jones’s Deep Secret, makes heavy use of a nursery rhyme that’s apparently quite common in the United Kingdom, and dates back to at least the nineteenth century. The rhyme is as follows: How … Continue reading →

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Magids and Warriors

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

A Wizard Alone, by Diane Duane – I can’t say this was one of my favorites in the series so far. It just doesn’t seem like that much happened, or maybe it was just a bit disappointing because there weren’t … Continue reading →

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Suffering Succotash!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question – Why We Suffer, by Bart D. Ehrman – In this book, Ehrman addresses the big question of why, if God is all-powerful and all-loving, there’s so much … Continue reading →

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