tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post137776990970929316..comments2024-03-19T06:44:28.556+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: Black Juice by Margo LanaganMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-30044122255442074062012-03-07T12:30:35.741+11:002012-03-07T12:30:35.741+11:00I've been meaning to read Margo's works an...I've been meaning to read Margo's works and I did have Black Juice out from the library but I didn't get to read it before it was due back. I'm glad you mentioned to take a break between each story, I'll read it while reading another book. Great review!Vegan YA Nerdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244310544451371368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-45477765052119499702012-02-22T20:56:53.122+11:002012-02-22T20:56:53.122+11:00I am a big short story fan - sounds like I need to...I am a big short story fan - sounds like I need to read this book! Thanks for the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-16871609223758276462012-02-22T20:01:58.189+11:002012-02-22T20:01:58.189+11:00Shelleyrae, Lanagan would be a good place to start...Shelleyrae, Lanagan would be a good place to start.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-45144082932771128012012-02-22T20:01:20.174+11:002012-02-22T20:01:20.174+11:00Borrow this one from the library, and I will lend ...Borrow this one from the library, and I will lend you one of the Twelve Planets press books (probably Tansy Rayner Roberts) and see how you go!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-29091933452496227432012-02-22T19:59:36.649+11:002012-02-22T19:59:36.649+11:00I'm not a short story reader (as you know!) bu...I'm not a short story reader (as you know!) but to be honest, I'm starting to waver on these ones! I keep hearing such amazing things (especially about Singing My Sister Down) and I'm feeling like I have to catch up on what everyone is raving about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-48448103259890331842012-02-20T16:07:11.626+11:002012-02-20T16:07:11.626+11:00I think I will have to search this one out - I am ...I think I will have to search this one out - I am hesitant because I am not usually a fan of short stories but the summaries intrigue me.<br />Thanks for sharing your review!<br /><br /><br />Shelleyrae @ Book’d OutShelleyraehttp://www.bookdout.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-48784241657991848022012-02-17T11:13:58.893+11:002012-02-17T11:13:58.893+11:00I'm pretty sure her novel Tender Morsels is av...I'm pretty sure her novel Tender Morsels is available internationally, and the short story collections have been so widely awarded that I expect they're available, too. :)<br /><br />Black Juice is an incredible read--I was lucky enough to receive a review copy from A&U when it was released (back when I was in high school!)Stephanie @ Read In a Single Sittinghttp://www.readinasinglesitting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-36426273867260793352012-02-17T09:51:16.432+11:002012-02-17T09:51:16.432+11:00Lizabelle, I hope you do get to do so. There are l...Lizabelle, I hope you do get to do so. There are lots of gems amongst the short stories.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-73805977214190880802012-02-17T09:50:49.701+11:002012-02-17T09:50:49.701+11:00Zibilee, have you read much Lanagan before?Zibilee, have you read much Lanagan before?Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-31894259442911090532012-02-17T09:50:35.949+11:002012-02-17T09:50:35.949+11:00I think that her collections have been released in...I think that her collections have been released internationally Shannon. I certainly know lots of people who don't live here who are big fans!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-37854562327354551162012-02-17T09:49:57.447+11:002012-02-17T09:49:57.447+11:00I think it is definitely worth giving them a bit o...I think it is definitely worth giving them a bit of a gap because they are also set in different worlds!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-12297674123496554252012-02-17T09:13:26.192+11:002012-02-17T09:13:26.192+11:00I loved Tender Morsels and have Sea Hearts up next...I loved Tender Morsels and have Sea Hearts up next in my to-read pile, but for some reason I've never picked up her short stories. I will now - thanks for prompting me to do so!Lizabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196854415468341525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-12818364184484787272012-02-17T06:15:43.105+11:002012-02-17T06:15:43.105+11:00This is a book that I have been wanting to read fo...This is a book that I have been wanting to read for the longest time, and will have to see if I can get from the library. I am so glad that you loved it and that each story resonated with you in a different way. I would call that an unqualified success! Great review!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-5963085441298202082012-02-17T02:55:42.283+11:002012-02-17T02:55:42.283+11:00Wow this sounds awesome! I'm totally loving th...Wow this sounds awesome! I'm totally loving that cover, too. I probably can't get it here though, if it's Aussie... :(Shannon (Giraffe Days)http://www.giraffedays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-13913866002510832232012-02-17T00:38:40.441+11:002012-02-17T00:38:40.441+11:00These are obviously very intelligent stories if yo...These are obviously very intelligent stories if you need time to let them percolate after you read them.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-69875997168719181192012-02-16T14:19:50.901+11:002012-02-16T14:19:50.901+11:00Guess the question is .... which Lanagan land?Guess the question is .... which Lanagan land?Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-48254791382552800172012-02-16T14:19:30.747+11:002012-02-16T14:19:30.747+11:00Saving is all well and good, but you are also in e...Saving is all well and good, but you are also in effect depriving yourself!<br /><br />Go ahead....and read one of them!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-47062222391737478282012-02-16T10:08:16.755+11:002012-02-16T10:08:16.755+11:00Help me I'm trapped in Lanagan land....:)Help me I'm trapped in Lanagan land....:)Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-66748193608234962572012-02-16T07:54:33.146+11:002012-02-16T07:54:33.146+11:00Singing My Sister Down and Sweet Pippit are both a...Singing My Sister Down and Sweet Pippit are both among my favourite short stories. I really need to stop "saving" Red Spikes and White Time and, you know, actually read them :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com