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First, let me say I legit heard Psy’s “Oppa Gangnam Style” on San Diego radio driving late the other night. That was my “Wow, it really hit it big” moment.
I also watched on Netflix the documentary "Being Elmo." Having watched Sesame Street growing up and now recently a ton of Sesame Street almost daily, I was fascinated and moved by the documentary. Watch it if you can.
Sabriel (@Amazon, @Wiki): Prologue and Chapter 1 (mp3, 28mb, 30:38)
by Garth Nix
First published 1995
First book in the Old Kingdom Trilogy: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen
Genres: Fantasy, Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Children's literature
Prologue length: 11 pages (pages 1-11)
Chapter 1 length: 18 pages (pages 12-29)
Blurb on the back of the paperback (HarperTrophy: 1995): There is no blurb on the back of the paperback! Just “praise” quotes from Philip Pullman, Lloyd Alexander, Publishers Weekly, and ALA Booklist. The Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data provides this summary: Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Audio note: Mistake: “I thought it was Rebece and Ila having a midnight feast without me[...]” (20) → I omitted “midnight.”
Personal note: I have a vivid memory of holding this book under my desk and reading it during class in elementary school. I bought it at a Troll Book Fair, which may mean nothing to most people. I loved and still continue to love Sabriel, to the detriment of my paperback’s spine, and Sabriel, who will always be in my pantheon of Beloved Badass Female Characters. (Partly because the novel is Sabriel’s journey toward becoming badass, maturing from an unsure, ignorant young woman into a person who has the strength of will and self-knowledge to assume responsibility and power.) I don’t think my reading of the novel does it justice but it’s a book close to my heart and thus one I’d like to share.
As always, thank you for your time and interest. Please leave a comment letting me know:
- If you gave this a listen. Feel free to leave a comment anonymously.
- If you have questions or comments about the book.
- If you would like to hear any other books.
- If there's a specific book you'd like to hear or a book you’d like to suggest.
- If you have any technical comments or suggestions.
I also watched on Netflix the documentary "Being Elmo." Having watched Sesame Street growing up and now recently a ton of Sesame Street almost daily, I was fascinated and moved by the documentary. Watch it if you can.
Sabriel (@Amazon, @Wiki): Prologue and Chapter 1 (mp3, 28mb, 30:38)
by Garth Nix
First published 1995
First book in the Old Kingdom Trilogy: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen
Genres: Fantasy, Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Children's literature
Prologue length: 11 pages (pages 1-11)
Chapter 1 length: 18 pages (pages 12-29)
Blurb on the back of the paperback (HarperTrophy: 1995): There is no blurb on the back of the paperback! Just “praise” quotes from Philip Pullman, Lloyd Alexander, Publishers Weekly, and ALA Booklist. The Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data provides this summary: Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
Audio note: Mistake: “I thought it was Rebece and Ila having a midnight feast without me[...]” (20) → I omitted “midnight.”
Personal note: I have a vivid memory of holding this book under my desk and reading it during class in elementary school. I bought it at a Troll Book Fair, which may mean nothing to most people. I loved and still continue to love Sabriel, to the detriment of my paperback’s spine, and Sabriel, who will always be in my pantheon of Beloved Badass Female Characters. (Partly because the novel is Sabriel’s journey toward becoming badass, maturing from an unsure, ignorant young woman into a person who has the strength of will and self-knowledge to assume responsibility and power.) I don’t think my reading of the novel does it justice but it’s a book close to my heart and thus one I’d like to share.
As always, thank you for your time and interest. Please leave a comment letting me know:
- If you gave this a listen. Feel free to leave a comment anonymously.
- If you have questions or comments about the book.
- If you would like to hear any other books.
- If there's a specific book you'd like to hear or a book you’d like to suggest.
- If you have any technical comments or suggestions.
