[books] reading aloud
May. 18th, 2005 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittySo, I enjoy reading aloud to my housegirl.
A few weeks ago, we finished The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It was really a wonderful book to read aloud, because it is so lyrical. Also, the chapters are pretty distinct, and the plot is not so complicated that you can't remember who is who when you pick it up a few weeks later.
I have been having some trouble deciding what to read next. I don't want to just read her everything Robin McKinley ever wrote. I want to expose her to a variety of books. I had thought I would do Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce next - but I started reading it aloud and found it very clunky. The language doesn't flow terribly well for oration. Does anyone have any suggestions? What are your favorite things to read aloud?
A few weeks ago, we finished The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It was really a wonderful book to read aloud, because it is so lyrical. Also, the chapters are pretty distinct, and the plot is not so complicated that you can't remember who is who when you pick it up a few weeks later.
I have been having some trouble deciding what to read next. I don't want to just read her everything Robin McKinley ever wrote. I want to expose her to a variety of books. I had thought I would do Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce next - but I started reading it aloud and found it very clunky. The language doesn't flow terribly well for oration. Does anyone have any suggestions? What are your favorite things to read aloud?
