Diana Wynne Jones, the Goddess!

Tanoliel · 08-01-2002, 12:24 AM

Anyone else read any books by her? I'm currently working my way through them....
-tano

Willow Oran · 08-04-2002, 07:22 PM

Yes. She's hilarious. I've only read three of her books though.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 08-06-2002, 11:35 AM

Lovely books...haven't read enough of them, though!

Lanelf · 10-12-2002, 04:00 AM

She wrote Hexwood, didn't she? I read that just a week ago - well, I read it first about two weeks ago, then I read it again to understand it. I loved that one! It was a really interesting combination of fantasy and scifi.
Lanelf.

Garina · 10-13-2002, 05:56 AM

I've read Charmed Life, which I loved!!!
Howl's Moving Castle is funny.

My favourite is Fire and Hemlock - it's brilliant.

Are the other Chrestomanci books any good?

Tanoliel · 10-13-2002, 08:45 PM

Yeah, I like them all. But then, I like anything by DWJ, so...

Oooh, Fire and Hemlock was fantastic. It's great since I knew about the whole Tam Lin story before I read it...

Howl's Moving Castle was hilarious! Have you read the sequel? It's called The Castle In The Air, I think. Tis very good.

For more infor about DWJ...there is a website, www.dianawynnejones.com

-tano

***Earniel*** · 10-01-2012, 07:45 AM

Bumping because I've recently been on a Diana Wynne Jones' books buying spree. Although it's rather sad she had to die for me to remember how much I had liked the few books I had read of her and only then wondered whether she would have more I would like.

Why didn't I realise before to go looking for them?

The Year of the Griffin remains my favourite one, and one I often re-read. I've just found out it has a prequel, The Dark Lord Of Derkholm, which I have now just bought. It's on my (huge) to-be-read-pile, next to Dogsbody.

Hexwood remains a favourite too, one of the best books I've read that mixes fantasy with sci-fi seamlessly.

The Merlin conspiracy was also great, and -oh look- also has a prequel. Still hunting that one down.

The Power of Three was a bit of a disappointment after all the good ones, which is probably why I lost sight of her other books. It's not a bad book at all (even won a few prizes like so many of her books) it was just not what I was expecting. I was looking for fantasy stories and the link to the modern world that came later in the book felt a bit like I had been misled.

Just read The House of Many Ways on holiday. Now I remember again why I liked Jones as much.

Currently reading The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land and am loving it to bits. It's not a narrative, but it's oh-so-true and funny. Reek of wrongness!

Anyone else has got favourites that I might look out for? Or have you read any of these and what did you think of them?

***Varnafindë*** · 10-03-2012, 09:26 PM

The first one I read was Charmed Life - I've read another Chrestomanci book as well. And Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. I like all of these, especially the first two.

***Earniel*** · 10-04-2012, 06:01 AM

You'll probably like House of Many Ways too, it's a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle.

Serenoli · 01-04-2013, 02:16 AM

I started reading Dianna Wynne Jones after coming across Fire and Hemlock - which I still love to re-read. The sense of atmosphere in that book is really unique, unmatched in all of her other books. Highly recommended...

That said... I think I went through all her other books and didn't find a single one that disappointed. Particularly loved Deep Secret and Howl's Moving Castle

***Earniel*** · 01-24-2013, 03:29 PM

I have heard good things of Fire and Hemlock; still trying to track a good used copy down.

08-01-2002, 12:24 AM	#1
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	Diana Wynne Jones, the Goddess! Anyone else read any books by her? I'm currently working my way through them.... -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

08-04-2002, 07:22 PM	#2
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	Yes. She's hilarious. I've only read three of her books though. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

08-06-2002, 11:35 AM	#3
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	Lovely books...haven't read enough of them, though! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

10-12-2002, 04:00 AM	#4
Lanelf Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Second Drawer Down Posts: 407	She wrote Hexwood, didn't she? I read that just a week ago - well, I read it first about two weeks ago, then I read it again to understand it. I loved that one! It was a really interesting combination of fantasy and scifi. Lanelf. __________________ Hey, I'm back! resounding silence You didn't even notice I was gone, did you? Well, I'm back now anyway. Artemis Fowl must find Mulch Diggums! You'll never shut down the real Napster

10-13-2002, 05:56 AM	#5
Garina Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tring, Herts, England Posts: 582	I've read Charmed Life, which I loved!!! Howl's Moving Castle is funny. My favourite is Fire and Hemlock - it's brilliant. Are the other Chrestomanci books any good? __________________ Entmoot Resident Bard #2 Wielder of the shiny fire extinguisher Worshipper of the divine cheesecake Hamsters and Rangers everywhere, rejoice!!! Minsc, Baldur's Gate 2 Children, don't take drugs. Become a pop star, then people give them to you for free!!! - Billy Mack, Love Actually. While I'm sure the nice people from the local archery club meant well, a moment's consideration would have made them realise that giving my friend and I lethal weapons was probably not a good idea! Dammit, eyeliner and dreadlocks should not be that sexy!

10-13-2002, 08:45 PM	#6
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	Yeah, I like them all. But then, I like anything by DWJ, so... Oooh, Fire and Hemlock was fantastic. It's great since I knew about the whole Tam Lin story before I read it... Howl's Moving Castle was hilarious! Have you read the sequel? It's called The Castle In The Air, I think. Tis very good. For more infor about DWJ...there is a website, www.dianawynnejones.com -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

10-01-2012, 07:45 AM	#7
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Bumping because I've recently been on a Diana Wynne Jones' books buying spree. Although it's rather sad she had to die for me to remember how much I had liked the few books I had read of her and only then wondered whether she would have more I would like. Why didn't I realise before to go looking for them? The Year of the Griffin remains my favourite one, and one I often re-read. I've just found out it has a prequel, The Dark Lord Of Derkholm, which I have now just bought. It's on my (huge) to-be-read-pile, next to Dogsbody. Hexwood remains a favourite too, one of the best books I've read that mixes fantasy with sci-fi seamlessly. The Merlin conspiracy was also great, and -oh look- also has a prequel. Still hunting that one down. The Power of Three was a bit of a disappointment after all the good ones, which is probably why I lost sight of her other books. It's not a bad book at all (even won a few prizes like so many of her books) it was just not what I was expecting. I was looking for fantasy stories and the link to the modern world that came later in the book felt a bit like I had been misled. Just read The House of Many Ways on holiday. Now I remember again why I liked Jones as much. Currently reading The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land and am loving it to bits. It's not a narrative, but it's oh-so-true and funny. Reek of wrongness! Anyone else has got favourites that I might look out for? Or have you read any of these and what did you think of them?

10-03-2012, 09:26 PM	#8
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	The first one I read was Charmed Life - I've read another Chrestomanci book as well. And Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. I like all of these, especially the first two. __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

10-04-2012, 06:01 AM	#9
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	You'll probably like House of Many Ways too, it's a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle.

01-04-2013, 02:16 AM	#10
Serenoli Head of the Department for the Invention and Propagation of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ithilien Posts: 852	I started reading Dianna Wynne Jones after coming across Fire and Hemlock - which I still love to re-read. The sense of atmosphere in that book is really unique, unmatched in all of her other books. Highly recommended... That said... I think I went through all her other books and didn't find a single one that disappointed. Particularly loved Deep Secret and Howl's Moving Castle __________________ "I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "Cats," he said eventually. "Cats are nice." -Terry Pratchett, Sourcery Join the Harry Potter discussion, click here

01-24-2013, 03:29 PM	#11
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I have heard good things of Fire and Hemlock; still trying to track a good used copy down.

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