Shalee lhaih 2015: shiaghtin 33

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10oo - 16oo Luanistyn

Jerrey treeoo shiaghtin jeih as feed ny Shalee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

A wizard alone (Diane Duane)

Va lhaih y skeeal shoh ny sassey na lhaih y fer s'jerree, ga dy vel eh er bun trimmid baaish. Va keimaght vie echey, as ram taghyrt, gyn çheet dy ve fud-y-cheilley. By vie lhiam fakin karracteyr scanshoil as autism echey, as va blass anaasoil ry-akin 'sy chooish shen. Aght elley, er lhiam dy vel jannoo noo hene jeh Darryl gientyn crampyssyn elley: cha nel eie erbee ain er cre'n cummey beagh er pishagagh "cadjin" autistagh, as s'treih lhiam shen.

Er lhiam dy vel doilleeid elley ayn, as shen cadjin dy liooar tra ta sleih soilshaghey magh mynchooidyn - ta'n chooish lomarcan jannoo beaynchroo jeh red erbee. Cha nel agh un fer autistagh 'sy skeeal, as she neuloghtynys hene t'ayn (dy lettyragh); myr shen, ta blass ennagh yn Oaldey Ooasle ry-hoaral. Cha nel mee son cremmey, myr ta; jus screeu ny smooinaghtyn haink dou.

魔法使いの嫁 y.l. 1 (ヤマザキコレ)

Skeeal neughooghyssagh quaagh taitnyssagh. Er lhiam dy nee skeeal graih t'ayn, agh cha nel shen baghtal foast. Ta keimaght chiune echey ga dy vel ymmodee taghyrtyn ayn, as cha nel eh ro-voal noadyr. S'mie lhiam y reayrtys shoh er seihll pishagagh, as ny cretooryn t'ayn, goaill stiagh sannish cour Lovecraft! Shimmey red nagh vel mee dy hoiggal foast, agh s'cummey lhiam shen. Ta ny karracteyryn folliaghtagh dy liooar derrey nish, as ta mian aym dy 'eddyn magh ny smoo mynyngione.

Fockle s'jerree

Lhaih mee 2 lioar, va 78 aym yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie, myr shen ta 76 faagit dou nish. Shegin dou lhaih 26 lioaryn ayns 19 shiaghteeyn.

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English version

10th - 16th August

The end of week thirty-three of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

A wizard alone (Diane Duane)

I found this one a much easier read than the last, despite the focus on grief. It was well-paced and there was plenty going on, but not enough to be confusing. The presence of an important character with autism was nice to see, and some interesting ideas came through. That being said, having Darryl be autistic and an actual saint causes complications - we end up with no idea what an ordinary autistic wizard might be like, which is a shame. I do also feel like it runs into slightly awkward territory (a perpetual dilemma with minority representation) because the only autistic character is innocence incarnate, and that raises shades of the Noble Savage. It's not really a criticism, just something that came to mind as I read.

魔法使いの嫁 v. 1 (ヤマザキコレ)

A pleasantly weird supernatural story; probably a romance, but it's hard to tell so far. The pace is gentle but not dragging, and I like the peculiar world of magic and its creatures that's slowly building up (including a nice Lovecraft shout-out). There's still plenty I don't really understand, but I don't mind. The characters are intriguing and rather guarded so far, and I look forward to finding out more about them.

Afterword

I read 2 books this week, I had 78 last week, so 76 are left over. I have 26 books to read in 19 weeks.