Sunday, March 27, 2011

R.I.P Diana Wynne Jones...

I am only now circulating around the blogosphere and I just discovered that Diana Wynne Jones has passed away this weekend. I have loved her for years, having read Fire & Hemlock back in my university days, and loving it to the point where it remains one of my favourite books of all time. Then, in 2009 I decided that I really needed to dedicate some time to her books and read Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, and House of Many Ways.

I have also read Black Maria, but then I didn't really read her for a while. Currently, I have Charmed Life out from the library, so I will definitely be reading some Diana Wynne Jones in the next little while in memory of her. It's very sad because I have loved everything I have ever read by her and imagine I will continue to with more reading. The Once Upon a Time challenge is the perfect time to discover her for the first time, read a book by her that you loved, or read something by her you have always been meaning to read.

She will be missed!
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8 comments:

  1. Jenny4:32 PM

    So, so sad. Fire and Hemlock is one of my favorite books of all time too -- I reread it at least once a year (usually twice!), along with oh so many of her other books. :(

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  2. Memory7:35 PM

    I plan to read a lot of her stuff for Once Upon A Time. I started THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT last night, and I've got three others out from the library. I'll get more once I finish those.

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  3. Nikki in Niagara8:05 PM

    Oh. My. I hadn't heard! She's one of my favourites, I've read a lot of her books. She will dearly be missed. May she rest in peace.

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  4. Staci9:33 PM

    My oldest son loved her books..she will be missed.

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  5. Kristen M.3:00 AM

    If love from her fans could have kept her alive, she would have been immortal, right? I'm so glad that you're reading her books for the OUaT challenge!

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  6. Kailana12:00 AM

    *Jenny: I keep meaning to reread and then never do!

    *Memory: As we have discussed in emails, I am trying to read more from her, too.

    *Nicola: It's very sad!

    *Staci: Thankfully she left a great legacy behind.

    *Kristen: So true!

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  7. jenclair11:52 AM

    She will certainly be missed, but not forgotten.

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  8. Kailana3:25 PM

    *jenclair: That is all an author can ever really inspire to. :)

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