Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Lirael



 
Book Menu for Lirael Garth Nix

ISBN of edition I read: 0060005424 (paperback)

This is the sequel to Sabriel

Food mentioned in Lirael:
Pears, 24
Chamomile tea, 271
Tea, 281
Cake, 281
Wine, 349
   Spiced wine, 349
   Mulled wine, 375
Ginger cakes, 403, 457
Apples, 477, 566
Blackberries, 504
Oatmeal, 566
Cinnamon cake, 566, 597
Grilled fish, dried tomatoes, biscuits, 581
Peaches, 668

Music mentioned in Lirael:
Bells, 8, 14, 52, 218, 222-3, 226, 370, 460
Panpipes, 319, 323, 423, 449, 534

Games mentioned in Lirael:
Cricket, 191-192, 194, 207, 274
Tennis, 269

Great vocabulary in Lirael:
sentient, 46
redolent, 51, 154, 226
incipient, 86, 540
surreptitiously, 95, 138, 502
inimical, 133, 479
riposted, 174
incendiary, 180
peremptory, 187
irascible, 195
desiccated, 211, 513
ensorceled, 226
muzzily, 231
gregarious, 262
innocuous, 267
portentously, 290
demonstrably, 338
fortuitous, 382
anomalies, 383
conciliatory, 387
enigmatically, 405
incandescent, 413
constabulary, 455
implacable, 553
ablutions, 596
askance, 597
incorrigible, 600
laboriously, 652
eddied, 657

Libraries mentioned in Lirael:
pages 73-77, 128, 185
All of chapter six

Questions for Lirael:
Why do you think Lirael hates talking to people?  Wouldn't it make her feel better?
Are there any stereotypes in this story?
What keeps Lirael and Sam going in their trials and challenges?
Do you think Garth Nix has an opinion on technology and progress?  If so, what is it?
How do you think the author perceives librarians?

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