all the remaining Ls

Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel.  I couldn't set this down, this book was so amazing: recipes, home remedies, and personal and family history.  It was easy to read, it evoked emotion, it was inspiring.  It felt indescribably personal.  I would recommend it in an instant.  Awesome.

The little grey men by B.B. [Denys Watkins-Pitchford].  This is a young children's chapter book.  I thought it was actually pretty good, with a few minor problems: the author would take these little tangents that, although they gave good backstory, really broke the flow.  Other than that, there were a few minor editing errors (double thes, etc.) but regular people wouldnt notice them.

Little women by Louisa May Alcott.  This book has many pros and cons. 
Pros: basic plot, easy to follow; excited emotions in the reader as well as provided character to sympathise with; and definite feelings of closure, with realistic characters.
Cons: all struggles seemed overly simplified, with cause and effect and happy endings all around; time was not respected: author would jump forward in time up to a year or more, then hop back through time and space, which led to some discontinuity in the story; it also didn't feel like time actually passed, the characters didn't seem to mature or change at all until suddenly- bam- big difference, as if all of a sudden they were older.

Living dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.  Although these are very fun, they are easy reads-- I can get through one in its entirety on a work day.  Maybe that's one more thing that I like about them: not too heavy, just for fun.

Locked rooms by Laurie R. King.  This series entry was not quite up to par.  The writing was as good as ever, but the story itself was rather lacking.  It relied too heavily on the internal thoughts and emotions of the main character and on her family history and was lacking in exotic or interesting locations or situations.  The ending was especially a let down, rather anticlimactic.

Lords and ladies by Terry Pratchett.  I like the main characters in this book, but Verence and Magrat are about done.  They are in Capre jugulum but marraige seems to take the adventure out of life for them as well.

Lords of the middle dark by Jack L. Chalker.  Having been through this series before, I know this book to be mostly background and set up, although it is interesting in its own right.  Scifi gone crazy, it has a familiar ring (no pun intended).  It throws a lot at you as far as computer stuff, interstellar theory, genetic manipulation, and the like, but it's not too hard to take in.  The language is contemporary.  This author can be, at times, a bit more crude than necessary but it's ntohing that would keep me from reading the rest of the books. 

The last era (The sundered) by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels.  Still relying heavily on italics and the reader's knowledge the background story, this story was one of the better ones I've read of this collection.  It was a little difficult to see known characters in new roles, but they stayed mostly true to their established characters.  This book showed side-by-side two options for mankind: a future ruled by fear and distrust, and one spurred by curiosity and peaceful exploration.

The last garden by Jane Aiken Hodge.  I enjoyed this book very much; it was a wonderful mix of what one normally finds in 19th century English books: family concerns, adventure, love, treacher, discovery of self, and the teeniest pitch for feminism.  All these elements are present in Jane Eyre, and this book brought to mind that one in that regard.  Also, the heroine reminded me a little of Jane, both in her history and in her character.

 Lost in a good book by Jasper Fford.  This book was like the first of the series in many ways, and nearly as good.  The first had a stand-alone quality, ability, that this one acks, but that is not necessarily a bad thing-- it is what sequels are for, after all.

The lost world by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  The plot, if actually possible, was certainly plausible.  Written in Victorian literary style, I loved it.  This stye takes a certain kind of reader though: most people wouldnt like it.  It wasn't necessarily spectacuar, but had a good plot and character development.

The lost years of Merlin by T.A. Barron.  I was looking for a story related to the great Arthurian legends.  I found a story so disconnected that it should be considered totally sepearate.  Way worse than the Camulod series.
Except for claiming a non-existent tie, the story itself wasn't bad.  I mean the story as in the actual events.  Things that were bad: the narrator's uncharacteristic voice and tone, the author's inability to write a complete sentence, and "Luke, I am your father."  The reader level was pretty low, nothing remotely challenging.  Bit it would probably be good for younger readers, maybe 6th grade.

The love artist by Jane Alison.  I think this book expected you to know more.  Not in a previous-in-the-series kind of way, but more in general knowledge of the specifics being explored.  Because of this, it was very vague.  It is the story of a story, and relied on you to know the story being written about.  It made it difficult not to feel confused or purposefuly in the dark.