Christina Stind's comments (member since Dec 22, 2007)

Christina Stind's comments from the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club group.

I think that to use Goodreads to catalogue all books one owns, the own-section would have to be separated from the read-section.
As Lara Amber pointed out, the own section would have to be private - or at least have the ability to be made private so you can safely add any expensive books you might have.
In general, I would like to have goodreads be more printable - I've spend a lot of time writing reviews and I would like to be able to print these - and if a own section should be any use, it should be able to be printed with all the information one has added.

This sounds like the fans reaction to the (maybe) last book in the Dragonlance universe. A book about Raistlin, one of the main characters, which also has been delayed and which fans have been waiting for since the beginning of the Dragonlance line (almost) many years ago. However, at one point this book was rumoured never to be because of difference of opinion between the authors and the publisher... gasp ...
At least you get the finishing volume to this epic series!
And reading all your posts about it show how much you love this series - and I think I'm finally going to cave and start reading it (yes - I've never read anything by Jordan but been considering it for years and years).

Wow - that's a cool choice! Sir Terry Pratchett - that's amazing!
But otherwise I agree with Thomas - it's a bit weird to knight entertainers. What criteria can you possibly use to choose?

Best books this year:
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - I exptected a lot from it after seeing reviews and it didn't disappoint me.
Haruki Murakami: Kafka on the Shore - loved this book. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre - first time I read it and loved it. Also loved Pride and Prejudice but I read Jane Eyre first and I think that's why I loved that the most because they are somewhat similar.
Carlos Ruis Zafon: The Shadow of the Wind - very good novel, not what I expected.
Michael Bond: A Bear called Paddington - what can I say? Loved it!

Wow - sad to hear.
I've never read anything of him but seen a few movies based on his books, Jurassic Park of course.

I too had problems with this book until I got about 70 pages into it and read this: There isn't any particular relationship between all the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects.
Then it all started to make sense to me and I started really liking the book.
I still believe that you can use it in the Free Will discussion even though the universe is deterministic since everything has already happened and is happening at this very moment so you can't change anything. However, the aliens do point out that you can choose where you want to be in your life, choose the pleasent moments and if you have free choice to do that, you do have some kind of free will.
Overall, I liked the book - and it made me think and I like books that do that.

I agree with Shannon. I've never read a Kurt Vonnegut novel before and really didn't know what to expect and had kind of a 'what's going on-feeling' throughout the first chapter.
Just started the second chapter and already I'm liking it better. I'm sure it will all make sense when I've read the entire thing ;-)

Just finished Jonathan Lethem The Fortress of Solitude and now I'm diving head first into Slaughterhouse Five. Thinking about reading some Anne Rice later this month maybe.

Just got it from the library so will start it as soon as I finish my current read. How come the other thread about this is closed for new comments?

Nope, not yet - still waiting on getting it from the library.