Michelle's comments
(member since Feb 12, 2009)
Michelle's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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67. THE GATES by John Connolly
Light and fun, this was a quick read and I liked it. I didn't like it as much as THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS, but its not fair to compare the two, because I don't like A LOT of books as much as I did that one. That being said (hehe), I appreciated the way Connolly covered so much science and religious information in a book that was so much fun to read. Maybe I will want to read more about quantum physics now. It reminded me of GOOD OMENS, quite a bit.
I keep forgetting to add my book club reads. Duh!
They're out of order,which sucks, but oh well.
65. ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL by James Herriott
66. SKINNY DIP by Carl Hiaasen
I hope I'm not forgetting anymore! I especially want credit for the ones I didn't enjoy reading. Haha.
64. ANGELA'S ASHES by Frank McCourt
This is the first memoir I've read (well, listened to, actually) that I ABSOLUTELY loved. I really want to get my hands on 'TIS now. I didn't like how it cut me off, and I want to know what happens to him next.
I rarely do audiobooks, but this was better I think, because his accent and voice was just beautiful and I wouldn't have been able to experience the songs and stuff the same way in my head. I could've listened to him read ANYTHING and loved it, probably, with his Irish accent.
63. SLAUGHTER by Marcus F. Griffin
Gruesome, gory, disgusting and freaky animals. Oh, don't forget the serial killer. Right up my dark and twisted alley. :)
62. SMASHED, SQUASHED, SPLATTERED, CHEWED, CHUNKED AND SPEWED by Lance Carbuncle
Hilarious! I had a great time reading this book. It's been a long time since a book cracked me up so much.
61. THE STRANGER by Albert Camus
REALLY good book. I may go back and change my rating...
60. PRETTY WHEN SHE DIES by Rhiannon Frater
Just wanted to expand my knowledge of vampire fiction beyond DRACULA and the Sookie stories. Not bad, Nicholas, not bad. :)
59. THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown
As with his other books about symbology and religious history, I really enjoyed this. It was thrilling, suspenseful, and a quick read. Not because it was flaky, but because you don't want to put it down. That's always a good sign in my book...
58. THE BEACH by Alex Garland
A GREAT BOOK! I wasn't ever really interested in seeing the film version until now. Leonardo DiCaprio, here I come... :)
57. FAERIE TALE by Raymond Feist
Haha! I don't have that much to say about this book. Very mixed feelings...feeling blah about it right now. I probably wouldn't read anything else of his.
56. SLOTH by Gilbert Hernandez
Meh...guess I'm not really a graphic novel fan?? We'll see. I'll try one more and that will probably be it.
55. THE NIGHT COUNTRY by Stewart O'Nan
Another GREAT book...loving him more and more.
Yum, Carol! I can't wait for the cool weather to start here, homemade soups and stews and bread sounds awesome and I need comforting stuff right now! :) I think I'll whip up some hummus for this weekend and maybe some spinach dip. I like to do stuff like that, so I can have it either as snacks or as lunch.
Oh yeah?? I've checked those things out a few times, but I can't give up my books! I don't know if I'd want to read things on a screen, other than stuff online.
Holy Lord...I cannot believe you are already done with 71 books! AND you finished HOUSE OF LEAVES?!?!?! That's it...you're cut off from borrowing books until I catch up! Haha...just kidding. Nice work!
54. A PRAYER FOR THE DYING by Stewart O'Nan
Yet another reason why he is one of my favorite authors. So, so glad I discovered him this year. This was dark, reminded me alot of THE ROAD, but more gothic, and absolutely terrifying. Read this very quickly.
53. A WINTER HAUNTING by Dan Simmons
I was interested in reading this sequel, as I thought that the first book offered a very decent 600 setup. However, this felt like something the author typed up in a weekend to make a fast paycheck. Disappointing, because it could have been sooooooo much better.
Not sure if I'll read anymore from him, but I kind of want to, because he's rumored to be a good author. Haven't been impressed yet. :(
52. SUMMER OF NIGHT by Dan Simmons
Man, this book took A LONG TIME to finish!
Wow! That didn't take long...hope you liked it.
