Dini's comments
(member since Jan 20, 2008)
Dini's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
(showing 1-20 of 138)
49. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA bit dull at first but gets better as the story progresses. A great accompaniment if you want to learn about American history in the 1920s.
One more book to go!!
48. Oeroeg by Hella S. HaasseVery short and leaves a lot to be desired. But I liked the descriptions of nature in it.
47. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettI absolutely adore this book. I can't believe I hadn't read this sooner! Sara Crewe has officially entered my list of the awesomest female literary characters ever.
45. Paris Lumiere de l'Amour by Rosita SihombingAn interesting and informative non-fiction book, but lacks coherence as a whole.
44. Ptolemy's Gate - Gerbang Ptolemy by Jonathan StroudThe final book in the Bartimaeus trilogy brings us magical rebellion and radical conspiracies, and in the end gets the three main characters closer than ever before. A fantasy series not to be missed.
43. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe writing style is dense though beautiful, and the main character irks me. But I think I understand why people appreciate this book.
42. The Golem's Eye - Mata Golem by Jonathan StroudStill as funny and action-packed as the previous book. I find myself rushing the chapters told from Kitty's point of view because I would much rather read about Bartimaeus, but the part with Kitty in the mausoleum was very creepy. Especially when you read it at 1 AM like I did.
41. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudI like the author's new take on the world of magicians. The book is dark and suspenseful but also very funny thanks to the hilarious, wisecracking djinni Bartimaeus -- one of the most interesting literary characters I've found in a while.
Congrats on the new baby, and passing 70 books :)
100 books -- awesome!
40. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie BarrowsA sweet and funny book for bibliophiles.
39. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayI finally finished this monster book! It was witty, snarky and funny, but some parts really dragged on too long. For "a novel without a hero", I'm glad the good characters get a good ending.
Hi Nicole. I'm finding Gaarder's shorter books very interesting, but the best so far is definitely Bibbi Bokken's Magic Library.
38. The Little Lady Agency in the Big Apple by Hester BrowneJust when you think you know where the story is headed, it turns the other way. A nice sequel -- I'll definitely read the next Little Lady book.
37. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingShort and enchanting tales. My favorite is "The Fountain of Fair Fortune".
36. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry PratchettFun and wacky, but a bit too long. A few characters less also would have been great.
I read around 7-8 books during January and February (alright, they were mainly shorter books) but have only managed to get 3 to 4 books done per month ever since. Can't seem to get any faster.... Have got to 35 books so far.
35. The Children by Edith WhartonThis one exceeded my expectations. Wonderful in a bittersweet way.
15 more books to go!
Danielle wrote: "Middlesex was so boring. At first I thought his extensive descriptions were poetic but it got old really quickly. And he drug out the story too long about the ancestors of the main character. And Moby Dick...ugh" I had a different experience with Middlesex. It was reeeeeeally long, but somehow it sustained my interest up till the end.
