Heather's comments
(member since Aug 27, 2008)
Heather's comments from the Books on the Nightstand group.
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Thank you for recommending The Graveyard Book. I don't think I would've read it, but the audio was great fun and made a trip go a lot faster! I am currently TRUDGING through the audio of The Poisonwood Bible. It is just like listening to someone read out loud. No change in voices, very little change in ANYTHING! Ugh!
Heather in KS
I LOVED the Book of Joe. I felt kinda bad though because it was a book club selection and my book club has some pretty conservative people in it!
Also, I was ok with The Emperor's Children. It was more of a character development novel rather than one with a real plot, but it was worth finishing.
Heather in KS
Oh I was going to recomment A Thousand Splendid Suns, too!
I have just started American Wife A Novel. I'm interested in how I will read it-as in trying not to make a fiction story totally a biography (kinda like some did with The DaVinci Code).
Heather in KS
I didn't go see that movie on purpose JUST because Elaine didn't like it!! :)
Heather in KS
AHHH!!! Me, too!! I mean it was ok, but I'm not one of those "The Road is the BEST book you should all read it" people. Whew! So glad someone said something! :)
I'm going to read Lolita. I've been wanting to read it since I read Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books. Can't wait!
Heather in KS
How would I ever get anything read without BOTNS?!?!? :) Ann- Fun Home A Family Tragicomic has been on my list FOREVER, but seeing you talk about it on Facebook made me go get it. I am so excited that I am actually reading a graphic novel! It's been fun to read so far. Very out of my box, but I love it!
Ok, Michael you were right again. I LOVE LOVE LOVED The Book Thief. We had 20 inches of snow, so I was stuck inside reading. It was great! I'm going to have to read a cheesy chick lit novel to cleanse my palatte though. SO DEEP!!
Yes!! I am only 50 pages in and it's all I can think about-I want a snow day tomorrow so I can stay home and read all day!! Michael-your love of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societymade me read it. It was one of my favorite books of all times. So I'm hoping to feel that way about Book Thief, too. Thanks so much to BOTNS for bringing great books to my life!Heather in KS
Alright, Michael, I hope you are right...I'm starting The Book Thief as soon as I get home from work tonight. I was really excited about it but then our youth librarian at my public library said she didn't like it and couldn't even finish it. I hope she's in the minority!Heather in KS
Ones I've read:1. The Road , Cormac McCarthy (2006)
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (2000)
20. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding (1998)
34. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (2002)
65. The Giver, Lois Lowry (1993)
72. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (2003)
78. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (2006)
82. Atonement, Ian McEwan (2002)
96. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (2003)
On my TBR list:
12. Blindness, José Saramago (1998)
29. Bel Canto, Anne Patchett (2001)
48. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
67. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (2003)
68. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel (2006)
Hmmm-and I thought I was well read!! :)
Heather in KS
I want to BE an audio book narrator. REALLY BAD!! :)
I loved The Secret Life of Bees but read it before all the hype hit. I just finished Water for Elephants and was impressed with that one, too!
I did read a few of them, but I wait a couple of years until the hype dies down if there is one I want to read. I was so mad earlier this year because I started to read Edgar Sawtelle and then BAM-here comes Oprah telling everyone to read it!
Heather in KS
Pretty much if Oprah grabs ahold of it, I'm ashamed to say I'm reading it/have read it. There are few exceptions, but that's my general rule! :)
Heather in KS
Ok I have an idea! It may be way too late as Jan. 1st is only a couple of days away but...
How about challenges for the new year? Blogs online that post challenges, books we vow to read in 2009, that sort of thing.
Heather in KS
Done!!!
I can't believe that I had never even heard of either Extremely Loud OR Everything is Illuminated. I am STILL thinking about the EL characters 3 days after finishing the book!Now I've moved on to East of Eden. I like it so far, but it seems like it may take awhile!
I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I am in love with it. I think about it all day and can't wait to get home to it at night. :) It's such a cool story and more of an experience than just a book.
