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I am reading that now. I am loving it but i wish it wasnt so long! Its taking forever lol I am sure that the ending will make it worth while though :)
Yeah .. u'll definitely enjoy it .. When I finished the book, I felt sad that it was over, like one good adventure was over. I sure hope she comes up with the sequels to The Host.
Dragons of Summer Flame - I love this series of books.The world of Krynn continent of Ansalon.All the characters pull you in and when they die it feels real & sad.In this one we lost one of the remanining characters from the vary first book. Tasslehoff Burrfoot aka Tas.Only 2 left from the first book. I'll pick them up again later, i love these books.
Aths wrote: "Yeah .. u'll definitely enjoy it .. When I finished the book, I felt sad that it was over, like one good adventure was over. I sure hope she comes up with the sequels to The Host."
I hope she gets the sequel out in a decent amount of time. I hate waiting lol
Just finished Luna by Julie Anne Smith and The Blue Hour – A Portrait of Jean Rhys by Lilian Pizzinchi
Both very different!
I just finished Nineteen Minutes and Whoa! Absolutely loved it! Except for the twist in the ending, the whole book was superb!
I recently finished Rachel Vincent's Shifter series and LOVED it! I am almost done with Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Being one of my favorite movies, I just had to read the book. It has been one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a long time. I absolutely love the writing style of the two authors, and was really happy that they wrote for Nick and Norah's POV throughout the novel. Awesomeness!
I loved Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist!! The book was better than the movie. I loved the movie but i watched it again recently and it wasnt as good as i remember.
Oh thanks for the incentive. That book has been on my library list for ages, but never got around to picking that book. I will get it today!
I just finished Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen. It is centred around Mrs. Simpson and the Prince of Wales. I recommend it to anyone that is into "historical fiction".
I gave Abandon 5 stars because that's how awesome it is. It's not horror, but some horrible things happen in it. I can't say much about it because I'd give some things away. Highly recommended.
While on my three day break (just back and checking my 100+ emails!) I finished of The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Host - enjoyed Host much more than Twilight series and Dorian Grey was brilliant - want to see the film now!
Lynne wrote: "While on my three day break (just back and checking my 100+ emails!) I finished of The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Host - enjoyed Host much more than Twilight series and Dorian Grey was brillian..." I would have to agree with you on Dorian Grey. Haven't read the Host yet. Sounds like I should.
I definitely will put it on my "soon to be read list". A couple of people I work with have also highly recommended it. Thanks again.
Aths wrote: "I just finished Love Story and really loved it! Total classic!"
That brings back memories. Read the book just before I went to see the movie. Liked the book more than the movie...but that is just me. thanks for bringing back some memories.
I watched the movie when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old? I know that hardly counts. But I still remember the last scene very clearly. Where Oliver's father says sorry and Oliver replies back with the most famous line of this book, "Love means not having to say you're sorry". That line's the reason I remember this movie, since I kept chanting tht for ages (My dad got tired of me, LOL)
I recently finished Dead until Dark. I liked it but i think it was a victim of over hype and i would have liked it more if i wasnt expecting too much from it. I will still read the next one though!
Another good suggestion. My bookshelf is becoming just a little cluttered. Jo, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being very good, how would you rank this book??
Umm i would say about 7.5. I think that if there wasnt a lot of hype i would have rated it around 8.5 because i was expecting too much from it when i should have just read it with out expecting anything.
Gerry wrote: "Aths wrote: "I just finished Love Story and really loved it! Total classic!"That brings back memories. Read the book just before I went to see the movie. Liked the book more than the..."
Is this the Love Story movie with Ryan O'Neal? Wow - that sounds like a tear jerker of a book!
Ashley wrote: "Gerry wrote: "Aths wrote: "I just finished Love Story and really loved it! Total classic!"
That brings back memories. Read the book just before I went to see the movie. Liked the book ..."
Yes it is and it is an "emotional" book although I must admit I didn't shed any tears, but many did from what I heard. Well worth your while to read.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ รђ๏รђคภคђ wrote: "Just finished Life As We Knew It and wow! Intense!" Wow. Thanks for the recommendation. Another one to add to my list. I really like this group.
I have just read Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski. Funny, sad, lewd and squalid. It tells the story (in semi autobiographical form) of his childhood and upbringing in a poor part of LA during the depression, and finihes as America is drawn into WWII and Bukowski (or his alter ego in the books, Hank Chinaski) has develped a serious drink problem. This is the third Bukowski book I have read and it's the best of the three for me. Tho I loved Post Office and Factotum.
Loved The Time Traveler's Wife...also glad I was able to participate in this months book discussion!!!
I just finished Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. I didn't like it so much as I hoped. :-(It was entertaining but it just didn't click as well. Maybe coz I watched the movie first and the scenes were fresh in my mind! Darn!
Shane wrote: "I have just read Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski. Funny, sad, lewd and squalid. It tells the story (in semi autobiographical form) of his childhood and upbringing in a poor part of LA during the dep..."
I have been wanting to read that for a while!
Aths wrote: "I just finished Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. I didn't like it so much as I hoped. :-(
It was entertaining but it just didn't click as well. Maybe coz I watched the movie first an..."
Maybe it was because you saw the film first :( I loved that book more than the film
Thanks Aths another title to add to my to do list. I haven't seen the movie yet. At this rate the pile of to read books is getting higher. I shn't be leaving the house fo a while, lol.
Gerry wrote: "Thanks Aths another title to add to my to do list. I haven't seen the movie yet. At this rate the pile of to read books is getting higher. I shn't be leaving the house fo a while, lol."LOL! That's what Goodreads did to me too. From a tiny insignificant TBR shelf to a huge library-worth shelf .. WOW!
I just finished Water for Elephants and W.O.W! This is the best book I have read to date! What an epic! I'd recommend this book to all, and if you haven't tried it, you should!
Hi...I'm new...I just finished The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo...it started out a bit slow, but once it got going it was really a good read...the characters were really interesting and I liked the mystery alot!
Shelli wrote: "Hi...I'm new...I just finished The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo...it started out a bit slow, but once it got going it was really a good read...the characters were really interesting and I liked the ..."Welcome to the group.
Shelli wrote: "I also recently finished A Thousand Splendid Suns...which was wonderful!"
How's it compare to The Kite Runner?
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The Host (other topics)Nineteen Minutes (other topics)
The Catcher in the Rye (other topics)
Abandon (other topics)
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