false 17 64 64 true 5902422 read 0 true 507079 currently-reading 0 true 507078 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/133003-favorite-moment Christen made a comment in the The Host group:

What is your favorite moment from The Host? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9461.The_Host Christen joined the The Host group. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53285983 to: Water for Elephants (Unknown Binding) by Sara Gruen
Cool story idea, interesting characters, but it drags a bit. It's tough for me to read about cruelty and hard living at length. The book pays off though. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53285876 to: The Friday Night Knitting Club (Hardcover) by Kate Jacobs
The characters in this book are so flat...such characterizations of stereotypic women. Plus I'm not a knitter so I wasn't too drawn to this book or the story. Not a "changed my life" read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53285590 to: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback) by Azar Nafisi
I was interested in this book, but the author's style is very difficult to read. It was tough at times to tell whether this was literary criticism or a memoir. Some of the Iran history is interesting but hard to follow due to the non linear narrative. Overall, not a must read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53285505 to: The Host (Hardcover) by Stephenie Meyer
Interesting concept, but Jared is no Edward Cullen. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/35124-going Christen made a comment in the Books I Loathed group:

Totally agree about Friday Night Knitting Club! I just read it for book club and felt like I could've sat there with my check list and marked off every awful chick lit stereotype. Feminist? Check. Wise, older woman? Check. Single mom? Check.

Absolutely nothing in this book was ground breaking, and I was semi offended in some parts at the portrayal of "real" women (only semi because I wasn't all that interested in devoting much energy to such a mediocre book).

And really...can't we get through ONE story about women without cancer killing someone off? What a tired old plot device. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/55506-gregory-maguire Christen made a comment in the Books I Loathed group:

I read both Wicked and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and just couldn't enjoy either one of them. I too was drawn in by the novel (forgive the pun) idea of the fairy tales told from the point of view of the "bad guy". Alas, Maguire's writing is so HEAVY and dark that I just felt sleepy picking up his books. I found myself skipping/skimming/scamming more and more and more until I got to the end. At which point I was glad I had skipped/skimmed/scammed because the end did not redeem the rest of the book.

Sorry, Greg-o, but I just don't dig your writing style. And I don't really like or care about your characters. The End. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2698-loathesome-movie-adaptations-of-books Christen made a comment in the Books I Loathed group:

Never fear, Jennifer! I liked the Hitchhiker's Guide movie also. LOVE Martin Freeman and thought that the rest of the cast did a "just fine" job. The visuals were totally different than what I had imagined when reading the book, but that was great because it helped me see the book in a whole different light. I thought the movie was funny and fun, just like the book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2059-characters-worth-loathing Christen made a comment in the Books I Loathed group:

Erica - totally agree with you on Ruth. The worst part about Ruth is that she is written the way a man thinks a woman acts and therefore she comes off as ridiculous. Garp in The World According to Garp isn't much better, but that's because he's an unfaithful, wishy washy jackass.

Also, each and every character in Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan. I was actually DISAPPOINTED when they weren't killed.

And of course each and every character in The Jane Austen Book Club. Such a group of pretentious nasty old biddies and the youngens who hang around them deserve misery and heartache. I raise grey hounds? Seriously?? Who are these people!

And finally Delores from She's Come Undone. Ugh. She puts a nasty taste in my mouth from just thinking about her. I tried to feel badly for her, but she's so disagreeable that I couldn't even care about her journey to redemption. Yucky. I have to go wash out with salt water now. ]]>