Heena’s Comments (group member since Oct 13, 2014)

Heena’s comments from the RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) group.

14) How Bad Writing Destroyed the World: Ayn Rand and the Literary Origins of the Financial Crisis - 2/5

13) Manga Classics: The Jungle Book - 3/5

12) Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet - 1/5

11) Looking for Dei - 3/5

10) Manga Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo - 3/5

9) Little Moments of Love - 5/5

8) How to Walk Away - 4.5/5

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5. Sheets - 4/5

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I picked this graphic novel because it had a review from Lemony Snicket himself!!

Thanks, Dagny. I was just waiting for you to post :)

Librivox App is another resource. I started using Librivox's amazing audiobooks on Dagny's suggestion and later came across its app on Google Play Store. It is very easy to operate and I find its interface is even better than Audible!
And it even has a really good 'Recommendations' bar that suggests very good recs.

Aayush Kamath wrote: "1. Artemis by Andy Weir
4/5
Has an interesting concept of a few thousand humans living (around 60-70 years from now) in a city which is on the moon.The story is engaging as well."

Sorry, Aayush, but Cheryl has a point. Futuristic fiction doesn't qualify for contemporary.

BTW, good to know it's an engaging read. Even I have it on my tbr list.

2. Kaitlin's Mooring - 4/5
3. The Choices We Make - 4.5/5

Cherylcali "turn the page" wrote: "Since the beginning of the month. I can honestly say the best book I have read is "All the light we cannot see". The book I finished, even though I really wanted to stop is "Those Girls". Loved Red..."

Are you referring to All Th Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr? I've had that book on my Kindle for like forever, but sadly, never got around to readign it.

Cheryl wrote: "6.) The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
3 star domestic thriller. A very quick read."

I've read that one. It was indeed a very, very quick read. I remember having read it in a single sitting :)

Dagny wrote: "Oh yes, that was the book by Ouida - the title escapes me at the moment."

Yes! I remember the name Ouida now. The narrator pronounced it in a funny way. It was a lovely story, very difficult to forget. :)

4. The Choices We Make - 4.5/5

A beautiful book about two life-long best friends who embark on a tricky journey of surrogacy together. I finished this in one day in spite of not having planned to do so - it was that good! The writing simply flowed. And the story was very good, the characters very strong and difficult to forget for a long time. The ending was too heart-breaking and for some reason, I'm not yet able to get over it even after having finished the book last night.
A must-read for anyone who's looking for a contemporary read by a new and brilliant author and won't have issues reading about pregnancy related stuff.

Donna wrote: "Heena, I haven't seen the movie of "Gone Girl," but am looking forward to it now that I've read it. I'm sure it can't be as good as the book! My second book for the month is "Into the Water" by Pau..."

It is not as good as the book, of course, but it is still pretty good! So much better than the crap they dish out these days. I personally feel that Rosamund was the perfect choice for the lead role.
I haven't read The Girl On The Train but have watched the movie and it was really, really annoying more than anything. It was so bad that now I can't bring myself to read the book.
I not read any book by Paula Hawkins, but plan to do so. I'm adding Into The Water to my TBR, thanks for the rec :)

We all are obsessive readers here and have been reading for a while, some longer than others. These days we have access to so many resources and technology that it is impossible for everyone to know everything!
I'm sure every one of us readers has come across some of these resources including websites, blogs, applications and other open source resources that has helped us gain access to books which we did not expect to find in the first place. This thread is for these resources. Please share the resources that have helped you in your reading journey so that together we all can read more and know more.

Please make sure not to share any resource that is illegal or harms the authors/publishers' integrity in any way.

Hey, Maulesh, thanks for sharing this. Do tell a couple of examples of titles that are available. It might help everyone to decide whether this app is for them or not.

Dagny wrote: "Good for you, Heena, for just going ahead and abandoning the read. I could not do that at your age. I was way older before i was able to do that. All the time I wasted. :-( "

I know what you mean. I guess I've just wasted a lot of time these last couple of years reading books that I didn't even like. It's mostly because of the review requests I accept from self-pub authors, but I can't bring myself to stop accepting books for review because that is what helped me reach wherever I am today blog-wise. I've laid down a couple of rules when it comes to reading and try to stick to them when it comes to any book now. The main one being - if it takes more than 4-5 days of trying very hard to get into a book then abandon it right away. This has saved me a lot fo unnecessary wasting of time!

3. Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain -1/5 - DNF :(

I had big expectations from this book, mostly because I really, really loved the cover and the blurb was short and sweet which really piqued my interest, but after only a couple of pages, I had to stop reading as the writing was too loaded for my taste. I wanted to continue, but I have other reading commitments at this time that I'd rather fulfil than wasting my time on a book whose writing is not up my alley.