Krysta’s Comments (group member since Jan 05, 2015)

Krysta’s comments from the 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] group.

What did you read this week? We Were Liars

Did you enjoy the book? Yes

Does your friend usually have the same reading tastes than you? No, I took recommendations from the board.

Interested in recommending a book to all our members? We're listening :)

What did you read this week? (+ author's name please) Hope to Die by James Patterson

Did you enjoy the book? Yes

Why do you like this author? I like mysteries, and sometimes his are good, sometimes they aren't. But they are easy reads.

Which title would you recommend to discover this author? Invisible

What did you read this week? American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

What was the subject of your book? The war in Iraq

Did you enjoy the book? Yes.

Would you recommend it? Yes.

I've been on the wait list at the library for a long time for this book and finally got it this week, just in time for week 14.

I don't have a lot of friends that read the same stuff I do, so I took recommendations from this page and lots of people were recommending this book so I read this book for week 17. I really enjoyed it.

What did you read this week? Private India

What was your destination? India

Did you enjoy the book? Would you recommend it? I did not enjoy this book, it was not one of his better books. I had a big project at work at the time I read it and read it because it was a fast read.

Do you want to read more books happening in this country? Maybe.

What did you read this week? Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

Did you enjoy the book? It was okay. I'm not a big fan of short stories.

Would you recommend it? Probably if you like short stories it would be okay. I'm not a fan and so I would not recommend it.

What was your favorite short story and why? Stone Mattress. It was the easiest to get drawn into.

This is my mom's current favorite book. I read it and I loved it as well.

What did you read this week? Burn

Did you choose a mystery or a thriller? I would classify it as a mystery.

Did you enjoy the book? Would you recommend it? (feel free to link to your review) I enjoyed it, but would not necessarily recommend it. It was not one of his better books.

How were the suspense and the investigation in your book? Okay.

Were you surprised by the conclusion? No.

I'm not a big fan of short stories, but this is my pick for week 12.

What did you read this week? Leaving Time

Did you enjoy the book? Would you recommend it? Yes. I really enjoy books by this author and hadn't read anything by her in a while and really enjoyed this book.

Do you usually read female authors? I read equally books by men and women.

For you, is there a difference between books written by men and books written by women? Not that I have ever noticed. Everyone has their own pattern of writing.

Megan wrote: "I didn't know this book had a prequel. What is it called?"

Megan, its called Larger Than Life. I remember it being short (less than 200 pages) and about the mom's life before she had the daughter.

I love James Patterson. I love mysteries, its always good when someone dies in the first 10 pages!

I read the prequel to this book last year and forgot this book had come out so this is a good week for me to read this book.

What did you read this week?Yes Please

Was the book as funny as you expected? Yes and no. It had its funny parts, but was also very serious at time.

Did you enjoy the book? Yes.

Would you recommend this title? Yes, but not necessarily as a funny book.

What did you read this week? The Diary of a Young Girl

Did you enjoy it? Yes I did.

Would you recommend this title? Yes.

I had been wanting to read this for a while, and am glad to have had this week to read it.

Are you interested in reading other titles written by this author? I'm not sure. I see a book of her stories that she wrote has been published, but I'm not sure I want to read it.

Narma wrote: "I'm not Indian, but yes Americans hate Indian names (or anything that deviates from their usual American nomenclature). I was in your country once, couldn't recall the times my simple name Narma w..."

I agree Narma. My name is misprounced all the time. Only if people know me is it pronounced correctly. Maybe there was another reason why this book was hard to follow, and maybe you would enjoy it. I am very unfamiliar with Indian customs and names, and maybe Mr. Patterson could have used easier names for us to understanding, but when he kills them off so fast and then he only refers to them by the last name and the last names sounded so close to the first names it made it hard to keep the people straight.

Ashley wrote: "Have you read any other from the series?"

Yes. And I liked most of them. I think it was the names in this one that made this one hard to follow.

I'm reading this for week 6 too, I just started last night.

I finished this last night. I liked it, I agree that Gone Girl was better.