Kristen’s Comments (group member since Dec 29, 2015)

Kristen’s comments from the Universal Geek Book Club group.

I liked this book. I like memoir and funny personal narratives that go off track, back on track, get stuck in a revolving door and bust out at the end.

Wanted to cry at the end of the audible book though when her voice got creaky. I won't spoil until the end of the month - not sure if it was in print as well.

I just finished Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Completely different than any other vampire book I've read.
I want to go teach a semester of high-school AP History/English and have this book be a supplement to the standard text book. Hell, that would be pretty cool if there was a whole Facts within Fiction Class. Dissecting the historical truth in A L : V H or the math/science in The Martian or the butterfly effect vs. 11/22/63.

Sookie is annoying, but charming. She's Veronica Mars or Buffy - always getting into trouble or seeking trouble when she should just chill out.

Angel in White Trash Zombie (WTZ) is not as annoying - she stands on her own - although there are love interests, she's not swooning over this one or that one. I'm thinking the audible narrators sounded similar. I'd have to go back and see if I have the last Sookie installment and if the voices are similar,

I wrapped up the Harry Potter books - I'm in the middle of the movies. I'm trying to savor a little. Not too long, don't want them to get stale like oreos.

So I just started a good fluff series. It begins with this one: . It was witty and funny and clever. I'm listening via audible and the narration is pretty good. I'm on book 3 now. They are quick reads so I can finish one in a day with my commute and work.

What's everyone else reading for fun this April?

I'm also trying to do an epic reading challenge for the remainder of the year with Fellowship of the Rings being the goal for April.

Hey Esse,

We have one book a month that we read and then chit-chat about our impressions and have a general discussion.

It's all still new - so we are welcoming input and vision to make this a fun space for geeks to geek about books. The Universal Geek podcast will probably include side notes mentioned at the end of the month about the book and the next book announcement.
Hope this helps :)


-Kristen

Re: Paul's comment: Mr. P's 24 hour bookstore is great. It's good if you like whimsy sprinkled in your fiction or if you like fantasy/d&d .

Sooo.. I am really late to the party - and I haven't read them or watched any of the movies. I just entered the Harry Potter realm.
I am listening to them on Audible and love them. Finished the first one today and half way through number 2.

What's even more amazing - I've avoided spoilers this long. lol

My take away, I really wish I had had a job at a movie theater in my youths. I'd make millions playing the half-stub game with patrons. Bwhahaha!

I totally misses the zombie/spaceship/wasteland analogy - could be that I was listening to it while working and my brain couldn't focus or absorb deep thoughts. Hrm. Maybe it was me. Maybe my brain was eaten by zombies who escaped a spaceship in a wasteland.

If you haven't read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore you should check it out. It's nerdy-geeky-adventure-fantasy with a wonderful story.

So - if you use the listopia feature on this site you can get a broad idea of what books are formed by and reforming geek culture.

What does your top five list look like for geekery lit look like? I don't know if these are top five but these are fresh in my mind.

Ready Player One Ready Player One
The Hobbit The Hobbit
The Kate Daniel's Series Magic Burns(urban fantasy, world building, my gateway to fantasy geekdom)
The Martian The Martian
The Stories Life of AJ Fikery -The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry meta meta meta

I'm not quite current on Dresden - but that's on my to-read list for this year as well. I bought the Oz bundle a million years ago and it's in my kindle as well.

I'm reading the Paper Magician Series. I love it. It's fresh and imaginative, One more left, I'm sorta procrastinating on finishing it because that's the current book in the series.


Butcher's new series is also on my list - I have it on audible, but I couldn't list while working. Too many things were happening. :)

Besides the books for this group - what else are you reading?

I'm trying to broaden my fiction scope in 2016. My goals are to read more and to read a broader variety since I tend to stick to Urban Fantasy.

I am following several series, so 2016 is the both the year of catching up and finding stand-alone gems.

I just finished I liked it so much I finished it in a day, granted it was via audible, but still! I thought it was a fun adventure and I'll be reading the next in the series. I'm trying to be spoiler free here. Let me know when you are done and want to discuss.

If you are done and wanting a similar type of check out Do you have any suggestions for what to read next that are similar to Koko Takes a Holiday?