Kayte’s Comments (group member since Dec 31, 2017)

Kayte’s comments from the 2022 ONTD Reading Challenge group.

I found both 1808 and Flesh and Bone and Water, so I'm trying to decide between the two. I might go with the latter.

A Wrinkle in Time: Like almost everyone else, I wasn't super fond of it. I read it as a kid and didn't really remember it. The novel simultaneously felt like nothing was happening and like everything happened too fast. The characters and writing were eh. It could have used more fleshing out.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Haven't finished it yet, about 60% through rn. I like the novel so far. I generally don't like first person pov in fiction, but I don't mind it here, probably because it's more memoir-like. The book feels a little slow in parts and I'm surprised I'm just now getting to the conversion therapy portion since that's the main plot point I've always heard about, but it's well written and interesting enough that I don't really mind. I'd be interested in seeing the original draft of the novel before they decided to turn it into YA.

I just finished. I read it as a kid, and I remember liking it, well enough to read some of the other books at least.

But I didn't really enjoy it this time. Pretty much nothing happened and what did happen went by way too fast. But I guess the pace, at least, is probably the nature of it being for children.

I just unfortunately didn't connect to the writing enough for it to be cute for a children's book either.

I could see it being a cute movie though, especially with a few tweaks.

Synopsis: It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure--one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's classic Time Quintet.

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The film will be released on March 9, 2018.

I just started this today. I've been meaning to read it for at least a year, probably more, so I'm glad this gave me a kick to start it.

I'm really liking it so far.

I can't decide between The Miseducation of Cameron Post, A Wrinkle in Time, and Sharp Objects. If I can find my copy of Miseducation of Cameron Post, I'll go with that, but it's not on my bookshelf.