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I'm definitely reading this at a slower pace than I read most other books. I like the author's writing style and find myself slowing down because I don't want to miss anything. I'm almost done with the next section so I'll post my future story comments to that thread.
I got started late so I'm running behind, not even at page 100 yet. I like the author's writing style, the characters are well developed and the story is picking up. I'm going to double up on my "10 pages a night" pace so I can finish this one by the end of the month.
Susy wrote: "Reading All the Light We Cannot See as well (buddy read) :)"Buddy read for this group, right? I think I'm jumping in on that.
I finished two more books which gives me 30 for the year!
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Goodreads Book Club: none but I intend to read the sequel The Ghost Brigades with the Dragons & Jetpacks group
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Goodreads Book Club: Literary Horror
Now adding to my Currently Reading pile:
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
Goodreads Book Club: SciFi and Heroic Fantasy
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Goodreads Book Club: SciFi and Heroic Fantasy
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Goodreads Book Club: EVERYONE Has Read This But Me
Blagica wrote: "“Reading brings us unknown friends” While the warm weather is coming I hope you make some new friends in May!"Thank you Blagica and Suzy!
I finished the first seven chapters. The story is very interesting so far and the settings of Smyrna at the end of the Greco-Turkish War and Depression-Era Detroit have been fascinating. I found the parts where the Ford Company employees visited and inspected workers' homes to be disturbing - I never would have believed that would have happened but unfortunately at the rate our civil liberties are disappearing I could see it happening again in the future. The characters are richly developed. Is Lefty less complex than Desdemona, or do they just think and worry about different things? Desdemona is haunted by the secrets they keep but Lefty seems to have set their past aside.
I hope you don't mind if I jump in the discussion too. I will be reading this one in May although I'm getting a late start and won't begin reading it until Sunday.
So 28 for the year so far...I appear to be well ahead of the pace I need in order to meet my goal. I "blame" all my terrific Goodreads groups for inspiring me to read all these terrific books this year! With no more to be finished in April, I turn to May in which I hope to finish the following books that I am currently reading:
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Goodreads book club: Literary Horror
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Goodreads book club: none, but I am preparing to read the sequel to this book (The Ghost Brigades) with the Dragons and Jetpacks group
Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance
Goodreads book club: Beyond Reality (as part of the collection Tales of the Dying Earth)
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Goodreads book club: Literary Darkness
March Violets by Philip Kerr
Goodreads book club: Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Goodreads book club: Science Fiction Aficionados
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Goodreads book club: THIS group! :-)
I hope to finish all of these this month. Also, if I have a chance to add any to this list I will update this thread as needed.
Kristin wrote: "Great job, Randy! Updated through msg 17."Thanks Kristin! :-)
Read 45 minutes of
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall and 45 minutes of
March Violets by Philip Kerr. Completed 1.5 hour, a total of 15.25 hours.
Read 45 minutes of
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. Completed 0.75 hour, a total of 13.75 hours.
Good job Suzy! You're going to crush your goal.
Read 45 minutes of
Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance and 45 minutes of
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Completed 1.5 hour, a total of 13.0 hours.
Read 30 minutes of We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.Completed 0.5 hour, a total of 11.5 hours.
Read 15 minutes of
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.Completed 0.25 hour, a total of 11.0 hours.
Kaylee wrote: "Finished just in time! Oh man oh man oh man. 4.5 stars for sure."Good review Kaylee! I'm glad to hear you liked it. This is one I try to get all my friends to read, even though I know it's not the kind of book that everyone will enjoy. The author's website says he is working on a short story set in the same universe as this book, but it looks like he posted that comment a while ago and there's no recent updates....
Read 45 minutes of
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall and 45 minutes of
Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Completed 1.5 hour, a total of 10.25 hours.
Read 45 minutes of
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. Completed 0.75 hour, a total of 8.75 hours.
