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Janice wrote: "Did we read The Wind in the Willows in one of the group reads that Cheryl led?Don't you love how books can influence us?
I think I should read The Little Prince and Little Lord Fauntleroy. I re..."
I poked around a bit looking for a discussion thread for The Wind in the Willows and did not find it. If you come across it let me know. Be interesting to know what everyone thought.
Debra recently gave me the the 100th anniversary edition of The Little Prince to read for the Rainbow challenge. (Richard Howard translation.) I had not read it before.
Finished the audiobook Matterhorn, fantastically narrated by Jeff Harding!My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This started very slowly for me, but then it picked up speed and engaged me. I very highly recommend it.
Will now start Painter of Silencenarrated by Siân Thomas.
I am so glad I am done with I, Mona Lisa!
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This one started great but went rapidly down-hill. At least in my opinion. I didn't learn anything about Mona Lisa. This is a murder mystery. You do learn about Renaissance Florence, ie the end of the 1400s.
And now I will start Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.
Oh dear Nicole. Always disappointing to get a 1 star read. Care to vent? As I personally am intrigued.
Uh oh, I had The Good Thief on my to read list. Was it that bad? Sometimes I think the really bad reviews interest me more than the really good ones.
Oh, I almost put it on my list. I am always interested in what people don't like too. Was it too juvinile for you Nicole? (was about a 12 year old boy).
I have to say that The Book Thief divided opinion when we read it at book club. Some people loved it & lapped it up, others just couldn't get on with it. Personally I liked the surmise, found the writing annoying, had a soft spot for Death and was in tears by the end. Can't say I loved it though, and ended up with a 3 star rating.
I'd certainly agree that sometimes the reasons why someone didn't enjoy a book are equally as valid as those that did. And someone who can elucidate why they didn't like it can make it seem a more interesting prospect than someone raving about it.
I'd certainly agree that sometimes the reasons why someone didn't enjoy a book are equally as valid as those that did. And someone who can elucidate why they didn't like it can make it seem a more interesting prospect than someone raving about it.
Wow, I was impressed by Painter of Silence. I have to read/listen to another by this author. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I will start Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Love Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed
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I'm rereading Thirteen Reasons Why for a middle school book club. I just finished Invisible Murder and really liked it. I highly recommend The Boy in the Suitcase (the first book in the series.) I'm leading my adult book club on this book this winter.
The Good Thief was simply a bore. None of the characters were likeable. The story started off ok, but quickly took a turn for the worst. It was easy reading though. I am surprised it was not YA. Anyways, nothing that happened interested me. I would definitely not recommend this one to anyone.
I am reading a mystery Under Pressure. I'm not sure if it is considered a cozy mystery or not but I enjoy her books when I need something to escape into when work is challenging and (at the moment) cold). Its nice to have a tropical setting.
Helen wrote: "I have to say that The Book Thief divided opinion when we read it at book club. Some people loved it & lapped it up, others just couldn't get on with it. Personally I liked the surmise, found the w..."I gave The Book Thief 5 stars. I could rave about it quite easily. :) I wonder if I would be that enthusiastic if I hadn't listened to it.
I just finished listening to The Shadow of the Torturer. This is a re-read. I read the entire series back in the late 80's. I gave this first book 4 stars then. I will give it 4 again.I had the whole series in paperback, but when I moved I couldn't find the first book. It was offered in a sale on Audible a while ago so I bought it. I'll read the remaining books in paperback.
I wasn't as enthusiastic as others about Jonathon Davis' narration. I thought at times that he was brilliant but at other times, he sounded like he was about to fall asleep.
The next audiobook (starting tomorrow) is Track of the Cat.
I've finished Human Traces last night. It's certainly not an easy read, but it does reward some solid effort. The language gets a bit dense and technical at times and I think a glossary would have helped. In the midst of the technical work, there are splashes of brilliance, and it covers the whole gamut of human emotion. The section where one of the characters (who's spent his life trying to understand madness) announces he has Alzheimers is heart-rendingly sad. However the subsequent "wonderful life" scenario was beautiful in exactly the opposite sense. Certainly puts you through the wringer. And at its heart is the simple question of what does it mean to be human. A simple question that has no simple answer.
Judy wrote: "I finished Lust for Life this morning. This was a buddy read with other YLTO-ers. I'm still trying to get my thoughts together about this book.I gave up on listening to When Madeline Was Young. I..."
Hi Judy, I attempted Say You're One of Them. I only managed to get through the first two stories. I usually go for these type of books. The first story was ok. But the second one ("fattening for gabon") just went on and on and on and I just couldn't connect with it at all. It was sad I remember, but something about how it was written maybe...or I don't know. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe I should try another story in the book.
I just read descriptions on the second story to refresh my memory. I think the reason I couldn't connect iwith it is because it was written in such a un-emotional way. Like it was just stating the facts, but the reality is just so horrible! Does that make sense? I think that was part of the author's point though.
You've made me both want to read it and avoid it! I wonder if that is a choice. Like there is so much emotion in the story that no more is needed from narration? But the fact that one is distanced by the lack of emotion makes me want to go read something else instead.
I'll be interested to hear what you think when you finish. If you finish.
Nicole, I also bailed on Say You're One of Them in the second story, after really liking the first one. I think Judy could be right, it definitely is quite hard to look past emotionlessness of it. I'll probably try it again one day.
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Don't you love how books can influence us?
I think I should read The Little Prince and Little Lord Fauntleroy. I remember a teacher reading one of them to us in school. I think it was the latter.