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I picked up a brand new copy of Revival from the library on Saturday and have been so busy that I'm only fifty pages into it. Real life is interfering with my reading, damn it!!!!
I have never tried an audiobook. I don't know how well i'd concentrate on it. For me part of the reading experience has to be holding a physical book and turning the pages. Never say never though, I might try one at some point.
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Let me know how that works out. Such a bad udea splitting the threads the way he did.
I found that the series really dipped in a Feast for Crows. I read them all one after the other but this one took me a month instead of days.
Thats because you missed characters for too long. Some of the best characters such as Jon Snow were missing completely in it
It might be that I read too much of it altogether too.
Feel better soon Sara. @ Anthony lucky you reading A Christmas Carol for the first time. What a story. @ Emma I can see the appeal of listening to a book while doing other things but i don't think it would fit into my life too well. I couldn't slip on earphones and zone out with a two year old about and in the car the minions have priority :-)
Hope you enjoy A Christmas Carol. I think its one of the best stories around and such an influential book as well.
Have started the picture of Dorian Gray and I'm really enjoying it so far. The language just flows so well.
Its a wonderful book Seraphina. Always a shame Wilde only wrote one novel.
@ Seraphina it's such a great book, Wilde was great at creating atmosphere in his stories.
I agree. Its always refreshing when a classic turns out to be soo good.
Have made out a list cphe cause I have so many books on my tbr list that I really want to read. How about you?
My list is always evolving but there are a few fantasy series I aim to start next year
Even though I'm a LOTR film nerd and I loved the book, The Hobbit, I found the LOTR book series tough going. Hopefully you will have better results!
The LOTR book starts very slow and takes a while to get into . But once I did It invaded every waking moment until I finished
I guess they got too heavy on detail and I found them a bit boring. I gave up about 3/4 way through the Two Towers. Maybe because I was so familiar with the story that I found it slow. Obviously there are little gems and back-stories that I'm missing out on.
The detail is both the beauty and curse of Tolkien
It might be me as the same could be said of GRRM. Possible I wasn't willing to put in the time but with SOIAF I was because I didn't know the story.
Again possible but i did find GRRMs stuff easier reading. His POV chapters set a good pace
Paul wrote: "The LOTR book starts very slow and takes a while to get into . But once I did It invaded every waking moment until I finished"I found the beginning of the trilogy really easy to get into, but the middle was a bit hard going. Loved the whole trilogy though, and - slightly OT - the movies generally did it justice.
I love the LOTR films but think they missed the point on the Hobbit completely. Ah well. I'm starting the new edution of George RR Martins the Ice Dragon. Short enough and its all about the fabtastic artwork throughout. Then I'll start Anne Rice's Prince Lestat the first Vampire chronicle book in over ten years. Hopefully worth the wait
So, I've almost finished A Prayer for Owen Meany on audiobook, an achievement in itself, given its 27 hour length. While I haven't loved my first experience of John Irving, it's been an enjoyable enough experience listening to the sweeping narrative. I'm also reading Lies Of Silence by late Belfast author, Brian Moore, and I'm interested to note the difference in writing style that this one has in comparison to the other novels of his that I've read-this one was published in 1990, while most of the rest of his that I've read were written in the 60s or 70s. Quite a chilling read so far...
Just an interesting tibit the Lord of the rings where never intended to be split into three parts :) :) it was volume one with The Silmarillion being volume two For economic reasons it was split three ways , Structurally, the novel is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material included at the end of the third volume.
:) so I know people tend to call it a trilogy some don't and then there's those fans that would mow you done for saying it.
For my challenge its majority new books but I'm thinking I may final get sir terry Pratchet books plus a number of other series next year money wise effecting but still have the sequels to other books that are a must.
Emma wrote: "@Allan I actually studied Lies of Silence in school. It was one of my comparative texts for my Leaving Cert. I didn't really enjoy it at the time. Not exactly the kind of text to appeal to a teenag..."I also did it for me leaving cert found it Okey first read through ( class was to slow) the constant reread inclass lost interest severely quickly wasnt my choice for LC book . Preferred the one I got to do for Jnr Cert
Emma wrote: "If you ever up in Dublin Gavin I know Chapters often have a number of Pratchets books second hand."There down here to :) in charile's but ebay Maybe where I end getting , I Maybe in dublin in December for somthing fingers crossed
Gavin , I'm a huge Pratchett fan and have pretty much all his books. Try Awesome books 7f you want to get a few at a time. There will only be one delivery charge and a decent second hand hardback is only three euro. Any idea which book you plan to start with ? There are different reading order options and I generally wouldn't reccomend the first Discworld book Colour of Magic as a persons first Pratchett
Paul, are you in fantasy group? I would think with your love of the genre you would be.
Susan ,I'm in a fantasy and scifi group as well ☺
That's good. I bet you get in some lively discussions.
One or two ☺There's not the same group interaction as here though
Hi everyone ! How are you ? :) It's been a while that I don't write here... I don't have enough time with school and so on... But I began "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, tuesday. And I devour it ! I really love it and I think it can easily become one of my favorite book. Wish you all are happy and healthy :)
I wish you a good evening from France :)
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Glad to see you back Pauline . Its nice to find a book you can be so enthusiastic about
Hi Pauline! It's nice to see you posting again. My son has a week off school for his Thanksgiving break. Do you get a Christmas one?I have not read that book but saw a wonderful film that was based on it.
I am reading Foxglove Summer, the fifth installment in the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch. Loving it so far, picking up these books is like meeting up with old friends for coffee. I love the characters and I love the version of London that Aaronovitch has created. The wit and intelligence is enough but the plots are so well constructed. Aaronovitch has serious talent.
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I received this book free through the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway program. It was published in Austria in 2012 and translated into English for this edition.
I enjoyed reading this psychological thriller about a serial killer who leaves grisly clues to taunt police by geo caching them. The principal detective is Beatrice Kaspary, a single mother of 2 children, who shares custody with her ex husband. He is a jerk, calling her at 3 am to ask about the children. She neglects her children for a couple of days to pursue this case relentlessly. There are plot lines that could be used in "Mysteries of Laura" or "Criminal Minds."
I did not suspect who the killer was until almost the end. Two small mistakes:
P. 60 "Was Nora sat(seated) next to you?"
p. 152 "Male corpse, 184(cm) six feet tall..."
This book is labeled "Advance Readers edition" so I hope these mistakes can be corrected
I'd assume they'll pick up mistakes between the ARCs and the first edition . I've read a few ARCs and proofs and spelling errors are common.I'm currenyly reading Prince Lestat by Anne Rice. Its nice to revisit the series after a long break and I'm enjoying it so far . I didnt really enjoy the last installment but this is a definite improvement.
In addition to my latest audio title, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, I've made a start with the second in the autobiographical 'My Struggle' series, A Man in Love by Norwegian author, Karl Ove Knausgaard, which will take a while to get through, given that it's 664 pages of text, uninterrupted by chapter headings etc. The series was apparently so big in Norway that they had to ban conversation about it in the workplace, so people could get work done. Having read the first one which was a struggle in itself in parts, though ultimately enjoyable, I'm hoping that I'll be similarly impressed with this one.
Donna wrote: "Hi Pauline! It's nice to see you posting again. My son has a week off school for his Thanksgiving break. Do you get a Christmas one?I have not read that book but saw a wonderful film that was bas..."
Hi Donna :D Yes I do :) I have two weeks off for Christmas but, it remains 5 weeks I think before the holidays.
Yeah my sister tells me about the movie :) But I prefer read the book before and I really love that book. I wish I will love the movie too. I wish you can read the book soon. It is very amazing :D
Its not a bad take on the Greek myths at all and cettainly an interesting take on it all
So I just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray which I absolutely loved. I'm a little annoyed with myself for not reading Wilde before now.Have just started Snow Flower and the Secret Fan which I know a number of members have already read and enjoyed so looking forward to this one.
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Seraphina wrote: "So I just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray which I absolutely loved. I'm a little annoyed with myself for not reading Wilde before now.Have just started Snow Flower and the Se..."</i>
Seraphina, I read [book:The Picture of Dorian Gray a few months ago, and I felt the same way you did. I thought it was absolutely incredible. It wasn't what I expected from what I had heard about it. I guess I didn't think it would be as serious as it was; I thought it was all going to be the flippant one-liners one associates with Wilde.
I like Kevin's expression of a "book hangover." I think I'm experiencing that from The Handmaid's Tale. I've a few books I've started, but I'm not sure which one will get my full attention yet. For something completely different, I started reading Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback. It sounded interesting and very different from what I've been reading recently.
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I am reading Where Angels Fear to Tread, E.M. Forster's first novel. I can definitely see some ideas that he developed in A Room With A View. The idea of Italy as a destination for a young English man or woman to continue their cultural education and also the the way the English and Italians view each other. It's quite funny sometimes. Forster has a great way of describing the ridiculous. I will probably pick up Howards End or A Passage to India at some point.
I think you'd like it, it's quirky and a bit haphazard but in a good way and at 160 pages it is quite short.
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