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★ Jess
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Dec 27, 2011 06:07AM
Finished Stephan King's "Dolores Claiborne", and about to start the first of my Christmas books, "A monster calls" by Patrick Ness.
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Dolores Claiborne
A Monster Calls
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Just this minute finished The Tower, The Zoo and The Tortoise. Quirky. havent made up my mind if it is a 3 or 4 star but I did enjoy it. Goodreads readers likened it to the Major Pettigrew novel and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society novel. It is and it isn't. Explores the lives of characters who work and live in the Tower of London.
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The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise:)
Shelly wrote: "Iain wrote: "I'm a regular reader of Stephen King, and I'm a fan of the time travel sub-genre of s/f, so when Mr. King did time travel I just had to get me a ticket. "11.22.63," the new novel abo..."Hi Shelly. Yes, I watched all four (or was it five?) seasons of Quantum Leap back in the early 90's and it's a favourite 'ol series of mine. If you loved that show then I'm going to suggest that you will sink into "11.22.63," and feel you are as much a part of it as the characters. It definitely has a similar 'vibe." And no, I'm not even going to hint at what happens when that historic date arrives in the novel's narrative, you'll have to read it to find out:)
Brenda wrote: "Glad you're enjoying it Iain, it's definitely got good reviews! And definitely much easier to read on the Kindle:)"Brenda, loved this book and more than happy to have read it on my Kindle as opposed to lugging around the 800 plus page print version (as a commuter who reads, I've had more than my fair share of that in the past, haven't we all.)
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Brenda, loved this book and more than happy to have read it on my..."
I just received a kindle for Christmas Iain, so I'm yet to sink my teeth into a big one, but the idea of travelling with only the kindle, instead of 5 or 6 paperbacks is lovely:)
Iain wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Glad you're enjoying it Iain, it's definitely got good reviews! And definitely much easier to read on the Kindle:)"
Brenda, loved this book and more than happy to have read it on my..."
Awesome. I can't wait! =)
Brenda, loved this book and more than happy to have read it on my..."
Awesome. I can't wait! =)
★ Jess wrote: "Finished Stephan King's "Dolores Claiborne", and about to start the first of my Christmas books, "A monster calls" by Patrick Ness."
Jess youll love it!
Jess youll love it!
I'm currently reading a book called Bedtime Stories for Children You Hate, I really want to read these bedtime stories to a kid :D
Waiting for the Train - a short story - free read - set in the Outback of Australia in the 1930's. Life seen through the eyes of a young girl. Check it out at www.authorsden.com/laurellamperd & http://laurellamperdwrite.weebly.com
Knowledge Lost wrote: "I'm currently reading a book called Bedtime Stories for Children You Hate, I really want to read these bedtime stories to a kid :D"LOL KL…they don’t sound like stories for kids ‘Your neighbour kills people’ ‘blood in the sink’ these are horror stories...you will frighten them
They are written exactly like a childrens story, so they might work ;)
Nah….I don’t think so KL….you will be up in the middle of the night by a screaming child if you read this to them. I think I’d stick to Thomas the tank engine or fairy books :)
I just finished A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I think its safe to say that is one of the best books I have read this year, by far. Amazing.
so glad you liked it Jess :D
how cool are the illustrations!
Im reading
and
(my first kindle book :D)
how cool are the illustrations!
Im reading
and
(my first kindle book :D)
The drawings were so beautiful. They totally added to the story. Now Im at a loss for what to read next...Nothing can possibly follow that.
With the end of the year coming up fast, how's everyone going on their Reading Challenge?
Mish wrote: "Nah….I don’t think so KL….you will be up in the middle of the night by a screaming child if you read this to them. I think I’d stick to Thomas the tank engine or fairy books :)"Like the real Grimm fairy tales? or the German fairy tales?
Shelly wrote: "With the end of the year coming up fast, how's everyone going on their Reading Challenge?"
Nailed it
Knowledge Lost wrote: "Mish wrote: "Nah….I don’t think so KL….you will be up in the middle of the night by a screaming child if you read this to them. I think I’d stick to Thomas the tank engine or fairy books :)"Like ..."
No KL….read something nice. Like Dr. Seuss :)
I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them, Sam I am :)
My Mum's friends all enjoy her books and since my Mum knows I like to read a friend of hers lent a whole stack of Picoult's books for me to read..Only that was middle of the year and I'm only getting to them now! lol
Only up to page 54 at the moment but so far House Rules is seeming to be a very interesting book.
And with that I finally finished off
and well..If you're interested I wrote a review which DOES contain spoilers but I wasn't all that thrilled with the book.Also finished off another
which is the 7th manga in the series and now onto the 8th
but only a few pages in.
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Haha!!
just finished
cost me .99 cents and I damn well loved the book cant wait for the second one
cost me .99 cents and I damn well loved the book cant wait for the second one
Currently reading Mara, Daughter of the Nile for summer challenge, and about to start Dying Inside for another group. Plus I picked up about half a dozen books today at the library so I'm hoping to catch up on a bit of reading on my days off.
Currently reading Cutting for Stone, Full Black, Vietnam: A Global Studies Handbook, Fresh Disasters, Sailor Historian: The Best of Samuel Eliot Morison, and The Haj. I keep several going at a time, usually for different purposes. For example, I almost always have a book on CD in my car and a paperback in my car's console so I won't get stuck somewhere, such as waiting for a doctor's appointment, without something to read. I also have The Land of Painted Caves on my Kindle which I pick up from time to time. I almost forgot, I also have Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea on the eReader app on my android phone. That seems to cover all the bases.Retirement certainly facilitates being able to read a lot.
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I sometimes have to backtrack a page or two when I haven't read one of my "Currently Reading" books in a little while. I can keep them straight for the most part.
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Gerald wrote: "Currently reading Cutting for Stone, Full Black, Vietnam: A Global Studies Handbook, Fresh Disasters, [book:Sailor Historian: The Best of..."way to go Gerald !!!
Just finished reading Happiness Guaranteed by Wendy Larharnar, available from Kindle, Smashwords, Sony and other download sellers associated with Smashwords.Wendy Laharnar gives a glimpse of what life might be in the future in her satirical short story: when babies are made to a formula of perfection. Bianca is terrified when she discovers an imperfection in herself which, if it becomes known to the ones in charge, will not only destroy her marriage to her loved husband, Derek, but will destroy her.
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Wendy Laharnar gives a glimpse of what ..."
Happiness Guaranteed by Wendy Laharnar:) Sounds interesting Laurel!
Just finished all 925 pages of 1Q84. On 900 of those pages nothing much happens. But it's quirky and odd and full of magical realism etc. If that hasn't put you off, go read it.I'm now looking for something short and fast and fun to read ...
At the moment, I'm reading a children's book called Chamaeleon: The Secret Spy by Lynda Wilcox. I originally bought it for my daughter, but it turned out to be a little old for her, so I'm reading it myself and really enjoying it. It's an Indie ebook, well written and edited, great characters, with maybe a questionable mix of science fiction and fantasy...but I intend to do a review later so I won't say any more.
I'm currently reading The Plague, The Six Sacred Stones and a couple of others I pick up now and then.
Finished In the Winter Dark by Tim Winton, wonderful book. Review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Now Im returning to a YA book The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld.
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I have just finished today The Street Sweeper 5 stars...amazing, powerful book about the holocaust and by an Australian Author. I'm off to Sydney on holidays tomorrow so I will write a review when i get backI'm currently readingYou Don't Have to Say You Love Me for my summer challenge
and finished Life of Pi4 stars...loved this book, very funny. here's my review
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Have restarted Sophie's World which I am surprised to finid I am enjoying this time. I have also started Halfway to the Grave this morning on the way to work on the bus, which is fun.
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About to start A Bella Street Mystery: The Secret Formula by Clare Havens on my kindle:)
I've got The Lady of the Rivers to be read soon but I thought I would make a start on my challenge books first so I'm reading "Rocks in the Belly" by Jon Bauer. A difficult subject to read I suspect but very well written.
Im reading
(almost done) having just finished
both recs from friends on GR
actually enjoyed both
I think I might start
im still on my YA kick at the moment its wonderfully distracting
(almost done) having just finished
both recs from friends on GRactually enjoyed both
I think I might start
im still on my YA kick at the moment its wonderfully distracting
Read the Tomorrow series again quickly, good read after so many years since i read it last. Think i may go on to read the subsequent series (Ellies Tale or something like that). Back onto King Solomons mines quickly then back to Roald Dahls short stories! great reads both of them.
Currently reading my friends books, Aaron's World and Wolves Among Sheep, I swear being an editor is awesome :)
I'm reading Juliet by Anne Fortier. All I can say so far is 'Hmmmmmm'. It reminds me a lot of books by Barbara Erskine - and I don't have much tolerance for those. This one is a book club read, so I will persevere. It's enjoyable up to a point, but silly-arse girlies don't really do it for me. ;)
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Haha!!
I'm reading "The Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. Interesting so far, at least it is holding my attention more than the other two I've started.
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