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Feb 20, 2011 11:25PM
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Roshini wrote: "Alan, I've been wanting to read that! Have you read by the same author?"No. It's the first book of hers I've read.
Right now I'm reading The Ice Cream Theory, The Wednesday Sisters and The Boyfriend of the Month Club. Neither is YA. Not sure how I ended up with three Non YA books.
I agree, Alicia, it's a lot to think about. Just the fact that many of us here *do* pause and reflect, and sometimes make different choices, is a big step. Tx for sharing your thoughts.I'm reading The Sea of Trolls which my 14 yo son and I think would be great for teen reluctant readers.
It's ironic - he likes the straight-forward adventure stories; I prefer more character-driven - we agree that this book by Farmer is mostly adventure - he didn't finish it and I'm liking it quite a bit.
Farmer is interesting that way. We both liked The House of the Scorpion, my son so much he read it twice!
The only Farmer I've read so far is The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, but it was fantastic. It's set in a sort of futuristic dystopian Africa, so it makes a nice change of pace from all the dystopian novels that assume an American setting/American history.
Alicia, Ear... was good, too, I agree - I'm going to have to keep on reading Farmer. Now I'm moving on to Godheads which is fun - but the sex is pretty mature so I would not qualify it as YA. It's difficult with science-fiction - in my experience, readers of sf tend to read voraciously and above their grade-level, so parents of sf readers have to pay a little more attention....
I agree with most of what you have to say Alicia. I think you really touched a nerve with me in regards to novels written for commercialization rather than artistic merit. That rankles my ideals quite a bit. Definitely something to remain aware of. I have read up through The Subtle Knife, Alan though I liked it less it was still a good book. I've not yet topped off the series.
Right now I'm reading Fallen which I'm liking but not loving yet. I do wonder what judges think places like these really do for "troubled" youth. Teaches them that the world has thrown them away, so they might as well throw it in too. Anyways I finished Poison Study and really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the next, I'm only halfway convinced on the relationship front though. I also slipped in House of Many Ways, I've been laid up sick for days and Diana Wynne Jones always makes me smile. I liked it but a little more Sophie and Howl would have been nice. It still didn't really feel like a sequel, but I think that's her style really. She likes new faces.
I loved Fallen. I hope you start to really enjoy it. It's one of my favorite books. Torment is even better!
Kellyflower wrote: "I finished up Breathless and now I'm reading Lisa McMann's Cryer's Cross"How do you like Cryer's Cross so far? It's next up on my tbr. I'm hoping to breeze through it this weekend.
I finished Fallen Amy, and I did like it. I think the "I looove him, but I also like him, but he doesn't know I exist, but he really likes me, but I looove him." could have been scaled back a little, and yet I remember high school and that is pretty accurate hah! Once the plot warmed up though I had fun reading it and am looking forward to the next one. I liked Penn, blah.I'm not sure which to pick up next. Maybe Fairest, or the next Charlie Bone I haven't read. I might spend the day finishing Lost instead. I really hope I'll be well enough to go back to work tomorrow. I'm getting tired of lying around all day. :(
I think it was important only because for Daniel, he's love Luce forever (literally) and she keeps being taken from him. Plus yes it is high school and I remember how I was back then. Everything was so over the top emotional. Penn is awesome and I even liked Molly, as nasty as she is.I'm reading There's Cake in My Future (a non YA book) and getting ready to start reading Flygirl as well.
Kellyflower wrote: "Cryer's Cross was a 2 star for me. I've moved on to
"Oh no, boo! Had you read the Wake trilogy? I was really looking forward to Cryer's Cross. I'll still give it a chance since I already own it, I guess!
Angela,I really liked the Wake Trilogy.
Alan wrote: "Just finished Inside Out. Wonderful and haunting book. Will post a review when I have some time."I am hoping to start this book this weekend. Glad that you enjoyed it. I enjoy this author's work.
Brenda wrote: "Alan wrote: "Just finished Inside Out. Wonderful and haunting book. Will post a review when I have some time."I am hoping to start this book this weekend. Glad that you enjoyed ..."
Happy reading, Brenda! My short piece about it is here:
http://secret-paths.com/EN/Books-en/T...
I enjoyed your article Alan. Thanks for sharing the link.
Just started Ship Breakers by Paolo Bacigalupi. Loved the Windup Girl (not YA). This one and the sequel are both YA. Good so far.
Heather wrote: "I'm reading Empty by Suzanne Weyn. Really good message."I just got that one, so excited to read it!!! Man, I really need more time in my day :'(
Just finished Entice and I'm hating the fact I have to wait until 2012 for the next book. Going to start Sapphique. I loved Incarceron and looking forward to the continuation.
Kellyflower wrote: "Finished 
, started 
& 
"Hope you like
Kristin wrote: "Just started Ship Breakers by Paolo Bacigalupi. Loved the Windup Girl (not YA). This one and the sequel are both YA. Good so far."Ooo, I'm looking forward to reading Ship Breakers!
Just finished The Iron King and Story of a Girl.Just started The Iron Daughter. Not sure if I like this series as I had hoped :(
I finished listening to Inside Out. It was a good futuristic YA read. I have just started reading Behemoth. Good book, nice pictures. I listened to Leviathan and now I wished I had the book. I've hear Leviathan has pictures, also.
Paula, my 14 yo son loves Leviathan and strongly recommends that you get a copy from the library so you can see the pictures. They're 'like a major part of it, yeah' he says.
Cheryl, I'm doing one better, I'm going to buy the book! I like good drawings. Tell your son Thanks for the recommendation.
Paula wrote: "I finished listening to Inside Out. It was a good futuristic YA read. I have just started reading Behemoth. Good book, nice pictures. I listened to [book:Leviathan|..."Leviathan is a great book. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel. Have you read Boneshaker?
I haven't read Boneshaker yet. I'll probably eventually read all of Westerfeld's series. I really like his writing. I haven't read the 4th book of the Uglies trilogy, though. It's waiting on my book shelf for me to read.
I'm over halfway through
on audio and wondering how this is gonna end! Also reading
and *kind of* reading
when I'm out with just my Kindle app.
AngelaSunshine wrote: "I'm over halfway through on audio and wondering how this is gonna end! Also reading and *kind of* reading [bookcover:The Healer's Apprenti..."Hi Angela. Hi everybody.
I want to make a more general comment about quoting book titles as icons without naming them. On my computer they make a pretty coloured splurge on the screen that is so small I cannot identify the book. Cover pages, if you don't know them, are not always a good way of identifying a book, especially at that size. The only way I can know which book being referred to is to hover over the picture with the cursor or click on the link. Neither is conducive to fluid reading. It is good to have a link to the book in the database but the icon doesn't provide sufficient visual information that it is recognisable.
All the best. Alan.
Alan wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "I'm over halfway through on audio and wondering how this is gonna end! Also reading and *kind of* reading [bookcov..."I totally see your point. I can't read the title on the book Briar Rose that I posted.
I sometimes feel like just a linked title is insufficient for me, though. I think, "What book is that?" but if I see the cover and hover over it, I am able to say, "Ohhh, THAT book!" and find myself hovering over a linked title to see the author in the hopes that it will spark my memory.
Either way, it's probably most helpful if a person adds a linked book title and author when posting even though it is time consuming!
Heather wrote: "Boneshaker is by Cherie Priest and all the stuff I've read by her is awesome. :)"I haven't read any of her other books. What would be a really good one to read?
Alan thanks for that. I gotta say though, I'm in some groups where people just type plain text titles, no links at all, and then mis-type them, so a search doesn't find them, or it's a common title, so I don't know which is meant.... Let's be thankful we're at least doing images (and that hovering over image does reveal title).But yes, if folks are up to adding cover image and title and/or author, even sometimes, that'd be fantastic.
I'm reading Lifelode
by Jo Walton.(That did take a little while, but it wasn't bad. :)
Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Alan thanks for that. I gotta say though, I'm in some groups where people just type plain text titles, no links at all, and then mis-type them, so a search doesn't find them, or it's a common titl..."Thanks for the exemplary book mention, Cheryl. Maybe Goodreads with their recent acquisition (1) will be able to recognize the title we type without us having to do all that work.
Alan.
(1) http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03...
Alan, consider there are at least two books called Twilight, a half-dz called Twice Upon a Time, lots of authors with similar names, authors like Ian Banks who sometimes vary their name a bit, in this case to Ian M. Banks.... I don't want it to be so easy I forget to check on myself. Think of all the homonyms that spell-checkers miss.I'm also reading Working Men: Stories
by Michael Dorris.
I just finished Fixing Delilah. I'm currently reading Mockingjay, and next will read Sherman Alexie's book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. My son has a book report assignment to read a book with a parent and have a book discussion about it. Last year we both read The Blind Side and had a great time talking about it.As for Alan's comments, I can see the appeal of both the icon and the title spelled out with a link. Speaking of which, how do you do both of those things? Thanks!
Kirsten wrote: "... how do you do both of those things?..."It's athletic :-) Maybe Cheryl does "word weight lifting". Seriously though,
you click add book and choose an author Maria V. Snyder
then do the same and chose book/cover
and finaly the same but book/link Outside In
Now that is not the book I'm currently reading but it will be as soon as the postman arrives.
Alan.
Alan wrote: "Now that is not the book I'm currently reading but it will be as soon as the postman arrives.." I am currently reading Inside Out and Hollowland, but having a rough time getting into both of them. I've read good reviews for both, so I'm going to try and stick with them. I really don't like giving up on a book.
I think I'm just craving something different. I have read a LOT of dystopian/post-apocalyptic novels lately..
Leah wrote: "Alan wrote: "Now that is not the book I'm currently reading but it will be as soon as the postman arrives.." I am currently reading Inside Out and Hollowland, but having a rough time getting in..."
I really enjoyed Inside Out, Leah. More than a month on I can still feel the atmosphere of that place. It's haunting. Personal tastes maybe...
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