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What are you Reading and Why
Oh jeez... what did I write? Yes! I still agree. He makes me feel like he's trying to fill the empty space and just keeps talking. Like me in uncomfortable situations really.
P.S. Glad you liked it. And that you have the same opinion of St John as me.
Debra wrote: "Janice, you need to chill out with nice cup of Toppler Tea... maybe with a little real rum in it! lol"Hot rum Toppler Tea sounds great! LOL!
Cherie wrote: "@ Janice - Sorry to politely disagree..."LOL! What are we disagreeing about? Our ratings?
These are the books I have going nowDark Places- just because
Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin: A Memoir- RL book club
Year of Wonders- alphabet book
That should keep me busy for a bit.
I finished
and loved it. Agnes Browne is a hoot!Now I've picked
up again or the first time since July and I'm starting
.
After starting and deciding the time wasn't right a while ago the mood struck me to roll up my sleeves and finish War and Peace. Actually beginning to enjoy it this time around. On a side note I always wonder why someone decided to put reply and flag side by side as I am often clicking flag by accident luckily there are questions to answer which gives me a chance to exit before just randomly flagging people.
After finishing the The Shining while I was away at the weekend, I started reading Frostbitten which I'm speeding through. After this one I will go back to my alphabet as I NEED to finish it before the end of the year!
Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "@ Janice - Sorry to politely disagree..."LOL! What are we disagreeing about? Our ratings?"
No, you said that you still preferred Rebecca after reading Jane Eyre. :o)
I DO agree with your comments about Charlotte Bronte and Jane's character though. I felt the power struggle in the story, although I do not think it was just between men and women. It was against right and wrong - and about hurting and forgiving. And yes, there was all of the sermonizing too, which I did not care for, but could overlook.
I guess the difference, for me, WAS the character of Jane over the young Mrs. de Winter.
Connie wrote: "I am reading Kim for the YLTO challenge and Boy's Life for the YLTO alphabet challenge. I am also reading The Graveyard Book YLTO theme challenge. I am re-reading The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for..."Glad to see you have time for reading. Hope things are going well for the family. Hugs
I just finished
and loved it and now I'm reading
.
I couldn't decide what to read next - too many to choose from but I thought I would be good and read another Alphabet book. So I am reading Un Lun Dun - my first China Miéville book.
Kimberly wrote: "I just finished and loved it and now I'm reading ."I need to get back to pendergast I think I'm on #4
Travis of NNY wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "I just finished and loved it and now I'm reading ."I need to get back to pendergast I think I'm on #4"
The series keeps getting more and more intricate, I love the story telling.
I just finished Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Now I can focus all my attention on The Name of the Wind. I took up crocheting a while ago, and I have to say that my average-book-reading-speeded has dropped considerably. Especially since I actually started trying to create an owl!
Just finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and loved it. Now I am back to The Kitchen House.
I just finished This House is Haunted for my ghost story read of the month. I really wanted to love it, but it just sort of fell a little flat for me. It was well-written with one good main character, but I just didn't find it all that scary. It did have a few creepy scenes. I think I'm going to give it a 3 rating.
Debra wrote: "I just finished This House is Haunted for my ghost story read of the month. I really wanted to love it, but it just sort of fell a little flat for me. It was well-written with one good main chara..."I read this earlier on in the year Debra. I enjoyed it, I thought it was well written and I too liked the heroine but I agree that it wasn't as scary as I hoped. It felt more like a psychological thriller than actual ghost story. However, I enjoyed other aspects enough to give it a 4 star rating.
In my review I said I'd have given it 3.5 stars. If it had been scarier, I would have definitely gone for 4 stars. Boyne is a good writer.
I finished both
and
and now I'm going to be moving on to
.
I love the Pendergast series, Kimberly!
Debra wrote: "I love the Pendergast series, Kimberly!"Me too! The stories are so intricate and the series is like a modern day Sherlock Holmes series.
With the Toppler over, read The Elegance of the Hedgehog for an ABC book, and I thought that I'd re-read Ghost Story for the Group Read.Also reading Farewell, My Lovely for the next Alphabet book.
I've added the first Pendergast to my wishlist!
Sarah wrote: "I've added the first Pendergast to my wishlist!"Loved it!
Sarah wrote: "I've added the first Pendergast to my wishlist!"I read Relic for my alphabet challenge and liked it a lot. I'm looking forward to reading the second Pendergast book.
Roz wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I've added the first Pendergast to my wishlist!"I read Relic for my alphabet challenge and liked it a lot. I'm looking forward to reading the second Pendergast book."
Reliquary was very good, I knew I was going to like it but the fact that I liked it just as much as I did Relic surprised me.
Finally finished War and Peace. Now I think with all the Preston and Child on this page I will add to it and begin
hopefully an action packed pirate adventure
I finished
which I gave 4 stars. Now I'll be starting
.
So nice to see some Pendergast fans here. I think the series is excellent. I love all the main characters, especially Pendergast. He's a riot!
I'm current reading The Arrivals and I have no idea how it got on my TBR list. It only has 3.30 rating on GR and none of my friends have read it. I'm finally getting into it after a slow start and it's better than I expected. Great concept, although Stephen King visited a similar concept much more thoroughly and masterfully in his Dark Tower series.
Going to have to get Relic what with everyone's recommendations I think!
Still reading The Name of the Wind. It took me a while to get into, about 70-80 pages. I'm not sure if it's because of the book or because I didn't have much time to read since I started it. I have more time now, I'm at page 140 and really enjoying it and want to read on and on and on.
I was on the road for 13 hours this weekend so started and finished Heart-Shaped Box. I also started Death Cloud. I acquired this freebie from SYNC this summer. I heard that people lost their downloads on Overdrive when they upgraded their iPads to IOS 7. It's the only title I have on Overdrive, so thought I would listen to it and then upgrade.
Devoured
so good. Started and been sucked right into
I just finished up with the alphabet and am now planning to dive into a couple thick novels that I have been dying to get to.Starting: Judas Unchained which is the second half of an epic series about humans discovering another intelligent race that is very violent. This story has been beautifully written so far and I can't wait to see how it all ends. I'm also starting The Forge of Darkness which is the first book in a planned trilogy which is set in the same world as the Malazan Book of the Fallen series (ten books) which is tied with A Song of Ice and Fire as my favorite fantasy series.
Also reading The Golden Apples of the Sunwith my wife so that I can introduce her to wonderful Ray Bradbury
To complete my alphabet I am going to read Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. I have heard good things about this book and am excited to start reading.
Just finished reading Un Lun Dun which was totally crazy but I liked it. Now on to something based in reality with Thicker Than Water which is the latest instalment in the Jessica Daniels series - it was released last week. Thought I'd have a brief break from my alphabet.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Devoured so good. Started and been sucked right into "I want to read both of those really badly. Might just have to put them on hold.
Gosh, just some light reading there for you Marcus. Peter F. Hamilton really does owe me a new bookshelf from the bowing of the shelves from his books.
Marcus wrote: "I just finished up with the alphabet and am now planning to dive into a couple thick novels that I have been dying to get to.Starting: Judas Unchained which is the second half of an epic series a..."
I have Judas Unchained on my TBR too. I really like Hamilton.
Kimberly wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Devoured so good. Started and been sucked right into "I want to read both of those really badly. Might just have to..."
Both very enjoyable and pretty quick reads as well. Warning though once you start the Dresden files you may not be able to stop the series.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Warning though once you start the Dresden files you may not be able to stop the series. ."
I agree, Dresden is a fun series. Can't wait till the next one.
Travis, I've enjoyed all the books written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, especially their Pendergast series. They've also written books individually. I don't think there is a really bad book in the bunch!
Travis of NNY wrote: "Warning though once you start the Dresden files you may not be able to stop the series..."Oh dear! I have Storm Front in my audible library. I've wanted to start The Dresden files for some time now and picked the first book up in one of the sales. I shall see if I get pulled in. There are so many series that I've started and want to continue that it's mind boggling.
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@ Helen - Thank you for pushing me into reading it again!
@ Marnie - You should read it!
@ Rusalka - I liked your review and agree about how much Mr. Rochester talked sometimes.
@ Janice - Sorry to politely disagree.
I liked Jane Eyre better, but as similar as the elements of the two stories are, they are all completely different characters. The language of the two different stories are so unique to each too, because of when they were written.
edited to add: Oh, and I forgot - Mr. Rochester was a Vulcan! I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read that'