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What are you Reading and Why
Janice wrote: "Debra wrote: " Neil Gaiman has such a yummy voice... I'm enchanted with him and the story, so far.."Oh yeah.... voice crush!!"
You bet!
Finished listening to The Walking People. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Many of you will recognize this author from her newer book Fever. Actually I think many will enjoy this novel, particularly in its audio format.
Will start The Sound of Things Falling since I have heard good things about this Colombian author.
I've started reading Thinking, Fast and Slow for work. I hope to get inspiration for a grant proposal from it, but we'll see. It's interesting so far!
I have just finished reading The Graveyard Book which I loved and now I'm on to The Silver Linings Playbook as I saw the trailer for the film the other day and I thought it sounded like an interesting idea for a story.
I saw the movie and liked it :) I have the book on my TBR, I didn't know there was a book when I watched the movie, or I would have read it first. Luckily I always forget very quickly what movies are about and how they end, so if I wait another month or so I can read the book without having a clue what will happen ;-)
Peggy wrote:... "Luckily I always forget very quickly what movies are about and how they end, so if I wait another month or so I can read the book without having a clue what will happen ;-) ..."ROFL! yep, that's me too!
Finally someone else! :DMy boyfriend makes fun of it, but I don't mind. I like how everything's new for me if I watch (or read) it a second time. I read the Harry Potter books a few years ago, and last year my boyfriend was watching one of the movies and I was half-watching, and then all of a sudden I was yelling (view spoiler). Or last week, when my boyfriend watched the one-before-last Harry Potter movie, and I had to ask him (view spoiler). Or the second or third time I watched Easy Rider, (view spoiler). I'm afraid I'm going slightly offtopic, I'm sorry :)
Peggy wrote: "Finally someone else! :DMy boyfriend makes fun of it, but I don't mind. I like how everything's new for me if I watch (or read) it a second time. I read the Harry Potter books a few years ago, an..."
Okay, Peggy, now you really have me rolling on the floor laughing! I better get off GR and get back to work.
Yes, you and I absolutely have the same affliction! My daughter teases me all of the time. I have said it before in another thread. I do not mind forgetting a story or a movie, but I DO hate buying the same book multiple times because they change the cover.
Hahaha, that last comment had me laughing out loud. Until I realized the same happened to me.. Only once though! I usually don't have problems remembering titles. I bought this chicklit book on holiday last summer, started reading it, thought it sounded vaguely familiar but figured it was probably just because of the genre. After reading about a quarter of the book and not liking it all that much I thought I'd check goodreads to see what other people thought. Then I found out that I had rated it already.. Is there no shame-faced smiley here?
Cherie wrote: " I do not mind forgetting a story or a movie, but I DO hate buying the same book multiple times because they change the cover."Or simply that I forgot I had purchased the book. I don't know how many times I've done that. It's dwindled since I joined Goodreads because I check the Goodreads app before I buy any books now. Still, that's not a 100% guarantee. :)
Sarah wrote: "I have just finished reading The Graveyard Book which I loved and now I'm on to The Silver Linings Playbook as I saw the trailer for the film the other day and I thought it sounded like an interest..."My husband and I loved The Graveyard Book. So glad you did, too! The audiobook is awesome.
Peggy wrote: "Finally someone else! :DMy boyfriend makes fun of it, but I don't mind. I like how everything's new for me if I watch (or read) it a second time. I read the Harry Potter books a few years ago, an..."
My memory isn't what it used to be, either. I will read and love a book, but unless I've discussed it thoroughly with someone on here or in person, it starts to fade in my memory quickly. I think it is funny what your spoiler said about the Harry Potter movie. Made me laugh!
Sounds like others have the same problem remembering books after they've read them. Just the other day I received a message on GR from an author thanking me for my input on a book I read and rated for her. I said out loud to my sister that I didn't read a book by that title, but when I checked my read books on GR, there it was. I read the description and it all came back to me. The author had sent me an advanced reading copy to read, and I hadn't remembered that!!
It makes me feel better that others' memories fail them, too. I've been worried that I'm developing a debilitating memory problem!
Debra, writing reviews helps one not only figure out what you like and dislike about a book but also the writing cements the book into your memory. Later when things fade, if you have written a review - mostly really for yourself - the book comes back! These are the two reasons why I write a review. Thirdly the reviews help other pick if the book is for them or not. Because you must be honest with yourself this helps others too. Everybody wins.
Yeah, I write reviews, but sometimes I don't take the time to really go into detail. I wish I'd take more time with them, but I'm always anxious to get on to the next book! lol
I finished Triage and was impressed with 2 out of 3 stories, and I'm starting Murder as a Fine Art because it's due back to the library soon!
I can imagine reviews help with that. I also don't write enough detail in them though. Probably enough to remember why I liked or disliked a book, but not enough to remember exactly what happened or how it ended.Maybe we are the normal people and the few people we know who do manage to remember everything all the time are the exceptions ;-)
I have a really good memory, and at times part photographic too, so I can remember (sometimes) exactly where in a book (and what side of the page and location on page) a line or paragraph of interest might be - I'm not so good at this with a kindle though. I tend to remember what books I've read (and films) but writing reviews and discussing books on here and with others definitely helps keep it firmly embedded in my memory. My OH moans at me all the time when we see that a film is on TV and he wants to watch it and I always say "we only watched it the other day!" (it's probably been 6 months) - that's how it feels to me anyway as I still remember it really well while he can hardly remember what happened in it.
@Travis - is Mistborn the first Brandon Sanderson book you've read? I have a couple on my TBR by him but still haven't read one yet. I'm thinking of reading Warbreaker first as my library's audiobook system has it for free download but I need to either finish (or abandon) Wolf Hall before I start it!
Debra and Peggy, I do NOT remember everything, but writing a review helps. That is all I meant.
Sarah wrote: "I have a really good memory, and at times part photographic too, so I can remember (sometimes) exactly where in a book (and what side of the page and location on page) a line or paragraph of intere..."Yes Mist born is my first Sanderson but I have heard of Warbreaker it uses a completely different magic system from mist born and I see there are 2 princesses in it by the description so probably could count for the challenge this month.
I just finished rereading What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank for my f2f book club next week. While I enjoyed it a year ago when I first read it, I enjoyed this book even more the second time around. Englander who attended Rutgers University is considered one of the brightest young writers today. He is counted among other writers such as Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss and his works are steeped in Jewish stories of faith and adversity.
Not sure what I will be reading next. I have a load of books for challenges and some very new titles on my Kindle so we will see where the books winds take me.
Chrissie wrote: "Debra and Peggy, I do NOT remember everything, but writing a review helps. That is all I meant."Yep, I understood what you meant. :-)
While I'm in the process of reading a physical book, I have a pretty good memory of what's happened and when I want to page back to check on a character or event, I can usually remember approximately how far back I have to go and which side of the pages the info is on. Guess my short-term memory is okay... but that long-term memory just seems to be waning.
I just began Letters from Skye and since I love books written in letter form or diary form, this book is a go from page 1.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Yes Mist born is my first Sanderson but I have heard of Warbreaker it uses a completely different magic system from mist born and I see there are 2 princesses in it by the description so probably could count for the challenge this month." I started Warbreaker on audiobook - have only listen to 50 minutes of it but I'm already hooked and loving the magic system. And yes it qualifies for the royalty challenge so I've put Wolf Hall on hold!
I have Ivanhoe for the challenge book and Illegal Action on the go in the car for my alphabet.
Two very different books.
Two very different books.
I'm reading
, I needed something light to read and this one is actually really good.
Chrissie wrote: "Debra and Peggy, I do NOT remember everything, but writing a review helps. That is all I meant."Chrissie - I do not think they thought that at all.
I think that being able to post my own reviews is a huge part of why I like GR. It helps me because they serve as a reminder of why liked a book so much or why I didn't. I am not sure they help me remember the book or story totally, but at least, if I can look up a book title and see that I have written a review or at least indicated some stars, that I am confident that I have read it. I have gottn likes to books that I posted a review and I see the title and NOTHING - until I go look at what I read. Then it comes back.
The other best part of GR is reading reviews by others, especially you, Chrissie, because it allows me to decide if I want to put a book on my list or not. Sometimes the comments are even better than the review in helping me decide.
Even when there are no reviews posted, just reading a short comment posted in a thread helps make a determination to add or not to add a title to my TBR list.
LOL, Cherie! Yeah we got off topic a bit, didn't we?
I am starting Mr. Churchill's Secretary because apparently I put a hold on it at the library a while ago. It seems perfect for a light read- fingers crossed.
I'm still reading Murder as a Fine Art which is turning out to be a fine mystery with a lot of historical facts included. I think I'll be giving it 5 stars. It is excellent!
Nancy wrote: "I just finished rereading What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank for my f2f book club next week. While I enjoyed it a year ago when I first read it, I enjoyed this book even more the se..."I loved that book! Each short story within the book was so smartly written. It would be a great one to discuss in a book club.
Diane wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I just finished rereading What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank for my f2f book club next week. While I enjoyed it a year ago when I first read it, I enjoyed this book ev..."I agree with you and that's one of the reasons I suggested this book but I am hearing that some members of the book group don't seem to like the book. Oh well, I tried. The meeting isn't till Monday so I'll let you know if they throw rotten tomatoes at me. LOL
Finished The Exile Way for the alphabet challenge and Frenchman's Creek for group read.reading
Hour of the Red God a new (for me) mystery series set in Africa.
I finished Dark Places on audiobook, and have started Lover Awakened for my L read in the ABC challenge. I'm going to bail on Wolf Hall, so will start Matterhorn later tonight. It is also for the ABC challenge.
Gosh! I've been bailing on a lot of books lately! What's going on?
In an effort to get caught up on some of the many primarily fantasy series I have started just finished the most current mhi book with Monster Hunter Legion and started Tricked to try to get caught up with iron druid chronicles
I'm currently reading Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
by Robert K. Massie on my Kindle and listening to Watership Down
by Richard Adams on my iPod linked to my car stereo during my work commute. I'm enjoying both of those! Neither has a
yet, but one character did describe a place she stayed overnight while traveling as a pig sty. I'll keep watching for one to show up!
@ Nancy: You can't please everyone :-) Good luck at your book club meeting.
Cherie wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Debra and Peggy, I do NOT remember everything, but writing a review helps. That is all I meant."Chrissie - I do not think they thought that at all.
I think that being able to p..."
Thanks, Cherie!
Diane wrote: "@ Nancy: You can't please everyone :-) Good luck at your book club meeting."Thanks Diane. I'll let you know their thoughts after the meeting.
As for bailing on books, Janice, I do the same. A book needs to capture me within 50 or so pages otherwise it is a DNF in my mind. LOL
Just finished reading Letters from Skye which was just OK. Then IU picked up my library copy of The Returned by Jason Mott which I read about five pages and then the last few pages and decided not for me. Remember Pet Sematary bhy Stephen King. Enough said and enough sadness.
I am about to begin Vampire Academy for a challenge. I don't usually do vampires, etc. but do enjoy an angel or two.
Finished The Sound of Things Falling.My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Ok, I am listening to The Savage Detectives...... this type of book is not my usual read. Maybe it is more for the younger crowd. To be more specific, there is explicit sex and at least now it seems rather juvenile, but I am sticking it out. It does capture quite well how young intellectuals philosophize, but much seems to be sophistry. I have tried to find out what exactly the Visceral Realist Movement is, and the question is if it is a movement at all!
Have just started to listen to What I Talk about When I Talk about Running and am still reading Good House, A which is not huge on plot but very well written.
Just finished reading The Silver Linings Playbook which I really enjoyed and now the trusty fruit machine selected The Night Circus for me to start next as I'v wanted to read it for ages. Also still listening to Warbreaker.
How does this fruit machine work and how do I find it. I use a system as old as time - I out names of books on small slips of paper, put them in a baseball cap and then choose one at a time. Maybe it's time for something more sophisticated.
Nancy wrote: "How does this fruit machine work and how do I find it. I use a system as old as time - I out names of books on small slips of paper, put them in a baseball cap and then choose one at a time. Mayb..."LOL, Nanc! The fruit machine is just a random number generator. There is a website link in the thread from one of Janices older challenges. You assign a number to your book and tell the machine to pick a number between 1 and X. The number it picks is the book you read. Your paper slips in the baseball cap essentially does the same thing.
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Oh yeah.... voice crush!!