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The Gates by John Connolly (spoilers)
I enjoyed Nocturnes so much, that I picked up a few by Connolly at our recent library sale. I didn't realize how broad his writing was. Mystery, horror, YA, just about everything. Better World Books is saying about a week. Looking forward to this, it looks good.
I'll have to check out Nocturnes. I heard Book of Lost Things is pretty good too.
I'll have to keep an eye out for that. I've heard of it, but never read it.
I'm tempted to read THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS. I'm just not a YA fan. As a matter of fact, I may even become a hater if I have to abandon many more.
What do u mean? Alot of YA books you've had to abandon? That's too bad. A really good one I've heard is called A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I have it but haven't read it yet. I'm not a big fan of YA unless its an author I like.
Addy wrote: "What do u mean? Alot of YA books you've had to abandon? That's too bad. A really good one I've heard is called A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I have it but haven't read it yet. I'm not a big fan ..."The thing for me is they all ways sound fantastic, but I'm almost all ways let down by them, so I generally be sure and stay away from them now.
I used to stay away from YA, because I always felt they were written at a lower level for kids. And some are. I have read a couple that I really enjoyed, Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman was the last one. I really like John Connolly though, and can't wait to try this one.
I've been wanting to read Graveyard Story.
I meant Graveyard Book...lol.
Chuck wrote: "I'm tempted to read THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS. I'm just not a YA fan. As a matter of fact, I may even become a hater if I have to abandon many more."I've read The Book of Lost Things, and it didn't even cross my mind that it might be YA. I don't know if it was intended to be a YA book or not, but it doesn't read like one.
Courtney wrote: "Chuck wrote: "I'm tempted to read THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS. I'm just not a YA fan. As a matter of fact, I may even become a hater if I have to abandon many more."I've read The Book of Lost Things,..."
Awesome Courtney, thanks!
I finally got my copy of The Gates in the mail, so I'll start reading tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to this!
Cool! I actually saw it at a bookstore the other day. How much you wanna read? Or do you want to read at ur own pace?
It's up to you. I'm okay with reading at our own pace, but if you'd rather put a little structure in it, I'm good with that too!
Would 15% at a time be good for you?
Sure, 15% works great for me.
We starting tomorrow.
Oh, okay, thanks Addy. I think I may try the other one: THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS.
So I started this and stopped at 15%. I really liked how these neighbors got themselves into a world of hurt because they were bored. After reading that I don't think its appropriate forkids except for maybe the demon whose been exiled. He seems to be a funny character. Fun so far.
I forced myself to stop at 15% as well. I agree with you about the kids. I had seen where it was listed as YA, but I'm a bad judge of things like that. I really like this. I like the idea of having deities for so many trivial things, and all I think of when I read about Nurd and his assistant, are characters from The Muppets:)
I'm pretty much behind on all my reads. Only got to 20%. If you've read more you can always use spoilers if u want. I'm kind of a slow reader.
Sorry Addy, Dustin caught me on that too. I'll be more careful:X
I was already at 15% when u posted so you didn't do anything wrong:) I'm just slow and didn't want to keep you if u wanted to move ahead.
Im at around 26%. I have to say that it was kinda slow going but now that Sam is interacting with the demon it is quite comical and I love it!
I love the demon. I think the story is fun to read, but the sense of humor he has really caps it. (view spoiler) This is quite a stretch from Nocturnes, which is the only other book I've read by Connolly.
Aww. The part when Nurd meets Samuel tugged at my heartstrings. What a cute pair. Samuel was so right when he talked about the hard world we live in where adults don't listen to children. Sadly, it is very true.
I stopped at 40%. Starting to get good. I'm definitely enjoying this more than before. I really like the humor.
I didn't get a chance to read any yesterday, so I'm still at about 25%. Hoping to play a little catch up tonight.
I'm enjoying this the more I read. I just finished Chapter 7, and realized something.(view spoiler) Hoping to read a lot more tonight and tomorrow night, since I hope to have more time.
I'm about 53% done and I really miss Nurd. Can't wait for him to show up again!
I just went a little over half way myself, and I'm missing Nurd too. I'm starting to notice that the story itself is interesting, but does seem to be geared towards young readers. The humor is really what seems to bring in the general audience. Some of it even seems to be specifically directed at older readers. I think Connolly really does a good job making this book interesting for readers of all ages.
60% I loved the part where Maria's family decides to attack the demon horde...lol. Who does that? I'd be running!
I'm way behind. Have to do some catching up this weekend!
Rick wrote: "... does seem to be geared towards young readers. "Yep. I read the first chapter and liked it quite a bit. I thought this is right up my alley. Then, in the second chapter it started feeling a little too YA-ish for me.
This does have the appeal for young adults, but the humor that John Connolly puts in this, IMO, makes it well worth the read. Besides, I'm really starting to like Samuel Johnson. If I had a son, he is exactly the kind of kid I'd want him to be.
I'm a little over 185 pages in, and the final stage has started. Hoping to finish this tonight, if not, then definitely tomorrow! Glad to see Nurd again! I do have a question though, about Nurd at page 185. (view spoiler)
Yeah. I questioned the same thing. I thought it was odd, but they prob can change their size.
I finished!! I really enjoyed the book. I was surprised how wrapped up I got into the story as it progressed. And the humor...definitely want to read The Infernals. If the characters are half as interesting, and the humor half as good as this, it will be a good read.
I had to laugh at myself a few times. Every once in a while, I'd find myself questioning something that was going on. For instance on page 283. (view spoiler) But at the same time, I had no problem with the whole premise of a portal to hell and dealing with demons, LOL... That has got to indicate how good a job Connolly does at bringing you into the story.
Cool! I'm glad u liked it. I still have 30% to go. I'm gonna try and finish tonight.
I loved the vicar and the verger's battle at the church. There's just something subtle about the humor that cracks me up. Is it because the author is English? I've always thought English humor was hilarious. It sure is proving true here. I need to read more English authors.
I was actually laughing while I was reading that. The two of them seemed so matter of fact about everything that was going on around them!
What a delightful read! Finished and wasn't disappointed. I would definitely give the second one a try. Thanks for the company Rick. Glad you enjoyed it too:)
It was a lot of fun and thank you for the buddy read! If you decide to tackle the next one let me know, I'd be in.
I will definitely let you know:)
I was thinking of starting Infernals in November if ur down. The third book is being released soon, The Creeps. Looks good as well!
I'm there! Let me know when you're ready!
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I've been intrigued with this author. I've been trying to find Every Dead Thing at used bookstores, but have been unsuccessful. So I figured that id start with The Gates. It looks kinda fun!