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What Are You Reading? 2016.1
I finished Locked In last night and I am listening to the novella about how the epidemic started now. I never thought about whether the MC is a male or female. but you are right, the narrator would make a difference there. I was so caught up in the story that it did not occur to me. I just assumed male. I started reading A High Wind in Jamaica. It is definitely not a book for middle school readers, to say the least. The introduction almost made me rethink reading it, the guy made it sound so bad. I guess I'll see.
Cherie wrote: "I finished Locked In last night and I am listening to the novella about how the epidemic started now. I never thought about whether the MC is a male or female. but you are right, the narrator would..."Lol. You assumed male because Wil was talking to you
Listening to The Golden Compass is wonderful. The narrated is Pullman himself and it's like listening to a purr. A full cast take on the various parts. I can imagine what it was like to listen to stories and serials on the radio before tv found its way into every home.
I finished my challenge book, The Devil You Know.I started Leviathan Wakes for the geocache all continents challenge.
I'm excited for you Janice. Loved that book. I want to get back to the series soon.
Cherie wrote: "I started listening to Lock In
yesterday. I think Wil Wheaton was meant to narrate Scalazi's books. He does such a great job! It is a very interesting st..."I love Wil Wheaton. I love Scalzi. It sounds amazing to me. Thanks Cheri. It is now on my to be bought list
I finished reading The Three-Body Problem which was great. Ithelped me complete a site for the geocache challenge. Now on to This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It for the group theme read as it makes me smile. Enjoying it already.
Lynda wrote: "I'm really liking His Majesty's Dragon. I find it takes me a while to warm up to Novik, but once I get into it I become charmed by her writing and her characters. I am an extreme fan, as you can tell by my review (and I rarely write reviews). Vance's narration, especially his voicing of Temeraire, is spot on.
I just had to let you know that I am in love! He's tall, dark, and handsome, and is very intelligent. His name is Temeraire, and I'm not going to let the fact that he's a dragon stand in my way! I'm thinking of having a species change operation, but I can't decide what type of dragon to be.
This series is everything I could have hoped for - lots of action, great adventures, heroes and villains, and Simon Vance narrating. The relationship between Will and Temeraire is wonderful - the bond between the two is deeper than most human relationships. Ok, I'd better quit getting carried away, at least for now.
I finished Flat-Out Love for the challenge, and it was meh. I gave it 2 stars. I'm still reading Half of a Yellow Sun which is different from what I expected. I thought it would be more of a page-turner, fast paced, more action. I find it a bit slow sometimes, but I'm enjoying it anyway.
Sandra wrote: "I finished Lilac Girls, which was a better read than I was expecting. The story is waved from the point of view of three women, two of them real: a Nazi doctor who practiced surgica..."I've had to add Lilac Girls - it sounds like it'll be thought provoing.
Cherie wrote: "I started listening to Lock In yesterday. I think Wil Wheaton was meant to narrate Scalazi's books. He does such a great job! It is a very interesting st..."Sounds like an interesting story. I read a Sharon McCone mystery called Locked In and the syndrome is so scary. I love Wil Wheaton as a narrator! He was the main reason I enjoyed Ready Player One.
jaxnsmom wrote: "Lynda wrote: "I'm really liking His Majesty's Dragon. I find it takes me a while to warm up to Novik, but once I get into it I become charmed by her writing and her characters. I am an extreme fa..."
I am patiently waiting for #9 to be available from Audible!
I am glad you and Lynda are loving Temeraire, Jmom!
jaxnsmom wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I started listening to Lock In yesterday. I think Wil Wheaton was meant to narrate Scalazi's books. He does such a great job! It is a very..."Interesting on the dual book titles. The Muller story sounds like the same kind of syndrome as in Scalazi's but as a result of an accident - a gun shot to the head. In the Scalazi story, the syndrome is the result of a flu like virus. It comes in three phases and the Locked-In phase is last, if you survive the earlier ones. There is no cue, but the technology response to the world-wide pandemic was impressive.
I finished listening to an audio book narrated by the author on Sunday called No Baggage: A Tale of Love and Wandering. The edition I listened to had a green dress on the cover, but the one on GR has no cover. I probably would not have chosen the book, based on the summary, but it was short and available, so I listened to it. It was not quite what I expected, but I found myself smiling at some of the analogy. The MC is a young woman trying to recover from panic attacks and self-imposed exile. There is more and the topic was interesting as far as what she has to say. It is hard for me to really understand. Basically - she meets a guy on-line, meets him in person and decides to go on a 3 week trip to Europe. The kicker is that they take NO luggage, NO extra clothing (except a change of underwear - three on her part). They have no itinerary and no reservations. They each have a credit card and a minimum amount of cash. Their first stop was Istanbul. You have to take it from there, if you are interested. Oh, and for my part, I thought the author did a good job of narrating her own book. I gave her an extra star for that.
Cherie wrote: "I finished listening to an audio book narrated by the author on Sunday called No Baggage: A Tale of Love and Wandering. The edition I listened to had a green dress on the cover, but..."Cherie, did you find the MC likable? The wanderer/seeker memoir sounds interesting but I am not sure I forgive her for taking off with a guy she knew nothing at all about. "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" keeps replaying in my head. (1977 Diane Keaton movie)
Joan wrote: "Cherie, did you find the MC likable? The wanderer/seeker memoir sounds interesting but I am not sure I forgive her for taking off with a guy she knew nothing at all about. "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" keeps replaying in my head. (1977 Diane Keaton movie) ..."
I did like her, Joan, and I was able to forgive her for running off with Jeff. She had known him a little more than it sounds, but it is not apparent in the beginning of the story. I did not see the Diane Keaton movie, so I cannot compare. She is not a strong character, but she is able to find some inner strength during their trek. I really was more interested in how they were going to go about their trip, initially, than with their "feelings". They both surprised me at times. Jeff never really grew on me, but it was hard to get to know him, because it was really mostly about her. I think they were somewhat selfish and let people down at times.
I finished The Garden of Evening Mists for this month's group read. It was good but not quite as good as I thought it was going to be. The writing and descriptions were beautiful but the story did bog down at times and I didn't feel much of a connection towards the main character. I gave it 3 stars but my actual rating is 3.5.I can now return to And I Darken which I put aside to concentrate on TGOEM.
I'm still working through No Name which I started with last month's randomizer challenge...more than halfway finished so I'm moving along. Better late than never!I'm also reading Good Morning, Midnight which I'm really enjoying. The writing and story sucked me in right away.
And I'm slowly making my way through Alexander Hamilton and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets both of which I'm reading with my kids.
Tasha wrote: "I'm still working through No Name which I started with last month's randomizer challenge...more than halfway finished so I'm moving along. Better late than never!..."My thoughts exactly!!!
Cherie wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "Lynda wrote: "I'm really liking His Majesty's Dragon. I find it takes me a while to warm up to Novik, but once I get into it I become charmed by her writing and her characters. I..."
I got it through Overdrive about a month ago.
I am listening to Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution and learning many names and about a piece of American history that I am finding I really did not understand. Sunday afternoon, I started reading Me Before You after I finished The Garden of Evening Mists. I had to have a serious conversation with myself about going to work this morning because I wanted to stay home and finish it so badly.
LOL, Cherie, some nights I end up scolding myself for staying up too late.
I finished Leviathan Wakes just in time to go to the festival. I really enjoyed it and look forward to more adventures with Captain James Holden and his crew.I started The Bird Eater, also for the geocache challenge.
I finished reading This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It for the group theme read. It started to grate on me towards the end for some reason. Anyway, moving on... I'm now reading Crux just because. Plus I'm making a conscious effort to work on the shorter series i have so i can complete them.
I finished the 7th book of the Iron Druid Chronicles, Shattered. Lots of fun, as always!I bought so many books in the past few days and I thought it a good idea to actually read something I bought right-away. I almost never do that for some reason. So next up is The Universe Versus Alex Woods
Cherie wrote: "I am listening to Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution and learning many names and about a piece of American history that I am finding I really did not understand. Sunday afte..."Here for You Cherie:
Love it, Mariab! I think we've all been there at one time or another. :)
I finished And I Darken. I was disappointed with it and gave it 2 stars. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Next up is Like Water for Chocolate for the geocaching challenge.
I can easily relate with that meme, Mariab. :)
I finished The Universe Versus Alex Woods and I loved it. I gave it 5 stars and I don't give those out much. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I should probably start reading my last geocache book to get the first badge, which is The Girl on the Cliff, but I don't really feel like it.
I finished The Bird Eater for my geocache challenge. This author is very dark. This is the second book of hers that I have read. Both were disconcerting. I have two more in my library. I started Age of Myth and already I'm enjoying it.
I'm reading Bliss and Happier Than a Billionaire: Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, and Living the Zero Hour Work Week.
I finished Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood yesterday. It is a biography in graphic novel format about a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the war against Iraq. I found it really touching. Powerful. This was my book club pick for September. We've never read a graphic novel before, but one of the members strongly recommended to read this one, and I'm glad she did! It will do a great discussion. I started this morning the sequel, Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, just because I want to know how things went in Europe for the author after she left Iran for good. (This is not a spoiler, it is in the blurb of the book).
I also started The Bonesetter's Daughter a couple of days ago. This is my second go with this book. Last year I read about 40% and have to put it aside because a bunch of requested books came from the library, plus real life got in the way, and after a few months paused, I felt I would miss too much about this wonderful story Amy Tan is waving if I just resumed it where I had left it, so I decided to read it again. That's something very strange for me, because I'm not a re-reader in nature. Finally a few days ago I thought it was a good moment to start it again. Some things I remember, other I do not, but the storytelling is absorbing, as it was the first time. I also fits the task "migration" for the Geocache Challenge.
jaxnsmom wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I finished Lilac Girls, which was a better read than I was expecting. The story is waved from the point of view of three women, two of them real: a Nazi doctor who pr..."I was disappointed in the Lilac girls. I think it was because I read the Nightingale first. The Nightingale was such a wonderful story about what war does to relationships. It felt more real then a book based on reality.
Peggy wrote: "I'm in need of some fantasy. I'm going to start Shattered"Me too. I have the new Terry Brooks in at the library. I am Shannara bound. Let me know how Shattered is.
Peggy wrote: "I should probably start reading my last geocache book to get the first badge, which is The Girl on the Cliff, but I don't really feel like it..."Me too..!, and me neither...
Hahaha! That is me exactly, Mariab.I loved Shattered! I am glad to hear you liked Alex, Peggy. I have it on CD but keep putting it off. I need to take it with me on my next drive to see my sister.
I started reading a baseball book for the toppler. I already want to see the movie again. The book is Shoeless Joe and the movie is "Field of Dreams". Baseball and Kevin Costner- perfect! It is 88F at 11am on the way to 100F this afternoon in the rainy, Pacific Northwest. I want a beer and some popcorn but I don't want to go get into my un-air conditioned car to go buy it! I will have to make do with a hot dog and a Diet Coke for lunch.
Its impossible to say if thw book or movie is better Cherie. The movie is great and so is the book except the book probably makes some thingdore clrar but the movie is considered the ultinate its ok to be a dude and cry movie
Renee, I really enjoyed Shattered. I've rated all the books 4 stars but this was one of the higher 4 stars.I have several Terry Brooks books on my tbr, but never read anything. There are several series in Shannara right? Any suggestions where to start?
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Next up is Again Calls the Owl if I can find it. I think it's tucked away somewhere on the bookshelf.