Your Choice Reads || 1st Quarter Read 2016 || Jan/Feb/Mar/Freebie Reads

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

This thread is to discuss what books you chose to read for the 1st Quarter Read 2016. Is it a book from the poll list? Why did you pick it? Have you always wanted to read it? If it's not on the book list, tell us what you're reading? Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to anyone?

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[Rinji]

Yay, I have at least 8 books that I am planing on reading this quarter.

(this one I started last quarter and am going to be finishing it this quarter.)

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Ohhh sounds good! I'm planning to knock down the books I've bought:

the sequels--this shattered world + this fractured light

Queen of Shadowss

A court of thorns and roses

Richelle Mead's Gameboard of the gods

Fangirl

I'd add links but on my phone :/

[♠ Enna Selene ♠]

Ohhh I'm looking forward to reading this shattered world!

And I feel like rereading Divergent again. I liked that the best of all three books.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Yay! I might even reread Divergent too. Maybe lol.

[Rinji]

I plan on reading it but it depends on how much time I have to read anything besides the homework that is assigned to me by my teachers. I have a feeling that this quarter is going to have a lot of homework.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Fair enough! What books are on the school list of things to read?

[Rinji]

All of the books I listed except Divergent.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Ohhhhh gotcha!

Adding to my list of books I'm reading this quarter is~Cinder! (Lunar Chronicles)

[Rinji]

I want to read that one as well.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

It's pretty good so far!

[Rinji]

So I have heard. I have several friends who have read it. Glad you are enjoying it.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Ends with a bang~
On the sequel now which begins really well as well! It arrived in the mail yesterday and I was like 'perfect timing!'

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Guys! So, I've read the Telling and Cinder as freebie reads for this quarter. The Telling was interesting, but slow to begin, but ends with plenty of action. And Cinder....well Cinder was pretty amazing!!

What about you guys??? What have you guys read so far this year?

[Rinji]

I have started to read The Demon at Agi bridge

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Oh? How is it so far? (And what's it about?)

[Rinji]

It is okay, kinda confusing as well. It is about setsuwa's. Stories that were passed down orally until those who were passing down the stories felt that the stories were going to be lost unless they were written down. And they were retold and rewritten down and such.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Oh sounds interesting!

[Rinji]

The stories are but sometimes they are not easy to understand. I also just started another book for school called Face of Another. It is interesting, but it is in first person, which I am not a big fan of. However, I am enjoying it.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Fair enough, it looks like it's a classic?

oh? you don't like first person much?


I'm almost finished with Cress (Lunar Chronicles), loving it and it's killing me!

[Rinji]

It is a Japanese classic. I like it though.

And not really. I don't really know why though.

I can't wait to read the Lunar Chronicles. I have wanted to read it for a while.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Ohh cool!

Well it's not a style for everyone :). I like it, mostly because it feels more personal. But third person has grown on me (though I don't like the near-omnipresent kind of third person).

:D It's amazingggggg! I'm on Winter right now and already loving it!!

[Rinji]

Nice.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

The Lunar Chronicles!! I highly recommend it for it's action and romance, revolution plot, evil queen, kickass protagonist and so on! have such a bad book hangover right now :( don't want to read anything else!

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

What is everyone else reading right now? :)

[Rinji]

I am reading The Face of Another By Kobo Abe.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

How's going so far?

[Rinji]

I don't like it. The narrator rambles on and on and I have a lot of trouble trying to stay awake while reading it. I am about half way through reading it. However, I would put it down if I had the choice but it is a school book so I don't.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Sounds like a bit of a struggle to get through? How long is it?

[Rinji]

250 pages I think. I can usually read a book this long in a day but not this one.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Bit denser than usual? Is it a classic? Because those always take much longer!

[Rinji]

Yes it was published in 1964 and is considered a classic.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Ah yeah. Have you read Animal Farm? It's quite small, and I remember when I read it, it took me a while to read it. Classics!

[Rinji]

Yeah I think I had to read it in high school. Did not like it either.

[Samantha]

Hey guys, its almost one month into the quarter? Hows everyone doing with their freebie picks?

[Rinji]

Slow.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Surprisingly quickly ^^'

I'm currently reading The Night Circus. It's actually really good.......

I also have a star wars book waiting in the library for me to pick up (Can't wait to read that one).

How's everyone going?

[Rinji]

I am three in now. Yay.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Guys! How are you going with your Quarterly reads?

There's almost only a month left! ;) Look out for the poll for next Quarter that's coming, and we'll let you know what the theme is very soon!

[Rinji]

I have read 7 of my 8 books.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Good job! I think I've read about 8 books, taking out some books I don't count in. I'm kind of excited with what I'm reading next!

What's next on your list?

[Rinji]

I am currently reading Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters. As for what is next I am not sure. I want to read something that is not for school which is what I have been reading.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Any good? :)

Something that's not school related would be a good break!

[Rinji]

It is interesting. I like it. It is a Manga so it is an easy read. What about you what are you reading at the moment?

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}]

Easy is quick is good :P.

Just finished Passenger and about to start Star Wars: Lost Stars

[Rinji]

Nice.