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Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Just finished 
and loving this series. Still working on Monstrumologist; maybe I'm just not in the mood for a wordy book right now, or it's not what I expected it to be..."Haha....I'm reading the series too. I have about 1/4 of the last book left.
It's definitely "fluff" but it is really well written and I am thoroughly enjoying it.
I think you recommended it to me, Heidi. Thanks! :)
Heidi, I'm reading the print Monstrumologist. I can keep track of people and happenings easily enough... would be easier if they happened quicker, but Yancey seems intent on keeping his wording just as flowery as it would have been in the 1800s.
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and loving this series. Still working on Monstrumologist; maybe I'm just not in the mood for a wordy book right now, o..."It is indeed fluff. I can still to this day years later hear the audiobook narrator saying "Alexia" in Lord Macon's voice. I just loved it.
unnnng yes. Scottish accents = winning
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aww...sorry to hear about your Monstrumologist problems. It's one of my favorite books. Can't win them all. Hope it gets better for you soon ^_^
BECKY: Totally agree with Heidi, especially in the later books.
DIXIE: Not a fan of Girl on the Train, but love twists and turns, might try one of those books in the future.
Started re-reading A Series of Unfortunate Events. Been years since I finished it and I really want to finish them before the Netflix show. Really excited about it! I think Neil Patrick Harris will be a phenomenal Count Olaf. (I just realized he has the same name as Olaf the snowman in Frozen and they have polar opposite personalities!)
Currently re-reading my Judy Blume collection, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HAD to read more HP once Cursed Child was finished) and also re-reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Great stuff all around. I *DO* have a soft spot for YA. :0)Is the His Dark Materials trilogy worth the read? I LOVE Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, but usually fantasy doesn't 'do it' for me...
Jennifer Lynn wrote: "Is the His Dark Materials trilogy worth the read? I LOVE Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, but usually fantasy doesn't 'do it' for me... "I like it so far; it's usually mentioned in the same breath as Chronicles of Narnia, to give you some idea (maybe?) of what it's like. I haven't read Narnia in years -- actually never read all of them, so maybe I'll look into doing that over the winter. But I love the concept of each person in this world having an animal companion of some kind.
*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "ASHLEY: Wow! You're like on top of things. I'm really happy that I started this book then. Now I'm ready for the shows. Well eventual shows. aww...sorry to hear about your Monstrumologist problem..."
I still need to read Casual Vacancy so I can watch that one! Lol
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I only read His Dark Materials book one and was not a huge fan. I actually liked most of the book until last parts and then my rating went down. I know most people love that series though. Brigid is re-reading it now so perhaps she can give you some thoughts reading it as an adult because she first read it when she was younger I think. I did give it 3 stars so I didn't hate it by any means. I think I just expected to love it and since i didn't I was disappointed. That happens to me a lot! I am too picky!
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aww...sorry to hear about yo..."
I loved Casual Vacancy but it was super depressing just to warn you. I work with drug addicts and the books touches on addiction so I think that helped me get into it more than some others who I think were expecting a Harry Potter as an adult type book (which it was very far from).
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I am currently doing a yearly challenged to re-read Harry Potter (on audio) and am on book 7 as well :)
I actually cracked and joined Audible.com for a free month JUST so I could finally listen to the amazing Harry Potter narrations I have heard about. Got Deathly Hallows and am loving it so far...(But I DO follow along in the book- cannot help it!)The Casual Vacancy was very very good, but dare I say-- the TV version of it was *better* than the book? No? Just me? :)
Thanks for all your input on The Dark Materials everyone!
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HP on audio is beautiful regardless of whether you hear Jim Dale or Stephen Fry... they both do a fantastic job. Jim Dale remains my favorite.
Just finished
. What a dark, uncomfortable-in-a-good-way, well-written book. A fantastic look into our culture and what we deem acceptable.
Aside from finally listening to Deathly Hallows on audio, I am currently reading one of my 'fall back' authors- Anne Tyler's 'A Spool of Blue Thread'. when in doubt, there are certain authors I go to, because I ALWAYS enjoy their work. (Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, Bill Bryson, Thomas Hardy, Anne Tyler, etc). This one is good so far, but reminds me of 'Breathing Lessons' in that the main characters are quite similar....
Elora wrote: "Just finished . What a dark, uncomfortable-in-a-good-way, well-written book. A fantastic look into our culture and what we deem acceptable."
LOOOOOOVED that book!!!
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. What a dark, uncomfortable-in-a-good-way, well-written book. A fantastic look into our culture and what we deem acceptab..."
Guess I need to look into that one since you both enjoyed it
Heidi, you should! It's not a relaxing read kind of book, though--just so you know. It's one that twists your guts, but is definitely worth reading.
Ehhhh... "enjoyed" isn't the best word for a book like that. Relevant, certainly, and easily deserving of being widely read. Very tough though.
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It was an ok read. Nothing exciting about it. It reminds me of a cross between Bloody Jack and Pirates of the Carribean.
Currently reading...
I'm not really a James Patterson fan, but this book really looked intriguing.
Jennifer Lynn wrote: "Currently re-reading my Judy Blume collection, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HAD to read more HP once Cursed Child was finished) and also re-reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Great s..."Great choices!! :) I love all those old Judy Blume books! Read them and then my children read them!
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audio, hoping to finish it this morning
A Northern Light has stalled for the moment, but hopefully I'll get back to it once I get through a few of these others. Rising Sun is good at times and tedious at others and I'm ready to be done with it. Just started Assassin's Creed last night and really feeling the urge to look up a play-through on youtube bc I haven't played the game in eons.
Update: Finished Golden Compass. Absolutely brilliant. Looking forward to the other two books!
Started
. It's good so far; reminds me of Speak in some ways, but different, too.
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oooh I've heard of that book! Glad you like it Dixie.
I finished The Monstrumologist . Very creepy and interesting, but at times I felt it was a bit slow. Will Henry had deep thoughts, but they sometimes seemed to drag on. Four stars. I'll put the other books on my Christmas list.
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It took me about half the book to get fully into it but I loved all of book two. Hope you do as well.
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Just finished reading...
I enjoy reading this series, but I might stop reading the series for this year and pick it up again in 2017. I feel like things are getting a bit repetitive.
Also finished...
Not a fan, but it was interesting. Most likely I won't read the other books in the series. I just not invested enough with the whole story.
Picked up...
Not that far into it, but enjoying this cozy mystery.
As you can tell I've been on a mystery kick lately.
I started
today. Reading this is like breathing, it goes so quickly!
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today. Reading this is like breathing, it goes so quickly!"Excited to see your final thoughts :)
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in one sitting...It was so good!
*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "Read...in one sitting...It was so good!"
LOVE this series!
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I think I am very excited to read Okay for Now ; but *should* I read the 1st book featuring this character prior to reading this one?
Finished
It was really good. It went a totally different direction than the first book did (which I really liked), but I can see why that might have bugged some people.
It's definitely worth the read. It delves into some deeper thoughts of war.
Just started
I really enjoyed
It had plenty of action, some intrigue thrown in, as well as thoughts on the horrors of war. It contained 2 love triangles....which should tell you have fantastic the plot is since I still enjoyed it. :)
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in one sitting...It was so good!"
LOVE this series!"
Love it too and miss it!
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No need to read the first book The Wednesday Wars- it is more like a companion novel IMO but I do recommend it (especially on audiobook)
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It was really good. It went a totally different direction than the first book did (which I really liked), but I can see why that might have bugged some..."
Good to know! Thanks :)
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Are you listening to the Monstrumologist on audio? I will say it took me a good while before I got into it originally because I did not know what was going on at first and who was who.