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Apr 06, 2017 01:00PM
I also have a DNF shelf on GR. I wouldn't count it as a book read if I'm only a couple of pages in when I decide to quit, though I would mark it as DNF on GR and in Calibre. In future I might go back to a book I wasn't in the mood for at the time, or because my tastes have changed.
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HomeInMyShoes wrote: "The only thing that matters to me is I mark it as something. I've got a DNF shelf that I made exclusive so it works with Read/Reading/Want To/DNF. I like that because I can remember what I've tried..."I did the same thing. Helps me to remember what to avoid.
Moon Over Soho by Ben AaronovitchGood second book, a bit more sex than I prefer, but at least it had a purpose (it also gave away the mystery to me).
I need to get around to that one...
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.Very good. An interesting story where the Underground Railroad is just that.
Does anyone else have Goodreads send them an email congratulating them on finishing a book? I've got them for the last three books I've finished. I can see this will get annoying quickly when finishing about 2 books a week.
^You can turn if off. It's the option in the email settings for:" Email me with recommendations when I finish a book. "
Marketinng spam.
Yes, it's annoying. Yes it's marketing tripe.
Thank you. I wasn't annoyed enough to search for a way to switch it off yet, but I have done so now. I didn't know about the recommendations, I didn't open the emails before deleting them. The title "Congratulation for finishing your book" (or something) reminded me of back in primary school where we got a gold star for every book we read.When I was at it I also switched off the monthly email about new releases. For some reason they always list the authors I only read one or two books by, before deciding I didn't like them (like James Patterson) and hardly ever books by authors I've read a lot books by. I follow my favourite authors via their mailing list, Facebook and/or Twitter, so I always know when a new book will be released.
My first thought when I got an email was "They keep inventing new ways to celebrate mediocrity..." from The Incredibles.Hooray me!
HomeInMyShoes wrote: "My first thought when I got an email was "They keep inventing new ways to celebrate mediocrity..." from The Incredibles.Hooray me!"
^This
I'm surprised they are still going ahead and annoying people with that email...
The Suicide Forest by Michael Richan.An okay read. I had hoped for the majority to be set in the Suicide Forest, and about the history. However, it was only a very short section.
Now, I finally feel in the mood for a big book, so I've started Judas Unchained (1200 pages).
Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton.My first Really Long Book of the year. Great semi-conclusion to the story (there are two more series set in the same world with some of the same characters). Life intervened, otherwise I would have finished it a couple of days earlier.
Now, I'm really annoyed with myself. I decided to reread the first Jeremy Logan book by Lincoln Child. Only to find out that I actually read the third book in the series. In Calibre I logged it as the first book. I also marked it on Goodreads, so how did I not see it was book 3? Since reading ebooks I've become a bit of a stickler for reading series in the right order.
I just noticed that all of Caroline Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby (Midsomer Murders on TV) are available for the Kindle. In 2011 I wanted to read them, only to discover several of them weren't published as ebook yet, including the first one. I bought the paperback edition. I didn't really love it, I didn't hate it either, Tom Barnaby was more cranky than in the tv series. So I decided not to continue with it.However, I've started with the TV series from the very first episode (did that two years ago) and now I'm thinking that it's 6 years later and my taste in books have changed so it might be a good idea to give Barnaby another chance.
Deep Storm by Lincoln Child.The first book in the Jeremy Logan series, in which Jeremy Logan only appears in one chapter. Good enough read.
Bianca wrote: "Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton.My first Really Long Book of the year. Great semi-conclusion to the story (there are two more series set in the same world with some of the same c..."
lol
I've done this before.
Due to life, a new addictive computer game (Stardew Valley) and a bit of a reading burn out it took me a week and a half to read, but I've finished it:American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
I loved it even more than the first time around. It wasn't a slow read (without doing my best I managed to read 40% in only a couple of hours yesterday). Now I need to put Anansi Boys higher on my TBR.
HA! I wish "a week and a half" was a long time in my world, but I seem to read at a snails pace compared to many.
With just over a week to go I've been looking at what to read during my vacation. I've got the latest Sebastian St. Cyr book, also Murder on the Orient Express (I haven't read the other books, but I want to read this one before the new tv adaptation), I've read the introductory chapter of Written in Red (thanks for the tip!) and that one I've put on my list as well. I sampled Wicked, decided not to go on. I think that is a nice mixture of genres, I'll probably read some horror too, that seems to have become a tradition during my vacation.
I hope you enjoy every page you read during your vacation! :)I tried Wicked a few years ago but didn't finish. I didn't like where the story was heading. I have considered giving it and it's sequel another go, but I'm not sure if I actually will.
Thank Christa for Written in Red, it's all her fault! Lol
I'm loving it! I only have about 4 or 5 chapters left to go.
That introduction chapter piqued my interest, whilst during the first chapter of Wicked I was distracted by other things. I usually start my first vacation read a couple of days before my actual vacation, so the big question is: what to read first.
I don't think I've ever commented on your thread before, but I do find myself wishlisting a lot of the stuff you read so I thought I should speak up and thank you for reading interesting books. :D
Great to finally meet someone with a similar weird taste in books :D. And thank you for the recommendation of Written in Red, it will be hard not to start it before next weekend!
It'll be great to add another voice to the conversation we're having about it! Doodles just started reading it a few minutes ago. I'm trying to hold myself back from starting the second book in the series. I should at least wait for some others to get the first one read first. :)
I saw the thread and will participate in it when I've read the book. I might start it before next weekend. It depends how quickly I finish my current book. But I need a good read to survive/distract my attention next week's Eurovision.
Not really book related, but I need to vent.I watched the mini series of It again. It used to be a favourite of mine and even last year I enjoyed it. Now, not so much. Probably because I've reread the book recently.
I can understand that a lot of the story has been cut, it's a huge and detailed book. But they changed the characters too much IMHO. In the book the Losers, in adulthood, all gained great success. However, they stayed pretty much down to earth and true to the person they were as a kid. In the tv series, not so much. All seem to have become arrogant and show off their wealth. Except Bev, who I just want to slap. She has become the typical female in distress and even after she gets away from her abusive partner she is still helpless and uncertain.
I hope that the new film version is better. They might have shifted the time period from the 1950s/1980s to the 1980s/2010s but I hope the characters are more consistent.
It took me a hot minute to figure out to which book/series you were referring. I didn't realize "It" was capitalized so I read it as just "it". I remember enjoying the book but have never watched the series or movie.
The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah.I liked the story, but not the writing style. The main story is about 370 pages long and consists of 100 chapters. There is lots of jumping between various characters. I could have dealt with that, except that in the first half of the story a lot of those ultra short chapters ended in a cliffhanger (bugbear of me). Also it seems that every primary and secondary character had personal problems, most of them weren't relevant for the story. They might be relevant for the series, but it was a lot of information that didn't matter. So another series crossed of my list.
Now for something fun and stand alone, another Amy Cross story.
Bianca wrote: "Due to life, a new addictive computer game (Stardew Valley) and a bit of a reading burn out it took me a week and a half to read, but I've finished it:American Gods by Neil Gaiman..."
I've been eyeing Stardew Valley!
RE: Wicked.Colleen LOVES the play so I bought the book(s). She then told me that if I had asked her, the books are pretty terrible (but well written) and the play is where its at.
Of course, I now have both of these in HB.
Life of a Bibliophile.
Be warned Stardew Valley is very addictive (in a good way). Drawback is that you can't save the game yourself. It automatically saves when you send your character to bed at the end of the day.
Bianca wrote: "Be warned Stardew Valley is very addictive (in a good way). Drawback is that you can't save the game yourself. It automatically saves when you send your character to bed at the end of the day."THat sucks! You could lose a lot that way...
MrsJoseph wrote: "THat sucks! You could lose a lot that way... "It is a very stable game for me so far. Even my old desktop can run it without problems.
The Curse of Wetherley House by Amy Cross.I love her stories, but not her editing. As with other books there are quite a lot of spelling mistakes; especially her/he/his/she, man/men. Mix ups in names and grammar errors. A shame, really.
I thought I wouldn't finish this book until Sunday. But now I can begin with Written in Red, I need something interesting to distract me from tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest. Hopefully this will fit the bill.
Bianca wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "THat sucks! You could lose a lot that way... "It is a very stable game for me so far. Even my old desktop can run it without problems."
I'm good for pushing pause and walking away to do errands.
MrsJoseph wrote: "I'm good for pushing pause and walking away to do errands. "Then you have to be careful. I've read stories on the FB group of people not pressing pause properly and coming back to the game and several days or even seasons have gone by. There is a big hack scene for this game, so you might want to check if there is a save hack.
But if you love Harvest Moon, you'll love this game.
I haven't tried harvest moon - only games on my phone, lol.
I'm almost half way through with Written in Red, I'm loving it so far. I might even finish it today, I have over four hours until we go to the bungalow I booked, so I have some time to read.
I'm glad you're enjoying Written in Red! I hope you join in the discussions. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the book/series.
Wooooo!
Nyssa wrote: "I'm glad you're enjoying Written in Red! I hope you join in the discussions. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the book/series."I haven't finished yet. On Monday I had to go after the city council because they decided to repave the only two routes to our house. Yesterday I was too tired after our cycle trip to a nearby town: Google Maps send us through the forest, not the nicely paved roads but over paths (tracks, sometimes) that were hardly used and not cycleable. On the way back it send us up a loooooooong hill. Which would have been doable if you a. Have trained for cycling uphill b. Have a bike with more than 3 gears, and c. You're bike isn't loaded with shopping.
Today we took it easy and I've managed to read over a 100 pages so far. My sister will be picked up in an hour or so. When she's gone I don't have to be sociable anymore. I still have 150 pages to go, I might finish it tonight, otherwise tomorrow morning.
Written in Red by Anne Bishop.I loved it. I'm not someone that can read a series one after the other, so it'll be a while before I'll start the second book, but I certainly will. Tomorrow I'll have a look at the thread.
Now onwards with the new Sebastian St. Cyr book, I've been saving it for this week.
Bianca wrote: "Written in Red by Anne Bishop.I loved it. I'm not someone that can read a series one after the other, so it'll be a while before I'll start the second book, but I certainly will. T..."
:-D
Where the Dead Lie by C.S Harris.Better than the previous installment, and very hard to put down.
The Haunting of Layton Manor by Will Hawthorne.
An okay ghost story, not that scary. It occasionally felt as if it was edited without rereading it afterwards, because some sentences just didn't make sense. Could have been more fleshed out to make the story more complete.
Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story by John Bladek & Davonna Juroe.
Another okay ghost story. Again, not that scary.
The Three by Sarah Lotz.It's hard to describe what I think of this book, except that it's interesting and the ending is "wtf". It is written as a book in a book, and after the book-in-book is finished there is a bit about the fictional author, who has disappeared. The wtf ending might be because the fictional author hasn't found out the truth, it might be because of alternate realities. Will need to read the sequel soonish, before the details fade from my memory.
I've just started Murder on the Orient Express, I haven't read any of the other Poirot books, but according to my mother (who has) the books are stand alone-ish. I decided to read it after seeing an ad on the BBC of the upcoming film (though I now see it's not a tv film and won't be released until November). It's the oldest book I've read so far this year. Bringing down my average year of publication from 2013 down to 2011.
It's been a while, but I enjoyed the Poirot books when i read them :)And yes, they are all stand-alone.
Updated to add:
Went to look at The Three, and noticed I already read it... I guess it didn't do much for me either as I completely forgot and still can't remember reading it :P
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.A good read, though I did figure it out quickly (I might have seen a tv version of this book in the past, so that might be the reason).
In 2003 I've read David Hewson's A Season For The Dead, the first in the Nic Costa series, shortly after it was released. I liked it, but didn't buy the second book until 2012. I reread the first one and, again, liked both books, but not enough to put it on my active series list. I felt it was one of those series I needed to be in the mood for to read the books.Earlier this week I picked up the third book, I felt in the mood for a crime set in Italy but a bit grittier than the Guido Brunetti or Aurelio Zen series. And I'm loving it. I've added the series to my active list. This morning I bought the rest of the series, plus the three The Killing books by the same author.
This means I now have 7 series on my active list, so I think that'll be my focus for this summer. Luckily the series are relatively diverse, so I hopefully won't burn out quickly.
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.An interesting read, although the murder are used, as we say in Dutch, as a coat rack for telling about the mistreatment of Native Americans, the birth of the FBI and the oil boom.
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