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What Are You Reading? - 2017.1
Janice wrote: "I'll start reading Gwendy's Button Box later today.Looking forward to your thoughts on this one.
Bad planning on my side, so I've started The Bear and the Nightingale already. Taking it slow and making notes though ;-)
Peggy wrote: "Bad planning on my side, so I've started The Bear and the Nightingale already. Taking it slow and making notes though ;-)"It's almost december peggy ;-) As a matter of fact i think i will join you as i not enthralled by my current read The Nix, a break might help, and i think i took on a bit too much for december.
Sarah wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Margo wrote: "Did you ever read The Penelopiad? It's penelopies side of the story. It dark but humorous.."Thanks Margo. I have it on my shelf and now moving it up. I've read the O..."
I liked the audio of The Penelopiad. I thought it captured the dark humour of the oddessey very well. The greek gods were such a wierd bunch ;-)
That would be nice Margo! We can start discussing together on Friday :)
I finished Gwendy's Button Box this afternoon. Listening to Stephen King and Richard Chizmar at the end of the story, I learned that King couldn't finish the book so he asked Chizmar to finish it. It was an interesting story, but a bit of a snoozefest. Maybe it was just me.I'm debating what to do now. Like Peggy, bad timing. Maybe I'll start The Bear and the Nightingale too.
Margo wrote: " The greek gods were such a wierd bunch ;-) "Truer words were never said.
Janice wrote: "I finished Gwendy's Button Box this afternoon. Listening to Stephen King and Richard Chizmar at the end of the story, I learned that King couldn't finish the book so he asked Chizma..."Oh dear, you've not had much luck with the last two (recently published) King books you've read. I hope it's not all down hill from here.
Rusalka wrote: "Margo wrote: " The greek gods were such a wierd bunch ;-) "Truer words were never said."
ALL gods are!!
Sarah wrote: "Oh dear, you've not had much luck with the last two (recently published) King books you've read. I hope it's not all down hill from here.."Both of them were collaborations, so perhaps there wasn't enough King in them. That's what I'm attributing it to.
Mariab wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Margo wrote: " The greek gods were such a wierd bunch ;-) "Truer words were never said."
ALL gods are!!"
They say gods, like governments, are a reflection of the people that choose them!
I finished a survey challenge read, Something. It didn't appeal to me at all.I'll start two books today:
The Bear and the Nightingale on audiobook for group themed read
The Tiger and the Wolf on ebook for monthly challenge and buddy read.
Did you deliberately plan your reading to start two books which each have two animals in the title on the same day?
LOL! I never even noticed. Last months theme for me was reading John Scalzi's books. This month appears to be animals.
Finished and enjoyed The Lightkeeper's Daughters
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2200954894
Since my last reporting I finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, a very funny and entertaining story, and Mrs. Sherlock Holmes that was very interesting. I had some issues with the author's style in the beginning, but it worked fine in the end. I started yesterday The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for the monthly challenge, and I am loving it so far. I was also planning to start The Witches: Salem, 1692 as a parallel non fiction read, but The Curious Incident is being such a fast read, that maybe I would just wait until I am done with The Curious Incident.
@SandraI liked "The Incident..." very much.
And it's a fast read.
I finished Origin this afternoon and will start The Desert Spear for the buddy read this evening. I was not disappointed in the Dan Brown book, since I got a wonderful tour of Spain via the internet, but it was a much tamer story than his previous Robert Langdon books. I figured out what/who long before the end and had to wait until the end to find out if I was correct. I was.
Dem wrote: "Finished and enjoyed The Lightkeeper's DaughtersMy review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2200954894"
I have added this to my Zodiac challenge, Dem. Thanks for your post.
I've been awol for the last couple weeks again. So much catching up to do with everyone here! I started and finished The Wicked Girls on audio during that time. It was a solid 4 star read/listen for me.
I just started on Reincarnation Blues audio this morning. So far I'm quite liking it.
I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately. I haven't much wanted to visually read any books. I've tried using the yearly challenge to motivate myself, but there is no way I can finish the third section, so that isn't working. lol. I'm sure I'll snap out of it at some point.
Cherie wrote: "I finished Origin this afternoon and will start The Desert Spear for the buddy read this evening. I was not disappointed in the Dan Brown book, since I g..."That's pretty much where I was with origin as well Cherie
I have just started The Surgeon of Crowthorne: a tale of murder, madness & the love of words aka The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. It is book club read and i wasn't looking to it but disc 1 of 7 was surprisingly good.Lots of big words though lol
KimeyDiann wrote: "I've been awol for the last couple weeks again. So much catching up to do with everyone here! I started and finished The Wicked Girls on audio during that time. It was a solid 4 s..."
Kimey i liked The Wicked Girls too!
Travis sivarT wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I finished Origin this afternoon and will start The Desert Spear for the buddy read this evening. I was not disappointed in the Dan Brown ..."I guess they can't all be "sit on the edge of your chair and hold your breath exciting", huh? (view spoiler)
I finished listening to The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes on Monday evening. I really liked the MC, and the bad guy just gave me the creeps, but it was an on the edge of your chair story, which I really like. I am going to start listening to Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption tonight. I am reading One Good Dog for the monthly challenge and The Desert Spear for a buddy read. I cannot find a book to read for the group read theme - that I want to read right now. It might change after the toppler.
I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a fifth of the way through. I haven't been able to read it as quickly as I would like because of final exams but it is enjoyable so far. It's definitely more confusing than I would like it to be but the plot is starting to make sense which a big relief for me.
Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a fifth of the way through. I haven't be..."I've yet to try Lian Hearn but Across The Nightingale Floor, Episode 2: Journey To Inuyama has been on my tbr for ages! Have you anything else by her?
Good luck in your finals. My son wil be facing his in a few months :-)
Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a fifth of the way through. ..."She was a very famous Aussie kids/YA author in the 90s. She wrote under Gillian Rubinstein (her real name). I remember reading some of hers as a kid. My housemates devoured the Tales of the Otori. I really need to read the first this year.
I finished The Paying Guests last night. Was a bit disappointing. Definitely my least liked Sarah Waters book.Picked up White Horse last night. Don't think I have read a dystopia this year.
Yeah Cherie some of it was a stretch for sure. I think the series nay have run it's course. And that's nothing against Dan Brown it's more a general statement about series. There seem to be too many being kind of forced on instead of finding a new idea and bringing something new to the table. It's like authors feel if they have fans of certain characters then they'll sell books regardless so they just keep forcing them out
Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a fifth of the way through. ..."I've never actually read any of her books before. I picked this up at the bookstore next to my work while I was on break and I thought it looked interesting. I'm hoping that this book stands up to the praise it has gotten from every review I've seen. It is a bit challenging if you don't know much about Japanese folklore or history so you may find yourself googling certain terms. In the first chapter, it mentions Tengu which are demons. It also mentions the nobles having retainers which I needed to look up online to find the definition of.
Thank you for your well wishes on my exams. University life is stressful but I am almost done... Just one year to go!
Peggy wrote: "What do you study Eva?"I'm getting my BA in political science and then hopefully off to do my master's in either global security systems or peace and conflict.
Eva wrote: "Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a fifth of the..."Aha, i have a resident japanese expert here! My son spent his teens imersed in japasese culture, language, manga and anime. I knew it pay off for me one day! Hmm - that's an idea for his xmas box - some Lian Hearn ;-)
Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm only about a ..."I think that it could be a great fit for him then! I was big into manga and anime when I was younger and I really loved the historical ones so I do understand some of what they're saying which is good. If he likes fantasy, perhaps give him The Emperor of the Eight Islands. The series has 4 books it in and I've ordered #2 from the bookstore so we'll see how that is.
Eva wrote: "Peggy wrote: "What do you study Eva?"I'm getting my BA in political science and then hopefully off to do my master's in either global security systems or peace and conflict."
Lots of opportunities in those spaces at the moment! And really interesting too.
Eva wrote: "Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "Margo wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm currently reading The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn. I am not sure how I feel about it yet as I'm..."Thanks Eva - that's one stocking filler sorted out 😉
I finished The Last Colony and now i'm moving on to a reread of The Desert Spear for the buddy read.
What did you think of The Last Colony, Sarah? I haven't gotten to that one yet.
I finished my first book in December, and here it's the 10th already! I finished The Bear and the Nightingale. I'm moving on to the next buddy read, Artemis.
Kristie wrote: "What did you think of The Last Colony, Sarah? I haven't gotten to that one yet."It was a bit different to the previous two books as it was more planet based. It helped expand the world though as it talked about colonies (which I guess is obvious from the title). Some interesting things happened so I'm looking forward to see how the rest of the story pans out.
Looks interesting, Dem. I've added it to my wishlist. This book would fit for the Leo/salmon - Pacific Northwest task.
Janice wrote: "This book would fit for the Leo/salmon - Pacific Northwest task."I'll still that idea. :)
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Thanks Margo. I have it on my shelf and now moving it up. I've read the Odyssey 4 times f..."
Just don't listen to the audio. I did and it freaked me out. There were songs in it from what I recall. Did my head in. I think the book would be better.