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[siriusedward]

started The Gift of Rain.And liking it.

[Pragya]

siriusedward wrote: "Pragya wrote: "siriusedward wrote: "I am about 15% into War and Peace which I am enjoying and which surprisingly is an easy read...

I am also half into Sunset Song for my..."

Sounds great. I will pick it up soon.

[Pragya]

Peggy wrote: "I'm glad I'm not the only one! I never have lots of 5 star books in a year, but it feels like the first one is taking a long time. I'm a bit worried that it's me, and I'm putting off reading some b..."

I am with you on that, Peggy. No 5 stars yet but I am willing to wait it out. I think my current read might be the one. The Mayor of Casterbridge

[Peggy]

I hope it stays that good Pragya!

[Margo]

I'm starting Lightning for the challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "OMG I have 9 so far! That's more 5 stars in 3 months than I sometimes have in a year :-0 Here is my list and I will defend them all as examples of best of genre:..."

That does perhaps explain why you're struggling with some of the books. After so many 5 star reads, everything else will pale by comparison.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'm yet to have a 5 star read yet, so very jealous of you all.

[Cherie]

Finally reading the first book in the Pendergast series. The Pendergast Files: (#1 and #2 included).
I just finished listening to #6, with Scott Brick narrating. I like René Auberjonois better.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "I'm yet to have a 5 star read yet, so very jealous of you all."

I've only had 1, Rusalka. I've had quite a few 3 and 4 star reads though.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just realized that later in the month I have two similarly titled books to read planned around the same time again. Baby Teeth and Dragon Teeth. I thought it was funny that twice in one month I would end up with titles that match like that, so I figured I'd just comment here. Ok, carry on. lol

[Sandra, Moderator]

So funny, Kristie! If it happens again I will start suspecting! :D

[Kristie, Moderator]

Lol, Sandra!

[Margo]

Janice wrote: "Margo wrote: "OMG I have 9 so far! That's more 5 stars in 3 months than I sometimes have in a year :-0 Here is my list and I will defend them all as examples of best of genre:..."

That does perhap..."

Yes, I think that's it Janice.

I finished Lightning very quickly as I hanging round hospital all day yesterday. 3.5 stars. Quite different for Koontz as it was more sci-fi than his traditional horror stuff. I enjoyed it as a light read.

I have Holding lined up for the toppler. I am currious to see how Graham Norton does as a novilist - as I am sure he wrote it himself ;-p

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished yesterday The Alice Network and gave it 3 stars. It was a book club read, and it also fits the Virgo/Maiden task in the ZZ Challenge.
I read a few pages of The Woman in the Window, and I have Flush ready for the toppler in a couple of hours.

[Peggy]

I finished The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope which I really enjoyed.

I started The Daylight War for a buddy read and I think I can also use it for the zodiac challenge.

[Margo]

What will you use it for in the challenge Peggy?

[Peggy]

I have this cover so I was thinking the blue cover task, but I'm not sure if it's enough blue. According to tineye it isn't :( And I've been planning it for that task since January!

Now I'm thinking about using it for the magic task. I hadn't considered it before, but magic is listed on the main book page and it's already mentioned several times in the first chapter.

[Saar The Book owl]

For so far this year I have 3 5* - books. The rest are 3 and 4, not lower.

[Janice, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "I finished Lightning very quickly as I hanging round hospital all day yesterday. 3.5 stars. Quite different for Koontz as it was more sci-fi than his traditional horror stuff. I enjoyed it as a light read.."

Have you read Breathless? I thought it was more SciFi than horror. It's the only Koontz I've read so far.

[Travis]

I don't find Koontz really horrorish ever

[Margo]

Peggy wrote: "I have this cover so I was thinking the blue cover task, but I'm not sure if it's enough blue. According to tineye it isn't :( And I've been planning it for th..."

I ran that cover through tineye (had it open for the challenge) and and the blue tones add up to 75% by my count.Are you sure you're including them all? There are 4 shades of blue right?

I never thought of using it for the magic task - hmm...

[Janice, Moderator]

I added them up to 77.1%, so you're good to count it for blue cover Peggy.

[Peggy]

That's weird. It gives me 5 shades of blue, but they are 20.1, 14.2, 10.5, 5.9 and 5.1, which makes 55.8% blue.

Oh! My cover is actually slightly different: . Strange that one cover gives 20% more blue than the other one, when they are basically the same.

[siriusedward]

I am reading and ..near 50% done with both...and enjoying both...a good break in between books. ..

[Margo]

Travis sivarT wrote: "I don't find Koontz really horrorish ever"

When I started out reading him, 30ish years back he mostly wrote horror. Phantoms Strangers Cold FireDean Koontz - Collection: The Vision The Funhouse. But now that I think of it he used to write a lot of Sci-fi too. It's only his recent stuff that is thriller style - or Odd Thomas which I don't enjoy ;-)

[Janice, Moderator]

It is weird because I saved the picture from the thumbnail above and got 84.7% blue. I'm going to rule that it's acceptable to use as blue cover. Regardless of the different readings we're getting from tineye, it screams blue to me.

[Margo]

is the edition i have, slight difference?

[Rusalka, Moderator]

It seems to be tied to the font choices on the two covers. The curly font takes up less room I believe, so your blue count is higher than the block font.

But not that that matters thanks to Janice :D

[Peggy]

Great, thanks Janice!

I thought it was very blue too, but with the grey background I wasn't sure if it would be 70% so I used Tineye and the confusion started ;-)

I'll use more of my own judgment from now on!

[Margo]

Yay Janice :-D

[Peggy]

Rusalka wrote: "It seems to be tied to the font choices on the two covers. The curly font takes up less room I believe, so your blue count is higher than the block font.

But not that that matters thanks to Janic..."

Yes, and also one cover has the woman to the top of the cover (no background) and shows more of the lower part of her dress. But still, I wouldn't have said that makes over 20% difference!

[Dem]

Just finished The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

My review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/2306692347

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Altered Carbon for a buddy read and will now start Call the Midwife for the themed read.

[Peggy]

I'm starting Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. For some reason it never attracts me enough to actually pick it up, I always choose something else over it. But everyone seems to love it, so I'm finally going to give it a go.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I hope you end up loving it, Peggy. I have a few books like that. I just never to be quite in the right mood for them or whatever reason.

[Pragya]

Peggy wrote: "I'm starting Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. For some reason it never attracts me enough to actually pick it up, I always choose something else over it. But everyone seems to love it, s..."

Yay! I hope you like it. :D

[Lisa]

I have put The Western Wind on hold for now. I'm getting the feeling that it's something of a mood book and I am just not in the right mood for it at this point in time. I will be coming back to it though as I think I will really enjoy it if I read it at the right time.

I am now starting Caligula. I'm not sure how sensible it is to be reading two books about Ancient Rome at the same time but I am desperate to read this and too impatient to wait until I finish The First Man in Rome.

[Peggy]

I hope so too Pragya! I read the first 3 chapters and really enjoy it so far.

[Renee]

Peggy, I am one of the few that did not like Snow Flower. I like all her other novels. I just didn't like Snow Flower. I couldn't find any sympathy for the two main chars.

Peggy wrote: "I'm starting Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. For some reason it never attracts me enough to actually pick it up, I always choose something else over it. But everyone seems to love it, s..."

Janice wrote: "I finished Altered Carbon for a buddy read and will now start Call the Midwife for the themed read."

[Margo]

Peggy wrote: "I hope so too Pragya! I read the first 3 chapters and really enjoy it so far."

Peggy I am definitely in the pro camp for Snow Flower. Very powerful story.

Lisa, what did you think of The First Man in Rome? Is it worth the investment of that much time?

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "Lisa, what did you think of The First Man in Rome? Is it worth the investment of that much time?

I'm still reading it, Margo. I think it's very good and well worth a read if you enjoy reading about Ancient Rome. That being said, I do think she goes on at times far longer than she needs to and tells you a bit too much. I think it could benefit from being a couple of hundred pages shorter. It would still be a good book and it would make the story just that bit tighter and more focused. If I was rating it based on what I've read do far I would give it 4 stars. As for whether it's worth the investment of time, if you are interested in Ancient Rome, you want to learn something new or refresh previous knowledge and you don't mind chunksters then I would say yes, it is worth the time.

[Margo]

Sorry Lisa, I misread your last post - I thought you'd finished it. Sounds pretty good so I'll keep it on my short list ....which grows longer by the day ☺

[Roz]

I finished Dark Matter

I wrote a review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dem]

Finished and loved East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2339215523

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Dem wrote: "Finished and loved East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"[bookcover:East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity|30..."

Wow, that's a great review, Dem. Glad you got so much from it. Added!

[Dem]

Rusalka wrote: "Dem wrote: "Finished and loved East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"[bookcover:East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against..."

Thank you Rusalka, I just loved it and so glad I own a copy. :-)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I noted you said a physical copy was a must!
Oh dear, I might need to buy another book. What ever will I do? :P

[Margo]

I'm listening to The Daylight War as a part of the current buddy read. I really like this series. Great characters and interesting exploration of different cultures.

The other book I just started today is Stay with Me. It is set in Nigeria and is a story of a barren woman who is faced with humiliation when her husband takes a second wife for childbearing purposes. It is not the kind of book I am normally drawn to but it was recommended to me, and more importantly was available in the library, so I will give it a shot

[siriusedward]

A Wizard of Earthsea which is very enjoyable and fast paced with lots of ideas and thought provoking moments.Loving it so far.

The Gift of Rain reached around 65% of it.A very beautifully written and compelling book with complex characters and a good flow and tone.

[siriusedward]

Reading both the above makes me real curious about aikido but more about zazen or zen .. the (art ofmeditation from buddhism)..