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What Are You Reading? - 2018
I needed a bit of a break from the The Children's Hour the other night so picked up a short story, The Hammer and the Goat. While I have no intention of reading more of The Vagrant series, this short story had two of my favourite characters. Goat is as recalcitrant as ever. LOL! And Hammer shows a more vulnerable side - sort of. It was just what I needed and I can happily go back to the other book.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "I've just finished Tuesday's Gone and if it wasn't a Sunday today, I went straight to the library to get the 3th part. This was such a good book and then the end...Still thinking: '..."How far in to Kafka are you? We did a budfy read for it last year so feel free to check it out. It's a great book. Actually, you've got a few good books on the go at the moment.
Finished and enjoyed Fahrenheit 451
by Ray BradburyMy Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2370769446
Tricia wrote: "I finished Circe. It was good, but I liked The Song of Achilles better. It was interesting to see the bits of overlap and common characters between the two books. Th..."Glad you enjoyed it, Tricia. I loved it but like you, I also preferred The Song of Achilles.
I finished Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine today - just in time for my book club tonight. I liked it but as usual had a quibles! My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... I can't rememeber who was asking about it but I hope this answers the question 😊
I've been slowly working through The Dry Grass of August for 3 weeks and decided to just put it aside. The storyline isn't one consistent timeline, it jumps around so it is more difficult to become invested in the story or attached to the characters. I just wasn't engaged enough and felt a bit of a slump coming on, so best to move on for now. I'm going to start Pretty Ugly Lies for the monthly challenge instead.
You guys keep talking about them so over the past week, I've listened to The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, and Career of Evil. It wasn't in the plan, but I read the first one and had to keep going. Thankfully, my library had all of them available on downloadable audio. Unfortunately, I spent so much time reading I got virtually nothing else accomplished. LOL I really liked all of them, but I think the first one was my favorite. So now it's back to Fahrenheit 451 which I'm about halfway through and Three Things About Elsie which is driving me crazy because it's told from several different perspectives and skips around a lot. I think it's going to turn out to be good though if I can just get into it.
Tricia, will you be joining our buddy read of Lethal White? It’s the fourth book in the series.
It's in November, right? I'm doing a buddy read with Saar then so I probably won't join, but I am planning on reading it and will definitely check out the buddy read discussion at some point.
No, we plan to do it sooner. It comes out later this month, so either the end of the month or sometime in October, I think. We didn’t set a date yet, just said soon after it’s released.
Ah, I don't know why I was thinking it was later. Since it's earlier, yes, I'll join the buddy read. I'll go order the book now. Soo excited!
Glad you'll join us! You might have confused it because we planned a couple of different buddy reads at the same time. We scheduled The Tattooist of Auschwitz for November.
I started and finished listening to Beautiful Ruins and The House of the Spirits. I have not read the spoilers from the group read last month for the first, but I feel like I could have missed not reading it, after-the-fact. I definitely enjoyed the second, although it was long, long, and not so pretty, especially at the end. I think I am done exploring Isabel Allende for now though. I am currently listening to Before We Were YoursI finished Out Stealing Horses and really have to say that I was disappointed in the story. Sad and cold is all can say for it. I finished The Good the Bad and the Infernal for the monthly challenge and I will not be finding my way to the next book of the trilogy any time soon. Ugh.
Still working my way through The Core and The Natural.
Wow! Cherie, it doesn't sound like you've had too pleasant a reading time lately. I'm sorry you have had a few disappointments.Glad you liked the Isabel Allende though. I remembered that it was long, but I thought it might have seemed that way to me because I was reading in Spanish. LOL Guess not.
Cherie wrote: "I started and finished listening to Beautiful Ruins and The House of the Spirits. I have not read the spoilers from the group read last month for the first, but I feel l..."I've refrained from commenting on Beautiful Ruins while the group was reading it last month because it was a 1-star read for me. I felt it was a total waste of time! :-) that after I thought it started well...didn't sound like you detested it as much as I did though. Out Stealing Horses was a bit better. Okay, I'm not in the habit of lowballing ratings but these two weren't my favs.
Oh no, Cherie. Sounds like you've had a string of duds. Hope you enjoy Before We Were Yours more. I liked that one a lot.
Thank you all. It has not been a complete loss because most of the books were for tasks and challenges. Unfortunately they can't all be five star reads. Tricia - I can't believe that the Allende book was any shorter in Spanish. I think she learned from this one. The other two, later books that I read were shorter. ;o) I am glad that I listened to it. I loved the dual narration. I will read more from her at another time. She is an interesting story teller but I have had enough of revolution and torture for a while too.
Kristie - I'm just at the beginning of Before WE Were Yours. So far so good. I know what it is about, so I am prepared.
@Beautiful Ruins - I will add my thoughts to the group read thread.
I finished reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz so I'm ready for November's buddy read. I'll just have to go back and take some notes.
Sarah wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I've just finished Tuesday's Gone and if it wasn't a Sunday today, I went straight to the library to get the 3th part. This was such a good book and then t..."@Sarah: Thanks :) I'm not far in 'Kafka' yet, but I'm curious on what you all found of it. I'll definately check the thread.
Definitely check it out then. I think we all enjoyed it but at the same time had no idea what was going on.
Dem wrote: "Finished Black Beauty
...Wonderful to have a treasured family copy of this great story, Dem!
I'm reading, well listening to, Rebecca. Has there ever been a buddy read for this? I keep thinking I want to discuss this with someone!
I'm pretty sure there was either a buddy read or group read for it. I think group read.
Yes, we did a group read for Rebecca a few years ago. We had lots of great discussion, I remember. I even watched all of the movies that have been made, based on the book.
I started reading Different Class yesterday. This one is quite different than the other Joanne Harris books that I have read before this.
Cherie wrote: "Dem wrote: "Finished Black Beauty...Wonderful to have a treasured family copy of this great story, Dem!"
It is indeed Cherie.
I finished The Listener last night. I really enjoyed it. I was reading it instead of catching up here.I started Follow You Home this afternoon. I'm only about 1/2 hour in, if that.
Cherie wrote: "I started reading Different Class yesterday. This one is quite different than the other Joanne Harris books that I have read before this."Oh I really enjoyed Different Class. I am in awe of of Joanne Harris ability to switch genre!
Margo wrote: "Oh I really enjoyed Different Class. I am in awe of Joanne Harris ability to switch genre! ..."I was not sure I liked it at first, but I am definitely being pulled in. I like her ability to paint characters in such an engaging way. She never comes out and tells you anything. She sends out tiny barbs that stick into you and hold you fast, to make you want to keep reading to find out things and where the story is going, even when the characters are unlikeable.
I've just finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind this after a lot of bugging from my boyfriend (who loved it!).I think it started off really well but he came across a bit to opinionated at times.
Full review here
I am also halfway through Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and loving it! Who knew the Apocalypse could be so hilarious!
Cherie wrote: "Margo wrote: "Oh I really enjoyed Different Class. I am in awe of Joanne Harris ability to switch genre! ..."I was not sure I liked it at first, but I am definitely being pulled i..."
What a great way to describe her writing! I think any author would be happy to summed up in that way :-)
I also finished The Core today and thus killed off a series of 5 books within a year! I am so pleased with myself B-)
I am starting The Burning Chambers.
Welcome Jess. I loved Good Omens. It is good fun.
Did you finish Follow You Home? Not my favorite genre, but I listened to this audiobook. (AmyK bought it and I had nothing else to listen to.) I knew the narrator from previous books.
I finished King of Thorns. It was so much better than the first book in the series. Now on to Good Behavior for the monthly challenge.
Hahaha, I meant to put "Janice" at the start of my last post, Margo.Margo - I just found out who the bad guy was today, in Different Class. I had NO idea!
Welcome Jess! Glad you're enjoying Good Omens. I need to pick up Sapiens too.
Rusalka wrote: "Welcome Jess! Glad you're enjoying Good Omens. I need to pick up Sapiens too."Rob got it for xmas last year along with the follow up book. He started it and read quite a hit, really liking how it was written and how accessible it was. But he hasn't picked it up since. Not because he doesn't like it. So I need him to finish first before i can give it a go.
Started The Son by Jo Nesbø for the yearly challenge. Name pronunciation will be a challenge^^ Reading on my phone for the first time too
Just finished A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2532446199
Cherie wrote: "Did you finish Follow You Home? Not my favorite genre, but I listened to this audiobook. (AmyK bought it and I had nothing else to listen to.) I knew the narrator from previous books."That question is directed to me? I haven't finished it yet. I've got about 7 hours left in the audiobook. I can't decide if the mystery is (view spoiler)
I finished The Children's Hour not a moment too soon. I will start Lethal White tonight for a buddy read.
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Besides that, I think I'm reading a bit to much a the same tim:
A Greyhound of a Girl
The Waking Fire
The Masked City
Dreams of Gods & MonstersKafka on the Shore
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Aside of 'Kafka' it's all fantasy. Need to change from genre to take a breath.