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Heather L wrote: "Have just finished a reread of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I wasn’t intending to read it this month, but finishing book six, I couldn’t resist. At least it works for a coupl..."Can I ask what is your rating for Deathly Hallows?
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Heather L wrote: "Have just finished a reread of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."~and~
Luffy wrote: "Can I ask what is your rating for Deathly Hallows?"
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Heather L wrote: "Luffy— I’ve given all of the books four or five star ratings."
Funny... Out of all the books, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was the one I least enjoyed. For me, there was just tooooooooooooooo much "on the road/run" non-action stuff -- and I don't mean mix-it-up action, but any sort of real action. I found myself struggling to make it through the middle of the book to get to the ending. And, I began to really hate Harry more and more.
Maybe Rowling's is so good that her writing put me in that desolate no-man's-land along with the characters, but that whole part of the book was tan to me, colorless. Again, maybe that's what she meant to do, but trudging through it, for me, was not fun.
I'm glad I read it, but I don't know that I would read this entry again.
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I couldn’t decide what to read next, after finishing two really long books back-to-back, so opted for a short story in a collection I am trying to work through between other works. This evening I read To-Morrow by Joseph Conrad (and now I have Bette Midler singing “Shiver Me Timbers” in my head). Good story with bit of a twist at the end.
One of the criteria for this year’s PopSugar Ultimate Challenge is an anthology. The one I am working through has 1981 pages, of which I’ve read just over 500. I’ve been hopping around, and page lengths run the gamut of 4 to 55. I started with those of lesser page counts, hence only 500 pages, though I have read 38/100 stories. My goal is another dozen stories, though I think at 500 pages I can go ahead and count it already.
Good grief Heather!! That's a lot of pages and a lot of stories!
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I would find it difficult to review a book of that size and diversity! But good on you for persisting - sounds like quite a variety there!
My current non-cozy reads
Black Order by James Rollins, the 3rd Sigma Force novel.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells The first of the Murderbot series and the winner of bunches of awards.
I finished reading Photos of You and The Summer Guests and listened to There There and Hidden Figures. I enjoyed all four.
I just started the Carlotta Carlyle series by Linda BarnesI'm on the first book which is called A Trouble of Fools
I am reading
by Juliet Blackwell. I have read her cozies for years. She is now writing a few stand alone books in France. This is set is present day and 1915 France. Well written with lots of nice details added in.
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I'm just finishing North Country, by Howard Frank Mosher, about a driving trip across country from Lubec, Maine to just south of Vancouver, BC, all along the US-Canada border, going back & forth across. Sort of like Travels with Charlie, but more about the people he meets & listens to. He lives in very-northern Vermont.
My review for
Brave Girl, Quiet Girl: A Novel by Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
The Hidden Hand of Death by Lawrence J. Epsteinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've got a non-fiction book this week:
Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sorry to be posting this so late in the day, but I just read my e-mail...Today (May 20, 2020) only free romance reads for e-readers. (Maybe check May 21, 2020, too???). The site says there are 200+ available.
There are links to the biggest e-book retailers -- for EPUB readers: Apple (iBooks); Barnes and Noble (Nook); GooglePlay; and Kobo; and MOBI readers: Amazon (Kindle).
No need to sign up for newsletters, etc.; just click the links to the retailers and peruse (and get!) the freebies. Also, the last time I remember this happening, though there were repeats at the different retailers, some retailers had offerings the others didn't.
Happy hunting for things other than cozies!
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Just finished The Snake Tattoo by Linda BarnesNow starting the 3rd book in the Carlotta Carlyle series called Coyote
My current non-cozy reads:
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
King Javan's Year by Katherine Kurtz
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
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Heather L wrote: "Started White Fang for a classic group read. Managed to get through parts one and two of five so far today. The first part especially was hard to put down."I thought I'd read that one Heather, but it's not showing as I have. Perhaps it was many years ago, pre Goodreads..
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I loved The Call of the Wild a few years ago, so I might see if I can locate a copy of White Fang - thanks Heather. And you've got to have variety - enjoy!
Thanks Heather, I just downloaded it from Project Gutenberg - not sure when I'll get to it but it's on my kindle now..
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I finished White Fang tonight, much faster than I anticipated, though it is only about 200 pages. It is nonstop action from the beginning. There are parts that really anger you, especially IMO, most of part four, but it leaves you rooting for the wolf and all mistreated creatures. As appalling as some parts are, I had difficulty putting it down and liked the ending. I think I need to cleanse my mind with a short story now.
Yes I do Heather - especially since being on GR. I used to only read crime and mystery, now there's very little I don't read :)So glad you enjoyed it, I'm looking forward to it when I can get to it. Enjoy your light, refreshing read :)
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Not sure what I’ll pick up next, but I’m leaning towards another non-cozy.