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What are you reading? 2015 Edition
Yay! The shiny new thread! :)I'm about to start "The Dancing Master" by Julie Klassen and am reading "The Prairie Romance collection", a book of short historicals.
I'm currently reading The Runaway King, The Blade Heir, and Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones. Good books, them.
Hooray, a new thread!Katie -- I adore The Dream Thieves, it's my favourite of the three currently out in the series. So good. But I know other people who preferred book three. So I guess that's just a personal thing. :)
I finished The Poetic Edda. I think for the next few days I have to focus on reading for my next essay, which is on an Irish story, so I might be reading The Tain as context. I've read it before, but Carson's translation; the one on the reading list is Kinsella's, so I've picked that up from the library to read through if I get time. It's not too long so it ought to be possible.
The next fiction book I plan to read when I have time is Graceling, which I was given for Christmas. But that probably won't happen until I've done this essay.
I'm currently reading 노말시티 1 Normal City 1 , a Korean comic book series (manwha) about people with ESP with a sort of X-Men-esque mutant oppression subplot under the A-plot of genetic experiments resulting in a child who randomly changes for reasons yet unknown between genders. (Their science is ... not very solid... but then again it's scifi and science is rarely existent) I like it. It's been good.
I just finished Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare. I'll be reading the final version of The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight next so I can review it for the blog tour. As a beta reader, I already know it's awesome. :)
Yes! A beautiful, new thread. ^_^I've been feeling like death warmed over in the last few days, so I've just been reading "Emma" in spurts. It's my first time reading a Jane Austen book. Thus far I'm not keen on her style, but I'm enjoying the story -- although sometimes Emma drives me batty.
I tried Emma, but stopped when I realized I had read several chapters and had no clue what was in any of them. I did make it all the way through Pride and Prejudice, but I like Dickens better.
I read Beth White's "The Pelican Bride" last night.
I'm reading far too many things at once. :pJane Eyre
The Horse and His Boy
Les Miserables
Barnaby Rudge
And I'll probably be starting one of my own books again here soon. I'm on a "I really miss my characters" kick. :p :D
The best way to cure your character-missing? ....Pen and paper, of course! I've been feeling some of that lately myself. :)
Hannah wrote: "The best way to cure your character-missing? ....Pen and paper, of course! I've been feeling some of that lately myself. :)"Which is why I randomly started a new book with characters from one of my published books... Pen and paper is the best. :D
I'm reading Kinsella's translation of the Táin for an essay. I read Carson's last year, but this one is a bit older. It has more supplementary material in the book, so some of it is new to me.
I'm reading White Banners by Lloyd C. Douglas because I liked the movie. Reserving judgment on whether I'll end up preferring it to the book until I get to the end...I've also been trying to read "Snow-Bound" by John Greenleaf Whittier but keep getting exasperating by glitchy formatting in the Kindle versions I've tried.
I've got Georgette Heyer's "The Unknown Ajax" checked out from the library.
Today I read:The Princess Test
The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Invisible World
And I finally finished reading The Moon-Spinners which I started months ago and abandoned three chapters from the end.
I'm currently in the middle of "Celtic Twilight" by W.B. Yeats which is utterly fascinating, and I'm about halfway through "A History of hte World in Six Glasses." I need to make inroads on my three shelves of to-read print books, though, so I might start on "Dealing with Dragons" tomorrow.
I really, really need to get around to reading Mary Stewart.
Ooh, the Yeats sounds interesting, Katie.I'm reading some poems by Thomas Kinsella. After that I really have to write my essay, but the next fiction I read will be either Graceling or Skulduggery Pleasant, both of which I have waiting for me.
BOO!
Look what I done gone and did: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I just finished reading The Hunger Games. For real this time, all the way through. YAY anyone proud of me! No? Yeah, I guess it's kind of late for that since the third movie is already out... but Mockingjay Part 1 was so OMW OMW CLIFFHANGER!! that I was finally driven mad enough to read the books. That's all for the best, I suppose.
I do intend to read the other books this year, and I'd like to read Insurgent before the movie comes out, since I actually read Divergent before seeing the movie. But apparently my next book is actually The Walking Dead: Descent. The only reason is because I got stuck waiting somewhere and only had my library books, so I went ahead and started it and am two chapters in. It's not a gripping masterpiece, but so far it's decently interesting. Pacing can be a very difficult issue when you're coming from a TV show that thrives on jump-scares, but so far the zombie thrill is being translated fairly well.
I've got some nonfiction books I'm going to tackle soon, though.
Look what I done gone and did: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I just finished reading The Hunger Games. For real this time, all the way through. YAY anyone proud of me! No? Yeah, I guess it's kind of late for that since the third movie is already out... but Mockingjay Part 1 was so OMW OMW CLIFFHANGER!! that I was finally driven mad enough to read the books. That's all for the best, I suppose.
I do intend to read the other books this year, and I'd like to read Insurgent before the movie comes out, since I actually read Divergent before seeing the movie. But apparently my next book is actually The Walking Dead: Descent. The only reason is because I got stuck waiting somewhere and only had my library books, so I went ahead and started it and am two chapters in. It's not a gripping masterpiece, but so far it's decently interesting. Pacing can be a very difficult issue when you're coming from a TV show that thrives on jump-scares, but so far the zombie thrill is being translated fairly well.
I've got some nonfiction books I'm going to tackle soon, though.
I read my book for the day: "The Last Dance." It's twelve dancing princesses meets King Arthur, but its less brilliant then it sounds. Yesterday I read "Dealing with Dragons" which was amazing. I have "Calling on Dragons" on my shelf, but it's number three and I don't own "Searching for Dragons": number two. So I have to pick out something else for reading tomorrow.
Katie wrote: "Yesterday I read "Dealing with Dragons" which was amazing. I have "Calling on Dragons" on my shelf, but it's number three and I don't own "Searching for Dragons": number two. So I have to pick out something else for reading tomorrow. "If I recall correctly, that series isn't one where reading them out of order would spoil much. (Wrede is on record as saying that the fourth one was the one she wrote first.) And now I want to go reread them ...
I'm trying to motivate myself to write my essay by telling myself I can read 'Skulduggery Pleasant' when I'm done, because a friend has recommended it to me and I have it on Kindle. But. I am still procrastinating.
Oh, really? That helps. I'll dive in then.
...okay, I read Skulduggery Pleasant without having made any progress on my essay. I am a massive fail. I know.
I know that I'm in the middle of several other things, but I want to read J. Grace Pennington's Firmament: Radialloy again in the next week, before starting book too. Then, I'll focus on other things. :D
I finished and reviewed White Banners the other day, and last night I read an excellent mystery, Postmark Murder by Mignon G. Eberhart. I think I'm going to read the next Flavia de Luce book (I'm on #3) next.
I'm doing a read along of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell with some bloggers/tweeters this January.After that, maybe I'll tackle some historical fiction books.
I just finished reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. A great book, a little creepy, but a great book
I am currently reading three books and listening to another:"Fierce Women" by Kimberly Wagner
"Can I be Sure I'm Saved?" by R.C. Sproul
"The King's Scrolls" by Jaye L. Knight (ARC I haven't quite started yet, but plan to this weekend)
"The Rider of the Ruby Hills" by Louis L'Amour (listening to)
I think those are the only books I'm in the middle of. ;)
I started on "The Anarchist in the Library." I bought it sometime last year and never read it and always felt guilty about it, and when I picked it off my shelf I was surprised to discover it's been signed by the author! I'm delighted. I also had to give up in the middle of chapter two last night because he used too many big words for my sleep deprived brain, but today is my day off and I've had plenty of sleep so it shouldn't be a problem now. :)
Read Tamera Alexander's "To Whisper Her Name" yesterday and finished Margaret Brownley's "Petticoat Detective".
I'm making steady progress on a nonfiction book that would only be of interest to married people, haha. But hey! I'm reading nonfiction! I know hubby started another nonfiction book about children's ministry (in which we're involved at church). The plan is that we'll switch books when we're done and then discuss.
I need to go through and organize my Kindle. And figure out where I left off last year in all my manga and comic lines, just to have some fun light reading on the side.
I need to go through and organize my Kindle. And figure out where I left off last year in all my manga and comic lines, just to have some fun light reading on the side.
Just finished Firefight by Brandon Sanderson. @.@ That man's writing is amazing!
You mean Firefight, Katie?And here's my shelf, by the way, Aubrey. :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I haz a shelf now too... oh look it's already full of manga oops. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Leah wrote: "You mean Firefight, Katie?Yesyesyesyesyes
Katie wrote: "Leah wrote: "You mean Firefight, Katie?Yesyesyesyesyes"
Oh my gosh. It is /so/ good. Do you have a copy? I need someone to geek out and dissect it with.
I've never tried Sanderson, but I really like the cover on Firefight. Perhaps I should try it out.
I do not have a copy. It's a bit pricey for me. I got the first one on sale, and maybe this one will be too, or I'll try to track down a copy from the library or something. Hannah, it's the sequel to Steelheart, so you should start with that one. It's awesome. It's about supervillains.
Tee hee. It's hardcover, so I can read it free. ;) ;) So fun to work in a bookstore! I'll have to take a peek at Steelheart and see if I'm in the mood for some supervillains...
People! Shelf links need to go on this thread, or I'll lose 'em: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a couple more chapters in my Walking Dead book yesterday. As long as I'm making steady progress, we're good. It helps that I think I've found the secret to restful sleep (which I really need because I've had to shift my schedule to accommodate working at 4:30 in the morning, lol)--reading for a half hour or so before bed.
Read a couple more chapters in my Walking Dead book yesterday. As long as I'm making steady progress, we're good. It helps that I think I've found the secret to restful sleep (which I really need because I've had to shift my schedule to accommodate working at 4:30 in the morning, lol)--reading for a half hour or so before bed.
Aubrey wrote: " I think I've found the secret to restful sleep"In my experience, what interferes with sleep is looking at any backlit or self-illuminating screen. Using a screen color changer (or reducing the brightness, which can sometimes have the downside of increasing eyestrain) like f.lux (or Redshift in Linux) can help some, but not completely. Reading physical books, writing on real paper, using devices with e-ink screens (or early LCD screens, like cheap calculators or my AlphaSmart 3000), or any other activity that doesn't involve looking into a light allows one to fall toward sleep naturally. (So, of course, I'm writing this comment after I should arguably be in bed already ... :))
Sorry for putting my shelf-link in the wrong place, Aubrey. It's on the appropriate thread now.
I'm finally reading C.S. Lewis space trilogy. Most of the way through first book, so far very good.
I need to create a poetry shelf, since it's all I seem to be reading at the moment. Yesterday and today I read "Hold Your Own" by Kate Tempest, which had a lot about it that appealed to me, and "Black Country" by Liz Berry, which was good but didn't resonate in the same way. Poetry's good when my attention span and strength isn't at its best, though, as it doesn't take too long.
My friend recommended me to watch the Game of Thrones but I don't want to watch it before reading The Song of Ice and Fire Series so I.m reading that now.
Just finished Elizabeth Camden's "With Every Breath". Excellent! Now there's only one more of hers for me to read...
Thanks, Leah! :)
Had a bit of a car ride yesterday so I made good progress on my Walking Dead book.
Had a bit of a car ride yesterday so I made good progress on my Walking Dead book.
Read "Merle's Crusade" by Rosa Nouchette Carey in a matter of a few hours. Such a dear, excellent, old-fashioned Christian book! Second new favorite today.
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I am currently reading a book called "The History of the World in Six Glasses" which is about how beverages shaped human history. I'm reading it while waiting for "The Dream Thieves" to become available from the library. The first book, "The Raven Boys" was my first book to be read this year, and it is already one of the best books of the year.