Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
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Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)
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Jun 15, 2010 09:44AM
You really think it's better than the Gweneth version?? That is something I must watch. Is it an instant watch on netflix?
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Brittany wrote: "You really think it's better than the Gweneth version?? That is something I must watch. Is it an instant watch on netflix?"In my opinion the new Emma it is better version. I wasn't a huge fan of the Gweneth version though. I also really like Jonny Lee Miller ever since he was in Eli Stone, so that may have influenced my decision. Oh Brittany, I also wanted to tell you I watched the Christmas episode of the British show the Vicar of Dibly on my Netflix Roku just so I could watch Richard Armitage. Oh how he gets my heart a fluter.
I am listening to
and am super excited about it.
Ha! They are crazy titles, but the books actually follow the title's -- seriously! And they are all about the same "girl", Lisbeth, who is the best female ass kicker ever!
How are you liking it so far? I have it from the library but haven't started it yet.
Do you have the audio Peep? You said you liked the audio better. It is pretty good so far - it starts right back up from where book 2 left off.
No, ebook. I would sign up for the audio hold (or check one of the other libraries) if you think it's better. I got the ebook because the list was shorter and people take forever with the audio!
Up to you Peep! I was just checking :)
Slogging through David Copperfield right now for a book club. Not that the story isn't interesting because it is, but it's soooooooooooooooooo slooooooooooow. I'm used to action oriented books. Oh well!
When not reading YA, I usually end up reading books by New York Times columnists. I'm on my third one, Nick Kristof's Half the Sky about empowering women in 3rd world countries and preventing gender violence, sex trafficking etc. They're always a huge eye opener, always shattering my view of what the world was.
Becca wrote: "Slogging through David Copperfield right now for a book club. Not that the story isn't interesting because it is, but it's soooooooooooooooooo slooooooooooow. I'm used to action orient..."I've never read David Copperfield, but I love Dickens. I've only read a few novels, and they are monsters, but I should definitely go back and get into some more soon. Our Mutual Friend had something brilliant on every page, even though the pacing was glacial compared to YA books.
Bluemoon wrote: "hehehehe...my boyfriend is making fun of that title. He said what is wrong with the author and he names his books really weird. He's like "First she got a tattoo, then played with fire and now she ..."The books are Swedish and those aren't the Swedish titles. The Swedish title of the first book translates to "Men Who Hate Women".
Hmm, well the Swedish title is pretty basic. I wonder what some of the other, popular books would be named? Wizard fights evil guy. Battle in an arena. Sappy werewolf story. Wow, I really stink at that. You can tell I'm not very creative.
Can I just say I ended up absolutely LOVING David Copperfield! Wow, after about the first 150 pages I got really into it and didn't want to put it down at all! And my interest was held for the rest of the thousand pages. So well worth the read! It was awesome. The pace was super slow compared to today's literature, but boy was it witty, intelligent, fun, intriguing, and the characters are completely endearing beyond words. I can't say enough good about it. This is the number ONE classic on my list thus far.
I just listened to the audio CD of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I would have probably skimmed some passages that wasn't possible with a CD. Kinda awkward, glad I drive alone mostly.
I am bumping this to give some ideas of non YA books to read.
Heart warming book.
Any SArah Waters book.
Dan Brown! My mom and I share some copy of books and he's one of the authros we share.
Piper wrote: " Heart warming book.Any Sarah Waters book."
YES! Sarah is a brilliant writer. The Little Stranger was my favorite book last year.
I just finished The Passage by Justin Cronin and LOVED it. It's kind of Dystopian about a post-viral outbreak world. Beautifully written but also perfectly paced. I couldn't put it down.
I'm reading The Fall (sequel to The Strain) right now and having trouble getting into it. I adore Guillermo Del Torro films, but the book reads a bit like a screenplay. Lots of people doing stuff but I'm not feeling the voice of the characters. Not feeling much at all for them, really. I'm going to stick with it, though!
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I'm reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult. I love her books. A few of them have been crossed over into the YA section but most of them are more adult oriented. I have read four or five of them and have enjoyed every single one. Going back to YA after this though and reading Catching Fire (finally got my hands on it and dying to read it!).
Michelle wrote: "YES! Sarah is a brilliant writer...."
YAY! She is awesome. The twists and turns her books take are amazing.
I've not read her last two books I need to catch up :)
Shannen I just finished
and it was as good as the other book by Sanda Dallas you recommended, (and I loved),
. I listened to it on audiobook and the narrator was excellent.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (time travel)Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier and also her Bridei Chronicles....and the stand alone book Heart's Blood.
I consider the Sevenwaters series to be YA. The protags are all young, like late teens early twenties. That's YA imo, but I don't care who they're written for, they're brilliant!
They are brilliant - I have bought and read every book she has written (new one out in Dec!), have two sets of the Bridei Chronicles, one hardback and one paperback.They are young but 15 in the fifth century is like 25 now . The rape scene in Daughter of the Forest is not much YA. It's pretty darn intense.
I agree - who cares who they are written for. Actually Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret are listed as YA.
All of them are in the YA section of my library, but ya, you're right about some of the scenes being intense. Still, I've read scenes a lot more graphic/intense in some YA books (ie Hunger Games). And fifteen is fifteen when you're reading without a historical perspective. hahaha! I don't know any teens today who actually know anything about the Pictish empire or the time of the druids.
Well, I am probably the only person in the world who did not like The Hunger Games and don't think they are appropriate for teens. But that is another topic. I am comfortable with Marillier's books being considered YA if it means they will become more widely read. They are hard to even find in the bookstores around here and I don't have a library. And it might be good for teens to learn a little bit more about what life was like in the far distant past! LOL
I do remember this thread, now that i think about it.I like Historical Fiction and Fantasy... sometimes a good mystery if it's paired with a good romance, like the In Death series.
I love mysteries too. Mostly cozies. My favorite cozy series are
,
, and
, I could go on and on...
I switch between tough guy pnr/uf/etc and some kind of humorous books. Lately, I think I'm getting too critical of YA though. So that's why I'm spacing it.
Peep wrote: "I switch between tough guy pnr/uf/etc and some kind of humorous books. Lately, I think I'm getting too critical of YA though. So that's why I'm spacing it."I am on a mission to get through the first book of of of the cozy series I had in my tbr pile (I had at least 65 series I wanted to read), so I have been reading a TON of cozies lately. I am happy to report I am down to about 7 first books left (although I keep adding more!). The problem is they were only first books in the series, so now I have to go through and read the rest!
Heidi I wrote: "I am on a mission to get through the first book of of of the cozy series I had in my tbr pile (I had at least 65 series I wanted to read), so I have been reading a TON of cozies lately. I am happy to report I am down to about 7 first books left (although I keep adding more!). The problem is they were only first books in the series, so now I have to go through and read the rest!"
65??? You are a nut! I'll tell you how smart you are if you can remember every one of those first books when you start to read the second books. :)
I read PNR/UF when I'm not reading YA but YA is my favorite.
65??? You are a nut! I'll tell you how smart you are if you can remember every one of those first books when you start to read the second books. :)
I read PNR/UF when I'm not reading YA but YA is my favorite.
I like the classics, some adult fantasy, fairytales from any country and clean romances.
Heidi, can you recommend any more? I need some more fall backs.
The Stephanie Plum books are some of my favorite's too.
Shannen you would not believe how MANY cozy mysteries are out there! Just peek at my cozy group and you will be amazed. You are right though, when I go to read the next book in the series half the time I can not remember a lot of the people! The good thing is I narrowed down the series to like 20 that I liked enough to carry on with. Another good thing about cozies is that they are light reads so you don't have to remember too much from book to book.
Peep wrote: "Heidi, can you recommend any more? I need some more fall backs."Do you want just the funny ones or can it be any light mystery? The reason I asked is because I recommended some to Jaimie, (where is she by the way?), and after a few I determined she just liked the funny ones. I like a little of both.
Um, how about both? I do love funny ones, but I don't mind a light mystery - as long as there is romance in it. I'm kidding! I'll try a light mystery without romance or funny... ugh... ohhh the pain, the pain!
Ok I'll look through my stack and send some recommendations your way Peep! Watch out :)
I sent them to you Peep so stop ducking! Feel free to pick and choose among them :)
Thanks Heidi! I'll see which ones my local library has first, then go from there.
I listen to a lot of them on audio Peep - they are great in that format.
Oh, I don't know if I can get them on audio this year. Are they digital audiobooks?
Peep wrote: "Oh, I don't know if I can get them on audio this year. Are they digital audiobooks?"Mostly digital though my libraries online sites. If not, they will be good in print form as well. Cozies are good like that!
Oh good, good, good! Out of three different libraries I should be able to find the audio.
I'm number 4 in line for
. I can't wait to get that on audio. Has anyone listened to it or read it yet? I'm asking for a new mp3 player for Christmas because mine is only 1 gb, but I love that thing!
Never heard of the Room book Peep - let me know if it was worth the wait! My phone (mp3) memory is only 1 gb, but the memory card I bought for it is awesome -I can put like 10 audiobooks on that puppy.
I'm totally jealous over here! It was never a problem before I started listening to audiobooks.
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