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What are you currently reading?
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Yup. Same here normally. Everyone warned me to just stick with it and I am so glad I did! (Same thing happened with Book Thief)
So desperate to start the 3rd Mistborn book by Brandon Sanderson that I'm now reading three books at once :/ The Hero of The Ages by Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.
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Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I know the feeling of wanting to read a new book more than the other ones I already started! p.s. I enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha."It's really good so far. I'm about halfway through.
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I had mixed feelings about it. I liked the first half of it or so, then it went downhill for me ... Oh well.
Now I'm reading:
Not sure how I feel about it yet, but I guess I'll wait to pass judgment until I get to the end.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Finished:I had mixed feelings about it. I liked the first half of it or so, then it went downhill for me ... Oh well.
Now I'm reading:
[bookcover:The ..."
I read the Casual Vacancy a while back. I think the second half is better than the first half.
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I really really liked the Casual Vacancy BUT I was lost for like the entire first half since there were so many characters. It all came together for me in the end. It is not a happy book by any means so I think that is why a lot of the reviews are not great - people wanted these happy magical things to occur and it was far from anything like that. I will say as someone who works with addicts it was a realistic portrayal of that lifestyle. Sad yes, but also realistic.
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@Heidi - I'm glad I'm not the only one ... I know a lot of people who loved it, but I thought it was just okay. And yeah, I didn't think the male perspective was very believable, either.
Haha yeah, that's pretty much where I'm at right now; I can barely keep track of who's who because there are like twenty different points of view! But I do think you're right that it all feels very realistic. I think the problem a lot of people had with it was that they weren't expecting something so real & depressing from J.K. Rowling, which I understand because it is kind of jarring ... I'm just trying not to compare it to Harry Potter because of course they're incredibly different.
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and I am enjoying it so far. Very nice light winter read.
I finished
and it was SO GOOD, I absolutely loved it!! Now reading
which is addictive so far! And going to start
tomorrow!
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Well, I finished:
Ultimately, it was just okay for me. I liked some of the characters/storylines, but I feel like there were a few too many to follow and the perspective changes got a little confusing.
I also read all of:
It was super sweet. I really enjoyed it. :)
And now I am reading:
Which I'm liking so far.
Katie.g wrote: "Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I know the feeling of wanting to read a new book more than the other ones I already started! p.s. I enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha."It's real..."
I loved the movie! I've been debating whether I should read this one. :)
Jenny wrote: "I finished and it was SO GOOD, I absolutely loved it!! Now reading
which is addictive so far! And going to start [bookco..."I really need to read These Broken Stars!
Yay for White Space! Eep! Love Ilsa Bick!
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Oh read it! The book was way better!
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Well, I finished:
Ultimately, it was just okay for me. I li..."
I think the audio of Casual Vacancy helped me with the characters are the narrator used different voices. I thought Lola was sweet as well!
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I almost bought it just because I love it so much!
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I almost bought it too!
Finished
and loved it almost more than Pushing the Limits! I love Isiah *swoons* 5 star read!Started
Good so far!
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "FYI I see the Scorpio Races is $1.99 today http://www.amazon.com/Scorpio-Races-M..."I DID buy it for $1.99 so I could get the audio for $1.99! What a deal. I already have the Nook book and listened to the elibrary version. But had to own it! ;-P
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It was pretty cool ... definitely didn't end the way I expected, and I hope to pick up the sequel sometime soon.
Today I started:
I wasn't a huge fan of the first book and I realize I've forgotten most of what happened but I decided to read this one anyway ... aaand I am pretty much completely lost––even though I'm almost halfway through it already, haha. :P
SOOOO!!!!My 2 IRL book clubs are doing:
The Knife of Never Letting Go (my suggestion and vote won! :3 )
And Eleanor & Park. My Pick.
SO EXCITE TO OWN BOTH BOOKS FOR FREEEE.
Tomorrow I am going to finish Stargirl since I found it again. And read the 3rd in A Series of Unfortunate Events... then I will start tackling the pile of books on my nightstand which include:
Will Greyson, Will Greyson
Its kind of a funny story
Extremely loud and incredibly close,
The Night Circus
and #4 in HP series.
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Kaylani wrote: "SOOOO!!!!My 2 IRL book clubs are doing:
The Knife of Never Letting Go (my suggestion and vote won! :3 )
And Eleanor & Park. My Pick.
SO EXCITE TO OWN BOTH BOOKS FOR FREEEE.
Tomorrow I am going..."
What did you think of Stargirl? I have that on audio and Love, Stargirl in print, but haven't read either yet.
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I wanted to see if I would like it better than the first book, but ... I didn't. I probably won't read the next one. >_<
Also started:
It's okay so far.
Jen wrote: "Kaylani wrote: "SOOOO!!!!My 2 IRL book clubs are doing:
The Knife of Never Letting Go (my suggestion and vote won! :3 )
And Eleanor & Park. My Pick.
SO EXCITE TO OWN BOTH BOOKS FOR FREEEE.
Tom..."
Haven't finished stargirl yet. Right now it is okay. Not a favorite but worth the read. I had more left than I remembered and most of my christmas gifts this year have been homemade/handmade so i had to finish the ones I have to give in two days /procrastinating
Participating in another readathon starting today! On this one, I'm focusing on my library books! I have 7 that I want to get read and returned in the next week!!
Just finished
which I had gotten for Christmas. It was OK. A little too much focus on the romance and not enough on the plot. I liked it enough to plan on reading the second one.I started
.
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here is the link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A... Looks like the whispersync audio is $3.99 for those who like to add the audio like me!
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I really like that idea, Heidi! Are you going to do another "Around the World" this year? I love your book choices!
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Sounds like a great idea, Heidi. One of my favorites has already been read (The False Prince) so I have to start racking my brain.
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I just finished
! Haha but it was suuuuper long. And basically halted all other reading I was doing because I read it really quickly. Now I'm reading
and I like it a lot so far :)
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Whattt? Why would you do that?? :) Haha just kidding. I JUST FREAKING LOVE SPACE OPERAS. These Broken Stars is really good so far, and I'm only like 1/3 of the way into it. It reminds me a lot of the Across the Universe books, which I loved :) But I think the characters in TBS are more ... real.
It made me think of Across the Universe as well, Seth, but ten times better! I LOVED the characters!
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Not that far into it, but so far so good!
Love the Diviners! Can't wait to read the sequel!
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Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is how I got once I was midway through. I powered through the second half in no time flat! So happy there is another Jellicoe lover out there.