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Amanda wrote: "I am on book 2 of the Twilight series and I have to remind myself that it is a young adult book because the main character Bella gets on my nerves. I just want to shake her and say "get over him a..."How far into the series are you now? I just finished it the other day. I really loved the first book; the others were wonderful, but Bella became a little more annoying as the series progressed. I was especially irritated with her in the "Jacob" section of the 4th book. I won't give anything away though in case you haven't gotten there yet. But overall, I really enjoyed all the true love stuff in the books and got hooked.
I'm not sure what I should read next. Has anyone read The Thirteenth Tale. A friend of mine recommended it to me; I don't know much about it.
Amanda wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I am on book 2 of the Twilight series and I have to remind myself that it is a young adult book because the main character Bella gets on my nerves. I just want to sha..."I think you are very practical. I read The Secret Life of Bees - I didn't really like it, but maybe you will. I had a hard time identifying with the characters. I started One Thousand White Women at the end of the summer and it sits unfinished on my nightstand. I suppose I will read that until I can get to the library.
Did you see the Twilight movie? I think I'm going to brave it next week. I'm sure I'll be disappointed, but I can hardly resist. And even though I was frequently annoyed with Bella, I did find myself hopelessly crushing on Edward. I'm such a girl.
Anyway, nice talking with you.
Amanda wrote: "I hated the movie. I think that is what has ruined the series for me. In fact I was at work last night and I was thinking why am I trying to suffer through this series when I have a shelf of book..."So I saw the movie on Tuesday. I couldn't stop laughing the whole time. It was painful to watch; I think it was the worse book to movie I've ever seen. I know they are making the next one already. I'm sure I'll see that one too... sort of like how you can't look away from a traffic accident??
Anyway, I suppose it's time to move on to something more intelligent. I'm going to let the dust continue to settle on One Thousand White Women and started reading Water for Elephants instead. I'm hoping it's good. So far I'm enjoying the narrator.
Good luck finding your next page-turner.
I had the same experience with the Twilight movie. It struck me as being pretty silly, and I couldn't help but laugh at it!I enjoyed Water For Elephants. Hope you do as well Carrie.
I just finished Sweet Thursday by John Stienbeck and started Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. I love this play and in particular the character of Beatrice. She kicks ass!
Carrie,Sorry to hear that you are not able to get into "One Thousand White Women". I enjoyed it but I really like historical novels. I have not read "Water for Elephants" yet but it is on my to read list. I am working on one of my 7 classics in 2009 and reading "Pride and Prejudice".
Sherry,
I LOVE "Much Ado About Nothing." I am a Shakespeare fan and am partial to the comedies. I think MAAN is my second favorite after "Taming of the Shrew" I think I was made partial to Taming of the Shrew early in my Shakespeare reading life when I saw the episode of Moonlighting where they did their version of the play. It is still one of my favorite episodes of television, ever.
Oh I wish I had seen that! Taming of the Shrew was another of my faves...
Finished Much Ado About Nothing yesterday and I'm about half way through Balzac and the Little Seamstress. What a wonderful little book!
I am currently reading: Call After Midnight by Tess Gerritsen
There's a Slight Chance I might be going to Hell
Generation Text
I just finished Fearless Fourteen
I am currently reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" for my library book discussion. It has been kind of slow going. We were in the process of trying to adopt a puppy with many disappointments so the last thing I wanted to read about was dogs, puppies, and training dogs and puppies. On Monday the stars finally aligned and we got our puppy. Her name is Tasha and she is a Border Collie/Terrier/(they think German Shepherd) mix. Dad is an unknown but there was prime suspect. We adopted her from a rescue organization. She is SO cute and so far has been a great puppy. Now I am back into reading the story without trauma and hopefully will finish before next Thursday's discussion. Then I start Sense and Sensibility for our Pages and Popcorn group. We will be getting together on 6/17 to watch the movie (starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman) and discuss both. It will be our first time and I am really looking forward to it.
Sherry, I have the Balzac book, and I am happy to hear that you are enjoying it. I'm looking forward to reading it myself at some point.Shea, I love the name "Pages & Popcorn". Very cool.
I'm currently reading Brideshead Revisited, which is very good, and The Yankee Years, which I just started and is too early to tell how good it is.
I was finally inspired to finish One Thousand White Women. Once I got back into it I really enjoyed it. I usually like historical novels and this one was no different. I just don't think I was in the mood to read it last year when I started it. I'm glad I finished it. I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society today. Wow. I think it is the most pleasant book that I've read in awhile. "Pleasant" is the best adjective I can come up with to describe this one. Full of light-hearted goodness and humor even though written about the time immediately following WWII. I kept telling my husband how much I loved the characters. (He pretended to care.)
I don't have any other books on hold at the library right now. Any suggestions?
Shea, I read Sense and Sensibility last month and quite enjoyed it. There is so much food for thought there. Happy reading! Congrats on the pup! How is she settling? (and I agree with Sera, Pages & Popcorn is a very cool idea for a group!)
Carrie, i noticed that you have Plath's Bell Jar marked as To Read. I loved that book, one of my faves last year...
Carrie,I was glad you were able to finally get through One Thousand White Women, it is a worthwhile read. I read Guernsey for my library reading group and enjoyed it. We all felt that the end just didn't fit the style of the rest of the book and the characters acted uncharacteristically. However, it is possible that the end was written by the niece of the woman who wrote it since the author died of cancer before the book was published. That would explain a lot. Have you read the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon? They are my favorites and I recommend them to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
I had finished Pride and Prejudice a while ago. From the library I borrowed the miniseries starring Colin Firth which was EXCELLENT. Whole scenes from the miniseries contained dialogue directly from the book. It is one of the best adaptations I have ever seen. If you enjoyed the book I highly recommend it. A word of warning it is 6 hours long. I have not seen the Kiera Knightly movie and I think I will pass as I have heard it was not very good.
Sherry,
The puppy is doing very well. She is sweet and calm (for a puppy). She is doing well on the potty training and she already knows how to sit. We are enjoying her very much.
Shea - I didn't realize the author of Guernsey died before the book was finished. I was wondering why the niece was a co-author.
I'll have too look into the Outlander Series; I haven't heard of it.
And lastly, I COMPLETELY agree about the Colin Firth mini-series of Pride and Prejudice. A girlfriend of mine made me watch it before I really knew anything about the book/story. I was resistant at first but I, too, fell in love with Mr. Darcy! What a great mini-series.
I did see the Kiera Knightly version and it doesn't compare to the 6 hr Colin Firth one.
Yes, the P&P miniseries has made me a Firth fan and I went searching for other movies he had done. The latest one I got from the library is "Then She Found Me" which also stars Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, and Matthew Broderick. It was pretty good but not nearly enough Colin!
That's funny because ever since I saw P&P, I have had a slight infatuation for Colin and his movies, too... he has a special place in my heart. I actually saw that movie; it was okay. We know he can do better. And when he does, I'll see that one too.
He has a new one coming out soon called "Easy Virtue" we can keep our fingers crossed.
Mrs. Alvarado you just got one of my absolute favorite books. If you are anything like my friends and I you will be hooked and read nothing else until you finish A Breath of Snow and Ashes the most recent book in the series. You can then wait impatiently for the rest of us for the next book to come out. I hope you enjoy it.
Carrie,Have you seen Girl with the Pearl Earring? I saw it before I was a Colin Firth fan and liked it enough to read the book. I enjoyed both. The other Colin Firth movie I have to admit to loving is Nanny McPhee.
I first fell for Colin Firth in the Bridget Jones movie. He seems like such an unlikely leading man and then you see him, and it's like "ahhhh, very nice". I just finished reading both The Yankee Years and The Pearl. I'm starting Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard this week, and then I think that I'll read Dr. Zhivago before reading a parenting book.
I had to laugh when you mentioned Nanny McPhee. I thought it was a really fun movie and I of course loved Colin in it. It's just one of those movies that my husband has a really low tolerance for.I also really love his character in Love Actually. I love that movie anyway, but his character is so adorable.
I haven't seen Girl with the Pearl Earring. I'll have to look into that one.
Have you seen Fever Pitch, not the one with Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore about the Red Sox? Firth's earlier version is about soccer. Now that's a Colin Firth movie that my husband could enjoy since he is also a huge soccer fan. I think it's the first movie of the Nick Hornby novel.
I'm a Colin Firth fan too way back from P & P. Have you all seen his movie with young Amanda Bines? I think it's called "What A Girl Wants", but my memory for titles is horrible. Anyway, he plays a aristrocat/politician who discovers he has a 17 year old American daughter. It's a fun movie and he's terrific in it.
Colin Firth is fantastic, no matter what he is in, but my all-time favorite has got to be the BBC production of "Pride and Prejudice." Although, all the previously mentioned movies are wonderful. "What a Girl Wants" is a really cute movie for the whole family.
Also a Colin Firth fan here. Yes love him I all the above movies mentioned. Has anyone seen him in Valmont with Anette Bening? It's an older version of Dangerous Liasons with Glen close and John Malcovich. He's quite young in this one.
Margaret wrote: "Also a Colin Firth fan here. Yes love him I all the above movies mentioned. Has anyone seen him in Valmont with Anette Bening? It's an older version of Dangerous Liasons with Glen close and John..."I haven't seen that one, but I will when I get a chance. I remember Firth also being in a BBC production of a Ruth Rendell novel (who in Rendell's novels isn't?) where he played a deeply troubled man. He was really good.
I'm reading Anna Karenina. It seems as though I will be reading it forever. So I've decided to try to read something a little lighter during the day with the kids when they are having quiet time or watching a movie and it's called A cup of comfort for Inspiration. It's a bunch of people's short uplifting stories. Easy to pick up and put down as necessary. I leave Anna K for the evening when the kids are in bed when my mind is a lot more focused..
I am currently reading Jodi Picoult's "Plain Truth." This is the third novel I have read by her and so far my favorite. I think if they make it into a movie Colin Firth should play Coop :-)
I am reading Livingston's Dark Light, the sequel to Wondrous Strange. I am enjoying it. On the subject of Kindles, I am a book lover. I like the feel of the book in my hands, the scent of the pages (new and old), the way a book can be passed along for others to enjoy. I have nothing against technology, I just like books.
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I just picked up "March" by Geraldine Brooks at the library. It's interesting so far. It's a story about the father from "Little Women" which is one of my all time favorites.
For my July 7th meeting of my Pages & Popcorn group we are reading Louisa May Alcott's "The Inheritance." I have already read it once but I enjoyed it as it is a very sweet love story. They believe it is the first novel she wrote but it wasn't published until 1997. For as much as Little Women is autobiographical, "The Inheritance" would be what Jo was writing during "Little Women."
I'll have to pick up The Inheritance next. Sounds good!
Beastly by Alex Flinn, but will be done today and start something new in the morning. :)
I have just finished both Anna Karenina and A Cup Of Comfort For Inspiration and have now begun reading Eat Pray Love. So far I really like it!
I'm getting ready to read Anna Karenina in August so there'll be a bunch of us reading it at the same time. That should be interesting.
This summer has been a fun reading time for me. I have been doing a lot of light reading nothing serious. So far I have read the Vampire Academy series, A Reliable Wife, Lunch in Paris and By the Time You Read This. Currently I am reading Jane Eyre. Next up is The Faculty Club.
Margaret wrote: "I have just finished both Anna Karenina and A Cup Of Comfort For Inspiration and have now begun reading Eat Pray Love. So far I really like it!"I really enjoyed Eat Pray Love. The first section was my favorite. What do you think?
As of today (I usually finish a book every couple of days), I am reading This Side of Paradise (Fitzgerald) and The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I just finished Peter Pan with my 9 year old and Radiant Shadows (Marr). I think I will add Eat Pray Love to my to read list.
I am currently reading "Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict." It is sort of a "sequel" to "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict" which I just finished. I have really enjoyed them. They are light fare for those who also love Austen.
Aileen wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I have just finished both Anna Karenina and A Cup Of Comfort For Inspiration and have now begun reading Eat Pray Love. So far I really like it!"I really enjoyed Eat Pray Love. ..."
Yes I enjoyed the first part as well. I really like her honesty and her sense of humor. It was nice to read something light as I found Anna K heavy. Great book don't get me wrong just time for something a lot lighter. I've read a few since My last post here. Getting Married, The Book of Loss, Are Men Necessary, and I'm currently reading Julie & Julie. So far I like it (I have seen the movie already though)
Margaret,When we did Julie and Julia for my Pages and Popcorn group I read "My Life in France" by Julia Child. I really enjoyed it. Those in the group that read both preferred Julia Child's book.
Shea wrote: "Margaret,When we did Julie and Julia for my Pages and Popcorn group I read "My Life in France" by Julia Child. I really enjoyed it. Those in the group that read both preferred Julia Child's book."
Great! I wasn't aware of that book but it's going on my list. Thanks!
Just finished Water For Elephants - in just under two days. Definitely a page turner so I had to sneak away lots of time here and there while caring for Sophia (6mo).The next books on my nightstand are:
- The Time Traveler's Wife (the movie was so-so, but the book reviews are good)
- Wuthering Heights (haven't touched since highschool, but thought I'd pick up after the Twilight hysteria)
- Hunger Games (YA but looks interesting)
Dasha:I loved both The Time Traveler's Wife (the movie doesn't come close to the emotion and love in the book) and Hunger Games.
Ok, I just finished the Elegance of the Hedgehog and I am MAD! (Spoiler alert) The whole book is about the separation of the classes and, just when a woman overcomes her fear of dating a wealthy man who wants her, she gets hit by a van and DIES! Ok, I do not mind a sad ending, I actually like a good cry, but it was like she wanted to stop writing and this was the quickest way to end the book. UGH!So, now I am reading The Adventures of Huck Finn (I last read it almost 15 years ago) and Dark Flame (Alyson Noel).
recently i have finished reading Intervention by Robin Cook and it's really a marvelous and superb novel. Right now, i have shifted to a light story, one of my favorite author, Nicholas Sparks. The novel is entitled, The Choice. As always, i am expecting to become more in love again and be fascinated in the name of love the way Nicholas Sparks always did in his previous novels.
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