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What are you reading AND what do you think?
I'm reading
and I'm wondering how it's gonna end. But it has been good and I'm in the middle of the book. I already checked the movie from library, so as soon as I have read it, I'm gonna watch the movie as well.
Annina wrote: "I'm reading and I'm wondering how it's gonna end. But it has been good and I'm in the middle of the book. I already checked the movie from library, so as soon as I have ..."Do not watch that movie until you finish that book. Keep wondering.
Anima wrote: "I really liked Good Omens, a well-written, gripping story and with my favourite sense of humour :)"Want to read Good Omens next month. But I have been listening to American Gods all day.
...how I am feeling about
- be over already.
Amanda B. wrote: "I got 
for Christmas, I was so excited because I've been wanting to read it for months ever since I was looking for a book in another challenge..."I read this last year, I loved it!
JF Gone Girl. Gone Girl is a thrilling read. As I read, I was thinking "4.5 stars, maybe even a rare 5" ... until the last 10 pages. I think I've finally realized what the term "jumping the shark" means. I'll have to think this over for a week or so before I post a review.Also JF The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny, #10 in The Nightside, John Taylor, PI series. Loved it! The Nightside books are wildly imaginative, funny, and campy with bizaree characters and great plots. Sad to learn that #11 The Bride Wore Black Leather, is the final book in this amazing series by Simon R. Green.
Ladiibbug wrote: "JF Gone Girl. Gone Girl is a thrilling read. As I read, I was thinking "4.5 stars, maybe even a rare 5" ... until the last 10 pages. I think I've finally realized what the term "j..."I finished "Gone Girl" last night...ripped through about 150 pages in two hours, lol. I enjoyed all the twists and turns and the ending, while unsatisfying, I didn't dislike. I actually thought it was pretty ballsy for it to end the way it did.
I have finished Blood promise and Pushing the limits and both were very good.Now i am reading
and
. both are very good so far.
I have been reading
and
, and I am enjoying both of them a lot. I am also listening to the audiobook version of
, which I don't really like so far. I'm just bored with it, I guess.
I've been reading the Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi. I can say for certain that it is one of my favorite series by far. I'm on the last book, but chances are there will be another re-read of this series again next year.
Amanda - I was gonna listen to Eleanor and Park and now I don't know. I was on the fence anyway.
Started
and loving it so far - some good ol biblical blasphemy.
Sarah wrote: "Amanda - I was gonna listen to Eleanor and Park and now I don't know. I was on the fence anyway."Honestly, I can be really tough on YA sometimes. If you tend to like YA and sweet love stories, then you may like it. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
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currently reading
. so far I like it, Ilona Andrews does a good job of balancing urban fantasy without turning it into a romance novel with monsters.
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for one of my F2F book clubs. I absolutely loved her first book, and this one is turning out to be a real treat. I'm only 60 odd pages in and it is hard to put it down. She is a great mystery and character writer!
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on audio and will finish it in the morning. It is ok, but not as creepy/dark as I expected (like Coraline or Graveyard Book). I'm also *almost* through
which is I am enjoying, but I think I may be getting Gaiman fatigue... only a few more months to go until I finish the year long challenge and then I think I need to have a break for a while :D
Listening to
- I love it so far. A lot of medical stuff like in
, my field of expertise, and set in war torn Chechnya. Reading
and I like it, but I absolutely adored
.
Reading
and absolutely loving it. Its quirky, witty, honest and yet bizarre.. Its my first book of the author and I am totally loving the experience.Also reading
and liking it too.. :)
I have finished pushing the limits,spirit bound, last sacrifice, and perfect chemistry. All were very good. I am going to the library later but for now i have started inhuman and i really like it so far. It kind of reminds me if divergent a little. Speaking of divergent, i saw it yesterday and it made me want to reread the book. The only thing is that the library doesnt have it. It is checked out so i will have to wait until monday to get it from school.
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@Marybeth - I'm off to see Divergent next week when it opens here. Had you already read the book? I'm wondering how it compares
I'm currently reading
which I am loving so far. It opens in WWI occupied France which is one of my favourite settings for novels. we have just moved into part 2 and modern day, so hopefully the book maintains it's great characters and sense of beauty
I'm reading Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and I think I'm the only person in Brownsville, PA who doesn't eat pickled sausage.
Currently reading
I like it a lot, but I also miss a little more dialogue sometimes. There's a lot of explanations in it. But all in all it's a really good book.
I also just started on
yesterday evening, but have only read a few chapters. So far so good.
I read
and really liked that one, now have started Atwood's
, which I am also enjoying so far. Almost done listening to
- it is o.k. - a memoir by Anne Patchet. Now hopefully I can get to one I hope I will really enjoy -
- and start listening to
read by Maya Angelou herself.
I just finished
and I really liked it... definitely a 5 star read... I read the one by Maya Angelou in school ... It was really good but there were some parts that were hard to take back then
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If Stephen King had used a pen name for this book, I suspect it would've been marketed quite differently. The cover synopsis and image talk about fear/crime/horror/death and that is such a minor part of the book it would disappoint those expecting it, and repel those not wanting that kind of story (like me!). Luckily, I had a few GR friends assuring me this was not a horror story and was worthwhile reading.
So, what is this story about? It is a lovely coming-of-age story about College student Devlin Jones and his first summer of working at Joyland in 1973. An amusement park that was still a bit old school with a "carney" flavour and stuggling in a world where Disney-style fun parks had just started to arrive. Naturally there is an urban legend about a killing that happened in the "House of Horror", but when Devlin starts to believe in it he goes researching to find the truth. That last part is the crime/thriller component, but it really is just a side plot. The actual story is all about Devlin, the people he meets, friendships formed and how that ultimately shapes him as an adult.
This is only my second King novel (11/22/63) was the other), and I do really enjoy his writing. It is so clear he is a well developed, practiced author and I find myself smiling as I read because he really has a beautiful style. Althought I will never be a Horror reader, I will seek out other books by him.
Oh, the audio narrator for this was very good too!
4 stars
I just finished Runner
by Patrick Lee. I loved it. I think it was just what I needed. It was a thriller with a bit of a mystery aspect to it. The writing was very good, as was the narration. I couldn't wait to get back to it when I wasn't listening. Just started The Son of Neptune
on audio. Don't really know what I think of it yet. I'm only about 4 or 5% in.
I'm reading Halfway to the Grave and I'm really liking Bones and the story too.
I am currently reading Pulse by Patrick carman, midnight alley, the Vincent brothers, and throne of glass
I started The Door in the Hedge yesterday. It's a collection of fairytales (two original and two retellings). The first story, The Stolen Princess, is a changeling story. I really like the narration - it's a lot like the whimsical style of Spindle's End (my favorite of McKinley's so far) and it has some great quotes. On the other hand, the characters are a little flat. But I liked it. I'll be surprised if the other stories live up to this.
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thanks to the random books I got with the
TBR Tackler Challenge
and it is fantastic.
Think of the movie "Dirry Rotten Scoundrels" and mix in Fagin from "Oliver Twist" and then take a fantasy medievil Venician setting... and you're close.
Such an entertaining book and the audio narration is fabulous.
Currently reading The Invention of Wings and If I Stay. I'm liking if I Stay, but I don't love it. I just started The Invention of Wings, but I'm already feeling drawn in.
I just finished Dorothy must die and Loved it.. what should I read next?
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Invention of Wings I've heard a lot about. I'll get there someday?
Julie - what genres/kinds of books do you like to read and we can try and give some recommendations :)
The Invention of Wings is my favorite book this year. I didn't care for If I Stay.
I have just started
and
, I like them both so far but I just started so you never know :)
I am reading Move the Sun and I think it's a really good book.
Right now I'm listening to The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters on audiobook. I've read this before; the Amelia Peabody series is a favorite stand-by of mine when I need to listen to something without having to pay too much attention.I'm also reading Black and Blue, by Anna Quindlen. So far, I'm not sure if I like it or not. We'll see.
I am reading Naked in Death and Night Film I am about halfway through with both and I like the main characters and the plot so far.
Still working on both QED by Feynman and Infinite Jest by Wallace, and threw No Place to Hide by Greenwald in the mix. I'm regressing. I'm becoming a ruin of books.
Started Reading Silkworm ( Cormoran Strike ) by Robert Galbraith. Its just starting to get a bit Twisted..Loving it :-)
Glad to hear that Prity. I have a hold on it at my library. I'm just waiting for it to be available.
Just finished The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog, by Elizabeth Peters. This is part of a series and I love it!For my review, click here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm eagerly waiting for
to come in the mail either today or tomorrow. Love the movie "Selena" and after having watched it recently, my interest in this book intensified so I went ahead and bought it. I've read good things about it and can't wait.
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I was a bit unsure at first, but I find myself enjoying it. It kind of feels like you're sitting down with a criminal genius discussing his jail escape attempts from a different time and place. It is just a HUGE book and I'm fitting it in with other reads so it is taking me a few weeks to get through it
I am also re-reading
as audiosync had it as a free download. It is quite different reading this as an adult and I think I am appreciating the writing so much more. The audio is pretty good to with that Nova-Scotia esque Canadian accent
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I also have
started on audio and I like the continuation of Harry's dilemmas!
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Glad to hear it, Anima! :)