Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
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Jamie
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Mar 02, 2011 05:15PM
Just started
. One of the first YA sci/fi books that I have come across. It sounds like it will be an interesting read. :)
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Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)
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Since I don't have kids I would like to go ahead and let Catie and Lloyd have first choice of the "Little Mates" books. This way you can get something your kids will love. After you two pick then I'll go. So... Catie and Lloyd, I believe the floor is yours!
Jamie wrote: "Just started
. One of the first YA sci/fi books that I have come across. It sounds like it will be an interesting read. :)"That was a 3 star-er for me Jamie. Decent, but not something I rave about. I hope you like it.
Aww really? I liked it. I gave it a four. I really enjoyed the originality of it. I'm a big sci/fi fan though I have not read many sci/fi books lol.
Jamie wrote: "I am thinking about reading
or
. To very different books lol. Which do you guys think?"Hi Jamie, I haven't read both books but I have The False Princess on my tbr list too. Let me know how you find it if you pick that one to read :)
I finished
and now I must wait for a year to see the ending of this series (I guess the 8th book will be the end).
Yesterday I finished
and I liked it. Great epic story and nice characters. Only the language was a little difficult, but the story was great.And today I'm going to start with
Hope it will be great and then afterwards I'm going to watch the film :)
I'm not going to tell you where I'll get a picture of mine but it'll probably be somewhere outdoorsy. That's what Kentucky does best! (Or chicken-related I suppose).I think this could be a lot of fun!
Haha! Great idea, guys. I'm at Cambridge, so I could get a photo by King's College or something...maybe the Bridge of Sighs...it'll give me an excuse to be a tourist rather than a student for once :D
Right now I'm reading
and loving it. I don't want it to end! Frequently, a final book in a series is disappointing, but this thing delivers! I've got about a quarter to go.On the YA side, I'm about halfway through
, which is good so far, although a little predictable.
Laraine wrote: "Jamie wrote: "I am thinking about reading
or
. To very different books lol. Which do you guys think?"Hi Jamie..."
I sure will. I think that is the one that I AM going to read lol.
I went back to reading
, I'm also hoping to read
since I have that handy. I'm not feeling great so I'm using that as an excuse to do nothing but read.
Jamie wrote: "I am thinking about reading
or
. To very different books lol. Which do you guys think?"I enjoyed Dash and Lily's book a lot (much more than Nick and Norah's)! It slows down towards the end but I loved the different voices of Dash and Lily and most of all, their love for books!
I'm now reading Undead and Unreturnableby MaryJanice Davidson. I love this series and this author!!!
Susan wrote: "I'm now reading Undead and Unreturnableby MaryJanice Davidson. I love this series and this author!!!"I am only on book 3, but I enjoyed the first two. The audiobooks are great.
I've read them through book 8, but haven't read the newer ones.They were okay. The early ones made me laugh, but after a while I started losing interest. I did like Sinclair though.
I started
. I kind of missed this coming out. The last one of the series had a lot of blog coverage but I missed this ones release entirely (saw it in the store & bought it)
I'm currently reading
, got about two paragraphs in and realized I've read it before. Random...I'm going to keep reading since I have it, and do a refresher before moving on to the next in the series.
I'm just about to start I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. If it's as good as The Book Thief, I'm in for a great ride!
I am the Messanger is totally different than the Book Thief, but it just as excellent IMO. I always mentioned how great an author he is because he can write totally different books. I hope you enjoy the Doorman - he was my favorite character.
Brenda wrote: "Thanks Heidi, I can't wait to start it..will let you know when I'm finished, what I thought. :)"I am actually about to finish the audiobook right now. If you get the chance, you should try the audio because it's really, really good. I started the book before and ended up quitting. I didn't realize how far I'd read until I started the audio. Didn't matter because I needed the refresher.
It is completely different from the Book Thief, but still very good.
I was shocked to see that the Beastly movie got a good review in the paper. It seemed like fodder for a poor review. I haven't read the book but now I'm more curious about the movie than before.
Peep wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Thanks Heidi, I can't wait to start it..will let you know when I'm finished, what I thought. :)"I am actually about to finish the audiobook right now. If you get the chance, you sh..."
Whoops! I thought I was in my audio book group when I made this comment so I assumed she was listening to it on audio. I whole heartedly agree. The audiobook was why I loved it. p.s. the ending is weird, but I didn't care by the end!
Oh now why'd you have to go and say that about the end? That's going to make me look for a weird end now :( Boohoohoo!
Cassi wrote: "I was shocked to see that the Beastly movie got a good review in the paper. It seemed like fodder for a poor review. I haven't read the book but now I'm more curious about the movie than before."
I am reading it fairly quickly. I am going to read for a while before bed and maybe even finish it tomorrow. :) I don't think the movie looks like it is going to be bad. I am always scared of them changing a lot of stuff.
Its just such a teen movie. It stars the girl from High School Musical which I love in a Disney-way but these are critics!It had a 4/5 star review and everything else was at 3 stars this weekend. I was surprised. Let us know how the movie is.
Cassi wrote: "I was shocked to see that the Beastly movie got a good review in the paper. It seemed like fodder for a poor review. I haven't read the book but now I'm more curious about the movie than before."
I refuse to go see it after seeing the commercials for it and seeing that the boy is not a beast but a dude with ugly veins..and the girl is way to pretty. Only good thing I seen was that Neil Patrick Harris plays the blind guy..I will wait for dvd if I decide to try it. :(
Catie wrote: "Hey Cassi - check out this review from EW:http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20471...
Spoiler: they gave it a D-!!! Hahaha."
That's more the review I expected to read. So when I opened the paper today I was like "whaaat?"
Catie wrote: "Hey Cassi - check out this review from EW:http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20471...
Spoiler: they gave it a D-!!! Hahaha."
That's more the review I expected to read. So when I opened the paper today I was like "whaaat?"
Peep wrote: "Oh now why'd you have to go and say that about the end? That's going to make me look for a weird end now :( Boohoohoo!"Sorry! I had to warn you though!
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Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun)
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Heidi I wrote: "Peep wrote: "Oh now why'd you have to go and say that about the end? That's going to make me look for a weird end now :( Boohoohoo!"Sorry! I had to warn you though!"
She's right... it is weird though.
Emily (Super Reader Girl Reviews) wrote: "I heard Beastly had a weird ending so it wouldn't spoil the ending of the movie...true?"I thought that was the Red Riding Hood book? Please don't let that become a trend. I want my books to be books, not lead-ins to movies. (But if the book is successful enough to merit a movie then yay, but book first!)
Now that I've read a couple novels I'm back to
. I know I said I'd update. Right now it seems to be giving information thats practical to all gardeners (not just city). I kinda want to worm compost now. I know--weird right? It has some good ideas I like such as making a cloche out of a plastic bottle or using a plastic bottle to create a continuous watering system for plants during warm months. The book is easy to understand with very nice illustrations.
Just finished
! It was 3 stars from the middle but I gave it 4 stars after finishing until the end! Now unto
.
Cheryl wrote: "Just started reading
and really enjoying it so far."*cheers you on!* Magical doughnuts FTW!
Cécilia wrote: "I'm about to start
. Big, big classic. We'll see if my unromantic heart can appreciate it xP"I'm pretty unromantic and I liked Wuthering Heights. I once heard a song based on it...gosh I need to find that again. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about?
Catie wrote: "YEEESS!!!! It's Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. As soon as Cecilia posted, I was all, "Heathcliff, it's meeee Cathyyy..." in my head. I almost posted that but didn't."Yay! I can look it up now. We got the CD from the local library during college and we always had a good time listening to that song.
SO GLAD I'm not the only one who knows that!!!!
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