Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
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Mar 14, 2011 06:30AM
I try not to read more than one book though I really want to begin another sometimes, lol, I'd just be lost. I abandoned Hosue of Night after the first book, which was okay, but I was not enough interested to read the sequels.
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I love Man Vs Wild, btw. Just wanted to throw that in here. Bear is sexy, hahaha.Amanda wrote: "I've had that same problem, except I saw IT (based on the Stephen King book) when I was 7-8 and am forever terrified of clowns. Plus they're just creepy to begin with."
That's funny, we just talked about this. You should try watching it again now as an adult. I think you'd find it not near as scary. I just watched it for the first time on Saturday after finishing the book. Book was great, movie was hilarious. My daughter loved it. It's a great movie scary movie for kids. There's no gore and the graphics aren't very realistic (not like more modern movies).
Yes Walking Dead is on DVD. It was only 6 episodes, almost like a BBC show. No release date yet for Boardwalk Empire. I am anxiously awaiting that!
reading
, exciting so far. loved
and can't wait for
!!!
Catie wrote: "Anyone read these - 
et al? They're great if you like epic fantasy."I haven't read them. But my cousins have told me that they're excellent.
walking dead was great! my bf loves zombie movies so of course we had to watch it and I was like whatever you let me go all Greys Anatamoy every thursday but I was suprised - in a good way.
You are all making me want to read It. I liked the movie way back when but have never read any of Stephen King's books with the exception of
. I don't like being scared but would love to read more about the friendship between the seven of them.
. I don't like being scared but would love to read more about the friendship between the seven of them.
Catie wrote: "Haha, honorary girl! I always wonder about the scarcity of the male gender on goodreads...is it because guys just read less? Or is it because I am always around these YA groups/novels which are m..."I'm not sure. Actually, I didn't realize how alone I was on here until just now. *sniff* :P
Carmel wrote: "Catie wrote: "Haha, honorary girl! I always wonder about the scarcity of the male gender on goodreads...is it because guys just read less? Or is it because I am always around these YA groups/nove..."Now I know why my son always makes me be the Scarlet Witch when we play with super heroes. *sob* :P
Gotta go put that load of laundry in the dryer now...
Wendy F wrote: "We discussed this in another thread and I immediately struck it from my reading list. That's just completely unethical. I also won't go see the movie. On another note, I wish we had the abil..."
i wish we could life posts too that would be great!
i wasnt really intersted in reading
but now dont even want to let anyone i know read iit or see the movie either! Wish Oprah wouldnt have been fooled, her book club is probably the only reason he sold as many copies of his FAKE book as he did.
Carmel wrote: "Catie wrote: "Carmel, I didn't know you were in a m/m group. I read the best book this year - have you read it? It's . I always want to recommend it to someone, but I'm not sure who. Maybe your gro..."Okay, I have to claim total ignorance here: what, exactly is the "m/m" books talked about here? (It's Monday after stupid Daylight Savings Time - which my 4 year old son could care less about)
Wendy F wrote: "Finally finished 
, tomorrow I'll read 
.""It" is still my #1 favorite book of all time. I've read it twice (don't have much time for re-reading) and want to get to it again one of these days. I started rereading all of Stephen King in chronological order a couple years ago and left off with The Stand (another favorite, but I just haven't had the heart to get into it a 3rd time yet). But I LOVED "It". Miss that group. Great characters!
Cécilia wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "Finally finished , tomorrow I'll read ."Omg, how was It ? How was it... hem, anyway. The movie made me piss my pants, I hate ..."
I so hated the television mini-series. Everyone was always, "It was just a giant spider? Lame." Um...no, it wasn't just a giant spider. (As I've mentioned, this is my favorite book, so they had too much to live up to for me.)
I was lost on the m/m thing too Lloyd. p.s. you are cracking me up with your self pitying ways today. Only love here Lloyd, not hate!
p.s.s. Daylight saving time change sucks it.
Wendy F wrote: "I love Man Vs Wild, btw. Just wanted to throw that in here. Bear is sexy, hahaha.Amanda wrote: "I've had that same problem, except I saw IT (based on the Stephen King book) when I was 7-8 and..."
I may try it. I'm still not much on scary movies, not sure why, but they just make me extremely paranoid, especially right after I watch. Like after I saw It, I was terrified to take a bath because I thought he was gonna come up the drain. I still don't like closing my eyes in the shower hah.
Catie wrote: "Anyone read these - et al? They're great if you like epic fantasy."Yes. I read the first 3 books I don't know how many times. (Re-started each time a new book came out). However, I wound up extremely disappointed with the final 3. I might try again one day.
Shannen wrote: "You are all making me want to read It. I liked the movie way back when but have never read any of Stephen King's books with the exception of . I don't like bein..."Everyone thinks Stephen King is all about horror. But for me he is just literary comfort food. Great with characterization.
I don't know how many people are always surprised that he did the story that The Shawshank Redemption was made from. (Different Seasons is a good collection for stories for "new" readers as well.)
Catie wrote: "Hahaha, Oh Lloyd. You're cracking me up. Especially with the added humor of you lamenting your girlishness and then asking what m/m means. Okay, okay, sorry. Anyway, m/m = male/male and many ti..."Okay. I'm sure my wife would have known the m/m connection. (Since her network of friends seem to mostly be gay). Obviously, I am not. So I wouldn't expect to see me on those boards. (Though I love the Tale of the City books my Armistead Maupin).
Hmm...still not quite sure what I'm going to read next.
Catie wrote: "So, I have to ask...did you read the epilogue? I'm assuming you did. Wasn't that just HORRIBLE?!! I always tell everyone that's reading them to just NOT READ the epilogue, for the love of everyt..."To be honest, I don't remember anything being horrible about the book. I thought it was an excellent story and masterfully plotted novel that I'm still envious of. Just one of those books I didn't want to end. Wanted to stay with the characters forever. :P
Finished
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Catie wrote: "My vote is that you head to the library and get 
. I'm telling ya, you won't regret it.I've read quite a few books featuring m/m or f/f romances in..."
Oh, I have no problem with and totally agree with you. I'm all about good writing, plot and story. Though f/f romance? Hmm...intriguing. (lol)
I watched the 3 first episodes of Walking Dead and I really enjoyed it but the (view spoiler) freaked me out and I haven't watched the rest yet. I will, I just need a bit more time to get over it.I finished Outside In late last night, it took me a while to get in the story but after a while I just wasn't able to put it done and had to finish it. It was as good as the first book in my opinion.
Stormi wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Just finished reading The Mating Series. 
, 
, and 
. I really liked this series. AND they ar..."Yes I really, really did. The second one, I think, kind of dragged on a little bit, but it was still good. The first and third were the best! :)
Catie wrote: "My vote is that you head to the library and get . I'm telling ya, you won't regret it.I might just do that. Meanwhile, I'll probably just work on
. Need something to raise the testosterone levels a bit. :)Thanks for the suggestion! I'll get to that series really soon.
Just got done with
. Didn't like it. It was a very interesting concept, but the characters, the plot itself, the sluggishness.....it just didnt work for me. :( Now I am reading
while I am wait for
to arrive! :) Can not wait to read it!
Of all things on that show THAT is what fraked you out Tiphaine! I thought there were way grosser (is that a word?) things!
Jamie wrote: "*waiting :D"Hahaha! I admire your patience.
I'm reading THE CONCH BEARER, by Chitra Banerjee Divakurini, a young adult mystical adventure story set in India. She's the author of Mistress of Spices. I've never heard of the publisher which is Roaring Brook Press but the book is awesome so far. Sort of like a young adult version of Raiders of the Lost Ark with magic realism thrown in.
An agent I follow on twitter tweeted something about James Frey accepting his role as the publishing douche. And she tweeted this article:http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/...
Seriously sometimes I wish there are a YA mafia just so they could make James Frey disappear.
Heidi I wrote: "Jamie wrote: "*waiting :D"Hahaha! I admire your patience."
HEHE why thank ya. I try, I try. lol
Lloyd wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "Finally finished , tomorrow I'll read .""It" is still my #1 favorite book of all time. I've read it twice (don't have much ti..."
I loved this book Lloyd. I've never really gotten into Stephen King before this, but those kids and that friendship really just got to me. No matter what I'm doing, all of the sudden my brain will go "Beep beep, Richie." and I'll bust into a grin. It's like Stephen King does Stand By Me/Goonies. Which basically equals brilliant.
I was SOOOO disappointed in the movie. 10 minutes into it I turned to my husband and said "Do you feel lost?" Because he didn't read it, and I just felt like it was so obvious that there was so much that wasn't said that needed to be said. And the glory behind It was the friendship and they barely scratched the surface.
It was so much more then just a spider, and killing it with the silver (which wasn't even a slug, mind you) was just... such a lame ending when there was one so much better in the printed book.
I feel like Hollywood could take that book and make something so much better, just by changing the focus from the clown and putting a bit more on the bullying and their youth, it could be awesome.
I'm sure I'll reread this book again.
Cassi wrote: "An agent I follow on twitter tweeted something about James Frey accepting his role as the publishing douche. And she tweeted this article:http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/...-..."
O_O
That is all.
My suggestion for April is Grass for his Pillow by Hearn or The Band of Gypsies by Antiporda or The Conch Bearer by Divakurini. Each has a male protagonist.
Wendy F wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "Finally finished , tomorrow I'll read .""It" is still my #1 favorite book of all time. I've read it twice (do..."
I believe someone is actually working on remaking the movie now.
Really?! That's so exciting! Despite my hesitation to watch Horror movies, I would DEFINITELY go see that one!
On second thought, It will depend on how they do it.
I'm almost finish with The Conch Bearer and will start on Coelho's The Alchemist next week. I love books in foreign settings and I heard this one is set in Spain and Morocco.
Zoltaire wrote: "My suggestion for April is Grass for his Pillow by Hearn or The Band of Gypsies by Antiporda or The Conch Bearer by Divakurini. Each has a male protagonist."Thanks. I am a doofus and thought I posted that comment in my other group! I really appreciate your thoughts though :)
p.s. I actually nominated Across the Nightingale Floor by Hearn - great minds!
Heidi I wrote: "Of all things on that show THAT is what fraked you out Tiphaine! I thought there were way grosser (is that a word?) things!"I know it's weird! I think it's the fact that he did it to himself.
Wendy F wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "Finally finished , tomorrow I'll read .""It" is still my #1 favorite book of all time. I've read it twice (do..."
IT would probably be better served as an HBO/Showtime limited series. Give it the treatment it deserves and the time needed to tell it.
I can agree with that. HBO and Showtime could handle the graphics that it would need, and could afford to stretch it out over a span of time. My only fear is that once the book was completed that they would attempt to keep going, and that's a peeve of mine, lol. But, I agree that it would be the best scenerio for it.
Still, I feel like with the right director, screenplay writer, and cast they could still make a long big screen picture with integrity. It's the 'integrity' part that worries me. All too often movies from books suck, so I won't get my hopes up.
Heidi I wrote: "Zoltaire wrote: "My suggestion for April is Grass for his Pillow by Hearn or The Band of Gypsies by Antiporda or The Conch Bearer by Divakurini. Each has a male protagonist."Thanks. I am a doo..."
Hey, I read Across the Nightingale Floor too! I loved that book. I think there's another one in the series, but it's not available in our library. I should just spring for the bucks. try the other two above. You won't be sorry.
Isn't Grass for his Pillow book two Zoltaire? If so, I already have it in my tbr pile :) I will look at the other book you mentioned. Thanks.
Heidi I wrote: "Isn't Grass for his Pillow book two Zoltaire? If so, I already have it in my tbr pile :) I will look at the other book you mentioned. Thanks."Heidi,
Yes, Grass for his Pillow is the sequel to Nightingale. The love story continues between Lady kaede and Takeo.
Caiti, how is the prequel?
Catie wrote: "It's actually a four book series, plus a prequel. They're all awesome (although the prequel was my least favorite).[bookcover:Grass for His Pillow..."Oh, I didn't know there were four in the series. Now I can have something to look forward to. I love being taken on a journey to some foreign land. That's why I read mostly books in foreign settings, no matter the genre.
Thanks, that's what I thought so too. I guess I should've read it before ...Nightingale Floor. Although I really like Lord Shigeru's character.
I recently read The Oracle of Stamboul. It was a lovely book, although the plot is not as intense like many young adult books out there. Beautifully written though.
Hey Carmel. Have you watched the Aussie show McLeod's Daughters? It keeps popping up on my Netflix recommendations.
I am reading
. This is a Library Book and I got it today from my Library from the Young Adult Section in my Library.
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