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What are you reading now?
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Anyone have any recommendations for something uplifting and/or inspiring? Just feeling (frankly) rather lost and depressed lately. Need some inspiration.
Lloyd wrote: "Anyone have any recommendations for something uplifting and/or inspiring? Just feeling (frankly) rather lost and depressed lately. Need some inspiration."Hmmm, most of the ones that I found inspirational also were a bit sad. Like
. Oh! How about
. Even though it's about a zombie, the story itself is about growth and healing. Very inspirational, I think. And EXCELLENT.
Okay, in my Warm Bodies reminiscing that I was just doing i stumbled on the news that this will be a movie! I'm not sure how I feel about this... that is a lot of nuance and emotion to captivate for a movie. It's being made by Jonathon Levine, who did The Wackness which I loved. So I think I'm going to be hopeful.
Hey all...I just started
yesterday. Was a little slowgoing at first, but is now picking up a bit more =)
Lloyd wrote: "Anyone have any recommendations for something uplifting and/or inspiring? Just feeling (frankly) rather lost and depressed lately. Need some inspiration."Lloyd how about My Most Excellent Year? It is light and just sappy enough to make you feel happy. p.s. positive thoughts being sent your way :)
Just finished
today on my lunch hour and just started the second book
...these are definitely quick reads too!
Hey Lloyd I'm sorry you're so down :( We're here for you! And I'm pretty sure that some of us can be uplifting and inspiring!You can read only good news here: http://www.happynews.com/
I also go to the Onion for a good laugh, like this:
Bodybuilder Can’t Believe He Forgot To Develop Right Arm
Not books but one is uplifting and the other is good for a laugh. :)
Thanks for the cheerful thoughts everyone. Guess it's mid-life crisis time for me. (Without the affair and red sports car though). :PMight give
a try. I have that on my Kindle. (Starting and partially reading too blamed many books)
Just finished
and
. Brightly woven was a good read. It had some action at the beginning, was slow going for a little bit, and then picked up again halfway through. The plot was great, didn't want to put it down til I was done. Matched on the other hand I was disappointed with. It had potential but the book never really had a good climax to it. It just felt flat the whole way through for me.
I haven't read brightly woven, but matched and I felt the same. At first this distopia was interesting and the idea good, but the story kind of dragged the whole book... there wasn't really extem emotion or something...
I always forget to check this thread regularly. Than again if I checked the threads I don't thing I would get any reading done.I recently finished reading
I will be starting
soon. I am currently reading
Hope everyone is doing well!!
Happy Reading All!
Monica
I am almost finished with Matched,
and I am kind of frustrated with it...still so many questions and so few pages left. So far a good book but could have been great.... at least that is what I am feeling about it right now. I will read the second book to see what happens :).
Amy wrote: "I am almost finished with Matched,
and I am kind of frustrated with it...still so many questions and so few pages left. So far a good book but could have been great......."The very end is where most of the emotions come to the surface...I even teared up a little! I enjoyed it and plan on reading the second one.
Did you ever read Delerium....very good book, kinda similar but I liked Delerium better =)
I grabbed Graffiti Moon, but have to get through group reads and challenges first before I can get to it. Amy, Matched was pretty mediocre and boring up until the end. The ending was the only thing that made me halfway interested in checking out book 2.
Finished Jellicoe Road and working on
Boo I posted already and goodreads ate it. CURSE YOU GOODREADS. Okay not really because you are necessary to my book life, but grrr.Anyways, attempt 2.
I started
but Mac was so angry and dark at the beginning I didn't know if I was actually in the mood for it. So after 16 pages I put it down for a few days. I started
thanks to Netgalley. I know Ash isn't exactly Suzy Sunshine but he's also not quite manic Mac. And I always love a good faerie quest plus Puck is good for a chuckle. It just seemed like a better choice for the moment.
Lisa wrote: "went to the library yesterday and came back with these..



WHAT TO READ FIR..."
DEFINITELY
!! Amazing end to an AMAZING series!!
I can't wait...I was FRUSTRATED at the cliff hanger in the last book..ready to start where it left off..
^^and it picks up right where it left off, so no guessing as to wtf is going on! Oh, you are gonna LOVE this!
I'm reading "The Count of Monte Christo" by Dumas for the fourth time. I'm also reading "The Mouse and His Child" by William Steig for the third time.
Cassi (is going to stop pretending she's still on wrote: "Boo I posted already and goodreads ate it. CURSE YOU GOODREADS. Okay not really because you are necessary to my book life, but grrr.Anyways, attempt 2.
I started [bookcover:Shadowfever|7304203..."
oooh my god, you can't just put Shadowfever away! Please keep on reading... you will love it - I adore it!! the end ist amazing!!
I'll read it later. It's a library book & I kept having to wait to get it (checked out a lot). But it just didn't suit my mood last night. I'll come back to it before I have to give it back to the library.
Ashley wrote: "I'm reading
"This sounds really good I just added it to my TBR, how are you liking it so far??
Theo wrote: "I finished
and have started
. Still working on
as well."I hope you like Acceleration. I read it in High School and quite enjoyed it.
Melissa wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I'm reading
"This sounds really good I just added it to my TBR, how are you liking it so far??"
Melissa I really liked it! I stayed up last night to finish it because I couldn't put it down!
Lisa wrote: "went to the library yesterday and came back with these..



WHAT TO READ FIR..."
Vampire Crush! It's so good and really funny!
Kayla wrote: "I hope you like Acceleration. I read it in High School and quite enjoyed it."Thanks. I'm just starting it and so far so good. I don't read a lot of mystery, so it's a nice change of pace, and seems like it will go quickly.
Theo wrote: "I finished
and have started
. Still working on
as well."What was The Adoration of Jenna Fox like? It sounds interesting!
I'm almost finished reading Clockwork Angel and I really want to start on Thirteen Reasons Why I first need to find another english bookstore in my city because the one I used to go to is gone.. And I don't have a credit card so I can't buy anything on amazon either.. life's a bugger sometimes.. ;)
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