Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! ..."Ahahahahahaha! *I hated it too*
Peep wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! ..."Ahahahahahaha! *I hated it too*"
Another vote against.
Not lookin' good...
Peep wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! ..."Ahahahahahaha! *I hated it too*"
Go figure!! lol
Lloyd wrote: "Peep wrote: "Kourtni wrote: "Ugh Heidi you are such a hater! ..."Ahahahahahaha! *I hated it too*"
Another vote against.
Not lookin' good..."
Yeah, but it's from Heidi and I so take it for what it's worth. A lot of people in the group loved it. I think I'm the only person in this group that didn't like Knife.
Peep wrote: "Yeah, but it's from Heidi and I so take it for what it's worth. A lot of people in the group loved it. I think I'm the only person in this group that didn't like Knife. "Did you read the whole series? Or just the first book?
Heidi I wrote: " reminded me too much of Stephanie Meyers writing style..."To this day I'm still sort of confused about the Meyer/Clare comparison and wonder what made you put the two together?
Meyer writes in first person and is very romantical about everything. Clare writes in third person and is more matter-of-fact (almost like she tries to cram in too much information and history in a short time frame) in her world building. Other than a slight pining from the heroine over the boy she likes, there wasn't much I found in common between the two series.
There are actually a lot of MI fans out there that hate Twilight.
Lloyd wrote: "Peep wrote: "Yeah, but it's from Heidi and I so take it for what it's worth. A lot of people in the group loved it. I think I'm the only person in this group that didn't like Knife. "Did you read..."
I only read the first book. I actually started with book 4 (or was it 3), realized I needed to start at the beginning and got book 1... which I hated. And it wasn't really the writing, just the stupid plot. That's all I'll say as I don't want to spoil it for you. I looked at your shelf, I can't guess if you will like it or not.
Stacia both authors are too wordy and overdescriptive for my tates. For some reason I got the same vibe Twilight as I did with MI. Anyhoo, as I said, I was not trying to bash MI. I was merely trying to advise that it is not for everyone. In an effort to move on I just started
.
See now there's a series I still have to read book 2 for. I was bored to tears reading book 1 (well, not really crying), but everyone says it gets so much better. I just have to find the motivation to read Magic Burns.
Stacia wrote: "See now there's a series I still have to read book 2 for. I was bored to tears reading book 1 (well, not really crying), but everyone says it gets so much better. I just have to find the motivati..."Book one was the worst of the series so far. Her writing was def. not the best. The books do improve, but be advised book two was only 3 stars for me. I liked book three a lot more.
Anyway, back to the current topic.I've been reading
and
but haven't been able to get my head into either of them. I hear that Way of Shadows is fabulous from epic fantasy lovers (and I have a weakness for assassins), but I'm struggling with it. Every person on my friends list that's read it has given it 5 stars though, so I'm plodding on.
Lloyd - Don't listen to Heidi and Peep about books they don't like (only about books they actually like). ;) Listen to me and Kourtni and give MI a try. My hubby is a Terry Goodkind fan too and he liked MI. He also liked the Fever series, Hunger Games trilogy, Midnighters series and Inheritance series (Eragon). With the exception of the Inheritance series, he never would have tried any of these without my prodding.
Shannen wrote: "Lloyd - Don't listen to Heidi and Peep about books they don't like (only about books they actually like). ;) Listen to me and Kourtni and give MI a try. My hubby is a Terry Goodkind fan too and ..."You should definitely recommend George R. R. Martin's
to him.
Lloyd wrote: "You should definitely recommend George R. R. Martin's to him."
Will do, Lloyd!
Will do, Lloyd!
Carmel wrote: "Lloyd, you make up your own mind whether you wish to read the books, but I do feel that you have to have read the whole series to realistically be able to say whether it's good or bad"Thanks Carmel. I'll do that before I pass any judgement. At this point, I just like being entertained by a good story. (Something I don't get from Hollywood, movies or television)
I am reading The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew. Since I like the movies, I decided to read the books! :) Also, A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray :)
Gee wiz Carmel I was trying to end the conversation!
I thought MI was enjoyable. I can see why Heidi says it's like Twilight, but in my opinion while the writing style was similar the story and plot direction was MUCH better. I gave them 4 stars.
Goodness, I don't check in for a couple of days and I have 113 unread messages on here.I have read a little bit of MI because I've heard such great things about the series, just haven't even finished the first book yet, but they are on my to be read list, maybe 2011 I'll read them.
I'm still reading The Knife of Never Letting Me Go, but it's not pulling me in quite yet, so I'm also reading another book here and there.
Stacia,I have been wanting to read Knightley Academy for months! If you do finish it, please let me know how it is!
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I'm with you Sara, I'm gone for one day and this is what happens? Sheesh! At least it was a spirited discussion I guess. I haven't read MI so I can't get in on that conversation. I started Knife from Chaos Walking Series and didn't really like it so I gave up with it. ALTHOUGH I have been advised to pick it up again, and I will, I'm thinking probably sometime soon, maybe January or February of next year. I'm just not excited about it. I'm currently listen of The Thirteenth Tale on audio. It's good but so far I'm not sure audio is the best medium for this book. It's a bit slow.
Haha! I was only gone for half a day and I still had an alarming number of posts to read upon returning. Great to have an active group :)I've finally finished
; it seemed like a near clone of
and I disliked it just as decidedly! There's just something about the characters in those books that irritates me.On a more positive note, I've now moved on to
, which is proving to be a really fun read.Pondering what to read next:
or
..? Hmm!
I just started "Gone" by Michael Grant I honestly hate the covers but I've seen this book everywhere! On the other hand I finished "Beautiful Darkness" ...let's just say it I didn't love it as much as the first one
I hate the Gone covers too, but I liked the books.
Catie wrote: "...now I'm reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal..."That is one of the funniest books I've ever read. I read it a couple of months back. I will definitely read it again.
Catie wrote: "Also, to Lloyd...you simply MUST read King Dork. Anyone who's ever been a dork/nerd/geek will appreciate this book. It's one of my favorites. "Hi Catie. Will do! I just added it to my library list so I don't forget. Looking forward to it! (Though it might be awhile.) :)
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Lamb is amazing! I read it a while ago and it got me addicted to all things Christopher Moore! I hope you enjoy!
Gone has been on my radar for a while; I'm going to have to get to it one of these days.
I'm now reading
. I had a really hard time getting into it. 60% through it and the story is finally starting to move. I've heard so much hype and raving about this book... which is why I kept plowing through it, thinking surely the story had to pick up soon! I'll let ya'll know how I liked it once I'm done...
Stacia wrote: "Heidi I wrote: " reminded me too much of Stephanie Meyers writing style..."To this day I'm still sort of confused about the Meyer/Clare comparison and wonder what made you put the two together?..."
Hi all, sorry to join this conversation late.
I didn't like Twilight at all. I actually didn't get through the first book. I'm plowing through Clockwork Angel because I've heard such good things about it. It's finally picking up.
Anyhoo, one thing i did notice that kind of annoys me a little bit is that even though it is in third person and written mostly from Tessa's perspective, occasionally she'll switch to someone else's perspective in scene's she's not involved with. Most of the time we're in Tessa's brain, but sometimes, without warning, we'll be in Will's brain or Charlotte's brain, or...or...or...
It sometimes is a distraction more than it serves the purpose I think Clare meant it to serve. I think she might have found a more effective way of sharing the information conveyed in those passages.
The humor was definitely a plus. I keep laughing out loud. :)
I liked the Mortal Instruments series, not exactly a favourite but they're fun, but didn't like Clockwork Angel at all! (And I love the Victorian era/steam punk so I was ready to like it...)I'm reading
I'm actually reading
and
. I put aside
for right now because I can't handle the writing of it, the way they talk I guess in the book, it hurts my head. I'm hoping to pick that one back up around the new year, fresh mind and all that.
Catie- I loved the Mercedes Thompson series. I'm so patiently waiting for March to get here for the 6th book to come out!...
I just finished Finnikin of the Rock today, and I loved it! I think I am going to start Halo by Alexandra Adornetto next.
Victoria wrote: "Stacia,I have been wanting to read Knightley Academy for months! If you do finish it, please let me know how it is!"
I ended up with the book when I was at the library picking out stuff for my toddler, and this was on display outside the children's room. It looks almost like a cross between Harry Potter and Avalon High. It seems to have good ratings.
But, alas...I have to take it back. December has been a busy month and the little free time I have left is going to be used up working on end of the year challenge read wrap-ups.
Hopefully I'll get it again soon and get the chance to actually read it.
Catie, I wrote down those authors, I'll check them out. I should really stop looking at what people read because my TBR list tends to get longer and longer...
Sara wrote: "Catie, I wrote down those authors, I'll check them out. I should really stop looking at what people read because my TBR list tends to get longer and longer..."Think I'll make a note of these too, since I'm quite the Mercy Thompson addict myself (can't wait til March)! Thanks Catie :)
Ashley wrote: "I just finished Finnikin of the Rock today, and I loved it! I think I am going to start Halo by Alexandra Adornetto next."Halo was a little painful for me I understand is YA but for me it was way too innocent you can see she wrote it when she was really young... this is just MY humble opinion ;)
Just finished The Lying Game. I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I am starting On the Jellicoe Road today thanks to all my goodreads pals recommendations. Keep the recs coming. I buy all my faves based on the info I get here.
Man I've missed a lot of discussion lol.Lloyd as a general rule I don't read vampire books either. Don't feel bad about it. You're not alone. When being a vampire appears unimportant (ie Soulless. Its just not obtrusive. But that's a girl book for sure) I can handle that. But that's pretty much it.
As for Gone. I didn't really like it. I felt like the characters were underdeveloped and the violence overdeveloped in comparison.
Cassi, I'm glad I read your comment about Gone. With so many books to read, I want to read the great ones, and for me that means strong character development along with a great plot (and description, originality...). That said, I finished King Dork yesterday, and it's the best YA book I read this year (I just put together my top 5 list on my blog, and Portman's novel was an easy choice for the #1 spot). I know I'll be coming here to put together my TBR 2011 list! Thanks everyone.
Gone is definitely violent, I'll agree. I also agree that I have read other books with stronger 3 dimentional characters. However what i did love about these books was how those personalities changed over the course of the series. And reading about how they fight to rebuild a life, even political structures. In the first book they are 15 year old kids. They struggle with the weight of the roles they are given and you watch them either thrive or slowly crumble and break. Characters that you thought were 'bad' wind up surprising you. In the same token, characters that you know to be great, lose it.
If you can get past the violence, because that was hard for me, I would recommend still trying it out.
Just started listening to Little Brother on audio (only my second audiobook to try). It is really, really good so far.
I'm reading the Iron Fey books. I finished The Iron King and now I'm reading The Iron Daughter. They're okay, I like them good enough to keep reading.
Kourtni wrote: "Just started listening to Little Brother on audio (only my second audiobook to try). It is really, really good so far."I still can't bring myself to do audio books. They just don't really work for me. My mind wanders too easily. (Guess I'm not a good listener) However, I read the book and really enjoyed it.
I know what you mean Lloyd. I was kind of forcing myself to pay attention at first, but once the story got going I got hooked. I think it might be something you just have to get used to. And I am determined to get used to it because it makes the work day so much more interesting!!
I have my kindle here with me today, and it would be so nice if I could listen to my audio book while I work.
Michelle wrote: "I just finished reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and HIGHLY recommend it. It was beautifully written, fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking at times. The voice was SO well rendered that I ca..."I LOVED Revolution too - beautifully written and I loved the main characters! A definite MUST read!
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I burned out on vampires because of Anne Rice, who suffers herself from being MUCH too overdescriptive. But I even tried reading some "manly" vampire stuff a couple years ago (Joe Pitt novels by Charlie Huston) and was all, "eh". The whole vampire thing doesn't hold much appeal for me I guess.
But I'll try the MI series sometime.