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Dec 22, 2009 07:35AM

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For me, it seems to take longer to read a YA novel than, say, a historical novel. But I try to read YA every once in a while despite it not really being my genre but there's always the chance I might like what I read so I don't rule any genre out.


Yes I read it a couple of years ago and just rememer I completely didn't like the story at all. Really nothing.

Jo, do you like it? I think this is without hesitating on my no-no list."
I am enjoying iy so far. Why is it a no no for you?"
I remember I thought it was boring, stupid, not interesting....really didn't like it. But maybe my emotions were a bit strongly written. I hope you keep liking it but pfff.

I'm really enjoying Jeannette Walls’ "Half Broke Horses," too.
I recommended them both on Salon here:
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/20...


Young Adult being not something I read regularly, I'm not sure how it would have read for me as an actual book or whether it would have still kept my interest, but I found the audiobook version highly entertaining.

I'm new to YA, too. I do find some of it entertaining and enjoyed the audio version of The Graveyard Book. However, the books are "young" and they don't draw me in like an adult novel does. They aren't meant to, though, as they are for another age group. I recognize which ones I would have thoroughly enjoyed as a kid and those get a higher rating.

If anyone finds YA books hard to get into, check out the audiobook version.

So what did you think of "Thr3e"?
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I know, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way! Glad you liked it.

By the way I like Steve Berry's books,I just finished The Charlemagne Pursuit. "
Steve Berry's books are awesome; his latest book was pretty good, a bit different than the previous volumes in a way but still good nonetheless =D
I've started reading Syrie James's The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë for a change of pace =D



I can't say I hated it but I really disliked it. (that makes it 2 women's opinion......)


Exactly, you pinpointed what exactly bothers me in YA: it's that some things are just way too simple for me. I just don't know how to read without asking certain questions when reading YA.
Lenka wrote: "I am going to read the High Fidelity by Nic Hornby and I hope it will be great like the movie."
The movie was written VERY CLOSELY to the book... they compliment each other very well!
The movie was written VERY CLOSELY to the book... they compliment each other very well!


Anyway, not sure what to read next - I may just wait until I see what I get for Christmas before starting anything today.



I loved that book!"
I'm loving it so far. My mom and a few Goodreads friends told me I would like it...and they were soooooo right!!!

Wuthering Heights is next up.
Happy Holidays all!

Writerlibrarian wrote: "I finished Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore. I'm starting on Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh (totally in another style) and hoping to finish this month ATWi80 challenge..."
What did you think of Kafka on the Shore?
I'm almost done with The Deep End of the Ocean.
What did you think of Kafka on the Shore?
I'm almost done with The Deep End of the Ocean.



I liked it a lot (gave it 4 stars) but it's a you love it or don't care for it kinda novel. You either buy the world Marakami is offering you or you don't. I did buy it. *g*

Wuthering Heights is next up.
Happy Holidays all!"
Wuthering Heights was slow for me to get through, but I really enjoyed it. I've put it on my to be read again list.



Now I'm on Death With Interruptions by Jose Saramago.
The synopsis is really intriguing:
"On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration -— flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life.
Then reality hits home —- families are left to care for the permanently dying, life-insurance policies become meaningless, and funeral parlors are reduced to arranging burials for pet dogs, cats, hamsters, and parrots.
Death sits in her chilly apartment, where she lives alone with scythe and filing cabinets, and contemplates her experiment: What if no one ever died again? What if she, death with a small d,became human and were to fall in love?"
He has some oddities with punctuation that might bug me though, so we'll see.
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Jacqueline, Saramago is my favorite author! And this is one of my favorite novels by him! Have you read any of his other novels?
As for me, I have just finished Last Night on Twisted River. I posted my 4 star review here, as well as on my blog - http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com
I am about to start Chronic City by Lethem.
I am about to start Chronic City by Lethem.

If you have access to iTunes, you can preview most audiobooks to hear the reader before you make any sort of committment as some can be quite irritating or boring.. Neil Gaiman was a very entertaining reader and made the characters stand out and a lot of fun. Giving them a voice seemed to make it more real and most of the distractions were lost on me as a result.
If you have access to audiobooks, they're defintitely worth thinking about as another avenue if you don't think the book would work for you, rather than miss out on the story completely! Susanna.

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Nope; I've had my eye on him for a while since all of his stories seem really intriguing, but this is the first one I've gotten to reading :)
Writerlibrarian wrote: "Christine wrote: "Writerlibrarian wrote: "I finished Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore. I'm starting on Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh (totally in another style) and ho..."
I liked Kafka on the Shore as well, although it was probably one of the weirdest reading experiences that I ever had. :)
I liked Kafka on the Shore as well, although it was probably one of the weirdest reading experiences that I ever had. :)

I'm thinking of reading Shutter Island next in time for the movie.

I'm so excited b/c I'm on break from college which means tons and tons of time to read my OWN books! Not the ones assigned in class.
So, first up is the new Juliet Marillier book Heart's Blood. I'm excited because I *always* love her books.
My brother is also making me read Lone Survivor The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 I've heard good things, and I'm hoping that I enjoy it even though it's non-fiction (not one of my favorite genres)
Also on my list are: The Lovely Bones, The Magicians, and The Book Thief

If you have access to audiobooks, they're defintitely worth thinking about as another avenue if you don't think the book would work for you, rather than miss out on the story completely! Susanna."
I haven't made my acquaintance with audiobooks yet. They do sound like an option, especially if I can find YA audiobooks. I'm not sure if our library has any but I should probably check one out if I get a chance. Thanks for the tip, though. :)
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