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finally getting a chance to catch up after my half marathon trip (finished in 2:46, yeah me!)!anyway, i finished The Solitude of Prime Numbers and i really liked the majority of the book. however, the last 20% or so really didn't sit well with me. i didn't the like the turn of the story, or the writing. not sure why, i just didn't care for it.
i finally got around to starting Breaking Dawn and it's ok. i've got about 200 pages left. the first part was not good at all, IMO, but the later half of the book is shaping up to be better.
As it's almost Halloween, I decided to get into some Edgar Allan Poe. I'm reading The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales. So far I've read the first two stories, and they were a chore to get through. Granted, I'm not up to any of the "greatest hits" yet--Usher and Amontillado and Pendulum are later in the book--but I'm a little leery about plodding through these stories one after the other.Maybe I'll read a story or two, then read something else, then come back to the book. That's the good thing about a collection of short fiction: you can dip in and out without breaking up the flow.
The one really great thing is that I'll get to read The Tell-Tale Heart again. I love that story. I know I've read a couple of others of his, but can't really remember them.
Ahhhh, that's such a good idea rytr. I wish I'd thought of that. I should dig up some Lovecraft.Agreed that with collections it's sometimes hard to plow right through.
rytr_1 wrote: "Maybe I'll read a story or two, then read something else, then come back to the book."That's what I've been doing with an 800-page collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, working in a short story or two in between other books. I've finally passed the 200-page mark. I might make it to 300 by end of the year.
Susanna wrote: "Haven't read Goldsworthy's Caesar bio, but his How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower is very interesting.Eta: finally finished the excellent Heartstone! What a read."
Havent read "How Rome Fell" yet, but it's on the shelf waiting!
Just finished
. Gave it a 3. It was just so/so to me. Also reading
and
. Thoroughly enjoying both so far.
finished Breaking Dawn at lunch today. the end was way better than the first 1/2 of the book. i do sort of wish there was another book, one that tells more about the other vampires and the rest of the story of the volturi, but it's probably better that there were only 4 books.
I just finished Neverwhere. What a fantastic book.Now I'm going to start The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove.
I am in the middle of Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy it is a book on helping you STOP procrastinating. It has great ideas in it.
With Halloween around the corner I am reading Dracula. I have always wanted to read this, so far its a good book never want to put it down.
My wife's a big George fan, but she wasn't crazy about Body of Death. Didn't think it was her best work. For whatever that's worth.
My mother liked it (and we have similar literary taste); so I'm reasonably hopeful.
i started Wild Ride from Jennifer Cruise and Bob Meyer today. i liked (actually, loved) the other 2 books they've written together, but this one hasn't hooked me just yet. i'm about 30 or so pages in, so i'm hoping it improves shortly.
Scott wrote: "This afternoon, I'm going to start Neverwhere. This will be the first book I have read by Gaiman."I recently read Neverwhere as my first Gaiman book as well. I hope you enjoy it, I was kind of iffy on it. Let me know what you think; I am curious about others' thoughts on it.
Haven't been sharing much lately but I just finished Dead in the Family and I'm now reading Her Fearful Symmetry and I'll Carry the Fork for work. I also just started Commencement on audio. I had all these plans for Halloween reads but so I keep reading other stuff.
I just started Pirate Latitudes. I have to be honest, I love the way Crichton builds an adventure. Bummed that he's not around to keep em coming.
I am reading Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Very interesting so farCathy
I'm reading The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton and I'm listening to Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. I really like them both!
Emma wrote: "I recently read Neverwhere as my first Gaiman book as well. I hope you enjoy it, I was kind of iffy on it. Let me know what you think; I am curious about others' thoughts on it. "I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a little slow at the beginning but once his adventure in London Below started it really started to pick up and I just couldn't put it down.
Madeline, I've been tempted by Pirate Latitudes, despite my immense distaste for Crichton's ridiculous "global warming is a myth" bs...it does sound fun. Lemme know how it works out for you.
I'm reading This Body of Death, and enjoying it so far. Havers has been ordered to go on a shopping spree a la "What Not To Wear"! I nearly died of laughter.
Just finished The Scent of Rain and Lightning yesterday and started Faithful Place today.
Oh cool! I am glad I am in for a good read! Thanks, Catie for letting me :o) I did not realize it was one in a series. What are the other books in the series?
Alex wrote: "Madeline, I've been tempted by Pirate Latitudes, despite my immense distaste for Crichton's ridiculous "global warming is a myth" bs...it does sound fun. Lemme know how it works out for you."Alex It is a fun book. I wonder if he had another movie in mind . It has swords, pillage, mayhem and monsters. Although a bit shaky at the end.
I heard he didn't have anything in mind - wasn't even going to release it. They just found it on his computer. Kindof a cool story, so I choose to believe it. :)
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Man, that sounds really interesting, Lori. If you love it I might check it out too.
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It may take me longer than my average week to finish this one. It's not a book to breeze through, for sure!
Tracy wrote: "Just finished The Scent of Rain and Lightning yesterday and started Faithful Place today."I loved Faithful Place -the old lost love thing has really peaked my interest in alot of books this summer and fall. Still, I think Faithful Place is touching and well written.
I just finished Mockingjay, and wrote a review of the entire Hunger Games Trilogy on my blog. I gave the trilogy as a whole a rating of 3, but I posted separate ratings and reviews for each book. Madeline wrote: "I just started Pirate Latitudes. I have to be honest, I love the way Crichton builds an adventure. Bummed that he's not around to keep em coming."
He died? How on earth did I miss that? Oh gosh, and it was all the way back in 2008. Now I feel really bad for not knowing.
Finished Hell House by Richard Matheson. Very good, and creepier and grittier than I thought it would be. Now trying to decide if I finish Fried Green Tomatoes at The Whistle Stope Cafe by Fannie Flagg before picking up something entirely new.
Almost half-way through The Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver), and I must say I'm enthralled. Intense and interesting story of a family of missionaries in the Belgian Congo right at the time it obtained its independence. Gorgeous language, too.
Maureen wrote: "Almost half-way through The Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver), and I must say I'm enthralled. Intense and interesting story of a family of missionaries in the Belgian Congo right at the time it obtaine..."Great book.
It's good fun so far Alex! The characters are interesting and who doesn't love some pirates? I heard the same story about it being something he was writing for himself not for publication. Kinda cool if true. May be why it has a shaky ending? He probably wasn't entirely finished.
I started 206 bones by Kathy Reich. It's interesting,but it's the third mystery I've read in a row so I may start a fiction instead.
I've just started one called "House Calls and Hitching Posts".
It's a NF about a family doctor opening his practice in Amish country. It's been interesting so far.
Tracy wrote: "Just finished The Scent of Rain and Lightning yesterday and started Faithful Place today."Tracy: What did you think of The Scent of Rain and Lightning?
I just finished reading What We Keep and am now reading The Shack. Don't know what to think about this one yet, I'm halfway through and it's one of the strangest books I've read in awhile. I think most people either love it or hate it. I really enjoyed What We Keep, love the Berg's writing style and am going to read more of her books, can anyone suggest one they liked?
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[book: Night} is still one of my favorites. we read it in YAL class in college, and it was such a strong story. i've re-read it a few times since, and it's still just as powerful.