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Aug 17, 2011 12:07PM
This week has been crazy and I haven't been feeling the reading fever. I haven't been home yet, which is where my book is haha so we'll hopefully be going home tomorrow so I can pick it up.
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Erato wrote: "Sorry ladies, I've been off in the land of Patrick Rothfuss reading 
and it has been 'in the driver's seat' for a while. :)..."Sooo....??? Tell me! That is on my TBR (bought DTB). I am anxious to know what you think.
Zaanodes wrote: "Erato wrote: "Sorry ladies, I've been off in the land of Patrick Rothfuss reading and it has been 'in the driver's seat' for a while. :)..."Sooo....??? Tel..."
Me too!! I wanna know!! :D
:D You guys make me smile.I'm still working up to reviewing it really but I can give you my impression.
I absolutely loved this book. I thought it was awesome. I thought it burned with the smokin' heat of one thousand suns.....BUT, you have to love ginormous heavy on the world building epic fantasy to love this book.
It is long, and more importantly, the entire trilogy is one single huge story if I am getting the right impression. It is not as 'action' centered as some of these large fantasy novels are. It was much more introspective and focused on the one main character, Kvothe.
This story requires you to enjoy large scale world building and have patience for plot development. Rothfuss is a man who can write a fantastic story for the sake of a story. (You know how some people just tell good stories, even if they are just telling you about going to the grocery store?) He's like that, super talented and you just like his story telling style...regardless of topic.
I can usually push through a big book like this in a day or two but this one took a while and made me slow down and listen. I would totally recommend this book to anyone, but I would warn them that this is not an action/adventure film, it is the story of a man's life. A brilliant, brave, and heroic man, but a man just the same.
OK, so maybe I am ready to review the thing after all? Hmmmm...
***** 08/18/11its definitely my new favorite series. From the start it draw me in and i was hooked. Now i wonder why i didnt start it before, because it was just so amazing :)
Erato wrote: "you have to love ginormous heavy on the world building epic fantasy"Have you read the Sword of Truth? Wizard's First Rule is the first.
Thank you, Erato, for satisfying our appetites!
Hi ladiesMid week check in
I am reading everyday but so far only about 20% done. I am really liking the story so far. I maybe the one who finishes last this week. RL does interfere at times.
Zanoodes. I have read wizard first rule and loved it have u read the entire series?
Dana. Have that book on my shelf Thanks for the heads up. Daffodil read n loved it as well.
Still loving my job. Looks like I ll be starting uni Oct 1st. So the fall will get busy busy for me.
Zaanodes wrote: "Erato wrote: "you have to love ginormous heavy on the world building epic fantasy"Have you read the Sword of Truth? Wizard's First Rule is the first."
No I haven't read Wizard's First Rule yet, but another person recommended it as well so I must need to put it in my TBR. :)
Zina, I don't think you'll be finishing last this week - I think that's gonna be me... haha
Ohhhh, I don't know about that. :) Last place must be a coveted position this week b/c we are all working hard for it! If 1st is gold, 2nd is silver, and 3rd is bronze....what is last? Plastic? Nope...styrofoam!Yep, I'm going for the styrofoam medal this week. ;D
no no no Dana, it's not going to you this week
Zina wrote: "Zanoodes. I have read wizard first rule and loved it have u read the entire series?..."Yes, except The Omen Machine: A Richard and Kahlan Novel which just came out.
:( I did have all of them in DTB, mostly hardback, and some of them got ruined...sigh...When I am ready to do a reread, I will have to re-buy them!
Yep.....The Sword of Truth is an awesome series! I only have #11 and #12 to go. Of course, now that there is a #12, I'm wondering how many more books there might be yet to come?
Cindy (eclecticfirefly) wrote: "I'm wondering how many more books there might be yet to come?"From what I can tell from his website, just the 12 that are out.
FYI, teammates, my Kindle bit the dust and has to be buried. A replacement won't be here until Tuesday!I was right in the middle of a sentence! UGH!!!
Zaanodes! That sucks! :( RIP Zaanodes Kindle, you were treasured!
To put my two cents in about the Sword of Truth series, I own most of them and I've read the first two. I've been meaning to continue but I just haven't found the time yet. But from what I've read of it, it is great and I can see why so many people enjoy it.
Sarah wrote: "Zaanodes! That sucks! :( RIP Zaanodes Kindle, you were treasured!"At such a young age, too. She would have been 7 months old on the 26th...sigh...
Almost 5 pm here in sunny Florida...Remember, ladies, I won't be able to post my pick (or see the shelf announcement) until Monday unless I come into the office over the weekend.Have a great week end, y'all!!
Is it Tuesday, yet?? lolol
Zaanodes wrote:"At such a young age, too. She would have been 7 months old on the 26th...sigh..."Awww so young! What a tragedy! :(
Oh Zaanodes, tragedy to lose a youngster :(Hear from you next week :)
Still at my mom's, every time we try to leave something else comes up and we end up staying LOL Tomorrow night we should be at home.
sorry guys it took me so long to read this book, but i made it...
*** 08/20/11I liked it and the same time i didn't. Does that make sense. It get's me hooked and then i lose interest.
I liked the cat and mouse game they had with the mutts and i also liked that Elena and Clay made up and it was like happy ever after :)
CONGRATULATIONS, Seriesly Hawt Sirens! You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space'.
[Your new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Yay!! I love shifters! I will definitely have something for this shelf!
I will be reading Firelight by Sophie Jordan for the shifters shelf.
Should be finished
today, RL just keeps getting in the way. For Shifters I'll be reading
Laura wrote: "sorry guys it took me so long to read this book, but i made it... *** 08/20/11I liked it and the same time i didn't. Does that make sense. It get's me hooked and then i ..."
I know exactly what you mean Laura, I only gave it 3 stars also.
Laura, how do you like Kitty Norville so far? I have the first one but I haven't read it yet.
I have read so far only 2 books and i really liked these. The first one was better then the second, but lets see what the third will bring :P
Sarah, I think I'm up to #5 or #6 of Kitty Norville, and I've enjoyed them all so far :)
It looks like she's popular so I'll have to move her up on my TBR.
I'm going to read
for the shifter's shelf this week.
Line-up for the week:Week 5: Shifters, I8
Read: 0/6
*August 21 - August 27*
Zina:
Zaanodes: Visions of Heat
Sarah: Firelight
Sandra: Storm's Heart
Laura: Kitty Takes a Holiday
Dana: About A Dragon
Good grief! RL is just kickin' my booty this month!August is always hard for me. It honestly is busier than the holidays in my house (and it costs more!).
Week 1: My DD turned 18.
Week 2: Then I was gone to Mars, which was actually my 20 yr class reunion. (Crap I am getting old!) This required an 800 mile road trip with all the kids in the car. *sigh*
Week 3: My DS turns 8 tomorrow. This would keep us busy enough, but of course we had to make it really difficult and get him a dog! AND I am throwing 3 seperate 'get-togethers' for him...lord help me!
Week 4 (the 7th circle of Hell): I have to school shop for clothes and shoes for 3 children, pay my DD's(18) tuition to college, buy her textbooks, meet with the NAVY recruiter, take them all to the doc for checkups, enroll my DD(5) in kindergarten, get my brakes serviced, buy school supplies, get everyone's hair cut, attend a friend's wedding reception, take my DD(18) to get her driver's license, AND....all the normal stuff you have to do in any week + work. August is a nightmare for me.
Soooooo I am super-sorry that I am MIA so much lately girls. Like I said, RL is kicking my butt. ;)
However, I am going to finish
today if it kills me! So sayeth Erato, on this day....
I am absolutely grief-stricken for you Zaanodes! Has your new baby arrived?
No worries Dana, I haven't finished Slave to Sensation yet so it's okay. You sound like you're in for a very hectic week! Congrats on all the Birthdays though, and DD going to college! :D Exciting stuff!
Ditto, ditto, Dana :)And I love both your choices, Mercy & Dragonkin, 2 of my favs.
Alpha Male Shelf 21/8/11 ★★★★
I'd already read the prequel, so I was somewhat acquainted with the world building before I picked up this book. I really enjoyed it, but for some reason I did find it easy to put down a couple of times.
This is steampunk flatout. Victorian politics & morals and automatons and airships. I quite liked, not loved both H/h, but it was a just a little too obvious, the thinking at cross purposes, right till the last page of the book.
I will be reading the next one which is due out November 2011.
I'm having a terrible time getting through Iron Duke. Partly because of RL, but when RL allows for a bit of reading time, I find I do something else instead. While I like the story, I am not pulled to read it.
I can understand that. I put it down easily 3, 4 or maybe 5 times. LOL. Not sure what it was.I really think the H/h needed to connect more. They seemed to do too much talking in their heads and not to each other.
The next one is Yasmeen & Archimedes Fox, so that should be interesting.
Thanks, I don't feel so bad then. I completely agree with "I really think the H/h needed to connect more. They seemed to do too much talking in their heads and not to each other."
Hi, Everyone!!Hope everyone had as good a weekend as possible...
Dana, I feel for you!
New Kindle should be here tomorrow...Is it Tuesday, yet?
To add to the birthdays this month...
Granddaughter # 2: Aug 4, 18 yo
Daughter #1: Aug 22, 40 yo
Son 1 & only: Aug 24, 33 yo
and...
The one and only me yo lolol
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