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I just finished reading Jane Eyre.. the comic! I wanted to read the book but I didn't want to read the book. I had a bad experience with Jane Austenand was being wary of thee classic.
Jacqui wrote: "I just finished reading Jane Eyre.. the comic! I wanted to read the book but I didn't want to read the book. I had a bad experience with Jane Austenand was being wary of thee classic."I'd give it a try anyway. I'm not a Jane Austen fan at all, but 'Jane Eyre' is one of my favourite books. You really can't compare the two. :)
Finished The Confession last night and started The Mission: A Redemption of the Past my latest giveaways win received.
Daisy wrote: "Kimberly - She's one of the authors I automatically read any book of, without checking the summary. I really liked Outside In, but less than Inside Out. She has a new series coming out in 2012, the..."Had no idea Maria Snyder was starting another series!! Thanks so much for the head's-up, Daisy — Touch of Power will be added to my TBR list :)
Danya wrote: "Had no idea Maria Snyder was starting another series!! Thanks so much for the head's-up, Daisy — Touch of Power will be added to my TBR list :) "Go to her website and you can sign up for her newsletter. She sends out info about future books and she's also been writing a short story called "Ice Study" that is another story about Yelena.
Kimberly wrote: "Danya wrote: "Had no idea Maria Snyder was starting another series!! Thanks so much for the head's-up, Daisy — Touch of Power will be added to my TBR list :) "Go to her
Thanks very much for the tip, Kimberly! I'll have to check that out :)
I finished The Mission last night and was going to start Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but I am not sure. :)
I finished Delirium today, and I wasn't really impressed by it. It had its good moments, but mostly I was just bored with it. I started Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and im liking it so far. I'm about 40pages in.
Yayy for Emily and Nullifidian for starting Jane Eyre!! I love that book, hope you guys do too. What do you think so far?I am reading Mansfield Park, part of my attempt to read all of Jane Austen's novels. Based on reviews that I've read, it is definitely not one of her most well-liked novels. I'm only 100 pages in, so I don't want to make any judgements yet, but its definitely slower than her other novels that I've read (which is all of them except Northanger Abbey).
I, too, am reading Jane Eyre right now and have Delirium next up. I got it as an ARC so I feel obligated to read it. I'm curious anyway.
I've finished both Wake and Fade by Lisa McMann and I'm waiting to get the last one in that series from the library now. I also finished Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer and I loved it! Now I'm reading the second book is Pfeffer's series, The Dead and the Gone. I'm also reading Inside Out by Maria Snyder and Chains by Laurie Anderson.
R, I watched a bunch of the series in one bout of insomnia... and I quite enjoyed them as well. I really like the books and I think they're funny amusing in the same way that the TV series is. I really like the insight into Sharpe's thinking and the way the military worked at the time which is supposed to be scarily accurate... I would highly recommend the books if you liked the TV series. I'm probably going to start Sharpe's Gold once I finish The Maltese Falcon. Definitely let me know what you think of the books OR if you want to do a buddy read or something for any particular one or the series in general.
I finished The Maltese Falcon which wasn't as good as I was hoping/expecting. Now I'm reading Flashman which is alternately pretty amusing and kinda painful.
I finished The Coming Population Crash: and Our Planet's Surprising Future and am starting Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
I'm mostly reading Franny and Zooey right now. I can't really decide what I think of it right now. The characters don't thrill me, but there's something that makes me want to keep reading (besides me compulsive need to finish every book I start). I guess I'll decide once I finish it.
I finished my latest Giveaways win, and decided to finally pick up The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. So far, it is just okay. Only about 100 pages in.
Nullifidian, I just discovered the A Very Short Introduction series a couple weeks ago. I bought Spanish Literature. I've only just started it but I'm really enjoying it. It seems like a great series and I will most likely be reading more of them.
I just finished Nightshade and I loved it. I wasn't too sure about it for the first 100 pages or so, but it picked up 1/3 of the way through and then I couldn't put it down.I planned on reading Perfume: The Story of a Murderer next, but I was still in such a PNR Young Adult mood after Nightshade that I went to the library and checked out Vampire Academy instead. It's my first time reading this series and I'm liking it so far.
Finishing up Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know...kind of disappointed. Not nearly what I thought it would be.
I put aside Hitchikers Guide to start my latest goodreads win Power Play by Mark Murray. It seems pretty short, but I am only about 20 pages in. So far so good.
Everyone needs to read Revolution like right now. It was soooo good :) I can't stop thinking about it!
Kelly F. wrote: "Everyone needs to read Revolution like right now. It was soooo good :) I can't stop thinking about it!"Yay! I need to get to it soon, it sounds so good! I love it when books get stuck in your head :)
I finished Sleeping Beauty: Vampire Slayer this morning, it was really good!
I liked it, not one I absolutely loved and will have to reread again and again and again. I rank it along with the Artemis Fowls. It was fun and really quick to read. I will read the rest of the series though.
Make sure you do. Each book gets progressively better. I really really enjoyed the last one especially. It was so sucked into the book it didn't leave my hand for two days.
I was told I read it too fast. :)
I have so many other books I want to get read next, I am really having issues sticking to just one. I never have that problem. I have now started 3 which is totally unlike me.
I have so many other books I want to get read next, I am really having issues sticking to just one. I never have that problem. I have now started 3 which is totally unlike me.
I just finished Stolen by Lucy Christopher and Kindred by Tammar Stein. I gave Kindred only 2 stars, but Stolen.. wow. I gave it 5 stars!! Now I'm starting on The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry and The Knife of Never Letting Go.
I just finished the second book in the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension. It was fantastic!
I finished The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice and started The Insider by Reece Hirsch.
Silver was good, but I really disliked the one sister. Not far enough into Insider to have an opinion yet.
Silver was good, but I really disliked the one sister. Not far enough into Insider to have an opinion yet.
Just finished my reread of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - still just as good! Can't wait for the movie.
i finished reading maximum ride 2, last apprentice 5-7, and beastly now i am finishing sahara by clive cussler.
I was in the mood for another YA novel so I downloaded The Night Watchman Express from Kindle. A surprisingly good book. Very fast-paced. It kind of reminded me of Chitra Banerjee Divakurini's YA novel, The Conch Bearer which I read and reviewed a month ago.
I just finished reading The Band of Gypsies by Enrico Antiporda. It's a touching love story about university students from different countries who went to Spain on foreign internships and got mixed up in the Spanish-Basque struggle. It really reminded me of my summer abroad in Spain.I loved Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and I loved this book.
Here's another "unheard of" book I read recently, a historical called The Physician by Noah Gordon. It's set in 11th century England and travels all the way to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It's written by the same author who wrote the bestseller "Shaman" and "The Last Jew."
Allie wrote: "I just finished reading The Band of Gypsies by Enrico Antiporda. It's a touching love story about university students from different countries who went to Spain on foreign internships and got mixed..."Allie, I read band of gypsies too a couple of months back. I wouldn't compare it to Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Well, maybe a little. I thought it was more like that movie, L'auberge espagnole. Good book. I enjoyed it a lot. Have you read Water for Elephants yet? If not, try it.
I just finished The Eyre Affair. It was a fun read. Not sure if I'll continue reading the series though...
Just finished Beastly by Alex Flinn and Grace by Elizabeth Scott. Review is up for Grace, but not Beastly yet. Now I'm reading Cloaked and The Knife of Never Letting Go!! I have such a huge TBR pile, I just can't choose what to read next!!!
I'm reading Maisie Dobbs currently. Along with Happy Ever After to finish the Bride Quartet series. and a few others. Recently finished Matched which I loved, and am antsy for the next installment.
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I've seen the movie of Into the Wild. Very sad.