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« Reply #50 on: February 10, 2012, 01:43:48 PM » |
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Recently, when I wanted something fluffy, I checked out the audio book version of Hot Water by P. G. Wodehouse. Unfortunately I cannot find a Kindle version of that novel at Amazon or even at Project Gutenberg. Of course, there are several other books by P.G. Wodehouse available.  Should I try to pick something fluffy? Naah... I pulled up the amazon page for Pillars did a quick 'Read or Not - Choose' and I'm 10% into this massive book. I do like it so far and I'm guessing I'll be reading on if for the next week .... |
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« Reply #51 on: February 10, 2012, 03:05:36 PM » |
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Because of it being suggested for someone else this month, I just read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Other than the end, I loved this book. The end bugged me, it didn't have a good conclusion. However, if I see a sequel I'm going to buy it.
Tuttle, that was how I felt. I was expecting a conclusion when I reached the end of book credits. ... I finished reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children today and enjoyed it very much. ... I did think the ending was abrupt; I expect to be reading the sequel to find out what happens next. ... |
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« Reply #52 on: February 10, 2012, 03:11:52 PM » |
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Naah... I pulled up the amazon page for Pillars did a quick 'Read or Not - Choose' and I'm 10% into this massive book. I do like it so far and I'm guessing I'll be reading on if for the next week ....
Hope you continue to enjoy the book. Although it is a massive book, reading it seemed to go quickly for me when I read it in December. |
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« Reply #53 on: February 11, 2012, 01:48:48 PM » |
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Anna, Pillars has sucked me in enough that I had to start a thread in The Book Corner just to talk about it I'm loving it so much. I'm 6k into the 19k book and I'm glad its freezing cold outside so I'm not tempted to do anything but read .... well, and drink hot beverages. |
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« Reply #54 on: February 12, 2012, 11:47:16 AM » |
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Anna, Pillars has sucked me in enough that I had to start a thread in The Book Corner just to talk about it I'm loving it so much. I'm 6k into the 19k book and I'm glad its freezing cold outside so I'm not tempted to do anything but read .... well, and drink hot beverages. That was how it was when I read it; I got sucked in. Your comments in the Book Corner thread match what I remember when I read the book. |
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« Reply #55 on: February 12, 2012, 05:31:08 PM » |
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I finished The Handmaids Tale the other day while on a road trip. I really liked the focus on the narrator's thoughts and feelings, trapped in this horrible new world, without any action or heroics. That made it real. For the first time I have no real qualms giving a selection five stars. Of course, it wasn't truly out of my comfort zone as I've Atwood and dystopian novels before.
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« Reply #56 on: February 14, 2012, 08:49:00 PM » |
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I finished A Walk in the Woods today. I enjoyed it. I had several laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed some of the facts he gave. I even used google map so I visually could see some of the sites. I only gave it a three because even though I love to learn new facts it just rambled on too much for me in some spots. I did add his book about Australia to my read list. Thanks
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« Reply #57 on: February 14, 2012, 09:16:20 PM » |
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Greetings kaotickitten! I finished  today. A very well written and worthwhile read - the book has a lot to say about war, childhood, psychology, etc... Thanks for recommending! DJ |
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« Reply #58 on: February 14, 2012, 10:34:26 PM » |
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KingAl, I hate to do this to you, but I'm going to put Pearl Harbor aside for now. I've been doing too much beta reading lately and the editing errors in this book are distracting. I keep wanting to mark them. |
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« Reply #59 on: February 15, 2012, 07:52:52 PM » |
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I finished The Handmaids Tale the other day while on a road trip. I really liked the focus on the narrator's thoughts and feelings, trapped in this horrible new world, without any action or heroics. That made it real. For the first time I have no real qualms giving a selection five stars. Of course, it wasn't truly out of my comfort zone as I've Atwood and dystopian novels before.
Yay! I'm glad you liked it so much! And I did prefer the "reality" of the novel as well, I guess. It showed every day people living in the new world that were just trying to live. |
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« Reply #60 on: February 21, 2012, 04:50:37 AM » |
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Djgross I am glad you enjoyed Ender's game. I read it as a quasi a few months ago and thought it was a great book to share. I still think about some of the events in the book.
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« Reply #61 on: February 21, 2012, 04:52:49 AM » |
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Hsuthard thanks for recommending One For The Money. I just now finished it. I found it to be quite funny. I am glad I haven't gone to see the movie yet. I will probably read the consecutive books later.
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« Reply #62 on: February 24, 2012, 01:09:07 PM » |
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I am about 15% through 1984 and quite enjoying it! I will finish it by the end of this month, and can't wait to see where it goes. Thanks for finally getting me to read the book  |
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« Reply #63 on: February 25, 2012, 05:10:27 PM » |
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Hsuthard thanks for recommending One For The Money. I just now finished it. I found it to be quite funny. I am glad I haven't gone to see the movie yet. I will probably read the consecutive books later.
I'm glad you liked it! I saw the movie last weekend when I took my son and friends to see Star Wars (I cut out and watched 1 for the Money instead). I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable time. |
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« Reply #64 on: March 01, 2012, 11:40:45 AM » |
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Sorry I forgot to report! I read Night Watch. I liked it and it was really funny, but for some reason, I found it hard to connect with his writing style, so I'll have to read it again to fully comprehend it. (I also have the same problem with Steven King's writing style for some reason.) |
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« Reply #65 on: March 03, 2012, 03:32:36 AM » |
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Sorry for the late response!
Geoffrey, I enjoyed Pastwatch for the most part. The story concept was amazing, but I had trouble connecting with the characters in some places. It seemed like they spent a lot of time arguing large concepts (which got boring for me after a while), and when they talked about their thoughts and emotions and stuff it fell flat and often got repetitive. =B Still, when it was good it was REALLY good. It turned into a page turner for me when they decided to go on the mission. Thanks for the rec!
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Glad you liked Nightwatch! I can understand not being able to connect with Pratchett's writing style. He likes to throw in a lot of
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