I started "The Swap", I forget who it's by. British chick lit. It's all right so far.
I am so happy to be done slogging through Red Mars. When I started it, it seemed fantastic. It was fantastic for like the first quarter of the book. Then it became an extremely long slog.
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- Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April! (the month not the person)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13398
Re: March!
I'm reading "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson. It's an in-depth (fictional) look at setting up a colony on Mars. Really interesting and well written.
Re: December!
I finished "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos, really enjoyed it. Then I started "What She Knew" by Gilly Macmillan. So far I'm not really enjoying it, she's writing from two different people's viewpoints in the first person, but the writing style is exactly the same for both as far as I...
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:59 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: November already
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8069
Re: November already
I finished "Educated" by Tara Westover. It was really quite gripping, I would recommend it. It's a non-fiction memoir. Then I started "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos. It irritated me nearly right away, because a character went to the hospital (this isn't really a spoiler, it's on like...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:30 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: October, boo!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8469
Re: October, boo!
I finished A Column of Fire. It was OK but would not strongly recommend.
Now I'm reading "Educated" by Tara Westover. Really good so far. It's a memoir.
Now I'm reading "Educated" by Tara Westover. Really good so far. It's a memoir.
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: October, boo!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8469
Re: October, boo!
I'm still reading the Pillars of the Earth sequel, whose name escapes me. A Column of Fire, maybe? Anyway, it's the 3rd one in the series, by Ken Follett, and it's about the Elizabethan era. It's fairly entertaining but it's not like amazing or anything. And it's really long.
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: August: what are you reading?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9335
Re: August: what are you reading?
I finished Artemis, by Andy Weir. It wasn't as good as The Martian but it was still good. Would recommend.
Then I started A Column of Fire by Ken Follett.
Then I started A Column of Fire by Ken Follett.
- Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: August: what are you reading?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9335
Re: August: what are you reading?
I finished Little Fires Everywhere and liked it a lot. Would recommend. Now I am reading Artemis, by Andy Weir. I only started it last night so I'm not far into it, but so far I love it SO MUCH. Also, on my phone during breaks at work, I am reading the first Bosch book, called The Black Echo, by Mic...
Re: July!
I finished Whole, by Colin Campbell. It sucked. I don't know why I finished it. The whole book was basically him whining about how the scientific community doesn't take him seriously.
Now I'm reading "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng. It's really good so far.
Now I'm reading "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng. It's really good so far.
Re: July!
I don't think I reported in that I finished All Clear, the final (?) book in the Connie Willis time traveling series. It was good! I liked it a lot.
Now I'm reading "Whole" which is a book about health and eating whole foods. (non-fiction)
Now I'm reading "Whole" which is a book about health and eating whole foods. (non-fiction)
Re: June!
I totally see where you're coming from, because when I hear "essays" my first thought are those stupid things you have to write in high school where you explain why the Roman Empire fell, or whatever. It's cool you have 2 words for the 2 different types in Portuguese. Sometimes English is ...
Re: June!
I think I would just call it essays. That was my initial instinct, and then I googled that book to see if I could find an article/review about it that actually applied a name to the writings, and I found this one: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/books/27masl.html which calls it essays. So I think...
Re: June!
What do you mean by chronicles?
Re: May!
Yeah, you definitely can. "To Say Nothing" is a departure.
Re: May!
Last night I finished Blackout by Connie Willis, next up is All Clear. It ended with a huge cliffhanger so I can't not continue with the series.
Thanks for the suggestion, Silvia!
Thanks for the suggestion, Silvia!
Re: May!
I finished "To Say Nothing of the Dog" by Connie Willis, and enjoyed it. It was more comedic than the first one which I had mixed feelings about, but I still liked it.
I'm now continuing on the Connie Willis train and started "Blackout".
I'm now continuing on the Connie Willis train and started "Blackout".
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:12 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April books
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13245
Re: April books
The one where the wife has the sister with Down's and things happen? LOL. I'm sure you remember.
And yeah, I enjoyed the Hunger Games a lot. It's an easy read, obviously, but entertaining.
And yeah, I enjoyed the Hunger Games a lot. It's an easy read, obviously, but entertaining.
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April books
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13245
Re: April books
I think you've already read most of the ones that are jumping to mind: That one I recommended recently and I know you read it right afterwards, The Pillars of the Earth, the Hunger Games, The Martian. The Road was a pretty good page-turner as well, have you read that? Also, Ready Player One. That's ...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:04 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April books
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13245
Re: April books
There's a 15-week wait on The Nightingale from my library! It might be older but still popular. I put it on hold. I finished Doomsday Book last night and it was great, I loved it. I'm now trying to decide whether to read Little Fires Everywhere next or the 2nd book in the Oxford Time Travel series (...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:28 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: April books
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13245
Re: April books
I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm frustrated in the 2054 parts, but I think I'm supposed to be due to what's happening. I think I'm like 2/3 of the way through now.