February! What are you reading?
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February! What are you reading?
I'm in a drought right now. I want to start Unfuck Your Habitat because its interlibrary loan and it took forever to get.
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Reading droughts are the worst, Rowan. ![Sad Panda :sadpanda](./images/smilies/alfdance%20%2829%29.gif)
I just finished reading This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff. It is about a group of workers that are struggling to find their place in a bad economy and end up hiding their bosses illness to keep her job and theirs. Some of it was just ridiculous. It was a so/so book for me.
Next up is Our Lady of the Prairie by Thisbe Nissen.
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I just finished reading This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff. It is about a group of workers that are struggling to find their place in a bad economy and end up hiding their bosses illness to keep her job and theirs. Some of it was just ridiculous. It was a so/so book for me.
Next up is Our Lady of the Prairie by Thisbe Nissen.
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I finished Mrs. Fletcher. It was not great.
Next is Are you sleeping by Kathleen Barber.
Next is Are you sleeping by Kathleen Barber.
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Finished No Angel by Penny Vincenzi. It was a bit too soap-opera-ish, but I loved the setting.
Then I read Little Fires Everywhere. Very good, though it took me a while to get into it. What was it that you guys thought was odd/convoluted, Blush and Mellen? The baby thread? I loved it!
I think I'm gonna start The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain.
Then I read Little Fires Everywhere. Very good, though it took me a while to get into it. What was it that you guys thought was odd/convoluted, Blush and Mellen? The baby thread? I loved it!
I think I'm gonna start The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain.
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I just thought it was all connected too conveniently at the end I guess, Sil. I liked the book but it didn't wow me.
Blush I was super disappointed in Mrs. Fletcher as well. I usually really like his books.
Blush I was super disappointed in Mrs. Fletcher as well. I usually really like his books.
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Yeah, and Isabelle. Loose ends there; just felt like it was easier to make her disappear than finish that story.
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Our Lady of the Prairie was not good. I skimmed a lot, waaaay to much detail about stuff that didn’t matter.
I think Anatomy of a Scandal is up next.
I think Anatomy of a Scandal is up next.
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Yeah, I agree. Just too many loose ends all around.Blush wrote:Yeah, and Isabelle. Loose ends there; just felt like it was easier to make her disappear than finish that story.
I started the Diane Chamberlain, and I think apparently I've also started The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I bought the trilogy for Leo but am unsure about whether it's ok for his age, so I started reading it. I'm more interested than I expected to be, but fantasy is so not my thing I don't even know how to read it. I keep looking up words and places to see if they exist or if they're made up. I find that annoying, but overall I'm finding it readable. Have you read it, Mellen?
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I loved the Golden Compass trilogy. I listened to the audiobooks and the narrator had this wonderful British accent. But the plot/characters were also good. ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Do you think it's too violent for a 10-year-old? I heard that from someone. I'm sure the criticism of the Catholic church will go right over his head, but that's ok. As long as it's an entertaining adventure, it'll be worth it. We'll see. I'm on page 120 and so far kids are disappearing, and I kind of hope nothing too graphic will come up ![Unsure :unsure](./images/smilies/17.gif)
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When I was 10 I was reading Jaws, so my judgement might not be the best, LOL. I didn't find it very violent, though.
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Well, I got to the part where they reveal what horrible thing they've been doing to the kids, and it's not horrible at all. I think he'll be fine. I just hope he won't be as bored as I am...
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I never read the Golden Compass trilogy but I bet he will be fine. However I'm with Spudd in that I was reading adult books (It, Flowers in the Attic, etc) way younger than I should have been. I'll generally let Jake read anything he's interested in if it means he's going to read.
I just finished Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan. Another semi-stinker. It was too long and just kind of meh.
I just finished Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan. Another semi-stinker. It was too long and just kind of meh.
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Quote's not working. I agree with letting him read whatever he wants, but I am curious/slightly concerned about age appropriateness. I think I didn't read adult books until I was 13-14. I found It too violent for me as an adult, Mellen
Also, you should read The Golden Compass, it seems up your alley.
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Last night I finished Are you Sleeping by Kathleen Barber. It was fine but not gripping like I expected.
Now I have The Rome Affair by Karen Swan.
Now I have The Rome Affair by Karen Swan.
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I finished reading "The CBS Murders" the other night. It was a true crime book, I wouldn't particularly recommend it.
Now I'm reading "The Burgess Boys", I forget who wrote it. It's OK so far.
Now I'm reading "The Burgess Boys", I forget who wrote it. It's OK so far.
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Finished The Golden Compass. Didn't like it, but I didn't expect to like it
As I mentioned, I just read it to see if it was ok for Leo to read. I'm sure it's a perfectly fine piece of fantasy, it's just SO not my thing.
Still reading the Diane Chamberlain. It's readable.
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Still reading the Diane Chamberlain. It's readable.
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Re: February! What are you reading?
Finished The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - I really loved this book. It's about a teenager named Alice - her grandmother is a famous author, who wrote a book of dark fairy tales set in a mythical world called the Hinterland - but the world is real. Plus the cover is GORGEOUS.
Next up is River of Teeth - which is loosely based on the real plan of the United States government importing hippos to farm as meat in the late 1800s (but never went through with the idea). In the book the whole operation goes south. It's a short novella with great reviews.
Next up is River of Teeth - which is loosely based on the real plan of the United States government importing hippos to farm as meat in the late 1800s (but never went through with the idea). In the book the whole operation goes south. It's a short novella with great reviews.
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Finished The Stolen Marriage. Her books are so ridiculously far-fetched, but if you can suspend disbelief they're fun.
I started the sample of The Immortalists last night. Not sure if I'll buy it yet.
I started the sample of The Immortalists last night. Not sure if I'll buy it yet.
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Finished River of Teeth - it was ridiculous and fun. I liked it.
I'm about halfway through The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani which I believe was translated from French.
Sil, I just got a notification that The Immortalists is on the hold shelf for me.
I'm about halfway through The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani which I believe was translated from French.
Sil, I just got a notification that The Immortalists is on the hold shelf for me.