Re: November! What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:56 am
Spudd, I thought "The Post-Birthday World" was depressing, but very good. But all of her books are like that.
I've also considered The Luminaries because of the hype, but I'm not sure it's my thing. Let us know how it went.
I'm sorry to report The Paying Guests didn't pass the kindle sample test. I found it really dull. Lots of people on goodreads were saying there was an amazing plot twist on page 300 or so. What? I'm sorry, that's just not good enough. Here's a tip to all writers out there: if you think you have a good story to tell, please start doing so by page 10. This one had pages and pages of house cleaning descriptions. If I wanted to be bored by house cleaning, I'd do some, not read about it. I'm disappointed because Sarah Waters is such a highly respected writer, but I'm coming to the conclusion that I don't like her work. I loved The Little Stranger, but apparently it's considered different from her other books and a minor work. I tried Night Watch and abandoned it halfway through. I downloaded a sample of Fingersmith but couldn't get past the Dickensian language. And now this. Oh well.
Then I started Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. I'm loving it. One of the best this year.
I've also considered The Luminaries because of the hype, but I'm not sure it's my thing. Let us know how it went.
I'm sorry to report The Paying Guests didn't pass the kindle sample test. I found it really dull. Lots of people on goodreads were saying there was an amazing plot twist on page 300 or so. What? I'm sorry, that's just not good enough. Here's a tip to all writers out there: if you think you have a good story to tell, please start doing so by page 10. This one had pages and pages of house cleaning descriptions. If I wanted to be bored by house cleaning, I'd do some, not read about it. I'm disappointed because Sarah Waters is such a highly respected writer, but I'm coming to the conclusion that I don't like her work. I loved The Little Stranger, but apparently it's considered different from her other books and a minor work. I tried Night Watch and abandoned it halfway through. I downloaded a sample of Fingersmith but couldn't get past the Dickensian language. And now this. Oh well.
Then I started Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. I'm loving it. One of the best this year.