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Joy736 · 04-21-2013, 06:12 AM

I just finished Delirium by Lauren Oliver, a good written, emotional YA dystopian. I looooooved this book and cried at the end. Can't wait to read the next two books in the Trilogy. But first: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Gazella · 04-21-2013, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Joy736

I just finished Delirium by Lauren Oliver, a good written, emotional YA dystopian. I looooooved this book and cried at the end. Can't wait to read the next two books in the Trilogy. But first: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

I've only read Before I Fall, it was very repetitive and although I finished it, I didn't like it. I'm thinking of giving the author another try with Delirium as I've read nothing but good reviews.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on The Book Thief once you finish it. That was an excellent book!

Joy736 · 04-21-2013, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Gazella

I've only read Before I Fall, it was very repetitive and although I finished it, I didn't like it. I'm thinking of giving the author another try with Delirium as I've read nothing but good reviews.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on The Book Thief once you finish it. That was an excellent book!

You should give Lauren Oliver an other try

because the writing is beautiful. I didn't find Delirium repetitive.
The start of The Book Thief is great. So far, so good.

issybird · 04-21-2013, 04:07 PM

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or are you just teasing me.

Guilty as charged!

(I liked Eternal Husband, too. Who'd have thought Dostoevsky had a comic novel in him?)

paranormalink · 04-21-2013, 05:15 PM

Now reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.

paola · 04-21-2013, 05:31 PM

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Tell us how you get along with Wolf Hall. My mother loved this and I bought it recently when it was on special at Amazon.

damn, I missed the offer: Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies are both on my TBR list (which is getting longer by the minute!)

bfisher · 04-21-2013, 07:01 PM

Just finished Trollope's "Can you forgive her?". I especially enjoyed the description of the fox hunt (I felt that I was there), and of the Chelsea byelection (it seemed very modern).

Just starting James Oake's "Freedom National".

JSWolf · 04-21-2013, 09:51 PM

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I take it you read this in school then? I didn't, but I did study Crime and Punishment in school and loved that novel. However it was only selected reading for those who had chosen English Literature as a subject for final year. I can't imagine it being chosen for general English studies.

I did read The Brothers Karamazov in English class. Not a lit class. Just regular English. It was not a book that should have been read for that class. Many books read for English class are inappropriate because the kids reading them just cannot relate to them. The style is sometime very dated. The pacing just slow and the story has nothing to do with anything the kids know. This gets worse every year.

Latinandgreek · 04-21-2013, 10:11 PM

I'm about halfway through Assassin's Apprentice. I'm really enjoying it.

caleb72 · 04-21-2013, 11:10 PM

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I did read The Brothers Karamazov in English class. Not a lit class. Just regular English. It was not a book that should have been read for that class. Many books read for English class are inappropriate because the kids reading them just cannot relate to them. The style is sometime very dated. The pacing just slow and the story has nothing to do with anything the kids know. This gets worse every year.

I commiserate then. We did have some more challenging books in general English and Shakespeare (of course), but mainly it was restricted to very readable and enjoyable books like Graham Greene, Harper Lee, William Golding, John Knowles etc.. with a smattering of newer fiction like A Kestral for a Knave and even Audacity to Believe.

We did have Thomas Hardy though and that was an utter bore.

pdurrant · 04-22-2013, 04:00 AM

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Next up: House of Steel by David Weber.

Which had an excellent novella covering some back-story, and lots of (for me) tedious detail about the honorverse. For I'm sure there are people who woul find all the detail fascinating.

Next up: In Fire Forged by David Weber et al. One I think I've missed, unless I read it in paper at some point.

orlok · 04-22-2013, 05:22 AM

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We did have Thomas Hardy though and that was an utter bore.

Couldn't agree more. I had Tess of the d'Urbervilles as one of the set books for my A Levels (University entrance qualifications, sort of), and hated it so much that I couldn't finish it despite several attempts. As a result, I missed a whole third of the exam paper off (still managed to pass

), but I now have an enduring dislike of Thomas Hardy.

Recently started Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Not my usual kind of thing, but after a recommendation by Stephen King I thought I'd give it a go. Certainly intriguing.

CRussel · 04-22-2013, 09:36 AM

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Which had an excellent novella covering some back-story, and lots of (for me) tedious detail about the honorers. For I'm sure there are people who woul find all the detail fascinating.

Next up: In Fire Forged by David Weber et al. One I think I've missed, unless I read it in paper at some point.

I enjoyed the novella, and skimmed through the rest. There were a few bits of interest in there, but mostly not stuff I much care about. IOW, about what I expected.

Next up, Boundary, by Ryk E Spoor and Eric Flint.

Rumpelteazer · 04-22-2013, 11:33 AM

I finished Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson this morning and absolutely loved it. I've just started Toni Morrison's Beloved. I read it in secondary school but I don't think I appreciated it back then, I probably wasn't able to appreciate it at that age (16-17 uears old). It will be interesting to see how I feel about the book after the reread.

Dazrin · 04-22-2013, 12:24 PM

I decided to read some of the Nebula nominated short stories that Tor posted on their website a couple months back.

The Finite Canvas by Brit Mandelo has been an interesting read. You get a good idea of what the society and world is like without going in depth into the details. Not quite finished, but I am sure it will end up being a good read.

I will start Swift Brutal Retaliation by Meghan McCarron on my way home today.

I have a long flight tomorrow and will probably start The Short Victorious War by David Weber (Honor Harrington 3) for the trip.

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04-21-2013, 06:12 AM	#16336
Joy736 Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 1078442 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I just finished Delirium by Lauren Oliver, a good written, emotional YA dystopian. I looooooved this book and cried at the end. Can't wait to read the next two books in the Trilogy. But first: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

04-21-2013, 05:15 PM	#16340
paranormalink Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: none	Now reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.

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bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Just finished Trollope's "Can you forgive her?". I especially enjoyed the description of the fox hunt (I felt that I was there), and of the Chelsea byelection (it seemed very modern). Just starting James Oake's "Freedom National".

04-21-2013, 10:11 PM	#16344
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I'm about halfway through Assassin's Apprentice. I'm really enjoying it.

04-22-2013, 11:33 AM	#16349
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,397 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I finished Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson this morning and absolutely loved it. I've just started Toni Morrison's Beloved. I read it in secondary school but I don't think I appreciated it back then, I probably wasn't able to appreciate it at that age (16-17 uears old). It will be interesting to see how I feel about the book after the reread.

04-22-2013, 12:24 PM	#16350
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,735 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I decided to read some of the Nebula nominated short stories that Tor posted on their website a couple months back. The Finite Canvas by Brit Mandelo has been an interesting read. You get a good idea of what the society and world is like without going in depth into the details. Not quite finished, but I am sure it will end up being a good read. I will start Swift Brutal Retaliation by Meghan McCarron on my way home today. I have a long flight tomorrow and will probably start The Short Victorious War by David Weber (Honor Harrington 3) for the trip.