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Old 03-11-2014, 06:54 PM   #19186
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I know, right. The author has really to dig into her imagination to come up with that idea
Not sure where you get self-centered. She's pretty selfless.

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She tell's haymitch that between her and peta, that peta is the one that should win.
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Old 03-11-2014, 08:10 PM   #19187
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Been slowly picking at John Joseph Adams' and Hugh Howey's anthology The End is Nigh. Of the authors that committed to doing so, I look forward to seeing the progression of their stories across the Before-, During-, and After-the-Apocalypse anthologies that are planned for the entire Apocalypse Triptych.
I've got that; I won an e-copy. Dithering on whether to tackle it soon or wait for the other two volumes to come out first.

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Just started Kate Griffin's A Madness of Angels (the first of her Matthew Swift novels). It was actually her "Magicals Anonymous" series that caught my attention first, but unfortunately ... "set in the same fantastical London as the Matthew Swift novels" is just code for "OCD Diap will have no choice but to read those first."
I've got these books, too. You been pillaging my GR list or something?
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Old 03-11-2014, 08:16 PM   #19188
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Interesting. I enjoyed the books, but never really understood many people's affinity for Katniss. I found her character interesting, but--like you--not particularly likeable. It never really occurred to me, though, that she'd been written for me to "like."
I think that ties in with why so many people hated the last book. There seems to be a good deal of projection going on, with people wanting Katniss to stand up and take charge...but that's just not who she is. She's a fundamentally reactive character, and in the last book her shell shock combines with that to pretty much turn her into a zombie. I get why the people who want her to rise up dislike that, but I found it totally in-character and realistic. After the end of book two, I don't blame her for shutting down...
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Old 03-11-2014, 09:20 PM   #19189
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I've got these books, too. You been pillaging my GR list or something?
I don't THINK so.

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I think that ties in with why so many people hated the last book. There seems to be a good deal of projection going on, with people wanting Katniss to stand up and take charge...but that's just not who she is. She's a fundamentally reactive character, and in the last book her shell shock combines with that to pretty much turn her into a zombie. I get why the people who want her to rise up dislike that, but I found it totally in-character and realistic. After the end of book two, I don't blame her for shutting down...
I think you might be spot on. I was quite puzzled to hear that many didn't like the final book, myself. It seemed a logical and fitting conclusion for her character to me.
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Although I could have done without the epilogue that seemed to have been tacked on to appease those who require at least some semblance of "happily" ever after.
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Old 03-11-2014, 10:37 PM   #19190
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I guess this has to do with the books written in the first person (is that the way to say it in English?).
Vous voudriez parler des livres écrits à la première personne? Oui, c'est ça.

I didn't have the same reaction to Katniss that I guess some people have. Yes, she is flawed but we all are and I was able to empathize with her.

I just started Frank Delaney's Ireland, in which a wandering storyteller regales his hosts with tales of their forgotten past.
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Old 03-12-2014, 01:17 PM   #19191
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Next appears to be The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo since it was available with no wait time from my library. I am also on hold for The Golem and the Jinni which is about 3 weeks out.
I am stuck at about 33% into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, so far I just haven't gotten engaged in it. How much longer before it begins to pick up the pace? Or should I quit now and move on? There was so much talk about this that I wanted to read it (without looking deep into the plot or anything to avoid spoilers), but now I am not sure if I want to continue.
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Old 03-12-2014, 01:34 PM   #19192
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I am stuck at about 33% into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, so far I just haven't gotten engaged in it. How much longer before it begins to pick up the pace? Or should I quit now and move on? There was so much talk about this that I wanted to read it (without looking deep into the plot or anything to avoid spoilers), but now I am not sure if I want to continue.

I haven't read it so I can't answer your question however I have read that a lot have quit reading it because of its slow pace. If I recall correctly, there were some who said that the pace sort of picks up after the first 100 pages or so. Since you've read 33% of the book, I'm guessing you've already read more than 100 pages, right? If I were you, I would just quit.
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Old 03-12-2014, 02:04 PM   #19193
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I am stuck at about 33% into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, so far I just haven't gotten engaged in it. How much longer before it begins to pick up the pace? Or should I quit now and move on? There was so much talk about this that I wanted to read it (without looking deep into the plot or anything to avoid spoilers), but now I am not sure if I want to continue.
Give it to half way. It's been a while since I read it, but I did enjoy it myself.
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Old 03-12-2014, 02:53 PM   #19194
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I haven't read it so I can't answer your question however I have read that a lot have quit reading it because of its slow pace. If I recall correctly, there were some who said that the pace sort of picks up after the first 100 pages or so. Since you've read 33% of the book, I'm guessing you've already read more than 100 pages, right? If I were you, I would just quit.
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Give it to half way. It's been a while since I read it, but I did enjoy it myself.
Thank you. I am about 200 pages in but will give it a little more.
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Old 03-12-2014, 04:56 PM   #19195
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Agree with pdurrant; keep going. You won't regret it!
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I'd agree. There are parts I had to skip over, but ultimately, I very much enjoyed all three books and was glad I'd read them. They were the first three books I read on my first Kindle.
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Just finished The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion based on a reco from BelleZora, who never gets it wrong, and it was a very funny read.

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I'd agree. There are parts I had to skip over, but ultimately, I very much enjoyed all three books and was glad I'd read them. They were the first three books I read on my first Kindle.
I found one of them when reading during lunch. Yuck. I will keep going, but probably not too much further if it doesn't get better soon.
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Oh, it gets better. When she starts to get her own back! Oh, yeah.

I have a pretty low tolerance for excess violence, especially for certain forms of it. But I have an almost unlimited tolerance for the supposed victim turning the tables. As I said above - I was quite glad to have read these three books, and regret that there can be no more. (And yes, I know the publisher is doing more, but I have zero faith that they will be as good or as interesting. Plus, I'm less than impressed by his business practices and the whole mess that is Larsson's estate and literary legacy. ) So my suggestion would be to stick with it.
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I'm in the middle of Jonathan Maberry's "The Extinction Machine." It is another fine Joe Ledger novel so far, another global mess he gets dropped into.
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