04-21-2013, 06:12 AM | #16336 |
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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.
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04-21-2013, 07:04 AM | #16337 | |
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I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on The Book Thief once you finish it. That was an excellent book! |
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04-21-2013, 09:01 AM | #16338 | |
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The start of The Book Thief is great. So far, so good. |
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04-21-2013, 04:07 PM | #16339 |
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04-21-2013, 05:15 PM | #16340 |
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Now reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
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04-21-2013, 05:31 PM | #16341 |
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04-21-2013, 07:01 PM | #16342 |
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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". |
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04-21-2013, 10:11 PM | #16344 |
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I'm about halfway through Assassin's Apprentice. I'm really enjoying it.
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04-21-2013, 11:10 PM | #16345 | |
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We did have Thomas Hardy though and that was an utter bore. |
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04-22-2013, 04:00 AM | #16346 |
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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. Last edited by pdurrant; 04-22-2013 at 10:04 AM. |
04-22-2013, 05:22 AM | #16347 |
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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. |
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04-22-2013, 11:33 AM | #16349 |
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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.
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04-22-2013, 12:24 PM | #16350 |
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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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