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Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?
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Still on this,
started this (so far I really hate it, but am going to read it to see if it gets better),
started and finished this for the second time,
started this,
and I think that's it.
started this (so far I really hate it, but am going to read it to see if it gets better),
started and finished this for the second time,
started this,
and I think that's it.
Started 'A Foreign Country' by Charles Cumming last night. Very enjoyable thus far; I'm 16% through if my Kindle is to be believed.
Hey, are the The Hunger Games books for kids/youth or well suited for grown ups? I've figured they're pretty popular in here, so it would be a good place to ask.
If you are expecting to read literary masterpieces, they won't fulfill you.
If you want a reasonably enjoyable and compelling read, they are good.
I'd say they are targeted more for youth than adults but I am 24 and enjoyed them a fair bit.
Hey, are the The Hunger Games books for kids/youth or well suited for grown ups? I've figured they're pretty popular in here, so it would be a good place to ask.
They aren't intended for adults, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with an adult reading them. I found them worth reading.
On the other hand, I also eagerly awaited each of the Harry Potter releases starting with "The Chamber of Secrets." I also really enjoyed the "Bartimaeus Trilogy", but did not care for the "Inheritance Cycle."
I'd say give the first of the Hunger Games a try, and see if you like it.
Oh, hey, not just a Harry Potter fan (and I agree with you).....Actually, I started with the first three, having read - and noted - a small review in the Guardian for CoS.....And, feeling a bit glum one dark gloomy day the following February, I decided to read PS......and loved it, returning the following day to buy - and read - CoS; only the fact that I had dozens of essays to correct/grade and return to the students over one to one tutorials meant that I had to wait for a further week before I could treat myself to PoA....
So, not only Harry Potter, but a Bartimaeus fan, too. Bravo, well done.
Please allow me to congratulate you on your excellent taste. I love them; they are clever, witty, original, and very funny. A bit sweet and sad, too. Actually, the Bartimaeus trilogy is extremely good (I haven't read any of the subsequent texts), and very much worth reading.....
Divergent
I'm working on Insurgent, the second book of the Divergent trilogy (third volume to be published next year, I believe). This is young adult dystopian fiction, of which I'm a fan although I'm no longer a young adult.
I enjoyed Hunger Games, but not the second and third books in the trilogy. I'm enjoying the Divergent series much more.
As a side note, I do most of my reading by listening to audio books. When I read book books, I skip all the very long paragraphs and anything that doesn't look interesting (ADHD? You bet!). But when I listen, I get the benefit of all of what I usually skip over plus the added benefit of the skill of the reader. The Help is one that was really enriched by the voices of the readers.
Okay, enough!
I'm working on Insurgent, the second book of the Divergent trilogy (third volume to be published next year, I believe). This is young adult dystopian fiction, of which I'm a fan although I'm no longer a young adult.
I enjoyed Hunger Games, but not the second and third books in the trilogy. I'm enjoying the Divergent series much more.
As a side note, I do most of my reading by listening to audio books. When I read book books, I skip all the very long paragraphs and anything that doesn't look interesting (ADHD? You bet!). But when I listen, I get the benefit of all of what I usually skip over plus the added benefit of the skill of the reader. The Help is one that was really enriched by the voices of the readers.
Okay, enough!
A few days ago I finished Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes. I must say, it was pretty darn good; not a masterpiece, but very close. I'd recommend it, and I'm not usually a fan of war-related books.
Currently I'm listening to A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones I), read by Roy Dotrice - his narration is phenomenal.
About to start reading The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls, I think.
Currently I'm listening to A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones I), read by Roy Dotrice - his narration is phenomenal.
About to start reading The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls, I think.
I think you meant that you're listening to A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire I).
I've actually been thinking about getting the audiobooks and listening to the rest of the series while I run. Decisions.....
*checks wikipedia*I think you meant that you're listening to A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire I).
I've actually been thinking about getting the audiobooks and listening to the rest of the series while I run. Decisions.....
I'll be damned, you're right. I don't even know the title of a book I'm reading.
...The audiobooks are really fantastic, though personally I think it'd be hard to follow during any sort of strenuous exercise. I listen while driving, cooking, etc.
Good choices. If you liked Sillitoe, try John Braine and Kingsley Amis. "Schulz" is another enjoyable Donleavy read iirc.
I am reading two books: like the poster above, I just started " The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, which promises to be wrenching; I'm also halfway through "The Commodore", which it's the sixteenth book in Patrick O'Brian's magnificent Aubrey-Maturin series.
Agreed. I detested her. And her damn l337 h4x0r skillz.
That trilogy was brutal after the first book. Reading it was like running on a sandpaper treadmill while writing TPS reports.
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Harry Potter will always be different for me, I read the first book at 11 and the books kept coming while I was growing up, so I kinda grew up with them. I'll always like those.
However, I suspect that I would not have felt it this way if I read them now, which is why I'm sceptical to The Hunger Games.
We'll see. I have to finish A Song of Ice and Fire first. ^^
Finished 'A Foreign Country'. Rather enjoyed it. Evidently the author hopes to start a series on the protagonist.
I think I might read 'The Trinity Six' next, also by Charles Cumming, as I appear to have missed it when it was released last year.
I think I might read 'The Trinity Six' next, also by Charles Cumming, as I appear to have missed it when it was released last year.
It did... I liked both; I think you have to appreciate them for different takes on the same theme. As a direct film, while entertaining enough, it butchered several of the storylines I liked in the book. But we got those awesome visuals. Win some, lose some. :/
Agreed as well. I thought the book was better than the movie though.
I think I read that book in 2-3 days back when it came out back in the 90's. I think I read the sequel in one day.
