Reading Books For Pleasure

[Dreamliner]

Good thing we can’t see her shoes.

I’m highly suspect.

Fara, close your eyes, yes, they are WHITE!

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[seela]

I reread The Great Gatsby. Less great than I remembered.

 

[sally_sparrow]

 

[Dreamliner]

This is next on my list.

Fun fact, I have stayed in the village where it is based.

 

[seela]

This is next on my list.

I've read the O ages and couldn't get into it at all. It was just both ridiculous and took itself so seriously at the same time. And the constant talk about things being shoved into her stomach... That's a weird euphemism for pussy. The stomach thing is the really the only bit I remember from it even after all these years. Curious to hear what you think

 

[seela]

A book about prostitutes in Poland. It was okay, not amazing. I did feel a little bad that some of the stuff really turned me on although it was clearly supposed to be shocking.

But the book was in Polish, so at least I'm making some progress on my reading goals for the year.

 

[twister947]

I’m in awe of you.

*nods* Yep.

 

[seela]

Aww you guys.

The awe is wildly misplaced, though.

Fara, did you read the O, what did you think?

 

[twister947]

*bump*

What is everyone reading this week?

Some boring thing by Tom Clancy. I doubt I'll bother to finish it.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I haven't been getting a lot of reading time in lately, but Seanan McGuire's "Wayward Children" books are just the right length for a plane trip. So far I've read "Every Heart A Doorway" and "Down Among The Sticks And Bones".

Love the characterisation in these ones, and McGuire has a poetic rhythm to her writing, as well as a sharp-edged turn of phrase. Guess I'll just have to read the rest.

 

[philos]

For some reason I’m rereading Terry Prattchet books. I need something fun, light and a little thought provoking right now so it’s perfect.

 

[seela]

I'm reading a book about the school system here. And boy, oh boy, it makes me roll my eyes at time something bad.

 

[FurryFury]

Ruby Red (Edelstein-Trilogie #1) by Kerstin Gier YA 4/5

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson 4/5

The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus 4/5

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 3/5

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini 3/5

Fatpocalypse (Fat Vampire, #5) by Johnny B. Truant * 5/5

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
by Marissa Meyer 3/5

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes by Adam Rutherford 3/5

The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager 1/5

The Secret Life of Trees: How They live and Why They Matter by Colin Tudge
3/5

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 4/5

Horizon (The Sharing Knife, #4) by Lois McMaster Bujold * 5/5

The Right Swipe (Modern Love, #1) by Alisha Rai * 4/5

Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse #1) by Daniel H. Wilson 4/5

 

[twister947]

One of my favorite authors is John McPhee. Here's a nice piece on him from NYT.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/magazine/the-mind-of-john-mcphee.html

 

[seela]

I struggled through the book that always made me fall asleep.

The Break by Marian Keyes. It was almost 600 pages of "lord, I can't keep my eyes open" for me, so not exactly an amazing read.

Parts of it were funny and I still think Keyes is a solid, entertaining writer and makes some really good observations about the world. But man, I just couldn't get into it at all.

But on a positive note, this book means that my languages read this year: 3! I'm making progress on my self-set challenge.

 

[Kitschshaman]

I struggled through the book that always made me fall asleep.

The Break by Marian Keyes. It was almost 600 pages of "lord, I can't keep my eyes open" for me, so not exactly an amazing read.

Parts of it were funny and I still think Keyes is a solid, entertaining writer and makes some really good observations about the world. But man, I just couldn't get into it at all.

But on a positive note, this book means that my languages read this year: 3! I'm making progress on my self-set challenge.

Then never ever read Darwin...it's a sure sleep aid...

 

[FurryFury]

The Diviners by Libba Bray 3/5 I loved her A Great and Terrible Beauty series so much more.

 

[13Fantasies]

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce

 

[Kitschshaman]

'The Cold Dish' by Craig Johnson

 

[twister947]

VALDEZ IS COMING
Elmore Leonard

 

[seela]

Det tyska huset by Arnaldur Indriðason, the English name is The Shadow Killer.

It's an Icelandic mystery novel (that I read in the Swedish translation) taking place during World War II. It's a decent story, but not the best by Arnaldur. Still a pretty good read.

I'm getting pretty close to finishing my reading challenge for the year, which was to read a book in every language I can comfortably read a book in.

Languages read this year: 4 (FI, EN, PL, SV)

 

[midwestyankee]

The Watergate Girl, by Jill Wine-Banks

 

[twister947]

Det tyska huset by Arnaldur Indriðason, the English name is The Shadow Killer.

It's an Icelandic mystery novel (that I read in the Swedish translation) taking place during World War II. It's a decent story, but not the best by Arnaldur. Still a pretty good read.

I'm getting pretty close to finishing my reading challenge for the year, which was to read a book in every language I can comfortably read a book in.

Languages read this year: 4 (FI, EN, PL, SV)

On my Kindle, in the queue. Thanks.

 

[seela]

On my Kindle, in the queue. Thanks.

I hope you enjoy it!