I liked the Night Circus a lot, although I do think I was let down a bit by the hype. I can't remember another book in recent years getting so much pre-release attention.
I have nothing to read right now and it makes me sad.
I liked the Night Circus a lot, although I do think I was let down a bit by the hype. I can't remember another book in recent years getting so much pre-release attention.
I have nothing to read right now and it makes me sad.
Go to the library, lady!
Originally Posted by Fynn
I won't say it won't happen, but I'd be surprised if Vinge disappoints.
I'm currently reading Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312, which is as amazing as his work ever is. Not too many sci-fi writers have such a skill at describing not only what some crazy future thing is, but why it matters to the characters and how it feels to see or use it or whatever.
Right now I'm reading Gokusen, a manga about a lady Yakuza who teaches a bunch of troutty high schoolers.
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Finished The Night Circus! I really, truly enjoyed it. A 9/10 for me, if only because the love story was all the predictable from the beginning and the climax of it didn't impact me as much as I hoped it would. I still enjoyed it, though.
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I found myself wanting to cry when Bailey was lighting the bonfire. I really liked that they intruded characters, like him and Poppet and Widget, well into the story. I thought he it ended perfectly with Widget and Alexander sitting and chatting over a glass of wine, talking about the importance of stories. Really, I could not have thought of a better ending. Slightly tapering off from the "climax" and not ending too long after.
I sat down and read over 300 pages of this today because it sucked me in so deeply. I would like to read more from Erin Morgenstern.
I planned on reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell next, but I think I should take a break from magicians so as to appreciate them more. So it's on to A Song of Ice and Fire for me!
OH HOLY HELL IT IS ABOUT GODDAMN TIME
I know that you like to read more than one book at a time, and I think ASoIaF is actually a good series to do that with. They're great books, but they become a chore if you read them all in one go. I'm not a huge fan of reading more than one book at a time, but if I was going to re-read the series (and I'm sure I will before Winds of Winter comes out...whenever that will be...) I'd probably read more than one book at a time.
I think I will probably alternate them out with different books to focus on, yeah. I find that when I marathon tv shows, I don't think I appreciate then very much, and taking time to step away from a story (or continuing story) is a great way to see things you didn't see before or start from another perspective.
I started reading this book called "Year Zero" which is a sort of comedy/parody book about music and aliens.
It kind of feels like the jokes are trying too hard but then someone quoted Galaxy Quest and I laughed my head off.
Rereading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Otherwise, I am reading a bunch of philosophical stuff (currently Being and Time by Martin Heidegger, and some "Ethics as First Philosophy" by Emmanuel Levinas, though technically I am reading and writing).
I recently acquired American Gods! We'll have to chat about it once I get to it
Yes! It is one of my favourite Gaiman works! Not that I read a lot of him, just really enjoyed this one!
(Good Omens cowritten with Terry Pratchett is hilariously good too).
I hope to read Good Omens as well!
I need more books to read..
Libraries.
I'm currently reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. I really enjoyed Divergent a lot, but I'm not sure how much I'll love this book. I would've put this one on my shelf for a little while longer, but my hold for Allegiant is almost arrived at the library, so I'm knocking it out.
I really, really enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. It took some getting into, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I didn't LOVE it, but I really liked it. I'd probably read it again sometime down the line. I loved that even though the book was set in the 1930s, Flagg portrayed a lesbian relationship in such normalcy and with so much acceptance from their community. Especially considering they were in Alabama!
This was a NaNoWriMo book. True story.It's hard to think that Erin Morgenstern has only written one book, when she seems to write so well. Her talent in painting mental pictures and transporting you to what exactly is going on with fine details is amazing.
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