I'm barely past the beginning, with his dad, but I'm really liking the conversational style. It feels historic without getting bogged down in overly formal structure.
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Jul 20, 2010 7:02:24 pm PDT #11767 of 28343
Because books.
Rayne - Jul 21, 2010 11:32:23 am PDT #11768 of 28343
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Well, I've continued my Margaret Atwood kick. I read Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood.
I loved Oryx and Crake. Like The Handmaid's Tale, I think the story will haunt me for a long time. Atwood's endings make me want to pull my hair out though.
I also really liked The Year of the Flood which was a companion novel to Oryx and Crake. It took me a bit longer to get into, but I loved seeing the events of O&C play out from a different perspective.
I've heard there will be a third book (I hope that's true and not just a bad rumor I picked up on), and I'm really excited about that. I'd love to revisit this world and hopefully get more answers (especially about Oryx who we still know nothing about).
Oh, is anyone on Goodreads? I'm Shaylani on there if you want to add me.
eta: I thought this was kind of cool. I bought The Year of the Flood for my Kindle 3 days ago, and today I noticed they had it listed on their site for $6 cheaper. I contacted Amazon and asked if I could possibly get a credit for the $6 (figured it was a long shot, but wanted to try anyway). They credited back the entire amount (which will remove the book from my device) and suggested I buy it again at the cheaper price.
Pix - Jul 21, 2010 11:49:08 am PDT #11769 of 28343
The status is NOT quo.
Rayne, my favorite Atwood novel is Cat's Eye. Powerfully realistic account of the cruelty of young girls, and a great character study.
megan walker - Jul 21, 2010 3:08:30 pm PDT #11770 of 28343
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh, is anyone on Goodreads? I'm Shaylani on there if you want to add me.
I am. I just friended you (Goodreads is under my real name).
Connie Neil - Jul 21, 2010 3:12:41 pm PDT #11771 of 28343
brillig
sj - Jul 22, 2010 3:54:32 pm PDT #11772 of 28343
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Was someone in here asking for suggestions for non-fiction audio books the other day? I just started Claire Tomalin's biography of Thomas Hardy this week, and so far I am really enjoying it. The history she provides of the period are very nice. I also really liked Bill Bryson's biography of Shakespeare.
DawnK - Jul 23, 2010 8:18:37 am PDT #11773 of 28343
giraffe mode
Jesse, I'm headed to the PO today so look for the Reacher book soon! Enjoy!
Jesse - Jul 23, 2010 8:19:12 am PDT #11774 of 28343
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Woo hoo! Thanks!
sj - Jul 23, 2010 10:47:31 am PDT #11775 of 28343
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Has anyone here read Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel? I just finished reading it and thought it was well written and interesting, but I noticed there were strong opinions in both directions on amazon.com.
megan walker - Jul 25, 2010 2:42:47 pm PDT #11776 of 28343
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Finally finished Part 1 of Don Quixote. Yay? But I am determined to finish this thing by the next book salon meeting.
Far more entertaining was Tomorrow When the War Began, which consuela recommended to me. Totally Red Dawn meets The Outsiders, but I loved it.
Kat will be happy to hear that I also got The Last Rendez-vous and A Place of Greater Safety off of hold at the library. So I guess that once I leave Spain and Tudor England, I will be back on familiar ground in France of the long nineteenth century.
Although I was a bit dismayed that A Place of Greater Safety is even longer than Wolf Hall.