I read 'Boneshaker" by Cherie Priest the other day -- it's on sale at B&N for 2.99, had $3 in my change jar so said eff it.
I was underwhelmed.
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
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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."
Strix - Oct 09, 2011 7:30:01 am PDT #16555 of 28289
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Dana - Oct 09, 2011 7:55:42 am PDT #16556 of 28289
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
That was my reaction to it too.
Strix - Oct 09, 2011 8:04:14 am PDT #16557 of 28289
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Good, it wasn't just me. I felt the characters weren't really developed well. I could have really cared less about them.
Steph L. - Oct 09, 2011 9:03:03 am PDT #16558 of 28289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I started Boneshaker and didn't finish it. The premise sounded right up my alley, but I just wasn't feeling it. I hate not finishing books, but I could NOT get into it, and life is too short.
Sue - Oct 09, 2011 4:11:15 pm PDT #16559 of 28289
hip deep in pie
I read The Night Circus this weekend. Loved it. Love the world she built and reading the book was such a pleasure. Hated coming to the end of the book.
Ginger - Oct 09, 2011 4:45:30 pm PDT #16560 of 28289
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I liked Boneshaker. I had problems with the son as a viewpoint character, but I thought the other characters and the world building made it worthwhile. I am a sucker for cobbled together survival scenarios, though.
Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2011 6:33:35 pm PDT #16561 of 28289
brillig
Barnes & Noble has the Skullduggery Pleasant book as a free download too.
DebetEsse - Oct 09, 2011 6:54:56 pm PDT #16562 of 28289
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I've been plowing through the Hunger Games books, and, with about a third of Mockingjay left, I am posting. I've been reading Mark Reads along with the books (well, less so Catching Fire, which I was compelled to read in one most-of-the-night sitting, but I read afterward).
So, at this point:
- I want to recommend these books to everyone ever. We can haz consequences.
- I was picturing Finnick as at least in his 30s, if not pushing 40 (yes, I had previously done the math on Haymitch. I have no explanation for this delusion.), and then I checked the wiki, and he's, like, 26. He's younger than me. This is a fucked up world, yo.
- I kinda don't want either side to win.
- So, there's just a little bit of a food theme, eh? (I totally assumed Panem derived from "everything", rather than "bread", though.)
I expect to finish and then read the old posts here tonight. Maybe tomorrow, at the latest. I'm planning to go Occupy something tomorrow.
Strix - Oct 09, 2011 6:56:30 pm PDT #16563 of 28289
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Barnes & Noble has the Skullduggery Pleasant book as a free download too.
HELLS, YEAH!!!!
Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2011 6:59:58 pm PDT #16564 of 28289
brillig
And it now lurks on my Nook, waiting to be read.