Cass, I had the same reaction to Kite Runner. It left a sour taste in my brain that will never go away. From that book I learned the valuable lesson that it really is okay to stop reading and not finish a book.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
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."
Zenkitty - Sep 27, 2012 2:34:40 pm PDT #19841 of 28344
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
sj - Sep 27, 2012 2:51:58 pm PDT #19842 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved the movie version of The Kite Runner. I never read the book, but I'm all about the misery in books.
Cass - Sep 27, 2012 2:53:03 pm PDT #19843 of 28344
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
From that book I learned the valuable lesson that it really is okay to stop reading and not finish a book.
I'm still learning that lesson. I so wish I had just given it up instead of this stupid feeling angry at a book. I mean, that's ridiculous. It's a book, why was I angry at it? Even worse, I am still angry at it. I need to learn to stop reading.
dcp - Sep 27, 2012 3:22:17 pm PDT #19844 of 28344
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
ok, what's the most unfortunate book rec you ever got?
Kite Runner
Absolutely.
Dana - Sep 27, 2012 3:42:51 pm PDT #19845 of 28344
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My aunt gave me The Celestine Prophecy.
Kat - Sep 27, 2012 6:37:59 pm PDT #19846 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
There is one line in Kite Runner that I adore. I think it sums up the immigrant experience as many of my students feel it. Chapter 11, I think: "Baba loved the idea of America. It was living in America that gave him an ulcer."
I feel that way about so much in my life. I love the idea of it, but the reality of it gives me pains.
DawnK - Sep 27, 2012 7:09:43 pm PDT #19847 of 28344
giraffe mode
ok, what's the most unfortunate book rec you ever got?
Wind Up Bird Chronicles. Maybe I just missed the point of it but man, I did not enjoy it.
Kat - Sep 27, 2012 7:19:37 pm PDT #19848 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Do you ever preorder books on Amazon, then feel surprised when they show up?
-t - Sep 27, 2012 7:34:26 pm PDT #19849 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
All the time. Also e-books, though having the actual package is more bewildering.
Consuela - Sep 28, 2012 6:14:39 am PDT #19850 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So I finished reading Sebastian Faulks' Charlotte Gray last night.
Man, is that impressive. It's both grueling and hopeful, which is an odd combination. A young woman in London in 1941 falls in love with an RAF pilot, and also gets recruited to the Special Operations Executive. When he goes missing in France, she uses a courier drop she gets sent on to go looking for him.
The writing is excellent, the characterizations complicated and creative, the evils of fascism both banal and horrifying. Really well done, and quite heartbreaking.