Oh, the first Outlander book is a slog. The tv show is way better (the knitwear alone!). I also liked the 2nd book a lot more than the first and would like to read the 3rd.
Oh, wow. This place looks great. Oh, I feel like a witch in a magic shop.
Willow ,'Help'
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."
lisah - Jan 05, 2017 5:49:33 pm PST #24292 of 28260
Punishingly Intricate
Laura - Jan 06, 2017 3:31:18 am PST #24293 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
Although I read the entire series I haven't yet watched the show. See also, Game of Thrones. I have Season 6 of GoT sitting on the DVR, assuming since I read it all I don't really need to watch from S1. I'll probably watch Outlander at some point too, but my to watch list is so long I am focused on things I haven't read.
Gris - Jan 06, 2017 4:26:15 am PST #24294 of 28260
Hey. New board.
Laura, I have to say, it's worth watching Game of Thrones from season 1. The show follows the book pretty well in the first couple of seasons but starts to differentiate itself in some major ways (often improvements, in my opinion) after that. If you jump straight in on season 6 you'll be pretty confused. At the least, you should read a plot summary of seasons 1-2 and start with season 3.
Plus, the first three seasons are just spectacular television (assuming you aren't squicked by the ultraviolence and random sexposition, of course).
Jessica - Jan 06, 2017 9:00:23 am PST #24295 of 28260
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah. I'm about 20% into the first book. And just sort of.... meh.
I would say, if you get past the wedding and are still bored, give up.
(I mean, obviously you should feel free to put it down and read something else any time you want, but IMO the wedding is the tipping point past which you're either going to be hooked or not. Everything before that is basically prologue and exposition.)
meara - Jan 06, 2017 10:46:11 am PST #24296 of 28260
I'd agree with Jess, probably if you aren't enjoying by the time of the wedding, it's not for you.
Kat - Jan 06, 2017 2:38:53 pm PST #24297 of 28260
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I dropped it. I'm reading Swing Time and loving it.
meara - Jan 09, 2017 8:42:19 am PST #24298 of 28260
Huh--I feel like the past few weeks I've bought several Kindle books at full price (!!!) and was contemplating buying one more (the third in a trilogy, just re-read the other two), and thought "Let me see how much I spent on books last year"
Last year I spent just over $100 on Kindle.
...this MONTH I have spent $25 so far on Kindle.
Well that would explain why I feel like I've spent so much!
Jesse - Jan 12, 2017 4:53:15 am PST #24299 of 28260
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Have I mentioned here that the perfect person to play Miles Vorkosigan lives in my neighborhood? I mean, he's probably not an actor, but he totally has the right proportions and coloring. I can't decide if I hope this person has read the books or not!
sj - Jan 26, 2017 1:11:41 pm PST #24300 of 28260
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I stopped by the library bookstore tonight and convinced someone to buy the copy of the Night Circus that has been sitting on the shelf way too long!
Laura - Jan 28, 2017 5:20:31 am PST #24301 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
We broke Goodreads! It said it was over capacity when I tried to go in earlier to update.