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Post by tampascrapper on Mar 2, 2015 23:51:07 GMT
This week I finished The Three by Sarah Lotz - I was disappointed by this one. THe premise is that 4 airplanes crash simultaneously in various parts of the world and 3 children survive each crash. It was billed as a horror story. It is not. It is written in a documentary style that is interesting and it delves into the conspiracy theory phenomenon. I liked that. What I didn't like was the story kept building to something big, and then just totally fizzled. Ugh. I read The Three last week and had the same reaction. Lame ending.
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Post by tampascrapper on Mar 2, 2015 23:57:19 GMT
] For peas that liked Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children it's being directed right now by Tim Burton! Samuel L. Jackson will be in it as well. It's going to be released in 2016. [/quote] They started filming last week in St. Pete not too far from me I'm looking forward to the movie.
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Post by finaledition on Mar 3, 2015 4:35:16 GMT
I haven't shared for a couple weeks. I finished The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. I enjoyed the book, just don't feel it was particularly memorable. Then I listened to girl On the Train and really loved it. It was a great audio story. And then I was headed out of town and the night before I left I wanted to make sure I had something to listen to on my drive. I couldn't figure out what I was in the mood for, so I bought one of my favorite books- Love, Rosie by Cecilia Ahern ((also printed under the title of Where rainbows End). I haven't read the book in at least 5 years, but I enjoyed the audio every bit as much as reading it if not more as the narrator is Irish and it just adds so much to the story. I know @journeyfan is a big fan of this book, so wanting to suggest she try the audio. For me, this is a light read, but I was tearing up listening to it. It's one of those books I just don't want to say goodbye to the characters. The movie was supposed to be released last month, but I can't find it anywhere near me, so maybe it will go straight to DVD.
I'm supposed to start Still Alice for book club, but I have a case of post book blues and am not ready to move on to a new one.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 3, 2015 4:41:10 GMT
I'm reading Monument 14. Young adult/older kid read. I'm reading it to see if I should put it in my library at school. So far I will.
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Post by kckckc on Mar 3, 2015 15:00:13 GMT
I didn't check in last week, so this is two weeks worth of reading.
Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek by Jarrett Creek. The latest in a mystery series set in southeast Texas. I am enjoying the series.
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape Our Man-Made World by Mike Miodownik. Material science for the layman. I listened to this on audio - it was fairly interesting and I learned some things.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The book jacket described this book as "charming" and I think that is a good description. I enjoyed this one too.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering by Marie Kondo. This one was just weird. She anthropomorphized everything from socks to papers.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. The latest in the Alex Delaware series. Good.
I also read about 200 pages of The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee, before I gave up on it. This one was short listed for a couple of prizes, but I found myself not reading because I wasn't enjoying this one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 16:11:49 GMT
This week I finished The Three by Sarah Lotz - I was disappointed by this one. THe premise is that 4 airplanes crash simultaneously in various parts of the world and 3 children survive each crash. It was billed as a horror story. It is not. It is written in a documentary style that is interesting and it delves into the conspiracy theory phenomenon. I liked that. What I didn't like was the story kept building to something big, and then just totally fizzled. Ugh. YES! I just finished this one, and I was disappointed too. The writing style reminded me of the way World War Z is written, which I really enjoyed. But the ending really fell flat. I wanted more answers to WHY the Three were there. Lana
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 16:58:00 GMT
I'm currently reading the latest Scarpetta novel, Flesh and Blood. I'm not very far into it, but so far it seems up to Patricia Cornwell's usual standards.
I've been on a reading binge lately, so I have a bunch!
The Three by Sarah Lotz. Good premise, but lame ending. 3/5 stars
Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Interesting book, but I probably won't bother to see the movie. 3/5
The 5th Wave and The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. Entertaining YA dystopian book about an alien invasion. I felt like the transitions between the character's perspective were a little tough to follow. I'll probably continue reading the series. 4/5
Killer by Jonathan Kellerman. Typical Alex Delaware novel, quick and entertaining read about two sisters who had a custody case over one sister's baby. One sister ends up dead, and the book begins there. There wasn't as much interaction between Alex and Milo in this book, which made the book fall a little flat. 4/5
Personal by Lee Child. Another quick read, but I always like Jack Reacher. He's not like any other character out there, even if the series is a bit formulaic by now. 4/5
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. Loved this book, and especially how the author wove the back story in with the current timeline. I also found it intriguing that she based the book off a real art heist at a Boston museum! 4.5/5
After I finish the Scarpetta book, I'm going to read Bird Box by Josh Malerman. I've read a few pages and it looks really creepy! The storyline is that *something* is causing people to go crazy, hurt others, and then themselves. No one knows what is causing it, only that it is something the people saw. The story centers around a single mother raising 4 year old twins. For some reason, they must leave the house, but they must make the journey blindfolded.
Lana
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Post by juanita on Mar 3, 2015 18:10:54 GMT
Ok guys I am heading on a cruise on Saturday and I need to put some easy reads on my ereader. What do you suggest.....
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Post by heartland on Mar 3, 2015 18:36:25 GMT
I'm reading Monument 14. Young adult/older kid read. I'm reading it to see if I should put it in my library at school. So far I will. I read this series and really enjoyed it.
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Post by jediannie on Mar 3, 2015 18:42:27 GMT
I'm reading The Martian by Andy Weir. I love it so far, if you're a science fiction fan like me.
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Post by pjaye on Mar 3, 2015 23:54:33 GMT
This week I finished The Three by Sarah Lotz - I was disappointed by this one. THe premise is that 4 airplanes crash simultaneously in various parts of the world and 3 children survive each crash. It was billed as a horror story. It is not. It is written in a documentary style that is interesting and it delves into the conspiracy theory phenomenon. I liked that. What I didn't like was the story kept building to something big, and then just totally fizzled. Ugh. YES! I just finished this one, and I was disappointed too. The writing style reminded me of the way World War Z is written, which I really enjoyed. But the ending really fell flat. I wanted more answers to WHY the Three were there. Lana It does tell you - whoever "they" are, basically they just do it to amuse themselves. It's like a fun game to them and when they get bored they move on and a few years later they'll do it again.
A bit like a cruel kid who has an ant farm, or fish tank and just stirs things up for the fun of it and to see how the animals will react.
There's no deeper reason than that. I thought it was quite clever, we humans (in the book and as the reader) are always looking for a deep/spiritual meaning to things, but in this book that isn't the case, the reason why is very simple.
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Post by 1lear on Mar 4, 2015 0:34:53 GMT
I'm currently reading the latest Scarpetta novel, Flesh and Blood. I'm not very far into it, but so far it seems up to Patricia Cornwell's usual standards. I've been on a reading binge lately, so I have a bunch! The Three by Sarah Lotz. Good premise, but lame ending. 3/5 stars Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Interesting book, but I probably won't bother to see the movie. 3/5 The 5th Wave and The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. Entertaining YA dystopian book about an alien invasion. I felt like the transitions between the character's perspective were a little tough to follow. I'll probably continue reading the series. 4/5 Killer by Jonathan Kellerman. Typical Alex Delaware novel, quick and entertaining read about two sisters who had a custody case over one sister's baby. One sister ends up dead, and the book begins there. There wasn't as much interaction between Alex and Milo in this book, which made the book fall a little flat. 4/5 Personal by Lee Child. Another quick read, but I always like Jack Reacher. He's not like any other character out there, even if the series is a bit formulaic by now. 4/5 The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. Loved this book, and especially how the author wove the back story in with the current timeline. I also found it intriguing that she based the book off a real art heist at a Boston museum! 4.5/5 After I finish the Scarpetta book, I'm going to read Bird Box by Josh Malerman. I've read a few pages and it looks really creepy! The storyline is that *something* is causing people to go crazy, hurt others, and then themselves. No one knows what is causing it, only that it is something the people saw. The story centers around a single mother raising 4 year old twins. For some reason, they must leave the house, but they must make the journey blindfolded. Lana I read Bird Box a couple of weeks ago and loved it! Very different kind of book than my usual choice, but the writing and storyline were fantastic. After reading it, I read The Martian and loved it as well. I give both books a 5/5. Just finished Ready Player One and enjoyed it-another 5/5. Now I need to find something else outstanding to read!
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Post by alittleintrepid on Mar 4, 2015 2:28:54 GMT
Ok guys I am heading on a cruise on Saturday and I need to put some easy reads on my ereader. What do you suggest..... Give us an example of a book or two that you've enjoyed and then maybe we can suggest similar things?
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Post by juanita on Mar 4, 2015 3:35:57 GMT
Ok guys I am heading on a cruise on Saturday and I need to put some easy reads on my ereader. What do you suggest..... Give us an example of a book or two that you've enjoyed and then maybe we can suggest similar things? I read almost anything.....Elin Hildebrand have read all of hers, Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Mary Kay Andrews but I am open to beachy reads or really almost anything
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Post by alittleintrepid on Mar 4, 2015 17:58:17 GMT
Give us an example of a book or two that you've enjoyed and then maybe we can suggest similar things? I read almost anything.....Elin Hildebrand have read all of hers, Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Mary Kay Andrews but I am open to beachy reads or really almost anything Have you read Big Little Lies? Or The Storyteller? I tend to grab best-sellers (popular fiction) for the beach as they tend to be readable but not necessarily too heavy.
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Post by maryland on Mar 4, 2015 18:59:47 GMT
Give us an example of a book or two that you've enjoyed and then maybe we can suggest similar things? I read almost anything.....Elin Hildebrand have read all of hers, Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Mary Kay Andrews but I am open to beachy reads or really almost anything The author Nancy Thayer has a lot of beach books. Also, I like Barbara Delinsky. I love Elin Hildebrand! I got her autograph at a book signing in Rehoboth Beach last summer! I read "The Midwife's Secret" Diane Chamberlain and "Digging to China" - Ann Tyler at the beach last year. Also "I'd Know You Anywhere" - Lippman. I love to read good books at the beach!
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Post by juanita on Mar 4, 2015 20:01:45 GMT
I read almost anything.....Elin Hildebrand have read all of hers, Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Mary Kay Andrews but I am open to beachy reads or really almost anything Have you read Big Little Lies? Or The Storyteller? I tend to grab best-sellers (popular fiction) for the beach as they tend to be readable but not necessarily too heavy. I have read Big Little Lies but going to download The Storyteller right now.
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Post by juanita on Mar 4, 2015 20:04:49 GMT
I read almost anything.....Elin Hildebrand have read all of hers, Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Mary Kay Andrews but I am open to beachy reads or really almost anything The author Nancy Thayer has a lot of beach books. Also, I like Barbara Delinsky. I love Elin Hildebrand! I got her autograph at a book signing in Rehoboth Beach last summer! I read "The Midwife's Secret" Diane Chamberlain and "Digging to China" - Ann Tyler at the beach last year. Also "I'd Know You Anywhere" - Lippman. I love to read good books at the beach!
I forgot I have a bunch of Nancy Thayer on my ereader.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 20:36:33 GMT
I'm reading a romantic suspense about a female Marine Scout sniper -- Atonement by Winter Austin. But you all can't read it until May 18 because I still have to finish developing it. And then the author has to go through two more rounds of editing with us before we send it on to the etailers. But it will be worth the wait if you like suspense/crime novels.
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