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Just finished The Man in the High Castle. It took forever because I kept dozing off. I wanted to read it before seeing the show, but I think I'm going to pass even though some reviewers said it doesn't completely follow the book.
And because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going to start "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" from the same author.
I see a lot of mixed reviews for The Girl on the Train. I really did not enjoy the book as much as I had hoped. I was looking for a Gone Girl vibe and I was disappointed. I thought it was predictable.
I am currently reading You by Caroline Kepnes. I am maybe a third of the way through and, so far, is it really intense. I have never read anything quite like it. The writing style is hard to follow at first, but when you get into the story, it makes more sense.
Just started Room, by Emma Donoghue.
Pretty disturbing so far. To this kid, the whole world is this room he lives in. And I can guess how he and his mom ended up there. Though I think I'm equally disturbed by the fact that he's 5 and still breastfeeding.
That bothered me too. The way they talked about it was strange to me. I think it provided the most comfort for him, but still, gosh, get him a blankie................
The kids are visiting next week and I need to read and return some of my many library books before they get here. I am really enjoying Angela's Ashes, even though it is heartbreaking, I will put off finishing it because I own that one.
The other book I am reading is Splintered which has an amazing cover but not such an amazing story. I am finding it rather dull but I need to keep at it so I can talk about it with my pen pal. Here is the cover:
When I get through Splintered I will read my next two shortest library books
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion.
I am reading All the Stars We Cannot See. I started this several months ago and absolutely could not get into it. I decided to give it another go and I am really liking it though it is so depressing. I think because of the huge mess this world is in that I am super sensitive to the sadness of war. When I finish with this I think I need something much more light hearted. I wish Fanny Flagg would come out with something new. I am in desperate need of some laughter.
Have you read all of Fannie Flagg's books? I have only read two so far and really like her stories.
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And because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going to start "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" from the same author.
I'll be curious as to what you think of that. It is on my TR list
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I am currently reading You by Caroline Kepnes. I am maybe a third of the way through and, so far, is it really intense. I have never read anything quite like it. The writing style is hard to follow at first, but when you get into the story, it makes more sense.
The other book I am reading is Splintered which has an amazing cover but not such an amazing story. I am finding it rather dull but I need to keep at it so I can talk about it with my pen pal. Here is the cover:
I bought this book for my young reader friend recently (it was on sale and on her to-read list ). I loved the cover too.
I finished Inkspell today and kept the critters waiting until I had done so, haha. I thought it was a little slow in the middle - her books are big, fat books and very detailed. And now I am starting Inkdeath, the last of the trilogy. I wonder how it would read in the original German. I might try that some time. I keep wondering how the translator choose the words he did. The reason I mention it is in part because I think the writing style of The Ocean at the End of the Lane was literary and this is straight-out old-fashioned storytelling and I'm wondering if it read differently in German.
I also read a bit more of The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce and the writing is nice but so far the story isn't gripping me. To be fair, I think it took me a little while to get into The Unlikely Pilgrimageof Harold Frye too.
Just started Soumission (eng. title: "Submission") by Michel Houellebecq. German edition.
Let's see what the hype is about. I have a feeling that it's going to be pretty bad.
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). I loved the cover too. 