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books2010-09-02 11:59 am
sweet_sparrow) wrote in books2010-09-02 11:59 am
Reading Antics: What've you been reading?
But first, a quick question for everyone: should I find a way to remember asking this every month, would people rather I stop asking alltogether, or should I just continue on and make it a bi-monthly thing as it's been the past few months?
I can make it a poll if people prefer, but it'd detract from the main reason I'm posting.
Basic gist, as always: what've you been reading the past two months and would you recommend it to others? Have you made any reading plans for this September? (Course work reading, perhaps.)
I've had an extremely productive July. I read 21 (!) books. So you'll have to forgive me if I link what I actually read. (It's a long post. Be prepared to do a little scrolling.) Most of the books were books for my courses and most of them were also sorely disappointing, but the non-course literature I read was pretty amazing. My favourite reads from this month include Potiki by Patricia Grace and Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes, both of which are gorgeously written.
My August reading dropped back to the average amount of books I read in a month, mostly because I'm almost through my course books and decided to take a break that turned out longer than it was supposed to. (I'm still on break. Bad Shanra. Uni starts next week.)
- Clementine by Cherie Priest
- Chocolat by Joanne Harris
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (reread)
- In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente (dnf)
- The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
- Idylls of the King by Lord Alfred Tennyson
- Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
- The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block
- Seven Men and Two Others by Max Beerbohm
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind (reread, dnf)
Of those, my favourite would have to be Clementine, I think. It was action-packed, it was fun, it was fast... I had a blast with it. It's not been a great reading month. I've enjoyed a fair few of the books I read, but fell head over heels for none of them.
Reading plans for September include finishing up Ancient Irish Tales by Tom Peete Cross and Clark Harris Slover, reading The Swan Maiden by Jules Watson, Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Oscar Wilde's short stories. Beyond that all's game. ^-^ I'm hoping to balance my genres a little better again too, though it probably doesn't seem it...
I can make it a poll if people prefer, but it'd detract from the main reason I'm posting.
Basic gist, as always: what've you been reading the past two months and would you recommend it to others? Have you made any reading plans for this September? (Course work reading, perhaps.)
I've had an extremely productive July. I read 21 (!) books. So you'll have to forgive me if I link what I actually read. (It's a long post. Be prepared to do a little scrolling.) Most of the books were books for my courses and most of them were also sorely disappointing, but the non-course literature I read was pretty amazing. My favourite reads from this month include Potiki by Patricia Grace and Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes, both of which are gorgeously written.
My August reading dropped back to the average amount of books I read in a month, mostly because I'm almost through my course books and decided to take a break that turned out longer than it was supposed to. (I'm still on break. Bad Shanra. Uni starts next week.)
- Clementine by Cherie Priest
- Chocolat by Joanne Harris
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (reread)
- In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente (dnf)
- The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
- Idylls of the King by Lord Alfred Tennyson
- Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
- The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block
- Seven Men and Two Others by Max Beerbohm
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind (reread, dnf)
Of those, my favourite would have to be Clementine, I think. It was action-packed, it was fun, it was fast... I had a blast with it. It's not been a great reading month. I've enjoyed a fair few of the books I read, but fell head over heels for none of them.
Reading plans for September include finishing up Ancient Irish Tales by Tom Peete Cross and Clark Harris Slover, reading The Swan Maiden by Jules Watson, Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Oscar Wilde's short stories. Beyond that all's game. ^-^ I'm hoping to balance my genres a little better again too, though it probably doesn't seem it...
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I've just added you on GR! I love the site. I've been a memeber since late 2008, but I deleted my old account in favor of a new one.
(Errands, yes. I know. I shall return!)
See you later! :D
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It took me forever to find out that there was a book of it. I read it as a birthday present this August, which was a lot of fun. ^-^
Yay! It's all set up if I just add you, right? Unlike here where we both have to do the adding? I don't really understand how the comment system there works. ^-^;
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Oh, cool! When is your birthday? I'm August,22nd. :D
Yay! It's all set up if I just add you, right? Unlike here where we both have to do the adding? I don't really understand how the comment system there works. ^-^;
Yes, to be on each other's friends lists on GR, you have to add each other. The commenting thing is a little hard to get used to. At the bottom of each user page, there are comment boxes, to say 'hi' or whatever. And when you make an update of some kind, you can comment on those or other people's, and people can reply to your comments too. :D Hope this helped!
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September 10th. *ruffles hair* Aah... It's something I'm trying this year, really. Read a book that I own and that a friend really liked as a birthday present to them. So far it's been a lot of fun to do, but I haven't yet run into any books I've loathed yet either, so I don't want to pin myself on making it a habit just yet.
It does, thank you! ^-^ Is it possible to see the whole conversation? I've seen people leave comments, but stupidly can't seem to find that. (I feel utterly hopeless. I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out on my own. :/ Ah, well. ^-^ Live and learn. ^-^)
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Oh, that's a cool idea! I can see where you want to just test it out before you commit.
I think there is a 'see more' or 'read more link on the comments. :)
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I'm afraid I can't take credit for it. It was a friend's, so her birthday is the one I started the idea with. I read Corvus because she loves corvids and loved that book. ^-^ It was beautiful. Graceling is going to be my third gift-read, actually. ^-^
Oooh, I see. I should be able to figure that out then. ^-^ *hopes so*