Anyone read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? I've only read a few of his books, he's really not my genre, but I heard this is really good and thinking of reading it. I know it's really long.
I started reading "No one is talking about this" by Patricia Lockwood.
I thought it was recommended here, but I guess not since I don't see it in this thread. Maybe I saw it on Slate?
Anyway. It's very different. I think it captures perfectly what it is like to be "very online". But that's exactly why I don't really want to keep reading it-- usually when I read it's because I need a break from the "online" stream of consciousness that you get when you skip from tweet to tweet or post to post without much connection. Wherever I read the recommendation, they described it as a perfect book to capture this moment in time, and also a book that people won't fully understand even 5 years from now. That seems accurate. I understood more of the references than I would like. I need to be less online.
I've moved on to "The Bookshop of Yesterdays" which is more my speed for now.
Anyone read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? I've only read a few of his books, he's really not my genre, but I heard this is really good and thinking of reading it. I know it's really long.
I read this a few years ago and really enjoyed it. It's very different from my usual reads but was good. This isn't his usual genre.
I'm reading The Girl With The Louding Voice and I think it's great. I love the main character and what she goes through is heartbreaking. It better go right for her!
isabelrupertpenny what's a good book to read first by Emily St. John Mandel? With a Frederik Backman comparison I think I would lime her!
Station Eleven is her most well known I think. I really loved The Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility, but I know The Glass Hotel especially is less beloved.
Anyone read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? I've only read a few of his books, he's really not my genre, but I heard this is really good and thinking of reading it. I know it's really long.
Honestly this is one of my favorite books ever. I have been thinking about re-reading. I don't read a ton of his books but have read some others, and this one is very different. There is some element of fantasy but it's definitely not horror (other than some real human horrors, I guess - but no monsters or creatures returning from the dead or anything like that).
eb777888 - you've probably gotten enough encouragement, but I'll still throw in that I enjoyed 11/22/63. I'm a sucker for time travel, changing timelines anyway.
I'm reading The Girl With The Louding Voice and I think it's great. I love the main character and what she goes through is heartbreaking. It better go right for her!
isabelrupertpenny what's a good book to read first by Emily St. John Mandel? With a Frederik Backman comparison I think I would lime her!
Their styles are not similar. I just also really enjoy her writing. The Glass Hotel is one of my favorites and has some important background for her newest book. I also really enjoyed The Singer’s Gun.
Did someone here recommend Black Cake? I have it. I’m 19% in, it’s ok but not really holding my interest. Is it worth sticking with?
I really wanted to like this and powered through but ehhh... There wasn't much of "punch" I guess? And I was really annoyed by the adult daughter character.
I just finished Every Summer After. I enjoyed it, but it's not some crazy new story line or anything.
SPOILERS BELOW!
In reflecting on this book I'm annoyed at how much blame she places on herself, and how much blame he places on her. Sure, what she did wasn't good, but the email he sent had "kinda" broken up with her, so I don't think she was totally in the wrong either. I think he holds a lot of the blame for just assuming she'd always be available, that she'd love him no matter how he treated her, for not giving her the communication and time she needed. He only sort of owns up to that, it was like one sentence, which wasn't adequate for me.
My own dating issues are probably reflected in this, but I hate guys who don't communicate.
I am 75% of the way through Mika in Real Life and now there's a romance aspect and I hate it. HAAAATE it. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the reviews or something, but this could go a couple ways and some of those ways would ruin what was otherwise an enjoyable book for me lol
I am 75% of the way through Mika in Real Life and now there's a romance aspect and I hate it. HAAAATE it. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the reviews or something, but this could go a couple ways and some of those ways would ruin what was otherwise an enjoyable book for me lol
Hahaha I love your book comments bec I feel the same way. You have saved me SEVERAL times from starting something I would end up hating. So keep up the good work; I appreciate you.
Anyone read 11/22/63 by Stephen King? I've only read a few of his books, he's really not my genre, but I heard this is really good and thinking of reading it. I know it's really long.
LOVE this book. I do love Stephen King across the board, but this is definitely a departure and just so so good. The audiobook is expertly done too if that's more palatable for you on something longer.
I am 75% of the way through Mika in Real Life and now there's a romance aspect and I hate it. HAAAATE it. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the reviews or something, but this could go a couple ways and some of those ways would ruin what was otherwise an enjoyable book for me lol
Hahaha I love your book comments bec I feel the same way. You have saved me SEVERAL times from starting something I would end up hating. So keep up the good work; I appreciate you.
Thank you! And as an update, I finished this and honestly that plot line was 100% unnecessary and it really ruined the book for me. I found the main character fairly unsympathetic to begin with and this just put it right over the edge. I'm going to go filter the Goodreads reviews for the 1 and 2 stars so I can find people who agree with me LOL
and to further expand, as someone on Goodreads pointed out the whole book felt like it had two conflicts, two climaxes, and two resolutions. So many things were unbelievable and worked out just a little too easily. And I would love to talk spoilerly about the plot line I hated so if anyone else has read it, let me know!
Post by PennyCandy on Aug 24, 2022 13:09:21 GMT -5
I just finished a couple of books by TJ Klune based off of recommendations here I think...I loved them both. Under the Whispering Door and The House in the Cerulean Sea. I started The Time Travler's Wife. I read it when it was just out so now I'm listening to the audiobook. I was too much in my head to enjoy/listen to it this morning. I'm having trouble finding new things available from the library while I wait for my Audible credit to come.
Hahaha I love your book comments bec I feel the same way. You have saved me SEVERAL times from starting something I would end up hating. So keep up the good work; I appreciate you.
Thank you! And as an update, I finished this and honestly that plot line was 100% unnecessary and it really ruined the book for me. I found the main character fairly unsympathetic to begin with and this just put it right over the edge. I'm going to go filter the Goodreads reviews for the 1 and 2 stars so I can find people who agree with me LOL
and to further expand, as someone on Goodreads pointed out the whole book felt like it had two conflicts, two climaxes, and two resolutions. So many things were unbelievable and worked out just a little too easily. And I would love to talk spoilerly about the plot line I hated so if anyone else has read it, let me know!
Post by arehopsveggies on Aug 24, 2022 19:11:04 GMT -5
Has anyone read Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan? I saw it recommended somewhere but I might be too tired this month… I’ve slogged through the first few chapters and it seems like it would be good but I’m in the wrong mood?
I read like 80% ww2 historical fiction but being from a teenage boys point of view is different…
Has anyone read Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan? I saw it recommended somewhere but I might be too tired this month… I’ve slogged through the first few chapters and it seems like it would be good but I’m in the wrong mood?
I read like 80% ww2 historical fiction but being from a teenage boys point of view is different…
I read it a few years ago. I know I really liked it. If I remember correctly, I thought the writing was a little off but the story itself made the book worth reading.
Hahaha I love your book comments bec I feel the same way. You have saved me SEVERAL times from starting something I would end up hating. So keep up the good work; I appreciate you.
Thank you! And as an update, I finished this and honestly that plot line was 100% unnecessary and it really ruined the book for me. I found the main character fairly unsympathetic to begin with and this just put it right over the edge. I'm going to go filter the Goodreads reviews for the 1 and 2 stars so I can find people who agree with me LOL
and to further expand, as someone on Goodreads pointed out the whole book felt like it had two conflicts, two climaxes, and two resolutions. So many things were unbelievable and worked out just a little too easily. And I would love to talk spoilerly about the plot line I hated so if anyone else has read it, let me know!
I have Mika out of the library right now and will hopefully get to it soon.
But I hope Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is on your radar, because I think you would love it!
Has anyone read Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan? I saw it recommended somewhere but I might be too tired this month… I’ve slogged through the first few chapters and it seems like it would be good but I’m in the wrong mood?
I read like 80% ww2 historical fiction but being from a teenage boys point of view is different…
I read it a few years ago. I know I really liked it. If I remember correctly, I thought the writing was a little off but the story itself made the book worth reading.
I think I shouldn’t try and read anything new in august. I’m just too tired after school. I need to read something I’ve read 100 times. I might pause and go back to it in a few weeks
Has anyone read Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan? I saw it recommended somewhere but I might be too tired this month… I’ve slogged through the first few chapters and it seems like it would be good but I’m in the wrong mood?
I read like 80% ww2 historical fiction but being from a teenage boys point of view is different…
The story is interesting but I thought the writing was very lackluster. I also really dislike when true stories are novelized like this. They would almost always be better if they were written as non-fiction.
I'm reading Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan. I generally enjoy her writing style, though I don't love the way she wraps up (or doesn't wrap up, for that matter) her stories.
Thank you! And as an update, I finished this and honestly that plot line was 100% unnecessary and it really ruined the book for me. I found the main character fairly unsympathetic to begin with and this just put it right over the edge. I'm going to go filter the Goodreads reviews for the 1 and 2 stars so I can find people who agree with me LOL
and to further expand, as someone on Goodreads pointed out the whole book felt like it had two conflicts, two climaxes, and two resolutions. So many things were unbelievable and worked out just a little too easily. And I would love to talk spoilerly about the plot line I hated so if anyone else has read it, let me know!
I have Mika out of the library right now and will hopefully get to it soon.
But I hope Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is on your radar, because I think you would love it!