Sorry for not clarifying, what I meant by my comment was that they would have been better if they hadn't been teen books at all. Read as teen books they were fine, but they had potential to be much deeper books, and this potential was not tapped, since they were teen novels. My opinion is that they should have been written as adult novels, and expanded.
I understand. A good idea lost to teen/tween pulp.
As I said, I haven't read them yet, but I can imagine wondering what a serious adult author would be able to do with the premise...
Yeah. I see 12 and 13 year olds reading them and they seem delighted. Of course, some of the 13 year olds wouldn't touch these books with a 10 foot pole. I'm guessing the target age doesnt go much higher than that...
So, just curious now, what have you read lately that you liked?
(Just don't tell me its the Barroque Cycle--I'll get an inferiority complex...)
I recently finished The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's non-fiction about the Chicago worlds fair. Fairly interesting. Others within the past two months include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prestige, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. All great pieces of literature.
I recently finished The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's non-fiction about the Chicago worlds fair. Fairly interesting. Others within the past two months include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prestige, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. All great pieces of literature.
Was thinking of reading The Prestige in the summer. Will watching the movie take away from the book, do you think? It is on my Netflicks Q.
Last one I read was Michael Crichton's "State of Fear" - pretty nice book, read it all at once (okay, but then, I also had enough time to do so as I was on an 11-hour flight from Asia to Europe...)
Was thinking of reading The Prestige in the summer. Will watching the movie take away from the book, do you think? It is on my Netflicks Q.
I just read the book and then watched the movie immediately after finishing the book. That is the best way to go, in my opinion. I think you understand parts of the movie better if you've already read the book, and also the book relies heavily on plot twists to keep your attention, so already knowing what happens will not serve you well.
Just this morning I started a book called "Spin." It is a pretty good sci-fi novel so far. It begins with some kids looking up at the night sky, only to watch as the stars all go out. The rest of the book is apparently how Earth tries to figure out what has happened, and how it will affect them.
I just read the book and then watched the movie immediately after finishing the book. That is the best way to go, in my opinion. I think you understand parts of the movie better if you've already read the book, and also the book relies heavily on plot twists to keep your attention, so already knowing what happens will not serve you well.
I don't know. The movie relies on those plot twists too. I think that in this case it doesn't really matter which you do first. They will both be just as good.
Just picked up Prozac Nation A Memoir by Elizabeht Wurtzel this morning. I'm only about 30 pages into it, but I've really liked it so far. It really appeals to the teenage angst inside of me.
Wurtzel writes like a hysterical wombat [semi-colon]; it's the egocentricity menstruating from her pores which makes me think every time she raises her armpit to pen another sentence, she has actually succoured an exceedingly banal example of fart.
Teenage angst is fine, although there are better examples. Even 'Young Man Luther' by Erik Erikson with it's psychoanalytical slant is more stimulating.
Back to Page 9 of Apple Indesign.....the slog goes on. I'm losing interest already. Been to a few exhibitions today and have recently taken up reading maps of French place names...
Wurtzel writes like a hysterical wombat [semi-colon]; it's the egocentricity menstruating from her pores which makes me think every time she raises her armpit to pen another sentence, she has actually succoured an exceedingly banal example of fart.
Teenage angst is fine, although there are better examples. Even 'Young Man Luther' by Erik Erikson with it's psychoanalytical slant is more stimulating.
Back to Page 9 of Apple Indesign.....the slog goes on. I'm losing interest already. Been to a few exhibitions today and have recently taken up reading maps of French place names...
You don't have to make fun of my punctuational ineptness.
Contrary to your opinion, I'm rather enjoying the book. My angst relates to it well.
Finished Micky Spillane's "Something's Down There". Wasn't bad, very light reading for on the beach with a Miller Lite (which must have been a product endorsement in the novel).
Starting some really heavy stuff. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
"Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
I love Flowers for Algernon. It's one of two books that have made me cry. The other was Where the Red Fern Grows. I still cry when I read either of them.
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
Starting some really heavy stuff. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
Read that last summer. I liked it, though it didnt quite hold up for me through the end--I loved the first half to three quarters. I dont know if I started losing focus because of external factors (my life, my stresses, my distractions) or internal ones (writing, pacing, plot).
Anybody else have the same problem?
Anybody else read any other Miévelle? I'd certainly be willing try another on recomendation as I felt that Perdido showed me alot (even if I lost it in the end).
Now after a trip to the bookstore and library, I've got a shitload of things to read.
Starting on "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
An all time classic. GGM is one of the great writers of the last century. His style and command of language are nearly incomparable.
I'm reading "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I'm a Lincoln addict. The period 1850-1865 overflows with seminal events in US history. Kearns weaves together the fascinating story of how Abe populated his cabinet with a diverse ensemble of his chief political rivals and how together, they coped with the civil war and the ultimate issue of the day, slavery.
Read that last summer. I liked it, though it didnt quite hold up for me through the end--I loved the first half to three quarters. I dont know if I started losing focus because of external factors (my life, my stresses, my distractions) or internal ones (writing, pacing, plot).
Anybody else have the same problem?
Anybody else read any other Miévelle? I'd certainly be willing try another on recomendation as I felt that Perdido showed me alot (even if I lost it in the end).
I read on my way to work on the bus. I tend to get distracted by the occasional junkies, old smelly people or noisy cell phone users. But I need to read. If I didn't I'd have to deal with them face to face.
This is the first book I've read of Miévelle. I've heard his books can be a little dower, but I like that sometimes. His descriptions of people, places and things is very rich. Not as overwhelming as Neal Stephenson. Speaking of, you might want to check his Cryptonomicon or Baroque Cycle series. Great books.
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Sorry for not clarifying, what I meant by my comment was that they would have been better if they hadn't been teen books at all. Read as teen books they were fine, but they had potential to be much deeper books, and this potential was not tapped, since they were teen novels. My opinion is that they should have been written as adult novels, and expanded.
I understand. A good idea lost to teen/tween pulp.
As I said, I haven't read them yet, but I can imagine wondering what a serious adult author would be able to do with the premise...
Yeah. I see 12 and 13 year olds reading them and they seem delighted. Of course, some of the 13 year olds wouldn't touch these books with a 10 foot pole. I'm guessing the target age doesnt go much higher than that...
So, just curious now, what have you read lately that you liked?
(Just don't tell me its the Barroque Cycle--I'll get an inferiority complex...)
I recently finished The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's non-fiction about the Chicago worlds fair. Fairly interesting. Others within the past two months include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prestige, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. All great pieces of literature.
I recently finished The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's non-fiction about the Chicago worlds fair. Fairly interesting. Others within the past two months include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prestige, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. All great pieces of literature.
Was thinking of reading The Prestige in the summer. Will watching the movie take away from the book, do you think? It is on my Netflicks Q.
Was thinking of reading The Prestige in the summer. Will watching the movie take away from the book, do you think? It is on my Netflicks Q.
I just read the book and then watched the movie immediately after finishing the book. That is the best way to go, in my opinion. I think you understand parts of the movie better if you've already read the book, and also the book relies heavily on plot twists to keep your attention, so already knowing what happens will not serve you well.
I just read the book and then watched the movie immediately after finishing the book. That is the best way to go, in my opinion. I think you understand parts of the movie better if you've already read the book, and also the book relies heavily on plot twists to keep your attention, so already knowing what happens will not serve you well.
I don't know. The movie relies on those plot twists too. I think that in this case it doesn't really matter which you do first. They will both be just as good.
Teenage angst is fine, although there are better examples. Even 'Young Man Luther' by Erik Erikson with it's psychoanalytical slant is more stimulating.
Back to Page 9 of Apple Indesign.....the slog goes on. I'm losing interest already. Been to a few exhibitions today and have recently taken up reading maps of French place names...
Wurtzel writes like a hysterical wombat [semi-colon]; it's the egocentricity menstruating from her pores which makes me think every time she raises her armpit to pen another sentence, she has actually succoured an exceedingly banal example of fart.
Teenage angst is fine, although there are better examples. Even 'Young Man Luther' by Erik Erikson with it's psychoanalytical slant is more stimulating.
Back to Page 9 of Apple Indesign.....the slog goes on. I'm losing interest already. Been to a few exhibitions today and have recently taken up reading maps of French place names...
Contrary to your opinion, I'm rather enjoying the book. My angst relates to it well.
Starting some really heavy stuff. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
Here's an artist's view of the New Crobuzon world...
"Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
Just finished: Emma (BORING AT TIMES BUT THE OVERALL NOVEL IS A CLASSIC FOR SURE)
Reading: Good to Great (TOO SOON TO TO TELL)
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
I love Flowers for Algernon. It's one of two books that have made me cry. The other was Where the Red Fern Grows. I still cry when I read either of them.
I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am definitely adding that to my "To Buy" list.
Just finished "Flowers For Algernon." It was okay, now I'm reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz. Reminds me of the Sixth Sense so far, but I'm only on Chapter 3..
Has anyone here read "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner? I saw it in a store the other day, and it looked intriguing, but I didn't have much time to peruse it..
Freakonomics is excellent. Buy for sure.
Starting some really heavy stuff. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters...
Read that last summer. I liked it, though it didnt quite hold up for me through the end--I loved the first half to three quarters. I dont know if I started losing focus because of external factors (my life, my stresses, my distractions) or internal ones (writing, pacing, plot).
Anybody else have the same problem?
Anybody else read any other Miévelle? I'd certainly be willing try another on recomendation as I felt that Perdido showed me alot (even if I lost it in the end).
I've just finished "Headlong" by Michael Frayn.
Now after a trip to the bookstore and library, I've got a shitload of things to read.
Starting on "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
An all time classic. GGM is one of the great writers of the last century. His style and command of language are nearly incomparable.
I'm reading "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I'm a Lincoln addict. The period 1850-1865 overflows with seminal events in US history. Kearns weaves together the fascinating story of how Abe populated his cabinet with a diverse ensemble of his chief political rivals and how together, they coped with the civil war and the ultimate issue of the day, slavery.
Read that last summer. I liked it, though it didnt quite hold up for me through the end--I loved the first half to three quarters. I dont know if I started losing focus because of external factors (my life, my stresses, my distractions) or internal ones (writing, pacing, plot).
Anybody else have the same problem?
Anybody else read any other Miévelle? I'd certainly be willing try another on recomendation as I felt that Perdido showed me alot (even if I lost it in the end).
I read on my way to work on the bus. I tend to get distracted by the occasional junkies, old smelly people or noisy cell phone users. But I need to read. If I didn't I'd have to deal with them face to face.
This is the first book I've read of Miévelle. I've heard his books can be a little dower, but I like that sometimes. His descriptions of people, places and things is very rich. Not as overwhelming as Neal Stephenson. Speaking of, you might want to check his Cryptonomicon or Baroque Cycle series. Great books.