Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 10 The Bell Jar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 10 I’m still trying to get through Far from the maddening crowd... I am reading old children’s book instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 11 Didn't you start that ages ago?! I can't claim the high ground, though, I started reading a Plato book back in November and still. Have not. Finished it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 11 Yep, think I read one or two chapters before I let it lay there and gather dust... I am considering just giving up and find something else that I might actually read. The library may want it back (who am I kidding? I’ve already renewed my loan twice, no one else want it, so they really don’t care) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 11 Hahaaaa you never know, someone might be waiting for it with baited breath! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 12 Well, while considering if I’ll just give up, I’m rereading the Chemist by Stephenie Meyer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 12 I've never read anything of hers except the Twilight series, is it any good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 12 I like it a lot, both the chemist and the host, but off course, I love twilight as well. And it’s always a romance between two people who shouldn’t fit together, so you have to like that. And I might be getting to old to love youth books this much, but I guess I never grow out of that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 13 I think once you love a book, you probably have some level of love for it forever. I reread the Percy Jackson series last year and it was like getting a hug... I'm about 10 years older than the target age group but honestly who cares. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 13 I think that’s true! Some books kind off feel like old friends. And when I’ve read them before I already know how they’ll make me feel, so I can handpick the feeling I want. It’s not like the first time, when everything is new and unexpected, but I don’t risk any big emotions when I’m not prepared. The last year have not been the year to put a lot off extra emotion on top. But I guess I’ve always been that weird person who rereads books as a norm, and not as an exception. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.G. 0 Report post Posted January 14 I mean i read slightly obsessively, and i got through three 500 page ish novels yesterday simply to kill time i should have been doing schoolwork in, but that might just be because my house always has had and always will have too many books in it. ( to give you some knid of idea, ive got about 300 or 400 in my bedroom alone, and both of my siblings are the same) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 14 22 hours ago, MajorSunshine said: I think that’s true! Some books kind off feel like old friends. And when I’ve read them before I already know how they’ll make me feel, so I can handpick the feeling I want. It’s not like the first time, when everything is new and unexpected, but I don’t risk any big emotions when I’m not prepared. The last year have not been the year to put a lot off extra emotion on top. EXACTLY. 28 minutes ago, M.G. said: I mean i read slightly obsessively, and i got through three 500 page ish novels yesterday simply to kill time i should have been doing schoolwork in, but that might just be because my house always has had and always will have too many books in it. ( to give you some knid of idea, ive got about 300 or 400 in my bedroom alone, and both of my siblings are the same) 3 500 page novels in a day? Holy shit, I thought I read fast. Currently reading Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.G. 0 Report post Posted January 14 im not a huge fan of actually sleeping so i spend a lot of time drawing/reading/writing in the dark i think my favourite was rebecca by daphne du maurier ( i have read it before but its so creepy i love it) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 15 I started Rebecca a a while ago but couldn't get into it (it was me, not the book). My brother was named after one of the characters so I really feel I ought to haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.G. 0 Report post Posted January 16 It's a long beginning, but once you're into it it's hard to put down, and the ending is brilliant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 17 I’ve picked up Far from the maddening crowd again, think I’ll make it this time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 17 On 1/16/2021 at 1:43 PM, M.G. said: It's a long beginning, but once you're into it it's hard to put down, and the ending is brilliant. I think I'll wait until I'm on holiday or somewhere I can properly focus and sink my teeth into it. 2 hours ago, MajorSunshine said: I’ve picked up Far from the maddening crowd again, think I’ll make it this time! You can do itttt Still reading Pandora's Jar, but I reread The Scorpio Races over the weekend. I'd forgotten how lovely it is, even though the main topic is flesh eating water horses... 10/10 excellent fantasy read, I would go there on holiday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 19 I’m about halfway through now, and it’s a weird book with so many unrealistic people. But I’ll make it to the end! I need something to start with when I finish this, any suggestions? Flesh eating water horses does sound a little too morbid for me. I actually ordered the Bell jar from the library after reading your blog, but it might not be in for a month or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 20 The Bell Jar is good but quite heavy. Quite chuffed to have ~ influenced ~ another reader though! I hope you like it. The Scorpio Races is actually quite light, relatively speaking, it's a Young Adult novel so nothing too graphic or gory, and lots of magic - the water horse myth is Celtic, there are Scottish and Irish versions I believe, so it you like magic or myths you'll probably enjoy it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 20 It actually sounds right up my alley, but my library doesn’t agree. Or at least they don’t have it. Doesn’t seem like it have been translated to Norwegian either. Not that I would need a translated version, but the library is more likely to have books if they’ve been translated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 20 Can you request it to your library? I've been doing that a lot with books that my library doesn't have. They're actually pretty good about buying them in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 20 Yes, I did that. I guess I just have to wait and see what my library do with requests like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 24 I finished Thomas Hardy! Gonna reread the Host by Stephenie Meyer while I wait for my library. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indifferent Ignorance 356 Report post Posted January 24 Wooo! Was it worth it? I tried The Host years ago and couldn't get into it. Sometimes the book isn't the wrong book, but wrong for you at the time. Currently reading Anne of Green Gables Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorSunshine 351 Report post Posted January 24 Well, I don’t really recommend Thomas hardy to anyone after this book, but I’m satisfied that I got through it. It wasn’t even that heavy, just a bit weird and uninteresting. I guess you have to be in the right state off mind to get into the Host. I think it helps that I was super fan off Animorphs as a kid! Anne of Green Gables is wonderful! I love those books. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
