Tea & Books - What are you reading?

I read it only for Matt and Perrin as they are the most interesting. It’s not the story itself that is boring it’s the way he writes. He has soo many characters and they are interesting the way he writes will put you to sleep though.

I should also mention I’ve read 1-10. I will have to re-read them before I buy the new ones just so I know how the story ends.

You might be right about the characters. I feel like I barely know them at all despite that fact that the book is a quarter over. Which is probably why I feel they are flat. I should have started caring about the characters by now, but I don’t. They could all get eaten by trollocs and I’d say, “Now this is getting interesting!”

You are also right about the story. I find myself intrigued and anxious to find out about some of the mysteries already described. However, his way of writing feels amateurish and unnecessarily repetitive (okay, I get that they’ve never left their hometown! You can stop mentioning it now). Does he develop as a writer in his later novels? I might keep reading for that. It’s better than starting out awesome and finishing with a fizzle (Katherine Kerr :( ).

I’m listening to that series on audiobook, and I find it MUCH more approachable in that format. Have just started on book 10 (Note to self, update Goodreads)

Contrary to Helena, however, I’m not a Mat fan. He rather annoys me. So does Nyneave actually although bizarrely she’s one of my favourites. :)

Looks interesting. Making note!

I juggle more than one; always need a no-brainer for work lunches, and save the stuff I need to concentrate on for home. I’ve heard of the “Mary Heart” book before and think I need to read it. (I always root for Martha ;) Is it good?

I just have a hard time picking just one :) I’m due for a classic soon. The Mary Heart book is ok. I’m not really getting into it because I’m more of a Mary than a Martha anyways. A lot of the ladies in my small group love it though. If you root for Martha, then you probably would like it too :) Want me to send it to you when I finish?

How kind! I’ll PM you.

Brave New World is great! It’s funny how people think Hunger Games is the originator of the dystopian story :)

I think my favorite dystopian story is 1984, but I also really like the Hunger Games…hmm, I just like the dystopian theme I suppose.

Ooo so much classic lit love right there!
Enjoy!

Last winter I re-read everything by Austen and the Brontes. Enjoyed those books so, so much.
I love the whole dystopian theme going on in YA literature and hope that the kids get to see the bigger picture of utopian/dystopian lit.!

I love dystopic ficton and have since I was a child. Even as an ‘adult’ I like reading some YA fiction as they are so many wonderful dystopias on the go at the mo.

Love Terry Pratchett! Going Postal is my favorite book by him.

I discovered Terry Pratchett after a friend of mine’s left “Going Postal” in the common grounds at school! I picked it up so that I could give it to her the next day and started reading it that evening and fell in love! Then I read “The Truth” and “The Colour of Magic” and knew I was hooked. I absolutely love The Watch Series and following Death’s antics (and am now lucky enough to have a boyfriend with a bookshelf full of Terry Pratchett).

That is awesome. :) Some friends of ours have a chicken named “Granny Weatherwax”.

That is hilarious! I just started reading “Masquerade”, what a coincidence!

I may have posted about Whitethorn Woods…finished it recently. She always does chapters from a different character’s POV, but some of her books have a more cohesive plot. Minding Frankie (recent) is one of those, as well as The Glass Lake (not as recent). The reason I’ve turned into a Binchy junkie is that I ran out of Rosamunde Pilcher to read.

It must have been you then. I am really enjoying, a lot more than I thought I would at first. Much like with George R. R. Martin’s books, I keep wishing I could return to a previous character and see what is going on! : )

I love anything from James Rollins! Have you read Subterranean? It is probably my favorite of his.

I love anything James Rollins too! Subterranean is the only one I have left after this one. Well, that one and the short stories he has available on e-readers only. Out of all of them Judas Strain is my favorite!

I support a break from Omnivore’s Dilemma. It’s not the most readable : )

I got it from the library and knew I wouldn’t finish it before I had to return it, so I returned it and found something more readable. I’ll get back to it eventually, but two Michael Pollan books in a row is a no-no!

you must read Green Gables. if i hadn’t just given mine away i would offer to mail it to you!
thanks for telling us about Akin to Anne. i just added it to my reading list.

There was another one that I picked up (giveaway pile) by L.M. Montgomery in my to-be-read pile: it’s either Magic for Marigold or Miracles for Marigold.

I’ll have to look up “Akin to Anne” too. I just loved the Green Gables series when I was younger. They would be nice to re-read over the holidays. I don’t have the books anymore, but if you are into ebooks they are all here, free:
http://girlebooks.com/ebook-catalog/lucy-maud-montgomery/

Cool. I hadn’t thought about online availability. I gravitate to comfort reads this time of year, I think L.M. Montgomery wrote enough to keep me cozy till spring! (fighting urge to walk away and ensconce myself in comfy chair right this minute.)