A weekly meme hosted by Sheila @ One Person's Journey Through a World of Books.
Ugh...sorry this comes late today. A tiring day of work and a lot of new government docs coming through to keep up on for possible winter job interviews.
Finished Reading
Freedom- Jonathan Franzen--gave up on it after 200 pages. Just not worth finishing for me. Click title for review.
Currently Reading
Pride & Prejudice- Jane Austen--up to page 126. It's getting good now! It took about 100 pages for me to warm up to it, but since *SPOILER ALERT* Charlotte married Mr. Collins, the conversations between characters are much more juicy :oD
Her Fearful Symmetry- Audrey Niffenegger--up to page 25. Once I finish P&P, I'll be into this one full throttle! The language is so rich and the story sounds terrifically mysterious. I have a very good feeling about it :o)
Love, Stargirl- Jerry Spinelli--up to page 51--Haven't touched it this week.
My Life- Bill Clinton- up to page 244. Have set aside for now.
New Reviews This Week
James Patterson book reviews--every book of his I've read is briefly reviewed & ranked
What are you reading this week? Anything you've finished and want to rave about? :oD
Have a great reading week!
I have Her Fearful Symmetry on my Kindle. Have read some good reviews lately, but am resisting until I get the library pile under control!
ReplyDeleteThis week I hope to finish The Duff and Crescendo.
ReplyDeleteI loved the book StarGirl but didn't read the second one- did you read the first?
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I didn't love The Corrections, so I haven't been too excited about Freedom. I think I may skip it.
ReplyDeleteI only read one book at a time--I couldn't imagine reading more than that. I have Her Fearful Symmetry on my TBR shelf, but I didn't care much for The Time Traveler's Wife, so I may wait a while to pick it up....
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good week (and I work for the federal gov't so I totally understand about all of the documents!)....
I was curious about that book Freedom. Wasn't sure if it was a fit for me and I guess I still am not sure it is. :) Have a super week!
ReplyDeleteI've now finished Her Fearful Symmetry, review planned for Saturday. I found the first half brilliant, but the plans that Valentina and Elspeth have are awful! I still liked the story, but I didn't approve of it. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your comments!
ReplyDeleteKylie~ I'm enjoying it so far. It takes me back into the style of The Time Traveler's Wife. Hope I like it just as much :o)
LibraryGal~ Yes, I loved the first Stargirl book! It was such an amazing read about acceptance and judgment. I'm not quite into the 2nd one as much, but I'll likely finish it.
bermudaonion~ That would be my opinion. Freedom seems to be a love/hate book.
JulieP~ I usually read one book at a time, too, but lately I've been skipping back & forth depending on my mood. Must be because I'm anxious to blog about so many books :oD
Sheila~ Well, if you liked The Corrections, I would suggest trying it, but if you were on the fence, didn't like it, or haven't read it, I wouldn't recommend it.
leeswammes~ Interesting...I've heard similar takes on the last half of the book. We'll have to wait & see.
P.S. LibraryGal, thank you so much for the award! My first...so proud :o)
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