Just finished the second book, Words of Radiance and man, I love them both. When got to the last page I was like, nooooooooo, I want the next book NOW! Lol. Just going to have to read something else until the next book. *sigh*
just started reading the Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey. so far, pretty intriguing story.
also, i just saw on amazon that the kindle edition of the first book is currently free.
Books I'm attempting to read:
Cloud Atlas (getting sick of the constant character POV changes, as soon as I start getting into one sub-plot, it changes to another character in a - seemingly? - completely unrelated situation)
Thoreau - Walden
Every once in a while I try a classic. Didn't care for the last one - Catcher in the Rye, so hoping this is good.
just started reading the Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey. so far, pretty intriguing story.
The follow-up books are pure dreck.
The Rama book should have been a one-shot.
Read the Amazon reviews on the other books. Amazing how Clarke can go so high and fall so low in one series.
I've been reading children and teen fiction as part of my job, and I've found some great stuff. I especially liked The Book Thief and The Tale of Despereaux.
I've been reading children and teen fiction as part of my job
what job is that?
The jelly peeps.Tutoring. I quit my office job and became a full time tutor. I've been tutoring kids and teenagers since I was 16. There is a vast demand for good tutors in NYC right now due to the switch to the Common Core Standards. I tutor mostly math and science, but I also work improving reading comprehension, grammar, and spelling.
(...waits for someone to correct my grammar or spelling)
I've been reading children and teen fiction as part of my job, and I've found some great stuff. I especially liked The Book Thief and The Tale of Despereaux.
So, did you finish Walden? I couldn't. It's extremely rare I don't finish a book i start...but Walden was much, much more dull than I thought it was going to be. Maybe it got miraculously better in the middle/towards the end?
Yes, I finished it, but I did skip a bit. A lot of wisdom in that book, but the anecdotes are what kept me reading.
The one that really sticks out to me, was the story of the farmer with a dog. Anyone with clothes that approached the farm; the dog would bark like crazy, but a naked thief could come right up because the dog did not recognize them as a threat.
I agree though, it was extremely dull at times.
Now reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Not bad so far. Going back to the classics for my next read, and am favoring something by Dumas.