Restricted Section: Term XXVI - Read, Reading, To Read

[sanalith.livejournal.com]

Activity: Read, Reading, To Read
Points: 10 points for your initial comment, 2 points for every substantial response, max 30 points
Deadline: August 30 @ 11:59PM UTC (Timezone Converter)

Details: Since this will be my only activity of Term XXVI, I wanted to both do something relatively simple AND take the opportunity to get to know you guy, so we're going to have a discussion post about our recent reading habits. For your initial comment, write at least 150 words talking about books you've recently read, are currently reading, and/or what you plan to read next. You can talk about any aspect of the books you wish, but some ideas would be why you selected the books, what you liked/didn't like about them, whether you'd recommend them to others, etc. For your responses, you'll need to write at least 50 words. Make sure you're saying something more than, "I read that book and liked/hated it!" Try to open a dialogue about what was good or bad, or even why you chose NOT to read it. Anything goes, as long as there's substance to it.

If you have any questions, direct them to the appropriate thread. As always, don't forget to sign each comment with your name/house or a sigtag.

Also, do remember that I wiped the roster clean, so if you have bonus items, make sure you register them HERE as soon as possible to earn your extra points. I won't be giving grace periods, so please double-check that you're good to go!

Comments

[evening12]

Read: The last three books that I read, I pretty much read within days of one another. I read Always the Bridesmaid by Whitney Lyles and Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella because I was looking for some fun fluffy reading and those were the two books my betsfriend recommended to me . I adored both of these books. They are the types of books that I love to read when I don’t want to take myself too seriously but still read something good. Lately, I’ve also been on a Young Adult kick so I started the Matched series by Ally Condie. I finished Crossed which is the 2nd book in the series. What I love best about the series is the world-building. And I find that that part got better in the 2nd book. I loved reading about how the society became one were not only does the government decide who you should be married to (as determined by psychological and biological testing to find your optimal match) but also how culture got reduced to a set of government approved number of books, films, activities, sports, etc.

Reading: Right now I’m about halfway done Huntress by Malinda Lo. I had read another of Malinda’s book (Ash), and really enjoyed it. I loved how she tooks a fairytales (like Cinderella) and made them something wickedly awesome. And as a bonus, her story feature lesbian characters. Because I enjoyed Ash I thought that I would give Huntress a try .

To read: Let’s see I just rented Inheritance by Christopher Paolini, Reached by Ally Condie and Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel. All three are books that are either part of a series that I’ve enjoyed previously.

I read a bit of everything so feel free to suggest books you think I might enjoy. I also have goodreads so give me a heads up and we can be friends there too :)

[jamie-love13.livejournal.com]

I've always wanted to read Sophie Kinsella books, but they always seemed girly to me. They seemed interesting, but not interesting enough, I guess. My point, aha, is what would you say is good about Kinsella and bad? Like, for example, Janet Evanovich, while her books are good, are very easy to guess, as they're repetitive. So,.... xD

JAmie/Gryff/20

[evening12]

I've only read one of Kinsella's books so I'm not the best judge of her work. lol. You are right that her books are girly. Really girly actually. So if you don't like girly books, then Kinsella isn't for you. And I suppose they are predictable if you bother to think about the plot when you read (as oppose to only reading fully in the moment). I think it's more a matter of tastes than good and bad. If you enjoy some romantic comedies, you might enjoy her books. Because her books really are like romantic comedies. Simple, formulaic but with endearing characters that you can with in some ways.

Martine//Ravenclaw

[la-loony.livejournal.com]

I read quite a lot Sophie Kinsella and I'd recommend the Shopaholic series until book 3 (Shopaholic ties the knot). The two follow ups Shopaholic&Sister and Shopaholic&Baby were fun too, but the first three are the best. I haven't read Mini Shopaholic but don't really want to, it sounds just weird to me and like the one book that was too much.
Aside from that series I did like The Undomestic Goddess and Remember Me?, they were both fun and at I think Remember Me even had a cool twist I didn't see coming. Can You Keep a Secret? was okay, but didn't knock me off my feet.

So the good thing is at least those books are fun and fluffy reads, you do like the main characters because they are just endearing imo. It is girly and sometimes cheesy and definitly easy to guess for the most part, but sometimes that is the right thing when you just read a really heavy difficult book. Unless you don't get into her style they are read super fast too.

Hope that helps^^

Martine|Gryffindor