The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton. I don't know what I was thinking taking on another long book (800+ pages) right after The Goldfinch. I blame the winter.
Did you like The Goldfinch? I'm halfway through and sort of loving it and sort of not. I heard The Luminaries was great.
The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton. I don't know what I was thinking taking on another long book (800+ pages) right after The Goldfinch. I blame the winter.
Did you like The Goldfinch? I'm halfway through and sort of loving it and sort of not. I heard The Luminaries was great.
Overall, I really liked it.I struggled through a few parts (by struggle, I mean I was squeamish), but I think that was intentional on her part. There are a few passages in the book that slay me. I just started The Luminaries, so check back with me in two weeks to see how I do with it.
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The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton. I don't know what I was thinking taking on another long book (800+ pages) right after The Goldfinch. I blame the winter.
Did you like The Goldfinch? I'm halfway through and sort of loving it and sort of not. I heard The Luminaries was great.
I am having the same experience. Part of it could be that I was reading 2 books at once but I finished with the other and turned to focus more on The Goldfinch last night. About 250 pages in and I cannot decide if I want to put the pedal down and charge through or not. In some ways it is boring....but I really like the writing and I do want to see what happens.
(Who am I fooling? I know I will push through...aggrivating when I can read a 1,000 page book in under a week if it grabs me and then another book of 700-800 pages might take me 3 weeks if it doesnt really hook me and I read a handful of chapters each night.)
Theodore Roosevelt rules. This country needs another of him to lead us pronto.
This is on my to-read list - how is it? I really loved Theodore Rex, have you read it? If so, how does it compare to Bully Pulpit?
And yes, we definitely need another TR!
Very good. Been a while since I read Rex so can't really compare but it's great. It is also about Taft and their friendship. Definitely an angle I've never read in detail about him. There's whole sections about Taft. Funny thing is while interesting those parts go a bit slower then the book breezes when it gets back to TR. Taft is interesting but it's another way of showing how incredible TR is.
One of the main themes is TRs use of the media and the friendships he had there. It is a great book and different from most of the other books I've read on him (and I've read a lot). It does help to know his story a bit as it is intertwined from this other perspective.
Still reading it but very worth while read and great addition to the library.
Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
^^^ I remember reading that loooong ago when I was 14 or 15 and thinking what a crazy, wild, great little book it was. Had no idea it would become somewhat of a reality all of these years later.
Yeah..it's crazy that it was written back in the late 70's. I know that Stephen King has asked this book to no longer be printed due to the content and that over the past 15 years there has been an increase in school shootings, but to me this book could be used as a vehicle to get kids & teenagers talking. Charlie's actions in the book are not justified, but in his mind they are because of the things that have happened to him...I'm sure there's so many other kids & teenagers that have felt/feel the same way...maybe the book could be used to get those kids that identify with Charlie's character counseling or help..just my 2 cents.
Anyway, I finished Rage last night and just started this:
Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
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Sticking with science, I'm currently reading this:
Gotta love some NDT.
I finished this over the weekend. It was compiled from a bunch of speeches and columns Tyson wrote, so it could get a bit repetitive But still a good book, with a great defense of science and space exploration. Also made me slightly depressed with a lack of moon colonies today envisioned by people in the 60s.
Now I'm reading up on this:
It's pretty good so far. Broken down into Q&A format, it makes for a quick, easy read packed with cool factoids.
for anyone who likes courtroom/whodunnits, Connelly is the shit!
If I had known then what I know now...
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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques From The Best Damn Ship in the Navy
Interesting. I read a similar type of book and then went through it with the leaders in my company. Now we instituted the Leader-Leader philosophy this year in the hopes of making all people leaders and more involved in the business.
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders - David Marquet
It's pretty good so far. Broken down into Q&A format, it makes for a quick, easy read packed with cool factoids.
Finished this over the weekend. Turned out to be a really great book. Highly recommended for anyone at all curious about USA's 16th president.
Now I'm reading this:
Having never read the bible all the way through and only half-recalling old stories from my Sunday School days, this is really opening me up to some of the horrifying details of the Old Testament. I might have to pick up my bible after I finish this ...
After checking your blog, I wasn't sure whether you were able to finish Moby-Dick.
I have read it twice, TWICE! That is what getting 2 degrees in English will do for you. 8-}
I was a double major in English and read it once in college. I enjoyed it and the discussion around it, would have been down to read it again.
OK, I'm clearly going to have to pick up a copy now.
I feel like a bad English major.
As another English major, I have not read "Moby Dick" either. Do I plan to? Maybe some day.
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After checking your blog, I wasn't sure whether you were able to finish Moby-Dick.
I have read it twice, TWICE! That is what getting 2 degrees in English will do for you. 8-}
I was a double major in English and read it once in college. I enjoyed it and the discussion around it, would have been down to read it again.
OK, I'm clearly going to have to pick up a copy now.
I feel like a bad English major.
Should I add it to our ongoing amazon book list? :fp:
Yes, probably ... :-S
It was one of the ebooks available for free on my Amazon Kindle App for Verizon/Droid. Not sure if that helps, I dont read much on my phone but I noticed this. Not sure if it would also be free for that App on a tablet or other system. (I read books not ebooks personally)
After checking your blog, I wasn't sure whether you were able to finish Moby-Dick.
I have read it twice, TWICE! That is what getting 2 degrees in English will do for you. 8-}
I was a double major in English and read it once in college. I enjoyed it and the discussion around it, would have been down to read it again.
OK, I'm clearly going to have to pick up a copy now.
I feel like a bad English major.
Should I add it to our ongoing amazon book list? :fp:
Yes, probably ... :-S
It was one of the ebooks available for free on my Amazon Kindle App for Verizon/Droid. Not sure if that helps, I dont read much on my phone but I noticed this. Not sure if it would also be free for that App on a tablet or other system. (I read books not ebooks personally)
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(Who am I fooling? I know I will push through...aggrivating when I can read a 1,000 page book in under a week if it grabs me and then another book of 700-800 pages might take me 3 weeks if it doesnt really hook me and I read a handful of chapters each night.)
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One of the main themes is TRs use of the media and the friendships he had there. It is a great book and different from most of the other books I've read on him (and I've read a lot). It does help to know his story a bit as it is intertwined from this other perspective.
Still reading it but very worth while read and great addition to the library.
Wind this thing up.
Anyway, I finished Rage last night and just started this:
You never really had to begin with.
Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
Now I'm reading up on this:
It's pretty good so far. Broken down into Q&A format, it makes for a quick, easy read packed with cool factoids.
"Let's check Idaho."
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders - David Marquet
Now I'm reading this:
Having never read the bible all the way through and only half-recalling old stories from my Sunday School days, this is really opening me up to some of the horrifying details of the Old Testament. I might have to pick up my bible after I finish this ...
"Let's check Idaho."
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I have read it twice, TWICE! That is what getting 2 degrees in English will do for you. 8-}
"Let's check Idaho."
I feel like a bad English major.
"Let's check Idaho."
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"Let's check Idaho."
Yeah, we've both tried e-books but we both suffer from this...
(just happens to be a moby dick reference at the end