The Reader’s Nook - The N&G Book Thread

Tyr said:
This interests me greatly. would you recommend it?

i ask as, Culturally, the Portuguese have someone stand vigil over their body after death. Even through cremation. When my wife’s father died, none of his sons said they could bare to do that for their dad as they were so overwhelmed with emotion. So I did it. It was a singularly surreal experience to help with the cremation, be the one to push the button, and wait there for 4 hours with him. So I’m wondering if this book would appeal to me
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I absolutely would recommend it. It is not a hard read. And given your experience, it would definitely appeal to you. She believes we have removed ourselves too much from death and advocates more of an acceptance of the process, just like other cultures.
 
Just reread The Outsiders for the first time in years, since my daughter was reading it for 7th grade. It's interesting revisiting books like this again and having conversations w/ her about them. Really enjoyed the re-read, i had forgotten how well defined each of the characters were. And I had no idea S.E. Hinton was only 16 when she wrote it.
 
imtheocean said:
Just reread The Outsiders for the first time in years, since my daughter was reading it for 7th grade. It's interesting revisiting books like this again and having conversations w/ her about them. Really enjoyed the re-read, i had forgotten how well defined each of the characters were. And I had no idea S.E. Hinton was only 16 when she wrote it.
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WHAT? I didn't know that! I was obsessed with SE Hinton when I was younger. I should re-read those too. Are you going to watch the movie together ?
 
Teeeee said:
WHAT? I didn't know that! I was obsessed with SE Hinton when I was younger. I should re-read those too. Are you going to watch the movie together ?
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They are watching it in school. We've watched portions at home though since her and her friends are currently obsessed with it.

Edited to add - IMDB says that Tom Waits is in it. Guess we are watching the whole thing this weekend!
 
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Teeeee said:
I just started City of Brass. Anyone read it? I didn't realize it was as long as it is. I honestly don't know a lot about it.
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I attempted to read City of Brass, I ended up giving up about halfway through because I was getting bored. Though I also was listening to the audiobook and I think the narrator wasn't a good fit for the book. It has a really interesting setting though, a lot of other people loved it and I'm kind of picky about fantasy. I hope you like it!

I am determined to finally finish Black Leopard, Red Wolf. I started it the week it came out last year, I'm now 71% finished and it seems like there is still so much left. I like the plot that's buried in there somewhere but it's very slow going.
 
WhiteDahlias said:
I attempted to read City of Brass, I ended up giving up about halfway through because I was getting bored. Though I also was listening to the audiobook and I think the narrator wasn't a good fit for the book. It has a really interesting setting though, a lot of other people loved it and I'm kind of picky about fantasy. I hope you like it!

I am determined to finally finish Black Leopard, Red Wolf. I started it the week it came out last year, I'm now 71% finished and it seems like there is still so much left. I like the plot that's buried in there somewhere but it's very slow going.
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So far, it's.... fine. I'm about 20% through. I haven't really figured out if it's building to something or what. It just meanders along very slowly revealing itself. I'm not sure what the cohesive plot is. I agree, it is so far kinda boring. I'm such a completionist though, I'd say there is an 90 % chance I'll continue on.

I have Black Leopard, Red Wolf in my queue too! Lol.
 
Using my house time to tackle a brick of a book. 700-odd pages. Really enjoying it so far, but it’s going to take me ages as there is a Spotify playlist with all the songs mentioned in it, and I’m trying to listen as I go.

Currently pre-Bill Haley, and it’s amazing the difference in popular music from then to now.

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Thackeraye said:
Using my house time to tackle a brick of a book. 700-odd pages. Really enjoying it so far, but it’s going to take me ages as there is a Spotify playlist with all the songs mentioned in it, and I’m trying to listen as I go.

Currently pre-Bill Haley, and it’s amazing the difference in popular music from then to now.

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Finished this today.

It's very good, particularly if you're British. It's definitely a history of pop through the author's lens: rock is pretty much ignored in this, as are albums, although it does do a lot of crate digging for pop historians. Some big bands are dismissed pretty harshly (Elton John isn't allowed to enjoy his 70's prime, Queen's entire career is dismissed, and Radiohead are written off in half a sentence), but overall it's an enjoyable history of chart music.
 
I am reading Gideon the Ninth. It is a really fun ride. I would kinda/sorta describe it as a more grown up Harry Potter. But darker. And if you read a description, it will probably really focus on the lesbian love story aspect. That is misleading. This is not a book full of lesbian sex. At all. And I'm actually glad about that. The author is superb. I'm really enjoying it and am looking forward to the next release in the series - which I believe is in June.
 
ayayrawn said:
Have less than 200 pages left in Ducks, Newburyport.

It rules.
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Are you finding it fatiguing to read at all? I like experimental and long novels but I often find that books with either really long paragraphs or really long chapters are tough to get into. Maybe they're just intimidating.
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
Are you finding it fatiguing to read at all? I like experimental and long novels but I often find that books with either really long paragraphs or really long chapters are tough to get into. Maybe they're just intimidating.
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Sometimes, yes. The sheer, overwhelming volume if it all is one of the main points the book is trying to make.

However, it's written in such a rhythmic way, I tend to fly through it without realizing it.
 
odd question - does anyone here have a scholastic paperback copy of harry potter and the deathly hallows that they purchased on or around the time the paperback version was released, like 2008-09? if so, does the spine have 'scholastic' written in text or is it the red 's' logo? finally got a copy of this and noticed books 1-6 on my shelf have 'scholastic' in text and 7 has the red 's' logo. my ocd is kicking in and if there's a text version out there i'mma want that one instead. i've farted around google and online shops a bit and have only seen the red 's' logo, so a text one may not exist.
 
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AndySlash said:
odd question - does anyone here have a scholastic paperback copy of harry potter and the deathly hallows that they purchased on or around the time the paperback version was released, like 2008-09? if so, does the spine have 'scholastic' written in text or is it the red 's' logo? finally got a copy of this and noticed books 1-6 on my shelf have 'scholastic' in text and 7 has the red 's' logo. my ocd is kicking in and if there's a text version out there i'mma want that one instead. i've farted around google and online shops a bit and have only seen the red 's' logo, so a text one may not exist.
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Me. I have both the US and UK copies. US copy says "scholastic" in text and the UK version reads "Bloomsbury". Hardcovers follow a different pattern entirely for the series. The UK hardcover doesn't have "Bloomsbury" in text, just the logo.

I may have more than 2 sets. Heavy emphasis on may. :cool:
 
picked up a new Kobo! Just finished converting my Kindle library and loading it over. Planning on finishing off the last book in the Broken Earth trilogy and then...I dunno yet. Maybe The Brothers Karamazov? Not being lashed to Amazon is so freeing.
 
kvetcha said:
picked up a new Kobo! Just finished converting my Kindle library and loading it over. Planning on finishing off the last book in the Broken Earth trilogy and then...I dunno yet. Maybe The Brothers Karamazov? Not being lashed to Amazon is so freeing.
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I loved the Broken Earth Trilogy. That reminds me, has anyone read The City We Became yet? I forgot it came out last month.
 
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