Anne's #6-9
Sorry for being a bit absent here lately. I've been reading PAINFULLY slowly lately. Unfortunately, this is all I've read since March! So I suspect I will not even come close to making 50 books this year, but all the same, here we go:
6. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
I've always wanted to give Rushdie a try, and now that I have, I'm not sure that I'm a Rushdie person. I found this book incredibly tedious and frustrating, and as a result didn't particularly enjoy it. But I did find it interesting and I am glad I gave it a go. I still have the Satanic Verses in my to-read stack, and I will definitely still give that one a go as well, although it may be a while. I sort of blame Midnight's Children for the reading rut that I'm in right now, so I'm going to take a nice long break before giving Rushdie another chance.
7. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
I thought this book was a lot of fun! Cracky, just like Twilight. A few absurd plot points, just like Twilight. But it was light and fun and I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!
8. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is love. It was only my second time ever reading it, but I do love it so!
9. Fool - Christopher Moore
I've been wanting to read this book for over a year! I got sucked in by the whole "retelling of King Lear from the Fool's perspective" thing and have been dying to get my hands on it. I finally did, and...well...it didn't live up to my expectations. I've never read Christopher Moore before, and I have no idea if this is his typical style, but it was just INCREDIBLY crude. And I'm not squeamish about crude scenes and language and whatnot, but it felt like it took away from the story and could have been a lot better - and a lot funnier, if the story used wit instead of sex and language to try to be funny. I am glad I read it, but I did find it to be incredibly disappointing.
6. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
I've always wanted to give Rushdie a try, and now that I have, I'm not sure that I'm a Rushdie person. I found this book incredibly tedious and frustrating, and as a result didn't particularly enjoy it. But I did find it interesting and I am glad I gave it a go. I still have the Satanic Verses in my to-read stack, and I will definitely still give that one a go as well, although it may be a while. I sort of blame Midnight's Children for the reading rut that I'm in right now, so I'm going to take a nice long break before giving Rushdie another chance.
7. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
I thought this book was a lot of fun! Cracky, just like Twilight. A few absurd plot points, just like Twilight. But it was light and fun and I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!
8. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is love. It was only my second time ever reading it, but I do love it so!
9. Fool - Christopher Moore
I've been wanting to read this book for over a year! I got sucked in by the whole "retelling of King Lear from the Fool's perspective" thing and have been dying to get my hands on it. I finally did, and...well...it didn't live up to my expectations. I've never read Christopher Moore before, and I have no idea if this is his typical style, but it was just INCREDIBLY crude. And I'm not squeamish about crude scenes and language and whatnot, but it felt like it took away from the story and could have been a lot better - and a lot funnier, if the story used wit instead of sex and language to try to be funny. I am glad I read it, but I did find it to be incredibly disappointing.