Book bingo reviews - epic catchup!

[deinonychus_1]

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas, and didn't eat too much food (I did! I was at my parents' for Christmas, and sometimes I think my mum still thinks I live like a student and need feeding up every time I go to visit!). I'll try to have a catch-up on everyone's recent posts in the next day or two, I've not been online since the Thursday

Comments

[justjo2u]

Fab reviews! And yeah you can get a blackout. Just READ, no need to do anything else. Go for it!

I admit to loving 300, but I was only introduced to it because I was a huge Gerard Butler fan and he was playing Leonidas. Had he not been in it I doubt it would have crossed my radar. As it is, it holds a really special place in my heart for many many reasons. Mostly because I met some of my best friends at the premiere. My name is also on the special features disc in theUK 2-disc DVD.

39 Steps is a classic which I am yet to read. I can recall it being on our bookcase at home when I was a kid.

[deinonychus_1]

I really must watch the film of 300 when it's next on tv, I don't know why I haven't to be honest, especially as I have such an interest in the battle of Thermopylae. And Gerard Butler is indeed a good incentive to watch it, lol!

[justjo2u]

I'd think of it as comic book movie before historical movie to be honest. It's literalyl lifted straight from the graphic novel. Minimal dialogue ans highly stylized.

[honor_reid]

I want to read The Martian so bad I will have to move it up on my tbr list so I will read it in 2019.

Depending on how busy your New Year's Eve is I think you can do it. Good Luck!

[deinonychus_1]

The Martian is excellent (obviously I think so if I've read it four or five times, lol!), I hope you enjoy it if you get round to it this year.

[fififolle]

They all sound absolutely brilliant!
Except maybe 300, I rather struggled with the movie in that respect *g*
You've done amazing! And well done for reading that book you've had for years, it sounded very interesting.

[deinonychus_1]

I do love the way that most of the bingo options are relevant for non-fiction as well fiction, I've managed to read so much non-fiction this year with the bingo.

Although strangely, not necessarily the non-fiction I had intended to read at the start of the year. I haven't got through very many of the huge pile of books about ancient Greece I have to read, but have been reading lots of popular science in 2018 instead. Oops! :-)

[fififolle]

That's a good point, they do work for NF!

Maybe 2019 will be an Ancient Greek year for you :D

[deinonychus_1]

Fingers crossed! Although I already have a small pile of popular science demanding attention, and we're only a week into the year!

[keli]

You did a fantastic job with the bingo! I am glad you had a nice holiday home!!

[deinonychus_1]

Thanks! It was more of mad rush at the end than I had intended, but book bingo certainly motivated me to read more, and to finally read some things that had been hanging around unread for *ages*. I'm hoping the same will happen this year as well :-)