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evadne_noel

Really Late 2006 Book List

Jan 25, 2007 13:52

I didn’t do as much reading as I hoped this year, but considering the abysmal number of books I read of my own volition last year (i.e., books without names like Managing the Sociological Construction of Public Opinion or The Failings of Public Polling in the New Millennium or Media Relations for the Greater Good of the Glorious Republic at the ( Read more... )

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irishmastermind January 25 2007, 19:49:27 UTC

Oooh, I'm going to have to write some of these down! Also, I'm like halfway through The Historian, and now am concerned about the ending being full of meh. :(

frenchroast January 25 2007, 20:11:13 UTC

I liked the ending fine, even if it was a bit "wha?" *shrug* It's not so bad. God knows I've read worse.

evadne_noel January 25 2007, 20:59:49 UTC

The problem I had with ending is that it really couldn't have ended any other way, but in comparison to how everything before it was presented, it was a let down. It was an "Oh, please" ending to me.

carpe_diem99 January 25 2007, 23:47:28 UTC

I know! Even the writing seemed to get worse at the end. I read part of Historian in 5th grade, but I didn't understand any of it until I took my 6th grade history course x). I liked Rossi's character a lot, he's a bit like one of my former teachers.

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evadne_noel January 25 2007, 21:01:53 UTC

I love Reduced Shakespeare so much. I really want to see another show, but I don't know where to do so. It's Six Months of Shakespeare in DC this year, so maybe there'll be hope of at least something similar.

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evadne_noel January 26 2007, 19:23:48 UTC

Hah, I saw them in London about the same amount of time ago (...which suddenly seems like a long time).

They may be, but I don't know. I really hope they do come to our city wide Shakespeare festival!

starringjosie January 25 2007, 20:44:04 UTC

This is awesome.
I'm the biggest fforde devotee now because of the post you wrote about his books awhile ago, so i'll definitely have to check some of these out.

evadne_noel January 25 2007, 21:05:20 UTC

Yes! A conversion to the ways of Fforde! I have yet to read his latest, but that's because someone keeps taking it out of the library before me!

starringjosie January 26 2007, 00:38:38 UTC

The Fourth Bear?
I'm reading it right now. It's just as good as the rest.
I love that he packages his books with "secial features" via the website.

evadne_noel January 26 2007, 19:55:35 UTC

The special features are great. There was so much stuff on the pages about The Big Over Easy. I love the work he puts into his books.

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desafinada13 January 25 2007, 22:17:01 UTC

Out of curiosity, did you ever read The Lovely Bones? What did you think of it?

evadne_noel January 26 2007, 19:18:08 UTC

I have never read it, but it is on my list. I've only heard good things about it, though.

vinyayavieiel January 25 2007, 22:18:53 UTC

the fact that you read smashed: story of a drunken girlhood is really interesting. i actually grew up in koren's town and was good friends with her younger sister. we were all shocked when the book came out because though i had always thought koren a bit strange, nobody had EVER guessed any of this about her. i did, however, think the book was really good (once i could get past the knowing the author part)

evadne_noel January 26 2007, 19:21:49 UTC

Wow, that must have been surreal. It's a strange thing to find out someone you know's secrets like that.