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romancandles

2011 Scrapbook

Jan 01, 2012 00:14

( 2011 )

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romancandles January 31 2011, 18:35:18 UTC

To be vague about it, it simply wasn't my kind of writing. I'm definitely not a big supernatural/thriller fan in novels but I bought it in the Madrid airport, where selection was understandably limited, and was drawn by the comparisons to Garcia Marquez and Eco. I got about 150 pages into it and just didn't find it particularly compelling or complex and thought that Zafon lacked the fluidity of language that the other authors have. It was more like Dan Brown does Foucault's Pendulum than what I was looking for. It wasn't bad as much as it didn't hold my interest.

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romancandles January 31 2011, 18:59:32 UTC

I read it in English and I'd read that the translation was pretty good (I'd sort of had my eye on it for a while before buying it) but maybe it would have been better in Spanish. I didn't think it was BAD at all, but just not the kind of thing I was going to make myself finish when I could be reading something else. I'm not the fastest reader and I have a limited amount of time (BUT LOL WATCH ME SPEND MAINLINE WHOLE SEASONS OF TV SHOWS IN A DAY) so I just switched to the next book on my list.

redinteriors February 10 2011, 09:29:57 UTC

i believe you need to fix your html somewhere

romancandles February 10 2011, 14:37:53 UTC

GRACIAS.

redinteriors February 10 2011, 14:57:49 UTC

LOL FOREVER at your added note about all your ratings being three stars or more

romancandles February 10 2011, 15:18:50 UTC

LOL BUT THAT NOTE IS ALL FACT. IDK IDK I don't make bad recipes.

haha1205 April 26 2011, 23:55:21 UTC

fucking Shameless US aka LIFE RUINING GINGER

LOL

yeah i'm creeping on your lj instead of working, WHAT OF IT.

romancandles April 27 2011, 15:18:48 UTC

IAN GALLAGHER IS A LIFE RUINER.

redinteriors May 22 2011, 12:53:43 UTC

can you keep up with your movies watcheddddddddd I WANT TO STALK THEM TOO.

romancandles May 25 2011, 18:27:55 UTC

YES I WILL GO THROUGH MY MOVIES WATCHED TONIGHT OMG ALSO MY RECIPES ARE WOEFULLY OUT OF DATE.

redinteriors May 26 2011, 10:17:45 UTC

YOU DEFINITELY SAW JANE EYRE AT SOME POINT TOO.

ALSO OTHER THINGS.

confidantes October 19 2011, 10:53:26 UTC

hello!! just dropped by to say that omg, your ian/mickey fic is possibly the most flawless thing i've ever read. *___* AND I AGREE WITH YOU, SHAMELESS IS SUCH A LIFE-RUINER IT'S TAKEN OVER MY LIFE!! >_< anyhow, would it be okay to friend you? :)

romancandles October 19 2011, 23:05:07 UTC

OMG thank you! I'm so glad you liked it! ♥ And friend away - once season two begins, this LJ will be all Shameless, all the time!