irishdancer2 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I just finished The Bonemender by Holly Bennett. It's recommended for 7th grade and up, but I'm an English major, so I'm reading Ovid, Sir Thomas More, and Edmund Spenser on a regular basis; I need light reads to break the monotony It was actually a very good book! I started it this morning and finished it an hour or so ago, and I enjoyed it. I'm going to go back and read the sequel, even if it is a book for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissMyPixels Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Fantasy in Death by JD Robb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I need to figure out where I left off in that JD Robb series and get back into it! Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Colleen McCullough's The First Man in Rome. I've been reading it for the past month. I don't think I'm going to replicate my 98 book count from last year For the record, it's good, but slow in parts. It's also a very dense 900+ pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishdancer2 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 900+ pages? Sheesh! I just finished The Last World by Christoph Ransmayr for my mythology class. It was a decent book... I think it's one that I could've really enjoyed, but I wasn't in the mood to read it and I had to, which never makes for a good experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Going to start re-reading The Furies of Calderon today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Enjoy! I liked those books a lot, but they had the uncanny ability to put me to sleep the first time through. I have a feeling that rereading them would be even worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I started Sarah Waters' Tipping the Velvet this morning. A review on the back of the book calls it a "bawdy lesbian picaresque." I'm only a chapter in, but so far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishdancer2 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You read interesting books, Icy I just finished The Odyssey. I know it's supposed to be this epic book that is one of the pillars of Western literature... but it was boring. And stupid. And kind of made me want to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Just finished Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, and gonna pick up Kraken in a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I just finished The Odyssey. I know it's supposed to be this epic book that is one of the pillars of Western literature... but it was boring. And stupid. And kind of made me want to die. It's all in the translation. Certain translators are awful. A select few produce readable books. I liked The Odyssey, much better than I liked The Iliad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishdancer2 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I had the Robert Fagles edition. I believe that certain translators can make it better than others, because I absolutely loved The Metamorphoses of Ovid in the edition I read! This was just drrrraaaaaaaggggggeeeeeeedddddd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 If you want to give it another go, read Stanley Lombardo's translation. He translates ancient epic poetry for performance. They're really good. He's done the Iliad and the Aeneid, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Home Buying for Dummies My new job is at a company that buys and sells real estate and I don't know jack about it. The majority of my job is supposed to be in acquisitions, but I have no idea what's going on. I'm hoping this will teach me a least a little of the lingo. Plus, it looks like we're gonna get the boot from our house soon. My grandparents got a great offer for this house, so we're going to look into buying one of our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The Magicians, by Lev Grossman. I'm about halfway through and really enjoying it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxy Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm in the middle of Blood Rites, by Jim Butcher. Part of the Dresden Files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I love the Dresden Files! What do you think of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Just started listening to Catching Fire today. Loved Hunger Games and this is just as entertaining. I love me some 1984 style anti-government bashing. I tried listening to Ullysses by James Joyce last month. Urgh that was just tough to try and get into, especially with the dodgy Irish accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxy Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I love the Dresden Files! What do you think of them? I love them! I find the characters to be well written and memorable (especially Bob), and there is an excellent balance between the action, the humor, and the drama. By far one of the better series I've read in the last several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Woo! Always happy to find another Dresden fan! I can't wait for the next one. I need my fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxy Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Well I've still got a couple before I'm caught up, but I'm definitely getting the new one when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge by Patricia Duncker one of my "blind buys" from the Borders closing sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Susan Fletcher's Corrag. She reminds me of LeGuin. Her style is "quiet," but very poetic and descriptive. I cried like a baby last night when I read a passage about a horse dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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