Originally Posted By chickendumpling MissCandice ~ very sweet. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks very much.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling You are on my *souvenir* list for THIS trip. LOL. Hey ~ you don't have to tell me twice!
Originally Posted By Jafar30 <<JAFAR!!!! How is The Eldest? I ordered mine through a book club and I have not gotten it yet, argh!>> I'm only about two and half chapters in, it's mostly been a lot of talking. But the book is around 680 pages. I'm off the next few days so my plan is to be done by the weekend. Then I've got to get back to American Gods. I'm starting to discover that Neil Gaiman is simply marvelous.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra >><<Running With Scissors >> I read that the author of the book is being sued.<< Yes, I saw a blurb about that not too long ago. Very, very odd tale...
Originally Posted By Jafar30 Miss Candice I'm sorry to say that I'm having trouble getting into Eldest. It's not as good as Eragon. Hopefully things will pick up, but so far very disappointing.
Originally Posted By MissCandice Well poo. I don't even know when I will get a chance to read it. I just got a notice that whatever book club I bought it from is temporarily out of stock. Grrrr. I read a bad review but I still want to read it! Right now I am reading a Sharon McCone mystery from Marcia Muller, "Till The Butchers Cut Him Down". I am not a series reader generally but I do read Marcia Muller and Sue Grafton.
Originally Posted By Labuda Nothing until Friday, I think. Friday is when we fly to WDW, and I bought a couple new books today for the occasion - the 2nd Bridget Jones book, and a book co-written by Steven King and Peter Straub (I'm so-so on King, but a BIG Straub fan, so really looking forward to this read!).
Originally Posted By Jafar30 <<and a book co-written by Steven King and Peter Straub (I'm so-so on King, but a BIG Straub fan, so really looking forward to this read!). >> Black House or the Talisman. Those are the only two book I know that King and Straub wrote together. Miss Candice I've given up on Eldest for now. But I can't you tell how disappointed I was in the book. Especially after how good Eragon was. Oh well it's back to American Gods.
Originally Posted By Labuda It's the Talisman, jafar. The Half-Price Books I was at didn't have Black House, else I'd have grabbed it, too.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Just finished the books "She's Come Undone," "The Book of Ruth," and "What We Keep." All coming of age stories from a girl's point of view, all depressing, but all simultaneously uplifting and beautifully written. I highly recommend all three.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Reading Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett for my folklore class, and about to start 1066 for my English history class. I adore Terry Pratchett, so it's a nice change to "have" to read one of his books for a class.
Originally Posted By Labuda <-- is weak Just started the Bridget Jones book this morning Odds are I'll finish it before leaving for Florida, so good thing I've got a NY Times crossword puzzle book I'll have with me, too!
Originally Posted By MissCandice Talisman and Black House are great books. What is weird to me is that I read Talisman back in the early 90s and I didn't like it. So when Black House came out I was leery but read it anyway and loved it. Then I went back and read Talisman and loved it too. Great, great books. I just started "Live From Death Valley" from LP's JohnS1. I am on the 1st page so I will reserve judgement until at least page 2.
