tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post8073673830792398089..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: What I Read: Week 1Natalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-20791502892190667742010-11-11T19:51:24.260-08:002010-11-11T19:51:24.260-08:00You inspired me to participate in NaNoReaMo, too! ...You inspired me to participate in NaNoReaMo, too! Here is the rundown of my first week's pick of books:<br /><br />http://joiedelire.blogspot.com/2010/11/nanoreamo-2010-week-1.html<br /><br />I am having a blast reading during all my free time. :)Jessie Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756322311215232859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-65688288719119949582010-11-10T23:54:45.105-08:002010-11-10T23:54:45.105-08:00I forgot about your November reading craze! I'...I forgot about your November reading craze! I'm so excited to see all your reviews and figure out what I'm going to read out of your recommendations. On with Nanoremo!Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-26835341417026829162010-11-09T02:41:32.629-08:002010-11-09T02:41:32.629-08:00Oh, I sympathise on the cliffhangering. My host fa...Oh, I sympathise on the cliffhangering. My host family gave me the first 4 harry Potters, and I read them in a week, and then had to wait a year for book 5.<br /><br />Not fun. <br /><br />I loved Mockingjay, for just those reasons. I feel like it should be a socialogy textbook!Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-40435172365420879752010-11-08T21:00:55.096-08:002010-11-08T21:00:55.096-08:00Geez, now I am going to have to go read those book...Geez, now I am going to have to go read those books! The books I read most recently were THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX by Mary Pearson, and BRUISER by Neal Schusterman. Both Excellent! If you haven't read them, you must read them!Kathryn Packer Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506942804607936833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-14671390484603155842010-11-08T14:36:03.301-08:002010-11-08T14:36:03.301-08:00I think you hit the nail on the head with Mockingj...I think you hit the nail on the head with Mockingjay. It's exactly how I felt when I read it. As a whole, I'll probably tell people the series is one of my favoites..but Mockingjay as a single book, not so much. But I totally get her message, and the writing was wonderful of course.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-20833001096265549402010-11-08T13:35:24.382-08:002010-11-08T13:35:24.382-08:00Hey, that's fantastic!
I wish I could read as ...Hey, that's fantastic!<br />I wish I could read as fast as you.<br />Will you be doing another reading month anytime after November?<br />I really, REALLY, wanted to join you this time but I had already planned to start NaNoWriMo with a friend.<br /><br />How awesome it must feel to have accomplished so much reading!Reeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387498259078528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55021298518120698092010-11-08T06:15:23.261-08:002010-11-08T06:15:23.261-08:00I've heard wonderful things about Maureen John...I've heard wonderful things about Maureen Johnson and I live in New York City, so I have to put this series on my list. But maybe I'll take your cue and read it when the entire series comes out! I certainly have a love/hate relationship with the cliffhanger.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-8953571109970067112010-11-07T17:14:45.338-08:002010-11-07T17:14:45.338-08:00I started reading The Curious Incident of the Dog ...I started reading <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</i>. I'm only like 50 pages in and I totally love it. That rarely happens to me, so I thought I'd mention it.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-24472281418525238392010-11-07T13:32:29.575-08:002010-11-07T13:32:29.575-08:00Nicely said, Donna. It's a wonderful thing whe...Nicely said, Donna. It's a wonderful thing when someone you "know" from a distance lives up to your image of her.Family Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612762776470500036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-67216807030376077352010-11-07T13:17:31.668-08:002010-11-07T13:17:31.668-08:00On Mockingjay, I think Collins lets us down. That ...On Mockingjay, I think Collins lets us down. That that vote thing happens, since it's written in first person, it should have been absolutely clear to us what Katniss was thinking. It was not. I took it one way (as did many others I know who read it) and it took a lot of discussion with others who read it differently to help me see it differently. I was incredibly agitated and upset as a result. I have not been able to bring myself to read it the second time. One person said Collins took us very far down into the rabbit hole and didn't completely bring us back out. It felt like she was wallowing in the death and trauma and didn't spend quite enough time on the healing that did finally take place. I heard Collins had already begun work writing the screenplay for the "Hunger Games" film when she was finishing up MJ, and I think her focus had shifted, which is unfortunate. The book could have been much, much more.Family Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612762776470500036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-49263637764992327892010-11-07T10:57:59.971-08:002010-11-07T10:57:59.971-08:00I'm not sure I even respected Mockingjay. The...I'm not sure I even respected <i>Mockingjay</i>. The more I think about it, the more it seems like <i>The Hunger Games</i> was originally intended to be a stand-alone novel (and that the publisher turned it into a trilogy to increase profit).<br /><br />If I want to be depressed, I'll watch the news. I'm looking for at least a bit of hope in the novels I read.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-12306983457812401762010-11-07T10:51:38.331-08:002010-11-07T10:51:38.331-08:00I'm currently reading MOCKINGJAY, but I honest...I'm currently reading MOCKINGJAY, but I honestly haven't be flying as quickly through it as I did for THE HUNGER GAMES or CATCHING FIRE. I think I might be having the same issues with it that you had; I'm okay with an intense/dark ending (I like my endings like I like my chocolate), but it's a different type of book than THG/CF. Collins is blowing me away though. She really inspires me to amp up my writing game! <br /><br />Glad you're enjoying NaNoReaMo! I'm doing NaNoRevMo.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-49452389029612700972010-11-07T10:12:08.651-08:002010-11-07T10:12:08.651-08:00Josin, I had heard things about Mockingjay before ...Josin, I had heard things about Mockingjay before I read it as well, but I'm glad I did just so I could really understand and talk about it. It certainly isn't pleasant, but from one rainbow-covered-sparkle-lover to another, if I can make it through so can you;)<br /><br />I also highly recommend the Gallagher Girls! I adore that series. I will tell you know, each book gets better. For reals. So if you aren't super sold on #1, I will hereby promise that #2 is TWICE as good and it just keeps going from there.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-30150734803157258062010-11-07T09:59:31.458-08:002010-11-07T09:59:31.458-08:00I haven't read any of those :-(
Mockingjay sc...I haven't read any of those :-(<br /><br />Mockingjay scares me a bit because of the things I've heard about it, namely what seems to be the futility of all Katniss' struggles. People in books aren't supposed to struggle like that for nothing, cries my inner rainbow-covered-sparkle-lover. It shouldn't feel like things would have been better if she'd just let her sister die in the games in book one. (inserts petulant pouty rainbow)<br /><br />I have a mental block on anything with "Hex" in the title.. and one for anything with "Demon" in the title... so, my brain sort of doesn't see Hex Hall when it's on shelves. (When I was a kid, there was a villain that had "Hex" in his name and I think it warped me or something :-P )<br /><br />However, going off the 'love child' of Paranormalcy and Gallagher Girls, that's some high praise.<br /><br />I've just recently read Ally Carter's "Heist Society" and loved it (enough to blog about it). So, if Gallagher girls is in the same league, I'll be reading those shortly.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-57871631410644741772010-11-07T09:45:46.918-08:002010-11-07T09:45:46.918-08:00I'm glad I read Mockingjay but I wouldn't ...I'm glad I read Mockingjay but I wouldn't read it again. <br /><br />Whereas Never Let Me Go by Kasuo Ishiguro is sad and creepy but I know I'll reread it one day. <br /><br />The other books you read look great, except I hate cliffhangers at the end of books. I think they should be banned! A physical book should be enough in its own right.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-50050320205289814522010-11-07T09:39:12.204-08:002010-11-07T09:39:12.204-08:00I know exactly what you mean about Mockingjay. I a...I know exactly what you mean about Mockingjay. I also loved Hex Hall! Sophie and Archer are awesome.Elizabeth Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572251749088056704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-17292786068099177772010-11-07T09:26:34.880-08:002010-11-07T09:26:34.880-08:00I found Mockingjay heavy going, a good book but a ...I found Mockingjay heavy going, a good book but a hard read and not one I will re-read soon (because it is hard hiting). <br /><br />Hex Hall is absolutely fab! <br /><br />Great reading choices :)Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-32788772596865686522010-11-07T09:18:44.542-08:002010-11-07T09:18:44.542-08:00I felt the EXACT same way about Mockingjay. In fac...I felt the EXACT same way about Mockingjay. In fact, you came up with the perfect word to describe it: respect. I didn't <i>like</i> it, but I respected it more then most books or series. She ended it her way. It wasn't the ending I would've chosen or wanted, but it was an ending that fit the story and fit what Collins set out to do. <br /><br />I'm not sure it's a book I will go back and re-read multiple times (like the first two) but I will continue to recommend the series to everyone. <br /><br />And I'm glad you loved Hex Hall. It's on my TBR pile, but I haven't gotten a chance to get to it yet.MeganRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285116194891827858noreply@blogger.com