Ophelia Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Hi Ophelia, I found this thread that may help! I haven't read them myself, but I plan on doing so - they do seem very popular. Thanks, Chrissy!
Katrina1968 Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 aka...Sophie Kinsella, I just happened upon a copy of "the wedding girl". Looks pretty good, has anyone read it?
BookJumper Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Has anyone read: Evernight + Stargazer by Claudia Gray; if so, would I like it, considering I loathed Twilight (for style and stereotypes - I do like my vamps)? and / or Troy / Ithaka / Dido by Adele Geras; if so, thoughts?
Fi. Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 If you didn't like Twilight Giulia, you won't like Evernight or Stargazer - I have both but have only read Evernight, not impressed and I quite liked Twilight! I have heard that Stargazer is slightly better so I may give it a go, HTH
BookJumper Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 have only read Evernight, not impressed and I quite liked Twilight!Oh dear thanks for the heads-up, Fi!
BookWorm1976 Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Has anyone read Cupcake Brown,A piece of cake? I read this last year,and thought it was really good:readingtwo:
BookJumper Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Has anyone read both Beauty and Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley? I know they're both reworkings of Beauty and the Beast so I was wondering whether there were many differences and which one was better - or whether perhpahs they were both good in different ways?
Nollaig Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I only read Beauty and thought very little of it.
lexiepiper Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Has anyone read both Beauty and Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley? I know they're both reworkings of Beauty and the Beast so I was wondering whether there were many differences and which one was better - or whether perhpahs they were both good in different ways? I only read Beauty and thought very little of it. Where as I read Beauty and loved it
Fi. Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Has anyone read both Beauty and Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley? I know they're both reworkings of Beauty and the Beast so I was wondering whether there were many differences and which one was better - or whether perhpahs they were both good in different ways? I think you're reading the books in my home library I've read both, liked Beauty but loved Rose Daughter - don't ask me why, I just did! I know other folks who have read both and have the opposite opinion to me. I think it will be purely down to personal preference
BookJumper Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I think you're reading the books in my home libraryMaybe I should just relocate to your house and make my own life easier ! I've read both, liked Beauty but loved Rose Daughter - don't ask me why, I just did! I know other folks who have read both and have the opposite opinion to me. I think it will be purely down to personal preferenceWould you recommend getting both to make my own mind up then - and if so, do you think it matters what order I read them in?
Nollaig Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I've read both, liked Beauty but loved Rose Daughter I wonder might I like Rose Daughter more then? Although I really didn't like anything about Beauty. It's a character driven story, and the characters had no personality whatsoever, and it's a novelization of a short story, but there's nothing added to that story whatsoever! In fact, if I recall correctly, the original had far more detail. (Irrelevant detail regarding lineage and conflicts I think, which is why it was left out of all later versions, but present in the original none the less.)
Fi. Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 That may be a very good idea! I read Beauty first and then Rose Daughter. Hmmm, if you haven't read any McKinley before, I would maybe buy Beauty first, if you decide you like her writing then try Rose Daughter and the other book in the Folktales series, Spindle's End
Fi. Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I wonder might I like Rose Daughter more then? Although I really didn't like anything about Beauty. It's a character driven story, and the characters had no personality whatsoever, and it's a novelization of a short story, but there's nothing added to that story whatsoever! In fact, if I recall correctly, the original had far more detail. (Irrelevant detail regarding lineage and conflicts I think, which is why it was left out of all later versions, but present in the original none the less.) Rose Daughter read differently to Beauty, for me anyway - but I still like both books. It's possibly because it was written almost 20 years later and McKinley's writing & style has improved vastly!
BookJumper Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I would maybe buy Beauty first, if you decide you like her writing then try Rose Daughter and the other book in the Folktales series, Spindle's EndSounds like a battleplan, thank you I did intend to read Spindle's End as well anyway (Sleeping Beauty being my favourite fairy tale & Disney film). I'm also really intrigued by the idea of Sunshine but the ugly cover is putting me off .
Nollaig Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Rose Daughter read differently to Beauty, for me anyway - but I still like both books. It's possibly because it was written almost 20 years later and McKinley's writing & style has improved vastly! Cool, I'll probably give it a go. I really wanted to like Beauty.
Fi. Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Sounds like a battleplan, thank you I did intend to read Spindle's End as well anyway (Sleeping Beauty being my favourite fairy tale & Disney film). I'm also really intrigued by the idea of Sunshine but the ugly cover is putting me off . My original copy of Sunshine had a rather nice cover but the replacement copy I have now is probably the one you've seen, not nice at all Cool, I'll probably give it a go. I really wanted to like Beauty. Yay! I just hope you like it now
Vanwa Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 I'm also really intrigued by the idea of Sunshine but the ugly cover is putting me off . Put a Hitchhiker's jacket over it?
1sillywabbit Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 I'm thinking of getting 'The Prince of Tides' by Pat Conroy Anyone read it ? please
libri vermis Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Has anyone read the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich (I hope I spelled that correctly)? My mother and sister recommended these books to me, and I am more than a bit hesitant, as I generally read fantasy, sci-fi, and classics. I do sometimes like the comedic book, though. I love Douglas Adams, Christopher Moore, and Tom Robbins. So, how funny are the Stephanie Plum books?
Fi. Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 It depends on your sense of humour - they're "laugh out loud, don't read in a public place" funny to me and my usual genres are fantasy, sci-fi, classics and horror
libri vermis Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Hmmm, thank you, Fi. Maybe I will give the first one in this series a try.
Fi. Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 You should definitely try them - they're not everyone's cup of tea and I don't think some of the most recent ones have been as good but, if I need a quick "cheer me up" read I get the Plum books out
Kylie Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 I've just read the third one and I don't find them laugh-out-loud funny but they're a good, light read. My preferred genres are also sci-fi and classics, so you might do OK with them.
Fi. Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 Has anyone read The Secrets Of The Lazarus Club by Tony Pollard? It's come up for about the fifth time in recommendations from Amazon but I don't remember hearing anything about it.
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