pontalba Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Gaia. Gaia!! I am overwhelmed! Not only by your progression in all genre.....but in the amount of reading, your lessening of actual purchases and great use of your library system. And that isn't even counting your work on separating genre, gender etc. The graphs are a thing of beauty! So very Well Done! Quote
pontalba Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 That's what happened to me too Although I didn't actually look her up. Kathy Reichs's early novels were really good, haven't read that many of them though so didn't know the later ones aren't as good. Sorry Athena, I'm going a bit off topic, but pontalba, have you read Karin Slaughter's books? I'd highly recommend them. I think they are better than Reichs's novels. I don't mind you going off topic . I read one book by Karin Slaughter which I liked, so I'd be happy to hear from Pontalba about her experiences. I'm glad you enjoy them! No, I haven't. Yet. I have at least one of Slaughter's books here, on a stack, unread as of yet. I actually bought it quite a while ago on a friend's recommendation. So, with both of y'all's recommendations on top of that, I'll certainly get to them. Hopefully soon. Quote
Athena Posted July 2, 2015 Author Posted July 2, 2015 Gaia. Gaia!! I am overwhelmed! Not only by your progression in all genre.....but in the amount of reading, your lessening of actual purchases and great use of your library system. And that isn't even counting your work on separating genre, gender etc. The graphs are a thing of beauty! So very Well Done! Thank you so much , that means a lot to me !! No, I haven't. Yet. I have at least one of Slaughter's books here, on a stack, unread as of yet. I actually bought it quite a while ago on a friend's recommendation. So, with both of y'all's recommendations on top of that, I'll certainly get to them. Hopefully soon. I hope you enjoy the books ! Quote
frankie Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 No, I haven't. Yet. I have at least one of Slaughter's books here, on a stack, unread as of yet. I actually bought it quite a while ago on a friend's recommendation. So, with both of y'all's recommendations on top of that, I'll certainly get to them. Hopefully soon. That's good to hear! Her Grant County (and subsequent Will Trent) -series are one of my absolute favorites in the genre I don't mind you going off topic . I read one book by Karin Slaughter which I liked, so I'd be happy to hear from Pontalba about her experiences. I'm glad you enjoy them! Oh cool, I don't think I knew you've read one of her books Which one was it? Quote
chaliepud Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Wow Gaia, your information analysis is amazing! You are clearly very gifted in an IT sense! I am aldo in awe of how much you read, I can't even get close! Out of interest, which John Green books are you hoping to read? Quote
Little Pixie Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Those graphs look great, Gaia ; I particularly like the male/female protagonists and the genre ones. Congrats on getting so many books from the library, too. Quote
Athena Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 Wow Gaia, your information analysis is amazing! You are clearly very gifted in an IT sense! I am aldo in awe of how much you read, I can't even get close! Out of interest, which John Green books are you hoping to read? Thanks Chalie ! I loved The Fault in Our Stars and I have Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines waiting to be read. I also own Let It Snow which he co-wrote with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson which he co-wrote with David Leviathan. I had planned to read Let It Snow last year in December but I didn't get around to it. I'll wait with it until it's winter time though. I plan to read Paper Towns first, but if the mood strikes me, it might be one of the other two (that he wrote on his own). I can't seem to decide which one I most want to read as all three sound interesting . Which one(s) have you read? Those graphs look great, Gaia ; I particularly like the male/female protagonists and the genre ones. Congrats on getting so many books from the library, too. Thanks, Sarah ! Omg! Super-stunning stats as always! Thanks, Laura ! Quote
chaliepud Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Morning Athena, I have only read Paper Towns which I found to be excellent. I did try Looking for Alaska but couldn't get past the first chapter. I have watched the film of The Fault in our Stars so doubt I would read that one. My daughter has them all so I will try another at some point. I hope you enjoy them all when you get a chance to read them. Quote
Nollaig Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Oh my god those graphs! I love graphs (who doesn't love graphs!) but so much information! That's AWESOME, Gaia. Congrats on the progress you've made with your goals, still plenty of time to make a dent in the ones you're behind on Quote
Athena Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 Morning Athena, I have only read Paper Towns which I found to be excellent. I did try Looking for Alaska but couldn't get past the first chapter. I have watched the film of The Fault in our Stars so doubt I would read that one. My daughter has them all so I will try another at some point. I hope you enjoy them all when you get a chance to read them. I'm glad you liked Paper Towns, it was the one I was going to read first. Shame you didn't like Looking for Alaska. I thought the book was even better than the film of The Fault in Our Stars but I can imagine not wanting to read it if you've already seen the film. I hope you enjoy one if you try another one of John Green's books. Thanks ! Oh my god those graphs! I love graphs (who doesn't love graphs!) but so much information! That's AWESOME, Gaia. Congrats on the progress you've made with your goals, still plenty of time to make a dent in the ones you're behind on Thank you, Noll ! That's true . I don't expect to make every one of them though, the library keeps distracting me with new-to-me interesting reads . Quote
Nollaig Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Just my two cents: Paper Towns is also my favourite John Green book. I would definitely read it before seeing the upcoming film, because a lot of what makes the book so beautiful is its poetic consideration of human perception and connection - a lot of which is not going to be in the film, because it's simply prose (thoughts/author rambling) in the book. Still looking forward to the film though because I am always happy to look at Nat Wolff's face for two hours Quote
Athena Posted July 5, 2015 Author Posted July 5, 2015 That's great to hear ! I'd love to see the upcoming film but first it has to be translated and then I can't afford the cinema so have to wait for the DVD / Blu-ray release or until it's on TV. So I've got a bit of time . I like Nat Wolff too, have you seen him in some of John Green's videos? He seems like such a nice guy. Quote
Marie H Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 -stunning stats as always! Just my two cents: Paper Towns is also my favourite John Green book. I would definitely read it before seeing the upcoming film, because a lot of what makes the book so beautiful is its poetic consideration of human perception and connection - a lot of which is not going to be in the film, because it's simply prose (thoughts/author rambling) in the book. Damn, I just remembered that I downloaded Paper Town from the ebook library last week . Now I must try to read it PDQ! Quote
Nollaig Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Damn, I just remembered that I downloaded Paper Town from the ebook library last week . Now I must try to read it PDQ! Mewhehe! Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Thank you, Marie ! Damn, I just remembered that I downloaded Paper Town from the ebook library last week . Now I must try to read it PDQ! I hope you enjoy it ! I looked up what PDQ meant, as I hadn't heard of the abbreviation before. Thanks for teaching me something new ! Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Ann M. Martin - The BabySitter's Club 2: Joke en de Akelige Telefoontjes (Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls) (re-read) Genre: Rom-com Age-range: Young-Adult Format: Paperback Pages: 120 Date read: 01-07-2015 <-> 02-07-2015 ISBN: 9789024342143 Synopsis (me): The phantom phone caller phones people and when they don't answer, he burgles the house. Joke / Claudia is afraid burglary will also happen in Steendam / Stoneybrook. My thoughts: During this recent re-reading of the series I at first skipped the BSC books I didn't have in English (I'm reading the English ones for the first time). I then decided to go back and read the ones I didn't recently re-read, in Dutch. After reading book 30 in Dutch (I only had 31 in English and those two are kind of a duology), I felt it was really amazing to re-read the Dutch version, and it seems more right as well, to just read all the books in the series, that I own. This book was a bit scary, and quite enjoyable. Of course I already knew what would happen, I've read this book multiple times, but it was still very enjoyable to re-read. I do really love these characters. The babysitters are quite creative in how they try to deal with the phantom phone caller. Overall then I really enjoyed re-reading this book, and I will continue to re-read the ones I skipped earlier on, reading the Dutch versions instead. Then, once I'm caught up, I'll read the English one if I have it and the Dutch one if I don't have the English one (and if I do have the Dutch one). It was this book that pulled me out of my lethargy (if it wasn't because of other things). Rating: (*****) (10/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Ann M. Martin - The BabySitter's Club 5: Betty op de Proef Gesteld (Dawn and the Impossible Three) (re-read) Genre: Rom-com Age-range: Young-Adult Format: Paperback Pages: 121 Date read: 02-07-2015 ISBN: 9789024342174 Synopsis (me): Dawn is struggling to babysit for three impossible children with a very disorganised mother. My thoughts: After reading book 2, book 5 was the next one to read, that I didn't recently re-read. It was great to read this story again. This story is mostly about babysitting, but also about a few other things (storylines). I really enjoyed reading it. I do really like this series (childhood nostalgia). My copy of this book is not in the best condition due to many re-reads. I love the covers of my editions too (they are similar to some of the American covers, though not entirely). I look forward to re-read more books in this series. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 14: De Cock en de Naakte Juffer Genre: Detective Age-range: Adult Format: Hardback (Ex-library Copy) Pages: 121 Date read: 02-07-2015 ISBN: 9789026101472 Synopsis (me): A serial killer is murdering a dozen people, and all the kills were done using a karate move. My thoughts: It was almost the next read-a-thon, so I read another Baantjer book. There was a reference to Baantjer in the book, the author. I loved this! This was an enjoyable detective story. It was great to see Prins a little bit more (as a side character). I liked the plot twists, but I found the story to be slightly more complicated than I was expecting. It will take a bit of time to process it (note added a few days later, it was pretty ingenious!). I liked the characters and the writing style. The language seemed older than in the newer books I've read of this eries, though that makes sense as the book was originally first published in 1978. There weren't as many descriptions of Amsterdam in the book as in some of the later books. Overall I enjoyed this book and the plot twists. It wasn't the best Baantjer book in my eyes, but it was very enjoyable and suspenseful. I finished it in one afternoon. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Disney - Donald Duck Dubbel Pocket 7 (re-read) Genre: Disney Age-range: Children Format: Paperback Pages: 510 Date read: 03-07-2015 ISBN: 9789054286363 Synopsis (me): Comics about Donald Duck and his friends. My thoughts: It was the read-a-thon, so I re-read another Dubbel Pocket. I will briefly outline what each story is about. Oom Dagobert en het Zwerfgeld Oom Dagobert gets in an argument with a homeless person who wants to put his caravan / cart on what he says is public land, but Oom Dagobert says it's his. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Donald Duck: De Modelpiloot This was an enjoyable story about Donald Duck who wants to be a pilot. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Ren Mickey, Ren This was a suspenseful story about Mickey being on the run from the police. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Oom Dagobert: Op de Laatste Plaats Oom Dagobert wants to win a prize in the club of millionairs. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Superdonald en de Verloren Kluts This is a story about Superdonald and his family and about an old friend of his. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Puk en Max Hebben een Vakantiebaantje This was a great story about Puk and Max who get a holiday job. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Donald Duck en het Licht van de Rede This story is about Donald, Oom Dagobert, the nephews and Zwarte Magica, and about a 'light'. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Oom Dagobert en de Schat van Kapitein Grijzebaard This story is about Oom Dagobert who finds a treasure map. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Mickey Mouse en de Herzenloze Supercomputer This is a story about Mickey Mouse, Puk and Max and a supercomputer. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Zwarte Magica en het Toverexamen This was an enjoyable story about Zwarte Magica and student witches. Rating: (*****) (10/10) Donald Duck en de Toeristische Bandiet This story is about Donald, Oom Dagobert and a Wild West town. Rating: (****) (8/10) It was enjoyable to re-read this book. It's a little bit tedious having to write things down while I read since I finish each story pretty quickly, but I like to write the reviews (and if later on I'm looking for a specific story I might be able to find it this way). I liked the stories in this book, they were quite enjoyable. Overall Rating: (*****) (9/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Thea Stilton - Thea Stilton 17: Paniek op Hawaï (La Leggenda Dei Fiori Di Fuocco) Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Detective Age-range: Children Format: Hardback (Library Loan) Pages: 224 Date read: 03-07-2015 ISBN: 9789085922636 Synopsis (me): The Thea Sisters go to Hawai for a dance competition but it appears the volcano might erupt! My thoughts: I've enjoyed earlier books in the series, so when I saw this one at the library I borrowed it and saved it for the read-a-thon. This book takes place on Hawaii and has a summer theme to it. The mystery wasn't terribly hard to solve but I enjoyed reading this story. It was interesting to learn more about Hawaii, the book is also a bit educational. I liked the characters and the plot twists. The illustrations were very pretty and colourful (that's usually the case with books written by this team of authors). Overall then I enjoyed reading this book. It reads relatively quickly and it's educational as well as fun. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Geronimo Stilton - Superhelden 1: De Bende van Ratstad (Supereroi 1: I Difensori di Muskusrat City) Genre: Science-fiction Age-range: Children Format: Paperback (Ex-library Copy) Pages: 192 Date read: 03-07-2015 ISBN: 9789085921073 Synopsis (me): The Superheroes are on the hunt for bankrobbers. My thoughts: I bought this book in the recent library sale. I borrowed book 2 from the library earlier this year and I really enjoyed it. Before reading book 4, a library loan, I decided to read book 1. It was great to read book 1 of the series. I think I do prefer the second book over this one, but it could also be that way because I read that one first (so that's where I met the characters first, for me). The book contains some pages where the story is in comic (book) form, three times. This was nice and different. The illustrations throughout the story were very pretty. I liked the plot twist sand I found the book quite enjoyable. I also liked the writing style and the characters. Overall then I enjoyed reading this book. I'll be reading book 4 next, and I can hopefully find book 3 and later books if they exist, at the library some time. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Quote
Athena Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Geronimo Stilton - Superhelden 4: Superhelden Tegen de Dubbelgangers (Supereroi 4: Supersquitt Contro i Terribli Tre) Genre: Science-fiction Age-range: Children Format: Paperback (Ex-library Copy) Pages: 192 Date read: 03-07-2015 ISBN: 9789085921585 Synopsis (me): The Superheroes have to fight their look-alikes who are causing havoc in the city. My thoughts: I saw this book at the library and borrowed it, I really liked book 2 in the series which is the one I had read before I borrowed this one. I read book 1 just before I read this one (I bought book 1 at the library sale). This book was suspenseful and also somewhat funny. I enjoyed reading this story. There were a couple of pages with comic book illustrations again, and all illustrations in the book were nicely colourful. I really liked a lot of the plot twists. I'm slightly confused about what happened at the end. Overall I quite enjoyed reading this book. It was as enjoyable as book 2. I hope to read more of this series some time, if I can find the ones I haven't read yet, at the library. Rating: (*****) (9/10) Quote
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