Lately
Okay, just because I haven't posted in, well, forever - it doesn't mean I'm not still reading. I read as I walk from my car to work, I read at lunchtime, I read before bed, and I read whenever I go on a walk by myself.
Lately I've even been "reading" books on CD. The book purist in me rebels at the thought - I love holding a book, re-reading the lines that were confusing or touching, and turning those paper pages over one at a time. But with an hour-long commute, I was getting desparate. So I started - and now I really enjoy my driving time. I even catch myself turning off the engine but leaving the key just partially turned so that I can finish the chapter or hear the rest of the conversation.
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Which books have I read/listened to this way? Since each book takes anywhere from 6-13 hours I've only read a few:
I can't even remember the title of the first one - it was a murder mystery where this English chap goes looking for his friend and ends up uncovering all sorts of secrets and meeting Kennedy's assassin. Totally enjoyable, and I think the British accent of the reader was my favorite to date.
Then I found Tamora Pierce's book Terrier and, although I didn't like the reader, I love the story.
Third, I started one of Kathy Reichs' books, I think Dying to Tell. I had picked Dan up from work that day and was about 2 chapters into the story when my car stereo did something it had never done before. It yelled out Christ's name and startled me. It took me about 1.5 seconds to get the disc ejected. I think from now on I am sticking to children's books. It seems that he words I may be able to skim over in my head when reading are a lot harder to miss when screamed at you. I don't think that book would have made me relax while stuck in traffic anyway.
Fourth, I am listening to Circle of Magic: Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce. I have read all of her stuff that I have ever found, and the library has a lot of them on CD, so I think I am set until maybe next May. :)
Other books I have read lately, and thoughts on them...
David Weber's Honor Harrington series - I love watching Honor make the best choices and overcome incredible obstacles to do what is right for her, her queen, and her country. The only downside is that, as she overcomes each obstacle, worse ones are thrown at her, so by the end of the series events are a little depressing.
Morgan Howell's Queen of the Orcs: King's Property - A story of a girl whose family happily sends her into slavery in the king's army...where she meets the orcs. Great book, first in a trilogy, and I will be reading the rest of them. (In fact I just took time out from writing this to put them on hold.)
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Witchlight - It was fantasy, and pretty good. I think it was actually not the first in its series, but it stands alone just fine. I will probably read the prevoius books if I have the chance.
Steve Perry's The Musashi Flex - Story of a fighter who is near the top of the galaxy in the Flex. To be honest, this is the second time I've read it in the last few years.
Caroline Stevermer's A College of Magics - Enjoyable, fantasy, a bit confusing and low on actual plot.
Michael Crichton's Airframe - Great book. A plane crashes, and then comes the story of the investigation into what caused the crash. I've read it 2-3 times and love it.
Mary Higgins Clark Two Little Girls in Blue - Okay, so I bought it for my mom, but she already had it. Instead of returning it, I kept it and read it. I've read so many of Mary Higgins Clark's books that they seem cookie-cutter to me. A girl has some incident in her past, there are two men involved (one good and one bad), and the bad guy is doing bad stuff/stalking the girl or something like that ... this book was different. Same way of telling the story, but the actual story was different. Two little twin girls were kidnapped, and one is returned alive with a note saying the second girl is dead. But they are identical twins, and their parents come to realize the girl they have is still communicating in "twin talk" with her sister.
That's all the ones I can think of right now. I hope someone else is having as much fun reading as I am!
Lately I've even been "reading" books on CD. The book purist in me rebels at the thought - I love holding a book, re-reading the lines that were confusing or touching, and turning those paper pages over one at a time. But with an hour-long commute, I was getting desparate. So I started - and now I really enjoy my driving time. I even catch myself turning off the engine but leaving the key just partially turned so that I can finish the chapter or hear the rest of the conversation.
Click here for the rest of the post.
Which books have I read/listened to this way? Since each book takes anywhere from 6-13 hours I've only read a few:
I can't even remember the title of the first one - it was a murder mystery where this English chap goes looking for his friend and ends up uncovering all sorts of secrets and meeting Kennedy's assassin. Totally enjoyable, and I think the British accent of the reader was my favorite to date.
Then I found Tamora Pierce's book Terrier and, although I didn't like the reader, I love the story.
Third, I started one of Kathy Reichs' books, I think Dying to Tell. I had picked Dan up from work that day and was about 2 chapters into the story when my car stereo did something it had never done before. It yelled out Christ's name and startled me. It took me about 1.5 seconds to get the disc ejected. I think from now on I am sticking to children's books. It seems that he words I may be able to skim over in my head when reading are a lot harder to miss when screamed at you. I don't think that book would have made me relax while stuck in traffic anyway.
Fourth, I am listening to Circle of Magic: Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce. I have read all of her stuff that I have ever found, and the library has a lot of them on CD, so I think I am set until maybe next May. :)
Other books I have read lately, and thoughts on them...
David Weber's Honor Harrington series - I love watching Honor make the best choices and overcome incredible obstacles to do what is right for her, her queen, and her country. The only downside is that, as she overcomes each obstacle, worse ones are thrown at her, so by the end of the series events are a little depressing.
Morgan Howell's Queen of the Orcs: King's Property - A story of a girl whose family happily sends her into slavery in the king's army...where she meets the orcs. Great book, first in a trilogy, and I will be reading the rest of them. (In fact I just took time out from writing this to put them on hold.)
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Witchlight - It was fantasy, and pretty good. I think it was actually not the first in its series, but it stands alone just fine. I will probably read the prevoius books if I have the chance.
Steve Perry's The Musashi Flex - Story of a fighter who is near the top of the galaxy in the Flex. To be honest, this is the second time I've read it in the last few years.
Caroline Stevermer's A College of Magics - Enjoyable, fantasy, a bit confusing and low on actual plot.
Michael Crichton's Airframe - Great book. A plane crashes, and then comes the story of the investigation into what caused the crash. I've read it 2-3 times and love it.
Mary Higgins Clark Two Little Girls in Blue - Okay, so I bought it for my mom, but she already had it. Instead of returning it, I kept it and read it. I've read so many of Mary Higgins Clark's books that they seem cookie-cutter to me. A girl has some incident in her past, there are two men involved (one good and one bad), and the bad guy is doing bad stuff/stalking the girl or something like that ... this book was different. Same way of telling the story, but the actual story was different. Two little twin girls were kidnapped, and one is returned alive with a note saying the second girl is dead. But they are identical twins, and their parents come to realize the girl they have is still communicating in "twin talk" with her sister.
That's all the ones I can think of right now. I hope someone else is having as much fun reading as I am!
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