Bookworm Buddies discussion

Janie wrote: "lol of course I am nerd. Doesn't society class people that like books as nerds? LOL The card game I actually learned about years ago. It derived from the old D&D game. You have realms in the game ..."

LOL...when I first started reading and you said you were a nerd, I was going to be like, "oh you shouldn't say that about yourself.". But, Card games and D&D..sorry, Janie, but you are kind of a nerd. LOL. Your still cool though.

Oh Heavens no I dont play D&D, the closest I got to that was Spellfire which only uses decks of playing cards and incorporates D&D worlds into the game. My ex used to play D&D and it would drive me crazy. I could not understand how it could be fun to write down numbers according to a game book and dice. But I will still be nerd...lol...I dont care...heh

Janie wrote: "Oh Heavens no I dont play D&D, the closest I got to that was Spellfire which only uses decks of playing cards and incorporates D&D worlds into the game. My ex used to play D&D and it would drive me..."

Nerds Rule!!

Dan wrote: "Janie wrote: "lol of course I am nerd. Doesn't society class people that like books as nerds? LOL The card game I actually learned about years ago. It derived from the old D&D game. You have realm..."

My bad, I thought you said you played D&D. Sorry about that. You play a card game. LOL...I used to play Magic The Gathering when I was a freshmen in high school. Of course then we discovered girls, partying etc. LMAO.

Finished the Arthurian story and now I'm reading . It's set in the 1920's, so far it's pretty good, I'm enjoying it.

Dan wrote: "My bad, I thought you said you played D&D. Sorry about that. You play a card game. LOL...I used to play Magic The Gathering when I was a freshmen in high school. Of course then we discovered girls, partying etc. LMAO."

My kids used to play magic. They loved it, but simply grew out of it.

I'm currently doing a re-read of .

Holly I will have to try that book again. I tried once before and for some reason I just could not get into it.

Hmm well I just finished Something Wicked This Way Comes. It was difficult at times to read with all the metaphors, but it was a good read that I think might become an annual read this time of year for me.

Now I'm about to get started on another older novel, Slaughterhouse Five. It's a good counterpart for CC since it's short and I can read it at work (shhh don't tell!).

Looking forward to a weekend spent reading Carrion Comfort and should be ready to start on Swan Song Monday.

Janie, since I seem to have grown proficient in twisting your arm into buddy reads, I will see you in the discussion for Swan Song soon!

LOL Tim that is so true! You do it rather easily too. You have a way of reminding me of great books!

Janie wrote: "Holly I will have to try that book again. I tried once before and for some reason I just could not get into it."

You should try to give it another try, Janie. IMO, it is one of the best psychological novels out there.

Maybe I was just not into Koontz at the time, or had other things going on, distraction and such. Anyway I will for sure try it again.

Reading From a Buick 8 right now. It is really very good. Giving the history of how they stumbled onto the car in the first place. And those 1958 Buick Roadmasters were sweet cars! Hubby and I googled them. LOL

Janie wrote: "Maybe I was just not into Koontz at the time, or had other things going on, distraction and such. Anyway I will for sure try it again."

That could be it. That's what happened to me when I tried to read Jane Eyre. When you give it another go, let me know what you think of it the second time. I hope your perception of it changes!

Janie wrote: "Holly I will have to try that book again. I tried once before and for some reason I just could not get into it."

I hope you enjoy it the 2nd time around, too, Janie.:) I love this one!

Janie wrote: "Reading From a Buick 8 right now. It is really very good. Giving the history of how they stumbled onto the car in the first place. And those 1958 Buick Roadmasters were sweet cars! Hubby and I goog..."

I'm glad you're enjoying it, Janie!

Janie wrote: "Reading From a Buick 8 right now. It is really very good. Giving the history of how they stumbled onto the car in the first place. And those 1958 Buick Roadmasters were sweet cars! Hubby and I goog..."

Lol I googled 'em too last year when I re-read that book. I wanted to get a good image in my mind of the car :D

Holly wrote: "Janie wrote: "Reading From a Buick 8 right now. It is really very good. Giving the history of how they stumbled onto the car in the first place. And those 1958 Buick Roadmasters were sweet cars! Hu..."

Well ok I am past the history now, can we move on? I feel like the book just kinda fell flat! I hope it picks up soon. I am at 140 right now.

I just finished In the Tall Grass and it was a great little story. I just wished there was more of it. my review says the same thing, be cause there is not much you can do with a review on a sixty-five page short story with out giving everything away.

But the e-book came with the Prologue of Doctor Sleep, omg, I can't wait. Now I am off to read Mile 81

picked up Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I again and am determined to finish. this will probably be a 3 Star read. I just don't like it as much as Agatha Christies Poirot.

Alondra, my mom loved Agatha Christie. I read a few of them and well I am just a mystery buff anyway! So I enjoyed what I read.

I am reading the girl with the dragon tattoo.. this is my second time trying to read it... I can not get into it :(

Just finished Riding the Bullet, now getting ready to start Swan Song as soon as I catch up on Good reads.

Alisha I hate that! And I love to be able to finish a book. UGH

Alisha wrote: "I am reading the girl with the dragon tattoo.. this is my second time trying to read it... I can not get into it :("

That's a bummer. I really enjoyed that one.

i know! heard so many great things about it! I'm going to keep trying!!

I'm reading The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt. Really excellent, great writing. Getting ready to read Swan Song and IQ84. So much else on my lists!

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Thanks Janie!

Terri nice list of reads you have coming up! I hear ya when you say you have so many! I have started Swan Song, and have IT Coming on the 18th, so excited.

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Alisha wrote: "I am reading the girl with the dragon tattoo.. this is my second time trying to read it... I can not get into it :("

well, all you can do is give it the old one-two; if you don't like it then so be it. i always give books 2 strikes and its out. 3 strikes is too much time for a book..

sorry it isn't grabbing you :(

Many thanks Janie!

I'm reading Mockingjay, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and The Drawing of the Three.

Terri wrote: "I'm reading The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt. Really excellent, great writing. Getting ready to read Swan Song and IQ84. So much else on my lists!

(I don't know how to add book co..."

Hey Terri! Are you reading 1Q84 with Holly and me on November 1?

I'm finally in! now I cant put it down!

Alisha wrote: "I'm finally in! now I cant put it down!"

I was hoping you would stick with it!! It just gets better and better! It's one of my favorite books.

Right now I'm reading the Great Gatsby, it's a pretty good book. I have to read it for my AP Language Arts class, but I'm pretty happy with the novel. Though, at times it's extremely confusing, I think I'm understanding a lot of the concepts shown.

Hope you continue to like it Deanna. My oldest daughter was in AP lauguage arts classes and they read a few books, one of them being The Scarlet Letter. She really liked that.

Alisha wrote: "I'm finally in! now I cant put it down!"

phew! that is great Alisha; because i loved that book. I already bought the 2nd and 3rd.

Deanna wrote: "Right now I'm reading the Great Gatsby, it's a pretty good book. I have to read it for my AP Language Arts class, but I'm pretty happy with the novel. Though, at times it's extremely confusing, I t..."

Janie wrote: "Hope you continue to like it Deanna. My oldest daughter was in AP lauguage arts classes and they read a few books, one of them being The Scarlet Letter. She really liked that."

I loved Gatsby when we had to read it in my Honors English class in 10th or 11th grade. However, I absolutely hated Scarlet Letter. I think that one came in 9th or 10th grade, and I couldn't stand it, slogging through every word was a chore, I couldn't stand the characters or the situation, or the writing style the book was written with... Oh, it was horrible, I passed that section with a B instead of my usual A, but it was tough.

Reading The Unseen I'm up to chapter 5 and like it so far.

I am still reading Swan Song. Started it Monday, I hate work weeks I can only read for 2 to 3 hours a day after work. It really sucks...

Tracy wrote: "Reading The Unseen I'm up to chapter 5 and like it so far."

Yay Tracy! I loved those books!

Lee wrote: "I am still reading Swan Song. Started it Monday, I hate work weeks I can only read for 2 to 3 hours a day after work. It really sucks..."

Yea that would stink Lee. I can't read well either if my grandson is here. I lose a lot of focus!

Watership Down

Finished Coraline and am now reading A Wrinkle in Time. Cute little book.... after Carrion Comfort, i needed cute.

Totally understand That Alondra!

Now see I finished CC and wanted psycho serial killer... hmmm

Lee wrote: "Now see I finished CC and wanted psycho serial killer... hmmm"

hehehehe... i hear ya! :)

i think it goes either way.. more of the same, or less.

I have felt so many different things while reading Swan Song. I am a big ball of emotion right now.

Janie wrote: "I have felt so many different things while reading Swan Song. I am a big ball of emotion right now."

It's an emotional read?

Not just "emotional" lol a lot of emotions, everyone of them that we have anger, sadness, love, hate, fear....all rolled into one.