Goodreads All Sorts discussion

Just for general chat about books/authors.

I never would of thought of pride and prejudice as being a girls book. It's such a great known classic so I don't think it would be categorised as a book for girls. So in my opinion, no.

What was your favourite book you read last year everyone?

That's a tough call. I'd have to say Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia gets the nod there. Still there are so many books. My review expresses my sentiments after reading that I think.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I think my favourite was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was quite a page turner.

What did you think of the sequel?

Not as good. Found the first half quite boring, but the second half picked up with the excitement factor. What did you think?

I thought that as well. The arena seemed odd, but once I understood the clock reference it made sense. Did you read the third one? :)

Yeah the clock thing was a bit confusing. I did read the third one and I actually was disappointed with the ending of the series. I really expected more with all the dramatics. How about you?

I actually did not finish the third one, I must admit, it was such a disappointment. I couldn't get past the first third :/

I know, it was all very war-type and to be honest with you I've forgotten most of the storyline in the third in the series more so than the first two. I always think that the first in book series are always best.

I agree, the first is almost always better!

Have you read the Gone series by Michael Grant?

No I haven't, what genre is it?

It's young adult... Hmmm horror, mystery? Don't really know how to explain, but I've just finished the third in the series (there's 6) and I think it's very intriguing. My favourite was the first and I also thought the third was good. I wasn't very impressed with the second as it was a bit bland at times and repetitive.

Sounds great! It's rare to find a series where most of the books flow together and are good.

Yeah, I've actually never came across the "perfect" series.

Exactly, well the Infernal Devices series was pretty awesome, but overall yeah.

What is it about? I've never heard of it (hope I don't sound silly).

Haha, no worries, it's not a very common book. It's a fantasy with romance so most guys don't know it, although it isn't girly at all :P
It's about angels(don't laugh) and lycanthropes and basically murder cases in 1800's London.

Sounds interesting but the name kind of turns me off. How many books are in the series?

Yeah it is, I know that most fantasies turn people off because vampires and magical things are "icky" as all my friends say :P But the way the author develops the characters and writes is fascinating. Plus half angels are cool...(i know what your thinking, why?)There are three.

So what are some of the best books you've read?

To Kill a Mockingbird was one of the best, even though it was a school book :) What about you?

A Sealed Fate


Hi, I'm Clive and I am new to the group.

Thought I would recommend a tasty read I read over the Christmas period. If you like a thriller which is far more than just a thriller and a fiesty protagonist, you may enjoy A Sealed Fate.

The book is a unique blend of chick-lit and thriller in an unusual setting and with an unusual theme at the centre - the concept of sacrificial and compensatory karma. The author revs up the tension with her main character, the singer and wannabe rock star, Valda, who speeds through life in a sequence of emotional car crashes until she washes up on Dubai's shores at the feet of the mysterious Sheikh, who, whilst pretending to be her patron, has his own needs to satisfy. And boy does Valda satisfy them until she realises, when in very deep, that she has predecessors with the same experience. The only problem is she can't consult them because they are all dead - in suspicious circumstances. So what does a resourceful girl do when she needs her fortune telling? She consults an astrologer. Enter Lara, who has a name to come in this book. There are little oases of stillness when the author takes us on leisurely tours of the City State's night spots and its haute cuisine; we rub shoulders with the beautiful and rich but we never travel far from that nagging question of destiny and the price you have to pay to change it. The work builds up to a tense and truly novel conclusion and, if I had a beef, it would be that she takes the ending by storm instead of allowing us to savour it a little more. All in all a cracking debut with some very good stuff going on in there.

Sounds awesome! :)

Welcome :)

Hi Clive, welcome to the group. It's great to have you with us. Sounds like an interesting book. Maybe you'd like me to transfer it over to the February group read nominations as your nomination? Let me know.
Thanks,
Jack

I'm reading Girl, Missing at the moment and its quite good.

I've read girl missing. A really great read.

I've just finished it. 5 stars, it was brilliant!

What was your least favourite book ever!?

What author would you like to have a Q&A with?

Stephen King kinda scares me! Well his books do anyway. :-D

Me too lol

I hate being scared! Ahh!

Has anyone read the book called Sickened by Julie Gregory?

No I haven't Christine, what s it like?

I've read "Sickened". What a sad story (but a great book). It's about a woman with Munchausen's by Proxy. It's an illness where usually a parent, makes their child sick and will constantly take the child to the doctors. Sometimes they make the child very, very ill and can go as far as to killing them. They try to get the doctors to operate on the child and do many tests etc. They do it for the attention. I'd recommend the book.

Well, just going to see if there are any more posts and then I'm going to try and sleep. It's already 8.10am here and I've been up all night (I'm an insomniac LOL) Must say, I'm loving this new group :)

Ah thanks Lynn, it's pretty late in Ireland too, 12:30AM! Sounds like a sad story, but definitely looks lie a book I would read. I'm happy that you're enjoying the group. :-)

I am now re-reading It and it's sucking me in just as easily as it did the first time. I originally read it back when it was released in the 80's. I was in south Florida at the time, in a new development that had lots of empty houses and few people. I got home from work at 10 PM and started reading, and yes I was home alone. I also had a canal that ran through my back yard that things jumped around in a lot. Those of you who have read it will recall the Derry canal. Around 2 AM, I decided that for sanity's sake, I really should put it down till daylight :)

Kyle Sickened was a great book and i loved it and it was my favorite book and that's horrible Kyle

I have to say, I've been a pretty tough critic with my book revies this year. What's your approach to book reviews? Are you straight to the point or do you like to explain your reasons with detail?

@ Jack - that's right, Ireland is 8 hours behind us. I have a lot of family in Waterford. That's where my mum is from. Sickened - It is a sad story but definitely worth the read :) As far as book reviews go, I think I get straight to the point (more or less lol). I don't tend to recap much on the synopsis of the book, instead I just type my feelings about the book.

@ Kyle, I'm so sad to hear that your grandmother had Munchausens by Proxy. It's a terrible disease to have. I'm happy she was able to go and stay with her sister though.

That's my approach too. On a contradictory note, I love to read reviews that give me some sense of what the book is about, I just don't have the patience to write them. I get to the heart of the matter and get it done :)

That's exactly how I feel Peach. I like to write blunt reviews but like reading reviews with a story summary.

As to reviews... I tend to like a short story recap at the top of a review and try to do that with the reviews I write unless the book is REALLY well known.

I also generally try to support WHY I liked or disliked a book or comment on an aspect that would appeal to other readers (or very rarely a warning as to why to stay away)

As to my favorite book of last year... I'd say The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was probably the least known of the books I rated 5 stars last year. So far this year Stuck in Neutral is page per page the best. I gave it 5 stars and it was only 114 pages I think. Both are great books that allow you to inhabit very unique points of view for a time. Books like that truly broaden the mind. Stuck in Neutral's also very little known. Truly, an unsung work of genius.

Which reminds me, please check out a Listopia list I created for Unsung Works of Genius

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...

The books on the list are ones you'd rate 5 stars and yet which have very few GoodReads ratings. By all means vote on ones you liked and/or add new ones that meet the criteria.

This thread is about what we like to read? Well...I like horror...mostly vampire, werewolf and zombie stuff.

Omg, I... emm, sorta do as well. Ahh, I'm ashamed!

Yes, that's how I see it.