Flights of Fantasy discussion

New month, new thread... 'cause reasons...

Can't believe it's December already.

Still working on Oathbringer & the audio for The White Tower

Yeah. I'm so not ready for this Holiday Season nonsense.

I'm in the last stretches of The Truth, which brings me almost on track for my Discworld-a-thon, and I should definitely be able to get to Hogfather around the holidays.

I'm also very, very, very slowly making my way through The Three Musketeers. (Like, I've read 13% in a month slow...)

I'm debating about whether to start a Harry Potter reread, or power through Musketeers instead.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I'm also very, very, very slowly making my way through The Three Musketeers. (Like, I've read 13% in a month slow...)

I'm debating about whether to start a Harry Potter reread, or power through Musketeers instead."

I say give yourself the rest of the year to finish The Three Musketeers and then make Harry Potter part of the fun start to your new year.

As for me:

I started American Gods yesterday. I'm guessing it'll take me about a week and a half to complete.

I then hope to read My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories and Holiday Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories

I finished Dealing with Dragons last night, which was a group read here. It was cute and enjoyable. Not sure if I will continue with the series though. I thought it worked well as a standalone.

I ordered a few books from the library that I'm waiting to come in- The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well, The Rose & the Dagger and Heidi (for book club). In the meantime, I may just take a break to Netflix and chill a bit. I have a few shows/movies to catch up on.

I still have a 1945 copy of Heidi that was given to me as a child some 35 years ago!

Nyssa wrote: "I still have a 1945 copy of Heidi that was given to me as a child some 35 years ago!"

Wow! Is it in good condition?

Somewhat fair condition. I don't know if I ever had the jacket cover for it, and so the edges of the hardcover are a bit frayed. But the binding is still stable and secure, with no missing or torn pages.

Jackie wrote: "I finished Dealing with Dragons last night, which was a group read here. It was cute and enjoyable. Not sure if I will continue with the series though. I thought it worked well as a s..."

I think that one is the best of the series. It was my favorite - and I have to say one of the books kinda was terrible. O_O

Nyssa wrote: "Somewhat fair condition. I don't know if I ever had the jacket cover for it, and so the edges of the hardcover are a bit frayed. But the binding is still stable and secure, with no missing or torn ..."

O_O

GET THEE SOME PLASTIC WRAP AND A READING COPY. STAT!

MrsJoseph wrote: "O_O

GET THEE SOME PLASTIC WRAP AND A READING COPY. STAT! "

I know how to cover paperbacks, and jacket covers, but not jacketless hardcovers. And the media specialist I worked with retired the year before last.

Oh!! Speaking of media specialist...I may have the opportunity to be the full-time sub at my friends' school, for their media specialist who will be on maternity leave. I'm just waiting for the paperwork to go through.

Nyssa wrote: "I know how to cover paperbacks, and jacket covers, but not jacketless hardcovers. And the media specialist I worked with retired the year before last. "

Ummm, I'm thinking 100% encapsulate and never open again without plastic gloves.


Nyssa wrote: "Oh!! Speaking of media specialist...I may have the opportunity to be the full-time sub at my friends' school, for their media specialist who will be on maternity leave. I'm just waiting for the paperwork to go through. "

O_O

We hates you, don't we preciousss?

MrsJoseph wrote: "Ummm, I'm thinking 100% encapsulate and never open again without plastic gloves."

*Snort*

MrsJoseph wrote: "We hates you, don't we preciousss? "

Not sure whether to laugh, cry, or run....

lol

I'm just saying

;-D

Chris wrote: "Can't believe it's December already.

Still working on Oathbringer & the audio for The White Tower"

These look interesting - adding the first books in the series to my TBR shelf!

The last day of last month I read Heads Will Roll, which was an interesting tale of a unicorn and a human fighting team in a modern setting. This month, so far, I've only read Andrew Barton's short story, 'Alouette, gentille alouette', in Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2017.

Greg wrote: "...so far, I've only read Andrew Barton's short story, 'Alouette, gentille alouette', in Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2017. "

Only!?! It's just the beginning of the 2nd day of the month, how much did you expect to have already read at this point?

Nyssa wrote: "Greg wrote: "...so far, I've only read Andrew Barton's short story, 'Alouette, gentille alouette', in Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2017. "

Only!?! It's just the beginning of the 2nd..."

LOL Fair point! I had hoped to read another story or two by now as it's the weekend.

Greg wrote: "LOL Fair point! I had hoped to read another story or two by now as it's the weekend. ."

Ah! :) Maybe your mind was still processing the first story. I hope you enjoy them all.

Nyssa wrote: "Greg wrote: "LOL Fair point! I had hoped to read another story or two by now as it's the weekend. ."

Ah! :) Maybe your mind was still processing the first story. I hope you enjoy them all."

Thanks Nyssa! There's a couple of short story ebooks I want to read this weekend before moving onto a novel. The short stories are a way to clear my mind a bit after finishing Perdido Street Station last month.

Greg wrote: "Thanks, Nyssa! There's a couple of short story ebooks I want to read this weekend before moving onto a novel. The short stories are a way to clear my mind a bit after finishing Perdido Street Station last month. "

Yep, we all need a good palette cleanser sometimes, especially if we're suffering from a book-hangover.

I usually read short stories after a slump (which happens way too often to be honest), as a filler if I'm waiting between books for a reason, or like now towards the end of the year when I don't want to commit to anything new yet.

Nyssa wrote: "Greg wrote: "Thanks, Nyssa! There's a couple of short story ebooks I want to read this weekend before moving onto a novel. The short stories are a way to clear my mind a bit after finishing Perdido..."

I also need to close the gap on my 2017 reading challenge! Those short story ebooks can come in handy for doing that!

Greg wrote: "I also need to close the gap on my 2017 reading challenge! Those short story ebooks can come in handy for doing that!"

True that!

I finished up a Winterveil trilogy reread, and have now decided to focus on 3 Musketeers, at least for a week, at which time I'll switch over to Hogfather, assuming I'm not done with Musketeers yet... which I might not be because it's fucking long and kind of stupid.

I finished two books this weekend- The Marriage of Opposites, which I really enjoyed. It's considered historical fiction since it follows the story of Camille Pissarro's mother. He was considered "the Father of Impressionism". The story includes some folklore and magic realism though, which is typical of Hoffman's writing.

The 2nd book is The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well. A lot of mention candles and woolen socks in this little book.

I've started in on The Rose & the Dagger. My memory must be going or the 1st book wasn't as impressive as I thought because I ended up having to go back to remember some details.

Nyssa wrote: "I started American Gods yesterday. I'm guessing it'll take me about a week and a half to complete."

Still reading...
Had planned to put in a few good hours today, but then life laughed at me for daring to make plans.

On the plus side, my vision may be improving, and I don't have any signs of glaucoma which took my granddaddy's sight and is slowly taking my dad's even though they caught it relatively early.

I'm still reading Words of Radiance. I love doing the re-read, because I forgot a lot, but I do feel like books I want to read are piling up and I don't have enough time to get to them all. It sucks!

Yes, that's how I get when I do a long re-read.

I'm moving slowly through Oathbringer.

Nyssa wrote: On the plus side, my vision may be improving, and I don't have any signs of glaucoma which took my granddaddy's sight and is slowly taking my dad's even though they caught it relatively early. . Thank goodness re your eyesight! Hope it continues to improve. For those us who love to read, good eyes are critical. ;)

So far this month, I've finished Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 (5 stars) and Black Flowers, White Lies (1 star), and I've dabbled with Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2, The Dead House, Thunder and Shadow, Winter's Heart and La Belle Sauvage. I'm unsure if I will finish any of these, even though I like most of them, because I'm too on edge to read very much, lately.

Stephen wrote: "Thank goodness re your eyesight! Hope it continues to improve. For those us who love to read, good eyes are critical. ;)"

Thank you! And true! :)

Stephen wrote: "Nyssa wrote: On the plus side, my vision may be improving, and I don't have any signs of glaucoma which took my granddaddy's sight and is slowly taking my dad's even though they caught it relativel..."

Hear! Hear! There are audio books too, of course.

Nyssa wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "I started American Gods yesterday. I'm guessing it'll take me about a week and a half to complete."

Still reading...
Had planned to put in a few good hours today, but then life laug..."

How did I miss you were having vision issues? I'm so sorry! And I'm so glad its getting better!!!!

My grandma has mostly lost her vision at this point. She's super sad about losing the ability to read - but she is 92. I'm trying to get her to use the accessibility features on the Kindle Fire I got her but she's not used to it so...

(((Hugs))) to Grandma! It’s just not easy getting older sometimes.

Eye Issue:(view spoiler)[
I haven’t spoken much about my vision because it’s been okay. I’ve needed glasses since I was nine, due to a very weak right eye.
It’s just been recently that it’s been changing and I was worried because of family history - cataracts and glaucoma.
So because I can’t do anything simply:
My right eye is still very weak, specifically for distance but my left eye has been holding down the fort like a trooper; and my distance vision has some how improved in the last year.
My vision for reading, however, started diminishing last year and even though I started wearing bifocals ( ugh I feel old) my eyes still weren’t adjusting. Even after a year I find myself having to take my glasses off to read at times.
Turns out, based on my exam Monday that I’m a reptile - my eyes don’t always work/track together. Who knew. So the reading portion of my bifocals will be made stronger and the distance portion will either remain the same or be lessened ( I’m not sure). (hide spoiler)]
And the moral of the story: No glaucoma!!! :)

Nyssa wrote: "(((Hugs))) to Grandma! It’s just not easy getting older sometimes.

Eye Issue:
I haven’t spoken much about my vision because it’s been okay. I’ve needed glasses since I was nine, due to a very weak..."

It's good to hear that you don't have glaucoma, Nyssa! My reading vision has also deteriorated. I don't have bifocals (yet) but I can only read well with my glasses perched lower down my nose. Otherwise, I have to take them off so that I can read the text much more closely. Fun isn't it?

I'd like to finish the Darker Shades of Magic series in 2018. Anyone interested in a Buddy Read for the last 2 of the trilogy?

A Gathering of Shadows
A Conjuring of Light

I finished yesterday a collection of short MG horror stories called Mystery Underground: States of Emergency. It was a fun read - I would have loved this book as a tween!