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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2018 17:49:31 GMT
Our very first book reading is The Rivers of London/Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch and will be held now till the end of July! We picked this book because Katie suggested it to a fan during a recent con. In the future we will be holding a vote to pick what book to read next. Throughout this time period please feel free to leave discussion questions, comments and opinions! We hope to hear from you, and you do not need to register to leave a comment. Thank you and happy reading! -Katie McGrath Book Club
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 23, 2018 13:48:47 GMT
Hello fellow bookworms ! So I've started the book and I'm really enjoying it thus far. However I'm making very slow progress as english isn't my mother tongue and the book is full of british slang that google trad seems intent on not recognizing ^^ Happy reading !
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Post by Admin2 on Jun 23, 2018 14:11:27 GMT
Hello fellow bookworms ! So I've started the book and I'm really enjoying it thus far. However I'm making very slow progress as english isn't my mother tongue and the book is full of british slang that google trad seems intent on not recognizing ^^ Happy reading ! Hello! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I am a little over the half way point myself. Even though I am American I understand the frustration with all the British slang as I don't understand some of the references myself. Worse comes to worse, maybe someone here could help you out with the translations? Anyways, THANK YOU so much for participating and even more so for being out first comment on here. Happy Reading!!
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 24, 2018 9:46:36 GMT
Hello fellow bookworms ! So I've started the book and I'm really enjoying it thus far. However I'm making very slow progress as english isn't my mother tongue and the book is full of british slang that google trad seems intent on not recognizing ^^ Happy reading ! Hello! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I am a little over the half way point myself. Even though I am American I understand the frustration with all the British slang as I don't understand some of the references myself. Worse comes to worse, maybe someone here could help you out with the translations? Anyways, THANK YOU so much for participating and even more so for being out first comment on here. Happy Reading!! I've dowloaded Kindle's UK dictionnary which is surprisingly efficient and I also found a way of making notes to keep track of what I'm learning (did you know you could do that on Kinddle ?! Technology will never cease to amaze me ><). I've made good progress on my reading and I'm enjoying it more and more. This book is a real page turner and I find myself surprised at every new twist ! This book is like a cross between what I use to read as a kid (magic) and the murder stories my mum enjoys so much. I think the author makes good use of modern culture and it's a nice way of rejuvenating wizards stories. I'm going back to my reading and I hope other bookworms McGeek (I stumbled in this on Twitter and I guess it's our official name now ? ><) enjoy the book as well !
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Post by Admin2 on Jun 25, 2018 1:03:58 GMT
Hello! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I am a little over the half way point myself. Even though I am American I understand the frustration with all the British slang as I don't understand some of the references myself. Worse comes to worse, maybe someone here could help you out with the translations? Anyways, THANK YOU so much for participating and even more so for being out first comment on here. Happy Reading!! I've dowloaded Kindle's UK dictionnary which is surprisingly efficient and I also found a way of making notes to keep track of what I'm learning (did you know you could do that on Kinddle ?! Technology will never cease to amaze me ><). I've made good progress on my reading and I'm enjoying it more and more. This book is a real page turner and I find myself surprised at every new twist ! This book is like a cross between what I use to read as a kid (magic) and the murder stories my mum enjoys so much. I think the author makes good use of modern culture and it's a nice way of rejuvenating wizards stories. I'm going back to my reading and I hope other bookworms McGeek (I stumbled in this on Twitter and I guess it's our official name now ? ><) enjoy the book as well ! I didn't know you could do that with a Kindle, that's very cool! And I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I agree that it is a great multi-genre book. I have to admit though when I first started it I pictured the setting to be in the past, not taking place in present time. But since the author does use a good amount of modern culture it was easy for me to picture it. And I wont say no to our official name being Bookworm McGeek hahah What do you think of the characters? Who is your favorite/least favorite. I am excited to read the other books in the series to see if there is character development
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 25, 2018 15:02:39 GMT
I've dowloaded Kindle's UK dictionnary which is surprisingly efficient and I also found a way of making notes to keep track of what I'm learning (did you know you could do that on Kinddle ?! Technology will never cease to amaze me ><). I've made good progress on my reading and I'm enjoying it more and more. This book is a real page turner and I find myself surprised at every new twist ! This book is like a cross between what I use to read as a kid (magic) and the murder stories my mum enjoys so much. I think the author makes good use of modern culture and it's a nice way of rejuvenating wizards stories. I'm going back to my reading and I hope other bookworms McGeek (I stumbled in this on Twitter and I guess it's our official name now ? ><) enjoy the book as well ! I didn't know you could do that with a Kindle, that's very cool! And I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I agree that it is a great multi-genre book. I have to admit though when I first started it I pictured the setting to be in the past, not taking place in present time. But since the author does use a good amount of modern culture it was easy for me to picture it. And I wont say no to our official name being Bookworm McGeek hahah What do you think of the characters? Who is your favorite/least favorite. I am excited to read the other books in the series to see if there is character development I too when I started it thought it was set in another time, maybe it's because I've read crime novel set in London around the 19th century, but now that I know it's set in present days, I find interresting the way magic collide with modernity, especially when it comes to the character of T. Nightingale (like come on ! he doesn't even know how a radio work !). I also like how the author makes an easy but clear difference between the way N. Wallpenny talks (I'm not sure I remember how old he is as a ghost) and how Peter express himself, you can clearly see they belong to different times. Generally speaking I think a lot of character building come from the way they speak ; Peter is entering a new world and is a bit disoriented, Nightingale is more jaded, Lesley is a bit no-nonsense… I'm only about a third in the book so I don't know if more characters will show up (Kinddle says yes ^^) but for now, I guess my favourite character, beside Peter (as I think he makes a great main character, full of sarcasm, and I like following is point of view), would be Lesley, I think there is more to her than meets the eye, and I hope to see more of her in the next two third of the book. I also find myself intrigued by Molly the housekeeper, I think there's a story here ! As for a character I dislike, or like less, I'd say Mama Thames, I've only just been introduced to her, but she left me with a sense of unease and I don't trust her at all. I like the writing style of the author and, depending on the ending of this one, I think I'll read the rest of the series as I enjoy most of the characters.
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Post by Admin2 on Jun 25, 2018 23:58:00 GMT
I didn't know you could do that with a Kindle, that's very cool! And I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying it. I agree that it is a great multi-genre book. I have to admit though when I first started it I pictured the setting to be in the past, not taking place in present time. But since the author does use a good amount of modern culture it was easy for me to picture it. And I wont say no to our official name being Bookworm McGeek hahah What do you think of the characters? Who is your favorite/least favorite. I am excited to read the other books in the series to see if there is character development I too when I started it thought it was set in another time, maybe it's because I've read crime novel set in London around the 19th century, but now that I know it's set in present days, I find interresting the way magic collide with modernity, especially when it comes to the character of T. Nightingale (like come on ! he doesn't even know how a radio work !). I also like how the author makes an easy but clear difference between the way N. Wallpenny talks (I'm not sure I remember how old he is as a ghost) and how Peter express himself, you can clearly see they belong to different times. Generally speaking I think a lot of character building come from the way they speak ; Peter is entering a new world and is a bit disoriented, Nightingale is more jaded, Lesley is a bit no-nonsense… I'm only about a third in the book so I don't know if more characters will show up (Kinddle says yes ^^) but for now, I guess my favourite character, beside Peter (as I think he makes a great main character, full of sarcasm, and I like following is point of view), would be Lesley, I think there is more to her than meets the eye, and I hope to see more of her in the next two third of the book. I also find myself intrigued by Molly the housekeeper, I think there's a story here ! As for a character I dislike, or like less, I'd say Mama Thames, I've only just been introduced to her, but she left me with a sense of unease and I don't trust her at all. I like the writing style of the author and, depending on the ending of this one, I think I'll read the rest of the series as I enjoy most of the characters. I really like how the author did make magic collide with modernity and technology, and it seems like it's going to play a bigger role in the book as it goes on... I don't want to give spoilers since I'm a little further ahead than you. I agree with your character analysis! Lesley is definitely one of my favorite characters. And I am curious if there is going to be a future pairing with her and Peter since he constantly wanting to be with her.
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 27, 2018 15:01:41 GMT
I too when I started it thought it was set in another time, maybe it's because I've read crime novel set in London around the 19th century, but now that I know it's set in present days, I find interresting the way magic collide with modernity, especially when it comes to the character of T. Nightingale (like come on ! he doesn't even know how a radio work !). I also like how the author makes an easy but clear difference between the way N. Wallpenny talks (I'm not sure I remember how old he is as a ghost) and how Peter express himself, you can clearly see they belong to different times. Generally speaking I think a lot of character building come from the way they speak ; Peter is entering a new world and is a bit disoriented, Nightingale is more jaded, Lesley is a bit no-nonsense… I'm only about a third in the book so I don't know if more characters will show up (Kinddle says yes ^^) but for now, I guess my favourite character, beside Peter (as I think he makes a great main character, full of sarcasm, and I like following is point of view), would be Lesley, I think there is more to her than meets the eye, and I hope to see more of her in the next two third of the book. I also find myself intrigued by Molly the housekeeper, I think there's a story here ! As for a character I dislike, or like less, I'd say Mama Thames, I've only just been introduced to her, but she left me with a sense of unease and I don't trust her at all. I like the writing style of the author and, depending on the ending of this one, I think I'll read the rest of the series as I enjoy most of the characters. I really like how the author did make magic collide with modernity and technology, and it seems like it's going to play a bigger role in the book as it goes on... I don't want to give spoilers since I'm a little further ahead than you. I agree with your character analysis! Lesley is definitely one of my favorite characters. And I am curious if there is going to be a future pairing with her and Peter since he constantly wanting to be with her. I was stuck baby sitting late last night so I read a little bit more and I've reach the part where Peter experiment on tech and magic and it's really funny and I like how regarding the place they live at (the Folly ?) the author explained really well why they can't install tech regarding to magic (and not in a Harry Potter kind of way where it's just like well you can't -_- Which always frustrated me to no end ^^). Mama Thames still gives me the creeps but I really like Berverley so I'm going to correct my previous statement a little bit, the fight for being my favourite is now between Lesley and Beverley ! I like talking about this book here because sometimes I feel like my student self shines through and it brings me back to high school and analysing character behaviour and stuff and I realized that most of the time I just do it without thinking (I'm going to write to my former litt teacher like : "hey ! btw your course wasn't completely useless !"). Regarding the relationship between Lesley and Peter, I like how we clearly know that he fancies (not sure if it's the correct way to write this) her but he does so in what seems like a respectful way so I'm curious to see how it goes
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Post by Admin2 on Jun 27, 2018 17:59:44 GMT
I really like how the author did make magic collide with modernity and technology, and it seems like it's going to play a bigger role in the book as it goes on... I don't want to give spoilers since I'm a little further ahead than you. I agree with your character analysis! Lesley is definitely one of my favorite characters. And I am curious if there is going to be a future pairing with her and Peter since he constantly wanting to be with her. I was stuck baby sitting late last night so I read a little bit more and I've reach the part where Peter experiment on tech and magic and it's really funny and I like how regarding the place they live at (the Folly ?) the author explained really well why they can't install tech regarding to magic (and not in a Harry Potter kind of way where it's just like well you can't -_- Which always frustrated me to no end ^^). Mama Thames still gives me the creeps but I really like Berverley so I'm going to correct my previous statement a little bit, the fight for being my favourite is now between Lesley and Beverley ! I like talking about this book here because sometimes I feel like my student self shines through and it brings me back to high school and analysing character behaviour and stuff and I realized that most of the time I just do it without thinking (I'm going to write to my former litt teacher like : "hey ! btw your course wasn't completely useless !"). Regarding the relationship between Lesley and Peter, I like how we clearly know that he fancies (not sure if it's the correct way to write this) her but he does so in what seems like a respectful way so I'm curious to see how it goes I just finished it last night!! I really like the Folly because it gives us a physical place were magic and moderate day are separated-I am planning on reading the whole series so I hope we learn more about it as I feel there are a lot of secrets to discover inside. In the beginning of the book there is actually a Harry Potter joke! Along the lines of Peter asking about wizards. Which is a great example on how modern this story is. I would like to continue your discussion between Lesley and Beverley when you are done reading it.. let's just say you don't have all the information yet. BUT in regards to Peter and the relationship with Lesley I think "fancies" is a prefect way to describe it. Peter definitely fancies the ladies. Lastly, I have found recently that talking about books with people helped me not only process what I have read, but also discover more about the story and characters. An example of this is A Little Life which is a book Katie has recommended.
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 28, 2018 7:29:53 GMT
I was stuck baby sitting late last night so I read a little bit more and I've reach the part where Peter experiment on tech and magic and it's really funny and I like how regarding the place they live at (the Folly ?) the author explained really well why they can't install tech regarding to magic (and not in a Harry Potter kind of way where it's just like well you can't -_- Which always frustrated me to no end ^^). Mama Thames still gives me the creeps but I really like Berverley so I'm going to correct my previous statement a little bit, the fight for being my favourite is now between Lesley and Beverley ! I like talking about this book here because sometimes I feel like my student self shines through and it brings me back to high school and analysing character behaviour and stuff and I realized that most of the time I just do it without thinking (I'm going to write to my former litt teacher like : "hey ! btw your course wasn't completely useless !"). Regarding the relationship between Lesley and Peter, I like how we clearly know that he fancies (not sure if it's the correct way to write this) her but he does so in what seems like a respectful way so I'm curious to see how it goes I just finished it last night!! I really like the Folly because it gives us a physical place were magic and moderate day are separated-I am planning on reading the whole series so I hope we learn more about it as I feel there are a lot of secrets to discover inside. In the beginning of the book there is actually a Harry Potter joke! Along the lines of Peter asking about wizards. Which is a great example on how modern this story is. I would like to continue your discussion between Lesley and Beverley when you are done reading it.. let's just say you don't have all the information yet. BUT in regards to Peter and the relationship with Lesley I think "fancies" is a prefect way to describe it. Peter definitely fancies the ladies. Lastly, I have found recently that talking about books with people helped me not only process what I have read, but also discover more about the story and characters. An example of this is A Little Life which is a book Katie has recommended. Already ? Wow, you're a fast reader ! I think the Folly is an important part of the book and there's a lot to explore so I also hope to learn moee about it ! Regarding the Folly, I especially love the libraries and the card system to find the book which is deliciously old-school and so much more efficient than the old computer thing we had at my school >< Yeah I remember that joke ! And a bit later I think Lesley refers to someone as Voldemort, it's hilarious >< Oooh I need to read more then ! I really like these two characters so I look forward to that missing piece of info That's exactly it, I too find that talking about the book helps me uncover new things in what I'm reading and getting other people point of views is a nice way of getting deeper into the story. Plus, knowing that I'm going to talk about it helps me to pay closer attention to details when I'm reading. I have yet to read a Little Life but I only heard good things about it, I think I'm going to read it soon
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Post by Admin2 on Jun 28, 2018 16:49:45 GMT
I just finished it last night!! I really like the Folly because it gives us a physical place were magic and moderate day are separated-I am planning on reading the whole series so I hope we learn more about it as I feel there are a lot of secrets to discover inside. In the beginning of the book there is actually a Harry Potter joke! Along the lines of Peter asking about wizards. Which is a great example on how modern this story is. I would like to continue your discussion between Lesley and Beverley when you are done reading it.. let's just say you don't have all the information yet. BUT in regards to Peter and the relationship with Lesley I think "fancies" is a prefect way to describe it. Peter definitely fancies the ladies. Lastly, I have found recently that talking about books with people helped me not only process what I have read, but also discover more about the story and characters. An example of this is A Little Life which is a book Katie has recommended. Already ? Wow, you're a fast reader ! I think the Folly is an important part of the book and there's a lot to explore so I also hope to learn moee about it ! Regarding the Folly, I especially love the libraries and the card system to find the book which is deliciously old-school and so much more efficient than the old computer thing we had at my school >< Yeah I remember that joke ! And a bit later I think Lesley refers to someone as Voldemort, it's hilarious >< Oooh I need to read more then ! I really like these two characters so I look forward to that missing piece of info That's exactly it, I too find that talking about the book helps me uncover new things in what I'm reading and getting other people point of views is a nice way of getting deeper into the story. Plus, knowing that I'm going to talk about it helps me to pay closer attention to details when I'm reading. I have yet to read a Little Life but I only heard good things about it, I think I'm going to read it soon Haha I think I'm more of a book binger than a fast reader. And let me tell you going to school with both library systems-the card and computer system they are both hard! I don't remember that reference from Lesley but that very interesting.. that's all I'll say but stay tuned. A few times in the book there is a mention of "Ettersberg" regarding the fade and rise on magic -Chapter 3 I know specifically. It seems like there is an important event that as a reader we are left out of knowing, which makes sense as Peter is left out on it also. Any thoughts? We just opened a discussion thread for other books Katie has read for those who want to talk about them if A Little Life isn't a book of the month feel free to discuss it there!
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Post by clarazorel on Jun 30, 2018 10:04:04 GMT
Already ? Wow, you're a fast reader ! I think the Folly is an important part of the book and there's a lot to explore so I also hope to learn moee about it ! Regarding the Folly, I especially love the libraries and the card system to find the book which is deliciously old-school and so much more efficient than the old computer thing we had at my school >< Yeah I remember that joke ! And a bit later I think Lesley refers to someone as Voldemort, it's hilarious >< Oooh I need to read more then ! I really like these two characters so I look forward to that missing piece of info That's exactly it, I too find that talking about the book helps me uncover new things in what I'm reading and getting other people point of views is a nice way of getting deeper into the story. Plus, knowing that I'm going to talk about it helps me to pay closer attention to details when I'm reading. I have yet to read a Little Life but I only heard good things about it, I think I'm going to read it soon Haha I think I'm more of a book binger than a fast reader. And let me tell you going to school with both library systems-the card and computer system they are both hard! I don't remember that reference from Lesley but that very interesting.. that's all I'll say but stay tuned. A few times in the book there is a mention of "Ettersberg" regarding the fade and rise on magic -Chapter 3 I know specifically. It seems like there is an important event that as a reader we are left out of knowing, which makes sense as Peter is left out on it also. Any thoughts? We just opened a discussion thread for other books Katie has read for those who want to talk about them if A Little Life isn't a book of the month feel free to discuss it there! So, I'm only three chapters away from the end and it's getting wilder and weirder ! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds because just the last chapter I read (chapter 11) I had to pause my reading several times to go "whaaaat" >< I agree with you that something is going on with "Ettersburg" and I think we won't know more until Peter himself comes accross more info on that matter. I don't want to accidentely spoil anyone who would read this thread while not being that far in the book so I'll just say : Germany, something that start with a V and rhymes with -ire- and I think that since Nightingale clearly is much older than a regular person, he was somehow involved in this. I find very interresting that we are not outright handed the story about it and though I'm not quite done with the book so I can't be sure, I have a feeling this subplot could go on for more than one book. I like not really knowing while being handed small hints now and then because I think it helps build Nightingale's character (as I'm sure he's involved in this somehow) and it also helps with the general world building (not sure we can talk about - world building - here since it's literally just our world with magic ?) as magic is being braided into wider events. I saw that another discussion thread has been open and if I start a Little Life before it's its turn to be book of the month, I'll be sure to go discuss it here ! Also, I think I saw The Catcher in the Rye in our reading list and it's one of my favourite book ever so I may or may not read it again soon and go yell about my feelings in the other discussion thread ><
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Post by Admin2 on Jul 1, 2018 23:11:09 GMT
Haha I think I'm more of a book binger than a fast reader. And let me tell you going to school with both library systems-the card and computer system they are both hard! I don't remember that reference from Lesley but that very interesting.. that's all I'll say but stay tuned. A few times in the book there is a mention of "Ettersberg" regarding the fade and rise on magic -Chapter 3 I know specifically. It seems like there is an important event that as a reader we are left out of knowing, which makes sense as Peter is left out on it also. Any thoughts? We just opened a discussion thread for other books Katie has read for those who want to talk about them if A Little Life isn't a book of the month feel free to discuss it there! So, I'm only three chapters away from the end and it's getting wilder and weirder ! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds because just the last chapter I read (chapter 11) I had to pause my reading several times to go "whaaaat" >< I agree with you that something is going on with "Ettersburg" and I think we won't know more until Peter himself comes accross more info on that matter. I don't want to accidentely spoil anyone who would read this thread while not being that far in the book so I'll just say : Germany, something that start with a V and rhymes with -ire- and I think that since Nightingale clearly is much older than a regular person, he was somehow involved in this. I find very interresting that we are not outright handed the story about it and though I'm not quite done with the book so I can't be sure, I have a feeling this subplot could go on for more than one book. I like not really knowing while being handed small hints now and then because I think it helps build Nightingale's character (as I'm sure he's involved in this somehow) and it also helps with the general world building (not sure we can talk about - world building - here since it's literally just our world with magic ?) as magic is being braided into wider events. I saw that another discussion thread has been open and if I start a Little Life before it's its turn to be book of the month, I'll be sure to go discuss it here ! Also, I think I saw The Catcher in the Rye in our reading list and it's one of my favourite book ever so I may or may not read it again soon and go yell about my feelings in the other discussion thread >< Can I assume that you've finished it? In that case, I can't not mention the surprising violent "incident" that took place at the end.. it was quite shocking to say the least (at least it was for me). I can't wait to learn more about Nightingales past (I just started the second book so yay) although I have a feeling it will be in small short instances. Also I question whether or not he was always on the side he is on now- I love a good versus evil dynamic so I may just be seeing something that's not there. Please do discuss there! I have read quite a few books on Katie's list and I have a lot of words to say! Especially regarding A Little Life, and the Passage trilogy. Also if you would like to chat about The Catcher in the Rye there let me know-I haven't read it and Katie has referred to it as "over-rated" so I would love to hear your opinion on it.
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Post by clarazorel on Jul 2, 2018 14:14:59 GMT
So, I'm only three chapters away from the end and it's getting wilder and weirder ! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds because just the last chapter I read (chapter 11) I had to pause my reading several times to go "whaaaat" >< I agree with you that something is going on with "Ettersburg" and I think we won't know more until Peter himself comes accross more info on that matter. I don't want to accidentely spoil anyone who would read this thread while not being that far in the book so I'll just say : Germany, something that start with a V and rhymes with -ire- and I think that siningale clearly is much older than a regular person, he was somehow involved in this. I find very interresting that we are not outright handed the story about it and though I'm not quite done with the book so I can't be sure, I have a feeling this subplot could go on for more than one book. I like not really knowing while being handed small hints now and then because I think it helps build Nightingale's character (as I'm sure he's involved in this somehow) and it also helps with the general world building (not sure we can talk about - world building - here since it's literally just our world with magic ?) as magic is being braided into wider events. I saw that another discussion thread has been open and if I start a Little Life before it's its turn to be book of the month, I'll be sure to go discuss it here ! Also, I think I saw The Catcher in the Rye in our reading list and it's one of my favourite book ever so I may or may not read it again soon and go yell about my feelings in the other discussion thread >< Can I assume that you've finished it? In that case, I can't not mention the surprising violent "incident" that took place at the end.. it was quite shocking to say the least (at least it was for me). I can't wait to learn more about Nightingales past (I just started the second book so yay) although I have a feeling it will be in small short instances. Also I question whether or not he was always on the side he is on now- I love a good versus evil dynamic so I may just be seeing something that's not there. Please do discuss there! I have read quite a few books on Katie's list and I have a lot of words to say! Especially regarding A Little Life, and the Passage trilogy. Also if you would like to chat about The Catcher in the Rye there let me know-I haven't read it and Katie has referred to it as "over-rated" so I would love to hear your opinion on it. Yes I've finished it ! I really liked what I'll call the "actual" ending, meaning the resolution of the main plot, I thought the "travelling" around London was a nice touch, I like how it helped tying up the Mr Punch storyline with the Thames "family" storyline. It was good to see Peter succeeding but I like that it was not easy for him. If by "incident" you are referring to the young man with a well deserved missing body part, I didn't liked it, I thought it didn't add anything to the story and was unnecessary crude I hope you'll like the second book too ! I've been thinking about purchasing it but I'm trying to pace myself in my spending so I'm going to wait a bit more >< I too think that we will learn about Nightingale here and there, in small bits and I have a feeling it will be a nice addition to the story over time. I think you are right' Nightingale avoid answering certain questions too many times for it to be not grey areas in is personality. He was ever severely traumatised or use to see things from a more evil side, I hope it's the second option ! Regarding the Catcher in the Rye, I think it's one of these books that you ever love or hate with no in between. I think some people dislike the Catcher in the Rye because it's a story where not much happens and the main character can appear as a whiny prick but I personnally really enjoys it as I find Sallinger's writting style really enticing, it's both easy to read and well constructed and I think you can really dig deep into the story and behind what it looks like. I also read the book at a point in my life when things were changing fast and I was a bit lodt so I connected with the main character in that level. I'd suggest you read it, so you can make up your own opinion about it, and then I'd be happy to dicuss it with you !
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Post by Admin2 on Jul 2, 2018 16:28:30 GMT
Can I assume that you've finished it? In that case, I can't not mention the surprising violent "incident" that took place at the end.. it was quite shocking to say the least (at least it was for me). I can't wait to learn more about Nightingales past (I just started the second book so yay) although I have a feeling it will be in small short instances. Also I question whether or not he was always on the side he is on now- I love a good versus evil dynamic so I may just be seeing something that's not there. Please do discuss there! I have read quite a few books on Katie's list and I have a lot of words to say! Especially regarding A Little Life, and the Passage trilogy. Also if you would like to chat about The Catcher in the Rye there let me know-I haven't read it and Katie has referred to it as "over-rated" so I would love to hear your opinion on it. Yes I've finished it ! I really liked what I'll call the "actual" ending, meaning the resolution of the main plot, I thought the "travelling" around London was a nice touch, I like how it helped tying up the Mr Punch storyline with the Thames "family" storyline. It was good to see Peter succeeding but I like that it was not easy for him. If by "incident" you are referring to the young man with a well deserved missing body part, I didn't liked it, I thought it didn't add anything to the story and was unnecessary crude I hope you'll like the second book too ! I've been thinking about purchasing it but I'm trying to pace myself in my spending so I'm going to wait a bit more >< I too think that we will learn about Nightingale here and there, in small bits and I have a feeling it will be a nice addition to the story over time. I think you are right' Nightingale avoid answering certain questions too many times for it to be not grey areas in is personality. He was ever severely traumatised or use to see things from a more evil side, I hope it's the second option ! Regarding the Catcher in the Rye, I think it's one of these books that you ever love or hate with no in between. I think some people dislike the Catcher in the Rye because it's a story where not much happens and the main character can appear as a whiny prick but I personnally really enjoys it as I find Sallinger's writting style really enticing, it's both easy to read and well constructed and I think you can really dig deep into the story and behind what it looks like. I also read the book at a point in my life when things were changing fast and I was a bit lodt so I connected with the main character in that level. I'd suggest you read it, so you can make up your own opinion about it, and then I'd be happy to dicuss it with you ! I liked how the author wrapped up the story and characters-it gave us the finished polished look but with enough room for more for the sequels. Yes and I agree about the missing body part incident.. it felt so out of place to me. BUT I can tell you that in the 2nd book that plot is continued so it is not so out of place as I originally thought. I totally understand about saving money.. books are my down fall but I don't regret getting the second one so soon. Thank you, for the information on the Catcher in the Rye maybe I'll check it out. That being said I do recommend getting the sequel if you enjoyed the first book. My only thing is that it is shorter than the first. Personally I've been reading longer novel 500-1000 pages so the story is seems quick to me.
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