Yes, soo many fascinating parts. I liked the return to the storm, definitely gave you the cyclical sense. I LOVED the description of what they all looked like after watching the movie.
It's nice to see you on a Saturday and loved your video. I'm about half way through Queen by Haley, it's a tough read but I will keep plugging along. Finished the Audible for Paul McCartney: The Life by Phillip Norman, at 864 pages, I can't imagine he was okay with this book as I felt it was very intrusive. I am hoping to finish Queen this weekend so I can just sprint on Dante Monday. Happy reading and stay warm.
Orbital was my favorite book from last year. I thought it was so beautiful. It was not something I thought I was interested in, but at the urging of a friend I read it and am so glad I did.
I am so happy that you enjoyed Orbital. It's one of my favorites as you know. I tried to read The Secret Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston. I am not sure if it is my head space but I did not enjoy this novel. There were too many characters.
Orbital was great. I can see why it won the booker, but I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea. Too bad about Herod, I guess it didn't work as it went along.
Oh no!! Bummed to hear that about The Terror. That's on my tbr. I dnfed Richard Feverel after 115 pages. I just couldn't care enough about that boy's "education" to get through the endless amounts of discussion about it.
Lol, sounds like we were both struggling with characters we didn't care about. Have you read Drood by Dan Simmons? He seems to have a thing about writing VERY unlikeable male characters. The ones in The Terror, however, took the cake. I don't think he's good at balancing the unlikeable protagonist with enough charm (?) to make you care. I was happy for all of them to be eaten by whatever was out in the winter wonderland. Let me know if you read and feel differently.
Brooklyn: When my father was in grade school (100yrs ago) you got free coal for the first month living in the apartment . Before the month was up his parents would move, start the "free coal" process all over again, but didn't let their son know. He'd come home from school and a neighbor would tell him that his sister would come and get him. Hours of waiting later.................
Wow! That's crazy, but you do what you have to do. He probably could have related very strongly to the characters in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Then again, he may have preferred to forget.
I loved Orbital too; I was so pleased when it won. How they could see the storm developing was fascinating.
Yes, soo many fascinating parts. I liked the return to the storm, definitely gave you the cyclical sense. I LOVED the description of what they all looked like after watching the movie.
It's nice to see you on a Saturday and loved your video. I'm about half way through Queen by Haley, it's a tough read but I will keep plugging along. Finished the Audible for Paul McCartney: The Life by Phillip Norman, at 864 pages, I can't imagine he was okay with this book as I felt it was very intrusive. I am hoping to finish Queen this weekend so I can just sprint on Dante Monday. Happy reading and stay warm.
Sounds good. Hope your reading plans work out. See you Monday!
Always love your videos, Nicole. Armchair travel is how I got through 2020 still mostly sane.
Thank you! I think armchair travel got all us readers through.
Orbital was my favorite book from last year. I thought it was so beautiful. It was not something I thought I was interested in, but at the urging of a friend I read it and am so glad I did.
Yes, it's an unexpected little gem.
Orbital is already on my wishlist, but your review makes me want to bump up the priority level a bit. Both these books sound good, actually!
Do orbital sooner than later. It's a quick read but a pleasant way to spend a day or two reading.
I'm read 'Thunderclap' by Laura Cumming, nearly finished. It's very good
Nice!
I feel like a goldilocks too at the moment. Finished a book on Sunday and have since started 4 other books none of which stuck so far 🤦🏽♀️
That happens to me after reading a really good book. Hope you find a good read soon!
I am so happy that you enjoyed Orbital. It's one of my favorites as you know. I tried to read The Secret Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston. I am not sure if it is my head space but I did not enjoy this novel. There were too many characters.
Orbital was great. I can see why it won the booker, but I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea. Too bad about Herod, I guess it didn't work as it went along.
Oh no!! Bummed to hear that about The Terror. That's on my tbr. I dnfed Richard Feverel after 115 pages. I just couldn't care enough about that boy's "education" to get through the endless amounts of discussion about it.
Lol, sounds like we were both struggling with characters we didn't care about. Have you read Drood by Dan Simmons? He seems to have a thing about writing VERY unlikeable male characters. The ones in The Terror, however, took the cake. I don't think he's good at balancing the unlikeable protagonist with enough charm (?) to make you care. I was happy for all of them to be eaten by whatever was out in the winter wonderland. Let me know if you read and feel differently.
@noteworthyfiction 😆 I appreciate the heads up. No, I haven't read Drood or anything by Simmons yet.
Brooklyn: When my father was in grade school (100yrs ago) you got free coal for the first month living in the apartment . Before the month was up his parents would move, start the "free coal" process all over again, but didn't let their son know. He'd come home from school and a neighbor would tell him that his sister would come and get him. Hours of waiting later.................
Wow! That's crazy, but you do what you have to do. He probably could have related very strongly to the characters in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Then again, he may have preferred to forget.
Love your rant about the preach-y-ness of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I haven't read that book but I've definitely felt the same way about other books
lol. Those parts just weren't well written, which is unfortunate as it might have been a 5 star read for me otherwise.
Is "dusty" a reference to actual dust on the book affecting your breathing or is that a writing style term I'm not familiar with?
Oh! It was actual dust and allergies. No strange bookish term there.