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Post by Mini Mia on Apr 25, 2011 18:19:57 GMT -6
The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide A Companion to the #1 Bestselling Series by Stephenie Meyer
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Post by Mini Mia on May 2, 2011 21:59:19 GMT -6
Abandon by Meg Cabot
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Post by Mini Mia on May 27, 2011 17:39:34 GMT -6
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley. Slow read. I got bored with the dang rose garden and every detail of working it back into tip top shape. Just wasn't my cup of tea. Plus, I'd already read, 'Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast' by Robin McKinley ... and I should have left it at that. Did not like the ending.
Next up: Graveminder by Melissa Marr.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jun 27, 2011 16:38:46 GMT -6
Graveminder by Melissa Marr.
I read the first 7 chapters a day or two after posting the above comment, but I just wasn't in the mood to read it, so I set it aside. I picked it back up this weekend and finished it this morning. My only irritation was that the proofreader/editor left in words that should have been cut out. No doubt those words belonged with sentences that got deleted, yet were somehow missed. I've read other books of late where it seems that the proofreader/editor was asleep on the job. Other than that, I enjoyed the book. My putting the book down had to do with me just not being in the mood to read, and is not a reflection on the book itself.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 3, 2011 23:58:35 GMT -6
I've got several huge TBR piles, but I'm not in the mood to read something new. So I'm rereading the Twilight Saga books. Yes, again. I finished my 3rd read of Twilight, and now I'm on my 3rd reading of New Moon. I'm refreshing my memory, as Breaking Dawn Part I will be out in November 2011, and Part II will be out November 2112. This time I broke down and read the rough draft of chapters 1-12 of Midnight Sun. The PDF is on Stephenie Meyers website. (It got leaked, so she quit writing on it. **pouts**) Wow! I love reading Edwards version. I hope she finishes it. I want to add that book to my collection. Shoot, I've love for her to write the other 3 books through Edward's eyes too.
If I disappear, it's because I usually do when I'm reading the books. Plus, it's suppose to storm all week. Although I think the storms are supposed to be scattered, so they might not keep me offline all that much. The books, definitely!
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Post by stepper on Jul 4, 2011 16:41:45 GMT -6
I'm reading all the Harry Potter books again since the last of the movies will be released in a few days. The books are a reminder that no matter how well done the movies, the books have much more. Character development, background, details that just don't make the movies because of time...sometimes the book is the only way to go.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 4, 2011 22:26:31 GMT -6
Yeah, I know. I too hate all the stuff that gets cut from the 'Twilight' movies. So . . . I'm guessing you'd like to see a TV Show or mini-series, based on the 'Harry Potter' books, just as much as I'd love to see the same, based on the 'Twilight' books? If a mini-series, have one 18 to 20 hour mini-series per book. They could leave a lot of stuff from both book series in with that many hours. Or even more if they're both TV Shows.
Did you see the three North and South mini-series'? I loved them. (I've not read the books yet though.) They seemed well done, and I'd love for the 'Twilight' series to be done just as good, or better. I watch 'Vampire Diaries' ... but I don't like it enough to get the books. 'True Blood' on the other hand had me buying all the books the show is based on. And I continue to buy the new ones when they come out in paperback. (To keep the set all the same. Which leaves me a year behind the hardcover buyers.) 'Dead in the Family' should be in the mail sometime tomorrow. I may take a break from my 'Twilight' reading to fit it in. Depends on if I'm okay with a distraction.
I don't know if you lurk or post on JK Rowling's IMDb board or not. I started lurking/posting there after all the attacks on Stephenie Meyer's IMDb board and the movie boards, comparing the two authors, books, movies . . . and bashing SM, her books, and the movies. I wanted to see what it was like on JK Rowling's board. I found there are just as many 'trolls' bashing JK, her books, and movies as there are SM, her books, and her movies. I just don't get why anyone would want to waste time on things they don't like. Anyhoo, I'm not a basher on JK's board. Even if I'd read the books and/or seen the movies and didn't like them, I still wouldn't waste my time bashing them on her board and the movie boards. I don't know why I still lurk there, I guess it just helps to see that the 'troll bashing' isn't all one sided. That JK gets just as much trashing as SM. Two women who, from what I've read/seen of them in articles and interviews, are so undeserving of such horrible crap being slung at them and their works. I really hope all the trashing/bashing doesn't get back to them, or that they don't let it get to them. I'm sure their bank accounts are proof that more people love their books/movies than hate them. But still, all that hate must bother them to some degree, I would think.
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Post by stepper on Jul 7, 2011 18:51:34 GMT -6
Mini-series - I'm honestly not sure about that. It would have to stay true to the books, but there is much commentary in books that would simply not translate well into any visual form of communication because you just can't capture it all except perhaps in some strictly audio form. There were a few things in the movies but not in the books which were good adds - Ginny comforting Harry when Dumbledore was killed for instance - or the dance scene between Harry and Hermione. I think a mini-series would be a must watch for a number of people. The problem with HP is that it is so extensive, and deals with a teenager, they'd have even more problems getting it all on film than the movie people did. The main characters are only supposed to be 17 at the end of the books but of course, all the actors have gone from 11/12 at the beginning of filming to 21/22 now. The physical changes exceed what you'd expect IRL and a mini-series including some much more detail would have the same problems.
No - there was something going on when N/S was showing and I missed most of it. Darn it. I wanted to watch that one - it looked like it would be great!
Trolls - I have lots of give for honest discussion - or at least I think I do - but I have neither time nor patience for trolls. I think most of them are bored children with nothing better to do than giggle at the reaction to their comments which are intended to stir things up one way or another. And I believe a well managed board does what it can to bar the outrageously inflammatory comments - free speech does not include running into a movie theater and screaming "Fire". I believe that boards have the right to police themselves and while some negativity is bound to be genuine, trolls simply ruin the experience for all but the troll. I can't imagine being such a useless, noisome person.
Misery loves company? There is much to be said for not feeling alone.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 11, 2011 17:54:09 GMT -6
Oops! That would be book 2 in Meg Cabot's vampire series. (Overbite) 'Dead in the Family' came out in paperback in March 2011, and I've already read it. 'Dead Reckoning' comes out in paperback in March 2012, so it'll be awhile before I'll get to read it.
No - there was something going on when N/S was showing and I missed most of it. Darn it. I wanted to watch that one - it looked like it would be great!
You should rent the DVDs ... if they're out on DVD yet. If I remember correctly, the third mini-series didn't hold my interest as well as the first two did.
I think most trolls are people who are too much of a coward to stir things up IRL out of fear of getting physically beaten up, but enjoy the freedom of being themselves on the internet without fear of repercussions. It's probably a high to them, a type of addiction.
Probably, yeah. Although I'd rather neither were trolled at all. And I think it could also be because a lot of trolls use JK Rowling and the Harry Potter books to trash Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight books, and it started to make me hate/resent JK & HP when it really wasn't their fault. There is a chance I might one day decide to read the books, (and see the movies), and I want to be able to do that without prejudice/bias. And I also don't want the irritation to seep out in any conversations I have with JK Rowling and Harry Potter fans ... like you and Scrappy. So seeing that JK Rowling gets just as much trashing/bashing, helps keep my ire at bay.
What I like about the IMDb boards is that I can put members on ignore if they irritate me to no end.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 11, 2011 18:58:58 GMT -6
My 3rd readings of 'New Moon,' 'Eclipse' and 'Breaking Dawn' by Stephenie Meyer.
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Post by stepper on Jul 11, 2011 20:11:57 GMT -6
I'm sure that's true for atleast some of them. Eh? I'm not irritated with or at Scrappy - and as I'm the late comer between the two of us I certainly wouldn't want Scrappy to be scarce on my account. It's just that Scrappy doesn't get my sense of humor - yeah, that's it - so I seem to be a bit direct sometimes.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 11, 2011 21:19:59 GMT -6
No, no, no! You and Scrappy ... as in HP fans. I don't want to let any irritation the trolls might cause ME to seep out in HP related conversations "I" have with you and Scrappy ... or any HP fan. I don't want to take on any trolling side effects, so to speak.
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Post by stepper on Jul 12, 2011 23:19:50 GMT -6
Oh - I see said the blind man. I can't do that, so sometimes I just have to shut up and walk away. What comes out is not always edited for public consumption - meaning I've over reacted - and after several thousand such episodes it has begun to seep in that perhaps, when someone has an opinion contrary to mine, it might be helpful to remember it's an opinion and "they" are not necessarily interested in having it changed. The silence keeps me out of trollville, and the dog house.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 13, 2011 17:41:51 GMT -6
Well, I'll tell you how I police myself. (Not that I am able to do it 100% of the time.) I usually type out what I want to say, snarky venom and all, (feels good to do so, doesn't it?) ... and then I take a deep breath and cut out anything flaming that can't be edited, then edit what can be fixed. I then take another deep breath, and edit my comment again, cutting or rewording anything that could continue a negative (downward spiral) discussion, trying to keep the conversation on an even/positive keel. I do my best to keep my part of the discussion from veering off into the muddy waters, where the other person/s obviously want it to go. With practice, I've somewhat managed to be able to edit myself as I type out the first drafts of my posts now. If a comment does infuriate me to no end, and I know I'll not be able to comment back right away, I'll leave it until I can manage to edit myself before posting. But, like I said, I do slip up once in a while and get down in the mud every now and again.
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Post by stepper on Jul 14, 2011 17:47:04 GMT -6
I'm going to use that some day - in a meeting a work most likely - but I'll give you credit as the source!
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 14, 2011 18:22:31 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 21, 2011 23:26:54 GMT -6
Joshua by Joseph F. Girzone
A woman at church gave it to me to read.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 23, 2011 17:57:06 GMT -6
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer (2nd reading)
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 25, 2011 22:19:00 GMT -6
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
I didn't much care for the way this book ended.
I reread the above book, and now I'm reading 'Overbite' by Meg Cabot. It's a short book, so as far as I'm concerned they should have combined both books to make one book. Both JK Rowling & Stephenie Meyer have proven that readers aren't turned off by big books ... but, of course, more money is made when books are broken up into a series.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 30, 2011 0:20:34 GMT -6
Overbite by Meg Cabot & The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I really, really enjoyed 'The Help' and plan on creating threads for both the Author and Movie. Tomorrow, hopefully. Don't have time now.
BTW: If anyone has a favorite author, feel free to create a thread for them ... or leave their name here and request I start one for them.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 17, 2011 17:57:39 GMT -6
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 3, 2011 1:36:03 GMT -6
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 5, 2011 0:12:16 GMT -6
The Fallen by Celia Thomson
The Nine Lives of Chloe King 3 Books in 1 Combo by Liz Braswell
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 6, 2011 19:21:28 GMT -6
The Stolen by Celia Thomson
The Nine Lives of Chloe King 3 Books in 1 Combo by Liz Braswell
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 7, 2011 4:11:48 GMT -6
The Chosen by Celia Thomson
The Nine Lives of Chloe King 3 Books in 1 Combo by Liz Braswell
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 2, 2012 18:47:14 GMT -6
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
Book One of The Trouble with Brides 3 Books in 1 Combo
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 5, 2012 18:32:03 GMT -6
Courting Trouble by Deeanne Gist
Book Two of The Trouble with Brides 3 Books in 1 Combo
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 7, 2012 1:01:26 GMT -6
Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist
Book Three of The Trouble with Brides 3 Books in 1 Combo
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Post by Phalon on Jan 14, 2012 9:11:38 GMT -6
Just curious, Joxie.....you seem to read multiple books back-to-back by one author often. Is this because you've read a book by that author, like their work, and so move on to the next? Or do you get their books in multiples to begin with?
I just finished a novel by Dean Koontz. Though I've read a handful or two of his books years ago, I never would have picked this one for myself; my sister-in-law gave it to me a few years ago. It was in my TBR stack, which I'm still trying to deplete before I buy anything else (Hubs gave me a bookstore gift certificate for Christmas that's burning a hole in my pocket). This one is titled "The Darkest Evening of the Year", and when I got near the end, I almost didn't want to finish. The thing I've always felt about Koontz's stories is that they suck you in, but toward the climax it seems he gets bored with the story, so just finishes it off just to be done. A friend of mine claims a lot of the big name writers or publishers have people whose job it is to finish partially written novels, and I've always wondered if Koontz is one of them. The ending of "The Darkest Evening of the Year" wasn't as "over and done with" as some of the books I've read by him, but to me it still had a "so that's it?" kind of feel.
Another I've moved from the TBR stack to the Finished shelf last week is "The $64 Tomato" by William Alexander. It's a humorous story about the effects gardening takes on the author's physical, mental, financial, and family states. Gardening is not a "genteel hobby" to him, but is "bloodsport". Funny book - the kind you pass around to everyone you know (who gardens).
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 14, 2012 18:25:32 GMT -6
Just curious, Joxie.....you seem to read multiple books back-to-back by one author often. Is this because you've read a book by that author, like their work, and so move on to the next? Or do you get their books in multiples to begin with?
Sometimes it's because I read a book by an author and loved it, so I buy their other books believing I'll most likely enjoy them too. And sometimes it's because I learned of an author, and a majority of their books seem like something that I would enjoy. And as with the Deeanne Gist books, I found most of her books on the BAMM.com bargain list and figured why not. I loved the covers, and the book summaries were interesting. They're Christian books, so I figured if I didn't like them I'd just add them to the Church's library shelf. But I did enjoy them, so I bought the ones that were regular price. I was kind of surprised actually, because other Christian books I've read tend to white wash the world. That really irritates me. The Bible doesn't white wash sin, so I don't see why Christian books should. And the last two books I read are considered controversial, or so that's what I found when I did a Google search of the author. After reading them I can see how those who like their Christian books white washed would have a problem with them. I found them refreshing. And I intend on keeping all of these books for myself.
Deeanne's books aren't pushy or preachy. There is an occasional Bible verse here and there though. Other than that, they are just normal historical romances. Well, there are no graphic details of sex, violence, and the like. But I found that refreshing. It fit the mood I seem to be in at the moment. Parents can let their young daughters read these books without worry. Well, I wouldn't have a problem with young girls reading them. But parents should still read them first, just to see for themselves whether or not they'd want their kids to read them.
I have five more of Deeanne's books to read. I just got distracted.
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