It can be a problem in fantasy and science fiction. I'm fine with it if an author is very good at it, and has a unique voice. Otherwise, I prefer to dispense with all that and get to the story.
That's exactly it. The protagonist in AJ is a ship, a sentient ship. And it's first-person, so the narration feels a little detached (exactly what one might expect from a computer), but that's what makes it, I think, difficult to get into. I feel like I'm being read a series of events with no real stakes. I'm hoping that changes, because the premise is good...in theory.
There are over hundred poets; it would be hard for me to list them all out. My favorite poem from last night, that I read, was Firearm by Nirmalendu Goon (page 74.) Usually, when I read Anthology's I'll circle the names of the poets I like and buy their anthologies when I have the time and cash.
Well, yes and no. Blue Oyster Cult were involved by being the music of choice of a murdering psychopath.
I've just finished reading Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty. Not the kind of book I would normally read. At all. But I found it really interesting. Now reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Also, not the kind of book I would normally read. And seeing how many pages it has, kind of scared me off for a bit. (I get distracted easily) But it's very easy to read. And so far I am really liking it.
I'm reading Cecilia Ahern's The Year I Met You. It kept popping up everywhere I went, so finally I bought it! It's not become a favourite book of mine, and I don't need to know what happens next but overall I am enjoying it, and I actually find it better than I'd expected.
I'm reading The English Patient and I was wondering if anyone else was confused by the amount of pronouns? Sometimes it's hard to track who the current paragraph is talking about, because names are so rarely used.
Just finished reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It's really meaningful piece of literature, full of thoughts on humanity and choices of destiny. It's a first time when I hear about this. I like their music too (Is it making me a psycho? )
Have finished reading "The God father", and started reading the "Sicilian", for the same great late author, Mario Puzo.
Thanks for reminding me. I have The Godfather lying around somewhere and will put it next on the list after Gary Grossman's Executive Treason, which I'm currently reading.
Thanks so much for your reply. And afterwards, I will read Executive Treason also. By the way, the Godfather story is an extraordinary tale that's derived from reality. Actually, many of its events really happened. That's what i learned on the internet. Good luck.
Just read Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan, realistic fiction. The narration style is very different from what you'd expect (it's in the plural and from the perspective of those passed on), and it's very, very good. Very touching, definitely pulls at the heartstrings; and it's a fair bit educational. It switches between several different stories, all about gay teenage boys, each with different experiences. It's really terrific.
I'm currently working my way through my DC Comics graphic novel collection. 21 down, 40(ish) to go, but after those I shall be reading...War of the Roses by Conn Iggulden.
I finished Erik Larson's "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania" yesterday and it was a great suspenseful book. I normally don't read a lot of nonfiction, but for him I make an exception.
I just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. At the end of it, I actually exclaimed "NO! This cannot be the end!" I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of dystopian young adult novels, or is looking to see what a Noise virus does! I started Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants by Alison Maloney last night and it's a quick, educational, and interesting read about servants lives during Edwardian days.
Genre Shotgun: A Collection of Short Fiction, by Terry W. Ervin II About halfway through so far. Not a bad read if you like shorts. However, I feel it is written in a very detached fashion. Other than that it is an interesting mix so far on the Shotgun aspect, and plays with a few neat ideas. I would recommend it if you like shorts comps. as much as I do.
Popped into Waterstones today and picked up Stephen Fry's The Ode less Travel: Unlocking the Poet Within Plastered with accolades by the newspaper critics (for what that's worth - I think these people will heap praise on anything if it gains a certain status) but I'm eager to start reading and learning nonetheless. It apparently contains a series of exercises, which I really like the sound of as I'm a practical learner rather than academic.
Finally, after many years of debating whether or not to, im finally reading Herman Melvilles's Moby Dick. Let the long winded tangents begin...