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Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 19th, '20, 13:03
by TSheena
I'm going for 20 books this year after finally settling back into a bit more frequent reading at the end of last year but didn't want to put my goal too high right away. Since I have long periods of not reading
Currently listening to a Dutch book series (which is okayish so far not sure if I'll listen to 2 and 3 maybe I will )
Hart van Glas; I fear it's a bit more cliche young adult than I can handle these days..
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 19th, '20, 16:23
by jacobgrey
I just remembered, I read the Green Mile and that wasn't too bad. Although, and this is hilarious: my grandma bought it for me in this collection of slim volume instalments, like a few chapters at a time, and the last volume was missing. Thankfully I had already seen the film 
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 08:16
by LittleJulez
Hilarious! Glad you knew the ending of the book then :D
As he has written 50+ books I think it's okay that there are some less fabulous ones. I've seen a rating where Shining, It, Green Mile and the Tower Series were among the top 10. I thought that a book was pretty interesing (forgot the name), but on that list it was ranked 42 or something. Same goes for my favourite written by him, ranked in the 40ies, too.
Oh, Carrie was among the top 10, too, but I honestly thought it was extremely boring. I like the movies though.
So far I am 50 pages into It and it seems nice.
Alice, oh no :( I hope the courses still can take place!
And you should definitely have a look into that comic class!
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 14:32
by Sanssouci
The Green Mile is actually the one that I would be willing to give him one more chance on! I saw the movie years ago, and while I thought it was good, I'm also very squeamish about what I watch, and it was too much for me.
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 15:08
by Rubie
I've never heard of books being sold with only a few chapters each. That's so weird, but I guess they would be easier to carry around to read.
I don't think I'll read the next book in the series I'm reading right away. This book is good, but it isn't as good as the second book (Age of Fire Series by E.E. Knight). I might not read the books I had planned for this year. I guess I'll find out when I get there.
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 17:22
by LittleJulez
Yea Rubie, give it a chance, you'll see when you get there :)
Sanssouci, good to know! I actually haven't seen the movie (yet).
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 18:40
by jacobgrey
@Rubie it's a bit of a throwback tbh, they were ancient copies that she must have picked up from a charity shop. Back in the day (and I mean like the 1800s day) it was usual for novels to be published in instalments first, one chapter at a time, usually in a newspaper or literary journal. I kind of like the idea of that. I'd like to do something like that with my own work but no one really does that anymore, at least not in bigger publications.
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 23:07
by Sanssouci
I saw The Green Mile being sold at the library in multiple thin books form years ago. I don't think they had them all though, or at least I didn't see them all.
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 23:15
by AliceON
@jacob: nah not in bigger publications but wattpad would love that ;D
@Julez: I've asked the prof, he doesn't mind me but I can't enter the course on ilias for some reason. I feel reeeeeally weird for having to email him stuff like "um thanks but I can't access your course..?" :D that wonderful sensation of wanting to take the course and feeling like a burden to the prof at the same time! mmmm...
glad you're liking the book!
I'm thinking about picking up something that doesn't need to be reviewed. maybe some nonfiction. not sure since it still requires thinking. maybe a memoir, though...
Re: The 2020 Reading Challenge
Posted: Apr 21st, '20, 04:04
by Rubie
Ooh. I feel like I knew, but forgot because that sounds like something I learned when I read classics for school.
Finished my book..I was determined to finish it tonight and surprisingly didn't take as long as I thought it would.
Got an email on a book I pre-ordered on Amazon and the release date for it got changed again. It went from may, to October, and now it's in December. If only I wasn't waiting for the paperback edition. I wouldn't mind buying the hardcover, but I own the first two books in paperback and they weren't the cheap paperbacks either. (Except I got them both half off surprisingly) I really want to know the conclusion of the story, but got to have patience.