tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post211468216944711514..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Jenny's Book 12: The Post-Birthday Worldkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-88415486827437922362011-12-13T01:51:12.242-05:002011-12-13T01:51:12.242-05:00Okay. I clicked through and read that article and ...Okay. I clicked through and read that article and thought it was great that she mentioned the idiot from <i>The Confederacy of Dunces</i> because I *hated* that guy and so many people seemed to love him! But then... I kept reading and said, "Wait. Is she referring to her *own* books now? This seems weird..." (and kind of douche-y, to be honest). Then I read the comments and everyone else *also* said that! I don't know why it feels so weird, but it just does: "Here's a theory and now I will back it up with... <i>my own work!</i>" Wait... huh?<br /><br />Regardless of all of that, <i>The Post-Birthday World</i> looks good and I cannot tolerate unlikeable characters. Flaws are fine, but if I cannot like them at *all*, we're going to have problems.<br /><br />I have not read <i>Devil in the White City</i> -- do you recommend it?<br /><br />Thanks for the audiobook tip on <i>Angle of Repose</i>. I am always looking for a new audiobook, although I still have not popped the magical bubble that <i>11/22/63</i> left me with. (I've been catching up on episodes of This American Life that I had neglected while engrossed in audiobooks!) But it's probably time. <br /><br />Oh! Audible is having the 3 for 2 sale right now and <i>Angle</i> is one of the books on sale! <br /><br />Okay. I just bought it. I also bought <i>Anna Karenina</i> because I have always wanted to read it and this audiobook version gets rave reviews. And to swing in a totally different direction, I grabbed <i>REAMDE</i>. Sooo... I am set for the next few months. Good, cause I have a lot of packing to do and audiobooks definitely help while doing menial tasks!<br /><br />Huh. Looking at my library, I have listened to 11 audiobooks since I signed up 4 months ago. Sweet! I love the audiobook! Took me forever to find it, but now that I am here, I am IN. <br /><br />Plus the 12 books I have/will (and I will, damnit. I WILL.) read for the TBR and 24 books I have read on the Kindle (thanks, Amazon, for making it easy to browse my reading history!) I guess I've read (or will, by the end of the year) 47 books this year. Not too bad (way more than I thought, actually) (Although... most of the Kindle stuff is garbage. I'll read any .99 YA supernatural romance out there, apparently...)<br /><br />I need to start working on my 2012 TBR list! (Oh, and review October's book, finish November's, review it, and read and review December's. Easy-peasy, right? Hrm.)kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-29930408442836904342011-12-12T01:25:13.485-05:002011-12-12T01:25:13.485-05:00Thanks for the reviews of In the Garden of Beasts ...Thanks for the reviews of In the Garden of Beasts and Salvage the Bones! I've got both sitting in my TBR pile and I'm looking forward to both of them.brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675075918762096305noreply@blogger.com