book recommendations

[michigancat]

was sitting around after the Royals game last night reading a few chapters of Gone Girl. ms tonya started reading yesterday...

"what chapter are you on?"
"uhh... just started part 2."
"oh have you gotten to the part where **drops massive spoiler bomb**??"
"wtf? why would you say that? did you read ahead?"
"yeah, i read the last 2 chapters because i wanted to know what happens!"

 

mods, move this to the dating thread so we can tell tonya to kick this gal to the curb

[Mrs. Gooch]

was sitting around after the Royals game last night reading a few chapters of Gone Girl. ms tonya started reading yesterday...

"what chapter are you on?"
"uhh... just started part 2."
"oh have you gotten to the part where **drops massive spoiler bomb**??"
"wtf? why would you say that? did you read ahead?"
"yeah, i read the last 2 chapters because i wanted to know what happens!"

 

WTF! Really, really jerk move on her part.

[Mr Bread]

Only a psychopath skips to the last two chapters of the book. 

[Mrs. Gooch]

Only a psychopath skips to the last two chapters of the book.

Even a psychopath wouldn't have then spoiled it for someone in the middle of the book.

[mocat]

tonya said "flick" though, which is pretty gross.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

luckily the spoiler wasnt the VERY end of the book, it was from a few chapters from where i was.

but still... who does that? why read a book if youre just gonna find out the ending out of order?

[Fedor]

luckily the spoiler wasnt the VERY end of the book, it was from a few chapters from where i was.

but still... who does that? why read a book if youre just gonna find out the ending out of order?

Noted psychopath Mrs. Fedor skips to the end.  It does not seem to ruin the book for her.

[SdK]

Apparently, Charlotte Bronte thought Jane Austen sucked ass. I once had it in my head that I was going to read both Pride and Predjudice and Jane Eyre and then decide who I liked better. I only ever made it through the beginning of P&P and didn't care for it too much. Anyway, if anyone wants to read those two books and then report back here, it might help me with my decision.

Loved both

[Mrs. Gooch]

luckily the spoiler wasnt the VERY end of the book, it was from a few chapters from where i was.

but still... who does that? why read a book if youre just gonna find out the ending out of order?

Noted psychopath Mrs. Fedor skips to the end.  It does not seem to ruin the book for her.

But does she tell you the ending if you are reading the same book?
Also, how does she know it didn't ruin it? Maybe it would have been 10x better if she had waited.

[8manpick]

So you are dating a sociopath? Guess we'll have to check her freezer when you go missing

[star seed 7]

I almost always read the last chapter first, or at least the last few pages

[Pete]

I'm still pissed that this thread led me to read Dirty White Boys 

Tony Korheiser will give you your money back.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

mrs gooch, i did not like the ending to Gone Girl. i probably will not read any of her other books. overall, it was a good book. it kept me wanting more but by the last 50 pages or so i was pretty sick of all of the characters and just wanted to write my own ending.

[Mrs. Gooch]

mrs gooch, i did not like the ending to Gone Girl. i probably will not read any of her other books. overall, it was a good book. it kept me wanting more but by the last 50 pages or so i was pretty sick of all of the characters and just wanted to write my own ending.

Did you not like the surprise thing or the very ending?

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

mrs gooch, i did not like the ending to Gone Girl. i probably will not read any of her other books. overall, it was a good book. it kept me wanting more but by the last 50 pages or so i was pretty sick of all of the characters and just wanted to write my own ending.

Did you not like the surprise thing or the very ending?

both, really.

[Mrs. Gooch]

mrs gooch, i did not like the ending to Gone Girl. i probably will not read any of her other books. overall, it was a good book. it kept me wanting more but by the last 50 pages or so i was pretty sick of all of the characters and just wanted to write my own ending.

Did you not like the surprise thing or the very ending?

both, really.

I didn't really like how everything end up, but then again usually when I am mad about something in a book I think it must have been good to evoke that kind of emotion.

[michigancat]

Reading Nixonland. Fascinating subject and the author's snarkiness and candor is a treat.

[The_Wippuh]

Going to hit you guys with an oldie that I was totally caught off guard with...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Stevenson

Incredible writing and the story is a lot different than what I expected.  The tale stays true at the core but Stevenson's story has been interpreted in so many different ways over the years that the original is almost forgotten.  Do yourself and read it.  Very short and worth it. 

[Pete]

Going to hit you guys with an oldie that I was totally caught off guard with...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Stevenson

Incredible writing and the story is a lot different than what I expected.  The tale stays true at the core but Stevenson's story has been interpreted in so many different ways over the years that the original is almost forgotten.  Do yourself and read it.  Very short and worth it.

Interesting suggestion.  Sounds better than most of the heads disappeared up your own ass stuff that MichiganCat suggests in this thread. 

[The_Wippuh]

After Jekyll and Hide, I immediately grabbed Treasure Island by Stevenson.  I found it to be a quick and fun read too.  Stevenson's writing is really nice and I enjoy it a lot.  There is nothing deep about Treasure Island, it's simply a good story. 

Trying to figure out what I want to read of his next.

[star seed 7]

Why is wool not on google play

[Canary]

Why is wool not on google play

Trying to knit a sweater?

[Mrs. Gooch]

Why is wool not on google play

Here it is.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Hugh_Howey_Ull?id=6ytgAwAAQBAJ



I hope you read Swedish.

[Cire]

Rebel yell
stonewall Jackson bio.
Good

[star seed 7]

Why is wool not on google play

Here it is.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Hugh_Howey_Ull?id=6ytgAwAAQBAJ



I hope you read Swedish.

got it on kindle instead.  really really enjoyed the holdsten part.  about 120 pages in so far and it's enjoyable.