Post from the The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) forum
Post from the The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) forum
karigan commented on a post
The word honey 3x on the first proper page is crazy work and is definitely giving the lighthearted vibes I was looking for haha
karigan commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Are you more of a slow reader or a fast reader? I feel like the book space is filled with fast readers but I'm more on the slow reader side, it takes me between a week to months to finish a book, depends on my mood mostly and probably the lack of time (college+work). I can read a book in a day if I'm super into it but that also would take me a minimum of 8 hours for a book with around 400 pages, depends on the font size. Just wondering if anyone else here is like this or just wants to share their reading pace :)
Post from the Still Life forum
I can tell that this will be a beautiful story but I’m definitely not connecting with it or the characters. Going to be a DNF for me. If I’m ever in the mood for something more slow-paced and I happen to think of it at that moment I might pick it up again but not something I will go out of my way to read :)
karigan DNF'd a book
Still Life
Sarah Winman
karigan commented on a post
We have a new romance. I love Yrene, still hate Chaol tho.
karigan wants to read...
Needle Lake
Justine Champine
karigan wants to read...
The Tortoise's Tale: A Novel
Kendra Coulter
karigan commented on seema's review of Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
I am absolutely gutted after reading this. Suzanne Collins is a true master of her craft here, because the book is just already so devastating and heart wrenching on its own, and it is only further colored by all of the other hunger games stories preceding it and now interwoven. It stands at complete odds to TBOSAS which I felt like was more an extended bonus for fans; SOTR I'd honestly even recommend to those who hadn't read the original trilogy at all (though as mentioned, it's much better if you have). I loved Haymitch, I found him so compelling and genuinely good, I loved that he was self aware and introspective and seeing how he had to change over the course of the story was somehow even worse than Katniss for me. The other characters were also unbelievably sympathetic and so many were dynamic in their own ways, not just serving to support his story but having their own. I also think of all the books this is the one where I finally felt like I myself was just completely beat down by the Capitol and powerless to do anything but watch it unfold and feel the deep sense of unfairness and ruminate on the parallels to our world. Reading this book is like watching a train crash over and over and over, by Part 3 it is just unimaginable, and the last chapter can't be described as anything but haunting. I desperately hope they can do it justice on the big screen. Anyway, highly recommend. If you read this review before you read: good luck, if you read it after you finished: I'm sorry, here's a virtual hug.
Post from the Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) forum
The casting for Haymitch and Lenore Dove were released today! Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak! I’m happy they didn’t pick well known actors and excited to see how these two do together!
karigan finished reading and wrote a review...
Killers of a Certain Age has an interesting concept but not much else going for it. This is the kind of book you read when you just want to read something but don’t want to have to think about anything or really even pay much attention. The characters lacked depth, the plot was predictable from the moment it was set in motion, and I didn’t really gain anything from reading it. That being said, the book was still enjoyable and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a filler read.
karigan commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I always feel guilty when I DNF a book. I used to power through and end up in a reading slump for a longgggggggg while but then realized I can... just... stop reading it. I still have trouble DNFing books so I'll likely pick them back up again and hope it's better but usually isn't and I end up in the same cycle again. If you do DNF, do you feel guilty?
karigan commented on a post
karigan commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
When you go to a book’s page, is there a way to see more info about the book beyond the jacket blurb? Mostly I want to see the publisher and pub date but like Goodreads also shows like page count, edition info, genre info, etc. I’m wondering if there’s a way to see all that here