Leyna Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Share yours and you might get motivation from other readers who have read and liked it. I'm a fickle reader so I have a long list.I'll start with: Forever Odd by Dean Koontzhttp://i43.tower.com/images/mm101142228/forever-odd-dean-koontz-hardcover-cover-art.jpgThe first book from this series is one of my all-time favorites. But things aren't just the same since Stormy's death. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment
slutitabettina Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) the ex who passed gave this to me because he wanted to watch the movie so bad and I said I want to read the book first. It's been 5 years and I've only finished the first chapter. The sight of it reminds me of him and I couldn't get myself to finish it. It's hidden somewhere in my stack of books. I'll get around to reading and finishing it one day. I hope. Atonement by Ian McEwan http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c134/klaubette/atonement.jpg  Now I don't have an excuse for this one. I've had this for years too and its still sealed. I know its a really old book but what can I say, I'm a lousy reader.To k*ll a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c134/klaubette/images-4.jpg Edited March 11, 2012 by slutitabettina Quote Link to comment
tequilasunrise Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 http://covers.powells.com/9780743203234.jpg"The Nature of Water and Air"by Regina McBride  ....I can't get past chapter 10. Quote Link to comment
hitomi Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 No matter how much I liked Anne Rice's "Interview With a Vampire", i cannot finish "Violin". I haven't picked it up since I set it down more than five years ago. Quote Link to comment
Macdknife Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' by Milan Kundera. For the life of me, I can't get past Soul & Body. And to think I teach Philosophy even. Harumph. Quote Link to comment
cocoy0 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 - Dracula by Bram Stoker- America's Children by James Thackara- Lord Foul's Bane Stephen Donaldson Dracula's style is too heavy, America's Children is boring, and Lord Foul's Bane is too depressing. I don't feel the urge to finish these. Quote Link to comment
Miggz Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Foucault's Pendulum by what's his name... gave me a headache I've also wanted to read the Bible cover to cover since I dunno when but I've never gotten to. Quote Link to comment
Leyna Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Foucault's Pendulum by what's his name... gave me a headache  LOL Miggz, same thing here. I did managed to continue halfway, though.  Here's another: I was reading this alongside other books, then I've forgotten about it. If someone would tell me what I've been missing, I'd probably read this again. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AgSL1bnQijs/Tt6wq1typZI/AAAAAAAACu4/FOVrVIXvRiM/s320/mistress.jpg Quote Link to comment
JayZip Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The Bible lol got lost in its myriad of names and genealogy lol and they were telling me that there was a sequence on how to read it Quote Link to comment
dungeonbaby Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' by Milan Kundera. For the life of me, I can't get past Soul & Body. And to think I teach Philosophy even. Harumph. Might I suggest that you read 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' first -   When I'm stuck with a book that feels too much like work, I try another one of the author's other titles. My Lit prof said you have to give a book its proper space, and sometimes there's just no space in your life for a particular piece of work and you have to move on. You can always go back to this amazing book later.  LOL Miggz, same thing here. I did managed to continue halfway, though. What a relief to know I'm not the only one stuck on this pendulum. I moved on and read 'The Name of the Rose.' I've still not found the space for Foucault's Pendulum though. Quote Link to comment
JayZip Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Â Â just too afraid to die lol Quote Link to comment
simon b Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 in the name of the roseumberto eco a 'detective' story set in the middle ageswith mile long paragraphs that confuse my kindergarten level reading the good part is it makes me sleep early Quote Link to comment
Lord Superb Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Share yours and you might get motivation from other readers who have read and liked it. I'm a fickle reader so I have a long list.I'll start with: Forever Odd by Dean Koontzhttp://i43.tower.com/images/mm101142228/forever-odd-dean-koontz-hardcover-cover-art.jpgThe first book from this series is one of my all-time favorites. But things aren't just the same since Stormy's death. Sigh. I've been a Koontz fan ever since reading Intensity, Watchers, Strangers, Dark Rivers of the Heart, One Door Away From Heaven, etc. But I agree with you. The sequels to the Odd Thomas series just aren't the same, not as quite memorable. As for the book I haven't finished reading, it's John Milton's three-in-one Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. I'm barely 1/4 of the way because I always switch to another book whenever I'm stuck in a verse. Quote Link to comment
Mango Man Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 "The God of Small Things".....Booker Prize winner, my foot, its so convoluted and dull. Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist got my full attention. Expecting consistency (what was I thinking!) and some connection, I bought The Devil and Miss Prym, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Zahir, and Eleven Minutes. Â Â The Devil and Miss Prym - I read, re-read, and re-read sooooooo many times (hoping to find some inspiration/enlightenment) but just can't get past page 17.By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - page 3 the most.The Zahir and Eleven Minutes - both are still sealed and starting to discolor (come on, inspire me goddess of books!)...Mitch Albom's Have A Little Faith - this one has hope. I'm "moving on" and loving every page of it.Tuesday's with Morrie - It's next in line. All I need is "a little faith."Â John Grisham's The Brethren - sorry brothers, I'm such a sister. LOL! (one day...one day...) Quote Link to comment
Mango Man Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - i got stuck in the middle, haha.  Danielle, The Alchemist was great, albeit a bit way-out towards the end. I read one of his other works, just couldn't remember which.     quote name='Danielle' timestamp='1335423343' post='8184758']Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist got my full attention. Expecting consistency (what was I thinking!) and some connection, I bought The Devil and Miss Prym, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Zahir, and Eleven Minutes.   The Devil and Miss Prym - I read, re-read, and re-read sooooooo many times (hoping to find some inspiration/enlightenment) but just can't get past page 17.By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - page 3 the most.The Zahir and Eleven Minutes - both are still sealed and starting to discolor (come on, inspire me goddess of books!)...Mitch Albom's Have A Little Faith - this one has hope. I'm "moving on" and loving every page of it.Tuesday's with Morrie - It's next in line. All I need is "a little faith." John Grisham's The Brethren - sorry brothers, I'm such a sister. LOL! (one day...one day...) Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - i got stuck in the middle, haha.  Danielle, The Alchemist was great, albeit a bit way-out towards the end. I read one of his other works, just couldn't remember which.   Hey dear friend,How about Mistress of the Game? LOL! And I don't forget promises. I simply wait until the "Art of War" is learned. *nagpaparinig lang  Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon. In fact any Pynchon book. In his Mason and Dixon, he writes in an archaic 19th century style by capitalizing nouns, not just proper nouns. But his name always gets mentione when Nobel time come around. Quote Link to comment
dungeonbaby Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 "The God of Small Things".....Booker Prize winner, my foot, its so convoluted and dull.   i know this thread is about cheering each other on to finish books we can't seem to, but arundhati roy? i wouldn't bother Quote Link to comment
ramonalito Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 There was this book I was really wanting to read back in high school I think... Bram Stroker's Dracula unabridged edition. Flipped thru the first few pages then just had it on my sidetable. Had nightmares the whole time so never got back to reading the whole thing and ended up returning it to the library.  After that just read a couple of short versions of the book. Wasn't that scary at all but makes me think of reading the thick version again....        Quote Link to comment
jsa2009 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 i've just finished "stolen life" by jaycee dugard lent to me by a special friend. am trying to pick up my reading on a book bought three months -- "the name of this book is secret" by pseudonymous bosch. the very first in the secret series Quote Link to comment
immatureandunstable Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 i know this thread is about cheering each other on to finish books we can't seem to, but arundhati roy? i wouldn't bother  What's wrong with Arundhati Roy? Is it because she supports the Maoist revolution in India? Back to the topic, I can't seem to finish 19Q4 of Murakami. Downhill na para sa 'kin ang Murakami novels after Kafka on the Shore. A quote from Roy (a great dialectician): "To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget" Quote Link to comment
Leyna Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've been a Koontz fan ever since reading Intensity, Watchers, Strangers, Dark Rivers of the Heart, One Door Away From Heaven, etc. But I agree with you. The sequels to the Odd Thomas series just aren't the same, not as quite memorable.  Wow! No one knows about Odd Thomas in my circle, except my sister, whom I just forced to read the book lol. If you haven't heard yet, a movie adaptation has already been completed. A new book, Odd Apocalypse, will also be released in July. A three part novella, Odd Interlude (only in ebooks), has also been released. Kinda exciting but I'm still reluctant to read another Odd book after Odd Hours which was so-so. I might take a look at Odd Interlude sometime next week though. On topic: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood  I seriously forgot the reason why I haven't finished this book. I'm guessing I have abandoned it when I got Palahniuk's Choke.  Quote Link to comment
kimkinnison Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells. Quote Link to comment
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