Christie's Finished

I finished The Beautiful and Damned this afternoon. Something that changed the repetitive nature of the story did happen, though overall it didn't really change the direction of the book. I have to say that this was probably my least favorite Top 100 Book so far and I'm not sure I like how it turned out in the end, although it did have a lot of great descriptive writing. It may have just been the culture of the main characters, which I thought was quite absurd and ridiculous.

I think Karen might read it next and I look forward to seeing what she thinks about it... and anyone else if they decide to read it.

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. Happy Reading!

Finished Friday- Cindy

So, I finished "Judge and Jury". I have to say that there were several scenes that were pretty disturbing. Overall, it was a typical James Patterson book. Nothing too special, but just enough to my my ride relaxed. :)

I have to say I have actually opened the other two books, and am not planning to send them back to the library quite yet. The Art of Ill Will is a great bathroom book, and I am surprised to find several drawings in there by none other than Dr. Seuss. I was shocked!
The other one is not really an "inviting" book, but it is at least, at this point, a pretty easy read.

I plan to read over the rainy weekend. I have the girls overnight tomorrow night, but I should find some time. I think I may add my own Top 100 to my list, but it will be an old favorite. Tune in on Monday to see if I do or not. :)

This is number 100!

Can you imagine? We've made it to 100 posts already?? Thank you Christie for administering this blog. I've enjoyed it so much.

Since it's Friday, I will say I FINALLY finished Rabbit, Run. I wanted to see if he would run home. I won't spoil it but what a sad story. The characters are so well written and I sympathized with many of them. At first I didn't understand why the book was a Top 100. By the end, I "got it".

The one thing I recognize as I read this blog is I am not as well educated as the rest so I find it difficult to expand my thoughts. Any pointers? It's been more than 3o years since I wrote a book report. LOL!

While I struggle with expressing my thoughts, I am so grateful for the opportunity to expand myself. It's a challenge and I thoroughly appreciate it. Maybe by next week, I will have a brilliant report on my next Top 100 book.

Karen's Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

I'm going to post for the whole week because I don't like being a slacker.

TUESDAY:

There is a quote at the beginning of most of the chapters in the book I'm reading about the circus. I like this one:

"Tomorrow morning the circus will also leave the city, for the gipsy must ever wander on. The rain falls where he rests, the fragrant blossoms and the ozone of the sea woo him, he knows the charm of tender nights when the moon is full, and nights when the storm wind whistles. He knows river valleys and mountain chains, the song of the cuckoo and crickets chirp. Whether the grain be swaying in the breeze or the autumn mist pressing the leaves to the ground, the circus travels on through the world with man and beast, the big tent rises aloft with its steely song, and there is ntohing above the bliss of its roaming save the eternal tented roof of the stars."

WEDNESDAY

josser (n)- in circus slang, an outsider who enters this curiously private and familial world but is neither born nor bred into it
bung (v)- give as a present; make a gift of
enigmatic (adj)- Pertaining to an enigma; Mysterious; Defying description
eradicate (v)- To pull up by the roots; to uproot; To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate

THURSDAY

I'm not reading any top 100 books. Probably next week, though!

Kathy's Top 100

I know, I know. I said I was returning my library books but when I saw how short "Where Angels Fear to Tread" was, I decided to try to sneak it in. I've read the first chapter and I must say, I'm enjoying it. Just the sort of book I like. I need to expand on that thought but no time presently. I do remember seeing the movie "Room with a View" based on another of Forster's novels. I'll let you know my final thoughts next week.

Christie's Top 100 Book

I'm still working on The Beautiful and Damned. I'm a bit over halfway through and I'm kind of ready for it to be over. It seems like a lot of the same stuff keeps happening, although I am definnitely more into it now that I've had time to sit down quietly and read without sleep beckoning me. I'm not really bored with the story line, but I just wish a wrench would get thrown in or something... although that may have just happened in my last bit of reading. We'll see where it goes from here!

And I must say, the way the people live in this book is crazy to me. They party all the time and barely anyone seems to work... and work is typically writing. Sounds like an easy life to me... though all that partying must be tiring and bad for your health. Ha! :)

This was in my Research Methods reading this week. It was part of a discussion about choosing types of research.

parsimony:
1
a: the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
b: the quality or state of being stingy
2:
economy in the use of means to an end ; especially : economy of explanation in conformity with Occam's razor

At this point, there are no other words that pop in my mind.

P.S.

I think I've run out of time for my library book. So, I'm going to start "The Thirteenth Tale".

I want to.......really........

I don't know where my head has been lately but I've found it difficult to put my thoughts into words.

I love this blog. I read it every day. I do wish we commented more on each other's posts but I'm not good at it either.

I don't have a word for Wednesday. I do have a report for Finished Friday. I will save it for then!

Cindy and Ruth, I mentioned I loved the Wizard of Oz books when I was growing up. A few years ago, I bought a set of them at a yard sale. If you would like to read another one (one that hasn't been a movie......yet........) please let me know and I will be sure to give them to you to borrow at Easter. Or, at least, look at them.

Christie and Karen--did you read R.L. Stine books?

Christie's Wordies

From The Beautiful and Damned:

1. atavistic (61): habitual or ingrained; tendency to revert to ancestral type; a trait presumed to be that of an ancestor

2. infelicitous (63): inappropriate in application; unhappy or unfortunate

3. mawkish (95): insincerely emotional

4. mountebank (115): a flamboyant deceiver

5. dross (143): impurity; worthless or ordinary