tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post4382700971855055408..comments2023-09-07T10:40:00.762+01:00Comments on Stranger Worlds: An Awful Lot of BooksEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-85113712449707107042016-08-09T21:57:13.140+01:002016-08-09T21:57:13.140+01:00FEAR NOT! I am often to be found striding gaily to...FEAR NOT! I am often to be found striding gaily to someone's blog three weeks late. It happens.<br /><br />I look forward to responding to all of them :D<br /><br />IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. Ha, I've had that Bible since I was about seven. It's the only one I have. I remember my parents gave it to me for Christmas ... I was kinda like “great. A Bible." ... The things I did not know fully then ... !<br /><br />Illusionarium is definitely on my radar, thanks to you!<br /><br />Your ew line did make me lol! ASB is the longest book I have every read, it's nearly 1500 pages, but WORTH EVERY ONE OF THEM. I love that book a LOT. <br /><br />TLoUL is wonderful, I love it! Ah, glad someone's in the same boat as me ... We will have to compare notes one day!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-30734131064921108182016-08-09T03:14:37.165+01:002016-08-09T03:14:37.165+01:00How am I a month behind on your blog, Emily? HOW? ...How am I a month behind on your blog, Emily? HOW? I seem to have trouble balancing all the things... When I keep up with people's blogs, beta reading suffers. And since I've been catching up on beta reading, my blog commenting has gone downhill. Whyyyy...<br /><br />But anyway, I'm here, so expect a lot of Tracey comments. XD<br /><br />I never read more than one novel at once, either. You're right, it DOES feel like an affair. (BTW, I love how worn your Bible is in that picture.)<br /><br />When it comes to classics, genres are indeed blurry. And I don't think classics has ever been my most-read genre. EVER. >.< I admire your distinguished reading tastes. And if you want to try out steampunk, I highly recommend Illusionarium by Heather Dixon! ;)<br /><br />LOL, you quoted my "ew" line. XD Oh my word, A Suitable Boy is GINORMOUS. And I thought Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell was long...<br /><br />AHHH, BUT THIS POST IS FULL OF SO MANY WONDERFUL-SOUNDING BOOKS. I like the sound of The Library of Unrequited Love--such a cute idea! And you are actually the second-last person on earth who hasn't read Shadow and Bone, because I haven't either. :PTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-88378128495116602772016-08-04T22:37:12.257+01:002016-08-04T22:37:12.257+01:00Are you?!! THAT IS SO EXCITING. I COULD NOT BE MOR...Are you?!! THAT IS SO EXCITING. I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED FOR YOU. *ahem*Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-86755351022377050552016-08-04T22:30:41.762+01:002016-08-04T22:30:41.762+01:00Why not!? Hahaha it is a real struggle XDWhy not!? Hahaha it is a real struggle XDEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-60426393977783711402016-08-04T22:29:12.475+01:002016-08-04T22:29:12.475+01:00I see! Well. Yes. Her blog IS A*. I see! Well. Yes. Her blog IS A*. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-15365217900267974422016-08-04T22:15:27.976+01:002016-08-04T22:15:27.976+01:00YES. FANDOM REFERENCES WITHOUT SPOILERS. It is the...YES. FANDOM REFERENCES WITHOUT SPOILERS. It is the best thing! I think about that surprisingly often >.<<br /><br />No I haven't, but yes I really want to because some of my friends are OBSESSED.<br /><br />He is indeed! I love him. A LOT.<br /><br />They're the worst D:Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-35306261547591294482016-07-19T00:34:41.680+01:002016-07-19T00:34:41.680+01:00Whoohoo! That's always exciting! I always feel...Whoohoo! That's always exciting! I always feel so accomplished after finishing a series. A little sad that it's over perhaps. . . But it's such a huge, momentous thing to read all the books and be able to understand the fandom references without worrying about spoilers, you know? Shadow and Bone isn't exactly on my priority list either? But I am hoping to read it eventually. <br /><br />Oh, TMI? That's The Mortal Instruments, right? Have you read any of Cassandra Clare's books? I have not yet and I'm always hearing about them. I am super curious and want to read them sometime too, hopefully. <br /><br />Really? I did not know that Cormoran was a detecting Jem inspiration. That's interesting. Now I really want to read it. <br /><br />Genres are always stressing. *rolls eyes* I'll probably rant about via blogpost soonish. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-59707297731898473892016-07-18T19:30:42.312+01:002016-07-18T19:30:42.312+01:00Thanks for tagging me! I'm going to be reading...Thanks for tagging me! I'm going to be reading the first book of the Harry Potter series soon. I'm excited lol. Shadow and Bone is on my list too. XD I need to read that book. <br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.com<br />Victoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-55237098501976644192016-07-16T22:31:37.583+01:002016-07-16T22:31:37.583+01:00So many books, looks at all the books I need to st...So many books, looks at all the books I need to still buy, and at the teetering pile I still need to read. Why not add some to the list. :DSkye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-21924090563221994592016-07-16T10:44:05.688+01:002016-07-16T10:44:05.688+01:00I'm from Ireland.I'm from Ireland.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540365342855306287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-73135122105534817952016-07-15T17:42:25.008+01:002016-07-15T17:42:25.008+01:00I too have that impression. We will get there! (On...I too have that impression. We will get there! (One day ...)<br /><br />When you do, let me know! :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-54214585116528533262016-07-15T17:39:46.462+01:002016-07-15T17:39:46.462+01:00I haven't read Six of Crows yet either, I have...I haven't read Six of Crows yet either, I have the impression that I should read Shadow and Bone first. <br /><br />The Pulitzer definitely intrigued me, but I didn't really want to take the plunge until I saw that trailer. Someday I'll get to it, as soon as it comes back to the library! :)Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-76488496325258634432016-07-15T16:05:25.379+01:002016-07-15T16:05:25.379+01:00YOU ARE MISSING OUT. THEY ARE SO GOOD. And whilst ...YOU ARE MISSING OUT. THEY ARE SO GOOD. And whilst they're very different to HP, I do feel that there are many connections, and-- I JUST LOVE JKR SO MUCH. SO MUUUUCH. Huh, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Have you read Six of Crows? As for AtLWCS, I didn't have much interest, and then I found it in a charity shop and I actually read the first few pages but I didn't hook me so I left it, but THEN I found out it was a Pulitzer winner! Which did it. XD<br /><br />Thanks for the recs, I'll look out for them! :DEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-12119748132845842132016-07-15T05:58:58.373+01:002016-07-15T05:58:58.373+01:00I forgot to add - if you're looking for steamp...I forgot to add - if you're looking for steampunk you might want to try "Revenge and the Wild" by Michelle Modesto, "Soulless" by Gail Carriger, or "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld. I haven't read much of the genre, but those are some of my favorites! :)Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-92155440810586297482016-07-15T05:55:13.581+01:002016-07-15T05:55:13.581+01:00I need to read the Robert Galbraith books - I feel...I need to read the Robert Galbraith books - I feel like I'm really missing out! Also, you're not alone in not having read Shadow and Bone - I haven't yet, but it is on my book shelf, so maybe someday soon I'll get around to it. You know, I didn't really have any interest in reading All the Light We Cannot See, until I saw the movie trailer that is - it has piqued my interest in giving it a shot.Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-56103320525470334872016-07-14T18:37:16.192+01:002016-07-14T18:37:16.192+01:00What would you say?? (Where are you from?!) XD
TH...What would you say?? (Where are you from?!) XD<br /><br />THEY ARE THE BEST. The best. Hijack your brothers' copies and thank me later.<br /><br />MY HEART.<br /><br />Nooooo! They don't need to! They know it is fate! <br /><br />GATSBY IS MY ONE LOVE. (But if you don't like Rom and Jul, I guess you wouldn't like Gatsby -- that is, GatsBAE -- either.) Tom is the absolute worst >.><br /><br />NARNIA. It'll change your life, just saying, just saying. I need to reread TBT like, now. It's been too long.<br /><br />YEAH YOU SHOULD.<br /><br />Pesky siblings! I'm amazed you're still spoiler free on Divergent, I feel like the entire internet has an opinion on that series!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-74163054968051682082016-07-14T09:29:19.325+01:002016-07-14T09:29:19.325+01:00Did you say her blog is A*? You British people... ...Did you say her blog is A*? You British people... xDD<br /><br />Ooh, my brothers like those Roman mystery books.<br /><br />That Di Caprio gif, though<br /><br />Romeo and Juliet. Oh my goodness, my 15 year old heart could not take the shallowness of those characters. They barely knew anything about each other!<br /><br />I also disagree with you on The Great Gatsby. I don't like any of the characters BUT it keeps drawing me in! And the annoying characters were so funny, I can't deny that! I'm a black person so I probably hate Tom that little bit more but I find this quote absolutely hilarious "And who is this Gatsby guy anyhow, some bootlegger?" (somewhere along those lines).<br /><br />Haven't read Narnia yet (I know, I know). But I really like The Book Thief!<br /><br />I should check out Why We Broke Up.<br /><br />I have bought Me Before You but I haven't read it because I want to finish some dystopian books (ie Divergent and Maze Runner) before my siblings ruin them for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540365342855306287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-44760880181725782812016-07-13T11:51:33.123+01:002016-07-13T11:51:33.123+01:00For one thing, it's the longest, hello! More H...For one thing, it's the longest, hello! More Harry time! But no, seriously, it was my fave last time because I feel the characters really develop. I haven't read the books since I was 15 (I'm now nearly 18), but at that time I really enjoyed reading about their relationships in that book. Previous reads had seen me generally unimpressed with / not that interested by Cho (Harry's crush) but as a 15y/o I loved reading about his first crush, first date, first kiss. He is 15 in that book as well. Likewise, there's a lot of relationship development within the Golden Trio. That's the book (I'm 90% certain) where Ron becomes Quidditch keeper, so he's starting to get more of his own identity / kinda come out of his shell, if that makes sense. It's the book where they sit their OWLs, which is where we get to learn a lot more about Hermione and her fear of failure. The two things that stand out for me from that most recent HP reread are a) the romantic angst and b) the meaning of being a Gryffindor. Hermione taught me a lot about bravery and its different manifestations, and I think that her character in that book is key in showing that being a Gryffindor doesn't necessarily mean fist fighting or jumping onto moving trains (like a Dauntless. I used to think Dauntless and Gryffindor were the same thing. THEY ARE NOT.). OotP is also the one where Romione really starts (YAY), and ALSO it sees Dumbledore's Army, which lets us see Harry really develop his leadership skills, which will be so important later on. I always feel so proud of him in that book.<br /><br />So, yeah.<br /><br />That's why I liked it best last time. But who knows. Next time, I'll notice something else in a different book, I don't doubt.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-43985686850008135892016-07-12T15:31:16.838+01:002016-07-12T15:31:16.838+01:00Wait, why is HP5 your favorite? I read it over te...Wait, why is HP5 your favorite? I read it over ten years ago (and finished the last one ten days after it came out), so I don't really remember any of them very well.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-29973357706548881652016-07-11T20:53:02.277+01:002016-07-11T20:53:02.277+01:00I HOPE SO!
I feel the same possibility! Though tb...I HOPE SO!<br /><br />I feel the same possibility! Though tbh it's not on the #1 priority list, actually ... you know my ten series at a time rule? I FINALLY CRACKED IT ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO WHEN I FINISHED CAREER OF EVIL! I mean, I've not actually finished the series, but there are no more /published/ books right now, so I am only ACTIVELY reading ten series! Go me! And I've just started Sinner so that will be another complete! Which means I can start the Lunar Chronicles!!!!<br /><br />But priorities after that are Daughter of Smoke and Bone, then TMI, THEN Grisha. Then a million other things ... ~cries forever~<br /><br />Isaiah! We just started a series on it in church. Yes, yes, yes. You are right. The old testament is only old in one way; not in another!<br /><br />I KNOW! Will reply to email soon, promises.<br /><br />YOU SHOULD YOU SHOULD. Cormoran really inspired me with the whole Jem-wants-to-be-a-detective thing. (Because, let's face it, I don't ACTUALLY want him to grow up to be a high-functioning sociopath. Whereas Cormoran is an A* role model. (Not saying that just cause I fancy him a bit ... *ahem*))<br /><br />HISTORICAL ROMANCE?! EW. But yes yes yes you are right! She was writing contemporaries! We still class, eg, the Georgia Nicolson books as contemporaries ... but the first ones at least were published in the 90s?? It is all very confusing. Genres stress the heck out of me, if I'm honest.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-69622463858704744072016-07-11T20:47:37.328+01:002016-07-11T20:47:37.328+01:00THANKS, CAIT! I try to be an “eclectic reader"...THANKS, CAIT! I try to be an “eclectic reader" ... XD<br /><br />I'M READING SINNER NOW IT'S ALREADY PERFECT I'VE ONLY READ ONE CHAPTER?!!! GAHHH COOOOOOLE!!!!!! I love TDT so much, I can't wait to reread TRC!!! <3 <3 <3<br /><br />Go for it!<br /><br />I ENVY YOU. Though I feel that, for I am queen of buying a book -- with shrieks of I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS! -- and then leaving it for, like, years ... I try not to think about the size of my TBR. Blegh!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-51064865482149822552016-07-11T18:34:01.578+01:002016-07-11T18:34:01.578+01:00CINDER! *cheers* I hope you like it!
*whispers* I...CINDER! *cheers* I hope you like it!<br /><br />*whispers* I haven't read Shadow and Bone yet either and I feel like I need to. Like there's a huge possibility I might adore it if I do.<br /><br />What you said about Malachi was just on point. All of the Old Testament prophecy books. Every time I open up Isaiah, I feel like I'm reading about modern day America. It's scary.<br /><br />THE DREAM THIEVES!!! ALDKFJA;OEFJA! <br /><br />I'm sorry, I can't hear you. Did you say, Cormoran Strike? Who's that by again? Joking! ;) A crime novel sounds fantastic! I shall have to look this one up!<br /><br />Gah! Yes, what is it with genres and classics? I can't stand it. Some people are like Jane Austen books are classics. But then there are those people who think Jane Austen wrote historical romance. -_- What even?! Jane Austen wrote about her own era. She even wrote about her own society and social status; she wrote what she knew. She wrote about everyday life. By today's standards, she was basically a contemporary writer of her time. Or so says I. . .a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-14919755791052797582016-07-10T22:57:59.826+01:002016-07-10T22:57:59.826+01:00THE FANGIRLING HERE IS MAGNIFICENT. :') And al...THE FANGIRLING HERE IS MAGNIFICENT. :') And also I totally admire you for reaidng such a wide variety of stuff! I mean, Les Mis and then Sinner and then Roald Dahl?!? YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF A VERY HEALTHY AND VARIED BOOKISH DIET HERE.<br />And also Maggie STIEFVATERRRR LOOOOOVE. The Dream Thieves is so excellent. <3 Ronan is absolutely my favourite darling. One of my top favourite fictional characters I think. ZOMG.<br />I love this tag! IT IS SUCH A FUN TAG. I feel like stealing it. XD<br />And omg I <i>have</i> Desolation and still haven't read it yet. 0_0 My TBR is just out of control at the moment and it's a little ridiculous. Someone contain me. I can't help myself around books these days. AWK.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-81193449765993587912016-07-10T21:13:48.065+01:002016-07-10T21:13:48.065+01:00I've been recommend a book called Illusionariu...I've been recommend a book called Illusionarium, which I'm looking out for. I cannot WAIT to get my mitts on some Sanderson! I've heard his worldbuilding is like whoa.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-7159566231114164242016-07-10T19:38:39.107+01:002016-07-10T19:38:39.107+01:00I could shed tears of happiness too, but also tear...I could shed tears of happiness too, but also tears of WHEN WILL I READ ALL THE BOOKS?!!! WHEN??<br />Looking forward to my reread! I've actually only read the first two, I never managed to complete the series, so I especially cannot wait! <3<br /><br />Hmm. I will let you know what I think of it.<br /><br />You're welcome! Yes, I see that you have done a post on it -- I've not read it yet, though. But it will come in handy on a rainy day, I'm sure :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.com