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zigbigadorlube 10-21-2014 03:24 AM

There was a triller I read that I really liked. It was an advanced reader's copy but I think the book should by out now. I believe it was called "don't look back you might not like what you see". Not sure who the author was but I liked it so much I read it all in one night. >_<

Enama 10-21-2014 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by zigbigadorlube (Post 1772967934)
Oooh, so yeah, what did you think of the third Maze Runner book?

honestly, I don't remember exactly. it's been quite a long time since I read it but I know I wasn't too impressed.

I read so many books that I tend to forget or mash up books in my head.

zigbigadorlube 10-21-2014 11:14 AM

Yeah, the same thing happens to me a lot too. >_<

Enama 10-22-2014 10:28 AM

like last year for my reading challenge, I read 111 books and about 50+ comics.
so definitely lots of smooshing.

zigbigadorlube 10-22-2014 12:50 PM

I haven't kept track at all. I should look at my goodreads and do a count. >_<

Knerd 10-22-2014 04:33 PM

Goodreads actually has a neat option that will track your yearly book count for you. Just go to this page to set a goal and then make sure you add a "Date I finished this book" every time you read something. Goodreads then tracks all your books and gives you a yearly number and some statistics. [yes]

Connielass 10-22-2014 06:36 PM

YES!! Other people with GoodReads accounts!! I have the app on my phone, so all I have to do is scan the barcode, then when it brings the book up, I mark it as "reading now", and when I'm finished, I pull it up again, and hit the button that says, "I'm finished." It automatically marks the dates for me, and I can then go about rating and reviewing if I want.

I'm one book ahead of schedule at 83%, 33 books out of 40.

Here's my profile, if anyone wants to add.

Chexala 10-22-2014 10:45 PM

I just realized my list was way out of date, but now it's up to speed with my Goodreads account. (This is my Goodreads if people want to add me.)

61 out of 75 books so far, 81% done and 1 book ahead of schedule.

I'm still struggling my way through A Storm of Swords. I love the Game of Thrones show, and I really enjoy the books when I'm reading them, but I have resistance to actually sitting down and reading them. I don't know why. [cry]

Knerd 10-22-2014 11:30 PM

Adding everyone on Goodreads! You can find me over here, too.

I just finished reading Clariel - It's always tough to revisit the stories that you read as a kid, but the Old Kingdom held up really well. The plot wasn't anything to rave about, but I really like the way that all the pieces fell together. Garth Nix does a good job of character-building and expanding on his world through little bits and pieces at a time.

And there was one particular paragraph that really made me go "Oh snap! I see what's happening here!" This isn't really a spoiler (since it's just a hint that requires some background knowledge in order to understand), but if you're familiar with the Abhorsen books and are don't want to know anything about Clariel's ending, you might not want to click here:

SPOILERX

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"Underneath the clothes, there was a line of bronze masks. Full face masks, which would fit under the chin and extend back to the ears, with narrow slits for the eyes covered in some clear crystal, and a hinged flap over the larger mouth opening. The masks had leather straps with bronze buckles."


So that pulled it all together for me and made the novel worthwhile!

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 02:25 AM

So I started trying to count my books but I don't have them all dated and I'm lazy so yeah... It was definitely way over 50 though.

Enama 10-23-2014 02:48 AM

I'll have to post my good reads link once I'm on the laptop. I'm kind of in a slump again. don't know what to read.

Whisper Invictus 10-23-2014 04:28 AM

I've never heard of Goodreads. It looks... really interesting ; 3; -haunts website-

Enama 10-23-2014 05:08 AM

I've been using Goodreads since 2010 o-o I think.

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 11:12 AM

I think I started with it in 2012? It's really useful for keeping track of what books I want to read.

Knerd 10-23-2014 01:36 PM

Goodreads is awesome. I started using it as a way of cataloging all my books, but I stuck around because of their giveaways and groups. I've gotten a lot of free books from them. [yes]

Enama 10-23-2014 01:50 PM

I've only ever won once and it wasn't even a book I was super excited about. I am a librarian on there though~

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 01:56 PM

I never knew they did giveaways. How do they work?

SuperZombiePotatoe 10-23-2014 02:05 PM

*just jumping in*
Goodreads does giveaways?

Knerd 10-23-2014 02:13 PM

The giveaway page is right over here.

Just scroll through the list to see if any of the books interest you, then apply to them individually. Whether or not you get chosen depends on things like how active you are on the site, how often you post reviews, whether or not you've reviewed any books that you won in the past, etc. [yes]

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 02:24 PM

Ah yeah, I'm likely not to be chosen then. I never leave reviews. >.<

SuperZombiePotatoe 10-23-2014 02:35 PM

Me too also >_>

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 03:53 PM

It sounds like we use the site the same way SZP. XD

SuperZombiePotatoe 10-23-2014 04:05 PM

Hehe! Do you keep track of books you've read and then find new ones to read by browsing? That's all I do [XP]

zigbigadorlube 10-23-2014 04:53 PM

Nah, I don't browse, I just keep track of what I read and what I plan to read.

Connielass 10-24-2014 02:05 AM

Yer.
I mainly use it to keep track of what I'm reading and have read, what I own and what I've given away, which books are ebooks, etc. If I find myself without anything to look forward to, I'll browse out of desperation. But it usually doesn't give me much in the way of options.


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