I am participating in a contest called readers in thongs weight loss book challenge. You can read the rules at the website, which is being hosted by Matitwonky. The basic gist is to see how much weight in books you can read (lose) by the end of December. First up for me was "Kane and Abel" by Jeffery Archer. My first book weighed 1 lb 4 oz.
I was less than impressed with the book until the very last five pages. The book didn't seem to have any original ideas and I was disheartened by the time it turned into a full blown "Romeo and Juliet". I saw most of what was coming before it happened, that is, until the last five pages. I never imagined my entire opinion of the book could be swayed by the last few paragraphs. I'm very hard to please where ending of books are concerned (see Steven King for a plethora of examples), but I think this was the best example of how a book should end. No big red bows, no gripped to your seat shocker, just a perfect ending to a story of two men out for revenge.
Next up is "Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich, which I only started today and am already halfway through. I love her character Stephanie Plum, but Miss Evanovich really skimped here. The book is over 300 pages, but the margins are halfway into the page and the writing is very big. In reality the book is about 100 pages. Didn't weigh it yet, but I'm glad the publisher put it out in a book that is way too big for the story.
Happy reading all!!
2 comments:
Kane and Abel is one of my favorite books. You've made me want to re-read it, and given the weight of the book I just may do it very soon! :)
Re: Harry Potter.
Book two was significantly more interesting than book one, and I imagine that's due to the fact that there was so much the author had to set up in the first book that she skimped a little on the story in favor of world-building. I just started the third book this morning & I'm still holding out some hope for the series as a whole, however, I need to constantly remind myself to separate the actual books from all the hype surrounding them.
Either way, HP#2 was a quick read. At this point, I think I'm going to try to get through the whole series - after all, the books just keep getting heavier and I have them all in my TBR. :)
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