I planned to read The Last Chairlift by John Irving. I loved his books years ago although rereading A Prayer for Owen Meany for a book club recently was disappointing. It didn't carry the same feelings as it did when I originally read it. So that may be the reason
I started The Last Chairlift hoping it would sweep me up, but it didn't grab me and I put it down. A friend of mine did take it on and read it all the way through.
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead. I received my signed (!) copy as a gift at the end of the summer. Planning to make it my first read of the new year.
I add books to my TBR list at a clearly unsustainable rate, so the answer to your question of which books I meant to read and didn't get to is: nearly all of them. Anyway, I love the cover for Toad, and I second the recommendation for The Hospital, which was amazing, though utterly depressing and harrowing.
I've been trying to get ready to read *Translation State,* the newest novel from Ann Leckie. I fell in love with her worldbuilding and characterization in her debut novel *Ancillary Justice,* and I am so incredibly hyped for this one that the fear of disappointment (and the need to devote 3 hours to power through it) has left it sitting on the TBR pile on my bedside bookshelf since I bought it in June. I'm going to read it the next time I have to take a sick day--nothing like aliens and cannibalism to make you feel better about the crud in your chest!
Unless the weather changes drastically in the next week, you are unlikely to freezer to death. The forecast for Christmas is 50!
Off to buy Toad. Geek Love was so good! Thanks for sharing!
I planned to read The Last Chairlift by John Irving. I loved his books years ago although rereading A Prayer for Owen Meany for a book club recently was disappointing. It didn't carry the same feelings as it did when I originally read it. So that may be the reason
I started The Last Chairlift hoping it would sweep me up, but it didn't grab me and I put it down. A friend of mine did take it on and read it all the way through.
But did your friend like it? I'm not hearing much about it.
I think he thought it was so so. Had its moments, particularly if you're an Irving fan, but maybe not his best.
Enjoy family and Chicago the Holiday/Christmas Season!
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead. I received my signed (!) copy as a gift at the end of the summer. Planning to make it my first read of the new year.
That's one I did read. Really enjoyed it, particularly strong for a sequel.
I add books to my TBR list at a clearly unsustainable rate, so the answer to your question of which books I meant to read and didn't get to is: nearly all of them. Anyway, I love the cover for Toad, and I second the recommendation for The Hospital, which was amazing, though utterly depressing and harrowing.
I've been trying to get ready to read *Translation State,* the newest novel from Ann Leckie. I fell in love with her worldbuilding and characterization in her debut novel *Ancillary Justice,* and I am so incredibly hyped for this one that the fear of disappointment (and the need to devote 3 hours to power through it) has left it sitting on the TBR pile on my bedside bookshelf since I bought it in June. I'm going to read it the next time I have to take a sick day--nothing like aliens and cannibalism to make you feel better about the crud in your chest!
I've experienced this where I'm so hype on a book I keep putting off starting it. It's a weird, but real phenomenon.