Weekend reading roundup

[nanila]

How did your weekend reading go? If you planned on anything specifically, did you read it? (Reminder link to intended weekend reading post)

Comments

[whereisirisnow]

I finished the book! It was so exciting :)

I also just started reading Jane Eyre. I am dreading reading this a little bit.. Any opinions on whether or not this is considered a boring, albeit classic, book?

[alexseanchai]

The thing about classics, I've found (though nota bene, I have not read Jane Eyre), is they're usually not boring. There was something there to render them popular when they first hit the scene (classics were generally popular at first), and that something is generally still there. It may not be something to your taste, mind you, but that's a different issue.

[whereisirisnow]

I agree! Usually, however, I find that I think some of the classic books can be really slow. Just because nothing is really happening (plot-wise), whereas I, due to this time and age, am more used to plot-driven stories.

Nevertheless, the first chapter of Jane Eyre was a pleasant surprise: I hope it will continue to be good :)

[nanila]

Heh, I don't think you'll have any problem with finding Jane Eyre lacking in plot. It's definitely not slow. You might be ticked off by other aspects of the story, but probably not that one!

[fred_mouse]

Pretty much as planned, although I read fewer of the papers I wanted to at the depth I had been planning.

[nanila]

That's still quite an achievement. Well done for doing Serious Academic Reading at the weekend!

[fred_mouse]

I will come back to them. There are going to be Very Interesting Results in them.

[jb_slasher]

I read one short story, an MCU fic, and I finished The Girl In The Spider's Web. Sadly, it wasn't nearly as good as the earlier books, imho.

My goal was to also read game dialogue but I didn't manage to play anything. Overall, I'm still quite happy about my reading. Today I get to start with a clean slate, excited for a new book. :)

[nanila]

Huzzah, that sounds excellent! Hope you enjoy your new book.

[alexseanchai]

Bits and pieces of four different books, none of which were on my planned reading list.

[nanila]

Sounds like fun, though. :)

[nanila]

I was right not to plan much. Managed the birthday cards and recipes and very little else.

The baby was full of cold and woke up a lot on both Friday and Saturday nights, so my concentration was pretty shot.

[weaverbird]

Given all the work you put into the party - and with a sick baby, to boot - I think simply reading the cards and recipes counts as an accomplishment!

[weaverbird]

I closed 107 tabs! *happy dance* (And still kept up with Twitter et al.)

[nanila]

Wow! Great work. *high-fives* :)

[chickenfeet]

I reread Cold Comfort Farm. It seems odder every time I do.

[nanila]

It is very odd. Particularly the complete transformation of Aunt Ada Doom.

(NB I still love it, though.)

[anotherheather]

I'm almost finished reading Boundaries. Also read a few articles I bookmarked for later. My next read is probably going to be fiction, but undecided as to what.