What Are You Reading?
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April 16, 2010 at 1:03 am #41233
Alassiel
MemberOoh! I’ve got that reserved at my library, so I hope I get it soon. How is it?
The Phantom Tollbooth was a fun read. Some interesting points to ponder as well.
I’m reading The Switherby Pilgrims now.
April 16, 2010 at 5:55 pm #41234Sarah
MemberQuote:Ooh! I’ve got that reserved at my library, so I hope I get it soon. How is it?I finished it this morning… It was all right. Pretty typical Redwall stuff, and I wasn’t super impressed.
April 16, 2010 at 6:06 pm #41235Kyle
MemberI’m rereading The Hobbit.
April 17, 2010 at 6:50 pm #41236Sarah
MemberRereading the Prydain Chronicles now.
April 18, 2010 at 7:12 pm #41237Alassiel
MemberI’m reading The Coral Island.
April 19, 2010 at 10:58 am #41238Jordan
MemberI’m reading whichever of the four books I packed to read on the road I decide to read when the time comes.
April 19, 2010 at 11:01 pm #41239Alassiel
MemberBut you didn’t tell us what those were!
April 20, 2010 at 3:30 pm #41240Adalin
ParticipantI just finished The Swiss Family Robinson.
April 20, 2010 at 8:22 pm #41241Alyosha
MemberThe Invisible Child by Katherine Paterson. Fantastic. Love it.
Also Bridge to Terabithia, which I like much more after seeing the film than I did before. Shocking.
April 24, 2010 at 6:45 pm #41242Owan
MemberI am reading God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew. I started it at 6-6:30AM this morning and am, so far, about 6-8 chapters into it. It’s very interesting and, I think, well-written.
Adalin, did you like The Swiss Family Robinson? I recently read it and got really annoyed with the fact they never got hurt/sick, were perfect survival geniuses, beyond brilliant biologists, and they killed everything.

Alyosha, is that the lady who wrote Perfect Gentle Knight?
April 26, 2010 at 6:50 am #41243Alyosha
MemberWhoa, Owan, you’re like…still alive! Hi.
No, not her. Katherine Paterson is much better–technically speaking. I like her writing about writing better than her actual writing, in general. (After a recent reread, I’m not sure what I saw in Kit Pearson way back when…)
My issue with Swiss Family Robinson is that the climax happens in the first chapter. No. No. No.
April 27, 2010 at 2:29 am #41244Owan
MemberHehe, Alyosha. You cannot get rid of me that easily.
I didn’t think Kit Pearson was that great, either, I didn’t notice the quality of the writing so much when I read her books (I think) but I did think the plot was a little off. Sebastian was a little freaky.
I mean, I can’t say a whole lot about how good of an author she is, I just recall that her book wasn’t my cup of tea. I am currently reading Ethics: An Early American Handbook. It is a reprint of the book A Primer of Ethics which was originally published in 1890, I think. So far it is, um, convicting. I have very poor ethics.
April 28, 2010 at 7:22 pm #41245Adalin
ParticipantThe Swiss Family Robinson did sorta annoy me for the reasons you mentioned and because it was so, almost preachy at times. Then I read the introduction and discovered that the book was written by a British army chaplain for his sons back home. It was supposed to be guidelines for what sort of men he wanted them to be, which explained a lot. So while it wasn’t my favorite book I enjoyed it.
April 29, 2010 at 12:55 pm #41246wyatt
MemberRight now I’m reading The Vanishing Sculptor. It’s a bit confusing right now but I think I’ll understand it more as I keep reading
April 30, 2010 at 11:46 am #41247Jordan
MemberMy book ended up being Swallowdale. I’m about a third of the way done and I’ll probably read some more of it on the way home.
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