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Kristin C

Kristin C

I have a "goal" to try and read 50 books every year. I did this in 2008, and really enjoyed it. It helped me remember how much I love reading!
  • Colorado Springs, Co, United States
  • member since January 27 2008

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  • phil m

    phil m says

    Planning to read Count of Monte Cristo? It's a must!! Easily one of the four or five best books I've ever read. Yes, as good as Tom Jones!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Austin P

    Austin P says

    Really, I'm so silly? If I am sooooo silly, then why do you think people believe it?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • PinkRoses

    PinkRoses says

    Hey, I read your Twilight review, and I thought you were bang on the money with what you said, although the two OBVIOUS children who took borderline offence from it really annoyed me! They seemed to bring their internet attitudes along with them haha
    Great review, although Twilight is the next book on my list and I havent read it yet, I took a little peak at it and I appreciate what you mean about her writing, good, but not amazing.
    I know the gist of the story (its hard not to!) and it doesnt sound like the most amazing plot ever, its based on Pride and Prejudice as well, so it isn't even an original idea, but i'm sure its captivating or it wouldnt be such a significant YA book

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Have you read Beedle the Bard yet? I got it for X-Mas and I've put off reading it. I have to say, I've been pretty damn disappointed with the last 2 movies but the trailers for Half-Blood Prince make it look pretty impressive. Still, I'm not getting my hopes up because I know that there are a few things that they've managed to screw up in the series thus far (keeping in mind that the book 6 and 7 had not been released during the shooting of movies 4 and 5) and I'm usually happier when I have lower expectations for adaptations.

    Graveyard shift, eh? Sounds pretty miserable. Exercise is good, I should probably do more of that--stave off obesity and sickness. Not much is up with me, I'm recovering from an interminable cold and taking 3 art classes, one of which is with a professor I haven't had before so I'm not quite decided on what I think of her yet. I'm reading Pride and Prejudice for the second time and quite enjoying it, despite the fact that many of the people in the Jane Austen book club I'm in are complaining about it; which I find a bit annoying and disappointing. And I saw Coraline yesterday! Woooo! Awesome awesome movie, you should definitely go see it, but I would disrecommend taking young children to it--it's pretty freakin scary.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Hey, I just finished reading Uglies about a week ago. Wow. Just wow, that was a really enjoyable excellent read. I'm going to be starting Pretties soon, but I want to read Tuck Everlasting and another book first, or at least start it. How're you doing?

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Casey

    Casey says

    Thanks for the reply. I liked the twilight series but I can not stand it when other people make reviews condemning books based solely on the book's inability to be a fourth book in Meyer’s series.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    I would say it's too bad that the film was pretty impressive at the least, and quite bad (terrible as you put it) at the worst EXCEPT that even though lots of people agree that it's not a good movie it's made around $120 million dollars while Bolt is somewhere around $60 million--nothing to sneeze at, but it should be doing a lot better--so why are people going to see Twilight? Particularly after they've already seen it and decided it's a crappy film? This baffles me. I have heard from a few--intelligent non-rabid fangirl--people that Charlie and the Blacks were the best part of the film. Oh, and some people liked Alice (honestly, while I appreciate Alice for the contrast from Bella, her girly enthusiasm sort of grated on me when it meant she didn't care how Bella's decisions affected other people...let's not get into that, though). I saw a picture of Taylor as Jacob and I have to say I was pretty impressed. He actually looked A LOT like how I pictured him, which very rarely happens--Rupert Grint being a notable exception. My question is, are the uninitiated going to see the sequels and have the same reaction that a lot of non-fangirls did to the series, how Jacob is treated and the 4th book/film or are they going to leave the fawning to the crazies and the morbidly curious? I wonder.

    You're working to full time jobs? Egads, at the risk of sounding sexist, did your husband lose his job? Why are you tight for money aside from the obvious recession/semi-depression?

    I haven't seen the movie. I haven't heard enough good to induce me to see it and I'd rather support my brother's movie. A quality film that needs and deserves support. I'll read the Host but I'm kinda done with Mrs. Meyer. Epic fail sums it up pretty nicely.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Soooo...have you seen the Twilight movie or is that a dangerous question? Also, if you haven't already seen it, go see Bolt. My brother does the voice of the hamster and I have to plug him every chance I can get. Have you read any fantastic vampire or fantasy books lately I should know about?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • odysseedesreves

    odysseedesreves says

    Have you read the other books in the Love at Stake series? Are they any good? I love the title of the one you just read!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kiss & Tell

    Kiss & Tell says

    I'll keep that book in mind. Thanks for the recommendation.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kiss & Tell

    Kiss & Tell says

    Hi!!! how are you?? is in the middle of the night any good??? a lot of people seem to have read it! I read the island of blue dolphins. it was pretty good, boring actually. see ya!!!!!!! have a happy reading!!1

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Bradbury is an incredible author, though he's doesn't always create the most complex characters. Mostly an idea and description writer--which he's awesome at so I'm not complaining.

    Oh. I really really enjoyed it; it was a bit long but I found it very exciting, interesting and different. I'm more than a little unhappy with the trailer I've seen. I'm a little sick of Brendan Frasier being cast in movies where he's supposed to be a serious character and he's just not a very serious actor. He's also the only person in the trailer without a British accent. But, that's just me and my overly picky film adaptation tastes.

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  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    I just saw you gave Inkheart only two stars. What didn't you like about it?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Is this your first time reading Fahrenheit 451?
    I really need to read more Bradbury myself, I've only read this, Dandelion Wine and some of his short stories...but none of his complete short story collections.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Deborah

    Deborah says

    Sorry! When I posted my message to you, it didn't show up, so I did it again. then both of them popped up! I had no way to remove them, so all I can say is sorry! LOL!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Deborah

    Deborah says

    Thanks for letting me know that you didn't like "Fragile Things", either. I did sit and read the story, "October in the Chair" as Dream King asked me to, but, though it was an okay story, I didn't love it like he promised I would. I need to let him know that, since I said I would, but I hate to. I guess he and I just like different kinds of books.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Angela H

    Angela H says

    I really enjoy YA fiction, too, I'm just not as in touch with what I should read in that area. I made note of some books on your shelf that I want to try reading. Any particular suggestions? I think it's great that there is so much out there. I don't remember that being the case when I was that age. I think I'm the only person alive who hasn't read any of the Harry Potter books. I mean to do that someday.

    You're in Colorado, right? I spent a summer at the University of Denver and really enjoyed it. It is beautiful country - for a time I wished to move there but it never worked out. There are a few great publishers out there. My husband and I hike a lot in the NC mountains, which are also beautiful, but they aren't anywhere near as high and open.

    I love that you've set a reading goal of 50 books! I read a survey somewhere that said the average person that considers themselves to be an "avid reader" averages 7 books a year. I guess that makes people like us "uber-readers".

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Angela H

    Angela H says

    BTW: I like "snarky" folks. They're so much more interesting.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Angela H

    Angela H says

    Why did you lose your love for reading in college? I'm curious because I, too, had always loved reading as a child and teenager (J.R.R. Tolkien, John Grisham, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, etc.), but when I majored in English Literature, I discovered a whole new world of authors that really opened up my world to literary fiction. I feel that it was because of one class: Contemporary Fiction. In that class I discovered Barbara Kingsolver, Marilyn Robinson, Toni Morrison, Ken Kesey, Cormac McCarthy, Barry Unsworth, Graham Greene, Margaret Atwood, Sena Jeter Naslund, Zadie Smith, and more. Basically, I discovered literary fiction and ended up specializing in modern fiction. And while, still, at times I enjoy a purely fun, plot-driven novel, my passion is for literary fiction. Now that I work in publishing, I have a list miles long of books I plan to read (I read on average about 100 books a year, not counting audio books, and I would read more if I had the time).

    I've looked at your shelf and I've noticed a lot of your comments around Shelfari about good and bad writing. I feel that if you branched out more into the literary fiction, you'd discover a TON of new favorite authors (and you could get spurious generalities off your back, since she can't even spell). I do see that you have a few books that I would consider to be in this category and you have given them positive reviews that mention how they made you think (The Raw Shark Texts, for one). I just know so many people that just get stuck reading the same level of literature and don't branch out in their reading and miss out on so much. Knowing a little of your taste from your shelves, I would suggest The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (I saw you liked The Handmaid's Tale and this one is my favorite by Atwood),The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger (everyone LOVES this one and they're making a movie with Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana that is coming out this Christmas). Basically, I would be interested in hearing what you think about any or all of these books and writers.

    I apologize if I just came off as condescending - that was not my intention at all. I just read somewhere that you were 26 years old and thought you might enjoy more challenging, engaging, and thought-provoking (yet very readable) books.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jacktheartist

    jacktheartist says

    Oh good. My sister in law thinks I should read the host also. I guess she can only get better from here, right?

    I would say this book is worth reading, up until the end of Jacob's section of the book. Although I liked the description of her first waking up, after that, they didn't do anything with it. Perfect waste. My friend sent me a review of the book that said most of what I was thinking and one more thing that I had forgotten: Bella is totally unaccountable for her actions! She doesn't have to make any sacrifices in the book. She doesn't have to give up Jacob, her daughter (or having at least one child), Edward, or her relationship with Charlie--yet. No one she's close to dies, she has the magical ability to not have any sort of difficult time adjusting to being a vampire, which is more than just convenient, it's uninteresting. The one thing, though, is that she seems like a really nice person and I feel bad that she's probably going to get a lot of blowback from fans and the critics. Deservedly so, but it's still too bad.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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