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Jul 28, 2005 00:50

The books I've read so far this summer

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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emmaleah July 28 2005, 21:10:58 UTC

how was bel canto? i started that about 2 years ago and it didn't excite me enough to finish it

tj_is_so_cool July 28 2005, 23:03:26 UTC

i really liked it. Despite the seriousness of the situation it was a very light novel with a lot of heart...or at least i thought so.

cbong July 28 2005, 23:30:12 UTC

stop reading so much, damn. it's not like it'll expand your knowledge/vocabulary or anything

_jackier July 31 2005, 03:18:58 UTC

I'm very curious to hear what you thought of HBP.

tj_is_so_cool July 31 2005, 04:37:56 UTC

While I loved the book I was a little disappointed. The “I know Malfoy is up to something and nobody believes me” filled up way too much of the book and left the middle feeling rather empty. I was also disappointed about the ending, not so much the fact that she did it but rather how she went about it.

_jackier August 1 2005, 19:47:36 UTC

I know what you mean, Harry was really obsessed with Malfoy this time, and for once Ron didn't even suspect him. I really liked it as I was going through it but I find it to be less re-readable than the others because I tend to want to skip through all the Penseive stuff and Malfoy hunts, which doesn't leave much.