the devil in me knew I could rely on this thread to encourage me. I might buy something I know I will read right away so that its like it didnt happen.
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the devil in me knew I could rely on this thread to encourage me. I might buy something I know I will read right away so that its like it didnt happen.
I'm doing the not buying books thing, except the £1 I spent in Cancer Research on 4 books. That didnt count anyway, it was paid for from the shrapnel coins jar. So I need to live vicariously through other people buying books.
Just finished Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris and I loved it! Didn’t expect to as historical fiction isn’t my usual cup of tea but I really enjoyed it.
I thought I'm Glad My Mom Died was great; struggle to say I "enjoyed" it as such due to the themes but it's brilliantly written albeit it a harrowing insight into the dark side of child fame. A quick read for sure.
I have started “Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Alice Feeney. Enjoying it so far! I think this is the year I try and expand my book horizons 
I'm reading The Bell Jar at the moment. Has anyone else read it and found it a bit tedious? I like Plath so I went into this thinking I'd have a new favourite in my hands. I enjoyed the beginning but 60 pages in, I'm thinking of giving up.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
My new reading resolution is to give up reading something at page 75 if I don’t like it. Wasted so much time slogging my way through. Could have been reading something interesting to me. Reading for pleasure shouldn’t be a slog.
Wish I had done that with Lessons in Chemistry. But it was a Christmas gift I asked for because of the hype.
Wish I had done that with Lessons in Chemistry. But it was a Christmas gift I asked for because of the hype.
I read The Bell Jar as an early teen and obviously thought it was the deepest, most incredibly articulated work of our timeI'm reading The Bell Jar at the moment. Has anyone else read it and found it a bit tedious? I like Plath so I went into this thinking I'd have a new favourite in my hands. I enjoyed the beginning but 60 pages in, I'm thinking of giving up.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
. Read it again a few years ago and felt the same as you, but the nostalgia factor means I love it regardless
the bell jar is a book that should be read at a certain age i think - it’s like the catcher in the rye where it will have a huge impact if you read it between 15-19 (as an example) but it gets a little insufferable if you read it beyond that. beautiful writing but i reread it over lockdown (after first reading it at 17) and wished i hadn’t.I'm reading The Bell Jar at the moment. Has anyone else read it and found it a bit tedious? I like Plath so I went into this thinking I'd have a new favourite in my hands. I enjoyed the beginning but 60 pages in, I'm thinking of giving up.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
the catcher in the rye, imo, has another layer to it though where you can read it older but you’re exactly right that the bell jar just made me weary, that’s the perfect word for it.
I finished my latest book on the 15th and can feel myself falling into a slump 
I was going to try a non-fiction one next but I think I'll have to read Book Lovers by Emily Henry for an easy one instead 
I was going to try a non-fiction one next but I think I'll have to read Book Lovers by Emily Henry for an easy one instead I didnt find Book Lovers a quick engaging read at all. It was my first Emily Henry book tbf so I wasnt sure what to expect but it took me days to get through itI finished my latest book on the 15th and can feel myself falling into a slump
Unpopular opinion, I know, but I think Sylvia Plath’s poetry is superior to her prose. I think she’s a brilliant poet, but The Bell Jar, while a good book, is an acquired taste. As other posters have noticed, it’ll be the most impressive if you read it as a young adult as it’s so moody and angsty.I'm reading The Bell Jar at the moment. Has anyone else read it and found it a bit tedious? I like Plath so I went into this thinking I'd have a new favourite in my hands. I enjoyed the beginning but 60 pages in, I'm thinking of giving up.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
i like emily henry a lot and have really enjoyed all her books (beach read is probably my favourite though!) - i feel like romance is the trickiest genre to write so i always love finding authors who get it “right” in a way that works for me. she does get mixed reviews here but i like her!I finished my latest book on the 15th and can feel myself falling into a slump
I like Emily Henry, Book Lovers was my favourite of the 3 big romances she's released. I enjoyed that the main character was actually competent with her life together, instead of the bumbling clumsy idiot romance writers seem to love but makes me want to throw things.i like emily henry a lot and have really enjoyed all her books (beach read is probably my favourite though!) - i feel like romance is the trickiest genre to write so i always love finding authors who get it “right” in a way that works for me. she does get mixed reviews here but i like her!
same! she writes very good smart women where the romance adds something to their lives rather than completely validates it, and i appreciate that. book lovers in particular i thought was great at having a capable woman who knew what she wanted and didn’t completely change her life to suit the guy, like some romances do.
Thanks for this. I was on the fence about reading the others, but if BL is the best I wont
Everyone likes different things, and I know Emily Henry is really well thought of so its definitely me rather than her or her books.
I know a lot of other people prefer Beach Read to Book Lovers, but there isn't a huge difference in style or quality between any of them IMO, so yes if you don't like one I wouldn't bother with another!Thanks for this. I was on the fence about reading the others, but if BL is the best I wont
Everyone likes different things, and I know Emily Henry is really well thought of so its definitely me rather than her or her books.
I’d agree with the poetry being better, but like other posts above that view might also be tainted by the fact I studied Ariel for A-level English Lit and didn’t pick up The Bell Jar until I was a much more weary and cynical 40-something year old! I do remember people commenting on how depressing some of the poetry was (obviously!) but I think most of us at that age enjoyed pulling it apart.
100% this! I really like Emily Henry. Book Lovers was my favourite of hers, but I enjoyed all 3 and will add her next to my (never ending) TBR list.
I also really like Ali Hazelwood for the same reason, but she divides opinion too
I read The Bell Jar when I was about 15 and I think that's probably the best age to read it, no disrespect to Sylvia.I'm reading The Bell Jar at the moment. Has anyone else read it and found it a bit tedious? I like Plath so I went into this thinking I'd have a new favourite in my hands. I enjoyed the beginning but 60 pages in, I'm thinking of giving up.
i think I would have loved it if I read it in high school or uni but now, at a point where I'm weary of sarcasm and cynicism, it reads like being in my own head on my bad days and I have enough of that myself.
Haven't read it since, so can't really say how well it holds up. I'm another person who thinks her poetry is better than her prose. Interestingly, Sylvia herself might agree with that. I think she implied in her journals that she wrote the book to earn money? Don't recall her exact words.- Status