Big reading
December 7, 2006
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Posted by Heather
My goodness, but I love that cover.
I’m still shuffling my way through The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. At first I was reading it quite fast, but now, as the story is coming back to me, I find myself slowing down a lot. I thought after 4 years had passed, I would have a hard time remembering the story, and, admittedly some parts are still fuzzy, but for the most part I remember all of the plot. It makes for slow reading.
So now I’m at an impasse. Do I keep reading it, even though it’s slow going because I am actually enjoying the reading, just not the amount of time it’s taking, or do I decamp for whiter pages? Because I’d really like to get to The Apple, the set of sequel stories to Crimson Petal and for some absurd reason I feel I should finish Crimson first.
I must know what happened to Sugar!!!
But I’d also like to get into some of the other books that are lining my desperately want to read table. I have all 10 of the books I picked for my Classics challenge lined up on it, as well as the last Fables book (not the one published yesterday, the one before, 1001 Nights of Snowfall), Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux, and Alice Hoffman’s new book Incantation. As well as several library books.
Decisions, decisions! I am almost halfway through Crimson Petal. And the writing is just as good as it was 4 years ago. But. I – remember - the - plot. What to do, what to do. Think, think, think.
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I have the same problem everytime I decide that I want to reread something. I always remember the book and think, why am I rereading when there are ten books sitting on my nightstand…So, I hardly ever reread. Too many new books that I want to read.
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I know we are never supposed to judge a book by its cover, but that picture was the reason I bought this book. It is so lovely too look at. Have to say I wasn’t all that entranced by the book itself, the characters didn’t grab me, and I need my characters.
Still, as you say the writing is lovely.
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Love your new foodie blog! Thanks for adding mine to your blogroll. I need to post some Christmas treats on mine later this week.
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4 years!
I’m probably the wrong person to ask because I am a huge fan of Fables and Kate DiCamillo’s Tale of Despereaux is one of the best children’s books I’ve read over the past few years.
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I’m dying to know what you think of ‘Apple’ so I say go ahead and skip the rest of Crimson!
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I’d ditch it, but I’m fickle like that. lol
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I am the last one to answer you because I finish things I wish I hadn’t and quit things I shouldn’t have. So I will add to your consternation by suggesting that you read Faber’s earlier (and completely different) book, Under the Skin. It is haunting and shorter. I remember being unable to put it down.
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I’m not a big re-reader either. I have so many books in my TBR that I tend to jump from book to book, and if one isn’t holding my attention, I move on to the next. So if it were me, I’d probably read something else.
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I tend to not get a lot of books either. I guess because I own so many that the chance to give me a duplicate is really high. On the other hand I have no compunctions to give books to anyone I know will read it. I love books and giving them away is a great joy.
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