Friday 30 August 2019

Weekend Blog Hops - 30 August 2019

Hi all! It's time for those weekend blog hops once again!
http://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/2017/01/book-blogger-hop-january-13th-19th.html 
 
Have you ever enjoyed the same book in two or more formats (print, ebook, or audiobook)?
Not that I can recall. I don't really listen to audiobooks, and if I've already read a book, I wouldn't read it again in another format simply because it's another format. That said, if I read an e-Book ARC that I enjoy, I might go out and buy a print copy later. However, that doesn't mean I'd then read it again, at least not straightaway. If I love a book, a single copy is sufficient. I never feel the need to acquire it in all possible formats.

http://www.rosecityreader.com/
http://www.fredasvoice.com/Opening sentence:
In the beginning there was one murderer, one mule and one boy, but this isn't the beginning, it's before it, it's me, and I'm Matthew, and here I am, in the kitchen, in the night--the old river mouth of light--and I'm punching and punching away.

 




From page 56:
He liked the moths gathering tall and tight-knit at their various streetlight postings. He wondered if the night excited or soothed and settled them; if nothing else, it gave them purpose.

My Current Read 
Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak

Bridge of Clay is about a boy who is caught in the current - of destroying everything he has, to become all he needs to be. He's a boy in search of greatness, as a cure for memory and tragedy. He builds a bridge to save his family, but also to save himself. It's an attempt to transcend humanness, to make a single, glorious moment:

A miracle and nothing less.

12 comments:

  1. I dislike that opening. To mumbled for me. I do like that 56 though. It brought my interest back. :-) I added you to the Linky. Happy Labor Day weekend!

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    1. Thanks Freda. Yes, the prose in this one did meander a little at times.

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  2. How are you liking Bridge of Clay? Thanks for sharing!

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    1. It was well written but lacked the spark of The Book Thief, I thought.

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  4. Love the 56 quote. Thanks for sharing! Happy reading! :)

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  5. It isn't too often I will listen or want to listen to the audio version of a book I've read in print or vice versa. I am enjoying exploring the Harry Potter series again with my daughter through audiobooks though.

    I actually like the opening of this one. It's a bit different. I have only read The Book Thief by the same author, which I really liked. This one sounds good too. Have a great weekend, Nicki!

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  6. Very curious about this one because of how much I loved The Book Thief. Wishing you a wonderful Sunday!

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    1. It's quite different in some ways. I found it well written but I didn't fall in love with it, if you see what I mean.

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