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Angel Experiment Discussion

January 25th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Hello! You might be a little confused about how to post now that formatting is a little different, so I’m going to take this opportunity to review that before I remind you of the discussion questions for this month. :) The categories are divided by year, then by month. Please find the current year and the current month/book title and check the box next to that. For example, your Angel Experiment posts will be put under 2010 – 01: The Angel Experiment. When naming your posts, put the book title and then your name in parentheses. For example, my review of this month’s book would be titled “The Angel Experiment (Michelle).” Our titles were all over the place before and it created confusing URLs; this is just a nice way to … Read entire article »

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The Angel Experiment (Hev)

This was an interesting book, to say the least. I enjoy James Patterson’s books but I have never read his young adult books before. I normally read the Alex Cross series. I find that James Patterson is a good writer, but his books are sometimes either too long or too short. I usually want them to be longer or I find he is dragging the story on & on & I just want him to get on with it, lol. As far as the options for the Flock to rescue Angel there weren’t many. My advice would have been to try & sneak in & get her out. Angel was a … Read entire article »

Angel Experiment Discussion

Hello! You might be a little confused about how to post now that formatting is a little different, so I’m going to take this opportunity to review that before I remind you of the discussion questions for this month. :) The categories are divided by year, then by month. Please find the current year and the current month/book title and check the box next to that. For example, your Angel Experiment posts will be put under 2010 – 01: The Angel Experiment. When naming your posts, put the book title and then your name in parentheses. For example, my review of this month’s book would be titled “The Angel Experiment (Michelle).” Our titles were all over … Read entire article »

Happy New Year! Relaunch!

Still working through some kinks, but here’s the new home for The Quilting Bee’s book club, Pages! Please update your links (if you’re linking) to pagesbookclub.net. :) The books for the next six months are as follows: January – The Angel Experiment by James Patterson February – The Alchemyst by Michael Scott March – The Storyteller’s Daughter by Cameron Dokey April – Book Thief by Markus Zusak May – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen June – Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry You can always access this list & the past books by clicking on the “Books” link in the navigation. Some changes have been made, as follows: Hev’s projects (like the book recommendations list) have been moved to the subdomain http://books.pagesbookclub.net. … Read entire article »

Neverwhere (Amanda)

Sorry I’m a bit late, but after the semester ended I had to hurry up and scrape together Christmas and the whirlwind has finally subsided. But, I read the book before the semester started so I was able to get this put together. I’m sorry it’s a bit vague, but it’s been a few months now since I read the book, and I’ve read three recently so the characters in this one have faded. I remembered more than I thought I did though, and was able to answer all the questions :) Like The Odyssey, Alice in Wonderland, and many mythological stories, Neverwhere involves a descent into an underworld. What is the appeal of exploring a … Read entire article »

Uglies (Amanda)

After reading the reviews here, I’m thinking that maybe sometime in the future I might decide to read this book, possibly. I read about six months worth of books in my week break between the Summer and Fall semesters. I’m really glad I chose to do that because I have been swamped this semester. I wouldn’t have had time to read anything if I had waited. So, I chose not to read this Uglies book because, like Hev mentioned, I thought it would be too teenybopper for me. I also knew that, while I do read fast, I wouldn’t have a lot of time to get all the books finished. I have read a few books … Read entire article »

Uglies (Hev)

I actually enjoyed this book enough that I borrowed the rest of the series from my library to read. It honestly surprised me, I figured that I was going to think it was another teeny bopper book & that I was going to hate it. Though I do admit that I don’t really like how the author presents himself, but that may just be me. In my life a lot of my friends have been like Peris. They use me then dump me. I am only good for them when they need something from me, then I am no longer good or good enough to be around them. Which is probably … Read entire article »

The Eyre Affair (Hev)

First off, I am sorry that this is so late. I don’t have any excuse besides I was just not up to writing it, I still don’t feel like it, but if I don’t do it now it never will get done & I want it done. So as soon as I get Candi out of my lap so she can stop trying to type to I will start. The Eyre Affair was an odd book to say the least. I didn’t get it until I realize what was happening. To be perfectly honest, I am still not sure I understand everything that happened in it *stop trying to type with me … Read entire article »

Uglies (Joni)

I enjoyed reading Uglies, although it was definitely written with a younger audience then myself in mind.  I like futuristic stories like this one and although it was on the simplistic side I still found it interesting enough to continue reading the series. At first, did you hope Tally would get the operation? When did you change your mind? (Or did you?) Actually, I decided very early in the story that the Pretties seemed rather dense and besides looking good I didn’t see the appeal in being Pretty.  All they did was drink a lot and party all night, every night.  I’ve never seen the “fun” in that kind of behavior so I was automatically anti-Pretty from … Read entire article »

The Eyre Affair (Joni)

I read this book a few years ago.  I meant to read it again for this club but I got distracted by Dan Brown’s new novel and read it instead.  I’m a bit fuzzy on the details so I’m going to skip the questions and just talk basics.  I do remember enjoying this book and thinking the use of words and language was really creative and fun.  My main issue with it was at that point in time I had not read Jane Eyre, the main focus of the novel.  In the book one of the characters goes into the book and changes it from one plot to another.  This was all fine, except that … Read entire article »

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