Comment Friday: 9/∞

It is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).

So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .

Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!

Have a great Friday.

Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!

As for moi, I have just finished The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini (May's "Neighborhood Wive's Book Club" pick).

I hope to have a review up later today, but in the meantime you can read my post on The Woods by Harlan Coben.

Updated!

In other news, I am—for the moment—keeping my head above water in my online class, XML Programming at Saint Paul College. (Saint Paul College is—as I've mentioned before—where I am working toward a Web Developer Certificate.)

The pace of the class is brisk, and I've breezed past the easy stuff and now I'm starting to bog down in the wizardry behind the curtain (DTDs and schemas).

By the time Riley gets more active in his summer programs (the last have of July) I just might be coming up for the third time and clawing desperately for something to hold onto to keep me afloat.

I'm hoping that these two sections that are bogging me down now are the last of the really cryptic nonsense (and at times it literally seems to make no sense)!

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Matière du jour:
Ludwig van Beethoven
(Category: Music)

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Harlan Coben: The Woods (Rating: 9)

I just finished reading The Woods by Harlan Coben.

I simply cannot say enough about this man as a writer: he is, in my opinion, quite possibly the most readable author in America, if not the world.

Things I liked about this book:

• I loved the way Coben concealed so many hints about what was to come into the prologue
• As usual, I loved his characters, which are always very human and believable
• I loved the plot of the book, and the way so many elements of the book were interweaved

The only thing I didn't really care for about this book was the very ending. I mean, I certainly understand what was going on (a phrase which here means "Why he felt he had to wrap it up like that"), but I didn't particularly find it pleasing.

On the whole, I'd say this book is exactly what I've come to expect from Coben's books: after reading every one of his novels, I've come to expect excellence in storytelling, and have yet to be disappointed.

Until further notice, consider every one of his books to be highly recommended reading!

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Matière du jour:
Virginia Woolf
(Category: Literature)

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Comment Friday: 8/∞

It is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).

So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .

Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!

Have a great Friday.

Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!

As for moi, I'm just about finished with The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini (May's "Neighborhood Wive's Book Club" pick) and I'm doing something quite unusual for me, and that is that I'm reading a second piece of fiction at the same time!

This second book is The Woods by Harlan Coben.

Harlan Coben is one of those authors I truly enjoy reading. The man is absolutely gifted at turning out page turners and, so far, The Woods is no exception. That being the case, it shouldn't take me too long to finish it and I should have a review up fairly soon.

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Matière du jour:
Mozart's Concerto No. 21 and Symphony No. 41
(Category: Music)

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