Into the Forest discussion

We had a tie for the Adult group read.

One of the ones that won was Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop.

No spoilers in this thread, please!

I read this a few years ago, and I noticed that this is a lendable book, so my copy is up for grabs!

The catch is that I bought this from Fictionwise, so it's now lendable for the Nook rather than the Kindle. So if anyone has a Nook or a nook app and wants to borrow my nook copy, speak up!

I bagged a cheap second hand copy and started reading today, but only read a couple of pages, too early to comment except that i feel i might like the female character who's just been introduced. I'm a bit daunted by the length - do i really want to give so much time to this book?

Zanna wrote: "I bagged a cheap second hand copy and started reading today, but only read a couple of pages, too early to comment except that i feel i might like the female character who's just been introduced. I..."

418 pages. That's kind of long for a typical novel. Hopefully it will be good. I've ordered it as an inter-library loan, so I don't know how long it will take.

I've managed to finish and write a brief review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Zanna wrote: "I've managed to finish and write a brief review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Not exactly an enthusiastic review, and I notice Melanti also gave it 3 stars. I'll still check it out later this month.

Looking forward to your thoughts = )

My inter-library loan of this book finally arrived. I am immersed in something else that I really enjoying and am hesitating starting this book. For those of you who are a little bit familiar with my reading tastes can I ask you, do you think I'd like this?

I'm really not sure! Sorry not to be helpful :-(

Zanna wrote: "I'm really not sure! Sorry not to be helpful :-("

I understand! It's hard to say for other people!
It just that I've been so lucky with books lately. All were 4 or 5 stars, so I'm not in the mood to force myself to read something I don't really like. Since I have it anyway, I might as well give it a try once I am finished with what I am reading now.

I started it, but don't think I'm going to finish it. It's not bad so far, but I'm not in the mood for it. I see what some are saying, that it's almost trying to do too much. And a bit forced?

Jalilah wrote: " For those of you who are a little bit familiar with my reading tastes can I ask you, do you think I'd like this? ..."

Well, it's contemporary fantasy, and that's a point in its favor for you, but really, I don't remember enough specifics to know if it'd appeal to you or not. I remember it being a decent enough book but not good enough for me to be enthusiastic about it as a group read.

I agree with the "may as well try it" philosophy as long as you have it in your hand. Nothing says you have to finish it.

I will say though, that I liked the Ute characters and their stories. I was interested enough to finish the book

Zanna wrote: "I will say though, that I liked the Ute characters and their stories. I was interested enough to finish the book"

Yes, that does make it more appealing.

Thanks for all the replys everyone! Finally I decided to go first with The Wandering Unicorn because I also have it as an interlibrary loan until the 19. ( my library doesn't allow renuals for interl
ibrary loans) I have Unicorn Mountain until the 29, so I'll try it afterwards.

:-)

I am enjoying the setting of this book. Just a few years ago I made the trip from Northern New Mexico to Denver crossing through the Sangre de Christo mountains. We passed through some of the places mentioned; Raton Pass, Trinidad, Pueblo and many small villages. So reading it I am able to imagine the places.
Zanna, yes up to now Sam is the only likeable character.
Libby's a jerk. She made me so mad the way she yelled at Sam when she and Bo arrived home and she found the Unicorn book!

yes and she never improves. grrr!

glad you're getting something out of it = )

Zanna wrote: "yes and she never improves. grrr!

glad you're getting something out of it = )"

The setting in Southern Colorado and Ute characters are really the only parts I like.
I am so partial to the setting and atmosphere in a boo. Because I was there not too long ago and it made an impression on me, I can just imagine exactly what it looks like.
However even with the Ute characters I have my misgivings which I'll go into more in the spoiler thread.
In theory I like the idea of working in a character with AIDS into the story and connecting it with the unicorns but not the way it's actually carried out.
And yes, I see as I read on Libby never gets better and I'm even find Bo and his sarcastic puns annoying.

Bo annoys me too. Very interested in your thoughts on the writing of the Ute characters.

Margaret wrote: "I started it, but don't think I'm going to finish it. It's not bad so far, but I'm not in the mood for it. I see what some are saying, that it's almost trying to do too much. And a bit forced?"

I agree! There was something I found cumbersome about the writing and I think that was it. It's too forced.
I finished and although I did not love it, I did appreciate aspects of it and am glad I read it, I doubt I'd ever read it again though, so that's why I am giving it 3 stars.