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Does it mark me as an uber-mega nerd that I'm reading this when I don't even own any littleBits myself?

Not enjoying this so much so far and debating whether to keep on with it to the end or move on to something else. Don't get me wrong, it's good writing. I've just found myself not very interested in the subject of uneducated mid-western rednecks...

"A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon A Star," by Kathleen Ann Goonan really dragged.

I've been meaning to read this memoir *forever*, and so glad I finally am. I'm absolutely loving it so far. Laugh out loud funny at times.

So...I actually started this book nearly a year ago. It's full of (mostly) very interesting, buddhist-influenced sci-fi short stories. However, the collection is WAY too long. I burnt out last year and set the book aside. And now I pick it up again, thinking I'm at least half way through. And I'm only 1/4 of the way through!! I am doubtful that I will actually get through this entire collection by the end of 2014.

Slogging my way. It's weird when you think "only 15 more discs left" and that seems short. That is more discs than many audio books have at all.

Very much enjoying this read, but just wanted to note that it was only at about 48% that I finally got a glimpse of the ultimate theme and focus of the book (as the title suggests, "the signature of all things"). So looking forward to seeing where the story goes now that I have some hint of its direction.

Had to set this aside for a while, but now I'm missing a disc in the other audio book I was listening to. So I guess it's time to pick this one back up. It's the dialogue, these days, that's killing me.

Not too impressed so far. Despite all the contributions coming from professional writers, many of these essays read like they were written as quick, off-the-top-of-one's head writing exercises from a knitting prompt, with minimal editing afterward. Not the kind of humorous and insightful writing about knitting that I've come across in the past.

The longest tangent yet - Napoleon's battle of Waterloo. Ugh.

Rather confused when I started reading. I thought this was a book for adults. And it IS, according to categorization on Goodreads. But the narrative voice is one I'm quite familiar with from, unfortunately for Bernadette, the genre of middlegrade. That's right, this book reads like it's written for twelve-year-olds. Not to mention that everyone in it (even the supposed goodies) seems to be a classist snob.

Not so stoked about the narration. The author is reading for the audio version himself. It would be great...if I were using the book to fall asleep to...

Living up to all my expectations, so far. Love the story about Kosher the pig.

I feel like it's been ages since I read some actual fiction! Hopefully this will hit the spot. So far, though, not a big fan of the writing itself. But that seems to be the young adult standard, I suppose.

Absolutely fascinating so far. It's amazing that Cahalan survived and recovered from this harrowing experience enough to then recount it to readers. I highly recommend!

Absolutely fascinating so far. It's amazing that Cahalan survived and recovered from this harrowing experience enough to then recount it to readers. I highly recommend!

So far, a bit too over-dramatic for my tastes. Elissa shouldn't have to make readers work to feel sympathy for her--what she went through was horrible. Yet I feel like she is working at it, making true and already dramatic events seem melodramatic and a bit ridiculous.

Only thirty pages in and really enjoying this book so far. Full of facts and details about Australian history, wild life, dangers, and more. Bryson has a lively style that is thoroughly entertaining.

About 15% through and pretty disappointed so far. The book has a great premise and world, but it reads so far like the backstory the author might have written in preparation for writing the novel. Very little has happened in the story, but I've gotten to read 50+ pages of exposition telling me all about the world and the characters. Yippee!

Two discs from the end, discovered that I didn't have the second to last disc. Sigh. Now I'm waiting to recheck it out from the library so I can finish up. At least I've read it before.

Definitely doesn't have the tension and page-turning power of The Da Vinci Code, so far. Robert Langdon is pretty much just a fly on the wall for more than a third of the book.

Quite a slow start. I'm a little disappointed with the craft of the story, in drawing me in. Reminds me of Middlesex in how it jumps back to describe her forebears' lives in a foreign culture. Also reminds me of The Teahouse Fire for its cultural info-dumping.

This is a combo of the first two books in the series. Finished the first book, "The Crown Conspiracy". It was...unremarkable. A good effort that didn't ever come to fruition, particularly in the quality of the prose structure. Lots of exposition through dialogue. I am only continuing on with the next book because I've heard so much praise for the series, and I've heard the second book is better. We'll see.

Read the first 100 pages in the first day of reading, not because I was that sucked in but because I had the time and felt like reading. Not totally buying this book so far, but I've heard that the second one is really good. And it's not awful by any means, so I'll hang in there.

Without nostalgia to spur me on, I am dragging through this book. Very little plot. No character development. A whole lot of exposition through dialogue.

I'm about a third of the way through and seriously disturbed and mildly depressed after reading the book all day on the airplane. What went on at that sanitarium was seriously messed up.

Couldn't find the audio version I'm listening to. Published by Books in Motion in Spoke, WA, the reader is...not so great. He messes up while reading and they just left the mess-ups in there! But I love the character Tarzan. Though not infallible, he is still amazing!