November Group Read: Check-in The Second

[glinda]

It's still Friday! If only by the skin of it's teeth! We're two weeks into the challenge, just past the half-way point! Are we all forging ahead with our tasks, or are we stalling out and in need of some cheerleading?

*waves pompoms enthusiastically*

Check in below with your triumphs and tribulations. Celebrate the achievements big and small, whether you got through a whole book or merely made a start on a book that's been taunting you for ages.

Comments

[glinda]

Oooh how did you enjoy Arrival/Stories of your life? I read them earlier this year and really enjoyed them so I'm curious to hear someone else's thoughts!

[peaceful_sands]

I'm not a big fan of short stories, but actually did enjoy this collection because each one made me think and I found that I wasn't racing through the book but rather wanted to spend time thinking about the ideas that the author had prompted. It's a great collection. Part of me was sad that they had changed the name of the book to match the film, because I think that people looking for something that relates to the film might be a bit disappointed. I loved the film, but see the two as completely separate entities - even the story from which it evolved gave me a very different set of thoughts to the ones that were prompted by the film.