Did you finish Roan?
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Did you finish Roan?
However, Roan was a quite a long book. It may have been the longest one we ever did. Do you think think Roan was long?
Did you finish it? If not, do you plan to?
If you are not planning to finish it, why is that?
In real life book club, part of the problem could be that there is a deadline. That's the great thing about OnlineBookClub: you can read and discuss books at your leisure, rather than having to make a specific meeting about one specific book at one specific time.
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(Although, next month's even longer! Oh boy!)
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"Roan" sounds like it's exactly the sort of book I'd love to read, I don't know if life will let me right now.
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I didn't find Roan to be too long, but then again, I am a sucker for a big long book! Each book in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or The Ways of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, for example, are some of the tomes I have tackled. I did finish the book. I started it when it first came in the mail, but only read the first chapter. I put the book aside for a few days and then put it on my "to do" list for this past three-day weekend. From Friday through until today, I read several hours each day. I finished the book about thirty minutes ago. I very rarely start a book and then not finish it. I am a little OCD about it, I guess. I want to know what happens to the characters. I don't like interruptions. Last night, for example, I had to stop and cook dinner with Conor hanging from the Tree. I always imagine my character, hands-on-hips, foot-tapping waiting for me to come back so that they can move on with the story as well. I have never been part of a book club before, online or in real life. I find that I enjoy the ability to share and read others' ideas. (Okay for those punctuation kings and queens out there - is it others' ideas or other's ideas?)Scott wrote:We discussed Roan for my 'real life' book club too. Most folks there did not finish Roan. Usually they do finish the book.
However, Roan was a quite a long book. It may have been the longest one we ever did. Do you think think Roan was long?
Did you finish it? If not, do you plan to?
If you are not planning to finish it, why is that?
In real life book club, part of the problem could be that there is a deadline. That's the great thing about OnlineBookClub: you can read and discuss books at your leisure, rather than having to make a specific meeting about one specific book at one specific time.
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I agree. As an author, I learned a lot from reading this book and will carry it with me.gali wrote:I finally finished this book today. I love long books, but this book was far too long. There were some repetitive parts that didn't advance the plot.
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Check comment #43 in the forum called "I'm on the fence" for why the book was long. Also, if you thought it was repetitive please give me some feedback as to why. Thanks much.
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