What Are You Reading and Why? 2015 second half Showing 551-600 of 1,268

[Bella]

I started The Drafter by Kim Harrison a few days ago. I really liked her Hollows series which ended last year, but this book is heading into DNF territory. I'm having to tell myself, "You can read this other book, but first you have to read 30 pages of Drafter." And I just dread it so much I find myself just not reading at all. Wish I had waited for the library book instead of buying it.

[Stephanie]

I finished for the serial killer challenge!

I absolutely love this series! The books are a quick and easy read. The crime fighting is great and I love all the characters (minus the perps of course ;) ).
If you haven't read The Women's Murder Club books by James Patterson and love cop type books that are fiction, you should give the series a chance. The first book in the series is .

[Amanda (Mandy)]

Bella wrote: "I started The Drafter by Kim Harrison a few days ago. I really liked her Hollows series which ended last year, but this book is heading into DNF territory. I'm having..."

I bought this book as well because I love the Hollows series. I have not started it though. I am a little worried now.

[KimeyDiann]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Do you ever do audio books. KimeyDiann because I've found NF easier on audio for myself"

Yes, I love audiobooks. Especially since I spend the better part of two hours every workday in a car! I should try more NF in audio format, maybe I'll have better luck.

[Tasha]

I enjoy NF in audio, it's often easier for me to connect with audio if it's NF.

[Travis]

While audio is my choicr most of the time anyway, I actually never even consider NF unless it is in audio. I usually will do a NF while reading sonething else. If I was going to listen for say 8 hours a day only 2 woulf probably be NF. I just take my time with them usually

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Wow I know I'm tired as I was avout to say you should read --- Janice. Thought escaped me. Good night"

I'm not alone. That happened to me today. I said to my friend, "Did I tell you about...?" and then couldn't remember what it was I wanted to tell her.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Just finished Marina, so I'm resuming The Museum of Extraordinary Things for my bookclub, and I'm starting The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, the third in the Millennium Trilogy, since the fourth book (the one written by a different author)is waiting for me at the library counter.

[Bella]

I'm curious to see how much you like The Girl in the Spider's Web, Sandra. I had such mixed feelings about reading it that I haven't even used up a library request.

I just started The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten- surprisingly funny. Disgusting fact from the book: Watermelon is not a fruit. It's not the ovary of the plant; it's a flesh-filled uterus speckled with seeds. No watermelon in my house until I get that image out of my head. Yuck.

I also started A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester, about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson. I'm finishing up Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle by Kristen Green, which got better after a bad, boring, repetitive start.

I just got The Penny Heart by Martine Bailey. She wrote An Appetite for Violets, which I really liked. The Penny Heart doesn't have an American release until 2016, but used copies are showing up at Amazon, which is where I got mine.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I have mixed feelings about it too, Bella. But it was finally published this year, I'll need it to kill the series for the series challenge. :)

[Gavin]

I'm reading Finders Keepers

[Tasha]

Bella, I really enjoyed Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History.

[Gavin]

Reading O Pioneers!

[Bella]

Tasha wrote: "Bella, I really enjoyed Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History."

So far, it's really good. I just read The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900 by A.L. Roker, which is also about the Galveston hurricane. Both are good, but for some reason, Al Roker's book read faster.

[Colleen]

Just finished Mudbound, which was a good, quick read. Currently reading The Shipping News, which is also really good.

[Tasha]

I didn't know Al Roker wrote a book!

[Lynda]

I really liked The Shipping News!

I downloaded The Shift (Second book in The Silo series - sorry no linking I'm on my cell). Read Vol 2 & 3 in Birds of Prey last night when I couldn't sleep.

[Sarah]

Colleen wrote: "Just finished Mudbound, which was a good, quick read. Currently reading The Shipping News, which is also really good."

We read Mudbound a while back for a group read. The thread is still there if you want to check out our thoughts on it. It generated some interesting discussion if I remember rightly.

[Sarah]

Going to give Travis' idea a go and listen to a non fiction audiobook to see if I fair better. So I'm starting Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies on my commute to work today.

[Peggy]

I just finished The Angel's Game. I really enjoyed it but now I feel mostly confused. I'm not sure I fully understand all that happened in the end, and why.

[Sarah]

I think I felt the same Peggy from what I recall. Be sure to check out the buddy read thread - perhaps it will help with clarity. or not...

[Colleen]

Sarah wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Just finished Mudbound, which was a good, quick read. Currently reading The Shipping News, which is also really good."

We read Mudbound a while back for..."

Thanks Sarah! I love reading & piping in on any discussion threads, no matter how old, by the time I get to them. :)

[CFDeeDee]

I just finished The Book of Lost Things this afternoon and continued with The Fellowship of the Ring .. Such a slow read in TLOTR !
And then I'll start The Last Juror / The Broker for the challenge :D

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm going to set aside A Clash of Kings for a short while because I have library books due back. I've started Magic Strikes which is fluff and fits my mood a bit better these days than a heavy duty epic fantasy that's 1000 pages long.

[Cherie]

What part, Peggy? Maybe we can take it up in the discussion thread. I never thought about it until Sarah mentioned it.

[Cherie]

I spent an hour tonight/this morning looking for two books that I am SURE I have, but can't find them now. I have no idea where they slithered off to. Definitely past my bedtime now!

[Peggy]

Cherie wrote: "What part, Peggy? Maybe we can take it up in the discussion thread. I never thought about it until Sarah mentioned it."

It wasn't a specific part, but when it was finished, I just felt overall confusion. It's not very clear what was going on and how all events were related, at least not to me. The book doesn't give you any answers or make all pieces of the puzzle fit in the end. I did have a look at the discussion thread yesterday and it cleared things up a bit :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "I spent an hour tonight/this morning looking for two books that I am SURE I have, but can't find them now. I have no idea where they slithered off to. Definitely past my bedtime now!"

That happened to me recently. I finally found it, tucked away in a weird spot so I blamed the ghost in this place for playing yet another trick on me. Hehehehe!

[KimeyDiann]

I finished Third Grave Dead Ahead last night which was the last Charley Davidson book I needed to re-read before diving back into the series.
I quite enjoyed re-reading the first three books since I didn't remember most of the details from my first read a couple of years ago... it was almost like reading them for the first time again.

I excitedly started on Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet almost as soon as I finished Third Grave.

[Bella]

Just started Stand-Off by Andrew Smith. It's the sequel to Winger. If you haven't read Winger, and you like YA, you need to read it as soon as possible. Great book!

[Dem]

Finished Chasing Fireflies This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/1365725016

[Bella]

I'm reading Under Attack by Hannah Jayne for the Serial Killer Challenge. If anyone is doing the challenge and likes urban fantasy, Under Attack and Under Wraps, the first two books in the series are free in Kindle Unlimited.

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I spent an hour tonight/this morning looking for two books that I am SURE I have, but can't find them now. I have no idea where they slithered off to. Definitely past my bedtime no..."

I found out where one of them went - Amy has it, but I still cannot find the other. I swear that I bought it. I have #11, #12, #13 and #15. I cannot find #14.

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope you find it, Cherie. I found mine behind some books on a full bookcase, turned sideways so that it was flat against the back of the bookcase. I have no idea how it got there because I didn't put it there. The last time I had seen that book was on my bedside table.

[Cherie]

@Janice/my missing book - I have decided not to worry about it or look for it any more for now. I have plenty of other things to read and maybe I will come across it if I stop stressing about it.

@Peggy - I just read all of the spoilers from the Buddy read of The Angel's Game. (A little confusing going back and forth but I felt like I got some answers). There were some very good observations and on page 3 of the thread there is a video link where the author talks about the difference between The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game.

[KimeyDiann]

I finished listening to A Long Way Down this morning. Since this is national suicide prevention week I thought a book about 4 people who decided not to kill themselves would be an appropriate read. I was hoping for an uplifiting story about overcoming depression, but that isn't exactly what I got. Even though it was a book about people who wanted commit suicide, it wasn't a depressing book, it wasn't uplifting or inspirational, but it was very real. The characters, most of which are highly unlikable, were very human.

The thing I most enjoyed about the book was the four different POV's. Each character took turns telling part of the story and giving insight about themselves and the other characters. I especially loved having three different narrators reading the four different POV's on the audiobook. Simon Vance's voice was perfect for Martin; Kate Reading did great as Maureen and Jess; Scott Brick, though a fantastic narrator, didn't sound like I imagined JJ would sound. I think I've listened to Scott Brick narrate too many suspense/mystery books, he didn't fit for a depressed 30 year old wannabe rocker.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Spent a lovely spring day lying about on the grass with a duck and a couple of chickens, reading Grave Memory for my series challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

I started Marina last night for the group read and will start Glory in Death later today once I finish the half hour left of The Dreams of a Dying God.

Dreams is narrated by Luke Daniels and I couldn't shake his voice from Atticus. I kept shifting back to The Iron Druid. This book has an Oberon too, but isn't nearly as much fun as the Irish Hound.

[Lynda]

Just spent three days driving about 1500 miles (2400 km). It was just me and Carlos Ruiz Zafon in the car, listening to The Shadow of the Wind. What a beautifully written book: pulpy, and romantic. It was late at night, driving through the fog shrouded mountains while Daniel was exploring the Aldaya Mansion- I was suitably creeped out. Only four starts as (view spoiler)[I found Nuria's story a little too on point, and repetitive, as I thought a lot of what she delineated could have been inferred (hide spoiler)]

On my last day's drive, I started listening to A Canticle for Leibowitz. A very different book, but an interesting story, made it about half way through before I arrived home. My only issue is that one of the voices used sounds an awful lot like Donny Pfaster from the XFiles. Much like Scully, there is something about him that chilled me to the bone.

[Stephanie]

I finished reading Saving Justice. I rated it 3 stars even though it was a good story about the dog (when they actually talked about him) I felt it was more about Marlo and Adam and the steaminess of their relationship...a tota romance novel.
I started The Monkey's Raincoat which is just ok so far. I'm only at chapter 6 so it is still a bit too early to judge on how the story is going to go :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished The Thirteenth Tale, which I really enjoyed. I just started Pretty Baby, which is a NetGalley review. I'm also reading Hello From the Gillespies for the monthly theme and enjoying it. It isn't really the story I expected.

[Travis]

Stephanie wrote: "I finished reading Saving Justice. I rated it 3 stars even though it was a good story about the dog (when they actually talked about him) I felt it was more about Marlo and Adam and..."


Early Crais are a bit dated but still fairly entertaining butnot as well written as his later novels as he evolves as a writer

[Stephanie]

That is good to know, Travis :) I wanted to start with the first book. I also have The Watchman to read by Crais as well. I'm looking forward to reading The Promise, when it comes out. I believe Scott and Maggie are supposed to be in it.

[Dem]

Finished and enjoyed Six Tycoons: The lives of John Jacoob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/1388112553

[Roz]

I finished The Secret Keeper. 4 stars.
I'm moving on to In the Blood recommended by a co-worker.

[Jackie]

I'm just about to start reading The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran. It's a story based on a newspaper account from the 1800's.

[Cherie]

I started reading William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back and am so in love with the way Doescher has written the story. It really adds so much to the the movie scenes. The first one was "Romeo and Juliet" and was a crack up. This one is "Hamlet" and much more serious, but wonderful!

[Lynda]

Cherie that books sounds facinating, I'm going to have to add it to the pile.

[Cherie]

Oh, fie, 'tis over. On to Mrs. Dalloway I must go.

I may be wrong about what Shakespear plays the Star Wars books are based on but I love reading the Engliish prose in the stories. The characters are true to the movies and more.

There is a wonderful chorus of lines when the minions called Ugnaughts are preparing the carbon freeze chamber to try it out on Han that I cannot type all out on my tablet. It is so great!

There is an awsome scene in the beginning with Vader saying "Hath not a Sith such feelings, heart, and soul,
As any Jedi Knight did e'ere possess?
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you
Blast us, shall we not injur'd be?"

Alas, the next I cannot read until my new level starteth.

[KimeyDiann]

I finished Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet yesterday morning and started on Fifth Grave Past the Light. I'm so glad I picked this series back up. Charley's humor is just what I need. I've read too many "serious" books lately.

I started listening to Fireblood by Jeff Wheeler a couple of days ago. I'm about 35% in and I'm not overly impressed yet. I loved Wheeler's Muirwood series (The Wretched of Muirwood) and had very high hopes for the Mirrowen series. I'm going to give Fireblood a little more time to grab my interest then I'll probably give up. I'm so sleepy lately I need a book that can keep my interest on my commute and keep me alert!