April 2013 - What are you reading and why?

[Kimberly]

I finally finished and cannot begin to describe how much I hated this book.

[Janice, Moderator]

Oh! Oh! I have it on my wishlist, Kimberly. I may have to rethink that.

[Kimberly]

I think I might start

[[deleted user]]

State of Wonder, because the author starts with P.

I've also got One Day on the go on the car.

Our library recently changed catalogue and it didn't go smoothly, so I have no idea where my reserved books are, or when they're likely to arrive...

[Kimberly]

Also started

[Shirley]

Kimberly
Did you watch Hannibal?

[Chrissie]

I do recommend listening to the audiobook version of The Children's Book narrated by Rosalyn Landor. Best narration I have ever listened to. What a book. Stuffed with information. It does drag in the middle, but do stick it out to the end. It is worth it.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Tomorrow I will start Life After Life

[Cherie]

I am starting King Solomon's Mines for the April Challenge.

[Kimberly]

Shirley wrote: "Kimberly
Did you watch Hannibal?"

The Tv Show? Nope I missed it :(

[Kimberly]

I finished wasn't a fan of it at all. 1 star.
Now I'm going to start because we all know how much I love dinosaurs :)

[Roz]

I'm reading for the F book of my Alphabet Challenge. I should be finished by the weekend so I'll be ready for the April Toppler book which I can use for my G book. Life is good!! :D

[Shannon]

Just finished a short novel by a new Canadian author (he's not a new Canadian but a new author)! which I really quite enjoyed.

Am starting as it is in my TBR and I thought I might as well keep to the Canadian theme.

[Pragya]

Shirley wrote: "Kimberly
Did you watch Hannibal?"

I went to its premiere. :)

[Shirley]

Pragya wrote: "Shirley wrote: "Kimberly
Did you watch Hannibal?"

I went to its premiere. :)"

How exciting

[Shirley]

The Aran Islands



Short stories Irish and delightful.
Frank McCourt told a bit about the author who wrote 4 plays and died at 38.

[Lynn]

I've just finished The Red Tent, a wonderful read.

I'm about to start Looking for Alaska

[[deleted user]]

Lynn,, I would try the top left hand corner of North America as a good place to start. >:-)

[Almeta]

Helen wrote: "Lynn,, I would try the top left hand corner of North America as a good place to start. >:-)"

rofl

[Janice, Moderator]

ROFL... Helen is in top form today!

[Kimberly]

Janice wrote: "Oh! Oh! I have it on my wishlist, Kimberly. I may have to rethink that."
You might like it Janice but for me it was boring and had no excitement.

[Cherie]

@ Helen, I was laughing so hard I forgot what thread I was reading!

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "@ Helen, I was laughing so hard I forgot what thread I was reading!"

I do that and I don't need to be laughing. Hehehe!

[Lynn]

I do that all the time! I click on the link, start reading the comments and then have to check the url bar to remind me which topic I'm reading ::rolleyes::

[Kimberly]

I started

[Almeta]

Finished Breakfast with Buddha
and
The Final Confession of Mabel Stark.

Almeta’s Review of Mabel Stark

On to Not The End Of The World.

[Kimberly]

Finished 4 stars.

[Cherie]

I am re-reading Far from the Madding Crowd 'cuz I cannot remember what it is about and I only gave it 2 stars and someone else said they loved it. It is so wierd, as I am reading, it seems so familiar, but nothing yet has smacked me up side the head and jogged my memory. Honestly, I do like the writing.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Sanctus which was a disappointment. I will start Riptide tomorrow. :)

[Kimberly]

Janice wrote: "I finished Sanctus which was a disappointment. I will start Riptide tomorrow. :)"

That's a shame. I've been flirting with the idea of borrowing it from the library.

[Susan]

I am reading Splintered because everyone raved about it. I like it okay, but am not as impressed as others seem to be. I started in again on the audio book of Les Misérables. I got it out of the library a while ago and it is 51 discs long. The first time I got it out of the library I got through 17 discs before I had to return it. Then I had to wait several weeks to get it again. I was glad to take a break from it. Parts of it can be tedious. I'll probably won't finish it this time, either.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kimberly wrote: "Janice wrote: "I finished Sanctus which was a disappointment. I will start Riptide tomorrow. :)"

That's a shame. I've been flirting with the idea of borrowing it from the library."

The ending was the problem for me.

[Chrissie]

I completed: Life After Life
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I have started Truman. I always appreciate books written by David McCullough! :0)

[Cherie]

I really liked your review of Life After Life, Chrissie, but I would have to add this one to my "Maybe" shelf, if I had one.

I DO have Truman on my list. I have to get to the David McCullough books one of these days.

[Chrissie]

Cherie, I LOVE Truman. It is not dry. McCullough really can write. Many people love everything Atkinson writes! Do remember that if I give a book three stars, I do think it is worth reading! I do not throw out stars right and left. Thank you for telling me you liked the review.

[Janet]

Just finished - I had bought it a while back and am making myself read a book off my bookshelf at home one per month.
It was a wonderful surprise.

[Cherie]

Chrissie wrote: "Cherie, I LOVE Truman. It is not dry. McCullough really can write. Many people love everything Atkinson writes! Do remember that if I give a book three stars, I do think it is worth reading! I do n..."

Your review tempted me to add the book to my list, because of the writing, but the other part of the story line is what allowed me to give it a maybe status. I read through all of the comments from others and got a pretty good picture of what was going on to determine that I have way too many other books to pursue at this time. Thanks for helping me make up my mind. :)

[Chrissie]

Cherie wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Cherie, I LOVE Truman. It is not dry. McCullough really can write. Many people love everything Atkinson writes! Do remember that if I give a book three stars, I do think it is wort..."

Well, I do think most others reviewers are overly positive. Just my pov, and often I am the oddball.

[Nicole]

I finished the first in the River of Time series Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren. Young adult-y, but fun escape read. 4 stars. I am well into the second, Cascade

[Dem]

Just finished and really enjoyed Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter . This is my review; www.goodreads.com/review/show/577244353

[Nicole]

Esther wrote: "Main: La maison des anges. A library book due this week.

As I do not read a book I do not own where it can be hurt(outside the house, in bath, etc.) I started on the first book of my Alphabet Cha..."

I read The White Tiger I thought it was cleverly written.

[Kimberly]

I'm reading

[Tejas Janet]

For the ABC challenge, I finished The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen . My review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

Now on to "Q" with Every Last One . Hope it's not too rough going.

I'm also just about done with The Red Tent for the April challenge.

[[deleted user]]

I've just finished State of Wonder for my alphabet.
torn between a re-read of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective for this month's book club or starting The Shawshank Redemption by Mr king for the monthly challenge.
thing is, that King book is a bit bigger than expected for a book of "short" stories. 550 pages or so wasn't quite what i had in mind...

[Janice, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "I've just finished State of Wonder for my alphabet.
torn between a re-read of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective for this month's book c..."

Did you know the quote that I used for the challenge is from The Shawshank Redemption? It's an incredible story!

[Cherie]

Helen wrote: "I've just finished State of Wonder for my alphabet.
torn between a re-read of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective for this month's book c..."

You could read Mile 81. It is only 80 pages. :)

[Rachel]

reading Death on the Nile for the alphabet challenge

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "You could read Mile 81. It is only 80 pages. :) ..."

ROFL!

[Lynn]

I'm about to start and

[Removed]

Fall of Giants

My sister in law recommended it, and very glad she did, I am loving it. Its a weighty read, but definitely worth it

[Rusalka, Moderator]

You could do weights with that book Scott. Just grab The Pillars of the Earth for the other hand ;)