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[Lucy]

Just about to start Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

Started the journey "Under The Dome" just now only gotten a few pages in so far.

[Amber]

Currently reading Blood of the Realm: Book I of The Nayoran Saga another read for review request and it is pretty good thus far for a fantasy novel. The guy who wrote it composed and wrote the music for the Amazing Race. Will get Under the Dome sometime in June.

[Bridget]

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt and Orange Is the New Black

So far, both are good.

[Tara]

Reading the Darkness Before Dawn series by J.A. London and getting ready to start Beautiful Creatures

[Gavin]

Reading Animal Farm.

Holly wrote: "Let me know what you think of that, Gavin!"
Liked it! It reminded me of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, not because of the subject matter of course, but I thought the characters were as whimsical (so was the dialogue) and described rather ideally (the description of things in general was very poetic). And a little of Raskolnikov, because of both he and Dorian carry so much guilt about their actions.

[Bridget]

Finished Orange Is the New Black, and it had some interesting and people, but I was annoyed about hearing the author's thoughts on the prison system and criminal rehabilitation by the end of the book. Normally I don't mind authors writing his/her political viewpoints and messages (even if I disagree), but her references were excessive to me as I continued to read.

Just started The Bees which, judging by the descriptions and reviews, is not in my comfort zone. I felt like taking a risk though.

[Michael]

[Lindsay]

[Shreya]

I am taking my time, reading and re-reading some parts. This novel is not what I thought it would be. I am actually sad that I am close to finishing it.

[Roseanne]

currently reading A Game of Thrones and listening to Sense and Sensibility

[Kassandra]

This book is not what I expected at all! I'm hoping I will like it more than I liked Gone Girl.

[Roseanne]

Kassandra wrote: "

This book is not what I expected at all! I'm hoping I will like it more than I liked Gone Girl."

Let me know what you think. I really liked Gone Girl but this seems a bit scary to me.

[Kassandra]

Roseanne wrote "Let me know what you think. I really liked Gone Girl but this seems a bit scary to me."

Roseanne, I liked Gone Girl, right up until the end! Then I threw the book across the room :)

I'm really early into the book but I'm enjoying it so far. Very dark content...an interesting development just started so I'm excited to see where Flynn takes it.

[Keya]

At the moment ,I am reading "What happened to goodbye"By Sarah Dessen. Its pretty good so far ,I like her writing style and charachters.

[Monika]

I'm reading Unbelieveable, which is a book from the Pretty Little Liars series and it is very fun to read because I like both the book and tv series :).

[Gavin]

I'm reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane

[Amber]

Awesome Gavin. Enjoy it! :)

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Monika, I absolutely adore the TV series, but I found the books too frustrating for me. I much prefer Emily's storyline in the TV series, compared to hers in the books, and she's my favourite character. So I'm reluctant to go further. I might continue reading them, if I need to bulk up my numbers.

How are the sequels?

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

I read Man of La Mancha yesterday and decided it was the perfect intro to reading The Lord of the Rings again. A dear friend of mine who died a few years ago loved this story. There are a couple things about it that don't appeal to me, but I just want to revisit some of the things he liked about it.

[Monika]

Holly: When I first read the book synopsis on Wikipedia, I seriously thought that Sara Shepard was insane that she puts her characters through all that but as I'm actually at the beginning of the book series, things aren't so bad yet. I must say that I actually like the differences between the books and tv show. In some cases those are really different stories - but as I said, I enjoy both.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Brenda-

I'm going to beat the audiobook drum and recommend LOTR as read by Rob Inglis. It might make the going easier if you find the reading tough going. I thought Inglis did a great job of making the weirdest characters realistic and enjoyable.

[Lucy]

Currently reading The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. I am enjoying this but am not blown away, to be honest.

[Emma]

I just finished Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, and I seem to be on a bit of a Magical/Paranormal/Fantasy binge so I'm going to read The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon next :)

[Kaylie]

I've not heard of The Bone Season before, it sounds really good. Plus for 51p on the Kindle I can't complain if it's not my cup of tea. I am currently reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower which I am umming and arring about whether I like it or not.

[Srividya]

Am currently reading The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson and Under the Dome by Stephen King and am enjoying both immensely.

@Kaylie - I just finished The Perks last month and frankly did not really like it. I don't know why but the whole writing felt extremely morbid to me. Would love to know your views when you finish :)

@Lucy - I read The White Tiger long back and being an Indian, did not really like the book. However, would like to know your views on this one, when you finish :)

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Kaylie, I found Perks got better towards the end. I didn't love it, but it was an interesting read, and I can understand why people would love it. I agree though, the writing is very morbid.

[Lucy]

Srividya wrote: "Am currently reading The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson and Under the Dome by Stephen King and am enjoying both immensely.

@Kaylie - I just finished The Perks last..."

Hi Srividya!

Now having read a little more of this book, I can say I am not really thrilled by it. I am finding the characters and situations quite exaggerated and crass - however, if this book is meant to sting me as a white, Western woman, the author has achieved his goal. I think opening people's eyes to corruption and suffering is a necessary thing, especially when they are like me and live in a comfortable world. I appreciate being reminded that the world is a big place full of unfairness and this needs to change.

However, there is also good in the world and I feel this novel may have swung too far the other way in an attempt to shock. The White Tiger felt like a caricature - maybe this was the point?

I have never actually visited / lived in India so I have no authority to say whether this is or is not accurate, and have heard people on both sides of the fence. What is your perspective, Srividya? Personally I found it quite unbalanced, although as I said before - was this the point?

On another note, I am not really enjoying the language it is written in. I do tend to enjoy epistolary fiction, but this feels a little too simplistic. Again, I am wondering whether this was the author's intention, as Balram's first language is not English and he is not a highly educated man. Maybe the author is trying to get across that this man's experience and interest does not lie with poetic language, but with telling an important story simply? I'm not sure!

Hopefully I will be able to give more definite opinions when I reach the end of the novel, which shouldn't be too long now. I am very interested to hear your opinions, though!

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

Renee wrote: "Brenda-

I'm going to beat the audiobook drum and recommend LOTR as read by Rob Inglis. It might make the going easier if you find the reading tough going. I thought Inglis did a great job of makin..."

Renee, audiobooks are a new pleasure for me, but this is one I want to read. Besides, I actually bought the book when it wasn't even on sale, so I can't let that go to waste!

[Amber]

Currently reading Blood of the Realm, Killer Rumors, The Ask and the Answer, will be reading My Soul Immortal and the Darkest Corner shortly as they are two new r4rs I am receiving soon.

[Gavin]

Reading
I like it when publishers put some love in paperbacks.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Brenda-
Lol. An outlay of cash is a definite motivator!

[Kaylie]

I am currently reading 14 after really enjoying the first in the series. Whilst also trying to read The Kite Runner. Got a bit of a reading bug atm, which I am loving!

[Bridget]

I'm a little over halfway through The Dinner which the WSJ described as "the European Gone Girl." I haven't read Gone Girl, so I can't offer an opinion, but this book is very different than I expected.

The setting is a dinner in modern day Amsterdam where 2 couples (the men are brothers) discuss a tragedy that their teenage sons caused. So far, I'm enjoying the conversational tone of the book. However, the brother who narrates the book as a dark side which surprised me. To avoid a spoiler, I won't go into detail about the tragedy, but it is unexpected and definitely dark.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Oooh. That sounds interesting. *adds The Dinner to tbr* :)

[Karen]

After seeing so much discussion about audiobooks (sideways glance at Renee), I started listening to Brave New World today while at physiotherapy.

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

*mentally crossing Dr Z off my "I ought to read that" list :)

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I caved with banning myself from reading any of my Summer Reading books until my exams finish.

So I picked up Master and Commander and am rather enjoying it! My dad's been reading them and is up to book 17!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Another audio-convert. My cunning plan comes to fruition. >:-)

Holly-
Jack and Stephen are great company with which to take those study breaks. I Love that you dad is a fan! :D

[Amber]

I'm bombarded with read and review requests right now so I hope to finish them all or at least half of them soon. ^_^ they are pretty good though.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I completely agree, and Master and Commander is the perfect book for that!

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[Michael]

[Emily]

I am currently reading Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

[Lindsay]

I like Barbara Ehrenreich, and recognized the name there :) I'll have to check that one out!

[Lindsay]

Most notable for me was Nickled and Dimed :) I have it, but only glanced at it a long time ago. I know her name because she writes for the disciplines I'm interested in so I see it pop out a lot while browsing.

[Kassandra]

Finishing up Journey to the Centre of the Earth. This was a slow start for me with the group read. I just couldn't seem to get into it but I picked it up again recently and now I can't seem to put it down!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Oh, yes! Good for you, Kassandra!!

[Gavin]

I finished The Great Gatsby and I'll be starting The Kite Runner

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Two great ones, Gavin!