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[Alessandra]

I'm currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. I'm 60 pages in now and completely hooked. The first two chapters were a bit confusing, but I love Ness clever writing style (it doesn't feel like Todd is telling you his story, it's like you live his story with him!). I hope my copy of A Monster Calls will be waiting at my parents home on Friday, because I'm really curious to read that book, too, and I'm planing to just read the whole weekend. The book is simply that good!

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I've heard good things about that book, Alesssandra!

Here's to an epic reading weekend!

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

finished Charmed Charmed Again and started Charmed Garden of Evil

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Kirk, I've never known someone to read so many books in one series!

[Ashley]

Things have been a bit crazy selling my house and packing to move at the end of the month but I have embarked on some more challenging reads a nice deviation from my monthly YA overloads.

I began the month with the George Smiley series by John le Carre and I must say that they are amazing. I have already made it through the following amazing reads!

A murder of quality
Call for the dead
The spy who came in from the cold
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

Plan to get finished by end of month;
The honorable schoolboy
The little drummer girl
The looking glass war

And then based on the exciting challenges this month I might delve into some spooky reads the last week. Happy October reading!

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Ashley, I adored Tinker, Tailor! Would you recommend the rest of the series? :)

[Ashley]

Holly I would definitely recommend the series. I attempted to start with tinker tailor and got 50 pages in and felt like I was missing part of a bigger picture. So I did a little research and ran across a suggestion/synopsis of le Carre books which totally changed my perspective and I decided to start at the beginning. It was by far the best decision le Carre draws in from each books stories characters, plots to weave an intricate and ingenious tale of espionage, secrecy and spy tradecraft. It is quite mind blowing reading to see the writer develop and grow the story and characters both forwards and backwards as you advance through each book. I am throughly pleased with these and will keep you updated once I finish the others this month!!

[Alessandra]

Holly wrote: "I've heard good things about that book, Alesssandra!

Here's to an epic reading weekend!"

The book is split in parts and I'm about to finish part 2. Absolutely love it and highly recommend it :D It's really nice and feels very realistic for the world it's set in (as of now at least). I hope I can finish part 2 and read the complete part 3 today :D

[Aitziber]

Sandy wrote: "Along with The Charioteer buddy-read, I am also reading Moon Over Manifest at the moment (for comic relief). It is a fun and funny story about a 12-year-old who, in 1936..."

Is the Newbery one of the literary awards you may use for your challenge next year, Sandy? :D

[Stephanie]

Finished reading the Lord of the Rings recently. Now I'm reading The Warrior's Stone.

[Amber]

Just finished The Traveler: A Conflict of Interest. I'll get to my next reads later on.

[Alessandra]

I took a break from the Knife of Never Letting Go (which still got me hooked) to read the first Harry Potter book for the Banned Books Challenge and now I'm starting to read A Monster Calls 'cause I got it yesterday and it isn't that long (I guess). Should be a rather fast read :D I'll be picking up the Knife of Never Letting Go again afterwards :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Please try to stop by the 2015 Non-Fiction Challenge thread in the General Folder. We're trying to get a tally of most liked topics for next year's Non-Fiction Challenge. Your input would be helpful!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Right now I'm reading Household Stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm: tr. from the German by Lucy Crane; and done into pictures by Walter Crane. for the Coursera that I'm taking. I've read the Andrew Lang Fairy tale books, so I almost skipped this one, but the professor was so adamant about using a consistent translation that I tracked in down at the Gutenberg Project. I'm glad I did. Crane's translation has a few stories I didn't know. It has been relaxing to read one or two a day. They're short and easy to fit in. :)

[Melissa]

Since Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes is do back to the library on Wednesday, this is my next pick. It already fits into the Halloween theme and also suggested by my sister, so I am looking forward to enjoying this dark thriller.

[Alessandra]

Finished The Knife of Never Letting Go yesterday (highly recommend it!) and started Lola and the Boy Next Door today. I wanted to finally go for something more halloween/horror like, but couldn't get myself to start it. :/ Next week though! :)

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Finally getting round to reading Dracula! Loving it so far!

[Karen]

So glad to hear that Sandy!

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

Currently reading Man From UNCLE #4 The Dagger Affair
Widget currently at 1 book ahead.

[Mags]

Just finished "no 1 ladies detective agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. Read previously but wanted to hear it in audio and it didn't disappoint. These books are better in audio as they give you the impression of the "real" Africa and the narrator Adjoa Andon brings the book to life. Excellent - 5 stars

[Lucy]

I am currently reading Allegiant and Dracula :)

[AmberZehr]

I'm Reading too much at once lol..... I get new books in almost every day at my library. Need to slow down or i'll burn out

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Ilona Andrews new one (which was amazing, of course!), and now I'm getting ready to finally start The Girl with All the Gifts. I've been on my library's hold list for forever, sooo happy that I finally got my hands on it!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Started The Prime Minister, which is the fifth of Trollope's Palliser novels. So far, it's really good as were the others.

[Stephanie]

I'm currently reading The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Renee, so much Trollope'!

Half way through Fangirl. Enjoying it far more than I thought I would

[[deleted user]]

Holly wrote: "Renee, so much Trollope'!

Half way through Fangirl. Enjoying it far more than I thought I would"

I need to read this! I read Attachments and loved it, but haven't read any of her other books yet.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

It was a really lovely read, Kate! And easy to get through.

Casually binge read it in less than a day. Read til 1am, woke up at 8 and didn't move til I finished it. The wonders of having afternoon lectures...

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

Time flies when you don't update on this thread much. Looks like I've gotten through two other books since my last update (Man From UNCLE books 5 & 6). I am now on Man From UNCLE #7 The Radioactive Camel Affair What a silly title, well it was the middle of the 1960s.

[sonya]

crank by ellen hopkins

[sonya]

AmberZehr wrote: "I'm Reading too much at once lol..... I get new books in almost every day at my library. Need to slow down or i'll burn out"

i'm in the same boat.

[Amy]

I'm currently reading Wuthering Heights, and was surprised to find how much I like it! It's been the first book I've been able to get really into in a while, and goodreads has it on ebook on the Wuthering Heights page which is also really handy. Woop!

[Tracey]

Amy, I was also surprised by Wuthering Heights to find how much I liked it.

[Alessandra]

I'm currently reading Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog and The Book Thief. Enjoying both so far :D

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I hope you enjoy The Book Thief, Alessandra! It's once of my favorites!

[Alessandra]

I'm only about 50 pages in, but I'm enjoying it so far. I really love how it's telling the story :)

[Kassandra]

I started As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride and it is a lot of fun - a great reminder of why I have always loved that movie!

[Holly, That Geeky One]

100 pages into Call the Midwife. Having seen the first series of the BBC drama, it really is a wonderful read!

[[deleted user]]

Kassandra wrote: "I started As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride and it is a lot of fun - a great reminder of why I have always loved that movie!"

This is on my TBR list-loved the movie and the original book :)

[[deleted user]]

Just finished The Girl with All the Gifts late last night, and still trying to process it. I had a hard time getting into it, until the last section, and then it blew me away! Whew, what an ending! Need something lighter next, going to start Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency later this morning.

[Amber]

These are all I have left to read for this year's indie read for review ebook requests that I'm going to get through between now and the end of the year:
Fuel to the Fire #2 &3, Alloria, and Imperfect Strangers by David Staniforth
The Cause
Salvation
Turn Key Condition
The Calling
Eve's Return
The Pharm House
My Soul Immortal(pg 45 of 310)
On the run by I-Lanna Twine

any others I get will be done in January. Just doing my ebook read for review indie requests and other ebooks with the name of the wind in December.

[Cristal]

Imperfect strangers is my next read:-)

[Amber]

Thanks Sandy and I know I will. Also started this is where I leave you too so I'll do that one first and start one of the ebook ones I listed too. Finished the cause yesterday as it was a pretty good dystopian thriller that comes out to amazon on November 28th and was a V for vendetta type of novel. Enjoy it Cristal. Have yet to read that one. :)

[Aitziber]

I don't comment here all that often, but I wanted to note that I'm reading The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus, and it is fantastically gross. Everyone keeps vomiting and bleeding on everyone else. I'm translating bits for my coworkers, who are praying for a merciful death/me to finish the book quickly. :D

That said, I may have to finish it another time, because I have the Cambridge Proficiency Test coming up next week, and I hope to have read one of the set texts, Howards End.

[Amber]

I'm now reading Beasts of New York: A Children's Book for Grown-Ups , finishing Lucifer Travels and am doing ebook read for reviews too. These are all ebooks on my tablet. Btw, this is where I leave you was pretty good.

[[deleted user]]

November has been a very productive reading month for me-I think I've read more books so far this month, than I have total for the previous two months combined :) Last night I finished The Giver (amazing!), and now I'm reading something a bit lighter Charming the Prince

[Aitziber]

Sandy wrote: "Aitziber wrote: "I don't comment here all that often, but I wanted to note that I'm reading The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus, and it is fantast..."

Thanks for your faith in me, Sandy, but I've been doing mock tests and I keep making mistakes. >:(! The exam is hard as they come. I won't know the results until January either. :(

I did take a look at Howards End earlier, and it begins very much like On Beauty by Zadie Smith does. Which makes sense, as Smith has made it clear that her novel is an homage to HE.

[Aitziber]

Sandy wrote: "Surely you will be permitted some mistakes? No one is perfect - at least no one that I know! :-)

Does that mean that I should read Howard's End before On Beauty? Or would it matter?"

Yes, we're allowed some mistakes, haha. I'm just tremendously proud of my English skills. I wouldn't want my pride to take a hit by getting a B or a C. D:

I don't know yet. I have a feeling Zadie Smith would want people to read the Forster first, but I'll let you know my opinion when I finish.

[Amy]

Katekat, The Giver was fantastic!

I've just finished Wuthering Heights which was great, and am now nearly finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, read by the fantastic Stephen Fry. I've wanted to read the HP books for years, and am now finally getting round to it. :)

[AmberZehr]

I've been reading the chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander. read the first book , the book of three, and I thought it was fantastic. it IS a children's book but i just loved it anyway. can't wait to read the next book, the black cauldron. hope my library gets it in for me soon :-)