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[Polyne]

I'm done with Villette; just started Life of Pie. I've already read a couple of chapters so far, and I'm hooked. I think I'm going to like this read.

[Polyne]

Oops , I mean "Life of Pi". ;)

[Meghan]

Insurgent

[Julie]

I am currently reading The Glass Palace.

[Monique]

Have just finished The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie for my Rainbow and Decade challenges, a good mystery. It seems my list of read Agatha's just keeps getting longer and longer. Am now reading Mind Over Matter by Ranulph Fiennes about his crossing of Antarctica. Good so far.

[Monique]

Cindy, Iasa - I have got a week to read my current book. Are you still up for the Wilkie Collins Moonstone buddy read? I now have a hard copy, easier for me. How do the buddy reads work? Do you aim for a chapter at a time or number of pages or just read at own pace then discuss as and when?

[Cindy]

I am still up for the buddy read on the Moonstone. I should be finished with The Black Tulip by this weekend. I downloaded the book and am ready to go, just let me know when.

[Cindy]

I am new to the buddy reads system. I would think if everybody reads at their own pace, you would have spoilers.

[Monique]

Oops I don't have a week do I, I've two days, yikes, better get moving!

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I have just finished Wool by Hugh Howey and wow. That was one big tense rollercoaster of dystopian awesomeness.

[Amber]

Right now I am reading Divergent and Warbreaker. They are both pretty good so far.

[Cindy]

I just read two great books in a row.
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas and Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott

[Sam]

Amber, I'll be interested to know what you think of divergent. I've read the whole series and really enjoyed them. I'm currently reading Britannia: The Wall. I visited Hadrians Wall today so thought it was fitting

[Amber]

Thanks Sam and I'll let you know. It's pretty good so far and saw the film first and my sister gave it to me for Christmas too.

[Lucy]

I'm reading The Bane Chronicles and Inkheart

[Sophie]

I've just finished Preservation, which I hated (I just found the characters truly dull) and am now reading All The Pretty Horses which I am enjoying but finding a challenge as the writing style is not what I am used to. Hopefully I should finish it tonight or tomorrow and will then move on to No Time for Goodbye.

[Mickey]

I started Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng but I think it might be too slow for my current mood. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel recently became available to me via my library's e-book app so I'm going to start it this afternoon. I'm also currently listening to Yes Please by Amy Poehler and really enjoying it. Would recommend the audiobook.

The Moonstone is great by the way! A bit bloated but the cast of characters are so entertaining. It was a fun read when I read it. I've been meaning to get to The Woman in White for ages.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I've heard many good things about Yes Please, and as a massive fan of Parks and Rec, I've been meaning to read it for ages!

[Mickey]

Holly wrote: "I've heard many good things about Yes Please, and as a massive fan of Parks and Rec, I've been meaning to read it for ages!"

Do it! And listen to the audiobook. It really is great that way. I'm not a big audiobook person, but I'm happy I chose to listen to this one. Hearing Amy Poehler (and a few guest stars) read it is part of why I'm enjoying it so much.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I'm a poor student, so I might not be able to afford the audiobook! But I'll definitely try get it. I know audible do a 'first audiobook free' thing, so I might check that out!

[Mickey]

Holly wrote: "I'm a poor student, so I might not be able to afford the audiobook! But I'll definitely try get it. I know audible do a 'first audiobook free' thing, so I might check that out!"

I hear you. Audiobooks are expensive. I checked it out from the library although I'm afraid I might not finish it before it's due, so I might be doing the audible thing too. lol.

[Sophie]

Just finished and have now started

[sonya]

The farm is very good

[Cindy]

I am struggling with the The Mysteries of Udolpho. The writing style is tough reading. I want to finish this book and see what happens. The story is picking up steam in Volume 2.

[Ieva]

Finally started reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee! Excited to read something new, as my past few book choices were a bit of a drag!

[Monique]

I am currently reading Complete Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe and by John Buchan both very good so far.

[Susan]

I'm reading A Riot of Goldfish. It's two novellas in one book. I finished the title novella and I just started the other one--"The Food Demon." I'm also reading Essays in Idleness and Hôjôki a little at a time.

[Monique]

Finished Greenmantle by John Buchan and have just started Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (only 13 pages in and it's a great read already, it's going to be hard to put down I can tell).

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

I'm reading The Martian, and IT IS SO GOOD.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

*moves The Martian up on her TBR*

I can't seem to get enough MAGIC these days. I've got a stack of classics, some of which are rereads, that I'm chipping through. But the guilty truth is that I just seem to want everything to have fangs.

Which might be the way those crossover books got started.

So the things in my "currently reading" are going v-e-r-y slowly. But I'm tearing through the manga and the YA fantasy. Also eating my steaks bloody and avoiding the salt. Heheh.

[Amber]

I'm listening to the audiobook The Girl with All the Gifts which is pretty good so far that my mom and I are listening to so we'll be finished with it in 4 more discs and its a zombie novel.

I'm also reading Company of Liars which is pretty good too so far. So am almost done with my June reads.

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

LOL Renee. :D

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

Caitlin wrote: "The Martian was absolutely amazing!!!! One of the best books I've read this year hands down."

Yes!!! Gah, I love it so much! The characters are so ALIVE, it's amazing. I can't wait for the movie. :D

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

Recently finished Dan Brown's Inferno. Currently reading a book about one of my life-long hobbies trading cards: Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession by Dave Jamieson.

[Kassandra]

Renee, you're hilarious!

After all the gushing over The Martian, I'm going to have to check it out.

[Kassandra]

@CaptKirk - that sounds like a really interesting book. I know someone that would really appreciate it - looking forward to hearing if you like it.

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

Kassandra wrote: "@CaptKirk - that sounds like a really interesting book. I know someone that would really appreciate it - looking forward to hearing if you like it."

So far it is pretty good. It is basically a history of baseball cards. Much of which I already know in general, but some of the specifics I didn't know. The author is a typical adult collector who grew up in the 1980s-1990s when the hobby of trading cards was experiencing a collector/investor boom. Collectors were buying up cards for investment (instead of just collecting for the fun of it) thinking that having a dozen copies of one card and holding on to them for several years to sell later, would make them a fortune as the values increased over the years. Part of the problem was almost everyone who collected at the time was thinking that and to make matters worse the dozens of card companies were unfortunately overproducing tons more of the things than they had before (and more companies were in the game than before) so the sheer numbers of cards produced drastically reduced any value they might of had. So like many other hobbies the high demands and super over supplying ruined any potential for super high values of future worth.

[Kassandra]

Wow, thank you CaptKirk. I had no idea that companies were overproducing during that time as well. I think I will buy that book for my Dad!

[Overbooked ✎]

Caitlin wrote: "I am currently reading Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

I read The City & the City earlier this year and added Perdido Street Station to my TBR. How are you finding it Caitlin?

[Overbooked ✎]

I did like it a lot, Caitlin, I never read anything like it before and it was a group read from a sci-fi GR group. here is my review if you want to read it.
Happy reading!

[Joi]

I am currently reading .

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

Caitlin wrote: "...It was mentioned on a Philoscifi site I follow..."

A Philoscifi site-- I love that, that's Brilliant!!

And I also really liked The City & the City and have been wondering which of his others to try (since they all look a little more like fantasy than I usually go for), so glad to hear you liked Perdido Street Station.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I'm about halfway through Armadale by Wilkie Collins and it is just excellent. There's a twisty plot which is fun but it's the characters who keep me coming back. It's a shame the guy isn't more widely read.

[Ieva]

'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World' by Haruki Murakami ☺️

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Oh, that's a good one! I just love Murakami!

[Ieva]

Yes, I do too! I've read most of his work and he's definitely one of my favorite authors! ☺️

[Ieva]

Yes, I do too! I've read most of his work and he's definitely one of my favorite authors! ☺️

[Monique]

Good, I've got Norwegian Wood on my TBR pile, I've heard he's a bit surreal!

[Ieva]

Monique: He is, but that's the charm! And also a lot of the time his surrealistic details have a deeper meaning! ☺️

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

The one exception is Norwegian Wood. That one is straight story. It's the first of his that I read and a good introduction to his style, although without the fantastical elements. I went on to read everything else he's written except the non-fiction and some short stories. He's one of my favorite authors. :)