What are you reading and why? Jan-Jun 2014 Showing 501-550 of 1,330

[Sarah]

It's my first Patrick Ness book. I'm 10% in and I'm intrigued for sure and the narration by Jamie Glover is pretty good.

[Travis]

Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Moving on to post toppler reading I started Mount Dragon because Lincoln and child are almost guaranteed to be good"

Yes, they are!!"

and this one is although the technology is a bit dated. Dial up internet and what not. Should say Preston and Child. I always want to call them Lincoln and Child. Oh well everyone knows who I speak of anyway.

[Roz]

Now that BINGO is done I can get on to reading The Hot Rock for the Olympics and move ahead with my chunkster.

[Lisa]

I was reading The Sunne in Splendour - A Novel of Richard III for the Chunkster challenge before the toppler started but I put it aside to concentrate on the toppler. Now that the toppler is done, I am picking up where I left off.

[Esther]

I am back to my pre-toppler reads, that is The Aviator's Wife in audio. That is almost done, not sure what will be next.

I am back to my chunster: Rouge de Paris and The Redbreast, last of my slugs.

I will also start The Almond Tree that bith Marie Claude and I won in a giveaway and will buddy read.

I just got notice that the 3rd iron duid chronicle is available for download... Do you Think I can wait?

[Dem]

Just finished The Perfume Collector This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/841920972

[Esther]

Dem wrote: "Just finished The Perfume Collector This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/841920972"

Thanks Demi. This one has been intriguing me for a while

[Lilisa]

Dem wrote: "Just finished The Perfume Collector This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/841920972"

Dem - nice review. It's been on my Kindle for awhile - need to move it up my reading list.

[Esther]

I've started a new one for my chunkster - The Final Empire and I am devouring it. I thought I might need a break after Bingo but if anything it's made me want to read more.

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. That last Hardy I read was in school, when we had to study Under the Greenwood Tree for GCSE. I hated it. Actually, thinking about I probably hated the English teacher more, so was destined to hate pretty much everything we did. 25 years later I'm finally plucking up the courage to revisit him. It's not easy going, some of the sentences need to be read 3 or 4 times to make sense of them, but it's not as bad as I had imagined...

[Janice, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "I'm reading The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. That last Hardy I read was in school, when we had to study Under the Greenwood Tree for GCSE. I hated it. Actually, ..."

I've been tempted to get the audiobook version mainly because it's narrated by Alan Rickman. Love his voice! LOL!

[Roz]

In one of these threads there was some discussion about The Giver. I had ever read it before so I did a couple of days ago. Quite thought provoking . Enjoyed it.

[Lilisa]

Helen wrote: "I'm reading The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. That last Hardy I read was in school, when we had to study Under the Greenwood Tree for GCSE. I hated it. Actually, ..."

Oh the flawed hero Clym Yeobright - brings back memories!

[Lilisa]

Started Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story - an anthology of short stories.

[[deleted user]]

Janice - I did, I borrowed it from the library - and there was a massive flaw at the end of disc 1. Lost about 20% of the disc - which didn't bode well for following the story. What I should have done was keep the CDs and borrow the book, reading the bit I couldn't listen to. But I didn't think of that until a little too late...
No Clym yet, he's been mentioned, but not made an appearance. I'm at chapter 5, just had the saga of the failed attempt to get married.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Halfway finished with Unseen by Karin Slaughter to relax me after the Toppler.

[Janice, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Janice - I did, I borrowed it from the library - and there was a massive flaw at the end of disc 1. Lost about 20% of the disc - which didn't bode well for following the story. What I should have d..."

That would have been annoying!

[Wendy]

Just this evening I started this month's group read City of Thieves in addition to my Chunkster #2 The Luminaries which I'm finding to be a very slow (and dare i say, somewhat sluggish) read for such a behemoth...

[Marnie]

I've started Under the Wide and Starry Sky. I'm going to combine this with The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for a chunkster read. ( Yes, I have changed my list again).

[Cherie]

I am starting One Hundred Years of Solitude for my Chunkster challenge and listening to 1984 just because. (I am giving Simon Prebble some "air time". I have never listened to anything narrated by him and I keep seeing people in the Audible group say that they like him better than Simon Vance. I have only listened to Simon Vance narrate one book, but I loved it - and his voices.)

[Tasha]

I have started Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman as audio but switch back and forth with the ebook. This is for the chunkster challenge.

[Samantha A]

Sarah wrote: "It's my first Patrick Ness book. I'm 10% in and I'm intrigued for sure and the narration by Jamie Glover is pretty good."

I won this in hardcover from First Reads, I have to read it as well!

[Samantha A]

I just finished The Shining Girls yesterday, and started Intensity by Koontz last night. I think I will also begin The Crane Wife soon.

[Lisa]

I have just finished Dance of Shadows for the Olympic challenge. I didn't really like it all and gave it 2 stars. So far, it is my least favourite book of 2014.

[Dem]

I finished The Weight of Blood This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/816896017

[Travis]

Started Horns not too far in but at this point a contender for best read of 2014. Hope it stays this good

[Esther]

I'm reading Just Kids and it is absolutely brilliant so far. Such a touching and honest memoir, I'm only a third of the way through and it's had me in tears.

[Dawn]

I just started Blood Song by Anthony Ryan a few days ago in an effort to get Mickey's Marchers done! Now I need one more door stopper to get that section done.

[[deleted user]]

I'm listening to The Daughter of Time, narrated by Derek Jacobi. He's doing the female voices of the female characters with some spirit and gusto. It's great fun to listen to.

[Cherie]

Helen wrote: "I'm listening to The Daughter of Time, narrated by Derek Jacobi. He's doing the female voices of the female characters with some spirit and gusto. It's great fun to listen to."

Isn't it wonderful how some guys can do the women's voices so well? You forget all about who is reading the story. I have not listened to anything narrated by Derek Jacobi yet - only because I have not listened to a whole lot of audio books YET. :0)

[Kat]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Started Horns not too far in but at this point a contender for best read of 2014. Hope it stays this good"

I loved that book Travis - I'm reading NOS4A2 at the moment and I'm a huge fan of his imagination - scary yet fun place!

[Travis]

Kat wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Started Horns not too far in but at this point a contender for best read of 2014. Hope it stays this good"

I loved that book Travis - I'm reading NOS4A2 which was so twisted in parts if he wasnt Stephen kings son the straight jacket would be coming for him. Since he is Stephen Kings son it just seems normal he would have such disturbing ideas to put on paper. I gave it 4 stars

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Started Horns not too far in but at this point a contender for best read of 2014. Hope it stays this good"

Oooooo - that sounds promising! Excited!

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Started Horns not too far in but at this point a contender for best read of 2014. Hope it stays this good"

Oooooo - that sounds promising! Excited!"

I better get hold of this one then!

[Janice, Moderator]

Hop to it Sarah! LOL!

[Sandra, Moderator]

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[Peggy]

Did someone get into your account Sandra? ;-)

[Almeta]

I have read for the BINGO Toppler:

The Detective, Howard, Jonathan L.
also for the Deweys Depository Challenge

The Red Box (Nero Wolfe, #4), Stout, Rex
also for the YLTO! Chunkster and Deweys Depository Challenges

Fantastic Voyage, Asimov, Isaac
also for the Flick Lit, Home Alone, Sai King Recommends

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, Kean, Sam
also for the YLTO! Chunkster and Yearbook Challenges

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, so many wonderful voices...audio is a must!
also for the the YLTO! Chunkster, Deweys Depository, Hear Ye Hear Ye, In a Land Far Far Away, Shortcut Challenges

Aunt Dimity and the Duke, Atherton, Nancy
also for the the Deweys Depository Challenge

Shutter Island, Lehane, Dennis
also for the Flick Lit, Home Alone, Sai King Recommends, Yearbook Challenges

The Invisible Man, Wells, H.G.
also for the Boxall, Deweys Depository, and Shortcut Challenges

Other Reads
Peepshow, Redhead, Leigh
For the YLTO! Monthly, Home Alone, In a Land Far Far Away, Left Over Stew, Yearbook Challenges

For the YLTO! Chunkster Challenge
Bones and the Clown Mix-Up Mystery, Adler, David A.
also for the Shortcut Challenge

For the YLTO! Chunkster Challenge
The Wolves in the Walls, Gaiman, Neil
also for the Shortcut Challenge

Because the first Princess and Mr. Whiffle book was just great.
The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Dark of Deep Below, Patrick Rothfuss
also for the Shortcut Challenge

(If you haven't read The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed yet you must!)

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm 26% done with A Pledge of Silence by Flora Solomon. So far is being really interesting. It is a historical fiction about the American nurses serving in the Philippines during WWII.

[Tejas Janet]

Almeta wrote: "I have read for the BINGO Toppler:

The Detective, Howard, Jonathan L.
also for the Deweys Depository Challenge

The Red Box (Nero Wolfe, #4), Stout, Rex
also for the YL..."

WOW, that's quite a list, Almeta... way to go!!!

[Casceil]

That is quite a list, Almeta. Did you like Aunt Dimity and the Duke? I read that when it first came out, and I loved it, but I don't know how well it would age. (I would still like it, but someone coming on it for the first time in 2014 might find it very strange.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Ghost Road Blues today and was a bit underwhelmed.

Next up is Storm Front. I'm about an hour in and not impressed with the background sounds of lip smacking, swallowing and heavy sighing.

[Dem]

Just finished The Farm
This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/845629717

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "I finished Ghost Road Blues today and was a bit underwhelmed.

Next up is Storm Front. I'm about an hour in and not impressed with the background sounds of lip smack..."

Really? Are you listening to the James Masters version? I didn't listen to the first one, but have listened to the second and half of the third and while there are a few moments in those, it's not terrible.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lexx says he gets better, after me typing that.

[Esther]

Just Kids was excellent - best book I've read so far this year and the best memoir I've ever read. High praise!

At long last, I'm currently reading Norwegian Wood.

[Lisa]

I finished The Sunne in Splendour - A Novel of Richard III for the Chunkster challenge. Not only is the best book I have read so far this year, it is also one of the best books I have ever read. I loved it! 5 stars all round.

I really wanted to read a fantasy next and couldn't choose between several so I turned to the fruit machine and it picked out The Emperor's Blades so I am now making a start on that.

[Sarah]

Rusalka wrote: "Janice wrote: "Next up is Storm Front. I'm about an hour in and not impressed with the background sounds of lip smack, swallowing and heavy sighing."

Really? Are you listening to the James Masters version?"

I wouldn't mind James Masters sighing heavily in my ear! ;-)

I hope it gets better for you Janice. I really need to read my copy of Storm Front.

I'm still reading The Lies of Locke Lamora which I'm really enjoying and The Crane Wife which one minute I love and the next minute it's annoying me. I'm going to start the group read The Round House today.

[Travis]

Janice I remember storm front being rather low quality but I wonder if you've tried speeding it up that can really cut out on the lip smacking and such things