What are you reading and why? Jan-Jun 2014 Showing 1,051-1,100 of 1,330

[Caroline]

I'm readingMe Before You. It had good ratings here and I need a good cry. I also wanted something that could help me put my problems in perspective. Quick read, interesting lead characters, although I feel like the supporting cast are fairly shallow.

[Marnie]

Hi Caroline- welcome to YLTO. I read Me Before You last week. I thought it lived up to the hype. It was my first Jojo Moyes but won't be my last.

I've started The Angel of Darkness. I enjoyed The Alienist last year so I have high hopes for this chunkster.

[Cherie]

I finished up the third Dire Earth Cycle book, The Plague Forge and The Bees. I am in the middle of Chickens, Mules And Two Old Fools: Tuck Into A Slice Of Andalucían Life for my chunkster challenge and will be starting Scarlet for my next chunkster read. I'm also starting Bellefleur for a buddy read.

[Anne (Booklady)]

I'm reading for a chunkster.

And because I want to.

[Cherie]

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I'm reading for a chunkster.

And because I want to."

Oh, my groaning TBR shelf! Thanks Anne, I have added both to it. :)

[Anne (Booklady)]

Cherie wrote: "Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I'm reading for a chunkster.

And because I want to."

Oh, my groaning TBR shelf! Thanks ..."

LOL, I too have groaning TBR Shelves, Cherie. Glad I could help!!!! =)

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Brimstone which is #5 in the Pendergast series. I really enjoy this series, but I have to say that Pendergast is obnoxiously turning into a Marty-Stu.

I've started The Blade Itself. I'm so excited to start this book finally, and so far... woohooo!

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "I finished Brimstone which is #5 in the Pendergast series. I really enjoy this series, but I have to say that Pendergast is obnoxiously turning into a Marty-Sue.

I've started [boo..."

Marty-Sue? The only thing I can find on Google for this is something about the twins that were Switched At Birth.

[Janice, Moderator]

It's the male equivalent to a Mary Sue according to the Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define...

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "It's the male equivalent to a Mary Sue according to the Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define..."

Ah, got it. I also book marked the Urban Dictionary! :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Oops - it's a Marty-Stu... must fix!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Just be careful with urban dictionary. It can be... umm... overly enlightening... at times.

[Esther]

Janice wrote: "I've started The Blade Itself. I'm so excited to start this book finally, and so far... woohooo!."

i'm jealous. This one has been sitting by my bed for 6 months now.

[Sarah]

Esther wrote: "Janice wrote: "I've started The Blade Itself. I'm so excited to start this book finally, and so far... woohooo!."

i'm jealous. This one has been sitting by my bed for 6 months now."

I too am jealous! I keep moving it back and forth in my chunkster lists! I might have to think about rejigging it back again!

Never heard of that term Marty-Stu or Mary-Sue for that matter so I've learned something new today.

[Janice, Moderator]

The Blade Itself isn't even on my chunkster list. I looked at possibly moving The Alienist to the next section so that I could fit it in, but it made my brain hurt too much. I decided to read it "just because". I will start The Alienist today or tomorrow. Wasn't someone wanting to do a buddy read with me on that one?

[AmyCynthia]

I just finished Fire & Flood-it was so good! I am now starting Daughter of Fortune for the May theme.

[Mariab]

I´ve added The Blade Itselfto my TBR list. Always finding new feed here! Most dangerous!

[Janice, Moderator]

Mariab wrote: "I´ve added The Blade Itselfto my TBR list. Always finding new feed here! Most dangerous!"

Most dangerous indeed! Gone are the days of a short list of maybe 10 in a notebook in my purse. Now I have 600+ on my GR's shelf.

[Travis]

Really enjoying Lucifer's Hammer

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "I will start The Alienist today or tomorrow. Wasn't someone wanting to do a buddy read with me on that one?"

That was me but I will have to give it a miss for now as I've pushed it back to my next section now!

[Cherie]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Really enjoying Lucifer's Hammer"

I know I read this years ago, but can't remember a thing about it. Seeing some of these old sci-fi titles come around again makes me want to pick them up and read them again. Are you "enjoying" it in audio and if yes, who is the narrator?

[Cherie]

The Sherlock Holmes Theatre.
I was searching for a different audio book but I picked this up on Overdrive from the Free Phillidelphia Library last night and started listening. It is a hoot if you know the Sherlock Holmes stories. If not, it might be hard to keep up with what is going on. As a play, I have heard worse.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Really enjoying Lucifer's Hammer"

I know I read this years ago, but can't remember a thing about it. Seeing some of these old sci-fi titles come around again m..."

I read it when we had Hale-Bopp comet. I recall people saying that there were similarities between it and the book. I recall some of the story. I hope you enjoy it Travis. It makes you think what would happen if the earth was hit by a comet.

[Travis]

Marc Vietor is the narrator Cherie and I think he's doing a good job.

The comet isn't so scary its the human decisions and actions for survival.

[Gavin]

I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov

[Cherie]

Did you give up on Crime and Punishment, Gavin?

[Gavin]

lol no, I finished it.

[Cherie]

Gavin wrote: "lol no, I finished it."

Wow - in two days. My hat is off to you. I made it through half way and quit. I did read The Brothers K all of the way through. I did not like it that much, but I stuck it out. Someday, I am going to try The Idiot.

[Travis]

A brief update have made it yo part 2 of boys life and while very much enjoying it, the more u read the more puzzled I become on how events are going to come together and where its all heading

[Sandra, Moderator]

Hi everyone, Here I am coming back after a few CRAZY months...

Just finished Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.(best GR historical fiction 2013) Interesting premise, but I didn't love it as many readers did.

Just started The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert. So far I'm enjoying her writing style.

[Ava Catherine]

I finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt last week and adored it! Fantastic characters- simply stood up and walked off the page to greet me.

I started The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton today. So far, I am really liking it.

[Ava Catherine]

Gavin, @ msg 1084 The Brothers Karamazov

The The Brothers Karamazov is one of my favorite books of all time. I hope you enjoy it, too. : ) I think you have to get into a certain mindset to love the great Russian authors.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Welcome back Sandra!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Connie wrote: "I started The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton today. So far, I am really liking it. "

Remember there's a buddy read thread on that one to check out. really hope you enjoy it.

[Marnie]

Connie wrote: "I finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt last week and adored it! Fantastic characters- simply stood up and walked off the page to greet me.

I started The Lumina..."</i>

I heard if you liked [book:The Goldfinch you will like The Luminariestoo- ( which is why the Luminaries is off my TBR... The Goldfinch and I did not get along!). Happy reading.

[Ava Catherine]

Thanks for the heads up, Rusalka.

Marnie, I am so sorry to hear that you did not enjoy The Goldfinch. I do see parallels in writing styles, etc. between the two authors. Something else will come along that you will love.

Just bought Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline on a whim.

[Lilisa]

Connie - glad you're enjoying The Luminaries. It is one of two favorite books I've read this year. Marnie - I hope you decide to give it a try someday - the storyline is great, the writing is fantastic and the characters are fleshed out extremely well. I haven't read The Goldfinch and probably won't, based on the storyline and summary...

[Janice, Moderator]

Is anyone finding the length of this thread unwieldy? If so, one of the moderators can start a new one. Or for the matter, anyone can... it's just that it takes a moderator to close the current thread.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Maybe we should start a new thread anyway in July, for the second half of the year.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Just started for the May's monthly theme.

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "Is anyone finding the length of this thread unwieldy?"

Rusalka wrote:"Maybe we should start a new thread anyway in July, for the second half of the year."

Sounds like a plan! We've obviously all done a lot of reading this year!

[Sarah]

I had to abandon the audio Twelve Years a Slave - I tuned out then I had no idea what was going on. I'll watch the film at some point! So I have gone for something light a fluffy on the audio front with Three Bedrooms, One Corpse which is book 3 of the Aurora Teagarden series. I've not read 1 and 2 though so hopefully that isn't too much of a problem. I normally like to start a series from the start but the audio available on my library app only start the series at that point. I also finished Temeraire which I thought was superb. It reminded me a little of the Iron Druid Chronicles not for the story line or writing style but because the star of the show was not a human but a talking dragon. I need to read the rest of the series now! So now on to my final chunkster of Mickey's with The Desert Spear

[Tasha]

I'm reading Armadale as part of my chunkster list and I'm really enjoying it.

[Esther]

Sarah wrote: "I had to abandon the audio Twelve Years a Slave - I tuned out then I had no idea what was going on. I'll watch the film at some point! So I have gone for something light a fluffy on..."

I really like the 1st of the Temeraire series. But i liked 2-3 followingt less. enough that I have put the serie aside.

[Travis]

Sarah wrote: "I had to abandon the audio Twelve Years a Slave - I tuned out then I had no idea what was going on. I'll watch the film at some point! So I have gone for something light a fluffy on..."

I've been trying to try to get through all the books I have downloaded already but since I have book 3 downloaded I may have to buy and download desert spear very soon myself

[Sarah]

That's a shame Esther - I will have to see how I get on with them.

@Travis - I think you will probably need to read Desert Spear before Daylight War. I know the feeling though of trying not to buy any books until the ones owned are read! The ones I have would probably see me through for another year without buying anything!

[Peggy]

I finished To Kill a Mockingbird, which I enjoyed but somehow expected more of. I'm now starting Outlander for the chunkster challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "Maybe we should start a new thread anyway in July, for the second half of the year."

Okay, let's do that. I was just concerned because I had heard that people using the app for phones, tablets, etc had a more difficult time if the thread was really long.

[Dem]

Finished The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/899135273

[Roz]

Finished The Bonesetters Daughter and now I'm starting Santa Fe Rules.