What Else Are You Reading?

[Greg]

LOL Lisa! Some fun quotes!

[Sophie]

I've just finished All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy - a challenging read owing to his lack of using quotation marks but excellent landscape description which made me really feel that I knew exactly how the Texan/Mexican landscape looked and smelled.

I'm now reading Bottle Banished: Dreaming of Genie as part of a read and review for Lovers of Paranormal. I don't think it will go down in history as one of my favourite books but I'm not disliking it.

Members of another group play a game called Pick It For Me to help people choose their next book to read. Their May choice for me is No Time for Goodbye which I can't wait to get started on!

[[deleted user]]

I just completed The House on Mango Street, thanks to Jen's wonderful suggestion.

Along with many other readers, I very much enjoyed the concise yet vivid vignettes within this short story. For anyone seeking a quick read that has some substance but isn't too heavy or disturbing in subject matter, I highly recommend this book.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

♥ Lisa ☯ wrote: "I just completed The House on Mango Street, thanks to Jen's wonderful suggestion.

Along with many other readers, I very much enjoyed the concise yet vivid vignettes within this shor..."

I'm glad you enjoyed the story, Lisa :)

[Greg]

♥ Lisa ☯ wrote: "I just completed The House on Mango Street, thanks to Jen's wonderful suggestion.

Along with many other readers, I very much enjoyed the concise yet vivid vignettes within this shor..."

I like your description Lisa, "concise yet vivid vignettes." Very true. I should re-read it someday. I remember really enjoying it.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Finished The Nightingale, wasn't overly impressed with the story. (view spoiler)[Great historical facts,yet they came across as facts and less a part of the story. The characters could have been placed in any Nazi occupied country during WWII. The author lacked developing a distinct French culture to the novel, in fact, the author frequently used British terms for the French characters. (hide spoiler)] 3/5 stars

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Currently reading:
The Silver Witch
Dragonfly in Amber

[Teresa]

Currently reading . It's the first book in a series. I read the second book first because I didn't know it was part of a series. Now, I am off to complete the series.

[Greg]

Finished Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (review here) and A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (review here) over the past couple weeks. Both around 4 stars and worth reading!

While I'm waiting for A Place Called Winter to arrive in the mail, I'm reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Wow, I am really enjoying this - quirky, some fascinating mysteries already. This is my first Murakami; if everything ties together in a denouement as satisfying as the beginning, I'll definitely be reading more!

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

I'm also reading:
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania because I love Erik Larson's writing and research, such attention to detail, he really does make the reader feel engaged in the era.

For school:
Ethics Applied

[[deleted user]]

Looking through the above posts for May, it sounds as though there are some good book choices to ponder reading in the future.

During the end of May I am reading Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier. It started off as a quite engaging and unique story but currently I am experiencing a midbook slump, as I find my interest waning a bit. Hopefully the action within the story will pick up soon.

[Julie]

My bookclub just read The Nightingale and we all loved it, which doesn't happen with most books. I've heard people say there are too many WW2 novels out there. I don't think so. Such a rich time in history with an infinite number of stories to be told. As a writer, I'm a rather critical reader, so when I find a book that is well-written, fast paced, and holds my interest from beginning to end, I am delighted! The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah was one of those books. Yay!

[Jessica]

I am reading Angels & Demons

[Jessica]

Reading The Miseducation of Cameron Post and rereading The Strain I'm doing audio with the ladder one narrated by Ron Pearlman.

[Holly]

After reading A Study in Scarlet, I decided to take on The Complete Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, I'm about half way through and finding many of the short stories redundant.

[Greg]

Holly wrote: "After reading A Study in Scarlet, I decided to take on The Complete Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, I'm about half way through and finding many of the short stories red..."

I really enjoy the stories, but I prefer not to read them in a big mass because I agree with you - they do begin to feel similar. I tend to read the individual collections, and I give myself a good chunk of time inbetween.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

I'm rereading To Kill a Mockingbird and plan to start Voyager as well as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. At the gym, I listen to Wolf Hall.

[Holly]

I'm reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler with my daughter.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

Holly wrote: "I'm reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler with my daughter."

I remember reading that in the 6th grade! I hope you are having fun :)

[Holly]

I did! I especially liked the end when you learn more about Saxonberg. Very Dickens-esque.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

Makes me want to do a reread!

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

My aunt loved Baldacci. :)