What are you reading March 2014

[nancy]

Janet wrote: "I just finished the 2nd gem in my Book Riot box called Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere I am impressed with Leto's bibliophil..."

Alison wrote: "Can you suggest by chance an environmental thriller? Something modern but on the lines of Nevil Shutes' ON THE BEACH? I just tried MOTHER OF STORMS but it was not like what the cover implied and is..."

Janet wrote: "I just finished the 2nd gem in my Book Riot box called Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere I am impressed with Leto's bibliophil..."

I'm jealous...I'm still reading for Vermont..haven't started Boulder yet!!

[Melissa]

I finally finished The Orphan Master's Son this weekend. The story really picked up in the second half and I am glad I read it. I think I am going to start reading The Golem and the Jinni next. One of my book club friends highly recommended it. And I am going to return to reading from Tenth of December. I am trying to read the stories slowly to really digest them and I took a bit of a hiatus from that collection while I was struggling with Orphan Master.

[Deb]

Linda wrote: " Detroit: An American Autopsy"

Hi Linda ... What did u think about "Detroit"? I bought it for my oldest brother as he worked there before he retired from Ford Credit.

[Linda]

Deb wrote: "Linda wrote: " Detroit: An American Autopsy"

Hi Linda ... What did u think about "Detroit"? I bought it for my oldest brother as he..."

I was glad I read it, Deb. It was sad to know that this once large proud city is decaying, but I thought it was a well-written book. I gave it 5 stars.

[Janet]

Finally getting around to Dare Me which has been sitting on my shelf for a long time. For some reason, this book kept coming to my mind so I figured that meant I was supposed to read it.

[Susanne]

Christine wrote: "I am now reading The Martian and also have Lexicon out from the library..."

I really enjoyed The Martian. I listened to it, and the narrator infused Mark's character with humor and attitude and made it that much more enjoyable.

Lexicon was a miss for me. It needed more background information; chunks of information seemed to be missing. So much could have been done with this premise. ~But there are others who loved the book~

[Jen]

Linda wrote: "Today I should be finishing 3 books:
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

and two audios

after Linda posted this and I actually really liked it! I almost never read poetry, but I found I had a lot of fun reading this aloud to myself. Though I had to whisper some of Clifford's story :)

[Linda]

Finished Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket.
I've read every Lemony Snicket book there is and didn't realized I had missed two until I was trolling for audios on Ohio e-book project. So, now I'm about to start the other one When Did You See Her Last?

[Amy]

I am really struggling with The Heathen School.

[Steph]

I'm reading How To Be An American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway ... didn't think I'd like it but I do!

[Sue]

Ooof. Just finished the unbelievable Sea of Hooks. It gutted me. Not a fun read, but very profound and original on so many levels - the unusual structure, the beauty of the prose / poetry - I'm surprised by how affected I was.

I loaded up for my long weekend away next week and hope to get to I Want to Show You More and Thirty Girls on the Kindle and The Gin Closet in paperback.

Still listening to Angle of Repose and not enjoying it nearly as much as .

[Kokeshi]

I finised by John Irving.

This book was absolutely fantastic. 5 stars.

I will read every book this man has written in the past and will write in the future.

[Chanda2426]

I just finished Songs Only You Know - a memoir by Sean Madigan Hoen. It was a good, solid read with literary accents.
I am looking forward to delving in Ready Player One by Ernest Cline today. It is the One Book, One Bluegrass selection (i.e. it was free) this year and it looks like it will be right up my alley.
Happy Reading all!

[Virginia]

To Kokeshi - Owen Meany is not my favorite John Irving but wait until you read A Widow for One Year - one of my top novels of all time and really blow-your-socks-off
genius. Let us know what you think!

[Jackie]

Kokeshi and Virginia my fav has aways been The Cider House Rules.

[Linda]

Going to start The Cartographer of No Man's Land
Vermont Booktopia is less than two weeks away.

[Karen]

I just finished the 1,400 page "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth, which I have been lugging around for a month. It never felt like a slog, and I looked forward to reading it every day. My only complaint is that it was hard to hold upright at times! I highly recommend this to anyone looking to dive into a rich, engrossing story.

[Claire P]

I'm about 1/3 of the way through The People in the Trees, by Hanya Yanagihara, and it's fascinating, even at this early stage.

[Denise]

I am reading 2 books for book clubs: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.

[Denise]

Karen, I bought A Suitable Boy a fewdays ago.

[Janet]

Loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

[Denise]

Janet wrote: "Loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"

Thanks. I'm enjoying it up to now.

[Christi]

i am finally reading THE BOOK THIEF. can't believe i waited so long.

[Lisa]

Did you see the movie? I refused to send it until I read the book. It's next on my list.

[Melissa]

Christi wrote: "i am finally reading THE BOOK THIEF. can't believe i waited so long."

I read it over Christmas...I LOVED it. My best friend read it right after me and we both adored it. Enjoy it!

[Susanne]

I love the language of The Book Thief, but I may be in the minority in that I think it's good and worth reading but I don't think it will go down as great. I'm not finished with it yet (so my opinion may change), but I don't find myself pulled back to it when I put it down.

[Janet]

Reading Sandrine's Case
Regarding The Book Thief I listened to the audiobook and it didn't "wow" me. I saw the movie and liked it more. I thought Geoffrey Rush did an excellent job of portraying Hans Hubermann.

[Amy]

Janet wrote: "Regarding The Book Thief I listened to the audiobook and it didn't "wow" me..."

I read it a couple of years ago and it also didn't wow me. Most likely because it is written for Young Adults. I'd probably have loved it when I was in that age group, the writing just didn't wow me as an adult.

[Gerald]

Just finished listening to THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley.

[Ann]

Amy wrote: "Janet wrote: "Regarding The Book Thief I listened to the audiobook and it didn't "wow" me..."

I read it a couple of years ago and it also didn't wow me. Most likely because it is written for Young..."

Actually, The Book Thief was published as an adult book in Europe, but was only published as YA here because the editor fell in love with it and thought it would cross over. I think most other countries still consider it to be a book for adults.

[Linda]

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry started it last night, and I'm already WOWed!

[Amy]

Ann wrote: "The Book Thief was published as an adult book in Europe, but was only published as YA here..."

Ann, that is so interesting! When I read it, I actually didn't know it was published as YA. It was after I read it and wasn't wowed, someone on here mentioned it was YA, and I thought ah - ha, makes sense why I didn't love it.

[Karen]

Just finished and thoroughly enjoyed it! Reminds me of . Just what I needed after some pretty serious reading for the Tournament of Books.

[Denise]

I didn't think The Book Thief seemed like most Young Adult writing. It was actually one of the first Young Adult books I finally conceded to read, and I loved it. Since then, I have read quite a few Young Adult books. I'm glad I overcame my hangup. Lol

Linda, I LOVED A.J. Fikrey!!!

[Linda]

Denise wrote: "I didn't think The Book Thief seemed like most Young Adult writing. It was actually one of the first Young Adult books I finally conceded to read, and I loved it. Since then, I have read quite a fe..."

I am so far, too, Denise! Hope to get it done tonight before I leave for Vermont.

[Georgesear]

Reading Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series: Case Histories, then One Good Turn. Also starting David Copperfield, which is one Dickens novel I've never gotten around to reading.

[Gerald]

Just finished listening to Murder as a Fine Arta very good piece of historical fiction.

[Esther]

Melissa wrote: "Christi wrote: "i am finally reading THE BOOK THIEF. can't believe i waited so long."

I read it over Christmas...I LOVED it. My best friend read it right after me and we both adored it. Enjoy it!"

I loved The Book Thief. I read on my commute and got some strange looks as I sat there with tears streaming down my face.
I was a bit concerned at first that it was narrated by Death but in fact they were some of the most moving parts of the story.

[Marion]

I'm reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. I'm about 3/4 of the way through it. It's a good read and Patchett is a good storyteller. Will post a review when I'm finished.