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What Are You Reading? 2016.1
I finished The Good Goodbye which was very good:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I just started The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
I finished Bitter Lemons - review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and The Two Sisters of Borneo - review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Currently reading: The Book of Unknown Americans and A Small Place
I was in the mood for something very light. so I read Practice Makes Perfect. I was light (the downside was (view spoiler)
I have abandoned Uprooted for the time being as I was really struggling to get through it and I wasn't enjoying it at all. I am going to read Marina instead.
I've finished Brotherhood in Death and at the moment there's only 1 more in the series but it doesn't come out until September. I found this one somewhat more disturbing, not your regular someone-gets-killed-and-Dallas-finds-the-killer-with-some-thrills-thrown-in. Now I'm moving on to one of the books I've borrowed from the library: The Plum Tree for the Geocaching Challenge (Germany), Rebecca for Book Group - One Word Titles, The Book of Lost Things for Geocaching Challenge (Italy), or maybe something with a number.
So in addition to Time and Again, which I haven't made much headway with due to life, I'm going to start Rebecca and I need to finish The Butcher of Anderson Station. I also started the audio of American Gods Sunday, which is a dramatic reading. Aside from struggling to reconcile Ron Perlman's voice as that of a 28 year old man's, it does feel tonally quite different from what I'm used to with Gaiman. It doesn't have that quirky, British charm. It's a lot harder and at times pretty crass. Not that it's not good, I think it's just a matter of shifting my expectations a bit.
Totally confused! I've been reading Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series all out of order. I started with the most recent but I just read The Brutal Telling and found the ending very sad.
I finished The Blade Itself. It was a reread for me. It's book 1 in a trilogy and I needed to refresh my memory before I start book 2. I'm so glad I did!Before I jump into book 2, I'm going to read Dodger for the group read. Starting tomorrow.
I finished Moloka'i, my first 5-star read this year.Next is Rebecca for the group read, and I have high expectations :)
✫ hello,I'm currently reading 2 books:
.. Bird Box (by Josh Malerman)
that is my thrilling read, it's well-written & wonderfully creepy
.. Dept. of Speculation (by Jenny Offill)
this is my "out of the box" reading, so unique, light and delightful
:) soon going to start:
- A Little Life / H. Yanagihara (buddy read on here)
- Missoula: Rape And Justice System ... / J. Krakauer (buddy read on bookstagram)
Caecilia wrote: "✫ hello..."We're all nosey folks here and love to goggle others' books and add them to our own tbr's. Could you link your books so that it's easy for everyone to look at the synopsis? All you need to do to link them is click on the link "add book/author" which is at the top of the comment box. It opens up a search window. If you are on the app on your phone, I don't think you can link.
Here's the links for the books you mentioned:
Bird Box
Dept. of Speculation
A Little Life
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Peggy wrote: "I finished Moloka'i, my first 5-star read this year.Next is Rebecca for the group read, and I have high expectations :)"
I'm reading something else for the group read as well, but I thought I'd point out that Moloka'i fits the theme too. :)
Janice wrote: "Caecilia wrote: "✫ hello..."We're all nosey folks here and love to goggle others' books and add them to our own tbr's. Could you link your books so that it's easy for everyone to look at the syno..."
omg! ~ of course ...
I'm so sorry for not having thought of that myself :)
✯ thank you! for kindly taking care of the proper links.
Kristie wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I finished Moloka'i, my first 5-star read this year.Next is Rebecca for the group read, and I have high expectations :)"
I'm reading something else for the group read a..."
You're right! I hadn't even realized. I'll still read Rebecca though :)
I just downloaded Caching In for kindle. It is free today through Amazon. I couldn't resist because of the geocaching challenge. Not sure yet if it would fit anywhere but at least it was a free book ;)
Stephanie wrote: "I just downloaded Caching In for kindle. It is free today through Amazon. I couldn't resist because of the geocaching challenge. Not sure yet if it would fit anywhere but at least i..."It might fit for the Series books tasks, Stephanie, but I am not sure where else. I guess you will have to read it and tell us. ^-^
Caecilia, Bird Box is a really good book. So scary and intense. Glad you are enjoying it.I finished reading The Rosie Effect and really loved it. So many hilarious moments, and heartwarming, too. Hope there are more coming in the series.
Now I'm reading more humor from an author who specializes in funny and unique stories: Christopher Moore. I've read several of his books and enjoyed them all. The one I'm reading now is A Dirty Job. So far, there are two characters I was first introduced to in the Bloodsucking Fiends, A Love Story, series. I especially love seeing The Emperor of San Francisco and his 2 trustworthy canine companions back for more adventures.
I will, Cherie :) it may be awhile before I get to it though :)
Finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer last night. I must say that after the first two books in this trilogy I might have set the bar a little too high for this one. Solutions just seemed too convenient and it didn't really feel like anything was solved. I know there's supposed to be a spin off series at some point. Perhaps that will shed light on things. In the meantime I am still plugging along on The Scorch Trials. It's on my nook and phone and I pick it up here and there. I might put a more concentrated effort into as the end of the month looks closer for now it's fine.
Today I am starting my second geocaching book for Chile which conveniently fits a cover requirement but also has to do with Chile! I thought that worked out nicely. It's called, I Lived on Butterfly Hill.
Caitlin wrote: "Finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer last night. I must say that after the first two books in this trilogy I might have set the bar a little too high for this one. Solutions just s..."I Lived on Butterfly Hill looks good to me…thanks for that one:)
I always seem to have trouble with the trilogies. The first one is great, the second one meh, and the third or last is usually the worst for me.
The only one that I have loved all 3 and waiting to read the 4th is The Lunar Chronicles. The first one is Cinder
A few other really good YA books(at least the first ones, lol)
Unwind
Born
Delirium
Lisa wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "Finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer last night. I must say that after the first two books in this trilogy I might have set the bar a little too high for this one. ..."Some of those have been on my list for awhile! I am working through a personal challenge/list the 50 States of YA fiction and the first Mara Dyer book was for Florida. I can never not finish a series so I gave the rest a go since the first book intrigued me.
And I have cracked Butterfly Hill open quite yet but I am sure to get some waiting room reading done at my dr.'s appointment today.
Caitlin wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "Finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer last night. I must say that after the first two books in this trilogy I might have set the bar a little too high f..."That's cool. Here are some ideas for books:
Kansas-Moon Over Manifest
Washington- The One and Only Ivan
North Carolina- Garden Spells
California- The Age of Miracles
Iowa- These Things Hidden
Caecilia wrote: .. Dept. of Speculation (by Jenny Offill)this is my "out of the box" reading, so unique, light and delightful ..."
Caecilia, are you reading this for the toppler? If so, the toppler doesn't start until Feb 20th. We're just in the planning and organizing part of it just now. I'm sorry I didn't pick up on this when you first posted.
Debra wrote: "Now I'm reading more humor from an author who specializes in funny and unique stories: Christopher Moore. I've read several of his books and enjoyed them all. The one I'm reading now is A Dirty Job. So far, there are two characters I was first introduced to in the Bloodsucking Fiends, A Love Story, series. I especially love seeing The Emperor of San Francisco and his 2 trustworthy canine companions back for more adventures. ..."I assume, the character you talk about is the funny (rare) person at the pawn store?
I knew the author wouldn't renounce to the Emperor and dogs! (too popular characters)
Let me know how do you like the book, Debra!
Janice wrote: Caecilia, are you reading this for the toppler? If so, the toppl...
:) so lovely. Thank you, Janice. No, no. The book I have considered for our "Toppler" reading is still, on my TBR pile.
After having finished my two books yesterday,
started today ...
-- ☕ --
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Oh good! Glad to hear that Caecilia. I didn't want you to be disappointed if you started a book now and then have it rejected when the toppler starts. We have a lot of activity going on in the group and it can get confusing.I may have to add A Little Life to my TBR. I keep seeing it here on GR's.
-- ☕ --thank you ~ that is so thoughtful of you.
and ..
.. I'm appr. 100 pages into ALL -&- loving it, already.
yes, the book is thick. and, heavy.
but so worth the time spent reading it :)
I seem to be tackling a lot of thick and heavy books lately. I'm currently reading Four Past Midnight which is 930 pages, and I'm be starting Before They Are Hanged which 441 pages (22.5 hrs long to listen on audiobook). I've got all 1100+ pages of A Storm of Swords sitting on my night table to remind me that I need to read it.
Are you using an e-reader, Janice, those are some heavy tomes! I'm having to return Time and Again and I'm only 125 pages in. The only format I could get from the library was this giant large print monstrosity, that is incredibly painful for me to read in bed when my wrists are inflamed. I'm liking the story, so I think I'll buy the digital file and re-group. I'm switching over to The Bone Feud for another geocache book.
I have a mix of formats. Four Past Midnight and A Storm of Swords are both paperback. Before They are Hanged is Audiobook. Another chunkster coming up on my to-read pile, Shantaram, is an ebook. Come to think of it, I have several ebook chunksters coming up.
Lynda, I am getting ready to read a book about the dinosaur war between Cope and Marsh for my geocache challenge too! Mine is called The Gilded Dinosaur by Mark Jaffe. It is pretty dense and big, 10"x7"x1.25". I won't be reading this in bed either.
I just finished Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. It is a book about an 18 year old girl who has a disease in which she cannot leave her house. She is allergic to the world. Kind of like "THe Boy in the Bubble" story. As she watches out her bedroom window she sees a new family move in with an 18 year old boy. Of course she falls in love and there are some cute scenes with them but it was kind of meh to me.Now I am reading two very different books for a religion challenge.
The first one is The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates by Frans de Waal. It is an interesting read by a known primatologist. Through DNA it is known that humans fall between chimps and bonobos. In studying the bonobo he sees morality without religion.(they are more sexually free than us, lol) BTW, he does not bash religion.
The second one is Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Memoir of Humor and Healing by Reba Riley. This is about a young woman who was raised very strict Pentecostal. She had a strong faith but when she was in college she started getting sick whenever she entered the church. Flash forward to age 29. She has been on and off sick and there is no physical reason for it. She decides to find her path back to religion by going to 30 churches by the time she is 30. It's an interesting journey for her. I just wish in went into more detail about the religions she visited.
I hope your book is better than mine, Cherie! I mean mine's fine, it's just a bit corny; I think it might have been written for kids, I don't know. I should have paid more attention to what I was getting in to. Lisa, I've almost put Everything, Everything in the TBR, but the romance angle put me off. I think if it's just, "Meh", I'll skip it. I will add PTCS, though. My family is full of pentecostals and SDA's, and I even worked in ministry for 13 years, but have found a different path to spiritual life than my family.
I am starting A Little Life for a buddy read. I first picked this up a couple of months ago and got up to page 233 before I put it aside as it wasn't what I wanted to be reading at that point in time. Now the time feels right :)
-- yay! -- to Lisa. It's an intense, but/and great read :-) I've started with general questions in the Buddy Read section, whenever you feel in the mood.
Lisa wrote: "I am starting A Little Life for a buddy read. I first picked this up a couple of months ago and got up to page 233 before I put it aside as it wasn't what I wanted to be reading at ..."I will be getting that from my library next week. I need to clear my mind for that one.
I'm almost finished Dodger. I should be done this afternoon. But while I was out and about in my car running errands, I couldn't help but start Before They Are Hanged.
Lisa wrote: "I will be getting that from my library next week. I need to clear my mind for that one."Caecilia and myself are doing a buddy read of it. Feel free to join in with us if you want, Lisa.
Lisa wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I will be getting that from my library next week. I need to clear my mind for that one."Caecilia and myself are doing a buddy read of it. Feel free to join in with us if you want, Lisa."
I will do that as long as you are still reading it. Thank you. I think I may pick it up tomorrow as I will finish my current book tonight. Is there a place to go to discuss it?
Great, Lisa! We have only just started reading it ourselves and I am quite a slow reader so it will probably take me a while to get through it. Here is the link to the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... Looking forward to hearing your thoughts :)
I'm tempted to join in the buddy read so we'll have Lisa, Lisa, Lilisa and Caecilia...,just kidding -- enjoy your buddy read!
... please, feel free to join us :-) anytime. we have started with very general questions - it is a book that offers room for discussion. and, once you are into the story, it is a marvellous read.
Mariab, yes the one character in A Dirty Job is the owner of the secondhand store. He is visited by this gorgeous redhead in stilettos and she gives him a cigarette case. Same gal was lead character in Bloodsucking Fiends. And detective Rivera is back along with the endearing Emperor and friends.If I had read these two series by the year each book was published, there would have been a good time-line to follow, since Moore (like Stephen King) likes to bring back favorite characters in seemingly unrelated books.
Lilisa wrote: "I'm tempted to join in the buddy read so we'll have Lisa, Lisa, Lilisa and Caecilia...,just kidding -- enjoy your buddy read!"Haha! That would be great! :)
Thanks Caecilia and Lisa :-) I'm reading Land of Love and Drowning and Leaves of the Banyan Tree. Some of my February reads were: The Book of Unknown Americans review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Small Place review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Two Sisters of Borneo review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - love this series!
Waiting for Rebecca to become available to download from the library - surprisingly and not sure how I've gone through the years without reading it. Great that it's one of the February picks!
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