Which is your current read ?

[Michael]

I am currently reading,Two By Two,I read all of Sparks books,so hope this doesn't disappoint me.

[Angela]

Hi guys! I'm currently reading UnWholly by Neal Shusterman. It's actually the second time I'm attempting to read it, not because I didn't like it, but because it was quite dark and I wasn't in that mood. I loved the first book Unwind and it made me fall in love with the dystopian genre. :)

[Elaine]

⚜Angela⚜ wrote: "Hi guys! I'm currently reading UnWholly by Neal Shusterman. It's actually the second time I'm attempting to read it, not because I didn't like it, but because it was ..."

My current book is A Gentleman in Moscow. Fascinating storyline and the writing is superb.

[K.P.]

I'm almost finished with Cronin's "The Passage" (I'm at 83%). I've mixed feelings about it ... so far.

[Ely]

I'm reading The Land Without Color and Torment there both good books so far and there both very different but I love them.

[John]

I'm currently reading Grey: The Covenant of Shadows by Kade Cook. She has a unique style, writing an omniscient narrator in the present tense.

[Amara]

I'm reading The Land Without Color and so far I think the book is pretty good.

[C-shaw]

Just started _The Lies of Locke Lamora_ and my first Anne Perry mystery, _Revenge in a Cold River_ (a William Monk novel).

[Magpie67]

James wrote: "My current current read is Storm Front. This is my first book by Jim Butcher.

So far, I'm finding his style incredibly easy to read and I'm enjoying the character, Harr..."

Love Jim Butcher and Harry!

[James]

Magpie67 wrote: "Love Jim Butcher and Harry! "

Yep, very much enjoyed it. I'll definitely be reading the series.

Now I'm on to Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man. I love the movies and I've loved everything of Hammett's that I've read, but I never read this novel.

[Martha]

I read a book of his short stories recently. Many had never been published in books before. Wonderful. I love Hammett.

[Waffles -]

I am currently reading two books right now:

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[Michelle]

Oh goodness...I'm diving into into a bunch of kids books tonight. I just finished reading The Second Half. More love to the parents who are taking care of your grandchildren.

[Brandi]

⚜Angela⚜ wrote: "Hi guys! I'm currently reading UnWholly by Neal Shusterman. It's actually the second time I'm attempting to read it, not because I didn't like it, but because it was ..."

This is one of my favorite YA series. Honestly, it's so realistic and twisted. You should definitely keep reading. Great series.

[Lulu]

Black Girl in Paris
I, Alex Cross
Carrie
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

[Taryn]

Lulu wrote: "Black Girl in Paris
I, Alex Cross
Carrie
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina"

Carrie as in Stephen King?! Yikes! I loved the book, one of my favorites.

[Lulu]

Taryn wrote: "Carrie as in Stephen King?! Yikes! I loved th..."

Yes! I'm enjoying it!

[Martha]

Taryn wrote: "Lulu wrote: "Black Girl in Paris
I, Alex Cross
Carrie
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina"

Carrie as in Stephen King?! Yikes! I loved th..."

I had planned to read that one for Halloween, but chose Dracula instead. Still working on it as I get distracted. Glad you're enjoying Carrie.

[Lulu]

Martha,

Dracula is on my list! I'm just really stepping into the "horror" genre, but I'm enjoying every minute of it.

[April]

Lulu wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Carrie as in Stephen King?! Yikes! I loved th..."

Yes! I'm enjoying it!"

I just recently read Carrie, for Halloween, and I really enjoyed it!
Have you read any other Stephen King books? I just started one by him called Revival.

[April]

I'm currently reading Revival by Stephen King, and The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom. I've read both authors before and always enjoy their books. Anyone read either of the ones I'm reading?

[Lulu]

April,

I've read The Green Mile, 11/22/63, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I've got Different Seasons and Delores Claiborne on my nightstand as my next reads. lol

I've seen quite a few of his movies.

[Melissa]

This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell - really enjoying it so far.

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

I am currently reading:
Far Away Home by Susan Denning
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
The Crime of the Century by Breo and Martin

All are for GR groups. I also want to read a couple from
my 1001 group. We will see if it happens.

[Martha]

I've read lots of Stephen King and only found one that I wasn't crazy about ... Lisey's Story. All of his older books are favorites of mine ... Carrie, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot, Christine and especially The Stand. His current books that I love are 11/22/63 and the Bill Hodges trilogy. Excellent books. Joyland was good as well.

Another horror writer that you might enjoy is Dean Koontz. Some of his books are very intense thrillers. Good luck on your horror journey & keep us posted as to what you think.

Dracula is a very good read ... all letters and journal entries telling this horrific story. I'm loving it, but have some others that I need to read by the end of the year for challenges. LOL

[Richard]

Currently, I have completed my reading and reviewing on these works:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -- REVIEW
Machine Man by Max Barry -- REVIEW.

[April]

Lulu wrote: "April,

I've read The Green Mile, 11/22/63, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I've got Different Seasons and Delores Claiborne on my nightstand as my next reads. lol

I've seen quite a few of his mov..."

I read the Green Mile this summer. The movie has always been one of my favorites. Ive also read the The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
His books are much creepier when you live in the state he writes about! When I hike in the White mountains, I can't help but think of his books.

What did you think of 11/22/63?

[Richard]

April wrote: "Lulu wrote: "April,

I've read The Green Mile, 11/22/63, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I've got Different Seasons and Delores Claiborne on my nightstand as my next reads. lol

I've seen quite a f..."

All, 11/22/63 was absolutely a total joy to read. The simplicity of a portal in the back of a store was ingenuity of legend. The thing that clued me into the temporal swifts were the ticket man and the basic look and feel in each trip and the overall change in the "mood" of the setting. It was temporally one of the best books I ever read. It probably one of the better books related to that awful day. I was in school and when Oswald had killed JFK, they let us out of school to go straight home as no one knew what might happen next. We lived a couple hours drive away from Dallas, but it was the closet we ever came to anything approaching as bad as thst was. Mr. King in this story reflected very well the feeling we shared, until the trip through where our protagonist changed things enough to deter Oswald. The end result reminded me an episode in one of the new series of "The Outer Limits." Where there were all sorts of temporally based disturbing phenomena that were spawned by the life of JFK being "spared." The other great take on this was the first book in the NASA series, Voyage by Stephen Baxter. Kennedy lived in this one as well, and the left over Saturn V hardware was cobbled together to make a Mars mission possible in 1986. Truly a great piece of alternative history -- one of Mr. Baxter's specialties. The other NASA series books Moonseed and Titan are also interesting reads, very "hard science" fiction -- lots of good science, no FTL travel or communications, but still a set of good reading by one of Britain's current SF writers, IMHO.

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James wrote: "My current current read is Storm Front. This is my first book by Jim Butcher.

So far, I'm finding his style incredibly easy to read and I'm enjoying the character, Harr..."

I listened to the audio version of this a while back, mainly because James Marsters was the narrator (purrr!) and really enjoyed the book too. I meant to carry on with the series, but had forgotten all about it until I saw your post here!

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I'm reading Good People by Nir Baram. It's historical fiction set in late 1930s Berlin and Leningrad and I think it's going to be a thought-provoking read although I am not far into it yet so can't say for sure

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For anyone reading The Land Without Color by Benjamin Ellefson: I probably won't pick up this one because it's aimed a bit young I think, but would be happy to post someone else's review on my Literary Flits blog as a guest blogger. DM me if you have a few paragraphs you'd like to share :-)

[John]

Stephanie wrote: "For anyone reading The Land Without Color by Benjamin Ellefson: I probably won't pick up this one because it's aimed a bit young I think, but would be happy to post someone else's review on my Lite..."

I'll send you a few paragraphs today, Stephanie.

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John wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "For anyone reading The Land Without Color by Benjamin Ellefson: I probably won't pick up this one because it's aimed a bit young I think, but would be happy to post someone else's..."
Great! Thank you

[Michelle]

Martha wrote: "I've read lots of Stephen King and only found one that I wasn't crazy about ... Lisey's Story. All of his older books are favorites of mine ... Carrie, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot, Chris..."
Lol Martha, If I read one of Stephen's books, I wouldn't be able to sleep. I will tell you that I did love Misery. I didn't read the book but if it is anything like it, I think I can give it a try.

[James]

Michelle wrote: "I did love Misery. I didn't read the book but if it is anything like it, I think I can give it a try."

It was a very faithful adaptation, but (as always) the book was much better and went... well... much further.

[Michelle]

Really? Than I guess I need to grab a copy! Thank you for letting me know!

[Lulu]

Lol. I think the only Stephen King book I'm actually afraid to read is "It", the movie really freaked me out when I was a kid and I've never watched it again.

11/22/63 was an awesome read. It kept me engaged the entire time I was reading. I watched half of an episode of the Hulu show...but it was just way to boring for me. I never finished it.

[Martha]

Pet Sematery is the one that bothered me the most. I don't think I could read it again. I've never read Misery (do t like torture scenes) or It ... just never got around to it. Busy with kids & all that goes with them. I never finished the Hulu production of 11/22/63 either. Wasn't nearly as good as the book. My son loved it, but he wasn't a reader. He kept bugging me to finish the show & I kept bugging him to read the book.

[Lulu]

Martha wrote: "Pet Sematery is the one that bothered me the most. I don't think I could read it again. I've never read Misery (do t like torture scenes) or It ... just never got around to it. Busy with kids & all..."

Lol!!!

[James]

Lulu wrote: "Lol. I think the only Stephen King book I'm actually afraid to read is "It","

I read it when it first came out. I really liked that, when someone asked "what are you reading, now?" I could say, "I'm reading It".

Even today, that would mostly lead to a minor Abbott & Costello routine: "Reading what?" "It" "....it, what?" "You know: It"...

And as an aside, it's much more interesting and weird then the miniseries. Having read the book, I found the tv show very unsatisfying.

[James]

Michelle wrote: "Really? Than I guess I need to grab a copy! Thank you for letting me know!"

You're welcome. And definitely, you do. For me, it was one of his best.

[Richard]

Just completed John Glenn: America's Astronaut by Andrew Chaikin. Review is in work.

[Michelle]

James wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Really? Than I guess I need to grab a copy! Thank you for letting me know!"

You're welcome. And definitely, you do. For me, it was one of his best."

I will definitely let you know when I finish!

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "Just completed John Glenn: America's Astronaut by Andrew Chaikin. Review is in work."

How do you feel in reflection of the news of his passing? I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts!

[Elizabeth]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for the first time

[Helen]

I’m currently reading Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin. Overall I’m enjoying it so far! :-)

[sonya]

Blindside by Catherine coulter

[Raki Oddbooks]

I'm currently reading Jackaby by William Ritter. I'm less than 20 pages in but I'm already loving it.

[April]

The Stand scared the living crap out of me. That is the only Stephen King book that scared me to the point of being honestly worrying of that situation happening. And the crows...the damn crows...

[Martha]

I'm the same way, Tere! The Stand is in my top 5 favorite books of all time. I've only read it once, but would love to again ... just have so many books to read. I'm working on getting them to new homes as soon as I've read them. I try to avoid buying too many books now unless they are used and my rule is I can only bring in fewer than I'm dropping off at the local ubs. :-) Of course, I have a lot of ebooks as well. I recently reread GWTW ... it had been 50 yrs at least. I'm 68. I loved it even more than the first time around. Exodus was the same way. Just finished it for the 2nd time. Maturity brings a different understanding, I suppose.