Which is your current read ?

[Angela]

Jennifer wrote: "Malazan Book of the Fallen - another one of my all time favorites. I've read the entire series twice and there are still parts I don't understand."

I'm enjoying the series so far Jennifer. I can see why a reread would be on the cards at some point when I make it through the series.

[Michelle]

Karen wrote: "Currently reading Victoria by Daisy Goodwin. It's my first book in historical fiction genre and first book by Daisy Goodwin. But it's so good and easy to read. Loving it"
She is such a good author! You'll like this one. When you have a chance, check out her other work.

[John]

I'm reading Everything, Everything, Under Ground. Oh, and Anansi Boys.

[Soycd]

I've just started reading "The broken woman" by Simone de Beauvoir. Pretty amazing so far.

[Bhaskar]

I am currently reading Best kept secret by jeffrey archer..

[James]

Quirkyreader wrote: "I've got two going right now. The audiobook is by Ambrose Bierce"

Which book by Bierce?

[James]

Quirkyreader wrote: "James, it is "Ghost and Other Horror Stories"."

I read The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce in the early 90s. Loved it.

I've always thought it a shame (and strange) that Bierce isn't commonly noted as one of the great American authors. He even has a great personal story, which has been used, to some degree, in movies. His mysterious disappearance is even used in the horror movie "From Dusk to Dawn: Hangman's Daughter" as an intro bit, showing that he disappeared as a result of vampires.

He should be up there, with Twain and company.

[C-shaw]

Amazon offers free Kindle downloads of _The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce_, both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. I got them yesterday. Thanks for your comments, James. I've never read any of Bierce's work, but my sister wrote a great review of his book _The Devil's Dictionary_ (I think that's the correct name) on her book blog, http://www.lookahere.blogspot.com/.

[Kelly]

When Breath becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

[James]

C-shaw wrote: "I've never read any of Bierce's work, but my sister wrote a great review of his book _The Devil's Dictionary_ (I think that's the correct name) "

Yes, that's the correct name. And I've gone back to that book (which I own) many times. It has been called "The Cynics Dictionary", but Bierce hated that name. He wasn't a cynic.

As to works that you haven't read, you may very likely have come across an adaptation of Bierce's one well-known work, "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge". It has been adapted numerous times, including on radio, Eerie Comics, and episodes of the original series of both "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone".

So, I guess some people at least respect that story.

[James]

And I'm not sure if it's in The Devil's Dictionary, or not, but "ARMA VIRUMQUE" is one of my favourite pre-20th century American poems.

[C-shaw]

I will read both of those first.

[James]

Quirkyreader wrote: "Maybe for March we could vote for one of his books. "

It could be problematic for people to get hold of a copy of his stories. And it could be even more problematic to get hold of copies of the same collection, since his stories get collected in various ways.

As well, there are no novels, only collections of short stories. And that, usually, isn't as popular a choice.

[Jennifer]

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - nonfiction, biographical. Interesting story of the development of cell cultures in medical research.

[Vikalp]

Currently reading The Saint The Surfer and the CEO by Robin Sharma . So far I'm finding it good , one can definitely take some of the life lesson from this book and implement in life.

[John]

Currently reading by Bibiana Krall before the next group reads.

[James]

I had finished The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
(review can be found, here)

I then read Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher.
(review can be found, here)

I'm now reading The Dracula Caper, by Simon Hawke. I had read this one about 27 (or so) years ago and it was the last of the TimeWars series that I had read. Book 8. But I find my memory of it wainging and I wanted to read the rest of the series, so I re-read book 7, last year: book:The Argonaut Affair|674269]. Now I'm catching up.

Simon Hawke had been a midlist writer of sci-fi & fantasy & mystery & historical novels (including a couple of movie tie-in novels, like some of the Friday 13th novels, of which I read VII, which was as fun as the movie wasn't) with multiple series on the go. Then the midlist fell apart and a lot of authors just... disappeared.

Hawke has recently begun writing the next TimeWars novel and has been reissuing the now out-of-print series (as well as his other novels), so I have the 4 that I never read and then there'll be a brand new one!

[Lulu]

Long Walk to Freedom -- Nelson Mandela

Midnight Sleeper: Visions of the Jazz Age -- Raeder Lomax

The Slave Girl -- Buchi Emecheta

[Lawrence]

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