What are you reading and why? Jul-Dec 2014 Showing 151-200 of 1,221

[Amanda]

I've enjoyed reading The Chronicles of Narnia as a kid and still do as an adult(in any order). My uncle taught me how to read using those books. Couldn't get enough of them, so after he finished his chapter for the day, I would steal the book from his study, make myself a tent under the dining room table and read on ahead and then the next day pretend I didn't already know what was going to happen. The Last Battle was a little confusing for me as a kid, I re-read as an adult and now it's one of my favorites behind The Horse and His Boy and tLtWatW. I always wished there was a follow-up book to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I really want to know how "the Lone Islands became attached to the crown of Narnia."

[Brianna]

Oh me too :) my friend is doing a children's lit course and that one of the books that she's doing which made me go back and read them :) although I really didn't like Horse and his Boy as a kid and also now.
I'm currently reading arthur at the crossing places by kevin crossley-holland because I am doing a early modern/medieval european paper this year and just felt like re-reading a book from that period. I appreciate the historical aspect of it so much more know I have a better understanding of the society. Also King Arthur. enough said.

[Lisa]

I finished The Orenda which was just brilliant. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I will definitely be checking out some more works by Joseph Boyden.

[Cherie]

I sent Elmer Gantry back to the library shelf. I am not in the mood for him right now. He is too needy.

[Casceil]

I just finished a wonderful book, Provinces of Night. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Travis]

Very near the end of the Daylight War and soon to break into a cold sweat as I think I just realized this is gonna end with a monster cliff hanger unless a lot is going to happen in these final 3 hours. I'm leaning toward epic cliffhanger and book 4 is still in the works as far as I know.

[Anne (Booklady)]

I started Last Exit In New Jersey by accident this afternoon. I was reaching for another book, but I'm really liking it. It's quick and I still have no clues as to who are the bad guys!

[Sarah]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Very near the end of the Daylight War and soon to break into a cold sweat as I think I just realized this is gonna end with a monster cliff hanger unless a lot is going to happen in these final 3 h..."

You tease Travis! I have WAY to many books on the go at the moment. MUST start this soon...Or should I try to put it off a bit more if what you say is true with the cliff hanger so I don't have to wait so long for the next one?!? Off to check whether a date has been announced for it yet!

EDIT: Amazon has The Skull Throne due for release 24 Mar 2015! Nooooooo!!!

[Camilla]

Sarah wrote: "Or should I try to put it off a bit more if what you say is true with the cliff hanger so I don't have to wait so long for the next one?!?"

I'm actually nowadays trying not to start a new series (even a trilogy) unless all books belonging to it have been published - not that I'm always succeeding though. I just made the mistake of reading Omens and only then realised it's the first part of a series that has only started. I find it more and more difficult to remember what happened in the previous book, if the next one is published a year later.

Still chugging through The Abominable, I'm truly fed up with it. Now they have at least reached the damn mountain...

[Sarah]

I tend to be able to hold on to the information in between book releases but I'm just very impatient to find out what happens next. I do have lots of series on the go though so I can turn my attention to those ones while I wait for the others. I have three books that I'm desperately waiting for - Brett's Demon Cycle book 4, Martin's Game of Thrones book whatever we are on, and Rothfuss' Kingkiller book 3. Other series I don't mind so much about that I have to wait!

[Travis]

You know how a TV series may end a season with a cat going over a cliff or the main character in a house that blows up and then the show just stops. Yeah that's the type of cliff hanger Brett leaves us with in Daylight War one of those endings that make you want to scream.

While the end was nothing like imagined I just knew I was gonna be toyed with in the end.

[Tasha]

I'm listening to The 19th Wife which is really good now that I've gotten the characters down.

I'm reading What Angels Fear which is the first in a hist fic mystery series and it's really good. I love how this author gives the feeling of the times so unobtrusively. The mystery is good too.

[Travis]

Just started Fool Moon cant beat a good werewolf story

[Rusalka, Moderator]

As long as it is a good one. And I really like his werewolf lore (although not a fan of werewolves in general). Hope you enjoy. I felt like this was the weakest of his I have read so far. So the benefit either way, is the series only gets better!

[Janice, Moderator]

I'll be listening to Fool Moon for the toppler. Got to get my howl on if I'm going to be singing.

[Travis]

Better dust off the Warren Zevon for practice Janice

[Dem]

Just finished Empire Falls
This is my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/1000759331

[Gavin]

I'm reading Lolita. The cashier in the bookstore asked me how old I was when she was checking it in lol That's a first.

[Cherie]

Gavin wrote: "I'm reading Lolita. The cashier in the bookstore asked me how old I was when she was checking it in lol That's a first."

Wow, carded for a book! :)

[Cherie]

I am still trying to make it through The Marriage Plot on audio. I thought My CD player was acting up so I took the CD set back to the library after I found an audio version I could load onto my iPod. I started listening to A Burial at Sea, made it through the 1st CD with no issues, but I fell asleep through most of the 2nd. (I need to get a new puzzle to work on while I listen to this one.) For my challenges and the group read this month, I will be reading Second Star To The Right, The Grammarian, and Circle of Friends.

I finished The Book of Life and still have to write my review. Same for A Far Country.

[Roz]

I've finished The Crown Tower (loved it) and picked up The Rose and the Thorn and Roma frm the library. I'm almost finished Pines.

[Travis]

Started my challenge book The Gates of Rome

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Fire-Dwellers which knocks off another book from my left over stew challenge. I don't think I could have handled being a housewife and mother in the 60's. I ground my teeth everytime the husband said things like, "Can you just get lunch on the table?"

I'm between challenges & event books at the moment. After watching a trailer for the movie adaptation of The Giver, I decided to read it. Afterall, I've had the Kindle version since 2011, and it's short.

[Travis]

Amongst my friends and I I would say we probably do more of the cooking than our wives in this day and age. I've always been on my own for breakfast and lunch and majority of suppers as well. Fine with me I have 2 hands

[Janice, Moderator]

My ex did all the cooking because I went on strike. Now, I think I've forgotten how! LOL!

[Roz]

Finished Pines. I gave it 4 stars. I'd have to classify it as "disturbing dystopian thriller". I understand it's Ben made into a mini series airing in 2015 on FOX. Moving on to read the second in the series Wayward.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Just finished The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure. It was an interesting story in a good picture of Paris under Nazi occupation.

Now starting The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian. I read Midwives by this same author a couple of years ago for my book club and liked it a lot.

[Tasha]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Started my challenge book The Gates of Rome"

I enjoyed this one.

[Dem]

Just finished The Invention of Wings This is my review.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/793334889

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Giver and now I'm stuck between books not knowing what to read. I can't go pick up the two books I have on hold at the library today, because it's closed due to the civic holiday. Must gopher, I guess.

[Pragya]

How did you find The Giver, Janice?

I am reading Attachments because I bought it from Amazon Kindle daily deal and have heard so many good things about it.

I started The Language of Baklava: A Memoir for wonder challenge.

Reading Unless as I got it from the library.

Listening to The Island and My Stupid Girl for review.

[Travis]

Been completely sucked into SecondWorld

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "I finished The Giver and now I'm stuck between books not knowing what to read. I can't go pick up the two books I have on hold at the library today, because it's closed due to the civi..."

I thought I saw that you had at least 50 audio books yet to listen to. Gophering indeed!

I am in Mickey heaven. I just got Scarlet downloaded onto my iPod a few minutes ago along with My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece that I had on hold as a lark. Why do they always come through at the same time?

[Janice, Moderator]

Pragya wrote: "How did you find The Giver, Janice?"

I quite liked it. While the society was very antiseptic and monochromatic, they did get some things right - well one anyway. I really liked how the family discussed their feelings and helped each other deal with those emotions, even though they never felt real depths in their feelings. Maybe if families did that in today's society, it would make for more open communication and empathy.

I've decided to treat this as a stand alone book, and not read the remainder of the series.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "I thought I saw that you had at least 50 audio books yet to listen to. Gophering indeed!."

I just finished Inferno on audiobook (really enjoyed it). Tomorrow I will start Lover Revealed, which I likely won't finish by the weekend. I'll set it aside for the toppler.

Audiobook isn't the problem. It's the ebooks and dead tree books that have me stumped. They're what I take to bed with me, and I can't sleep without reading something. Well, I could, but it wouldn't feel right. I still haven't decided what I will start tonight.

[Gavin]

Taking a trip along with Dante in The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

[Liz]

Yay, Janice!
Another Brother lover! J.R Ward is my guilty pleasure. I didn't expect to like Lover Revealed as much as I did. Enjoy!

[Pragya]

Janice wrote: "Pragya wrote: "How did you find The Giver, Janice?"

I quite liked it. While the society was very antiseptic and monochromatic, they did get some things right - well one anyway. I re..."

Hmm. I think I will keep it for another time then.

[Janice, Moderator]

Liz wrote: "Yay, Janice!
Another Brother lover! J.R Ward is my guilty pleasure. I didn't expect to like Lover Revealed as much as I did. Enjoy!"

Hehehe! This one is about Butch, the human. Should be interesting.

[Janice, Moderator]

Pragya wrote: "Janice wrote: "Pragya wrote: "How did you find The Giver, Janice?"

"Hmm. I think I will keep it for another time then. "

While the society is antiseptic and monochromatic, the story isn't. It's a very quick read.

[Janice, Moderator]

I started what I hope is another quick read, Swan. I'm not sure what attracted me to this book (other than it was a freebie). We shall see.

[Lilisa]

Finished The Rosie Project - well worth the read for a lighter but still intellectually stimulating experience. My review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lilisa wrote: "Finished The Rosie Project - well worth the read for a lighter but still intellectually stimulating experience. My review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I enjoyed The Rosie Project too, Lilisa. It made a perfect break after a heavy reading.

[Lilisa]

Sandra wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Finished The Rosie Project - well worth the read for a lighter but still intellectually stimulating experience. My review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7..."

Sandra, yes, it was surprisingly enjoyable.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Swan. The best thing about it is the cover. Oh, and it was free. Thank goodness I didn't pay money for it.

[Lisa]

I finished The Book of You. I really liked the writing style and it was genuinely creepy at times. However, I did find that some bits stretched credibility and I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending. At the moment I have rated it 4 stars but I may lower it to 3/3.5.

I am now going to start Blood and Beauty for August's monthly challenge.

[Peggy]

I finished The Firebird and I enjoyed it, although less than the other Slains book.

Now I have time again to finish Dragonfly in Amber, about 240 pages to go.

[Roz]

I finished Wayward and I'm hooked. I put a hold on the third in this series The Last Town. I may have to buy it ($4.99 Kindle version). I usually don't spend more than $2 for a Kindle book, but I may cave in on this one.

[Debra]

I just finished a 5-Star horror read. It's a fast read, and has an original premise, and it's down right creepy. It's Bird Box. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lisa]

Ooh, that sounds good Debra! Added to my wishlist!