Fiction- What are you reading? Part 2 Showing 3,301-3,350 of 4,585

[Teri-K]

Leslie wrote: "Sounds like you have been pretty wide-ranging in your reading recently - good for you! I have not been very successful with that lately...."

Wide-ranging or unable to focus on one thing for very long? I guess your words sound better so I'll take it. :)

Over the years I've found I sometimes focus on one author or type of book, but at some point I kind of stick my head up, reaalize there are lots of good books I'm missing, and start reading all kinds of stuff till I feel like settling in again. Right now I'm just wanting any book that can take me away to a more entertaining place for a few hours...

[Teri-K]

I finished The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds, It was the perfect true-life adventure book. It took me along every step of the way, so I saw the wildlife, felt the worry and tiredness, and soared at the beauty of the country I was walking through. Laced with details about family, jobs, the environment and politics, it never lost it's focus on the trip itself.

As the author writes, "we're all joined by the most basic or human desires - to see what's around the next bend." My happiest memories are about backpacking with my family in the Rockie Mountains, and I only wish I could still do that now. So books like this feed a deep desire in me - and I don't have to risk frost bite or drowning to enjoy the trip!

[Leslie]

Teri-K wrote: "I finished The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds, It was the perfect true-life adventure book. It took me along every step of the way, so I saw the wildl..."

That sounds like the sort of nonfiction book I would enjoy!

[Teri-K]

Leslie wrote: "That sounds like the sort of nonfiction book I would enjoy! ..."

Give it a try. It's one of those books I'd like to shove in folks' hands while saying "Read this!!!" LOL

[Christine]

I finished my book called End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn

[Christine]

Sandy how are 3 of your books going?

[Christine]

Sandy I really liked that book called Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson and Sandy I like Peter Swanson the author too

[Teri-K]

I just finished The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick. I own a copy that's in storage in another state so I read this through Openlibrary. I'd kind of forgotten how good it is. I reread it because I found a copy of the second book in the series, and though it's about the first books children, I still wanted to go back to the beginning.

It's an Historical Romance with a good balance of the two elements. I especially like that the romance is slow going and feels realistic for the situation. The history gives you details of their lives as well as some battles and such towards the end.

I also finished Cat of Many Tails, a compelling Ellery Queen mystery with a few parallels to our own times and an interesting villain.

[Kirsten]

I've been rereading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

[Christine]

I finished my book called The Next Widow by C.J. Lyons

[Teri-K]

I just started The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. I don't care for books that switch between two time lines a lot, so I read a goup of chapters in one timeline and then go back and catch up with the other one. I'm on chapter 8 and enjoying both stories so far.

[Christine]

Flight by Laura Griffin

[Karin]

Last night I started Sula by Toni Morrison and Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. Since they are both rather dark, to lighten up before bed I also started Sprouted by Gina LaManna

[Christine]

I finished my book called No One Saw by Beverly Long

[Teri-K]

Finished The Lions of Fifth Avenue. It was OK, but just 2 stars. The story didn't live up to the cover. lol

I'm in the mood for light and fun this weekend, so I picked up Hero Wanted by Betina Krahn. It's fun so far - I like feisty heroines. :)

[Jess]

Leslie wrote: "Jess wrote: "I haven't read that but I have often wondered if the book alludes to or riffs on At Swim-Two-Birds. Have you read that Flann O'Brien book?"

I haven't read At Swim Two-Birds but from what I've seen from those who have, O'Neil's title is more of a cheeky wink than anything thematic. I've finished it now and its a very good book. Once I got my head around the strong Irish dialogue, the characters and relationships really shone through.

[Christine]

I finished my book called Out of the Dark by Geri Foster

[LauraT]

Started two very different books yesterday: Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline - I still have to decide if I like his style (too early) and L'arte della gioia by Goliarda Sapienza, that could be seen as a sort of Vanity Fair in Italy, if you consider the heroine: Modesta as Becky Shartp.
I'll see how it goes on

[Karin]

I'm reading The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus, and then to relax afterward, The Song and Sushi for One?

[Nichole]

I'm reading Death in D Minor by Alexia Gordon. This is the second book (2017) in Gordon's Gethsemane Brown cozy series.

[Christine]

Broken Places by Tracy Clark

[Teri-K]

Started reading Gone with the Whisker by Laurie Cass, a bookmobile cat cozy mystery; Hero Wanted by Betina Krahn, which so far is much better than the cover implies.

For nonfiction I started Yoga Mind: Journey Beyond the Physical, 30 Days to Enhance your Practice and Revolutionize Your Life From the Inside Out and The Best American Travel Writing 2020. The introduction to the travel book was written at the beginning of the Covid lock down, and I found his comments interesting.

[Esther]

I am reading The Dictionary of Lost Words. I am enjoying it but in certain situations I can't 'eye-read' and am wondering whether to break with my usual book monogamy and try an audio book instead of podcasts.

[Christine]

I finished my book called Summer Texas Bride by Katie Lane

[Christine]

If You Must Know by Jamie Beck

[Christine]

Sisters by Choice by Susan Mallery

[Christine]

The Highway by C.J. Box

[Nichole]

I'm reading Wreath Between the Lines by Daryl Wood Gerber. It's book 7 of the Cookbook Nook mysteries.

[Christine]

Always Watching by Lynette Eason

[Christine]

The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton

[Christine]

A Lake House Holiday by Megan Squires

[Christine]

The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain

[Christine]

Relentless by Christy Reece

[Christine]

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

[Christine]

The Cottage on Rose Lane by Hope Ramsay

[Christine]

The Summer Retreat by Sheila Roberts

[Christine]

A Little Country Christmas by Carolyn Brown

[Christine]

Snowed In at the Ranch by Holly Stevenson

[Christine]

Ghost: The True Story of One Man's Descent into Madness and Murder by Glenn Puit

[Christine]

The Stranger She Loved: Dr. Martin MacNeill, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder by Shanna Hogan

[Christine]

Cowboy Strong by Carolyn Brown

[Christine]

Low Country Christmas by Lee Tobin McClain

[Christine]

A Cowboy for All Seasons by Maisey Yates

[Christine]

Swerve by Vicki Pettersson

[Christine]

The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March

[Teri-K]

I just started listening to A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie. This has always been one of my favorite Miss Marple book. The fact that it's narrated by Joan Hickson, who played Marple in my favorite versions of the books, makes it even more fun!

Reading Gone with the Whisker by Laurie Cass, a bookmobile cozy mystery. I think I'm tired of cozies, this may be the last one I read for a while. Plus Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott.

[Christine]

No Regrets and Other True Cases by Ann Rule

[Christine]

Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases by Ann Rule

[Christine]

I finished my book called A Secret for a Secret by Helena Hunting

[LauraT]

Started yesterday Crossings by Alex Landragin.
Strange strange book; I'll see what I think later on