What are you reading August 2014

[Gerald]

Just downloaded . I have heard a great deal about The Dresden files on the Sword and Laser podcast and just saw this featured on the Audible site.Still trying to figure out the great mystery of downloading from Audible. Sort of like running the Tardis on Dr. Who and I have decent knowledge of using a computer.I think the file is on my Iphone where I do not want it.

[Callie]

Finished this morning, next up on audio is for book club, which I know I have read but can't remember a thing about. Also reading , which I got at the Yankee Swap. Loving it so far.

[JP]

Linda wrote: "JP wrote: "Apologies if this is the incorrect forum for this but how do the ARC copies work? How do I throw my name in the ring to get one?"

Also, JP, sometimes individual publishers or authors of..."

Thanks Linda!

[Linda]

Gerald wrote: "Linda As a human with a long history of being a man I will read any book that I want to read even if it is considered a book not for a man. I don't consider THE GOLDFINCH to be a manly book. Does a..."

I would say that The Goldfinch is not a book relegated to either gender. It's just a good read.

[Gerald]

Linda Just my opinion but I feel that THE GOLDFINCH is a woman's book.

[[deleted user]]

I don't think that's true.

[Linda]

Gerald wrote: "Linda Just my opinion but I feel that THE GOLDFINCH is a woman's book."

What Eric said.

[JP]

I discovered another way to look for Giveaways that I wanted to share. Select Explore > Genres. On the right-hand side of the next screen it will list tags for your favorite genres. If you pick history for example, it will bring you to a genre landing page for history. Lots of useful information on this page. If you scroll about halfway down you'll see Giveaways. If you click on more giveaways at the bottom of that section you'll get just the History book Giveaways.

As an aside, the genre landing pages are great. It gives you: new releases, giveaways, most read this week, lists, and popular books in the genre.

Apologies if this information is redundant. Just wanted to share with the group.

[Gerald]

About THE GOLDFINCH. Just my opinion. As a man I wanted a little action and not sitting around in hotel rooms and I certainly wondered how this kid didn't get caught.I was happy that he went out at the end to make everything good for the people he swindled.

[Janet]

JP wrote: "I discovered another way to look for Giveaways that I wanted to share. Select Explore > Genres. On the right-hand side of the next screen it will list tags for your favorite genres. If you pick his..."

Very nice...thanks. I've often wondered if there was an easier way to sift through the abundance of giveaways to find something that interests me. This helps.

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I don't think "action" is a requirement for a book to be enjoyed by a man. Some of my favorite books, by people like Proust, Thomas Mann, etc. have almost no action at all!

And that's not even getting into the field of philosophy, which was for hundreds of years an exclusively male discipline. Have you ever read Plato? It's all people sitting around a classroom talking!

[Valerie]

Just finished The House at Sugar Beach. Loved it intensely.

[Karen]

Kate wrote: "I finished , The Sparrow and absolutely loved it! I am now reading , Mapp and Lucia which is for one of my book clubs."

I read The Sparrow for book club over 10 years ago and it remains one of my favorite books. I am a big fan of the BBC/PBS series of Mapp and Lucia as well as the books. Love the whole "tempest in a teapot" of small village life. Nigel Hawthorne (Madness of King George) plays Georgie in the 1985-1986 version. Just found out that the BBC is remaking this series with Anna Chancellor (Pride & Prejudice, etc.). Can't wait!

[Gerald]

Eric "Have you ever read Plato?" No Eric I haven't finished my Aeschylus or Euripides yet.

[[deleted user]]

Should I feel bad for having read Plato and Aeschylus? (I haven't read any Euripides yet).

[Gerald]

Eric wrote: "Should I feel bad for having read Plato and Aeschylus? (I haven't read any Euripides yet)."

That's Ok Eric

[Gerald]

I need to read a real book and I picked up .I have had a few great books on my shelf and this is one of them. I have a strange attraction to people forgotten by many and Isherwood is one of them.If you have seen CABARET you know something of Isherwood.

[Lisa R.]

Gerald wrote: "Just downloaded . I have heard a great deal about The Dresden files on the Sword and Laser podcast and just saw this featured on the Audible site.Still trying to figure..."

If you've downloaded the audible app, you should be able to listen to the book on either your iPhone or iPad. I didn't want to listen to books onmy phone either, but now, I reall enjoy it. I hope you enjoy listening to your book.

[Sally]

Just started In The Kingdom of Ice. Loving it!

[Gerald]

Lisa I prefer to listen on my iPod but I need the download manager (which I thought I had)from audible. The DM puts the file into ITUNES. Next time I download from audible I'll get the DM. Thanks for your help.

[Jillian]

just finished! If you are looking for a more realistic distopia with humor and grit this is for you.

[JP]

I just finished . Really enjoyed it.

[Lisa]

This month I was lucky enough to get a galley for the new Michel Faber novel The Book of Strange New Things . This was such a great book! I predict it will be all the 'best of' lists for 2014.

I've also been dipping in and out of Outlander . The TV series (and my Bingo square for a 'book I didn't finish') inspired me to try this again. I'm really enjoying the historical detail, but I am not a romance fan, and I feel like this book needs some heavy editing, so I'm struggling with it a bit. I keep waiting for it to get good, since it's such a beloved series, but maybe it's just not for me. I'm halfway through as of today...maybe it picks up?

I also started We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves which I find to be very well written and funny. That said, I set it aside for the Michel Faber book and I'm having trouble finding the motivation to pick it up again (now that I know the twist). I'm such a fickle reader...always looking for the next thing.

[Linda]

I finished Right Ho, Jeeves. I started reading Teaching the Cat to Sit: A Memoir. I learned about this book at Boulder Booktopia. I only reached page 5 this morning when I called a friend to tell her she MUST read this book.

I finished listening to Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival ((the book the upcoming Jon Stewart movie Rosewater is based on. I've started listening to the UNabridged version of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

[Janet]

Lisa wrote: "This month I was lucky enough to get a galley for the new Michel Faber novel The Book of Strange New Things . This was such a great book! I predict it will be all the 'best of' lis..."

Re: Outlander...I guess some do find it slow going but remember this is an epic series that is known for defying classification into a single genre. Diana Gabaldon is a brilliant woman who brings elements of her interests in botany, medicine, and history into her books. It's not just a romance although those that stick with it cannot help but love the relationship between Jamie and Claire. For me, I liked the first 2 books well enough but it was book 3, Voyager that really started me raving. There is enough adventure in that book to last 10 lifetimes. If you are having a difficult time with Diana's tangents, I would suggest trying the audiobooks. Davina Porter has the most divine British accent and she really brings Claire to life.

[Lisa]

Janet wrote: "Lisa wrote: "This month I was lucky enough to get a galley for the new Michel Faber novel The Book of Strange New Things . This was such a great book! I predict it will be all the ..."

Thanks, Janet! I'm going to stick with it. It does show a lot of promise. I have some extra Audible credits so the audio is a good suggestion.

[[deleted user]]

Jumping in right at the end of the month! I felt like I was reading We Are Not Ourselves for ages, but I finally finished. I think I'm in the minority of people who didn't love it. I'm moving on to Neverhome: A Novel and Stone Mattress.

[Janet]

Crapalachia: A Biography of Place another Asheville purchase and on audio Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands

[Melissa]

Lisa R. wrote: "Gerald wrote: "Just downloaded . I have heard a great deal about The Dresden files on the Sword and Laser podcast and just saw this featured on the Audible site.Still t..."

Enjoy! I am listening to the latest Harry Dresden, Skin Game and I am loving it. I adore the audible versions. James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) does an excellent job reading.

[Sue]

Last book finished in August was We Were Liars and I'm so happy I squeezed it in. It was the perfect summer, beach read.

[Mindy]

I finished We are All Completely Beside Ourselves last night. Excellent, highly recommended. Someone wrote this perfect review so that I don't have to. :-) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...