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[Kirsten]

I've been reading and listening to

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Kirsten wrote: "I've been reading and listening to Great Expectations"

Excellent choice -- I've read this one twice, once in HS and again in college.

[Kirsten]

I hated it in high school @Heather L. I thought it was boring. However, now I'm really enjoying it now - 30 years later. The edition I have has an introduction by John Irving and he suggests reading it slowly and sentence-by-sentence and I've been trying that and it's really adding to my enjoyment.

[Nancy]

Reading FBI thriller: Bombshell (2014)
by Catherine Coulter. This is maybe 18th
In the series starring Savich & Sherlock.

[Pat]

I'm currently reading "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth Von Arnim. I saw the movie years ago and loved it, especially the characters and the actors that played them. I'm just starting the book, and the movie - so far - followed the book quite well, while the book gives much more of the thinking of the characters. So far, so good.

[Connie]

I'm just finishing Crashed by Tim Hallinan. A terrific book!

[Teresa]

I just started on audiobook.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Started The Chocolate War this morning.

[Bonnie]

Starting .

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Wicked by Sara Shepard

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Finished: Pines . It was ok.

Now reading: The Tudor Conspiracy and Gone with the Wind

[MaryJo]

Teresa wrote: "I just started on audiobook."
Theresa,
We happen to be watching the movie - will finish tonight - and it's quite good.

[MaryJo]

Christina wrote: "Finished: Pines. It was ok.

Now reading: The Tudor Conspiracy and Gone with the Wind..."
I've always meant to re-read Gone With the Wind! One of these days....

[MaryJo]

Currently added The Homesman to my reading, the book club selection for next month. It has been a fascinating read - a little rough for those who don't like the profanity and some explicit description - but the main characters and the story are so well done.

[Patty]

I just finished Linwood Barclay latest book. .
I enjoy Barclay and Harlan Coben books because all the twist and turns their books always have.

[Melodie]

Christina wrote: "Finished: Pines. It was ok.

Now reading: The Tudor Conspiracy and Gone with the Wind..."

GWTW is a favorite of mine. Read it when I was 12!

[Melodie]

Finished Mr. Mercedes. I'm a King fan, and this is not his typical fare. I liked it.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Heather L wrote: "Started The Chocolate War this morning."

Finished this and while the writing is good, I can't say I particularly liked it, especially the ending. Time for a cozy now I think...

[Sunny]

I just finished, "The Millionaires," by Brad Metzler.

[Bonnie]

Reading and .

[Melissa]

Just started Empire Of Gold .

[Kirsten]

I've been reading - a mystery set in North Korea.

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Going to re-pick up and finish Every Secret Thing for read the summer challenge.

[Melodie]

Finished Panic. It was a bust!

[Kirsten]

Is bust a good or bad thing?

[Melodie]

Kirsten wrote: "Is bust a good or bad thing?"

A bust is definitely a bad thing!! A blast would be good! :-)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Have started Emma for a group read. I read it in HS and did not care for it, so we'll see what I think after this reread -- provided I ever get through it. ;)

[Kirsten]

Heather L - I've come to the conclusion I should never trust HS me on books anymore. I've re-read The Grapes of Wrath and am currently re-reading Great Expectations and loved/am loving them.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Kirsten -- I've found my feelings tend not to change too much in rereads, but every once in a while I am surprised. I've read both books you mentioned twice and enjoyed them both times.

[Kirsten]

I was bored stiff in HS by these. But I re-read GoW in 2008 and found it very relevant. GE is just a delight with so many engaging characters.

[Bonnie]

About 70 pages into . Enjoying it so far!

[MaryJo]

This will take a while, but I've started by David McCullough. Reading a little at a time, I find the people involved in such a huge undertaking, and all the dynamics of how it came about fascinating stuff.

[Lynn]

Just finished What a Girl Wants. I began it back in 2008, but finally finished it. It was worth the wait.

[[deleted user]]

Reading A Day at the Office to get a chic lit fix. lol

[Kirsten]

I've been reading and listening to . I also have been reading after my Kindle crapped out last night.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

I read both The Witness and Angels & Demons and enjoyed both.

I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not care for it. It's slow and plodding. I hate that it's taking so long to get through this one. If I make it to the end I definitely deserve a reward. Or, at the very least, ice cream. :-/

[Teresa]

I'm reading The War of the Worlds. It's obvious the book was written over 100 years ago but I'm enjoying it so far. I had a goal to read 10 classics this year. I'm going to meet my overall reading goal, but I don't think I'll hit the classics portion of it.

[BJ Rose]

I just finished The Fault in Our Stars - even more heart-wrenching than I expected. Definitely ready for a cozy now...

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heather L wrote: "I read both The Witness and Angels & Demons and enjoyed both.

I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not care for it. It's ..."

Emma is my least favorite Jane Austen novel so far (I still have to read Persuasion). Emma drove me nuts. Definitely ice cream when you're done; perhaps some chocolate at the mid-way point if you haven't thrown the book across the room. :)

[MaryJo]

Heather L wrote: "I read both The Witness and Angels & Demons and enjoyed both.

I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not care for it. It's ..."
Definitely, ice cream. A big one.

[Nancy]

Am enjoying: Rewriting Monday by Jodi Thomas. Small town TX...my locale.

[Bonnie]

Starting and I am excited about it!:-)

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❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Heather L wrote: "I read both The Witness and Angels & Demons and enjoyed both.

I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not ..."

Ah, Persuasion. When I was in my early to mid twenties - Pride and Prejudice was my favorite. Then late-twenties my opinion shifted and I like Persuasionmore. More mature story I think.

Emma can be nerve grating. If I want to revisit it, I'll watch the movie. Takes less of my time.

[Melodie]

Reading Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery. One of my favorite hard-boiled or noir series. I lucked into an ARC as the book doesn't hit the stands until later this month!

[Kirsten]

I just started last night after my Kindle Fire died.

@Christina - Persuasion is one of my favorite of Jane Austen's after Pride & Prejudice and Northanger Abbey

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks, Jennifer and Mary Jo. I'm glad I'm not alone in disliking Emma.

Christina -- LOL, on watching the movie to revisit Emma. I do have the movie, as well as the more prefered Clueless. I also liked Persuasion quite a bit. In fact, Emma is the only one I haven't liked.

[Teresa]

Heather L wrote: "I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not care for it. It's ..."

I guess I'm in the minority here. I read Emma in high school and loved it. Of course, I was the student that really enjoyed everything I had to read in school - Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare, etc. I enjoyed it all. About the only thing I remember reading in high school and college that I didn't enjoy was Paradise Lost, Kafka and Brothers Karamazov.

[Karen M]

I'm reading short stories and novellas to go with my short attention span although I did manage to get through The Beautiful and Damned.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Teresa wrote: "Heather L wrote: "I'm finally past the quarter mark in Emma, and am remembering why I did not care for it. It's ..."

I guess I'm in the minority here. I read Emma in high school and l..."

Not totally in the minority Teresa - Emma is my mom's favorite Austen novel, and I know quite a few people who have read it and loved it. :)

[Moonlight]

I read The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective