What Are You Reading? - 2019 Showing 1,251-1,300 of 1,549

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope you enjoy it Margo. I'll be interested in your take when you get around to reading it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Interesting... I own Six of Crows. I picked it up because it was so highly rated here on GR, including by my GR friends. I'm in no hurry to get to it though.

[Travis]

The Goodreads newsletter mentioned Ninth House it intrigued me so I got it. So far really enjoying this one

[Margo]

Kristie wrote: "Interesting... I own Six of Crows. I picked it up because it was so highly rated here on GR, including by my GR friends. I'm in no hurry to get to it though."

Hopefully Lisa and I are going just the odd ones out 😁

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The First Time She Drowned on audiobook. This was a SYNC freebie and I really enjoyed it. A 2 hanky rating for sure. I shed a few tears. I also finished The Seventh Bride on Kindle. It was an easy read - perfect for a toppler.

I will start Akata Witch (audiobook), and Nine Minutes (Kindle) today for the toppler.

[Cherie]

I finished listening to Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World last night. My five star official review was just one word, "Wonderful", but if you want more, I just posted it in the Group Reads thread for City name in the Title. If we gave ten stars for books, it would have mine. If not for the toppler this month, I may never have discovered it.

[Margo]

Finished Year One and liked it well enough to wan5 to continue the series. It reminded me a lot of The Stand but the chacters weren't nearly as interesting.

I've started The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm getting close to the end of The Fourth Monkey, which is a pretty dark read, but good so far if you can stomach it. I'm also starting Thirteen.

[Travis]

I finished the audiobook of Ninth House. I loved it. If you're looking for an urban fantasy but with real people this is for you. It's set on the Yale campus and deals with the 8 main secret societies that are actually present at Yale. So there is magic and ghosts and usual stuff but has characters with not so much magic powers but college kids delving into the occult type stuff

[Margo]

Finished The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms which I found both confusing and boring. 2 star.

I am moving on to The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old.

[Dem]

Just finished Dreams of Falling

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3006977282

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Akata Witch. I own book 2 in the series and I'm not sure I'll read it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Yikes, that “good,” huh, Janice? I own that one too.

[Janice, Moderator]

I couldn't get into it. I'm not sure what my problem was.

[Peggy]

Now that the toppler is almost over I'm going back to the book I was reading before, The Memory of Love. It's 445 pages and I started it September 23 and am 60% done.. that's saying something, isn't it? I keep putting it aside for other books but it took me too long to figure out whether to abandon it or not and now I'm so far in it feels like I wasted a lot of time if I stop reading now and don't finish it at all, especially because it's for the movie challenge.

[Lilisa]

I haven’t made much reading progress — it’s been a few weeks and I’m still with The Dead Wander in the Desert and Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why.

[Margo]

I listened to, and loved, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. The reading was by Derek Jacobi and as usual he was brilliant! This book was a year in the life of a man in sheltered accommodation in Holland. It deals with trials of getting old in a very honest way without any self pity. Completely character focused this will be little interest to action fans (like Janice LOL).

Then I listened to A Monster Calls. Another 5 star listen! This was narrated by Jason Issacs, another great actor.

Right now I'm struggling with Tin Man and really disliking the writing style.

[Tricia]

So I've finished my toppler books as well and am now going back to other books. I'm about a quarter of the way through Miracle Creek, and I'm liking it well enough so far.

[Lisa]

This week I read The Strangled Queen, Six of Crows and Espresso Tales for the toppler. 'The Strangled Queen' was also a Movie Mania challenge book. I gave 4 stars to both 'Espresso Tales' and 'The Strangled Queen' and 2 stars to 'Six of Crows' which was really not my thing at all.

I'm now going to start The House on Cold Hill because I'm the mood for a ghost story.

[Janice, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "I listened to, and loved, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. The reading was by Derek Jacobi and as usual he was brilliant! This book was a year in the life of a man ..."

ROFL. You're right. I did like the book, but it didn't have enough of a plot for my liking.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished all my toppler books. I will pick up where I left off on The Goldfinch.

Later today, if I get any time, I will start Ship of Destiny. I'm really looking forward to this buddy read.

[Renee]

I am struggling through Ask Again, Yes. Its for my real life book group. The story is not grabbing me. It is written in the past tense. I have just discovered I don't care for books written in the past tense

[Dem]

Finished The Turn of the Screw

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3014432243

[Cherie]

I finished my last toppler book, One Word Kill in the early morning hours today. I have added the series to my list. I have to thank Annerlee for pointing me to it. I really enjoyed it.

I am currently listening to The Mapping of Love and Death. It is trending to be my favorite book of the series so far.

I am waiting on my library copy of A Gentleman in Moscow to arrive so that I can start reading and join in the group read discussion.

[Kristie, Moderator]

That’s disappointing, Renee. At least you discovered something about yourself. Hope you’re able to get through it before your book club discussion.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Janice wrote: "I finished The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. I rated it 3 stars mainly because character driven stories aren't my cup of tea. It sounds like this book is the opposit..."

Margo wrote: "Janice wrote: "I finished The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. I rated it 3 stars

LOL I definitely have to get to thqt one, especially since I heard a bit of the narration by Derek Jacobi.."

I really enjoyed old Hendrik and his friends and their antics in The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old!
Link to my review of Secret Diary

[PattyMacDotComma]

I finally read the much-acclaimed Slaughterhouse Five, or The Children's Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut, published during the Vietnam anti-war protests, and it's obvious why it made such an impact.

It's just as powerful now, 50 years later and almost 75 years after the obliteration of Dresden from Allied bombing.

5★ Link to my review of Slaughterhouse Five

[Margo]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Janice wrote: "I finished The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. I rated it 3 stars mainly because character driven stories aren't my cup of tea. It sounds like this book..."

great review Patty :-)

[Margo]

I am joining Janice and Peggy in the last book of our current buddy read, Ship of Destiny.

[Peggy]

I'm so glad many of you enjoyed Hendrik. I read it in Dutch and worried much of it would get lost in translation, but it doesn't seem to be so bad.

[Margo]

I'm not generally a fan of translated books Peggy, for that reason. Especially when listening - they can be jarring on the ear! I have to say that did not apply to Hendrik, I loved every word! Of course the narration didn't hurt. Derek Jacobi read it very well and his melodious voice enhanced the story but I think I would have enjoyed it just as much in print back in the day :-)

[Renee]

I have taken a break fromAsk Again, Yes . I will finish it because it for book group, I an rereading some old favorites, I just finishedThe Cabin in the Woods: The Official Movie Novelization It is a creepy horror story that I like. It is very different from what I usually read.

[Cherie]

I finished my Maisie Dobbs audiobook, The Mapping of Love and Death for my yearly challenge. I think this story will be a turning point for Maisie and I am looking forward to the next story.

I started Blue at the Mizzen. It is hard to believe that this is the last complete story of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. It seemed like only yesterday that I first met them in Master and Commander. It has been a wonderful 5 years, listening to Simon Vance narrate the series.

[Roz]

I haven't read the second Maisie Dobbs book (Birds of a Feather ) yet. I usually have too many books going at once and then when I'm ready to read it, all copies have been borrowed. I have it on hold now and the wait is 6 weeks! Crazy! I'd read the next one (#3) in the series, but I have to read series books in order. Any other way is just wrong.

[Cherie]

Yes, Maisie really needs to go in order. Each book builds on characters and events that have happened in the previous books. Not specifics, but things are casually mentioned and if you had not read the previous story or stories, you would wonder what that was. Some of the stories are stronger than others but they have all been fine. I like her. I like the character interaction. Many of the stories dwell on things that happened in WWI, but introduce subjects that affect people in the aftermath. The characters are not static either. They grow and mature and change with the circumstances. That is what appeals to me. They become like family.

[Margo]

I just finished What You Did. Claire McGowan is a writter I've been meaning to check out for ages but this story left me underwhelmed. The characters were okay but the plot was very transparent.

I'm now listening to How to Stop Time.

[Gavin]

Reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Cherie]

I finished Blue at the Mizzen today and "All joy", I am currently listening to The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey.

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "I just finished What You Did. Claire McGowan is a writter I've been meaning to check out for ages but this story left me underwhelmed. The characters were okay but ..."

What do you think of How to Stop Time so far, Margo? It's been sitting on my TBR pile for a while now, but I always seem to pass it over for other books.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm currently listening to Things You Save in a Fire and I'm enjoying it. It's not my usual genre (women's literature with some contemporary romance), but it's well written and a good story.

[Margo]

Lisa wrote: "Margo wrote: "I just finished What You Did. Claire McGowan is a writter I've been meaning to check out for ages but this story left me underwhelmed. The characters ..."

It's not gripping me Lisa. It is written in quite an impersonal style that I isn't hooking me. I'm only 20% into it so not giving up hope yet!

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Margo wrote: "I just finished What You Did. Claire McGowan is a writter I've been meaning to check out for ages but this story left me underwhelmed. Th..."

Sorry to hear it's not really working for you so far. I think I will hold off bumping it up my TBR pile for now. Let me know what you think of it when you have finished.

[Margo]

Will do. I think it is putting off of reading right now :(

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "Will do. I think it is putting off of reading right now :("

Oh dear! That's not a good sign.

[Travis]

I'm binge reading Jane Austen. I don't know how or why this came about. I do weird things sometimes

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis wrote: "I'm binge reading Jane Austen. I don't know how or why this came about. I do weird things sometimes"

And the all important question is: Which one is your favourite?

[Sarah]

For the toppler, I read Thirteen Reasons Why and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. A couple of heavy books. But they were quick reads and I enjoyed them both. I had some issues with both of them, hence ratung them 3 and 4 stars respectively. Now back to reading 'Salem's Lot. I have a whole day off tomorrow and I'm going to spend it reading !

[PattyMacDotComma]

Margo wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Janice wrote: "I finished The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. I rated it 3 stars mainly because character driven stories aren't my cup of tea...."

Thanks, Margo. This one's completely different!

History and mystery, a great combination! C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series is terrific, and the third book, Sovereign, finds our favourite hunchbacked lawyer mixed up again in the dangerous power struggles of Henry VIII's England.
4.5★ Link to my review of Sovereign

[Travis]

Rusalka wrote: "Travis wrote: "I'm binge reading Jane Austen. I don't know how or why this came about. I do weird things sometimes"

And the all important question is: Which one is your favourite?"


Sense and Sensibility at this point. Not sure I'm binging Austen as much as binge listening to Juliet Stevenson she's great. Unfortunately she doesn't seem to have done Pride and Prejudice which is my wife's favorite so I'll have to find another narrator I suppose

[Margo]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Margo wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Janice wrote: "I finished The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. I rated it 3 stars mainly because character driven stories aren't ..."

Love Shardlake!

I gave up on How to Stop Time. Usually enjoy Matt Haig but this one wasn't working for me.

Now reading Bunny.