What are you reading and why? 2015 version Showing 851-900 of 1,711

[Peggy]

I finished Dragondrums and killed the Harper Hall series. I really liked it and gave all books in the series 4 stars. Will read more of Pern in the future.

Next is Cold Sassy Tree for the challenge.

[Jackie]

Going to start reading Y by Marjorie Celona today.

[Lilisa]

Finished The Invisible MountainThe Invisible Mountain - review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Read The Cruelest Month for the year-long challenge. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Book of Life. Tomorrow I start I'll Give You the Sun on audiobook. I'll be starting a new print book tomorrow too, but I'm going to have to use the fruit machine because I can't decide between City of Women and The Garden of Evening Mists.

[Debra]

Starting City of Women now. Finished another great Joe Ledger book last night: Assassin's Code.

[Lisa]

I started Cloudstreet for the monthly challenge and a buddy read.

[Janice, Moderator]

Decision made - I'll start City of Women now too.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Jackie wrote: "Going to start reading Y by Marjorie Celona today."

I read this one a year ago, Jackie. Curious to see what you think about it. It was a just-OK reading IMO. But I found interesting how she constructed the main character. It's not someone you'll love. It's not someone you'll hate.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished The House at Riverton and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe in the last few days. Both of them really enjoyable readings.

I started yesterday The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which is being hard to put down.

[Berit]

Sandra, that is such an amazing book! I'm so jealous you're getting to experience it for the first time :-) enjoy!

[Debra]

Janice wrote: "Decision made - I'll start City of Women now too."

Yay!

[Berit]

Just added City of Women, to my ever-growing list :-) it looks really good!

[Janice, Moderator]

I've read the first chapter, and I'm intrigued so far. I'm off to bed to read more.

[KimeyDiann]

I just finished listening to Heartsick by Chelsea Cain and it was a fantastic mystery. I had sort of gotten tired of murder mysteries and cop dramas because they all seemed so similar at times. While parts of Heartsick may have been predictable at times, the characters more than made up for it. Gretchen Lowell is one of the most disturbing serial killers I've read about. And Archie Sheridan (cop/victim) is one of the most messed up heroes (anti-heroes?)! I have already ordered the second book in the series.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished yesterday The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which was a 5 stars reading. It reminded me of The Rosie Project. It was funny and sad, and a quick read.

I'm now a few lines into The Scent of Rain and Lightning for the monthly challenge. All my GR friend that have read it rated it 3 stars or more. Most of them 4 and 5 stars. So I'm expecting about this one.

[Berit]

Sandra, both those books are amazing! I agree with you funny and sad, and very quick reads :-) I am reading Between Shades of Gray, I don't think I've ever read a book about this part of WWII, I am finding it interesting and disturbing. What a horrible time in history!

[Jackie]

Im going to start reading The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. It was the 2008 winner of the Man Booker Prize.

[Peggy]

I've started The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures because I felt a craving for a paper book, and for reading a book for no reason at all.

[Cherie]

Peggy wrote: "I've started The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures because I felt a craving for a paper book, and for reading a book for no reason at all."

Enjoy!??? ☺

I read a few of his father's books, but this son is a little too strange for me.

[Cherie]

I started The Ashes of Eden (This is the first in a Star Trek trilogy that I have wanted to read for some time, and finally found the books on sale at a paperback book re-saler in Portland). I am still reading Cloudstreet and The House at Riverton.

[Peggy]

I have his father on my tbr. I love Louis' documentaries (yay! Sunday again!), let's see how I like him in books.

[Sarah]

Hope he comes across like he does in his show Peggy. I really like his show too. will keep an eye out on what you think of the book.

[Peggy]

Three of his new documentaries will be on BBC 2 starting this Sunday Sarah :)

[Stephanie]

I just finished, It's Just a Dog, by Russ Ryan. This was a very bizarre book. At the same time, the story was sweet. I only rated it 3 stars.

[Cherie]

Stephanie wrote: "I just finished, It's Just a Dog, by Russ Ryan. This was a very bizarre book. At the same time, the story was sweet. I only rated it 3 stars."

Looked like an interesting story line. Dog dies and his ghost comes back and talks to the man? I did not add it to my TBR list though.

[Stephanie]

Yep..it was weird:) a quick and easy read though:)

[Neenee]

Reading the Marvelous Land of Oz . It's a free online version. Hence, I could not see the illustrations. I hope I didn't miss much.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm doing a buddy read of I Am Pilgrim right now. It is a bit more graphic than I expected and the storyline isn't what I expected either. Still interesting though.

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished I'll Give You the Sun. I couldn't stop listening to this book. I don't normally give 5 stars to a YA Romance, but it's more than just a romance. It's about relationships of all kinds. Plus the author painted amazing pictures with her words. Her descriptions reminded me of Marcus Zuzack in The Book Thief.

Next up, Wool Omnibus. Another level in the serial killer challenge will be laid to rest after this book.

[Berit]

I loved I'll Give You the Son! I love how she told it on the two different perspectives and yes her wording was beautiful! So glad you liked it :-)

[Sarah]

Enjoy Wool Omnibus Janice. I'm just reading Dust which is the final installment in the main trilogy. So far, I enjoyed the Wool omnibus the most but I've not even reached halfway in the one I'm on so that could all change.

[Tasha]

I started The Bone Clocks last night and am reading The Boy Who Stole the Leopard's Spots for the series challenge.

[Tasha]

oh, and I decided to try another Maeve Binchy on audio after being re-introduced to her through the irish month read. I'm listening to Heart and Soul. She has such sweet reads, not something I've been into these last years but glad to be trying them again.

[Sarah]

Hope you enjoy The Bone Clocks Tasha - It would also count for the Irish theme. I really liked it.

[Pragya]

Janice wrote: "I finished I'll Give You the Sun. I couldn't stop listening to this book. I don't normally give 5 stars to a YA Romance, but it's more than just a romance. It's about relationshi..."

Enjoy Wool Omnibus, Janice. I liked it. Does that count as 1 book or 5 in the series challenge?

[Janice, Moderator]

Berit wrote: "I loved I'll Give You the Son! I love how she told it on the two different perspectives and yes her wording was beautiful! So glad you liked it :-)"

I liked that the sister's POV was when they were 16 and looking back and the bother's was in the present time when they were 14. I loved how Noah thought in colours and images.

[Berit]

I especially like that how it was told from different time periods and different characters. And it made complete sense, that can't be easy. I plan on reading her first book at some point, I will let you know if I like it or not.

[Janice, Moderator]

Pragya wrote: "Enjoy Wool Omnibus, Janice. I liked it. Does that count as 1 book or 5 in the series challenge?"

You may count it as a 5 book series. I've decided to count it as one because it fits better into my plan that way.

Thanks Sarah and Pragya. I've heard such good things about this book and I'm looking forward to it.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Just finished - review posted on my reading goals thread.

Starting for last book in series for the Serial Killer Challenge. Almost killed Level 1 =)

[Tasha]

Sarah wrote: "Hope you enjoy The Bone Clocks Tasha - It would also count for the Irish theme. I really liked it."

I'm still early in but I do like it already. I'm looking forward to really getting into it. Other friends here I know loved it too. :)

[Travis]

Non fiction 1812: The Navy's War because living only miles from Sacketts Harbor I really should have more kniwledge of this time. And Ilium whih is so far great. I have read Homers the Odyssey but not the Iliad and while not listed as a prerequisite I do wish I had the knowledge of it since yhis book is the Iliad set on Mars

[Debra]

Finished City of Women which turned out to be more intriguing and suspenseful than I expected. It was well-written, but it was hard to like some of the characters. It was interesting having the POV from folks living in Germany during WWII.

Now I'm engrossed in the 2nd Game of Thrones book: A Clash of Kings. This series has really caught my attention, and it's not really like most books I read.

[Sandra, Moderator]

The Iliad is great, Travis. I remember reading it pretty fast.

[Dawn]

Travis of NNY wrote: "And Ilium which is so far great. I have..."

This looks good, I think I'll take your advise and read the Iliad before I start it though.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

If you want a crash course in the Iliad (there is a lot of battle scenes and discussions about fleets from memory), Travis, you could watch the move Troy. It's not a bad movie version of the book, and does most of themes. Just if you want 2.5 hours run down to make the book make a little more sense.

Although, remember that Achilles and Patroclus are more than just friends as depicted in the movie. That bit doesn't really make sense unless you know that.

Lexx read Ilium without much Iliad knowledge (the classics nerd in me was very sad about this, I try I do) and he really enjoyed it though.

[Travis]

Well I'm quite far into Ilium so I'll be fine. There are 3 groups the Iliad on Mars, the flying to Mars and the future Earthers. so The Iliad part is 1/3 of the story at this point. Still it drives me crazy not knowing the mythology before hand to be able to see how it is being altered.

[Debra]

I really enjoyed Ilium and its sequel Olympos by Dan Simmons. I assume that's the Ilium you are reading, Travis? I hadn't read Iliad and got through Ilium without any frustration.

[Travis]

Yup and I also own Olympos.

[Debra]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Yup and I also own Olympos."

Excellent! Enjoy!

Dan Simmons Hyperion series is also very, very good.

[Lisa]

I finished Cloudstreet for the monthly challenge. It was very enjoyable and I gave it 4 stars. It's a family saga set in Australia during the 1940s, 50s and 60s and has a bit of magical realism and dark humour thrown in for good measure. It's a pretty unique book and I would highly recommend it.

Next up for me is The Monk which is for one of my personal reading goals for this year.