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[Bette]

Currently reading The Book Thief and loving iit. Kudos to the author for using Death as the narrator.
Great imagination.

[Zuzana]

Bette wrote: "Currently reading The Book Thief and loving iit. Kudos to the author for using Death as the narrator.
Great imagination."

Very good book! Enjoy!

[MissSusie]

Just started the audiobook of The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrated by Peter Kenny I've been waiting for another book in this series for a long time can't wait to dig into this one and get back to The Cemetery of Forgotten Books!

[Barbara]

I'm reading One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergusm for my local book club. Interesting book (fiction) about a government program to send 1000 white women to marry into the Cheyenne Indian tribe and have children - in order to promote peace. The narrator, May Dodd is a kind of hoot. :)

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

MissSusie wrote: "Just started the audiobook of The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrated by Peter Kenny I've been waiting for another book in this series for a long time can't wait to dig into this one ..."

such a catchy name!! "The Cemetery of Forgotten Books"

[MissSusie]

Rick wrote: "MissSusie wrote: "Just started the audiobook of The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrated by Peter Kenny I've been waiting for another book in this series for a long time can't wait to ..."

Oh if you haven't read this series Rick you should it is so fantastic first book is The Shadow of the Wind!

[Jane]

Started Shadow of the Wind yesterday - so far I think it's great!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I've got The Shadow of the Wind out of the library now...just waiting to fit it into the queue.

[Gary]

I'm currently reading, "The Lost City of Z," by David Grann. I'm reading this for research purposes since the location for part of my current novel will be the Amazon rainforest. I'm finding th facts about the rainforest fascinating. The book is also a fascinating read.

[MissSusie]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I've got The Shadow of the Wind out of the library now...just waiting to fit it into the queue."

Jane wrote: "Started Shadow of the Wind yesterday - so far I think it's great!"

It's a great book! hope you enjoy it! This one ties in the other two so nicely but it is making me want to go back and do a re-read of the first 2!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I just saw a review on an update and thought it sounded interesting.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Gary wrote: "I'm currently reading, "The Lost City of Z," by David Grann. I'm reading this for research purposes since the location for part of my current novel will be the Amazon rainforest. I'm finding th f..."

and I hope that you keep your fellow James Mason members updated on how your new novel is progressing Gary!

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

MissSusie wrote: "Rick wrote: "MissSusie wrote: "Just started the audiobook of The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrated by Peter Kenny I've been waiting for another book in this series for a long time c..."

after seeing responses of my fellow James Mason members- I certainly will!!

[Chloe]

Having finished Jack Elgos's thriller 'The Killer', something of a page-turner, I went back for a second dip into 'Fifty Shades of Grey' because it is such a phenomena. Have now posted an essay on the Creative Writing section of Good reads titled: Shades of James: What Publishers Want, and would be interested in comments.

[Amanda]

Classic "The Stand" by Stephen King. fantastic book, i love Stephens voice in his books.

[Jan]

I'm reading A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths, the latest instalment in the Ruth Galloway series. I've enjoyed the first 3 in the series and am not disappointed so far.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Jan wrote: "I'm reading A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths, the latest instalment in the Ruth Galloway series. I've enjoyed the first 3 in the series and am not disappointed so far."

I tried that novel- found it a bit stilted- curious, Jan, how youfind it

[Carol]

I'm reading the book Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew. I love her classic films, and this fine biography comes very close to removing the veils from this remote acting legend. Arthur was an intriguing, complex and very private woman, who led an independent life far from the reach of the Hollywood film industry. Her story is a fascinating one.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Loved Jean Arthur! I recall reading that she was terrified acting and had terrible panic attacks when the cameras started rolling

[Carol]

Rick wrote: "Loved Jean Arthur! I recall reading that she was terrified acting and had terrible panic attacks when the cameras started rolling"

Rick, Sorry I forgot to mention the name of the author of Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew. It was written by John Oller.

[Darren]

Currently I am reading several books
The Cabin in the Woods
The Secret of the Rosary
Finding Our Way Again
The Rite
and Mocking Jay
Way too many you think?

[Jane]

Darren wrote: "Currently I am reading several books
The Cabin in the Woods
The Secret of the Rosary
Finding Our Way Again
The Rite
and Mocking Jay
Way too many you think?"

Not for me. I usually have several books at a time going. One day I feel like reading one thing and another day something different. Or then I go to the library and find something new and different to add to the mix. Call it another form of immediate gratification

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Jane wrote: "Darren wrote: "Currently I am reading several books
The Cabin in the Woods
The Secret of the Rosary
Finding Our Way Again
The Rite
and Mocking Jay
Way too many you think?"

Not for me..."

Agree!!!! Always reading several books. Well put!

[Howard]

Rick:

I read so many books that I've never commented on this thread but, while visiting a sleeping friend in the hospital, I picked up a book that was there, Walter Cronkite's autobiography published in 1996.

I was suprised by the narrative of the intro, more like a novel than a remembrance.

As he had a good seat on an interesting time frame, I'm going to read the rest of it to see if this device is carried throughout.

My friend, by the way, is soon to be discharged.

[Chloe]

If we are strolling down memory lane, I would have to mention Erotica by Georges Bataille - no, not an erotic book, but a serious study of erotica with brilliant insights and what I believe are the foundations underpinning the genre. In the wake of Fifty Shades, it is an important book to read.

[Emily]

I'm reading The Wise Man's Fear. Patrick Rothfuss's sequel to The Name of the Wind. And I'm loving it.

[Jan]

Rick wrote: "Jan wrote: "I'm reading A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths, the latest instalment in the Ruth Galloway series. I've enjoyed the first 3 in the series and am not disappointed so far."

I tried t..."
Hmmm... I haven't finished it yet and don't feel any real compulsion to do so. I guess that tells us that I don't really like it that much. I will finish it though because I don't want to lose any of the thread of the series. Perhaps her next book will live up to the promise of the first 3.

[Melanie]

I love all of Zafon's books. There are two more in the series if you get hooked-- The Angel's Game and The Prisoner of Heaven.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Howard wrote: "Rick:

I read so many books that I've never commented on this thread but, while visiting a sleeping friend in the hospital, I picked up a book that was there, Walter Cronkite's autobiography publis..."

happy to hear your friend is recovering well- As far as Cronkite- I was much more admired Frank Reynolds at ABC- to me the greatest Journelist (yes there were actual journalists who delivered the news back then!) of all time! Reynold's coverage and raw emotion of the Reagan Assassination Attempt ( available on youtube) show a truly great Journalist handling a difficult situation- live on TV without all the beels and whistles of today's news.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

I am REALLY enjoying Rob Roy- written 200 years ago- still a powerful novel- surprised that Rob Roy does not show up until quite late in book- but not disappointed as it is a truly classic read!

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Virginia wrote: "I just finished "Gideon's Corpse" (D. Preston, L. Childs). I haven't read a book so quickly in months. I enjoyed it. Gideon's Sword is about the same guy and I never heard of it. I will check at ..."

Both are such great writers! love their solo books as well!

[Werner]

This weekend, I started reading the (mostly) speculative/supernatural fiction collection Feckless. It includes work by three of my Goodreads friends, Ellen C. Maze (who edited the book), Krisi Keley and Teric Darken, as well as by six other contemporary Christian authors, all or most of them part of the Treasure Line Publishing circle. So far, I'm finding it an extremely good read!

[MissSusie]

Just had to pop in to say I loved The Prisoner of Heaven and to add I taped the movie The Reckless Moment starring James Mason & Joan Bennett looking forward to watching it tomorrow!

[Per]

MissSusie wrote: "Just had to pop in to say I loved The Prisoner of Heaven and to add I taped the movie The Reckless Moment starring James Mason & Joan Bennett looking forward to watching it tomorrow!"

I like that movie.

[Melissa]

I am currently reading Scarlett. I recently visited a "Gone With the Wind" museum. It put in the mood to finally read this book. I am loving it so far!

[MissSusie]

Per wrote: "MissSusie wrote: "Just had to pop in to say I loved The Prisoner of Heaven and to add I taped the movie The Reckless Moment starring James Mason & Joan Bennett looking forward to watching it tomorr..."

It was good and a Very young James Mason

[[deleted user]]

I am currently reading Game of Thrones (have had it forever and am now tackling it) and Year Zero (won it in a goodreads giveaway and it sounds spectacular!)

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

MissSusie wrote: "Just had to pop in to say I loved The Prisoner of Heaven and to add I taped the movie The Reckless Moment starring James Mason & Joan Bennett looking forward to watching it tomorrow!"

Great film! From Mason's early Hollywood period- curious how you like film!

[MissSusie]

Rick wrote: "MissSusie wrote: "Just had to pop in to say I loved The Prisoner of Heaven and to add I taped the movie The Reckless Moment starring James Mason & Joan Bennett looking forward to watching it tomorr..."

I thought it was really good the way Mason started out as a bad guy then softened as the movie went along really showed what a great actor he is! I was surprised how young he was!

[Anne]

I started and it is most thought provoking. I have just a bit to finish in . I always have a book in my bedroom and another in the den. This time I had started on Kindle "The Nuremburg Trials" by Ann and John Tusa, but since some of my books are due sooner at the library, I put that on hold for a few days. I could not find it on GR.

[Barbara]

I'm reading The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

[Sharon]

Jan wrote: "Hmmm... I haven't finished it yet and don't feel any real compulsion to do so. I guess that tells us that I don't really like it that much. I will finish it though because I don't want to lose any of the thread of the series. "

I loved the first book, the second was just 'okay' and I haven't gone on. I seem to have developed a gag reflex with all of the 'interesting' female characters suddenly being pregnant/ single mothers/ divorced/ married lover/ lover that is abusive or dies. In other words the author seems to suddenly lose track of who/what his main character is and decides she can't be interesting enough without some kind of major life crisis going on.

I really liked the main character in the first book and definitely not so much in the second.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Nicole wrote: "I'm reading 'I never promised youa rose garden' by Hanna Green. The portrayal of madness is very lifelike - there is so much detail in the analysis of her character."

wow- a real classic!!

[Cheryl]

I'm currently reading the second book in Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin series, Web of Lies. The lead female character, Gin Blanco, is one tough, bad-ass cookie!

[Gabriella]

I read Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall-Smith, and am now reading Extra Virgin by Annie Hawes.

[KOMET]

I'm now in the midst of reading DUTY CALLS - Battle of Britain by James Holland AND Spies and Commissars: The Early Years of the Russian Revolution by Robert Service.

The former book is a well-written, formulaic novel set in Europe during the spring and summer of 1940 and offers up lots of action, romance, and a sobering perspective on war.

The latter book has some of the latest information made available on the actors and factors that caused and shaped the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War. Never realized how much of a role the West played (behind the scenes) in the formation of the Soviet state, while also trying to subvert and overthrow said state!

[Genine]

Picking up from the library today: Curse of the Pogo Stick (from my favorite series, Dr. Siri Paiboun, the Laotian coroner), Winterkill (third in the series by C.J.Box), Still Life by Louise Penny (new to me), and Extraordinary, ordinary people by Condoleezza Rice (because, although I'm a liberal, I feel compelled to read/listen to opposing views with an open mind, sometimes hard to do, but . . . .)

[Jane]

Genine wrote: "Picking up from the library today: Curse of the Pogo Stick (from my favorite series, Dr. Siri Paiboun, the Laotian coroner), Winterkill (third in the series by C.J.Box), Still Life by Louise Penny ..."

I have loved every Louise Penny in her series about Chief Inspector Gamache and his team - hope you do to.

[Genine]

Thanks; it's thanks to Goodreads that I've discovered her. I'm looking forward to her series.

[Bill]

Genine wrote: "Picking up from the library today: Curse of the Pogo Stick (from my favorite series, Dr. Siri Paiboun, the Laotian coroner), Winterkill (third in the series by C.J.Box), Still Life by Louise Penny ..."

I enjoyed the first Siri Paiboun book and am looking forward to reading more. Enjoy Curse of the Pogo Stick.

I'm currently reading The Flight of the Phoenix and about to start Behemoth, the second book in the Leviathan Trilogy.