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Rick wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Currently reading 
... been intrigued to read this due to all of the Broadway shows based on this book (whi..."I loved Wicked and still have on my to-read list the others! I did think it was an AWESOME re-imagining of the reasoning behind the story! SO FUN!
Currently I'm reading The Road (by Cormac McCarthy) and Year Zero by Jeff Long. Really enjoying both. They both have a similar theme where there has been some disaster/plague that wipes out almost all of civilization.
Steve wrote: "Just finishing It by Stephen King. I wish he'd written the same story without the horror, just a story about childhood. He catches childhood so well in places in the book, and he is such a good s..."Ah, but without the horror it wouldn't have sold a bazillion copies. B^)
Reading City of Light by Lauren Belfer, Historical Murder Mystery Stormy wet day by the ocean with a hot cup of coffee. Good day, good read.
Sonia wrote: "Reading City of Light by Lauren Belfer, Historical Murder Mystery Stormy wet day by the ocean with a hot cup of coffee. Good day, good read."That book runs kind of slow for me. I tend to read it in spurts. I haven't given up on it yet though.
The mood I guess. It is slow but well written. Taking my time with it. I am between books and my editor is chewing up and spitting out mine as I wait to re-write. So, I have time to settle down with a slow book, no hurry.
I just finished Seer of Sevenwaters by, Juliet Marillier her books are so beautiful and the world is so wonderful that its hard to find a follow up book because you just want to go back and escape into her world!Also just finished The Sherlockian by, Graham Moore on audio I enjoyed it!
I have a few books I'm thinking about starting may have to do a non-fiction just to get my mind away from sevenwaters because after that one nothing flows as nicely!
I have read The Hours by Michael Cunningham and loved it. Anyone read anything else for him? Any suggestions?
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I seem to recall reading a very recent review of a new book by him, Sonia
I saw here on the site a few of his books and was hoping someone had read one to recommend. Hey, I can always try one, right? Thanks Rick.
I'm reading The Kenseiby Jon Merz, an urban fantasy about a vampire enforcer who is a martial artist in Japan. I wanted to read it because the author is a martial artist. I love martial arts novels. Merz writes some of the most vivid fight scenes I've ever read and I like the Japanese cultural elements.I'm enjoying this so much that I ordered an earlier book in this series. This is the fifth one. I'd never read anything by Merz before.
Catie wrote: "Hey Sonia! I love Michael Cunningham. I've read his latest, 
and I loved it, but I think that it's gotten some mixed reviews. You can't go wrong with [bookcover:S..."
Catie, thank you so much. I like him too and want to love him with more books :) Thanks for the suggestions, will put them on my longlong never ending to-read.
and I loved it, but I think that it's gotten some mixed reviews. You can't go wrong with [bookcover:S..."Catie, thank you so much. I like him too and want to love him with more books :) Thanks for the suggestions, will put them on my longlong never ending to-read.
I thought Lamb was laugh out loud funny!!
Lamb by Christopher Moore, Jane?
Just finished reading one of Michael Ondaatje's early works, Running in the Family. I loved this epic memoir about the author's return to his childhood homeland in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and revisiting of the ancestral ghosts that have long haunted his imagination.... Memoir seems to be becoming my genre of choice. Perhaps why I'm writing a memoir.Ex Lit Prof
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Catie wrote: "I liked that one too, Jane. It's the only Christopher Moore I've read but someday...I've got quite a to-read list going as well."My New Year's resolution was to read more from my to-read list than I added. So far, well ---
I just started reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot for next month's book club.
I just finished Lavinia and also City of Glass and really liked both of them. Getting ready to start Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
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by Kevin Klehr, one of our Aussie authors, for our Feb challenge in Aussie Readers Group:)"Kevin is a James Mason Member- so lets all support him!
I'm currently reading five books: A Tale of Two Sisters, A Dog's Purpose, The Plague, Chill Factor, and Life: Keith Richards.I didn't want to read the dog book but I'm doing it anyway. I started bawling right away, like I knew I would. :(
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I Will Be Cleopatra by the great actress Zoe Caldwell"what a brilliant actress!!!!!!!
Michael wrote: "Roberto Bolano's "2666""Let me know what you think. I put it down after 200 pages and not knowing where it was headed.
2666 is like that, Jerry. Despite that, I quite liked it....as much as one can. Part 3 (??..the part named The Crimes) was brutal.Michael, I hope you let us know what you think of the book when you're done.
Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood. I love the era and it's well written.
I finished
late last night (excellent!!) and am reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which is more charming than I expected, and also Simple Genius by David Baldacci (light read) and just starting The Book Thief by Zusak.
April wrote: "Rick wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Currently reading ... been intrigued to read this due to all of the Broadway shows based on t..."Good to know :) Am finding it is taking me a bit longer to get through it than some of the other books I've been reading recently, but think nothing but a long reading session can't fix :)
Do think that it is a fantastic idea for a book though - after all there are always 2 sides to a story and have always loved the Wicked Witch! :)
Marialyce wrote: "Started Parrot and Olivier in America this evening."What did you think of this novel? I am reading it right now, I am halfway through.
Judy wrote: "I finished late last night (excellent!!) and am reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which is more charming than I expecte..."I reserved
Cutting for Stone at the library 6 weeks ago and am now 7th on the list...can't wait. My brother and his wife both highly recommended it.
Reading "The Man Called Noon" by Louis L'Amour. I find that reading one of his wonderful westerns, after I have finished several contemporary novels is refreshing. They tend to be quick reads and remind me how much fun reading can be, rather than the chore that some modern writers seem to make it.
Nick wrote: "I read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for a reading group recently - it's not my sort of book at all but I was surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
I'm current..."
Nick, I fell in love with The Guernsey book. I could not put it down. I am so glad you enjoyed it. I walked into a small bookstore in Northern California on the coast, For Bragg, with an eclectic owner wearing these funky old clothes from the 50s and she pointed it out. Good book.
I'm current..."
Nick, I fell in love with The Guernsey book. I could not put it down. I am so glad you enjoyed it. I walked into a small bookstore in Northern California on the coast, For Bragg, with an eclectic owner wearing these funky old clothes from the 50s and she pointed it out. Good book.
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What did you think of this novel? I am reading it right now, I am halfway through."
really interested in that book- curious how you find it
I am reading Gone by Mo Hayder. Her Jack Caffery novels are one of my favorites. She has a very interesting character called the Walking Man in them, very tragic and unique.
Judy wrote: "I finished late last night (excellent!!) and am reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which is more charming than I expecte..."Judy, I read 3 out of 4 of those books (not the Baldacci), and they are all excellent. Book Thief is one of my all time favorites.
am trying a cozy crime book never really read any modern ones The Ghost and Mrs. McClureits cute. am also about to start Girl in a Blue Dress and still have The Museum of Innocence on the go
Jerry wrote: "Judy wrote: "I finished late last night (excellent!!) and am reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which is more charming t..."Great -- it really was an amazing book. I'm still thinking about various parts of it.
Nick wrote: "I read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for a reading group recently - it's not my sort of book at all but I was surprised with how much I enjoyed it.I'm currently reading Little, Big by John Crowley which is just wonderful - highly recommended! "
Little, Big is one of my very favorite books of all time, probably the first in the genre of urban fantasy in which Charles de Lint has been so prolific (and talented).
I was also not expecting to like "The Guernsey Literary (etc)" book and found it really lovely.
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He's an Aussie author Rick, very popular book amongst our Aussie Readers, you may need to see if you can get it on-line...."
I visited his website- quite impressive!
I'm currently readingThe Mockingbirdsby Daisy Whitney, a YA novel about a secret organization in a boarding school that obtains justice for students who have been raped or abused. I liked the premise. It sounded intense.
I just finished True Grit. I've wanted to read it for years and can't believe I waited so long. Whoa. Mattie Ross is my new favorite character, in a fantastic story that's so well written. Highly recommended -- it definitely lives up to its reputation.
I am reading books by Isabella Bird, a Victorian writer who wrote of her travels to "The Sandwich Isles, and I am reading her travels in California, she tells of the uncharted territories of early California, it is always nice to read someone who has differing views on things.
Robin wrote: "I am reading books by Isabella Bird, a Victorian writer who wrote of her travels to "The Sandwich Isles, and I am reading her travels in California, she tells of the uncharted territories of early ..."I am reading two of her books. One about a trip to the Rocky Mountains and one about a trip to the East Coast, I think. So far, they are traveling by coach from Nova Scotia. A rough ride.
I am reading the Rocky Mountains one. She talked of Donner Lake and Donner Pass, she is on horseback and encountered a grizzly bear. These places seem so quaint by her descriptions of it. At the State Library, they have an exhibit of her works and I would love to go and look at it. Didn't think people were interested in reading Victorian writers, and the way she depicts these places, are so fascinating. I also have her Japan book.
Someone gave me the Rocky Mountain book - I have an interest in travel in the West. And I downloaded the other one to the kindle on my phone. It was either free or next to nothing.
I just got mine from my library. I didn't realize she wrote other travelogues I guess you would call them. Even her own life is interesting. She was sickly when young and was told to go into the outdoors and her family gave her money to travel, and she did the one Rocky Mountain stint in under 5 months. Courageous lady to embark on travelling alone. Practically unheard of in those times.
I'm reading Flashbyte as a favor to author Cat Connor - it's her follow up to exacerbyte which is out right now. :) I just LOVE sneak peaks. If you like crime thrillers and haven't read any of Cat Connor's books - check them out - they rock.
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