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[Michele]

I have to wait for "The Tiger's Wife" as there are 5 other holds ahead of mine at the library.

[janine]

Kim by Rudyard Kipling.

[Knarik]

I am reading Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky and it is very interesting!

[Michele]

"Eve" by Iris Johansen.

[Angela~twistedmind~]

finished Alone by Lisa Gardner. i liked it well enough that i plan on purchasing some others i've seen recently. i just wish they were included in amazon's big sale on ebooks. almost finished with Taken by Anya Bast. there's a bit more graphic sex scenes than i prefer. not that i'm offended by them, but, unless it's erotica, i don't see how one sex scene after another progresses the story. also started Just After Sunset by Stephen King this morning. it's a collection of short stories and a re-read.

[Phil]

I have read a few Karin Slaughter books now, and have enjoyed them. I'll likely try more.

[JackieB]

Maneater. Started out good, but the plot seems to be getting a bit bogged down. It's got however long I spend reading this evening to get going again or I'll abandon it.

[Jammies]

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have now finished 10th Anniversary - James Patterson. I am now reading The Trophy Taker - Lee Weeks.

[[deleted user]]

Feh... Just OK so far, nothing spectacular.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Taking a break from Trophy Taker, The (as it's a bit much on my brain after reading a Crime/Thriller). So I've picked up The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read

[Allan]

The 100 Greatest non-fiction books as chosen by The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/...

[Sarah]

That's what you're reading, Allan? Or you're just putting them in the thread for discussion?
I've read four but I think there are some gaps.

[Farrah]

Reading A Game of Thrones.

[Jim]

Me too Farrah, just not finding a lot of time to get very far.

[Farrah]

I was just saying that the other day, that this is a book you need to spend a couple of hours with and burn through all that exposition. Everyone recommended this book and I see why but I don't know if I am going to read the whole series.

[Jim]

It will be a lot of reading to get through the series, but I will probably try to read the whole series.

[~Geektastic~]

I'm thinking about Game of Thrones myself, but I have so many other books waiting to be read I haven't heard anything that makes me want to bump it to the top of the pile.

[Jim]

I'm not far enough in to be able to give it a push myself. I'm sure you will enjoy it when you get around to it.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I reread Ethan Frome today. Wow is that a good book. Great characters.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

After being told by several people that the book has some great sarcastic humor, I'm finally giving Hold Me Closer, Necromancer a try.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Jim wrote: "Me too Farrah, just not finding a lot of time to get very far."

I've been reading it (GoT) a little bit at a time. With the rotating viewpoints, there's always places to break at.

[Shannon]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I reread Ethan Frome today. Wow is that a good book. Great characters."

I find all of the characters pretty loathsome! But I'd like to hear your perspective on them. Perhaps I'm missing something.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm not saying there wasn't some loathsomeness involved, just that Wharton does a fantastic job creating them, putting dialogue in their mouths (or having them be taciturn), showing us what sort of people they are.

[Shannon]

I can understand that, yes. They're seemingly unapologetic and I can respect that. They are what they are.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read - Susan Hill. Now going to start Bad Guys - Linwood Barclay.

READ

GOING TO READ

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Wish more people would click the image cover option. Any time a book title sounds familiar but I'm not completely sure, I end up clicking on it to see what it is. Yes, I'm that lazy. I prefer the mouseover.

[Farrah]

How do you do that cover image option?

[Fiona (Titch)]

Farrah wrote: "How do you do that cover image option?"

Click on COVER instead of LINK x

[Sarah]

Click on the add book/author link just above the dialogue box. Type in a title. Choose "cover" instead of "link." Et voila!

[Farrah]

oh! haha of course right in front of my eyes the whole time. thank you !

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I wish people wouldn't use the image cover option. Honestly, when I see them I skate right over that post.

[Janice]

Are we voting? I prefer the link instead of the cover image.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

And why is that? I find most groups prefer the cover method.

The picture shows the book cover and the title if you mouseover. The text only shows text, and if you don't know what the book is, you're forced to have to click on it to go to the link. If someone links a few books, who wants to click and go back each time, when its easier to mouseover and see them all?

Plus, you can still click on the image to go to the page, so the image covers all of it - image, book title and a link.

[Janice]

I'd rather see the title than the cover because it's the title I'm interested in. When you put the cover image up you have to mouseover it cover to see the title and it's an extra step. The cover breaks the flow of the message. If you notice on msg 1495, the sentence is split. If you're typing a list of books, the cover image is the most frustrating.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The book image is so tiny you can't really see it. I don't want to mouse over something, I want to see the words already there. I've also mentioned this in another group and a bunch of people agreed with me because it doesn't show up well on certain devices, I can't remember if it was iphones or blackberries or ipads or what.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Yeah, but if you have no idea what the book is and want to know something about it (like to see if you might recognize it by the cover), you have to click on the link and go to another page to even see if you recognize it. That takes loading time. Mouseovers to see the name take no time.

*shrug* It just seems like the cover offers more than a link.

[Janice]

The end result is the same. If the title looks interesting, I will click on the link. If, after I've moused over the cover image and determine what the title is and am interested, then I'll click the link.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Stacia ~ nice"ish" wrote: "Yeah, but if you have no idea what the book is and want to know something about it (like to see if you might recognize it by the cover), you have to click on the link and go to another page to even..."

If you link to the title only, you can mouse over it to see the author. If you link to the image only, you mouse over it to see the title and author. I'm not really understanding the distinction you're making.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm reading The Minotaur: A Novel by Barbara Vine.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Hmmm...another example I guess? I'm probably a visual person when it comes to this. Text is like this blob to me sometimes, and if someone says "I'm reading : The Big Tree" I may not even notice and pass on by, especially if I've never heard of the book. Now, if the book has a cool picture of a tree shooting flames or something, I'm clicking on that to see what the heck is UP with that tree.

[Janice]

It's a matter of personal preference.

What bugs me more than the cover image is when people don't put a link to the book at all and just type it. Then lazy me has to start a new tab and do a search.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I find that's usually from people who are newer to GR and don't know about the add book/author feature.

[Janice]

I'm going to have a nap and then I'm starting The Hunger Games.

[RandomAnthony]

I should finally read The Hunger Games.

I just finished David Foster Wallace's The Pale King. Holy bejesus, was that good. I think I'm reading China Mieville's Kraken next.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

RA's going to piss off Janice. :p Although, he did make his titles all nice with the italics.

*shakes fist at RA for having to go look his books up now*

[Mary]

I just wasted the day reading some atrocious chick lit--The Peach Keeper--why??? and am now reading You Know When the Men Are Gone. For those of you who don't like title links:

[RandomAnthony]

Stacia *effing sentimental right now wrote: "RA's going to piss off Janice. :p Although, he did make his titles all nice with the italics.

*shakes fist at RA for having to go look his books up now*"

I'm too lazy to link/book cover the titles. Consider it delegation:)

[Phil]

I never noticed the "add book/author" thing.

I use the old fashioned way, putting something like "book: The Pale King" inside square brackets (no quotes).

It works for authors, too. ex: "author:David Foster Wallace"

The Pale King
David Foster Wallace

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Totally unrelated, but every time I read the word "titles" I always see "titties."

I had no idea that you could code it Phil. Gonna try it. Stephen King.

Oh hey, I learned something new. I know most of the html type codes, but didn't know that code.