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[LynnB]

I'm currently reading three: The Hired Man (historical fiction),
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (biography) and
Firefly Summer (fiction).

[Sera]

I'm getting ready to start on audio.

[Cheryl]

Teresa wrote: "Just started "The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family" [bookcover:The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength,..."

I really enjoyed this book. :)

[Cheryl]

Reading Growing Up Dead in Texas part memoir/part fiction

My great abyss
My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer non-fiction

[Linda]

I will be listening to Can't Wait to Get to Heaven.

[Becky]

Started In Cold Blood

[Teresa]

I just started "Night" by Elie Wiesel .

[Miriam]

I read that during the year and enjoyed it a lot. I kept remembering the interview Elie Wiesel gave Oprah and related it to the book.

[LynnB]

I planned to start a few days ago, but got distracted and didn't, so that's what I'm starting tonight.

[Cheryl]

I started Swamplanida, Swamplandia! and I'm having serious doubts I'll be able to finish it. I'm not quite a hundred pages in, and I just. don't. care.

[Sera]

Cheryl wrote: "I started Swamplanida, Swamplandia! and I'm having serious doubts I'll be able to finish it. I'm not quite a hundred pages in, and I just. don't. care."

Oy, what a mess. In my opinion, this book gets worse as it goes on,

[Betsy]

Sera wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I started Swamplanida, Swamplandia! and I'm having serious doubts I'll be able to finish it. I'm not quite a hundred pages in, and I ju..."

I'm so glad to hear some don't like it. After all the raves, I felt like I should want to read it, but it didn't sound at all appealing to me, just weird. Now I can move on and leave it off my TBR list with no regrets. Thank you Cheryl and Sera!

[LynnB]

Betsy wrote: "I'm so glad to hear some don't like it. After all the raves, I felt like I should want to read it, but it didn't sound at all appealing to me, just wei..."

I started this one once and had the same reaction. I just didn't find it appealing to read at all and stopped after a chapter or two. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one!

[Sera]

The funny thing is that the story goes off to a different place than where it started and it is not a good place. Some of what happened made me very uncomfortable. Yes, I give a big thumb's up for skipping it.

[Cheryl]

Sera wrote: "The funny thing is that the story goes off to a different place than where it started and it is not a good place. Some of what happened made me very uncomfortable. Yes, I give a big thumb's up f..."

And the votes are in...the book went back to the library today. Thanks for the input LynnB and Sera. :) Betsy--wise move in scratching it off your list. I'm glad I got it from the library and didn't buy it. oy.

[Cheryl]

I'm part way through Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement, and so far, I'm underwhelmed. I really liked the Joy Luck Club. Currently, not doing well in the 'reading now' department. :)

[Teresa]

Cheryl, I feel that way about the book I started this week. I loved Jaime Ford's "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet" but am really having a hard time getting into "Songs of Willow Frost" although I'm on page155 already. I don't feel the same about his second book.

[Karen]

I just started

[Sera]

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about the Tan and Ford books. I'll guess I'll won't be in a rush to get those books read.

I'm hearing excellent buzz on from my GR friends so I'm bumping that one up the list.

[LynnB]

I'm reading (essays) and .

[Linda]

Sera wrote: "Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about the Tan and Ford books. I'll guess I'll won't be in a rush to get those books read.

I'm hearing excellent buzz on from my GR fri..."

I still really liked . It's very different from .

It did take me a little (emphasize "little") to get the rhythm of the book, but I thoroughly was taken by it in the end.

I'm ashamed that I have yet to read a book by Amy Tan, but that will change. I do know that I own and I think at least one more.

[Cheryl]

Sera wrote: "Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about the Tan and Ford books. I'll guess I'll won't be in a rush to get those books read

Tan's book is uneven. I did finish it, but I guess I expected more from a book that's 589 pages. Parts of it pulled me in and parts of it I skimmed through.

[Sera]

Linda wrote: "Sera wrote: "Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about the Tan and Ford books. I'll guess I'll won't be in a rush to get those books read.

I'm hearing excellent buzz on f..."

Good to know, Linda. Thanks for providing another point of view.

Joy Luck Club is Tan's best in my opinion so it's a great place to start.

[LynnB]

I've liked most of Amy Tan's books and I really enjoyed Ford's . I did like better, I think, but they are both really good reads.

[Becky]

starting….

[Victoria]

Becky, are you reading that for the UVA MOOC? I enjoyed that book more than I thought I would. I'm reading now and then I will have read all 5 of the novels for that class.

[Becky]

Victoria, I am not sure what that means LOL

[Victoria]

Oh sorry! Quite a few folks in my other active Goodreads group are taking an online (free) course through the University of Virginia and that book is one of the required reading items. I hadn't seen anyone else reading it that's not in that class! It's a historical fiction class called "Plagues, Witches & War - something Historical Fiction". It's been a great class.

[Becky]

Oh ok, thanks for explaining!! This is a book I have owned since Borders went out of business & it is also included in a challenge in my main Goodreads book group…we had to pick a 5 star book from one of our friends lists, so I tried to pick ones I owned previous to 1/1/13!!

[Nancy]

Recently started The Goldfinch. Am about 200 pages in and not sure where it's going.

[Linda]

Nancy wrote: "Recently started The Goldfinch. Am about 200 pages in and not sure where it's going."

I'm on page 500 and feel the same way, but it has grabbed me. Big time.

[Victoria]

Didn't know where to post this, so I picked here:

Amazon has the following for $2.99 each, kindle version, today only. Great deals.

[Betsy]

Victoria wrote: "Didn't know where to post this, so I picked here:

Amazon has the following for $2.99 each, kindle version, today only. Great deals.


[bookcover:The Goldfinch|17333223..."

Funny, I was thinking the same thing. I bought Goldfinch and Burial Rites. Should I be getting The Son too? I have it on my TBR list, but when I saw it was over 800 pages, I balked.

[Victoria]

The Son was good. I only gave it 3 stars I think, but that's mostly because western themes aren't usually my thing. I think it's better than 3 stars. It's worth $3.

[LynnB]

I've got 3 books going at the moment: (memoir/classic); (fiction); and
(biography).

[Betsy]

I continue to slog my way through Warmth of Other Suns (it's good, but I've had a hard time getting through it).

Last night went to see Catching Fire (I have read that and Hunger Games) and raced home to start .

[Nancy]

Betsy wrote: "I continue to slog my way through Warmth of Other Suns (it's good, but I've had a hard time getting through it).

Last night went to see Catching Fire (I have read that and Hunger Games) and raced..."
I loved the wedding dress scene!

[Cheryl]

I've started The Golem and the Jinni . Less than 100 pages in, but I'm intrigued. :)

[Cheryl]

Victoria wrote: I'm reading now and then I will have read all 5 of the novels fo..."

Great book. :)

[Becky]

Started One Mississippi , was suggested by a friend & has been sitting on my shelf for ages….Hooked right in!

[LynnB]

I'm reading a biography, .

[Betsy]

I may be losing my mind. Today I started on audio. It's read by Simon Vance. I got about 10 minutes in and I think I have not only read this before, but listened to it before! Vance's voice is so distinctive and his portrayal of the voices seemed so familiar, although the story itself wasn't really ringing any bells. The part that makes me think I'm losing my mind is that it is not on my "read" list, and it's not even on my TBR list. I searched the posts here thinking I would have posted it here - nope! I've gone through all the audio books I've read to see if it could be a different book and there's nothing close. So weird. But it's probably the only time I'll be able to post the same book in both the Books I've Started and Books I've Finished boards on the same day.

[Cathy]

Started on audio and picked up at the library tonight. Yes, Girl Scouts is about more than the cookies.

[Sera]

I recently started and on audio.

[Linda]

[Betsy]

Started . Immediately disturbing, this is the first person (fictional) account from a high school boy who is planning to shoot classmates and then himself. But it has grabbed me. The main character is compelling so far.

[Sera]

Betsy wrote: "Started . Immediately disturbing, this is the first person (fictional) account from a high school boy who is planning to shoot classmates and then hi..."

I own this book, because someone gave it to me as a gift. I didn't know what it was about. Let me know how it goes! I am very curious about it now.

[Karen]

I just started

[Sera]

I just started .

[Nancy]

just started