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[Karen]

Just started A Thousand Years of Good Prayers .

[Stephanie]

I started and this week, the first in PB form and the second on ebook on loan from the library.

[Nancy]

The Red Tent is one of my favorite books but when I first started reading it, I was overwhelmed by all the names. I don't know exactly how I did it but I finally just stopped trying to remember the names and went with the story. Eventually all the names fell into place.

[LynnB]

I'm starting Left Neglected, an ARC by Lisa Genova who is the author of Still Alice. So far it looks like it will be just as good.

[Becky]

reading Dracula with another book group

[Jaime]

I am about to start The Personal History of Rachel DuPree: A Novel by Ann Weisgarber. I saw this book written up in the August issue of the Indie Next list for reading groups and thought it sounded like an interesting read. I'm looking forward to getting started.

[Stephanie]

Nancy wrote: "The Red Tent is one of my favorite books but when I first started reading it, I was overwhelmed by all the names. I don't know exactly how I did it but I finally just stopped trying to remember th..."

I am currently overwhelmed by the names (about 90 pages in) but the story is incredible so far. It just pulls you right in...I can see why so many people rave about it.

[Cathy]

Multi-tasking in my reading life, as I do in everyday life...

Here are the three I'm just getting started with:

1. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

2. Parrot and Olivier in America - audiobook via One Drive Media

3. Staying with my recent attempt to incorporate more nonfiction reads into my repetoire: The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America. Though quite lengthy(500 pages, plus footnotes), this looks like an interesting examination of the evolution and prominence of tobacco products through the twentieth century and it's recent fall from grace. Good stuff!

[Nancy]

I just picked up Ken Follett's new book, Fall of Giants at the library last night. It's 981 pages!
I'm going to have to read like a madwoman to get it done in the two weeks allowed by library. Also picked up Island beneath the Sea. Of course, having too much to read is the kind of problem I like to have

[Jaime]

I just started Freedom by Jonathan Franzen tonight as my free read on my Nook at B&N. It'll probably take me half a year to get through it as I don't get to B&N much these days. I may have to just buy it! It's the first book I've read on my Nook since purchasing it. I haven't made up my mind if I like it or not. I was so resistant to buying the darn thing until I moved and realized just how many books I own. I really shouldn't buy anymore (like that will ever happen)! I think my husband's sort of hoping I don't like the Nook, since he'll get the it if I end up not caring for it!

[Cathy]

The Blue Orchard: A Novel by Jackson Taylor

[LynnB]

I'm reading The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet which I am really enjoying.

I've mostly been painting one of the bedrooms today and my arms are worn out...but I just went out to the mailbox and there was my new Bookmarks! Yay! Think I'll spend some time with it tonight.

[Jaime]

I just started The Seance. I've been meaning to get to this one for a while now. I figured, what better time to start a Victorian ghost story than Halloween?

[Patti]

Just started The Help by Kathryn Stockett. So far, not sure.

[LynnB]

I just getting into the non-fiction Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard toThink Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog -- all about our conflicts with ethics and animals.

I'm also reading Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr for my local book club.

[Betsy]

I am going to be missing my F2F book group for a couple of months, so I get to pick some off my shelf that have been waiting for a while. I was in the mood for a classic and this one is also wait listed on my book swap site, so tonight I'm starting .

[Becky]

Patti wrote: "Just started The Help by Kathryn Stockett. So far, not sure."

Loved it!! As did everyone else I know who read it....how you do too

[Becky]

I started The Spice Box last night

[Dottie]

Second Violin by John Lawton which is billed as an Inspector Troy Thriller but I am about half way through and I would describe it as just a great novel. Troy is in it but it's a story of what it was like in Europe and England just before and at the beginning of WWII -so far. Perhaps the thriller part comes later.

[Lisa]

Cathy wrote: "Half-way through The Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt. It's a fictional account of the Pendall Witches of Lancashire -- taking place before the Salem witch trials in the US. Witchcraft..."

It sounds perfect for this time of year.

[Stephanie]

I started which is quite the departure for me.

[Becky]

The Last of the Honky-Tonk Angels

[Linda]

The Frontiersmen

[Stephanie]

Stephanie wrote: "I started which is quite the departure for me."

...and got about 40 pages in before returning it to the library...

[Cathy]

In keeping with the season of Thanksgiving I downloaded The Ghost at the Table: A Novel by Suzanne Berne to my Kindle this morning to begin the Thanksgiving week. I thought family drama over my favorite family holiday was appropriate for consideration. Hopefully, the drama will remain in the novel and not follow me as I travel to visit family over the holiday in Connecticut. I hope it is a good read. Has anyone read this one and care to share any thoughts on it?

[Kate]

The Irresistible Henry House

Reading for my FTF bookclub; enjoying it so far -- reads like creative nonfiction.

[Stephanie]

I started and today. I have been in bed sick all weekend, so I have been doing some reading when I am not rotting my brain with tv.

[Linda]

I started The Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks

pretty funny and sad at the same time.

[Lisa]

I'm reading and . I've also been slowly making my way through .

[Stephanie]

I also started b/c it has been sitting in my "sell" pile for more than six months and I REALLY needed something light amidst all of the heavy, emotionally-charged books I seem to be reading lately. My expectations are low, but I think I will be mildly entertained. I liked by this author (gave it three stars) when I read it last year.

[Linda]

Lisa wrote: "I'm reading and . I've also been slowly making my way through ."

How are you doing with One Day, Lisa. Someone else told me it was the perfect light book to read after a heavy one I had been reading. I'm struggling with it.

I did read today. It was light and easy and quick.

[Lisa]

@Linda

I wouldn't describe One Day as a light read, because I really have to pay attention to the characters as they develop in the glimpse we get of them on the same day each year. It hasn't been a book that I "can't wait to get back to." It could be my mood. I picked it up again last night, and actually felt like the story was engaging me a little more. (I'm on p.175 now.) Hopefully, it will keep my attention from here.

[Betsy]

I just started The Birth House last night. I didn't get too far, but it grabbed me immediately.

[Nancy]

Lisa wrote: "@Linda

I wouldn't describe One Day as a light read, because I really have to pay attention to the characters as they develop in the glimpse we get of them on the same day each year...."

Isn't it funny how you mood affects your reading? I haven't been able to settle on anything lately and when I mentioned that to a friend, he said he's been having to force himself to listen to the audio book he's been reading. Maybe it's the time of the year. I finally settled on The Cradle by Patrick Somerville but I, too, haven't really felt like picking it up through no fault of the book itself really. I read some of it this morning and I do want to know how it ends so I'll keep making myself pick it up until I'm done. I'm sure I'll be back in the reading groove soon (she said hopefully). Happy Thanksgiving to all.

[Linda]

Where One Day has been work, I've been devouring The Frontiersmen which is the book discussion for my local group this month.

This one brings about a new twist in whether I'd like / read it or not. The book is the story of Simon Kenton, Blue Jacket, Tecumseh, Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark who were involved in the founding of the area I live in now. If I were still living in northwest Ohio vs central Ohio, I'm not sure this book would be as interesting to me, but I recognize a lot of the areas talked about and people I know about since I've moved here.

[Meera]

I've been reading The Count of Monte Cristo for few weeks now and I love it. It's very different from the movie and fast paced.

[Cathy]

I picked up Deep South off my local libraries sale shelf. I liked the cover and hate to admit I have read nothing by Nevada Barr, though I've seen her name, frequently. I had not intended to start somewhere in the middle of a series, but this one looked interesting, so I will proceed and sample Ms. Barr's writing and then decide if I wish to read more. Does anyone have any comments on the Anna Pigeon's series or any of Barr's other works?

[Laurie]

I just started Kate Morton's The Distant Hours and Gail Caldwell's Let's Take the Long Way Home .

[Betsy]

Laurie wrote: "I just started Kate Morton's The Distant Hours and Gail Caldwell's Let's Take the Long Way Home[b..."

Oh Laurie - two good ones that are on my TBR list. Make sure you let us know how they are!

[Betsy]

I'm starting Nicole Krauss'

[Stephanie]

I needed a no-brainer so I checked out what was available for download to my nook from the library. I am currently reading in addition to the others books on the shelf. So far, I like it.

[Becky]

I am starting A Secret Kept I loved Sarah's Key, I hope this is as good.

[Juniper]

Betsy wrote: "I'm starting Nicole Krauss' The History of Love"

Oh, Betsy, this is one of my favourites! I hope you love it.

I have been working on The Brothers Karamazov (which is astounding) but wanted a bit of a break. I am now reading Drive-by Saviours which is, so far, extremely interesting.

[LynnB]

I just picked up What Is Left the Daughter, so I'll start that this evening.

[Betsy]

I'm starting tonight.

[Lisa]

I'm reading and

[Stephanie]

Betsy wrote: "I'm starting tonight."

I read quite a bit of this before I started to lose interest. I know it was just my mood at the time b/c I thought it was really good. Perhaps you can persuade me to pick it up again sooner than later. If I am not mistaken, this was on many "Best of 2009" lists.

[Stephanie]

I started (VERY dark...I saw the film and was curious about the book), (taking VERY long to read b/c it is written in dialect), and the free nook selection for today (b/c I am a little under the weather, home relaxing and it is snowing outside...time to start thinking about Christmas).

I checked out from the library for my nook and will probably start that once I finish the Christmas book.

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LynnB wrote: "I just picked up What Is Left the Daughter, so I'll start that this evening."

I just read that one! I'll be interested to hear what you think.

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I'm reading The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator