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I am currently re-reading Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind but I'm also reading Spain in Mind. Am sort of in a mood for everything Spanish at the moment xD
Just finished A Farewell to ArmsMy review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Now I will listen to Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption. Could this possibly be as good as The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story Of Survival During The War In The Far East?
Kim wrote: "That's pretty impressive, Tracey. Do you get time to do anything else? ;) ..."There are other things besides reading?
:D
I've been stupid lately in over-committing to Netgalley (and so on); I'm trying to get it under control. My name is Tracey, and I'm a book addict...
Well, you are in the right place, Tracey. If we are not reading we are listening to a book. I know we are terribly ill. But it is a nice illness.
My addictions are reading and chocolate. I've been on a month-long chocolate fast (ending today!). I could not go on a reading fast. So I guess I'm more addicted to reading than to chocolate.
Kim wrote: "My addictions are reading and chocolate. I've been on a month-long chocolate fast (ending today!). I could not go on a reading fast. So I guess I'm more addicted to reading than to chocolate."At least reading has no calories (unless you snack while you read, sigh).
Gundula wrote: "At least reading has no calories (unless you snack while you read, sigh)...."I don't snack and read. I don't even snack while watching television or at the movies. However, I do taste as I cook. This leads to a lot of calories being consumed which would be best left in the pot. * big sigh*
It can, however, keep one from moving about and burning the calories from that darn chocolate addiction. I hadn't thought about it that way, Kim - I can manage a day without chocolate, but books? Nuh uh.
I'm with the rest of you. As hard as it would be without chocolate, I just can't imagine not being able to read. I would go more insane than I am already.
Kim wrote: "My addictions are reading and chocolate. I've been on a month-long chocolate fast (ending today!). I could not go on a reading fast. So I guess I'm more addicted to reading than to chocolate."Kim, I love it. Two of my favorite things. I could go without chocolate for longer than without reading, but I couldn't go without either for forever.
Lisa, I've done a chocolate fast for the past three years. The last couple of years I've considered going beyond the month, but I haven't. I'm hanging out for tomorrow and a little piece of dark chocolate. Maybe next year I'll go for a month and a week! Or maybe not.
Kim, I could do a month, but I won't. How is it for you?
Lisa wrote: "Kim, I could do a month, but I won't. How is it for you?"It's been fine, but I'm ready for it to end. Every year in Oz there's a fundraising event called Dry July, which raises money for cancer treatment. The participants give up alcohol for the month and get people to sponsor their effort. I once told my husband that I'd participate, but that not drinking alcohol for a month wouldn't be that hard for me, whereas not eating chocolate would be really difficult. He told me that I'd never be able to give up chocolate for a month, so I did it just to show him! I give up alcohol as well, but that's not a big deal for me at all. This year I decided to go from mid-June till mid-July as I've been asked to make a chocolate cake next week and I can't bake without tasting!
I wondered what could compel you to give up chocolate? Glad to know it was for a good cause (and for charity, too!)
Kim, Good for you!!! I find it's easier to do things like that for a cause, for others. I just popped in (not really catching up until the end of the day) to say I've started my newest book and I'm really enjoying it: Divergent.
Lee wrote: "Lisa, I read Divergent a couple of months ago and thought it was good. Nice summer reading!"A page turner which is great because my last book was so tedious. Are you going to read the sequels, Lee?
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Lee wrote: "I'm definitely going to read the sequels! I have the second one on hold at the library."There is a 1.1 book (story?) in-between 1 & 2. Do you know about that one?:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/57530...
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I've finished reading The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain earlier today and now I'm about 40 pages into Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher.
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 right now I am reading Extra Virgin by Annie hawes.
I'm reading Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel's second book about Thomas Cromwell and his part in the reign of Henry VIII. While you could hardly call it a comforting read, there is some comfort in that it's a sequel to the brilliant Wolf Hall which first introduces Cromwell and his growing family. The characters therefore are familiar and already emotionally resonant, so you can get involved immediately. Does anyone have any other sequels they could recommend for comfort reading?
I am reading, Che Guevara A Revolutionary Life. Not a small book but I'm up for the challenge. Has anyone in this group read the book?
I've finished reading by Stolen: A Letter to My Captor Lucy Christopher and now I'm a few chapters into Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.
loved The Map of Lost Memories: A Novelit's available next month...mystery, adventure, treasure hunting in Cambodia, and some romance...new favorite.
I don't know if I shared this or not The Care and Handling of Roses with Thornsloved this one too ;-)
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Last night: Almost done with The Hard Way
-- guess I won't be off this Reacher roll until I run out of unread books in the series. Also about halfway through Very Valentine
and It Takes a Witch
. Still haven't started Four of a Kind: A Novel
which, along with Murder With Puffins
, is next-up.N. B. from today: Well I thought the two I mentioned above were my next-ups but I needed an audio book this morning so ended up starting Defending Jacob
. New author for me and also unusual for me to read so recent a fiction release. Usually I'm a decade or two back for general fiction, but I just finished 11/22/63
and I downloaded Gone Girl
-- unusual for me.
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Lee wrote: "Jennifer, I'm on a bit of a Reacher roll myself. I'm waiting and looking forward to book number 5 from the library."Lucky you to have so many left! I think I've got only one until his next comes out.
I just started "Bad Karma" by JD Faver
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Cool! I've never read that.
I think it's going to be a good story!
I started The Emperor of All Maladies. It is excellent, so interesting, but probably not a comfort read for me.
I've finished reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith this morning. I try to read at least one classic per month so this month I've decided to read The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.
I'm in a funny reading mood at the moment. I've just finished: Extinction Point, which I really enjoyed (fast and furious). I'm also reading: Clockwork Angel, which I'm hoping to finish soon, so I can continue with: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and Wonder Tales: Six Stories of Enchantment. The last three are all very good but I've swapped and changed according to my unsettled mood :)
I'm reading The Secret Garden for the first time. What a wonderful book! Why didn't I find this when I was younger?
Darkpool wrote: "I'm reading The Secret Garden for the first time. What a wonderful book! Why didn't I find this when I was younger?"One of my favoruites, enjoy!!
I'm reading One Hundred Years of Solitude. I have a funny edition. Because the normal paperback wasn't available in the library, the librarian asked if I would like to use a big letter or XL-printed version. It's in two parts, some 630 pages. There are no chapter indications, but maybe there aren't any in the normal edition also.I can read this one without using my glasses LOL
Simran wrote: "I've moved on to The Hogfather
now. My 1st Terry Pratchett :)"
I love this book! I wouldn't have picked this (maybe) as a first Pratchett, but it might work for you, Simran! lol
now. My 1st Terry Pratchett :)"I love this book! I wouldn't have picked this (maybe) as a first Pratchett, but it might work for you, Simran! lol
Sylvia wrote: "I'm reading One Hundred Years of Solitude. I have a funny edition. Because the normal paperback wasn't available in the library, the librarian asked if I would like to use a big letter or XL-printe..."
The one time a "big" book should be less daunting -- when the type is big, too! :)
The one time a "big" book should be less daunting -- when the type is big, too! :)
Jeannette wrote: "I love this book! I wouldn't have picked this (maybe) as a first Pratchett..."Which would you say would be the best starter? I tried Colour of Magic, and ... just ... couldn't... I think I'm the only person on earth who didn't like Terry Pratchett. I must have no sense of humor.
Going Postal
Moving Pictures
(stand alone stories where minimal Pratchett is required)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
(Both YA)
Guards! Guards!
(the first in the Watch series)
Hogfather is stand alone, but you've got to be willing to jump right into the Discworld. Many people do not like the first books, so you're not alone in your opinion of The Color of Magic.
For you, maybe The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30), a sort of fractured fairy tale.
Moving Pictures
(stand alone stories where minimal Pratchett is required)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
(Both YA)
Guards! Guards!
(the first in the Watch series)
Hogfather is stand alone, but you've got to be willing to jump right into the Discworld. Many people do not like the first books, so you're not alone in your opinion of The Color of Magic.
For you, maybe The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30), a sort of fractured fairy tale.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy at least one of them! lol
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That's pretty impressive, Tracey. Do you get time to do anything else? ;)