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What are you reading right now?
I just started I Shall Wear Midnight from Terry Pratchett. And I'm already surprised. It seems to be much more serious than the first three Tiffany Aching books.
I finished Heart-Shaped Box, now reading The Living Dead 2.Ahhh zombies...:)
I'm reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. It's the last one out of the The Millennium Trilogy and I finished the first two books last week. Can't wait to finish this one.
Just picked up "The Stand" to read for the second time.
I'm re-reading CHRISTINE again - one of my favorites. Every time I read it, I keep hoping Arnie will make different decisions...of course he doesn't! Poor Arnie. Such a likeable guy, but doomed the minute he meets Christine. Written so well! I just love the tone of it, the old 50s songs, the smell of autumn. Love all the names of the characters too - Moochie Welch, Buddy Repperton, Richie Trelawney. Even though she's a b**ch, kinda love Regina Cunningham too. And Susanna, I read HORNS at the end of spring - great book, I really enjoyed that a lot!
I'm a hundred pages into Horns and I'm so stoked that I picked it up! (I'm also a little bit in love with Joe's pop culture references since I am a media nut. :D)
Finished Monster Island and am now trying to read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Slow going, though.
I'm currently reading two very different books: The Turtle Catcher by Nicole Helget which is a turn-of-the-century to Post-WWI book set in Minnesota... It's hard to read and emotional, even for me, and I love those kinds of books. I was like O_O from the very first sentence.
And I'm reading Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by our very own King. :)
Nilofer wrote: "I'm also reading Julia Quinn - historical romance, not very popular on this site :)I love JQ! lol. I've been reading both SK (and other non-romance) and historical roms for years.
I just recently finished Blaze for the second time, and I really really liked it, way better than I did the first time. I liked Blaze as a character, and the story was kind of sweet and sad and not typical King at all. I think I might dig out Duma Key next, because the short "Memory" in the back of Blaze made me think about re-reading Duma.
I just recently finished The Hidden Will of the Dragonwhich was fantastic, I am now reading No Greater Sacrificewhich appears to be very riviting at this time. I am very much enjoying it. There is nothing better then a good book especially when you are not familiar with the author and yet they do not let you down. :)
I am just starting Under the Dome. Looking forward to it after reading a not so great book by Dean Koontz.
I just started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, after i finished I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (which was oh-so-great!)
I'm halfway through Wizards and Glass at the moment. Although I'm dreading reading more... I don't want to know what happens next as I know it's going to be horrible. I'm half tempted to skip to the end and then start the next book, except I know I'll never forgive myself!
Finished The Living Dead 2 and started Dracula.
I just finished the epic Under the Dome yesterday.Now I am reading Horns. Keeping it in the family, I guess.
Horns is the first ebook I've borrowed from the Carnegie Library here in Pittsburgh. I bought the hardback awhile back but it is just to easy to read it on the Nook.
I loved both books Scott. :) Hope you enjoy them!
Scott wrote: "Horns is the first ebook I've borrowed from the Carnegie Library here in Pittsburgh. I bought the hardback awhile back but it is just to easy to read it on the Nook..."It's funny how often I'll buy both a paper and a Kindle version of books. I think it's some sort of publishing house voodoo. LOL
Scott wrote: "I just finished the epic Under the Dome yesterday.Now I am reading Horns. Keeping it in the family, I guess.
Horns is the first ebook I've borro..."
You can borrow books from libraries with a nook?
You sure can.http://www.overdrive.com/ to find a library near you.
I'm about 1/4 through Horns and it is really good so far.
So is this something exclusive to nook or could you do it with a kindle?
I'm in the middle of several books at all times, but right now I'm only actively reading two: SK's Insomnia and Dracula by Bram Stoker. Both are very good so far. I'm almost done with Dracula, but whenever I pick up a King book, everything else gets put on the back burner for some reason. His books are just always page turners for me, and I've noticed that my reading speed goes up by about 300% when I'm reading anything by Stephen King. Anyone else get this too?
Felina wrote: "So is this something exclusive to nook or could you do it with a kindle?"I know at my library, the ereader must read epub files which excludes the kindle.
The ability to read multiple file types was the primary reason that I bought the Nook.
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Definitely.
Chris wrote: "Emileh wrote: "I've noticed that my reading speed goes up by about 300% when I'm reading anything by Stephen King. Anyone else get this too? ..."
Definitely."
Awesome, Chris. Glad to know I'm not the only one. :)
Scott wrote: "Felina wrote: "So is this something exclusive to nook or could you do it with a kindle?"
I know at my library, the ereader must read epub files which excludes the kindle."
Oh wow, really? I've been looking at getting a Kindle, but haven't been having much luck lately with my technical devises being compatible with one another. Maybe I should look into the Nook after all. How are you liking it so far? Any issues at all?
Definitely."
Awesome, Chris. Glad to know I'm not the only one. :)
Scott wrote: "Felina wrote: "So is this something exclusive to nook or could you do it with a kindle?"
I know at my library, the ereader must read epub files which excludes the kindle."
Oh wow, really? I've been looking at getting a Kindle, but haven't been having much luck lately with my technical devises being compatible with one another. Maybe I should look into the Nook after all. How are you liking it so far? Any issues at all?
My wife did a lot of research before she bought me the Nook for me as a Father's Day/Birthday gift.The Nook supported the most file types to read and it was the only reader that can access ebooks from B&N. Although the Sony reader can read epub files, it cannot read B&N books because there is digital protection on the files (DRM).
The fact that the Nook can also borrow library books just adds another benefit.
I have not had any issues yet but bought a squaretrade warranty just in case. It was much cheaper than the manufacturer warranty.
I'm currently waiting for Watership Down to arrive at my library and started The Golden Compass in the meantime.
Scott wrote: "My wife did a lot of research before she bought me the Nook for me as a Father's Day/Birthday gift.The Nook supported the most file types to read and it was the only reader that can access eboo..."
I have also been doing a lot of research on the ereaders and that was something that turned me off from the Kindle... only being able to download books from Amazon. I haven't purchased one yet, but am leaning heavily towards the Nook. I don't want to be limited to where I can purchase/check out my ebooks.
The only place I haven't been able to purchase so far is Amazon.
I picked up this one The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist at the Goodwill because the title caught my eye. So far from what I can tell it's a fantasy set in Victorian times... I'm only at the first page of chapter two now, so hopefully it'll be good.
Christian: I read "The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters" several months ago - for the same reason - the title intrigued me. I found it a good story, but extremely dense and very, very confusing. I finally gave up about 250 pages in, and that is extremely rare for me. (To not finish a book) The concept is brilliant, but I do think that Gordon Dahlquist could use a good editor.
Scott wrote: "The only place I haven't been able to purchase so far is Amazon."I am researching the e-readers as well for future purchase. Have you had any problems with viewing the Nook screen in bright light/outdoors (which I have heard is an issue with the Nook but not the Kindle)?
I read it everyday on the light rail cars in Pittsburgh. The sun shines through pretty intense and I have never had a problem.The only time I can't read it is if it is dark. I have not bought a light for it.
Scott wrote: "I read it everyday on the light rail cars in Pittsburgh. The sun shines through pretty intense and I have never had a problem.The only time I can't read it is if it is dark. I have not bought..."
Thanks for the input. More for me to consider.
Bondama wrote: "Christian: I read "The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters" several months ago - for the same reason - the title intrigued me. I found it a good story, but extremely dense and very, very confusing. ..."I have noticed that his descriptions tend to go on... and on... a bit lol. I'm going to try and trudge through it, it's been a long time since I've not finished a book.
You're going to need more patience than I have, then.... after I posted my last comment, I looked over the reviews of this book on GR -- Pretty much of a consensus that Santa needs to bring Gordon Dahlquist an editor for Christmas!
Gatorman wrote: Thanks for the input. More for me to consider. Hey there! Why don't you take a look at the group: EReaders Unite! I guess that would be very helpful to you and your decision! :)
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