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[Melissa]

Just finished The Help and Sag Harbor and am currently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Michael wrote: "a warning Dottie... MUDBOUND starts, middles and finishes amazingly. Just take the day off and read!"

What an amazing book -- I tore through it in about a day. I felt myself wincing on several occasions, the language she used was vivid.

[Dottie]

Recently finished In the Name of Friendship -- then learned of her death. Marilyn French is one of my favorite authors and her passing makes me truly sad.

Also read Daisy Miller and Other Stories and am reading tons more James at the moment.

[Dottie]

Just finished a rather unusual book - a history of the Puritans and their impact on the country (right up to this minute) written by humorist Sarah Vowell - enlightening and funny at the same time.

Dottie M.

[Dottie]

Just finished The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell, a look at the Puritans and their impact on America (pretty much up to right now). It is historically interesting and Sarah is a David Sedarist-type humorist so it is an unusual and interesting mix.

Dottie M.

[Melissa]

Just finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and am currently reading The Patron Saint of Butterflies.

[Sonya]

Hello everyone -- I tend to read 3 books at a time -- usually 1) literary fiction, 2) nonfiction or poetry, and 3) audio book (for my commute).

1) The Tutor of History by Manjushree Thapa
2) Acedia by Kathleen Norris
3) The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper

[Debbie]

Just finished The Alchemyst by Michael Scott. Am listening to World Without End by Ken Follett and reading Hero of the Ages by Brandon Sanderson. I got a great gift certificate for amazon.com from my daughter for Mother's Day, so my Kindle will definitely be filling up. I'm reviewing these boards for ideas, if I run out of my own :-)

[Dottie]

Just finished Elinor Lipman's latest - The Family Man. I think it might be her funniest yet - the mother character will remind you very much of the mother in Then She found Me but it is delightful all around. I am just sorry that I finished it and don't have it to look forward to.

dottie M.

[Merry]

I am currently reading "same kind of different as me" and I have first hand information that it will be made into a movie next year, so go read it before they ruin it with a big movie production! Seriously, it is a really nice New York Times Bestseller and an amazing true story, and the writer is my neighbor.

[Suziqoregon]

I'm halfway through Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and loving it. I hate to have to put it down.

I just started listening to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (#2 in the Hitchhiker's Guide series). Such fun on audio - I'm giggling everywhere I drive.

[Laura Ellis]

I just started The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose. I really like it so far.
Laura

[Dottie]

Still on my James kick and am also deeply entangled in The Elegance of the Hedgehog which is full of references to Proust and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina -- I LOVE Proust as most folks know and just read AK with my Constant Reader group here on Goodreads -- so Elegance seems to be "meant" to be read by me at this moment -- one of those serendipitous books that happen at the exact right time.

[Ronald]

I satarted two days ago The Host by Stephenie Meyer it is a little confusing at first but then as you read on the story gets more clear.

[Kirsty]

I'm reading a GR Giveaway book at the moment - Dead-End Road by Richard Kunzmann . I haven't had much chance to sit and read it for a prolonged period of time so it's taking me forever, but I'm enjoying it. The first 150 pages were a little slower than I'm used to in a thriller, but the pace is picking up nicely now.

[Melissa]

Almost done with The Mystery Roast

[Libby]

Listening to "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. there are two narrators -- the young Jacob and the 90-year-old or 93-year-old Jacob. I'm on disc three and enjoying it.

[Dottie]

Libby wrote: "Listening to "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. there are two narrators -- the young Jacob and the 90-year-old or 93-year-old Jacob. I'm disc three and enjoying it."

Oh, that sounds like such a great way for that to have been recorded. I may reread it by listening.

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Dottie wrote: "Still on my James kick and am also deeply entangled in The Elegance of the Hedgehog which is full of references to Proust and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina -- I LOVE Proust as most folks ..."

How are you liking Elegance of the Hedgehog? I read it for a book group a few months ago, and aside from the way it ended I enjoyed it; most of the people in my book group hated it.

[Melissa]

American Born Chinese and The Bitch in the House. I find myself reading a ton of books about childbirth, family, women and balance.

[Dottie]

Suzanne wrote: "Dottie wrote: "Still on my James kick and am also deeply entangled in The Elegance of the Hedgehog which is full of references to Proust and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina -- I LOVE Prous..."

As I said -- Elegance being so full of references to Proust and Anna Karenina, I'm loving it -- I stopped a few pages short of finishing last night just so I could have a small "closing visit" with the book this evening -- I hope I'm not too terribly disappointed in the ending -- but will have to tell you tomorrow! I love all the many ideas floating about and I love how it's poking fun at its own multi-faceted thinking and at the very ideas its espousing at times -- did you find it humorous?

ETA: No, I cannot wait till tomorrow -- yes, it had one of those endings which have you protesting but then again -- it ended perfectly also -- and yes, I think I can have it both ways. What a book! One of those I want to tell everyone to go read ASAP.

[Stephanie]

A Yellow Raft on Blue Water - Dorris
Lipstick Jungle - Bushnell
Three - Dekken (on audio)

[Suzanne]

I'm reading "The Little Giant of Aberdeen County" by Tiffany Baker, and am totally immersed in the character and her situation. What a great book.

I'm actually recommending it to my friends who also liked "Water for Elephants," the writing has the same sort of feel, and the characters and story line while different, feel alike in a literary sort of way.

I just finished Jill Conner Browne's SPQ's "American Thighs." I like to think I know my men because I read "Esquire Magazine" and "Popular Mechanics." If you want to know, understand or commiserate with a Southern Woman, this is the book!

[Ashley]

- "Then We Came to the End" by Joshua Ferris
- "Great Expectations"
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

[Heather]

Ashley (mac&chip) wrote: "- "Then We Came to the End" by Joshua Ferris
- "Great Expectations"
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix""

I loved "Then We Came to the End," I hope you enjoy reading it. There's a great film-related blog that used that book for their Book-to-Film book club (where they talk about who they'd cast and what they'd edit out) last year--that's how I found out about the book. Here's the link: http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/20...

[Ann]

I just finished Gillian Flynn's DARK PLACES, which Michael talked about on a recent podcast. Good thing I like books that are dark! Though some may find the book disturbing, I enjoyed it. If you liked SHARP OBJECTS, you definitely must read this one. Flynn's a very good writer, and has quite the imagination!

[Carla]

Just finished the Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. It tried real hard to be a ghost story but didn't quite reach that goal in my opinion. I think Waters is a great writer though and enjoyed the attention to detail and character development, just not enough suspense as it was long and somewhat slow.

[Melissa]

Secret Daughter by Jane Cross and the Bitch in the House for me!

[Chris K.]

I'm reading Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. Rereading Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan. I'm reading the whole Wheel of Time series in anticipation of the next book due out in Nov. I'm also skimming through Making Mathematics with Needlework edited by Sarah-Marie Belcastro and Carolyn Yackel.

[Julie]

I'm slowly reading through a collection of short stories: "Don't Cry" by Mary Gaitskhill. The title story is the best. Also just began "Water for Elephants." On my nightstand (among dozens of others this summer!) are: "Siberia" by Per Petterson & "Jewel" by Bret Lott.

[Debbie]

Chris wrote: "Rereading Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan. I'm reading the whole Wheel of Time series in anticipation of the next book due out in Nov."

Chris, you might be interested in checking out the WOT re-read being done at Tor.com by Leigh Butler. She recaps by chapter and then comments on the action. I love her style and it is a good re-fresher of the books without having to re-read the whole thing myself. Here's the link to the books and chapters covered so far: http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=c...

Happy reading!

[Chris K.]

Thanks Debbie. I know about the Tor.com reread. I really like Leigh Butler's style too. It's been fun reading her commentaries and all the comments.

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I'm wrapping up "Voyager" by Diana Gabaldon. I'm pacing myself to finish it on May 31, at which point I'll be starting the Beowulf on the Beach Challenge! Even though the Challenge started today, I'm waiting to see if I've won one of the copies in the Give-Away. If I don't win, I'll buy a copy along with three other titles (I've already got "Jane Eyre" at the top of my stack.)

[Kristin]

Good morning, everyone! I'm looking for suggestions on what to read next - finished The Boleyn Inheritance on Saturday. I didn't love it but I'm not sorry that I read it.

Do you think the summer reading season has officially begun, even if it's too chilly here in Jersey to have real beach days? Should I start working my way down my Summer 2009 list? Since joing GoodReads.com my To Read list has grown and I love trying to decide what comes next. I also have a stack of classics that I just picked up from my brother's house yesterday. Pride and Prejudice is high on my list for this summer, but it still feels like spring to me!

So maybe some more modern fiction before I pick up Austen. I also want to wait until the weather warms up for the real light reading on my list like Shopaholic, and Nick and Nora.

I'd like to hear suggestions from this group. Looking forward to it - thank you!

[Stephanie]

I just started Cutting for Stone - I was so excited to see that my library had a copy. After hearing all about it on the Podcast, I was very excited to read it. I am not too far in, but I think it will be a great book.

[Dottie]

Hi Kristin - just a couple of suggestions for fun reading but just this side of totally light - Mameve Medwed (My favorite of hers is Mail), pretty much anything by Elinor Lipman but I always tell people to start with The Inn at Lake Divine and Steve Macauley's latest - Alternatives to Sex is a hoot.

Dottie M.

[Kristin]

Thank you, Dottie! I am going to look for the synopses on those books right now. (And Stephanie, I added Cutting for Stone to my list as well - looks like a great suggestion.) Can't wait to dig in!
- Kristin

[Lauren]

Stephanie wrote: "I just finished Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and thought it was incredible. Even though some parts were very difficult to read, what a lovely book and lovely story. You really fall..."

I love Skinny Legs and All. Robbins' wit is incredible. Enjoy!

[Stephanie]

I started In the Time of the Butterflies last night, which is historial fiction about "The Butterflies" - four sisters who opposed the dictatorship of Trujillo in the mid 20th century. Three were found dead. The story hits home with author Julia Alvarez, who was forced to leave the Dominican Republic. As a Spanish teacher, this has been on my TBR list for a long time. Since someone picked it as one of our summer reads for my book club, I am now forced to read. I am enjoying so far - about 70 pages in.

[Chris K.]

I just finished Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time by Michael Downing. It was absolutely fascinating. It's hard to describe the lunacy that has surrounded Daylight Saving for nearly a century and not just in the U.S. I highly recommend this title.

I getting ready to start The Sixth Form by Tom Dolby.

[Dottie]

Chris wrote: "I just finished Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time by Michael Downing. It was absolutely fascinating. It's hard to describe the lunacy that has surrounded Daylight Saving ..."

Chris -- this sounds interesting. There's a small fascination on my part with all the many aspects of man's "created" time -- from Daylight Savings clear back to the setting of calendars. I'll look into this one.

[Chris K.]

Dottie,

I hope you enjoy it. Let us know.

[Ann]

Chris, that sounds terrific. Thanks for mentioning it, I will look for it!

[John]

Well I was reading Don Quixote and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but I grabbed Beowulf on the Beach yesterday afternoon, and I haven't been able to put it down since.

After those three, I'm putting together a Poe collection for publication, so I'm going to be going back and reading a lot of Poe shortly.

[Merry]

Dear Ann and Michael - I am starting your book recommendation, Pictures at an Exhibition, Sara Houghteling - looking forward to my journey back in time, set in Paris, World War II, tracking lost masterpieces looted by the Nazis during the occupation.

[Michael]

Glad you're enjoying Beowulf on the Beach John! It's fun reading, isn't it?

[Ann]

Woo hoo, Merry, let us know what you think when you finish Pictures at an Exhibition!

[Chris K.]

I just finished The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. Very, very good book and series. There are five total. It's a young adult series.

[Ann]

Chris, I've been trying to get my kids to read that series (they are 10 and 7, both good readers). I'm not sure why they are resisting -- both kids love Greek Mythology, and I thought for sure they would like this. Youngest started it and said it was too scary, which is OK.

I know Michael has listened to at least one on audio and loved it. Maybe I will try playing the audio on our next road trip.

[Chris K.]

Ann,

My 12 yr. old nephew loves them. He's jealous that I finished the last one before he did. I can also recommend the audio. I listened to the first four. The narrator is very good. I couldn't wait for the library to get the audio, so I read the last one instead.

One note of warning. The last book is fairly violent. There is a large battle between the Titans and the Olympians and a fair number of the secondary characters die.

Did you read the last Harry Potter? It's similar to the big battle at Hogwarts.

Hope that helps.