What books are you reading? Showing 451-500 of 1,617

[Fiona (Titch)]

Will finish The Calling - Inger Ash Wolfe (ML) today and will either listen to Spilling The Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright (Audio/ML) or read Tethered - Amy McKinon (ML).

[Samantha McNulty]

Currently reading Pride and Prejudice, a litreature classic.

[Katie (novel_stitcher)]

I'm new to goodreads and this group. I am such a bibliophile. I love to read and prefer to own books then take them out of the library, but sometimes my wallet doesn't allow for ownership.

Currently I'm reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin. It's my first adult fantasy novel and I'm really enjoying it!

[Veronica]

Richard wrote: "-this dipping in and out of several books at once is exhausting-it takes awhile to get re settled into completely different style-anybody else having this problem?"

I was wondering that, looking at what some people here are reading. I pretty much never have more than one book on the go simultaneously (and if I do one of them will be one of those trivia books that you can dip into and read short bits, e.g. for 5-10 mins before going to sleep).

I'd find it very disruptive to dip in and out of several books, apart from how long it would take to finish each one (I don't have that much time for reading). How do you manage it?? What's the reasoning behind reading several? Just curious :)

[Susan C]

Terra wrote: "Oh boy I am currently reading:

- The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
- Vampire Academy
- Darcula - Bram Stoker
- Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe

I know there might be another one. LOL V..."

Keep at it with Dracula it'sone of my alltime favorites and I'm not a vampire book lover. I've read it twice. Once it picks up it's awesome.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished The Calling - Inger Ash Wolfe (ML) today and will listen to Spilling The Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright (Audio/ML)

[Kipahni]

I read a lot at one time because sometimes there are slow parts to a book, so I put it down and move on to another book untill that one gets boring and move to the next book.

and yes sometimes it takes forever.

[Glennamom]

I seem to be reading nothing but non-fic recently. I am currently reading Finding Grace: A Memoir by Donna VanLiere. Next on my list is The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich & Poor in an interconnected world by Jacqueline Novagratz. Anyone read either of these?

[Christine]

I read a few books at a time as well, I have my "work book" this one usually takes awhile as I'm a night shift nurse and I read it with breakfast after work, so I usually fall asleep over it...I just finished Love in the time of Cholera. I'm still digesting that book as I have a hard time with obsessive love stories at this time in my life (don't EVEN get me started on the Twilight series ;p )I have my afternoon break book. For that I'm picking up again The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks. It hasn't been able to grab me so I've put it down in the past. I have a few story books I pick up now and again but haven't finished. I think I will start your April book as my work book...

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Spilling The Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright (ML/Audio). Will now read Tethered - Amy McKinon (ML)

[Kipahni]

Christine wrote: "I read a few books at a time as well, I have my "work book" this one usually takes awhile as I'm a night shift nurse and I read it with breakfast after work, so I usually fall asleep over it...I ju..."

ahhhh one of the joys of night shift nursing! good reading time. what kind of nurse are you?

[Susan C]

Has anyone read the luxe series by Anna Godbersen

I tkink it's a mature teen series like New Moon.

Luxe the original book in the series, is on my 50 books to read from my TBR pile by 2010.

Please respond if you know anything about the luxe series.

Thanks

[Fiona (Titch)]

Sorry Susan, but did find this link for some of the books that they are sellin on Play.com (that would help you see what they are about.

http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=bookall&searchstring=luxe&page=search&pa=search

[Fiona (Titch)]

Have tried to get into Tethered - Amy McKinnon (ML). So I will go on to my library books I have a couple here still. Will read The Five People you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom and then will read Honeymoon - James Patterson & Howard Roughan.

[Veronica]

Kipahni wrote: "I read a lot at one time because sometimes there are slow parts to a book, so I put it down and move on to another book untill that one gets boring and move to the next book."

I just stop reading books that are boring :) I used to think I had to finish a book I'd started, but life's too short to waste it reading boring books.

[Wendy T]

Starting Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden for a bookclub read.

[Veronica]

Richard wrote: "veronica-there are multiple reasons for reading several books at once-it goes something like this-my copy of ann charter's bio of kerouac was falling apart-so i clicked on amazon to find another..."

Love it -- that serendipitous browsing at Amazon is something I fall prey to as well :) Though less so since I discovered Bookmooch. But I go through my TBR shelf one book at a time, usually, though as I say "dipping" books might be on the go simultaneously with the book I'm "really" reading. I just couldn't keep all that stuff in my brain if I read multiple books. I don't have much time for reading as it is, and often find myself having to flip back a few pages to refresh my memory if I haven't picked my book up for a week.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I am handing back the library books today (as I am gettin 1 from Sainsbury and 1 in a swap). So I will read ML book The House at Midnight - Lucie Whitehouse (ML).

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have tried to read Amy MacKinnon's Tethered & The House at Midnight - Lucie Whitehouse. But can't get my head around them.

I might read Y/A or kids books for a while to get back my reading mojo lol.

[Susan C]

Veronica wrote: "Kipahni wrote: "I read a lot at one time because sometimes there are slow parts to a book, so I put it down and move on to another book untill that one gets boring and move to the next book."

I ..."


I'm trying to get that same mindset. I keep reading hoping it'll get better, if I read just a little farther!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Going to read The Woman in Black - Susan Hill.

[Lisa]

"Getting Rid of Matthew" by Jane Fallon--British humour; an older, less ditzy version of Bridget Jones

[Kathy]

Can't remember if I posted this or not, but I'm now reading, For the Thrill of It:Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago, by Simon Baatz. I'm finding this very interesting. I've always been intrigued by this murder and trial. It's a very well written book!

[Terra Timmons]

Susan wrote: "Terra wrote: "Oh boy I am currently reading:

- The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
- Vampire Academy
- Darcula - Bram Stoker
- Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe

I know there might be anot..."

Thanks for the feedback Susan, I will pick get at it again. but right now I just started on Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, it'll be a fast read. LOL

[Lorena]

Watership Down, since I finished Fool.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I had to stop reading The Woman In Black - Susan Hill because I am going to see Jodi Picoult on 2nd May and I haven't read anything by her since I saw her last year. So I am reading Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult

[Veronica]

Richard wrote: "Veronica-tell me about Bookmooch-bigger selection than amazon?-cheaper?-faster shipping?-tell tell tell-..."

Hi Richard
Fiona has explained it .. you can put up a list of books you want to swap, and a wishlist. When someone adds a book on your wishlist, you get an email so you can mooch it. You might have to wait ages for a book (or never get it at all), so if you're in a hurry for a specific book it might not be a good solution!

Also be aware that when you first join and put up your list, you will immediately get a host of requests! I sent off a lot of books and have built up so many points that I keep my inventory low now. This is me:
http://bookmooch.com/bio/veronicay

You can choose whether you want to send abroad -- I do, because in France there's a special rate for books posted abroad that makes it as cheap as posting within France.

[Susan C]

Richard , I think paperbackswap.com is better than mooch. I compared the two paperbackswap was also in People mag.. Yuo put your hardbacks and paperbacks that you want to get rid of on a list. You get credits for other peoples's lists to choose from everytime someone asks for one of your books.

You only pay shipping, which you can buy on the site,to send your book. Print out the label and mail from home. If a book comes along you want, you use a credit and that's it, no shipping charges.

I didn't know how I was going to get rid of my hardbacks until I found this in People. No $ to join and you can search through different genres for swaps.They have over a million books.

Anytime I've had a problem, they have given me a credit back. Rarely a problem. There site explains it so well how they work that definitely go and look at it. Mooch looked way to involved for what I was looking for.

P.S. I'm reading 14 by JT Ellison. Relatively new suspence author for me that I really enjoy. This is the second in the series. The first one is All The Pretty Girls.

P.S.S. Tell me what you think of paperbackswap. Thanks.

By the way we communicate so much, that we ought to be friends?

[Veronica]

Susan wrote: "Richard , I think paperbackswap.com is better than mooch...."

Interesting, but it appears to be restricted to the US. And you still have to pay postage, no?

[Susan C]

Yes, but only for the boks you send. The books you pick from others, they pay the postage. I honestly don't want to wait the length of time it takes to get a book from overseas. This works best for me.

[Susan C]

You pay postage on mooch also.

[Veronica]

Susan wrote: "Yes, but only for the boks you send. The books you pick from others, they pay the postage. ..."

That's exactly the same as BookMooch then; everyone pays the postage for the books they send, so you receive them free. Luckily sending internationally from France is absurdly cheap; I can send a paperback to Australia for the equivalent of about $3, and they usually arrive within a week to 10 days. For that I get enough points for up to 3 books (depending on whether I mooch internationally or not). I like sending/receiving books from all over the world! These are generally not books I'm in a hurry for.

[Susan C]

I'm glad your happy with mooch! It sounds very interesting but doesn't fit my needs right now.

[Lisa]

Kathy wrote: "Can't remember if I posted this or not, but I'm now reading, For the Thrill of It:Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago, by Simon Baatz. I'm finding this very interesting. I've alway..."

Such an interesting crime/trial. I'll have to add this to my list!

[Susan C]

Kathy

Would you have any interest selling me your copy of The Murder That Shocked Chicago. I can't find it anywhere toswap or buy?

Have you read Devil in the White City or Robert W Walker's series set in Chicago during the time of the World's Fair. Both are great if you like old time Chicago stories.

Susan C

[Susan C]

I forgot to say what I am reading. I'm enjoying 14 by J T Ellison. It's a new suspence author for me, but one I like. This is the second in the series.

[Wendy T]

I'm just about to start Midnight Sins by Cynthia Eden.

[Veronica]

Richard wrote: "-do i still have to search the rapidly failing "niche" used book stores-or has any of what i like appeared in bookmooch?..."

Hi Richard

Just have a look! With a quick search, I found quite a few books by Sarraute in translation, and a couple by Duras. There are so many members in BookMooch, there must be millions of books. So unless what you want is really rare, there's always a chance you will find it eventually. And you'll probably also find takers for your Henry James :)

NB, if you want to try it without first giving any books away, sign up, add me as a friend, and I can give you some of my points surplus :)

Another good source for rare books or second-hand books in general is Abebooks, a network of second-hand book dealers. This is where the niche booksellers have gone!

[Veronica]

Hi Richard

Maybe we should start a new thread :) Signing up is free. Once you are a member, you can find my page and add me as a friend (you don't need to do this though, if you just tell me your Bookmooch id I can give you some points).

The BookMooch search can be a little vague. If a book doesn't exist on BookMooch, there's an option to look on Amazon instead. But I rarely use search; I just add books I want to my wishlist, because then if someone adds it to BookMooch I get an email telling me and I can just click to request it.

Postage is just whatever you pay to send a book to someone, and obviously varies depending on the weight of the book and where it's going. I don't know how much that is in the US; it costs me about 2-3 euros a time. You'd be surprised what people want :) But there are dozens of copies of Lake Wobegon Days on there already -- it's a much unwanted book!

NB means nota bene -- "note well" in Latin. IANAL gets used a lot when someone is expressing an opinion on a legal matter but does not want other people to think it's legal advice!

[Donna]

GOD!! I am so outta the loop! I have been crazy buusy but now I am back ...slowly....

I am reading Bridge of Sighs

I have a lot of catching up to do and I hope I can!!

How is everyone???

[Christine]

Kipahni wrote: "Christine wrote: "I read a few books at a time as well, I have my "work book" this one usually takes awhile as I'm a night shift nurse and I read it with breakfast after work, so I usually fall asl..."

I'm a labor and delivery nurse, it's feast or famine...lately feast!

[Catamorandi]

I just started 1776 by David McCullough. I just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was fantastic. It was also hysterical.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Well I have the followin on the go:

The Swallow and the Dark - Andrew Matthews
Puberty Blues - Kathy Lette & Gabrielle Carey
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips - Michael Morpurgo

[Catamorandi]

I just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and am now starting 1776 by David McCullough.

[Susan C]

I'm just abour to finish 14 by J T Ellison.

[Kipahni]

Christine wrote: I am a labor and delivery nurse..."


My next job is hopefully labor and delivery!
I have to wait till I get back to the states though. I was oncology infusion which was the same too. Either everyone was getting sick at the same time or I could spend glorious amounts of hours devouring books.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have finished The Swallow and the Dark - Andrew Matthews . I have also read Respect - Michaela Morgan.

Will carry on readin some library books.

[Dan]

I'm currently reading Don Quixote, Gravity's Rainbow, The Country Girls, and The Hidden Connnections.

[Susan C]

The First Cut by Dianne Emley

[Elena]

I am reading the The Witching Hour. It is the longest book I have ever read, 1,058 pages! When I bought it, I thought it was the three books of the Mayfair Chronicles in one volume, but it is not!