What books are you reading? Showing 851-900 of 1,617

[Kristi]

Just finishing Cutting for Stone. Set at a mission in Ethiopia, love the descriptions of place, people, politics.

[Shannon]

I am currently reading Soul Mountain, Everything That Rises Must Converge and Silverhair 3 incredibly different books but none of them are truly grabbing me - that's why all three at once, although the first two are much more sophisticated (?) reads.

[Lynette]

I'm reading Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Beowulf on the Beach What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits, and The First Five Pages A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile. All are excellent so far

[[deleted user]]

Arcadia A Play by Tom Stoppard. It arrived in the post today. I have to read it for sixth form Eng Literature.

[Dree]

I am about halfway through 2 books:
The Gardner Heist The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft, which is interesting and well-written and
And Then There Were None, a re-read, my all-time favorite AC ever. I actually decided to re-read to see if my almost-10-yo is ready for AC yet. I am thinking no (he is going into 4th--I discovered AC in 7th and read about 30 before 8th :) ). Not sure he could follow this, though the writing is easy to read. FWIW, he hates reading (yeah, my kid...aaacccckkkk), only likes humor and mystery (but not Hardy Boys--they are "stupid").

[Epee]

Sea of Poppies. Very absorbing.

[galya]

Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, peoples! I like it so far, even though I'm not that far in.

[[deleted user]]

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky.

[Priscilla]

I'm almost done reading A little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett...really like it!

[[deleted user]]

PRis wrote: "I'm almost done reading A little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett...really like it!"

I really recommend The Secret Garden if you haven't read it already.

[Kristine]

Lauren wrote: "Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky."

Loved this! I hope you enjoy it, Lauren!

Currently, I'm reading The Road. Will also start reading Mistress of the Art of Death and World Without End.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, Kris! :D

[Donna]

I am really enjoying Mistress of the Art of Death. Interesting mystery and setting in Cambridge during the reign of Henry II.

[Lindz]

I am reading Perfume, by Patrick Suskind. It is such a macabre fairy tale. It makes me want to delve into grimms fairy tales.

I love the images in the book. It is the closest I ever want to get too 18th century France. Phooey, it must have stunk!!! But it does make you think about how we are affected by sent and smell.

[Priscilla]

Lauren wrote: "PRis wrote: "I'm almost done reading A little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett...really like it!"

I really recommend The Secret Garden if you haven't read it already."

I'd Like to Read it!

[Priscilla]

Currently "I'm Reading No Place like HOme" by Mary Higgins Clark

[Nora]

I am over halfway through House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski. I really want to be done with this book!

[Kathy]

Just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire and loved it!!!!!!

[Donna]

Just finished Towelhead now I'm starting The Thirteenth Tale

[Donna]

Kathy wrote: "Just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire and loved it!!!!!!"

I can't wait to read it I am waiting for the library to have it.

[Terri]

I'm reading Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs

[[deleted user]]

The Sea of Monsters
Songs of Tuvalu
The Tevye Stories and Others

I just did a big mid-summer splurge and have around 30 new books to sort through.

[Avigail]

Well I have 60 more pages of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (I love his writting I have more of his book. I saw in Barnes & Nobles a serie of hard cover books with all his work with chronological order - Steinbeck funs go get it)
And I read as well Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. It's a an ok bookray from the bookcrossing site.

[Shannon]

I am currently reading Shanghai Girls A Novel and am really looking forward to it.

[Stephanie]

I have reserved The Curious Incident of a dog in the night-time, Time Traverlers Wife, Go Ask Aice, & Angry Housewives eating Bon Bons... All of which are recommended here by people in this group. Looking forward to having someone to discuss them with when I finish!

[[deleted user]]

Alice in Wonderland! I've never read it before.

[Emily]

Reading The Things They Carried

[Kristine]

Emily wrote: "Reading The Things They Carried"

One of my favorites.

[Avigail]

Well I finished today "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks and I started "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco. It is a greek translation (as I read in four languages)I only started it and I realy like it. I most probably will start another book as aswell, but I don't know yet what I will pick up.

Have a nice reading day
Avigail

[galya]

The Time Traveler's Wife, at last!

[Susan]

I plan to start The Time Traveler's Wife next. I would like to read it before I see the movie. I am just finishing Waugh's A Handful of Dust.

[[deleted user]]

I've succumbed to my bad habit to read several books at the same time. Right now I'm reading The Quiet American, Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather Stories and The Redbreast.

[Stephanie]

Emilee wrote: "Just so we can all share what books we are reading now thought I would start this off.

Currently I am reading way too many books but I am reading:

1)Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
2)..."

I am reading I Capture the Castle. It is surprisingly entertaining. I'm about halfway and it reminds me of Sense and Sensibility, but not nearly as boring and more modernly written. I keep thinking they are in another time because of the castle and lack of amenities due to poverty. anyway... so far its a good read.

[Athira]

Just started with Nineteen Minutes and The Catcher in the Rye

[Shannon]

I had to put Shanghai Girls aside for the moment (Don't want to) but only so that I can read The Tent Peg for my real life bookclub. The Tent Peg seems pretty good so far, interestingly written.

[Susan]

My husband thinks that my reading more than one book at the same time is bizarre. It validates me that I see others doing the same thing!

[Christy (TheReaderBee)]

Starting back on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies today!

[Petra X]

I'm reading Ben Goldacre's myth-busting (all the vitamin, vaccine and health 'scares' Bad Science which is not available in the US. But if this is your sort of thing, then you can get it post-free from the BookDepository.co.uk. Also I'm reading Monica Ali's Brick Lane (fiction).

[Donna]

I am listening to The Disagreement A Novel by Nick Taylor about a young Virginian caught up in the complexities of the Civil War while studying medicine at the Univ. of Virginia.

I'm reading a real page turner, The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe. The Ontario Police Service track a very warped serial killer across Canada.

[Athira]

I am just starting with You Can Run.... Finished with Nineteen Minutes and Catcher in the Rye this weekend.

[Lianne]

I'm almost done re-reading J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and Antoine De Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince at the moment =)

[Lisa]

I'm finishing "A Reliable Wife" tonight then I will finally finish "Gilead."

[Nadia]

Jo wrote: "I just finished Dead until Dark and now i am carrying on with Salems Lot and The Time Travelers Wife "

Let me know what you think of The Time Traveler's Wife. I read that ages ago and am wondering if perhaps I should give it a go again.

[Beth]

I'm reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

[Stephanie]

Currently reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

[Donna]

I finished The Calling and now I am reading Girl with a Pearl Earring. I needed to read something lighter after the rather intense, The Calling.

[Stuart]

Stephanie wrote: "I have reserved The Curious Incident of a dog in the night-time, Time Traverlers Wife, Go Ask Aice, & Angry Housewives eating Bon Bons... All of which are recommended here by people in this group. ..."

"The Curious Incident.." is a very insightful book, let me know what you think when you have read it. Also let me know about what you think about "The Time Travellers Wife".

[Lianne]

I've started reading Tolkien's The Return of the King (been re-reading LOTR lately) and Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale =)

[Vicki]

I am currently reading The Name of The Wind. So far, I am mesmerized by the writing.

[Stuart]

Jo wrote: "I just finished Dead until Dark and now i am carrying on with Salems Lot and The Time Travelers Wife "

I look forward to hearing about what you think about The Time Travellers Wife.