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Dani (dani_duda25) | 37 comments Jackie M wrote: "I am reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger"

How are you liking the book so far????


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Tamara (tcornelsen) | 20 comments 'After Daybreak: the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, 1945' by Ben Shephard. Started 7/20/11


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stormhawk | 1184 comments Finished:

Tales of Wonder from the Garden State, which I got as the result of an author promo here ... loved it!
Riddley Walker
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World

started
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear

And I'm looking for a second, "more serious" book.

Not sure if I want to go Science Fiction or Mystery/Thriller next.

And I have some book club reads backed up and waiting, and a number of DTBs, but I prefer the Kindle for hospital visiting. I need a wheeled suitcase to carry around A Discovery of Witches, for example.


message 754: by Dani (new)

Dani (dani_duda25) | 37 comments currently reading Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright


message 756: by Carolyn F. (new)

Carolyn F. I just finished Bedding the Beast by Doreen DeSalvo , very good book.


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Mandi Slack (mandituckerslack) | 6 comments Mrs. Mike by Nancy and Benedict Freedman...I've read it at least 6 times, but you can't go wrong with a "classic".

Mandi Slack
Author of The Alias
www.mandituckerslack.com


message 758: by Jackie M (new)

Jackie M | 452 comments Danielle wrote: "Jackie M wrote: "I am reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger"

How are you liking the book so far????"



I didn't like it at fist, but now I am loving it. I am on page 387/518.


message 759: by Anne (last edited Jul 21, 2011 07:30PM) (new)

Anne (crazybakingmom) | 724 comments I am just finishing Company Man and have started Terminal Freeze. Next in line after these are Kindred Spirits and Before I Go to Sleep.


message 760: by Dani (new)

Dani (dani_duda25) | 37 comments Jackie M wrote: "Danielle wrote: "Jackie M wrote: "I am reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger"

How are you liking the book so far????"


I didn't like it at fist, but now I am loving it. I am on page ..."


I had a hard time getting through it becauses it jumps so much. I´m glad you are enjoying it.


message 763: by Helen (new)

Helen Danielle wrote: "Jackie M wrote: "Danielle wrote: "Jackie M wrote: "I am reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger"

How are you liking the book so far????"


I didn't like it at fist, but now I am loving ..."


I loved this book. When my friend first suggested it, I read the book and thought it sounded perverted!


message 764: by Karen M (new)

Karen M Reading Freedom's Sword and enjoying it, a bit to my surprise.


message 765: by Amy (last edited Jul 22, 2011 09:38PM) (new)

Amy I am doing a little experiment and reading books that I normally wouldn't choose to read for a variety of reasons. At the moment I'm reading "Hondo" by Louis L'Amour, and I'm really liking it. I like historical fiction anyway, so this isn't a huge surprise. I've never read westerns though. I am new to the group, and I'm looking forward to starting "The Great Gatsby". It's been years since I've read it.
Hondo (L Amour, Louis) by Louis L'Amour


message 766: by Amy (new)

Amy Michelle wrote: "I finished The Hunger Games and it was pretty much amazing! I'm sorry I finished it so quickly but I just couldn't stop reading.

Now I'm reading House of Dark Shadows, which was a ..."


I'm glad to hear you liked it. I've heard lots of great stuff about it, and I just bought it for my sister for her birthday.


message 767: by Helen (new)

Helen I'm struggling to read Eleganta, its rather dull!


message 768: by Kristina (new)

Kristina (klonk) I'm currently reading The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald for the first time, and I'm liking it - but getting slightly annoyed with Gatsby himself at the moment. It'll be interesting to see where the story leads.


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Lori Baldi I've started The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer and really liking it. My favorite type of big saga set during World War II in Europe. Much drama. Perfect for me. I'll be reading for a while.


message 770: by Karen M (new)

Karen M Just started The Lake Shore Limited.


message 771: by Helen (new)

Helen You should read the Hobbit before the film comes out.


message 773: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyc89) Tamara wrote: "I am reading now hitchhikers guide5. What do you recomend to read next: the hobbit or papertown"

The Hobbit!


message 774: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyc89) I'm currently reading A Dance with Dragons. I also started Homeland but that's on hold until I finish Dragons.


message 775: by Kerri (new)

Kerri (kerrimcbooknerd) I've just started reading The Beginners, which is a First Read win. So far, it's intriguing. Weird... but intriguing.


message 776: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca Jackson Currently reading Red Hook Road, which was a Goodreads win. I am enjoying it very much. It's a very interesting book, and it really gets into the characters and all their issues. Very thought-provoking and would make an excellent book club choice. Lots of material for deep discussions.


message 777: by Karen M (new)

Karen M Not very far into The Lake Shore Limited but decided to start Memoirs of a Geisha.


message 778: by stormhawk (new)

stormhawk | 1184 comments I will read Dance with Dragons after the Kindle price drops.

I just finished A Discovery of Witches.

Why, oh why didn't anyone warn me (view spoiler)


message 779: by Lisa (new)

Lisa James (sthwnd) I am currently reading: The Satanic Verses, The Life of Pi, Cat's Eye, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Serendipity, The Genesis Secret, The Pirate's Daughter, & The Bridges of Madison County.


message 780: by Lisa (new)

Lisa James (sthwnd) stormhawk wrote: "I will read Dance with Dragons after the Kindle price drops.

I just finished A Discovery of Witches.

Why, oh why didn't anyone warn me [spoilers removed]"


I absolutely LOVED this book, & cannot wait till the second book is released!


message 781: by Lisa (new)

Lisa James (sthwnd) Karen M wrote: "Not very far into The Lake Shore Limited but decided to start Memoirs of a Geisha."

Read Memoirs a couple of years ago & loved it :)


message 782: by Helen (new)

Helen I've started Witching Hour - It looks like I need to read just under 500 pages a day to finish by Sunday!


message 783: by Lisa (new)

Lisa James (sthwnd) Tamara wrote: "I am reading now hitchhikers guide5. What do you recomend to read next: the hobbit or papertown"

The Hobbit, definitely! One of my favorites as a teenager many years ago :) I want to see the movie when it comes out just to see how it stacks up to the book.


message 784: by Lisa (new)

Lisa James (sthwnd) Kicki wrote: "I'm currently reading The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald for the first time, and I'm liking it - but getting slightly annoyed with Gatsby himself at the moment. It'll be interesting to see where the st..."

It's a good story, & Gatsby himself is the character everyone loves to hate, LOL


Cate (The Professional Fangirl) (chaostheory08) | 199 comments I just finished this: Dry Ice by Bill Evans
http://wp.me/p1CKWU-8H

Next: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Still on: Tell Me More by Janet Mullany


message 786: by Karen M (new)

Karen M Lisa wrote: "Karen M wrote: "Not very far into The Lake Shore Limited but decided to start Memoirs of a Geisha."

Read Memoirs a couple of years ago & loved it :)"


The book is fascinating so far.


message 787: by Michelle (last edited Jul 29, 2011 10:06PM) (new)

Michelle (shadowrose) I just finished Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and here is my review -> http://inlibrisveritas.wordpress.com/...

I'm starting The Year of Disappearances (Ethical Vampire, #2) by Susan Hubbard and I'm still trying to get through my ARC of The Mephisto Covenant (The Mephisto Covenant, #1) by Trinity Faegen . I may just give up on that one if I can't make some progress.


message 788: by Karen M (new)

Karen M Besides reading Memoirs of a Geisha I'm also reading a FirstReads The Insider. I really enjoy a good thriller.


message 789: by LaTrica (new)

LaTrica Just finished Watchmen which kept me guessing. Now onto Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. As you can tell, my reading list is years old. A lot of catching up to do.


message 790: by stormhawk (new)

stormhawk | 1184 comments LaTrica, I envy your meeting the Watchmen for the first time (interestingly I type this while wearing a Watchmen tee-shirt, with images of all the major characters).

Have you seen the movie yet?


message 791: by Adva (new)

Adva (advak) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Look at the Birdie Unpublished Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut

To catch up with my five-year absence from reading, I try to read (simultaneously): a poetry book, a short stories compilation, a classic (must-read sort of thing), and a free choice book. I'm trying to work in a book in my mother tongue (Hebrew), also (currently, I'm reading the Hebrew translation of The Fountainhead, so it serves two purposes).


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Shay (icylilies) | 94 comments I'm reading Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) for school and City of Ashes for fun. I really like them both. XD


message 793: by Shay (new)

Shay (icylilies) | 94 comments How do you guys make the book title a link or show the cover??


message 794: by Helen (new)

Helen You click add book/author above the text box then choose title or cover.


message 795: by stormhawk (new)

stormhawk | 1184 comments Adva wrote: "To catch up with my five-year absenc..."

How do you not read for five years? Without being in a coma, I mean.

I get pale and sweaty if I read less than a book a week ...


message 796: by LaTrica (new)

LaTrica stormhawk wrote: "LaTrica, I envy your meeting the Watchmen for the first time (interestingly I type this while wearing a Watchmen tee-shirt, with images of all the major characters).

Have you seen the movie yet?"


Haven't seen it but I'm seriously considering. I don't normally watch the movie and read the book but I'm very curious about it. How did they handle such a long necessarily complicated storyline? A friend told me the ending got tweaked and refused to spoil me so I have to find out about that. Surprisingly, my favorite character was Rosarsch.


message 797: by LaTrica (new)

LaTrica Rike' wrote: "I'm reading Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) for school and City of Ashes for fun. I really like them both. XD"

I loved Great Expectations. Pip's deeply held biases were fun.


message 798: by Susan (new)

Susan I am finally reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I am probably the only person on GoodReads who hasn't read it! 60 pages in and I'm wondering what took me soooo long to pick this book up!!!


message 799: by Adva (new)

Adva (advak) stormhawk wrote: "Adva wrote: "To catch up with my five-year absenc..."

How do you not read for five years? Without being in a coma, I mean.

I get pale and sweaty if I read less than a book a week ..."


yeah, the last five years (actually, I'm lying, it was only for four years, but the last 12 months I've been slow with reading, and did a lot of re-reading, so they don't r really count)...anyway, I wasn't in the best of places during that time. The book reading (or lack there of) was just another sign to how lost I was. Back on track, though :)


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Helen I have read and seen Watchmen. A long gap betwen so not sure how faithful it was. I remember being shocked at the brutality in the film which I either glossed over or forgot from the novel.

I haven't read The Help - am I missing out?


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