What are you reading at the moment?

[Gitte]

I read Gone with the wind last year and loved it! I can imagine it being a novel I will read again some day.

[Gitte]

I just started The Book of Lost Things.

[Aoibhínn]

I'm reading the latest book, Deadlocked, in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.

[Nikoline]

Middle March by George Eliot. It's such an elegant book.

[literati]

Im reading Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris. It's pretty funny.

[Danielle]

I'm reading .

I just finished
It was SOO good!

[Danna]

I am currently re-reading A Game of Thrones. This is the first time I re-read a book, and it is still good. I truly love this book! I read, although I have a huge box of 25 books in my house that I have not read yet. Lucky me, yet I read this book again because I have no time to get into anything else... To busy studying and all...:) Although it never seems to disturb Rory!

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris this afternoon and now I'm reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch.

[Kristen]

I just finished "Atlas Snubbed"by: Ken Krawchak
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... and Now I am reading "Les Miserables."

[Gitte]

Just started The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter.

[Library]

Young adult literatureReading list 408 summer 2012
The following books are required for all students in the class and will be discussed in chats.

Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Little Brown, 2007.

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. Simon and Schuster, 2002.

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic. 2008.

Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. HarperCollins, 2008.
Green, John. Paper Towns. Speak, 2009.
Hemphill, Stephanie. Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath. Knopf, 2008.
Johnson, Angela. First Part Last. Simon Pulse, 2004.
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006.

In addition to the above titles choose one title from each of the following categories. You may not use the titles above to satisfy the requirements below.

1. Read one book from the Best Books for Young Adults list for any year from 2009 on. (ALA) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yal...

2. Read one book from the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list for any year from 2009 on. (ALA) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yal...

3. Read one Printz Award book (or Honor Book) for any year from 2009 on. (ALA) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yal...

4. Read one of the following “classic” YA titles: The Pigman (Paul Zindel); The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton); or The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier).

this be the 3rd time that I've read the hunger games

[Aoibhínn]

I've just finished reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch and I'm about to start The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks.

[Danna]

Ellie wrote: "I've just finished reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch and I'm about to start The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks."

I have WHITE OLEANDER in my bx! How is it?!

[Library]

Started and finished paper towns Thursday the 31st going to start first part last

[Danna]

Library wrote: "Started and finished paper towns Thursday the 31st going to start first part last"

I love PAPER TOWNS! Itis so good!

[Kelsey]

I am currently reading The Lovely Bones
About 2 years ago I listened to the audio book and now I am enjoying reading the book in print.

[Danna]

Kelsey wrote: "I am currently reading The Lovely Bones
About 2 years ago I listened to the audio book and now I am enjoying reading the book in print."

It's a nice book...

[Kelsey]

I much prefer to read books than to listen to them. I mean it is a good way to pass the time during road trips, but it is not the same.

[Lori]

I've been perusing a few things lately. Normally this is a death knell for anything I read. However I've not only been coming back to books, but I've been making progress on several as well! Lately I've been reading East of Eden, Yoga for Dummies, Eat, Pray, Love, and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

[Danna]

What do you think of EAST OF EDEN and THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER? I have been planning to read these books.

[Lori]

I've already read East of Eden and I loved it. I definitely recommend it. I finished in 4 days the first time. Now I'm going back and savoring it. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is also pretty good. McCullers is really good at describing the atmosphere.

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks earlier and now I'm starting Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.

[Kelsey]

I finished The Lovely Bones today. While I'm waiting for my next book to come in the mail, I thought if give Beastly a whirl.

[Jenna]

literati wrote: "Im reading Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris. It's pretty funny."

Looooove David Sedaris anything!

[Jenna]

Jumana wrote: "I'm reading the The Catcher in the Rye, a classic."

One of my favorite books ever.

[Jenna]

Ellie wrote: "I've just finished reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch and I'm about to start The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks."

How was White Oleander?

[Kelly]

I am reading Anna Karenina. I love it so far, however, it does get confusing with all the "skys". I also do no understand why Tolstoy goes back and forth with calling Anna, Karenina and also Arkadyevna.

[Lori]

Kelly, It has to do with familiarity. One is a family nickname, one is their first name, and one is the patrynomic name. It confused me too.

[Aoibhínn]

Yesterday, I finished reading Seven Up by Janet Evanovich and today I've started The Client by John Grisham.

[Anna]

I´m finished reading The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead, yesterday. Also I read Erlöst mich by Simon Kernick. Now I´m waiting for a new book to read, but I don´t know which genre I will choose:/

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Today I started reading The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike.

[literati]

Jenna wrote: "literati wrote: "Im reading Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris. It's pretty funny."

Looooove David Sedaris anything!"


:) it was my first David Sedaris I read but I really liked it I cant wait to read more of his stuff now

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading The Client by John Grisham last night and now I'm reading Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon.

[Amanda]

I'm reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. After that, I will be reading Inkheart.

[Neha]

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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I'm reading It's really really scary. Gives me nightmares.

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon and now I'm a couple of chapters into Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James.

[Olivia]

I just finished Romanitas by Sophia McDougall and am halfway through Emma by Jane Austen

[Faye]

I'm reading Tolstoy's Resurrection, Dickens' Bleak House, and Stoker's Dracula. I am very firmly planted in the 19th century right now, LOL.

[Lori]

It sounds like it! I've mostly been reading healthy living books (the boyfriend and I are starting a diet), but I hope to get back to reading Madame Bovary and East of Eden this weekend.

[Doreen]

Lori, I loved East of Eden. Definitely one of my favourite books! Enjoy...

I've just started Hollow Earth - a fantasy about 12yo twins with the power to bring drawings to life and enter paintings. Seems promising so far.

[Lori]

Doreen, I love it too. I flew through it a couple of summers ago and am going MUCH more slowly this time. It's a great book to read a bit of and digest, even if it was a relatively unimportant (seeming, because I doubt Steinbeck would have added fluff for fun) chapter.

[Olivia]

Just started The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

[Faye]

I'm reading Hearts in Atlantis, my first Stephen King. (Yeah, I know, waaaaaay late to the party on that one!)

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James earlier today and now I've started The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

[Trixy]

Ellie wrote: "I've finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James earlier today and now I've started The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne."

How did you like Fifty Shades of Grey? I picked up a copy and have been reading it here and there, but so far I'm not enjoying it.

Right now I'm more focused on A Clockwork Orange, more to my liking.

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I've just started reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac. I really like it so far.

[Aoibhínn]

Caitlin wrote: "How did you like Fifty Shades of Grey? I picked up a copy and have been reading it here and there, but so far I'm not enjoying it."

I thought it was the biggest load of crap I've ever read. The sex scenes aren't even that good. To be honest, I found the book to be as erotic as a stale cheese sandwich.

[Trixy]

Ellie wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "How did you like Fifty Shades of Grey? I picked up a copy and have been reading it here and there, but so far I'm not enjoying it."

I thought it was the biggest load of crap I've e..."

Oh my goodness, that's poor news indeed! I find it hard to enjoy erotic moments in books unless the characters and story is well rounded, otherwise it's meaningless to me. It's all coming across very young and juvenile so far, but I suppose that's what I get for an impulse buy.

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne this morning and now I'm about to start Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner.