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[Susan]

let me know what you think when you're done!

[Stephanie]

Kathy wrote: "Stephanie, thanks for the feedback on Zippy. Since I grew up in a small town in the same part of the country as the author and at about the same time, I think it I will really connect to it.
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No problem! I was born in a pretty small town in Kansas, so I also connected with the small town aspect, even though we moved away when I was still fairly young, so I can't really say I "grew up" there. Happy reading!

[Melissa]

Kate wrote: "Monica wrote: "I have been reading The Da Vinci Code for the last month! It NEVER takes me this long to read a book (unless I have a million papers to grade) It took me almost three months to get t..."

I did the same thing! I was about halfway through and just stopped! I can't decide if I want to finish it.

[Chrystal]

Finished up Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard....now on to The Reader.

[Jackie]

Currently reading Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. I'm only up to chapter 3 and haven't really had a chuckle yet. Usually Kinsella's books are really funny, so I'm hoping this one gets better.

I haven't had a chance to pick up JS & MN. I've had a busy week so when I unwind I just want an easy read. I must admit that between the slowness and the footnotes I've been turned off a bit.

[Staci]

Susan wrote: "I just finished reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I don't remember ever being so moved by a book. It was absolutely heart-wrenching and wonderful. I highly recommend it."

I felt the same way too. Excellent book!

[Jessica]

I finished The Other Boleyn Girl during my break at work and am now onto The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton.

[Staci]

Dorie wrote: "Jill, I agree. Very imaginative. I'm glad I read it. I'm now considering picking up Gaiman's other YA book "Coraline"."

Don't consider it....you must read it! Very enjoyable and just a tad creepy!! Great fun!

[Staci]

I just finished Guernsey Literary and now I'm reading Cross Country by James Patterson. It is a Alex Cross series book that I just have to read. I love the character Alex Cross. And I'll be the first to admit it...I love the short chapters!! makes for a fast, easy read!!

[Ann from S.C.]

Fiona, the book PAY IT FORWARD was even better than the movie!!! I have read another of her books, but I can't think if the name... Let me look... Ok LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE was also very good! I will have to check out CHASING WINDMILLS.

[Robin]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "Fiona, the book PAY IT FORWARD was even better than the movie!!! I have read another of her books, but I can't think if the name... Let me look... Ok LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE was also very good! I..."

I didn't realize Pay it Forward was a book first - I saw the movie and thought it was very well done - All the actors (Halley Joel Osmett, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt) did a great job. And it was very well written. I would give the movie high marks except for the VERY VERY VERY end. I think you who have seen it will know what I man. Does the book have the same ending?

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I haven't seen the movie, but from your reaction, I'm guessing they end the same.

I loved Pay It Forward. I had to buy it after I read the book from the library. I've read another book by her and I can't think what it is...Let me look...Electric God. This one was just okay. I can't remember if it was more of a modern-day Job story or Jonah story. One of those J's from the Old Testament anyway! :-) I was disappointed by it.

[Kellie]

OK y'all. I'm reading Gone With The Wind
I'm about 1/2 way through it.
I am really liking it but it is taking a lot longer to read than I thought. I am going to have to rearrange my TBR list for all the time I'm taking on it.
I have the movie so I read several chapters and then watch that part of the movie. It helps get a picture in my mind of Scarlet and the other characters.
I am so glad I am reading this. It is defintely a great classic and one I actually enjoy!

[Eric]

I am part way through Three Men in a Boat by jerome K. Jerome.

[Katie]

Staci wrote: "I just finished Guernsey Literary and now I'm reading Cross Country by James Patterson. It is a Alex Cross series book that I just have to read. I love the character Alex Cross. And I'll be the fir..."

I've really enjoyed the Alex Cross series too. I'll be picking up a copy of Cross Country for sure when I'm in the mood for Patterson again.

[Laura]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "Fiona, the book PAY IT FORWARD was even better than the movie!!! I have read another of her books, but I can't think if the name... Let me look... Ok LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE was also very good! I..."

Thanks Ann, that was me who asked. I'll def. check out Pay it Forward (I can use that for the challenge now) and Love in the Present Tense too! Thanks everyone for the comments about her novels. Ann, I think you'll LOVE Chasing Windmills.

[Linda]

Kate wrote: "Staci wrote: "I just finished Guernsey Literary and now I'm reading Cross Country by James Patterson. It is a Alex Cross series book that I just have to read. I love the character Alex Cross. And I..."

Kate, I love Alex Cross as well, but since Patterson has gone on a stream of writing books that just don't seem to pan out for me, I am going to (for once) try this one from the library. I just can't make myself spend the money when I know I'll be done with the book in a day, maybe two at the outside.

[Katie]

Linda

Although it will be awhile until I get a copy of this book, I feel I must buy it because I own a copy of every book in this series so far. If I didn't I'd probably head to the library as well :)

[Melissa]

Have started The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray! I love her writing style.

[Ashley]

Robin- The Road was a whole bunch of diffent things for me: Wonderful, Sad, entertaining, intense, etc. It was a really great book though I am glad that I finally read it.

[Darla]

Just finished Santa and Pete, which I recommend for a good christmas time read...

Just started The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Finished The Pilgrim of Hate: The Tenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael, by Ellis Peters, last night. It was, I would say, an "average" Brother Cadfael - which was OK with me, as I like the series.

[Flan]

Monica wrote: "I have been reading The Da Vinci Code for the last month! It NEVER takes me this long to read a book (unless I have a million papers to grade) It took me almost three months to get through Angles a..." I'm with you about the Da Vinci Code, I couldn't handle the low quality of the writing. For a so called fast-paced mystery it dragged worse than Foucaults Pendulum.

Jill wrote: "Dorie, I'm glad you liked The Graveyard Book. It was one of my favorites from last year. I hated to see it end, but at the same time I was very satisfied with the ending. It was just so well-written."

[Jeane]

Robin wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Crazy as Chocolate

I think it is my first book from a Gr author."
..."


i didn't even know! I just noticed when I put it on my list...

[Jeane]

Melissa wrote: "Kate wrote: "Monica wrote: "I have been reading The Da Vinci Code for the last month! It NEVER takes me this long to read a book (unless I have a million papers to grade) It took me almost three mo..."

i think I read it in a week. really liked it but kept in my mind that I was reading a fiction book. Afterwards I did start to look up more about what I read, but while reading it I saw it just as a story.

[Jessika]

Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and I'm sitting here crying. Everyone I know has been telling me to keep reading, and I know I will, but at the same time I don't want to. It sounds ridiculous because these books are fictional, but having grown up alongside Harry, the death of a character who has become very real to me is one of the toughest blows I've ever been dealt in a book.

So, I'm gonna try to start Deathly Hallows today after I'm done mourning for a while--haha.

[Allison]

Jess wrote: "Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and I'm sitting here crying. Everyone I know has been telling me to keep reading, and I know I will, but at the same time I don't want to. It so..."

Hey don't worry...the characters that die only die physically...they are still very much a part of Harry's life :-) Deathly Hallows is more than worth your time!

[Allison]

So I started Meyer's The Host about a week ago and got 50 pages into it, then got distracted by other things...now I'm seriously getting back into it-about 120 pages in, and I'm really liking it! I know it won't be another Twilight, but its nice to see that she'll be producing other good things!

[Natalee]

Allison...
I tried The Host but just couldnt get into it. Did it get better later on? I was really wanting it to be good but I just found myself uninterested.

[Allison]

Natalee wrote: "Allison...
I tried The Host but just couldnt get into it. Did it get better later on? I was really wanting it to be good but I just found myself uninterested. "

Well I'm not too terribly far into it yet, but I agree that the beginning was a little slow, thats why it took me a few days to pick it back up. But I find myself getting more and more invested in the characters as I continue...if it keeps me hooked I'll probably read the rest of it this weekend, so I'll let you know!

[Naomi]

I am reading The Undomestic Goddess By Sophie Kinsella enjoying this book as i enjoy all her books when i fancy something light and funny to read, have ordered Twilight from amazon today as i my next book to read.

I tried to read the Da Vinci Code could not get into it no matter how many times i tried. anything that is not written in 1st person i can't really get into for some reason.

[Ann from S.C.]

Laura, I think its the Bugs Bunny and the Elmer fudd that got me confused!! lol

[Jenna]

I just hit the library and here's the list that I'll be heading through..

Finishing When you are engulfed in flames (David Sedaris) which has made me laugh out loud a couple of times already.

Temple of the Winds and Blood of the Fold (Terry Goodkind)

The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg)

Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier)... I have heard so much about it on here.. it's time I read it!

Happy Reading!

p.s. I find it really hard to log in here everyday and keep up on this thread, so do not be offended if I don't respond to you. If there are too many new posts I only skim them. =)

[Jenna]

Naomi wrote: "I am reading The Undomestic Goddess By Sophie Kinsella enjoying this book as i enjoy all her books when i fancy something light and funny to read, have ordered Twilight from amazon today as i my ne..."

I hope you like Twilight. I think it's the best of the series. The others just weren't as interesting IMO. =)

[Alisha Marie]

I decided to drop Mercy because I really did not like any of the three central characters, so I decided that it would go the way of The Tenth Circle: A Novel and Vanishing Acts: A Novel and go unread.

Right now I'm reading Joy School by Elizabeth Berg. It's the sequel to Durable Goods (which was great) and it seems like a quick, easy read. It's going fast so far anyway.

[Jessica]

Hello eveyrone! I am new here, I was just checking things out. I just finished the book Night Watch which I really loved. It's a series so I will have to get the next one.

While I am waiting for that book to get here, I thought I would start A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. I read the Kite Runner and I thought that that was a very good book. It taught me a lot about the cultural and historical background of Afghanistan. I lvoe books that are fictional but still ahve a cultural aspect to them. I will see how this next one is as well.

Jenn, If you read Rebecca and like it you should read Jamaica Inn and Frenchman's Creek. They are both by Daphne Du Maurier, and they are two of my favorite books.

[Atishay]

Jenn wrote Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier)... I have heard so much about it on here.. it's time I read it!

Rebecca is awesome Jenn! I liked it so much I bought its sequel as well, Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beaumann. I'm yet to read it.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

just finished The Book Thief..wow. i stayed up all night to finish this..because i had to. and i cried. like a baby. which is so unusual for me. this book was amazing.

i have no clue what to read next..

[d4]

finally reading Sputnik Sweetheart

[Jeane]

Ofmatt wrote: "finally reading Sputnik Sweetheart"

How is it going Ofmatt? i read it maybe two years ago or so and quite like it. Of course, all the books of that writer are a bit weird but I always like them when i finished reading.

[Bettie]

I'm well into Suetonius: The Twelve Ceasars and loving it.

[Jeane]

bettie, is it about Ceasar or something completely different?

[Bettie]

Jeane wrote: "bettie, is it about Ceasar or something completely different?"

It's the biographies of the tweleve ceasars written in 98AD by Suetonius. It reads like a sunday tabloid hack report and translated by Graves who went on to write Claudius the God etc (TV's I Claudius)

Superb fun.

[Liz]

Darla, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants is a quick read--it's humorous but also definitely has a sentimental side. I thought it had a nice balance of the two.
Jenn-Rebecca is good, it's a really quick read and the plot has a nice flow.

[Ken]

I am reading The Tower by Massimo Manfredi.

Just purchased The Valkyries and Manual of the Warrior of Light, Paul Coelho I am looking forward to reading these.

[KHoopMan]

I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and so far I really like it! It's different. I like to be punched in the stomach by a book- does that make sense? I hope this book delivers.

[Andrea]

I'm Reading The Monster Of Florence as well as a cheesy Harlequin and 90 Minutes in Heaven

[Kevin]

For the last 2(?) weeks I've been reading Freaks of the Storm. A compilation of meteorological oddities through the years. While I was really very excited to get going on this and was WAY into for a couple of chapters, I can't WAIT to get it over with.

Each weather event such as Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wind, Snow, etc are included in their own chapter and each event has a "How to Stay Safe" section.

It's rather redundant and Im' WAY bored!

Maybe I can knock this off today.

DEFINITELY not one of the TNB's!

[Jeane]

Bettie wrote: "Jeane wrote: "bettie, is it about Ceasar or something completely different?"

It's the biographies of the tweleve ceasars written in 98AD by Suetonius. It reads like a sunday tabloid hack report ..."

Oh interesting! TBR montain, I am coming!

[Jeane]

Andrea wrote: "I'm Reading The Monster Of Florence as well as a cheesy Harlequin and 90 Minutes in Heaven"

What is it about Andrea? I also noticed that there are two different books with tthe same title but different authors. which author is yours?