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[Liz]

Stephanie wrote: "Liz wrote: "Linda wrote: "Liz wrote: "Morgan, I've read four Jodi Picoult novels and The Pact is not one of them, but one I'd really like to read! Let me know what you think of it!"

Morgan, Liz..."
Picoult publishes books so quickly! I feel like she must write constantly without sleeping or eating (although that's obviously not the case).

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Just finished Crocodile on the Sandbank - the solution was most melodramatic, in appropriate Victorian fashion. Fun read.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge. Will now read Judge & Jury - James Patterson & Andrew Gross.

[Mosca]

Finished reading A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell.

So I'm starting something different. Since I've never read anything by Michael Chabon, reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay might be a good start.

[Kellie]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "Kellie wrote: "Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am now reading THE BROKEN WINDOW by Jeffrey Deaver. Just finished CLUB DEAD and loved it."

Hey Ann, I didn't know you were a Deaver fan. Have you read all ..."

They are all great! Enjoy it!

[Leah]

I've been working on the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice of late but for a breather I'm reading currently The Poe Shadow A Novel by Matthew Pearl.. I liked his first novelThe Dante Club A Novel.. and I like Edgar Allan Poe, historical fiction, and murder mystery .. this book has all three!

[Liz]

I just finished Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors--I really enjoyed it, and it may just tie with Twelfth Night for my favorite Shakespeare play (not that I have read them all).

[Catamorandi]

I am not sure if I already posted this or not, but I am ready to start reading The Thirteenth Tale.

[Chrystal]

I had started One For the Money, but the library called today and my turn for Breaking Dawn finally came. I decided to start that one because I can only keep it for two weeks....the wait list on this one is so long it's not renewable, so I figured I could put One For the Money on the back burner because I can more than likely renew it since it's an older book. So on to Breaking Dawn for me!

[Knarik]

I finished the Breaking Dawn.i liked it, but I don't think that The Twilight Saga is as great as Harry Potter was.
Now I am reading Ray Bradbury's the martian Chronicals.

[Jessica]

I finished Water for Elephants, what a lovely story! Now it's time for a rare re-read with Angela's Ashes.

[Jeane]

Grave Sight by charlaine harris: it is really good. First I was dissapointed that this wasn't the sookie serie but I am enjoying it. She finds dead people...

A Traveller's Companion to Dublin
So interesting and I am only at the long introduction which i guess is a very good sign.

The Book of Lost Booksby stuart kelly

still very interesting but haven't read much lately. It is my bus book and haven't been feeling my normal self the last times on the bus.

Angela's ashes
well I put it on as reading because I thought it would help me start....

[Lori, Super Mod]

Knarik, I read MArtian Chronicles last summer and thought it was really strange. A good strange, but strange :)

Jeane, I bought the Grave Sight series but havent started it yet!

[Rory M.]

If you've read Frankenstein this post is for you!

I thought it was interesting that "the creature" was not assembled by body parts but actually created by Frankenstein. Popular culture continually portrays it the other way. I found it interesting that Frankenstein was a chemistry student, thus, the creature was a new species, separate from humans. Shelley was a trailblazer - the first super "human"!

[Katherine Quarles]

I am currently reading Accidentally Engaged by MaryJanice Davidson. It is a really cute chick book.

[Linda]

Liz wrote: "Linda wrote: "Liz wrote: "Morgan, I've read four Jodi Picoult novels and The Pact is not one of them, but one I'd really like to read! Let me know what you think of it!"

Morgan, Liz: I recently ..."

Liz, I liked Change of Heart far and away better than The Pact. For me, The Pact just seemed to go on interminably.

[Rebbie]

The discussion about Jodi Picoult books is great, thanks all. What's your favorite, anyone? I've only read one, Eighteen Minutes, which was good, but would like to get other suggestions.

[Mary]

Rebbie wrote: "The discussion about Jodi Picoult books is great, thanks all. What's your favorite, anyone? I've only read one, Eighteen Minutes, which was good, but would like to get other suggestions."

Rebbie, I've only read a few but I really liked My Sister's Keeper.

[Brittany]

I began reading "Emma" because "Friday Night Knitting Club" wasn't light enough for me. Just read two books that weren't too light... kinda dark, kinda deep... and I need some frivolty!

[Stephanie]

Rebbie wrote: "The discussion about Jodi Picoult books is great, thanks all. What's your favorite, anyone? I've only read one, Eighteen Minutes, which was good, but would like to get other suggestions."

My Sister's Keeper is by far my favorite Piccoult book. I also really enjoyed Plain Truth and The Pact. I haven't read all of her books but My Sister's Keeper just stands out above the ones I have.

[Jessica]

Pick a favorite Jodi Picoult? Seriously? LOL, I love every one that I have read, although to varying degrees. My favorite is probably Plain Truth while my least favorite was Songs of the Humpback Whale but only because it is a very different style than the rest of her books.

[Claire]

Sondra wrote: "Claire wrote: "Over the weekend, I started My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This is the first of her books that I am reading. Hopefully I'll like it. "

Claire...let me know what you think ab..."

I sure will, Sondra. It tends to take me a little longer to finish a book because I mainly read on the bus, but I'll let you know as soon as I finish. I'm liking it so far but am only on about page 40ish. If I had a good block of time, I would probably sit and read this in its entirety. So far, it seems to be a book that will be hard to put down.

[Claire]

Hey Fiona, just wanted to let you know that I adored I Capture The Castle. It just makes me want to be in the English countryside and really gave me the feeling that I was right there with Cassandra. She is such a wise young girl, smart beyond her years. Thanks for the great recommendation! Its a charmer (and so funny)!

[Coral Rose]

Are we allowed to say what we don't like? I'm in the middle of Bel Canto, and while I think Ann Patchett is tremendously talented and has an incredible writing style, I feel like her characters and plots become caricatures and bunny trails. I read Run and after a two week diet of M.F.A. fiction, I relished the smoothness of her prose, but I can't seem to get fully behind her plots. I feel like in Bel Canto, Roxanne ends up as just a shell for the opera, which is disappointing. :-( Maybe I'm just a grouchy reader.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I started Pardonable Lies A Maisie Dobbs Novel, by Jacqueline Winspear, last night. It's as good as the other ones, so far, I think.

[Kellie]

Brittany wrote: "I began reading "Emma" because "Friday Night Knitting Club" wasn't light enough for me. Just read two books that weren't too light... kinda dark, kinda deep... and I need some frivolty!"

And Friday Night Knitting Club is DEFINITELY not light....Boo Hoo!~

[Carrie]

Any MARY KAY ANDREWS fans? I'm about to start her newest: Deep Dish.
I love her writing. She's funny!

[Dana]

I am reading the Shack. It is the big that everyone is buzzing about supposedly. I am reading it and putting it down and trying not to fall asleep. I will not say that it is bad, but I definitely will have to say that it is a book that takes some time to get into.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Judge & Jury - James Patterson & Andrew Gross. Will now read Honeymoon - James Patterson & Howard Roughan.

[Cait]

I've finished Blindness and The Stupidest Angel. I'm starting Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close today.

ETA: I've only read the first 5 pages and I'm loving this book already!

[Cait]

Claire wrote: "Hey Fiona, just wanted to let you know that I adored I Capture The Castle. It just makes me want to be in the English countryside and really gave me the feeling that I was right there with Cassand..."

I'm really looking forward to reading this as part of the challenge! I keep hearing wonderful things.

[Kellie]

Carrie wrote: "Any MARY KAY ANDREWS fans? I'm about to start her newest: Deep Dish.
I love her writing..."

I am also a MK Andrews fan. I have met her a few times and had my picture taken with her (and it was posted on her website for a while)
My favorite books are the Savannah Breeze/Savannah Blues books. Love Weezie and her sidekick.
I have Deep Dish, but I haven't read it yet.
Hissy Fit is good too!

[Kelly]

Fiona wrote: "I am reading Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge."

Hi Fiona,
I recently read Double Cross and I loved it. Are his books that he co-authors just as good as the ones he does on his own?

[Rebbie]

Thanks, all, for the recommendations about Jodi Picoult books. I think I'll do Plain Truth and Sister's Keeper for my next two--because I have such empty selves, you know, for my To-Be-Read titles!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Kelly wrote: "Fiona wrote: "I am reading Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge."

Hi Fiona,
I recently read Double Cross and I loved it. Are his books that he co-authors just as good as the one..."

Kelly, I have loved the 2 I have read. Step on a Crack is 1st in a new series. The other 1 I have finished today was really interesting.

[Lisa]

I started PS I Love You last night. So far, so good.

[Samantha McNulty]

Currently reading Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

[alicia]

The Jodi Picoult's i have read so far are:
The Pact - did not care for this one the subject really upset me.

My Sister's Keeper - loved it,my fav so far
Nineteen Minutes - liked it
The Tenth Circle - did not care for it
Change of Heart-I liked it very much

[Kelly]

Thanks Fiona!!!

[Kelly]

Alicia what was the subject that upset you so?

[Liz]

By Jodi Picoult, I've read My Sister's Keeper, Keeping Faith, Vanishing Acts and The Tenth Circle. Keeping Faith was probably my favorite. Perhaps we should just start a Jodi Picoult thread!
Lisa, I read P.S. I Love You, and although it was cute and heartwarming, I thought Ahern overused the word giggle.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kelly wrote: "Alicia what was the subject that upset you so?"

The Pact deals with teenage suicide.

My feeling is that all of Jodi Picoult's novels deal with contemporary controversial issues, any one of which could be upsetting. I think Perfect Match A Novel, might be the most controversial of the ones I've read, which deals with pedophilia and the Catholic church.

[alicia]

I just found the whole thing upsetting the fact that the kids had a suicide pact and how it came about.Plus I did not like the way the parent's friendship unfolded and the the things that came out.The whole novel just really depressed me.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Cait wrote: "I've finished Blindness and The Stupidest Angel. I'm starting Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close today.

ETA: I've only read the first 5 pages and I'm loving this book already! "


three great books back to back! You are on a reading roll!!!!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kelli wrote: "Update! Songs Without Words is getting much better. I'm not falling asleep anymore! Ann Packer is amazing at character development. I feel like I know these people! Or, maybe I'm easy to please. :-) "


Kelli, I loved both Songs Without Words and The Dive From Clausen's Pier A Novel, though Dive was better. Enjoy!

[Liz]

Silas Marner by George Elliot is the audiobook of the moment.

Bleak House by Charles Dickens is the Classic read of the moment

Beasts of New York by Jon Evans is the fiction read of the moment. This is only in ebook format

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay is the non-fiction read of the moment.

[JuliAnna]

Susanna, I also enjoyed both The Alienist and The Crocodile on the Sandbank. I never heard of Maisie Dobbs, but it sounds like another good detective series set in an interesting historical period. I'll have to check it out.

I finished The Wind-up Bird Chronicle which was a little uneven but definitely interesting. I'm reading The Sparrow, since all of my friends who have read it have loved it. Plus it has gotten high recommendations here.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Maisie Dobbs is not the standard kind of mystery story, but I enjoyed it a great deal.

[Rebbie]

LOVED the Alienist. Haven't read Crocodile on the Sandbank yet, but I want to.


JuliAnna wrote: "Susanna, I also enjoyed both The Alienist and The Crocodile on the Sandbank. I never heard of Maisie Dobbs, but it sounds like another good detective series set in an interesting historical period...."

[Robin]

Ashley wrote: "I am reading Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban for the first time."

That was my favorite behind the first one - ENJOY!