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I just finished "In the Woods" by Tana French. It's a great psychological thriller. I'm about 30 pages into "Bliss" by Lauren Myracle. So far, so good :-)
Alicia - Cirque Du Freak is a good series I'm trying to read them but I can only get hold of certain copies at the library.
Ok I finished Seeing last night, and I just loved that book, I would not mind picking more Saramago books in the future, not at all!I am set to start Witch tonight ... can't wait to post and read what you guys thought of it!
oh dear, in addition to the four I posted the other day, my book club meets tonight so that will be a fifth added!!
Hahahahahaha, JT! You are now on the slippery slope! Watch as your list grows and grows until it resembles a literary Everest. Assemble the Sherpas and oxygen tanks, you're going to the top!
no kidding!! and I love every minute of it!!
Well, my book club picked Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates for our next book. Fortunately, it was on my TBR list!!
Just finished Witch. Before I start The Bell Jar, decided I needed something more relaxing and upbeat. I have started reading Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gilmore. It is set in the 70s in Georgia and written in a syle similar to books by Fannie Flagg.
White Smoke, which is a novel about intrigue and skulduggery at the election of a new pope.Not deep, but fun.
I'm now working my way through the Stand and so far so good.
Kathy I really liked LFSATDQ let me know what you think of it.
I am almost finished reading Harvesting the Heart - by Jodi Picoult.However, I am torn!!! I have waaaay too many books on my to-read list. If anyone would like to suggest one, that would be wonderful!! I actually have a "already own to read" shelf if anyone would like to take a looksy. ;o)
I thought Snow Falling on Cedars was a great book. It also happens to be the only one on your list that I have read , but it is very good.
Two books on your list that are my favourites are The Road and The Bell Jar which is the group read for this month.
Hi Sheryl! I have a lot of the same unread books on my shelf (head hung in shame). Two that I have read and highly enjoyed are The Bell Jar and The Poisonwood Bible. TBJ is a quick read and the writing is just beautiful. It was so easy for me to relate to some of the passages and drew the most vivid picture of depression I have ever experienced when reading. TPB is one of my favorite books of all time. I loved the history and the unique quality of all the characters.
Im reading The Thrill of Victory by Sandra Brown its the second book Ive read of hers, but Im a big fan of Nora Roberts books and am expanding my book shelf all the time..
Anyone else like these authors ?
Thanks so much for the suggestions!!Scott K - My husband read Snow Falling on Cedars and said that it was good.
Also...Sherry my hubby read The Road and really liked it a lot.
Jen and Sherry... The Bell Jar is actually one that I just stumbled upon today at a thrift store and picked it up! That may just be my next read! However...Jen, I really want to start The Poisonwood Bible too.
Ugh.. decisions, decisions!
BTW, I really appreciate you all helping me out. I wasn't sure if it was good etiquette to ask!
Etiquette scmitequette, ask away....... it's what most of us live for to answer questions like this .
Thank you! Everyone is so nice and accommodating in this group, I've noticed!I hate to say, that I could get more reading in if it weren't for Good Reads. GR and Stumble consume so much of my time lately!
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Yeah.. what is Stumble Sheryl??
You reallllly don't want me to tell you! You will instantly become addicted! Go to www.stumbleupon.com and you can join. You will fill out your profile and there is a checklist page of "interests" and you check off the ones you like. You also need to download or install the stumble toolbar (I believe it tells you how -my husband set mine up) After you have your profile set up you click on the Stumble button on your toolbar and random websites come up that pertain to your particular interests. If you give it a thumbs up it it will save it for you.
Here's mine if you want to check it out to see how I've done it.
http://shashee71.stumbleupon.com/public/
Good luck and let me know how you like it!
Oh, and you can also write a review on the sites that you go to. Once you have installed the toolbar, you can review any web-site that you go to, not just the ones you "stumble". If you are the first person to tag a website, then it will say that you discovered it if someone else stumbles it.
I'm telling you...ADDICTION!
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well at least I won't be able to do it at work....they frown on that kinda stuff. They actually frown upon GR too but screw'em. When my staff makes more than me every 2 weeks I WILL surf the net.
Ohhhh,looks interesting but gonna pass.Can't afford anymore addictions,even the ones that only cost me time(actually especially the ones that only cost me time!)
Yeah, I can't stumble at work either!! Big Brother blocks most websites. For some reason, though, we can get on Good Reads! I actually discovered GR at work.Lori, you will get sucked in big time. The newness has worn off, though and I only stumble now every so often.
Sheryl - Thanks for the lead. It looks dangerously addictive. Does anyone ever read books that they are embarrassed to mention to the group or embarrassed to read in public? I'm reading Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark. It's senseless, trashy suspense but she was one of my favorite authors when I was about eighteen, prior to discovering that most plots are the same and you could always figure out who did it by putting your money on the least likely person. Anyway, I saw her new one at the library and thought I'd give my emotions a little rest after Blindness and The Bell Jar.
Similarly, I was very embarrassed when I was reading The Other Boelyn Girl. I'll be honest, I was horribly sucked into the book and really enjoyed reading it, but I was so embarrassed that I wouldn't read it in public. I met a friend at Starbucks one day and brought another book in its place in case I got there first and had time to read.
I can't really think of a book that I am embarrassed to read now. However, I will freely admit that I have read nearly every Danielle Steele book. They were so easy to read since they were basically the same plot and just switched out the herione from blonde to brunette with the occasional redhead thrown in. Whew...now you all know my deep dark secret - I feel better.I finished Witch of Portobello last night. I really liked it.
I just started Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. I am not that far into it, but am already liking it. This is another one of those books that I really can't believe I haven't read yet.
I have a collection of witchcraft related books, I am fascinated by the religious tendencies that had/have women as head of "church". I have some books that have covers that you would never guess what their subject matter is about, but others just plain say the word Witch or Witchcraft, Wicca on it. Most of my family members are Catholic, some are Jehova's Witnesses and a few of them are New Born Christians, for a long while I hid these books in my bedroom shelf, not any more, I just simply don't care, I love the subject and that's the end of it.
Lorena, It is like you are talking about my life and my bookshelves (without the Jehova's Witness part). I too used to hide them, but I don't anymore. I actually have a lot of different religion-type books...after leaving the Catholic upbringing I had, I became enchanted with other religions and wanted to read as much as I could about all of them. So, why can I have a book about Judaism on my bookshelf and not one about Wicca?I have a tattoo of the Celtic loop on my leg. When I got it my mom asked, "are you a witch?" I looked at her and rolled my eyes.
It is a strange thing Stacie, lets say if you have Holocaust related books, most people can relate to and feel sympathetic and get a conversation going about the subject, throw in a witch-hunt book on the coffee table and everyone feels uncomfortable about it. Historicaly its appaling to think how many people, but mostly women died for either practicing wiccan traditions or for being accused of practicing (which was most often the case).All kinds of persecution are terrible, but I don't know why religious persecution is a subject that really draws me in; I love learning about all kinds of religious and spiritual practices, but the Wiccan is one that I love reading about, maybe because as I said before it gives women a place of honor and not of submission.
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Btw, This is the first thread of the group to hit over 1000 posts... wow.
Wow Lori! Hmm, I've been interested in reading about Salem.
Finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter last night - I enjoyed it, quick read, killing style I'd never heard of before.Started Sail by James Patterson last night and am about a third the way through it - I am really liking it and hopefully will read another chunk today.
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Lori, there is nothing dark or twisted on those books, I assure you. But that is exactly the reaction one gets, my love with the subject started by reading "When God was a Woman" as part of a college assigment and I just wanted to know more. I also have a Kabbalah book, the Book of the Mormon, Books about the Hindu people, African Rituals, but those never generate as much "unfounded fear" as my wiccan ones do. So very sad.I do own a T-Shirt that says "I can't Always be A Good Girl" though, and wear it when I am in a bad mood ... LOL
Lori, I don't have the other books at the moment but one day I shall get around to purchasing them and read them definitely.
I'm reading NEW MOON by Miss Stephanie KICKASS Meyer.
I've been to Salem...it's totally commercialized so it's almost worse than what actually happened there.I also have a fascination with witchcraft...I think I got hooked when reading Witch of Blackbird Pond in my younger days...plus I live in New England, so we know all about the Salem Witch Trials...
Lorena, I'm thoroughly fascinated by witchcraft and wicca, and try to read as much as I can about it. One of my current to-read books is The Element Encyclopdia of Witchcraft, which is HUGE so it's gonna have to be one that I dip in and out of I think.
Lorena, that sounds fascinating. I get what you say about interest in women-headed religious groups. Most are tremendously patriarchal, yet way back when we were a matriarchal people. One book I occasionally pick up is Who Wrote The Bible, the bible in this case being the Jewish bible, ie the Old Testament. It explores the historic and sociological aspects of the times, as well as the notion that several people wrote it, one of the main ones being a woman. Which leads one to wonder how important women were during that time.
Hey All! I have a six or seven hour flight Saturday morning and need to find a HUGE and JUCIE thriller to read. Any suggestions? I have no where near enough time to go to the book store for as long as I want...*sigh*...so if anyone has any ideas to help keep me focused while browsing the shelves let me know! lolTHANKS!!
Kirsty, How cool (we could become known as the closet witches of GR)! Just keep it under your bed or people might think you are going to sacrifice a chicken ... LOL (another add to my wish-list).Lori, that also sounds interesting, might have to add it to my eve growing wish-list. The thing that also grabs my attention from time to time are the many books that were considered Gospel until Constantine but were not included on the Bible, there are so few of them that survived the burning, but you can manage copies of some of them (the last one I read was the Gospel of Judas). The Torah has so many historical and heavily patriarcal rules that it lacks to capture my attention for very long -and I mean this as a study matter with no disrespect to my GR Jewish fellow readers.
I finished both The Scandal Plan and my ARC copy of This Year's Model...both we're really good... although This Year's Model I think ended a bit too soon...I wanted more.I'm reading my other ARC book Gilding Lily now...not too far into it but it looks promising.
lmao. My family are very interested in all things paranormal, and my bookcase is in my bedroom (I still live with my mum), the only people that will see that book are family - so I don't need to hide it! In fact a book about the paranormal (mediums in particular) is the only book that I've seen my mum read from start to finish - she doesn't do reading at all!
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it's kind of like when I had a TV hooked up and watched PBS mostly - had just to veg out on cable.networks once in a while
with DVD'S now I can even watch the really good cable shows like MADMEN/HOUSE/MEERKAT MANOR and some others whenever and arrange watching TV around reading and not interrupting reading to watch a good TV show