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[SillySuzy]

I have just read the first 26 pages of White Teeth by Zadie Smith. So far I like it a lot.

[Paula]

I'm reading "Brotherhood of the Rose" David Morrell. It's not something I would normally read being kind of a spy novel with CIA involvement, I don't usually read those. I had read "First Blood" by this author YEARS ago and really liked it so I guess I had picked this one up at the UBS after reading that one. I'm doing a challenge on another group and needed a book with the name of a flower in the title so went through my much older books and found this one. I'm really glad that I did. It is very action packed and the author has made this a very interesting story so far. I hate putting it down!

[Ashley]

Finished Wintergirls and Eleven on top over the weekend. I am not about 170 pages into Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty.

[Stephanie]

Just starting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo based off of a recommendation from one of the girls in my book club.

[Viki]

Just finished The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen...ugh! depressing....

[El]

Viki wrote: "Just finished The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen...ugh! depressing...."

I'm impressed you made it through. I've started it a couple of times and hope to one day pony up to read the whole thing... but just first chapter was enough to turn me off. My own family dynamics are strange enough at times for me to not want to sit down and read about other family's awkwardnesses as well. I feel it's one of those books that will require me to have a bottle of Xanax beside me.

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Eric wrote: "I am halfway through,

Everything Is Illuminated A Novel
Jonathan Safran Foer... "

What do you think, Eric? It didn't do much for me and I had to fight to finish it.

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El wrote: "Viki wrote: "Just finished The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen...ugh! depressing...."

I'm impressed you made it through. I've started it a couple of times and hope to one day pony up to read th..."

almost makes me want to read it to see what it's like...

[Anna]

I'm reading The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman--the second book in the dark materials series (Golden Compass was the 1st book)

[April]

Anna wrote: "I'm reading The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman--the second book in the dark materials series (Golden Compass was the 1st book)"

I love that series! What do you think of Lyra and her daemon??

[Liz]

Laura wrote: "I've heard Coraline is good, Liz, are you enjoying it?"

I am! It's definitely more of a children's/young adults book, but so far I'm enjoying the story and the character Coraline herself.

[Maria]

just finished A Great and Terrible Beauty, and i started the first Sookie Stackhouse book last night. it's a quick read, i'm already 135 pges or so in to it.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Ooooohhhh Brothers K..... !!!

[Chamie]

I'm reading "Divided Minds"by Pamela Spiro Wagner:)so far so good.

[JuliAnna]

El wrote: "a very good friend of mine has made me promise that I would try reading either Oates's essays or short stories, and until now I haven't been prepared to read the same drivel again. For the Spring Challenge I found A Garden of Earthly Delights and decided it sounded unlike the previous books by Oates that I had read"

El, thanks for the interesting post. I haven't read Oates in years, as I have generally found her novels rather uninteresting. Your description of A Garden of Earthly Delights, however, makes it sound well worth picking up.

[Chrystal]

Wow I've missed a lot over the weekend! I finished The Pact by Jodi Picoult and loved it. I finished Life Sentences by Laura Lippman....also enjoyed that....I look forward to reading more by her. And I read True Colors by Kristin Hannah....another good one by her.

I just started Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult.

[Jessica]

April wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Yeah, April, you definitely should pick up more Jodi Picoult. I recommend Plain Truth. I thought it was great and the characters to me were less selfish than some of her other nove..."

Yeah, spread the SVU love! I am obsessed with that show.

But back on the reading front...I flew through the last 150 pages of Remember Me? today and am now reading Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen.

[Kate]

Jessica wrote: "April wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Yeah, April, you definitely should pick up more Jodi Picoult. I recommend Plain Truth. I thought it was great and the characters to me were less selfish than some of ..."

I just finished Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen. I loved it. It was a bit of a slow start but I loved it in the end.

[Kandice]

I just finished Hideous Kinky. Not at all what I expected, but really refreshing for a completely adult story to be told through the eyes of a 5/6 year old.

[Kandice]

I read that book as a pre-teen, and my youngest son Brady just won a Mythology Bee at his school! Edith Hamilton was a HUGE help to him!

[Allison]

Heather wrote: "Allison, so glad to hear you liked Those Who Save Us! I just bought it last week and can't wait to read it. I've heard it's a really emotional read. Did you think so? "

That's awesome, Heather! :) I will be interested to hear how you like it once you read it. I found it to be a bit emotional, yeah. I cried a lot at the ending. I just really felt like I knew the characters by the end, so it was definitely emotional in that way. I hope you enjoy it! :)

[Jeane]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I think it would be really good if you wanted to have a political discussion that you take it to another forum."

If you're looking for a sterile environm..."

You know when I read a book it isn't jsut to read a book. Sometimes they touch me so much that it coems till in my life, my thoughts. So I discuss with people what I think about it, answer on what others tell me they think about it, even tell them what I wish people would do but don't tell them what they have to do otherwise I am not going to talk to them anymore. Nope, just share what I think and listen to what they think and respect them for their opinion. A book can't stop with it was nice and interesting. It has an impact on me so it goes much further, it influences my life. Like this one, and there is even a Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization if anyone is interested but wants a more updated version. what was great is that at the end there were books the author recommended which looked interesting....my mountain is getting bigger than the everest.....

[Jeane]

Has anybody read Watermelon by Maryan keyes? I feel so addicted to it!

[Kate]

Jeane wrote: "Has anybody read Watermelon by Maryan keyes? I feel so addicted to it!"

After your initial post saying you were reading it, I looked it up and it does look really good. I am glad to hear that it is. I added it to my TBR pile, but I don't know how long it will take me to get to it...

[Kellie]

JG wrote: "I finally finished The Pillars of the Earth. There were parts that were so very brutal I almost gave up on the book, but once I finished I was glad I stuck it out. It was a solid 4-st..."

I've been eyeballing this book for a while. I read Whiteout and absolutely loved it. But I understand these books are very different. I might just put this book on my wishlist after all....

[Kellie]

Chrystal wrote: "Wow I've missed a lot over the weekend! I finished The Pact by Jodi Picoult and loved it. I finished Life Sentences by Laura Lippman....also enjoyed that....I look forward to reading more by her. A..."

Have you read What the Dead Know A Novel ? That is the one and only book I have read by Lippman. It was pretty good.

[Kellie]

Allison wrote: "Heather wrote: "Allison, so glad to hear you liked Those Who Save Us! I just bought it last week and can't wait to read it. I've heard it's a really emotional read. Did you think so? "

That's awes..."

Those Who Save Us is on my all time favorite list.
It's an amazing story!

[Kate]

Kellie wrote: "Chrystal wrote: "Wow I've missed a lot over the weekend! I finished The Pact by Jodi Picoult and loved it. I finished Life Sentences by Laura Lippman....also enjoyed that....I look forward to readi..."

The only one of her's that I have read is To the Power of Three. It was pretty good. What the Dead Know A Novel looks good. Maybe if I see it sometime at a disconted price, I will pick it up!

[Kellie]

Just finishedThe Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. Loved it!
Now I'm reading The Smoke Jumperby Evans.
So far, not bad.

Has anyone read Lisey's Story by King?
Would love to hear some opinions. I received it as a bookring and I'll be reading it in the next few weeks.

[El]

Kellie, I thought Lisey's Story was pretty decent for one of King's newer books. I thought his later Duma Key was even better, but there was a sweet element of Lisey's Story that I had not expected so was completely disarmed.

[Carol]

Started People of the Book last night! She even started the proper book conservation so, don´t have a opinion too lol

Yay, first time I´ll read with the group \o/

[Kellie]

El wrote: "Kellie, I thought Lisey's Story was pretty decent for one of King's newer books. I thought his later Duma Key was even better, but there was a sweet element of Lisey's Story that I had not expecte..."

Thank you for the comment El....I think I've read one book by King and it was so long ago, I can't remember which one it was. Maybe The Stand.....not sure.

[Jamie]

I started People of the Book yesterday, too, Carol. So far, I'm really enjoying it.

[Kellie]

Heather wrote: "Kellie wrote: Those Who Save Us is on my all time favorite list.
It's an amazing story!

Hey Kellie! Your review is the reason it got added to my TBR ;)
"

Great!! Glad to help spread the good word about favorite books!

[JuliAnna]

Jeane wrote: "You know when I read a book it isn't jsut to read a book. Sometimes they touch me so much.... It has an impact on me so it goes much further, it influences my life."

I also read not just for entertainment (although certainly for that), but also for insight, for ideas and to enable me to see the world in new ways. I read this thread (religiously) to learn not just what people have been reading, but also what they think about those books and what impact the books had on them. I'm not advocating proselytizing, but I really appreciate the occasional, "Oh wow, this made realize...."

[Laura]

OK so I'm reading Atonement, and I can't remember the last time a book literally had me on the edge of my seat. I read late at night, I wake up at 4:30 and read, I listen in the car, in the shower, in bed, I love this book!

McEwan is a fabulous wordpoet. His prose is poetry, and the plot really sucks you in and doesn't let go.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have read The Night Bus - Anthony Horowitz & Scared - Anthony Horowitz. Will now read Getting Rid of Karenna - Helena Pietichaty.

[Angela]

I could not finish Lisey's Story... this is probably one of the very few that I put down.

Jeanne- I LOVED Watermelon!! I actually love most of Marian Keyes books.

[Liz]

Laura wrote: "OK so I'm reading Atonement, and I can't remember the last time a book literally had me on the edge of my seat. I read late at night, I wake up at 4:30 and read, I listen in the car, in the shower..."
Laura, I don't know if you've seen the movie or what you thought of it, but I will say that I really enjoyed Atonement when I read it and I think that the ending of the book provides much better closure than the ending of the movie.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I'm reading a historical novel by Daphne du Maurier, The Glass-Blowers. It's set during the French Revolution, and is very interesting so far.

[Maria]

i finished Dead Until Dark last night, and immediately started Living Dead in Dallas. fun, light reads, i'm glad they were recommended to me!

[Carol]

Jamie wrote: "I started People of the Book yesterday, too, Carol. So far, I'm really enjoying it."

Me too! I read a little today too! I´m just waiting for the topic to open so we can discuss it freely lol I´m actully making notes about it to use them when the topic opens!

The only think it´s bothering me a little is the long chapters...



Maria, I want to read Dead Until Dark too! You read the paperback edition? Is it a good quality one? I don´t know which edition to buy :(

[Jamie]

Carol - I like short chapters, too, but I'm really interested in the subject matter, so it's not really bothering me at this point (I haven't gotten too far, though, since I haven't had much time to read). I read Dead Until Dark recently and found it to be a fun, quick read, but it was more "romance novel" than I'd expected.

[Bettie]

Finished with Italian Shoes and now onto Doctor Syn. This has been a cracktastic reading year for me so far.

Life is good

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Now isn't that the best thing - having a "cracktastic" reading year?

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have read 51 books so far this year as well. I feel I am doin good.

[Bettie]

Susanna wrote: "Now isn't that the best thing - having a "cracktastic" reading year? "

Yes, dear Susanna - has your reading year come up trumps so far for you too? I don't know whether you are up for a January 2010 read of The Quincunx. I know it's a long time ahead but it is a big book to consider and dark cold days are best for Libbeth, Wanda, Lee and myself. It will be a much yearned for re-read for yours truly.

[Bettie]

Fiona wrote: "I have read 51 books so far this year as well. I feel I am doin good."

glory be Fiona - 51! I did read some pretty tasty stuff last year but it wasn't one book after another like this year, of course there have been a couple of mehs but the overall feeling is splendiferous.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I shall keep it in mind!

[Fiona (Titch)]

I highly recommend the followin:

The Anatomy of Deception - Lawerence Goldstone
Torn Apart: The Heartbreaking Story of a Childhood Lost - James Patterson & Hal Friedman (audio)
Endal: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought a Family Back from the Brink - Allen & Sandra Parton
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esqivel
The Family Bones - Kimberley Raiser