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[Chrystal]

Wow I've missed a lot since I haven't been on lately. I finished up 3 Willows by Ann Brashares and Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah. 3 Willows was okay. Magic Hour was really good. Now I'm reading The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice.

[Rach]

I'm currently reading Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It has been amazing so far! It was recommended to me by a guy I was chatting with while waiting in line to go see Star Trek this weekend. :D

After talking about the Dexter books and vampires, he said this was one of the best books he's read recently. I found it in the "horror" section of the bookstore, so it's not something I would have happened upon by myself. I do think it is comparable to Dexter in the sense that one of the main characters does bad/evil things, but you can't help but like them. I wouldn't myself classify it as horror, because I haven't been frightened while I read, but maybe I am becoming to desensitized to vampires?

[Tracy]

Kelly wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I am just starting "Here's the Story" about Maureen McCormick......a.k.a. Marcia Brady. "

How is it so far?"

It seems like the first 9 chapters or so are about the Brady years and which guys she had crushes on and her make-out sessions with different guys. She writes like a 14 year old and I'm not sure I'll get through it. I'm very disappointed. Hopefully it will get better.

[Maria]

i finished All Together Dead last night, no more Sookie books for me until #s 8 & 9 are available at the library.

i have to read The Undomestic Goddess for my library book club monday night. has anyone read this? i'm not a big Sophie Kinsella fan, so i'm not sure how much i'll like it.

[Petra X]

I'm reading Drink Play F@#k, a comic novel, not quite a parody, of a man who is deserted by his wife and what he does for a year in Ireland (drink), Vegas (play) and Thailand (you guessed it).

Also Women in the City of the Dead. About a group of women and the stories they tell, who live in the strange city that has sprung up in a vast, old, Egyptian cemetery.

I gave up Vernon God Little after three pages.

[Maureen]

Just started The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. I've had this on my bookshelf for-e-ver.

[Brooke]

Kelly wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I am just starting "Here's the Story" about Maureen McCormick......a.k.a. Marcia Brady. "

How is it so far?"

I read that book a couple months ago. I actually liked it. It was kind of shocking, but I couldn't get it out of my head for awhile.

[Liz]

I just started The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[Carrie]

I haven't been on here in FOREVER!!! How is everyone??

I am reading Peace Like a River and it's fantastic.

[Justine]

I finally finished Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers after putting it down for six months. I've started Change of Heart but may make a quick detour to finish The Hours, just to get it off my 'Currently Reading'.

[Kandice]

Liz wrote: "I just started The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."

I don't know if you are aware of this, but every single character is from a Victorian novel. It's so much fun to try and figure out where they all came from!

[Allison]

I just finished reading Deadliest Catch Desperate Hours today. It was a very quick read- just a collection of anecdotes on different topics from the fisherman. My finance and I are very into the show, so I breezed through it.

I'm now reading Booked to Die. I'm only done with the first chapter, but I really enjoyed the preface by the author that was added to later editions. It was really informative, without giving away any of the book (it seemed)- more like giving a little backstory of the way things were when the book was written.

[Catherine]

Allison, that Deadliest Catch book looks awesome! Didn't know it existed, but I think I'll be picking it up now.

[Fiona (Titch)]

This morning I woke up early and read Knife Edge - Robert Swindells.

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Petra X wrote: "I'm reading Drink Play F@#k, a comic novel, not quite a parody, of a man who is deserted by his wife and what he does for a year in Ireland (drink), Vegas (play) and Thailand (you guessed it)...."

Brilliant! How is it? (The other one, city of the dead, sounds good too!)

[Kim]

Just started Neil Gaiman's American Gods.

[Fiona (Titch)]

While in bath, I have listened to Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame.

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Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am reading CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER by Gregory Maguire."


I also have a copy of this, but haven't touch it yet. How do find it so far? Tnx.

[Allison]

Catherine wrote: "Allison, that Deadliest Catch book looks awesome! Didn't know it existed, but I think I'll be picking it up now."

The Hillstrand brothers also have a book, Time Bandit Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs. I bought it a few weeks ago, but haven't had time to pick it up. My fiancee has read it, and he said it was much better than the Deadliest Catch book, but it only focuses on the Time Bandit. However, it's supposed to be hilarious, and I'm not surprised, since they are on the show.

[Mosca]

Have just completed Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Distractions in my real life have confused the ending of this book for me; and I may come back to some portions of this book.

Now I'm starting A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, someting very different.

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Mosca wrote: "Have just completed Cryptonomicon ..."

I liked the blurb and put it on TBR. It did look confusing, however... was it worth it?

I too recently read Wrinkle. I was completely different from how I remembered it as a child, but interesting.

[Linda]

Just finished listening to Chasing the Dead A Novel by Joe Schreiber (3+), Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich (3+), and Spandau Phoenix by Greg Iles (3.75). Read Heat Lightning by John Sandford (3.8), Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (5), Why Sinatra Matters by Pete Hamill (4), and City of Thieves by David Beniov (4.5). Am currently reading Cross Country by James Patterson and Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah, both of which are pretty good.

[Mosca]

Hayes - It did look confusing, however... was it worth it?

Hayes, I really enjoyed this book until the real-life distractions came in (I went out of town for a nephew's wedding and all of the attendant family high drama). So I'm not a good judge, at this time, for the book's last 5 or 10 percent.

The "confusion" as you put it is probably a result of the book's many plots that are delivered to the reader in portions. The reader slowly assembles these parts as the book progresses. I feel that this makes the book much more compelling and hard to put down-- not unlike a good mystery.

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Perfect... thanks! Who knows when I will get to it, however... *sigh*

[Irene]

I'm in the middle of Eclipse . I did't like the series at first- too teeny bopper for me but it grew on me.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Maureen wrote: "Just started The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. I've had this on my bookshelf for-e-ver."

That is an excellent novel.

[Paula]

Paula, I recently read Linwood Barclay's [book:Too Close to Home|3454...

Thanks Kathy, I'm anxious to finish this book, I just can't figure it out yet. I love books like that. I will be getting his others.

[Emily]

I just finished Tara Road by Maeve Binchy last night, it was okay not great. This morning I started Slow Man by JM Coetzee and I am still struggling through One Hundred Years of Solitude.

[Dorie]

Paula wrote: "
Paula, I recently read Linwood Barclay's [book:Too Close to Home|3454...

Thanks Kathy, I'm anxious to finish this book, I just can't figure it out yet. I love books like that. I will be getting..."

Paula, Barclay's first book was really good, titled "Bad Move". It was the first of a series he started, before making the switch to standalone thrillers. I've liked everything I've read of his, but I haven't yet read "Too Close to Home Yet". I'll have to put it on my list to get.

[Kathy]

I have started The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King, the 9th book in her Sherlock Holmes/Mary Russell series, and I am so excited.

[Emily]

I just finished People of the Book A Novel which was good but I didn't think as good as March or Year of Wonders.

Now I'm on to Small Wonder Essays by Barbara Kingsolver. Been meaning to read this one for a long time!

[JSou]

Right now I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov. I'm going full force on my Lost Lit now that the season is over *sniff*

[Serena]

I'm starting two books that I've seen recommended here: The Preservationist and Dead Until Dark. I can't decide which to read first - so I may alternate! I don't usually do that.

[Shary]

Right now I'm reading New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jessica wrote: "Right now I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov. I'm going full force on my Lost Lit now that the season is over *sniff*
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Yeah for Bro's Karamazov AND yeah for Lost Lit reading!!!!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Serena wrote: "I'm starting two books that I've seen recommended here: The Preservationist and Dead Until Dark. I can't decide which to read first - so I may alternate! I don't usually..."

Oooohhh Serena, you picked up The Perservationist!!That's a great novel. If you like it, I have to recommend The Fallen next!

[Jamie]

I finished The Goose Girl last night (loved it) and I've just started Graceling. I'm still working on People of the Book (audio), which I'm actually not enjoying as much as I thought I would.

[Janny]

Mel - The Quincunx - it would be interesting to see what you think of that one, if you care to comment when you've finished. The puzzle clues are very subtle...I found it had to be read extremely carefully, or requires a second pass.

[Lenoir]

I just started Away

[GracieKat]

I finished A Break with Charity A Story about the Salem Witch Trials, It was pretty good. I was surprised that it was a YA novel, check out the review. Should be finishing up Saving Fish from Drowning A Novel tonight.

[Maureen]

Susanna ~

The Killer Angels is starting to get tense and suspenseful - even though I already know how it ends. ;-)

I'm a history nerd who loved studying the Civil War, so I'm not quite sure why it's taken me this long to read it. Ah, well, better late than never.

[Vicki]

I am trying The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb again, but this time by audio. I couldn't get through much of it last time because I felt there were way too many tangents. I found it on audio and I have gotten through the part I quit. Hopefully I will make it this time, for some reason I was drawn back to the book.

I am also reading Looking for Alaska by John Green.

[Claire]

I just finished The Book of Lost Things and thought it was excellent. The ending (last chapter)really touched my heart. I'm going to start The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I heard this was really good and I haven't read a non-fiction in a long while, so I'm looking forward to it.

[Tracy]

I just picked up "Tuck" by Stephen Lawhead. Neither of the libraries that I belong to had it so one of them ordered ir for me and I just picked it up. Pretty cool. Never had that done before by any library. Couldn't understand why neither one had it in the first place since they had the first 2 books of the Trilogy.

[Allison]

Claire wrote: "I just finished The Book of Lost Things and thought it was excellent. The ending (last chapter)really touched my heart. I'm going to start The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I heard this was re..."

This is my very favorite book, and I'm always so happy when others enjoy it.

[Mel]

Janny wrote: "Mel - The Quincunx - it would be interesting to see what you think of that one, if you care to comment when you've finished. The puzzle clues are very subtle...I found it had to be read extremely c..."

I'm doomed then...Loving the book and finding it impossible to put down but I am getting so wrapped up in the story I am sure I am missing some of the more subtle clues. I have just sat down and written up a precis of the people encountered so far, references to the quincunx and to the "document". Hopefully this will help me keep track.

[Cait]

I've started The World According to Garp as well as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and I'm enjoying both so far.

[Mosca]

Just finished A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Now I'm reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. This is my first book by Murakami; and I'm enjoying it so far.

[Janny]

Mel wrote: "Janny wrote: "Mel - The Quincunx - it would be interesting to see what you think of that one, if you care to comment when you've finished. The puzzle clues are very subtle...I found it had to be re..."

Mel - I'm laughing - the doomed part - I think the author meant to fox us into having to do the journey again - at least you are writing things down, enroute. I was doomed, surely, because I didn't.

[Petra]

Janny wrote: "Mel wrote: "Janny wrote: "Mel - The Quincunx - it would be interesting to see what you think of that one, if you care to comment when you've finished. The puzzle clues are very subtle...I found it ..."

I've just added this book to my To Read list, thanks to the intriguing discussion you two are having. This sounds like a wonderful and mysterious story.
Thanks!