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What are you reading?
Im almost done with The Glass Castle and I am very happy with the book, I'm almost sad that it's going to be ending soon, but i'm excited to see the story progress more. I have no idea what im reading next, so many good books to choose from.
Grace wrote: "Mike wrote: "Very ambitious Maria. I find myself doing the same thing though, I'm usually always thinking 2-3 books ahead.Right now I'm reading The Joy Luck Club and absolutely lovi..."
Grace, I second The Kitchen God's Wife. I read it many years ago and loved it. Amy Tan is an awesome writer.
I'm currently reading Driving with Dead People and so far I'm liking it. The main character is really morbid, which is entertaining. And so far it doesn't have the "woe is me" vibe that some memoirs carry.
Stephanie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a master he is and h..."Absolutely, and it just goes on getting better and better. Pull down the shades, lower the lights, turn off your cell, get in your most comfortable chair and have the time of your life with this one. Enjoy!
Linda wrote: "Heather wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a master he is and h..."So you don't have to read Shadow of the Wind before Angel's Game? Angel's Game came in for me at the library today but I have not read SotW yet.
I can't wait to sink my teeth into "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!" I am also reading "Black" and just finished "City of Thieves" It started slow - but in the end, I liked it.
I am reading "The Secrets of the Bulletproof Spirit" and "Hannibal Rising" ... Hannibal has been on my shelf since Christmas, the year it came out. I had heard harsh things about the film and so I never picked up the book.
I just got China Miéville's The City and the City from my library queue yesterday. I was worried this would be way too intellectual (or something) for me. But, I am almost 50 pages in and it is soooooo good. "Holy crap!" good.
Jessica wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a mast..."No, they are completely unrelated stories. You're in for a treat with this author!
Stephanie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a master he is and h..."Stephanie, Allison and Linda - I just got this book on Tuesday but since I just finished a big classic, I've opted to read Shanghai Girls by Lisa See first. But all this talk of Angel's Game - ! I read and loved Shadow of the Wind. Isn't the cover of Angel's Game clever? I love it.
Kristin wrote: "Im almost done with The Glass Castle and I am very happy with the book, I'm almost sad that it's going to be ending soon, but i'm excited to see the story progress more. I have no idea what im read..."This is one of favorite reads. Glad that you are enjoying it too.
Brandon wrote: "Kellie, Scarecrow is an awesome book"
For all you Connelly fans, he has a new one coming out in October, and it's another Harry Bosch.
Stephanie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Just starting The Kite Runner. I've been looking forward to this one for such a long time!"Me too! Finished The Book Thief last night, one of my new favorites! ..."
Another suggestion if you are loving the Kite Runner, is his other novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. It was wonderful, and written on women's relationships.
I am on to a re-read of Book 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and I may need to speed read through this one to get to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince before the movie. I have 2 weeks to do both! I am hoping to make a dent over the long holiday weekend.
Currently I am listening/reading The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory. So far it is ok hopefully it will pick up.
Sallie wrote: "Currently I am listening/reading The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory. So far it is ok hopefully it will pick up. "Excellent read. Do yourself a favor and don't look it up online until you're done; otherwise you'll spoil your book. Phillipa Gregory does an excellent job of researching her books! I like that one as well as The Boleyn Inheritance, The Virgin's Lover and The Queen's Fool. I was into that genre until the whole vampire genre came along.
I started Gone With The Wind last night.I'm reading my grandmother's copy - from 1936, with "Over 20 Million copies in print! Bestseller of our century!" on the dustjacket.
Come to think of it, it probably was "the bestseller of the century"!
Just starting
East of the Sun
by Julia Gregson.
I'm reading Triskellion by Will Peterson. :)
Just finished The Importance of Being Kennedy which I hated to see end. I think I will read The Sugar Queen next.
still puttering through American Gods... and Atlas Shrugged just arrived in the mail. I'll be reading it for an essay scholarship contest....it's HUGE, frightening looking and I'm hoping not a slow read, or I'm going to be very, very sad...
Right now I'm reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneggerdid'nt know if I was going to like it, but it's pretty good.
Susanna wrote: "I started Gone With The Wind last night.I'm reading my grandmother's copy - from 1936, with "Over 20 Million copies in print! Bestseller of our century!" on the dustjacket.
Come to..."
That is very cool that you are reading your grandmother's copy !
Michelle wrote: "Sallie wrote: "Currently I am listening/reading The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory. So far it is ok hopefully it will pick up. "Excellent read. Do yourself a favor and don't look it up onl..."
Agreed - I loved The Other Boleyn Girl, and the Queen's Fool. In my to be read pile is the Boleyn Inheritance and the Virgin's Lover. I think Gregory did an excellent job with this series.
Reading several things but concentrating on "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Middlemarch".
I finished the Glass Castle and it's def now in my top list of favorite books ever. I'm reading "The Five People you Meet in Heaven" now.. im almost done with it already, i picked it since it was going to be a quick short read and so far it's been pretty enjoyable, better than I had actually expected.
I'll be going camping this weekend and intend on doing a lot of reading, id like to get at least two books done which isnt even putting a dent in them but it gives me time away from the computer so no distractions! I have no idea what to take with me though,i wanna take two or three books with me.
Just finished "Five People you meet in heaven". I thought the ending was just wonderful. I cried a little. not what i was expecting at the end but really good. I wanna get the movie now to see if it follows the book and does it any justice. Now I have no idea what to pick up next
At the moment i am reading SOTNES FROM THE RIVER BY URSULA GEGI
I started reading two books - only something I do when one is a non-fiction book. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Usually I have no problem switching between two books, but I can't put down Born to Run! I didn't expect to like it so much, but I've decided to finish it first, before I start on the other one.
Susan wrote: "Right now I'm reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneggerdid'nt know if I was going to like it, but it's pretty good. "Glad you like it - I also enjoyed it.
Jessica wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a mast..."I don't know how others will weigh in on this, but my feeling is it's up to you. I don't think Angel's Game ruins it for Shadow or the other way around. They are both riveting.
Diane D wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved this book. What a ..."Diane, My habit is to trade books after I have lent them out to my friends. This one is a keeper no matter what. Wouldn't it be great to have CRZ's autograph inside? It also would have been great if they had made the inside paper look like it had been in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
I finished A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly which was very good and am about to start I Capture the Castle.
I just finished The Angel's Gamewhich was definitely a can't put it down book, and there are so many great twists and turns I love his books!I am reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I liked that comment about sinking your teeth into this one, was that intended? quite humourous..
Just finished Skeletons at the Feast and Baby Proof (talk about two VERY different books) and am now reading Gone Tomorrow, the new Lee Child book. I have all weekend to enjoy it-yea!
I recently finished Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford so I'm now on to Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice. I've heard good things about the Farseer trilogy so I figured it's about time that I read it =)
I can't wait to read The Angel's Game. Ruiz Zafon's book The Shadow of the Wind was one of the most enjoyable books I read last year and I've been anticipating The Angel's Game ever since.I'm currently reading Travel as a Political Act by Rick Steves. It's very compelling. I think everyone who travels should read this book, and maybe people who don't travel should read it even more. Definitely recommended.
Fiona wrote: "Li wrote: "I recently finished Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford so I'm now on to Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice. I've heard good things about the Farseer trilogy so I fig..."Aww, my copy didn't have 'Mr. Harrison's Confessions' or 'My Lady Ludlow' =( but nonetheless I enjoyed it, it was a light and fun read =)
Finished reading The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore and Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell. LOVED the Stupidest Angel! So funny and twisted!Body of Evidence was pretty good.
Now onto the Secret History by Donna Tartt.
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Still plugging away at John Adams (David McCullough). I've also started my next book club book, How Nancy Drew Saved My Life (Lauren Baratz-Logsted) - a cute, fun read for the summer.
So excited that there are so many of us reading The Angel's Game!! :) Awesome! I'm going to go make a thread for us in the "wanna discuss this novel" area so we can all talk about it. :)
Linda wrote: "Diane D wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, loved, loved thi..."Linda, I didn't post it here, but my copy of Angel's Game IS signed : ) CRZ lives in the LA area, and he went to our local indie mystery bookstore and signed a bunch and I got one! It wasn't an "official" signing he just dropped in, but I was thrilled to get a copy. I sure wished I could have met him though!
Allison wrote: "So excited that there are so many of us reading The Angel's Game!! :) Awesome! I'm going to go make a thread for us in the "wanna discuss this novel" area so we can all talk about it..."Once I read it, I will join in. Have it, just haven't started it.
No, but its a book I'd like to read.I'm just finishing R.K. Narayan's The Dark Room (and loving it), and then I've got another Narayan, The English Teacher to read.
I've also got Maiden by Cynthia Buchanan to read. Not sure about it, has anyone read it?
I went to pick up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo from my library today, but they had decided to close TWO days for the fourth. How dare they? :-)I finished The Last Wife of Henry VIII A Novel. It was okay. It just didn't feel in-depth enough for me. And, based on other reviews, it's not very historically accurate.
Now I'm reading Captain Corelli's Mandolin and slowly working on Good Poems for Hard Times.
Diane D wrote: "Linda wrote: "Diane D wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Allison wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Words are insufficient to say how much I loved, lo..."Diane, This is me stamping my feet because I am sooooooooo jealous.
I was not wildly fond of The Secret History, but I seem to be in the minority.
I'm plugging away through White Nights.I read the prequel, Raven Black a few months ago, and although it was okay, it was so slow. White Nights is as well, so perhaps it is just Cleeves' writing style...
The premise of both mysteries was really good, and the characters are enjoyable- it just is not a page turner. I don't feel like anything exciting ever happens, because even if it does, Cleeves doesn't build it up, in fact, she really downplays everything. A very non-chalant read, and one that's very hard to pick back up.
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Nichola, I read Cloud Atlas a couple months ago, and I can't tell you how much I loved, loved, loved this book!!!! It was like nothing I've read before. I'll admit it took me a bit to get the feel of it, but it was SO worth it. Definately one of my favorite books!