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[GracieKat]

It's been a while since I've been on here. Now that Fall has come I'll be able to be around more. Well, I finished Coffin County by Gary A. Braunbeck and it was great! Now I'm reading The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom and I'm sooo disappointed in it. It sounded like such a cool idea but it's just painful to read.

[Pamela]

Now I'm reading "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory.

[Pamela]

I almost gave up on "Outlander" also. It started getting much better when she traveled from 1945 to 1745. It turned out to be a great book. I was a bit upset with the second book but you'll have to give me your opinion of it after you read it.

[Bridgit]

Finished The Bloody White Baron last night and had to drag myself through it. I thought it woudl be interesting - the story of a crazy Russian who managed to take over Mongolia in the early 20th century to the point where he was considered a god. It was the story of how he was a sadistic, egomaniac who loved torturing his underlings in the military and regular civilians. Generally, I really like history, but this was painful (no pun intended) to get through. I can't decide if it was just a boring topic after all, or the author is a boring writer. Probably a little bit of both.

Oh well. Needed something fast-paced to pick me up, so I have just started John Lutz's In for the Kill

[JSou]

I'm about halfway through Like Water for Chocolate and really liking it.

[Paula]

Linda wrote: "Paula wrote: "I totally gave up on "The Garden" after 100 pages. It was just too out there for me and imho verged on being sacraligious. I'm not the most religious person out there but it was just...

Thanks Linda. I made it to a little over 50 pages last night before falling asleep. I am really enjoying the story so far and hope to have more reading time today.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Just finished The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I gave it three stars. I know a lot of you really liked it, but it was just a little to young for me, I think.

Anyway - on to Little Women.

[Michael]

Just finished CityBoy by Geraint Anderson. I had picked it up a while back, but being about the current global downturn, it's depressing subject made me put it down.
It was definately a good read. Set in London's golden business district, it is an autobiographical tale of how a young banker saw the economy gradually melt, and how it could have been avoided. It made me realise how materialism has jeopordised our youngsters futures.
Will be reading something a lot lighter next!

[Cathy]

I just started Push by Sapphire. It is about an illiterate girl growing up in Harlem who gets pregnant by her father twice!!! A lot of crude language but the first paragraph had me hooked.

[Diane]

Pamela wrote: "Now I'm reading "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory. "

Pamela, I read 3 or 4 other of the "Queen" books but The Constant Princess I just could not get into and gave up at about page 20. Maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance. How are you doing with it?

[Diane]

Marti wrote: "WOW okay
Donna, I am almost done Tallgrass and can't wait to finish it.

Katie and all. I am really looking forward to reading House at Riverton thanks for helping me look forward to it.

Mary, ..."


Marti - I think your analogy of the "redeeming qualities" of the book were perfect. I was shocked that except for the youngest daughter, the children were able to really grow up and make a positive life for themselves. Also, I don't recall them ever harboring negative feelings about either parent (I read it about 2 years ago).

[Katie]

Jessica wrote: "I'm about halfway through Like Water for Chocolate and really liking it."

I love this book and the movie!

[Lori, Super Mod]

I am reading Grundish and Askew by goodreads author Lance Carbuncle and it is a riot! He has all these little golden nuggets from literature and films buried in there. There is actually a three page salute to "Of Mice and Men" in there :)

Anyhow, totally worth grabbing if you can get your hands on it. I believe Lance is selling them on his website, but check it out to be sure!

[Jeane]

Shona wrote: "Yesterday I got finished with The Alienist by Caleb Carr which I really enjoyed and then I picked up Bookends by Jane Green, which I really hated..don't know why I finished it, but I kept thinking ..."

I read Bookends a loooong time ago and really liked it. Maybe that had a lot to do with the bookshop in it...:-)

[Jeane]

Michelle wrote: "I finished The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It was a cute story, although I did not get too carried away with it. Yes I wanted to finish it and see where she end..."

Michelle, I also didn't over enjoy it but I liked it more when she was with the women....it felt very colourful then.

[Jeane]

Denise wrote: "Shona wrote: "Lori wrote: "Shona, I am like you, in that I will continue to suffer through a book that I dislike, hoping it will get better. Well, at least you finished it, and wont be left wonderi..."

I know that I will keep wondering about the book, so in stead of torturing me that way, I just keep reading it but sometimes mix it with a different book.

[Jeane]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am having a hard time with THE SHADOW OF TEH WIND. I have heard such great things about it, but it is just a little boring. Does it get better?"

I loved the whole story!!! I hope it changes for you so you will feel the same joy!

[Claire]

Tracy wrote: "Lori wrote: "Yay for Watership Down.
I saw the film many many years ago and only read the book this year. I enjoyed both!"


I loved Watership Down and plan on doing a re-read of it soon. I d..."

I loved Watership Down as well and have heard of the movie but never seen it. I'll have to look at the video store for it.

[Ashley]

I just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. It was def. another good, fast paced read :) And now I want the third one to come out!

I also just started The Shadow of the Wind. Its a complete change of pace from what I was reading but I am enjoying it so far :)

[JSou]

Finished Like Water for Chocolate and just started Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff.

[Carol]

The Things I Know Best-Lynne Hinton

[Diane]

Ashley wrote: "I just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. It was def. another good, fast paced read :) And now I want the third one to come out!

I also just started [book:The Shadow of the Wi..."

Ashley, The U.S. release date is Oct. 31 for the third book. I am half through The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and I know I'll be running to Borders to get the second one once I'm done.
I don't think you'll be disappointed with Shadow of the Wind either.

[Marti]

Hayes wrote: "Marti wrote: "Carol - so what do you think about Edgar Sawtelle???"

I'll pipe in: I loved the way it started (description of small farm life and Edgar's "handicap") and then it lost me in the midd..."

Well, I really want to talk about the book with someone but I don't want to ruin it for anyone either.

Loved the beginning.. loved the wording - curtains pillowed out the window... dragged about in the breeding but I was okay with that and then... that section I want to chat about... Did you finish it? anyone?

OH I am reading Passion, Betrayal and Killer Highlights. This is the second in a series by Kyra Davis. Slightly like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum.

[Carol]

Marti wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Marti wrote: "Carol - so what do you think about Edgar Sawtelle???"

I'll pipe in: I loved the way it started (description of small farm life and Edgar's "handicap") and then it lost ..."

I am in the first quarter of the book. So far I am loving the descriptions. I like the way he brings the dog's perpective to the story. I have mixed feelings about the characters. What is the purpose of Claude. Anyone have any ideas. Maybe we should start a spoiler thread. I don't want to give to much away for others. I am more than half way through. I edited this post to bring it up to date.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Jessica wrote: "Finished Like Water for Chocolate and just started Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff. "

You're reading it already! That didn't take long! :-)

I finished The Book of Lost Things and really enjoyed it. I am a sucker for any kind of re-told fairy tale. I also finished Persepolis 2 The Story of a Return and actually probably enjoyed it a little more than the first.

Now I'm reading Nine Princes in Amber. I haven't gotten far enough into it to really know what I think yet, but I have heard plenty of f/sf fans raving about this author, so I thought I'd try him out.

[[deleted user]]

Marti wrote: "Did you finish [Edgar Sawtelle:] anyone? ..."

I didn't finish it... I will probably come back to it when I have a free book list (it was a ring and I had 5 other rings waiting... serves me right for being greedy!)

Is there a thread for it in "Wanna discuss this book?" I didn't check...

Carol: "What is the purpose of Claude" It's Hamlet, more or less, so Claudius...

[[deleted user]]

Here is the Edgar Sawtelle thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

[Ana]

I'm reading "The lost book of Salem" (a.k.a "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"), by Katherine Howe

[Michelle]

I have about 100 pages left of South of Broad. I am really enjoying it. I have missed Conroy. I loved Beach Music as well as his older works. Despite a pretty contrived plot device, which is semi-typical of Conroy, his descriptions and characters are totally worth it...although I have to admit a kind father and no real military presence is kind of weird given how prominently they typically figure in his work...in the back of my head I am kind of waiting for them to be introduced...

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris...

I guess I need a dose of magic and something extra sweet. hahaha

[Ashley]

Diane wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. It was def. another good, fast paced read :) And now I want the third one to come out!

I also just started [book:The..."

October? :) That's not too bad!

[Lance]

Lori wrote: "I am reading Grundish and Askew by goodreads author Lance Carbuncle and it is a riot! He has all these little golden nuggets from literature and films buried in there. There is actua..."


Lori, I'm actually not selling them on my website yet. I'm still working on arranging that. Signed copies probably won't go up for sale on Lancecarbuncle.com until later in the year. Meanwhile Grundish and Askew is available on both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

[Justine]

I just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire and can't wait for the third book. I picked up The Friday Night Knitting Club for a quick read (and to get it off my shelf).

[JSou]

Thanks for letting us know, Lance! *scurries over to bn.com*

[Callie]

I'm reading The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson, and like Justine, I can't wait for the third book! Next: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and then A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris.

[Claire]

I am reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett and really liking it. Not sure what I'll read next - since Halloween is coming up and the fall weather, I may read Dracula by Bram Stoker or Duma Key by Stephen King---- kind of in the mood for something spooky!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am thrilled to know about The South Of Board. I am a hugh fan of Pat Conroy"

I gave South of Broad five stars.

[Carol]

Susanna wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "I am thrilled to know about The South Of Board. I am a hugh fan of Pat Conroy"

I gave South of Broad five stars."

I can't wait to read it. I finished The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle. I don't want to spoil it for others.

Thought I might start Bonfires Of The Vanities next

[Lori, Super Mod]

Lance, yes - thanks for that clarification! Sorry if I got overly excited and posted false information, everyone...

[Vicki]

Ana wrote: "I'm reading "The lost book of Salem" (a.k.a "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"), by Katherine Howe"

How are you finding it? I've read about 50 pages of it so far.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Claire wrote: "Not sure what I'll read next - since Halloween is coming up and the fall weather, I may read Dracula by Bram Stoker or Duma Key by Stephen King---- kind of in the mood for something spooky!"

I've been laughing at some neighbors who already have pumpkin and scarecrow decorations out (no offense meant to any of you who are eager to decorate for fall), but I'm dying to read something Halloween-y! Hypocritical of me, I know. :-)

[Carol]

Claire wrote: "I am reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett and really liking it. Not sure what I'll read next - since Halloween is coming up and the fall weather, I may read Dracula by Bram Stoker or Duma Key by S..."

Dracula is not in the same category of Stephen King. If you want scarey go with the King.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

We read Dracula here for our group read last October. It really isn't in the same category, but it is a classic. I enjoyed it. But I'll also probably be looking for something more King-ish when I finally indulge in the spookiness. :-)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Oh yes, this nomination round for October should be fun.... everyone can nominate halloweeny reads.... Dracula was our first, and I can't wait to see what becomes the Themed group read this time :)

[Carol]

Read the Pit and The Pendulum or The House Of Usher Or the Tell Tell Heart-Edger Allen Poe.. These are scarey.

[Michelle♥]

I just finished The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan. It was my first Amy Tan book and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I am reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. I hope it lives up to all the hype it's received! :)

[Ann from S.C.]

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN was a great book! I got THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER today at the library and am starting it tonight.

[Trish]

Next to pick up this weekend is Graceling.
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I love that book!

I just finished Outlander ( loved it.. although I stayed up till 1 am reading 3 nights in a row.. and the kids are up by 6)
Just started the first Sookie Stackhouse book.

[Bettie]

I'm halfway through Daphne and it's very interesting subject but the prose doesn't sparkle exactly.

[Susanna]

Finished Cell, next I'm picking up The Speed Of Light by Javier Cercas.