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What are you reading?
Recently finished Poison Study, The Ha-Ha A Novel, and The Boy Next Door A Novel. Gave each a 4-star ratings, for different reasons. Now I'm reading Serena A Novel and I can't put it down :-)
LDB wrote: "I recently finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Somehow I escaped the school system without having ever read it. While I would have liked additional backstory to better appreciate w...Fahrenheit 451 is going to be on TCM tonight. I'm going to try and watch it. I've already read the book.
Happy New year, everyone!I'm about 40 pages into Wideacre. I've really enjoyed the other Philippa Gregory books I've read, but this one is so far not pulling me in. I'll go back at this afternoon, but I may actually bail and start something different if I don't get into. I don't do that very often, but I want to be reading something really engaging right now, to start the year off right.
About 2/3 of the way thru The Reader... interesting, but I'm not sure I can say I like it or not. Loved the beginning, but I'm puzzled by the style switch in the middle...
Also reading I Capture the Castle, which I a really really loving. Thank you Fiona!!
Also reading I Capture the Castle, which I a really really loving. Thank you Fiona!!
Just finished Death With Interruptions which I really enjoyed. This was the first book I read by Jose Saramago and I was quite impressed. I got the barnes and nobles nook for Christmas and was disappointed that they dont have anything by him in e-book format (I've been noticing numerous glaring omissions from the available e-books :/ )Now I'm starting Dracula and it will be the first book read on my new nook which I'm excited about. :)
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Aimee wrote: "I made a trip to the library today and came home with too many books.The Poisonwood Bible-Barbara Kingsolver
The Yiddish Policeman's Union-Michael Chabon
The Castle in the Forest-Norman Mailer
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is one of my favorite books ever. I loved One Hundred Years of Solitude as well, hope you enjoy them!
Hayes wrote: "About 2/3 of the way thru The Reader... interesting, but I'm not sure I can say I like it or not. Loved the beginning, but I'm puzzled by the style switch in the middle...It is a tough book to say you like it but it ended up on my best 10 of the year. Let me know what you think.
I just started "The Book of Tomorrow", by Cecelia Ahern
Cathy wrote: "I just finished reading the The Hiding Place. It is an amazing story!!! Corrie Ten Bloom helps the Jews in Holland escape Nazi persecution. With the guidance of her beliefs in christianity she s..."Cathy:
I listened to The Hiding Place and agree totally with you on how great a book it is. Another (if you haven't already read it) is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne.
Beth wrote: "Happy New Year, everyone! I'm still reading Last Night in Twisted River A Novel by John Irving and I just started reading The Glass Palace by [author:Ami..."Beth:
I think you will love The Help. Kathryn Stockett was at the Southern Book Festival this past October and she was quite informative and a delightful speaker.
Happy New Years everyone. :) I finished Marley & Me Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan, which was an excellent read. Now I'm onto A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle. Very good so far! :)
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Linda, thanks! I think I'll love The Help, too. It definitely sounds like my kind of book. You're so lucky to have gotten to listen to her speak in person. I heard her interviewed on NPR and I enjoyed listening to her.
I'm almost done with a dutch mystery novel. Pieter Aspe Le carré de la vengeance I'm reading it in French and surprisingly good. Didn't expect much and I find myself enjoying it a lot.
I'm reading The Secret History of the Pink Carnation and it was a little touch and go there. I almost stopped reading it like three times, but now it's getting better.I'm also reading Harry Potter and Philosophy If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts and it's pretty good so far, especially now that I finished my first Philosophy class.
Beth wrote: "I set aside Last Night in Twisted River A Novel for a few days "I have been read Last Night in Twisted River for a month and a half. This book will be read but it is really slow for me.
Lisa wrote: "I'm almost finished with The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I'm enjoying this one much more than her first, Garden Spells"I have to agree with you Sugar Queen was better then Garden Spells.
I just finished the book,The Tale of Halcyon Crane written by Wendy Webb. This book was great reading!
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Jacqueline, probably one of the better Saramago books to start with. I would like to recommend that you follow it with either Blindness or The Cave...
I usually have about 3/4 books on the go - at the moment this is the case. I have such a short attention span!So at the moment I'm reading Dead To The World by Charlaine Harris - honestly these books are so badly written but sometimes you just need a bit of trash over the holidays. Also:
Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell them - Al (I think) Franken - a left-wing rant
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton - I loved House at Riverton and this is just as good
I don't get much time to read over term time (I'm a teacher for my sins) but I'm really trying to read more.
this book i,m reading is awesome cassie edwards she a good writer
You did not say which book by Cassie Edwards you were reading, Tammi.
I am about 1/2 way into Shutter Island By Dennis Lahane. Totally sucking me in...
Marti, I went through the book in about 36 hours. Hook, line and sinker for me.
Marti and Carol, have you read any of his other books? A Drink Before the War is an unbelievable book too. I highly recommend all of his books.
Maria wrote: "just finished The Parting from Beverly Lewis. i always enjoy her books, they aren't real heavy reading but they do make you thin and appreciate things.a side note: has anyone read The C..."
I had that problem. The book is there, had to go through the author page, The City & The City.
Vanessa I have not to my knowledge. I have books on hold right now, but I will be exploring his other works throughout the year.
Yesterday was a graphic novel day and I read The Sandman Vol. 6 Fables and Reflections and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 3. And now I'm going to start The Weight of All Things A Novel.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "I bought The Help for Christmas. I will read it soon. " Oh, what a lovely book! I read this one earlier in the year, after meeting Miss Stockett at the Southeastern Independent Booksellers convention in Alabama last September. It is beautifully written and will touch your heart, for sure. One of my top five for 2009!
Happy New Year! I am currently reading A Death in Vienna by Frank Tallis. It was highly recommended by a fellow TNBBC member and I am loving it! Also looking forward to reading The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters which was also highly recommended to me. And no! The holidays are definitely not condusive to reading, but now that things have settled down, I am ready to settle in with my book and mug of hot cocoa. Mmmm....
I finished re-reading Pride and Prejudice and am working on The Vampyre and Other Tales and The Blackwater Lightship. I'll probably start American Pastoral soon.
Loretta wrote: "Happy New year, everyone!I'm about 40 pages into Wideacre. I've really enjoyed the other Philippa Gregory books I've read, but this one is so far not pulling me in. I'll go back at..."
I couldn't finish Wildacre. And I've liked several of Gregory's books. Particularly Virgin Earth.
Jayme wrote: "Yesterday was a graphic novel day and I read The Sandman Vol. 6 Fables and Reflections ..."Jayme, I was interested in The Sandman books, too. My library has all the volumes except Vol. 1!!!! I've put a request in for the purchase of that book. We'll see what happens.
Lori, I started Blindness a few days back but am having a difficult time with the writing style. I hope I get used to it soon. Are all his books written in this run-on sentence style? Does it get better?
In the background I'm reading Ulysses and am finding it surprisingly okay and rather rich in style. I'm not fond of all of the writing styles (Joyce changes styles with each "chapter") but it's intriguing. This isn't a book to read all at once so I'm reading a little bit at a time.
I've also started Wuthering Heights last night. It's really odd and spooky and I'm drawn right in.
Lori wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Just finished Death With Interruptions which I really enjoyed. This was the first book I read by Jose Saramago and I was quite impressed. I got th...I'm listening to "Blindness" now and it's been good so far. It's a first for me by Saramago but won't be my last.
Paula wrote: "LDB wrote: "I recently finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Somehow I escaped the school system without having ever read it. While I would have liked additional backstory to better ..."How was the movie? I missed it. Will have to put it on the NetFlix list and see how the movie compares.
Vanessa wrote: "Marti and Carol, have you read any of his other books? A Drink Before the War is an unbelievable book too. I highly recommend all of his books."A co-worker recommended Dennis Lehane and I recently finished A Drink Before the War. It was terrific especially since I had just returned from a trip to Boston.
LDB wrote: "Paula wrote: "LDB wrote: "I recently finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Somehow I escaped the school system without having ever read it. While I would have liked additional backst...I ended up missing it! LOL Guess I'll do the Netflix for it also.
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i finished The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard tonight. it wasn't the best book i've read, but it wasn't the worst, either.i just saw that the group read for January is The Gargoyle. i read this in the fall, and i *loved* it. not the fastest or easiest read, but the story was fabulous and very engrossing. one of the better books i read in '09.
Paula wrote: "LDB wrote: "Paula wrote: "LDB wrote: "I recently finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Somehow I escaped the school system without having ever read it. While I would have liked addit..."I watched this when it was on. It made me want to re-read the book, but I can't find my copy. I'm going to have to do some searching. It's been years since I read it, but I was also one of those that managed to get through school without being required to read it.
I just finished U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton. It was a good one. A reasonable start for the new year. Now I'm ready to jump into The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt.
Currently reading Dead Until Dark and The Lost Symbol. I am planning on starting Darkfever next.
Currently reading The Chocolate Mouse Trap by Joanna Carl. I have never read anything by this author before and am interested to see how she writes a cozy mystery.
Vanessa wrote: "Marti and Carol, have you read any of his other books? A Drink Before the War is an unbelievable book too. I highly recommend all of his books."Vanessa, Carol and Donna... Finished the book Shutter Island today - seriously had me twisted!!!OH MY
I have read another one of his books, Mystic River... I will have to keep him name on my list of books to be read!!
Right now reading Changes in Altitude. The book and characters are feeling detached...
I am still chugging away at Ulysses. I will be glad when the day is done for that book. Never ever will I read it again.
I recently finished Shutter Island and it was a very good book but with a very twisted ending. Can't wait to see how the movie turns out. I think I have Mystic River somewhere, I need to pull it out and read that one.I'm currently reading The Ghost Writer by John Harwood.
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