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message 17151: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments I LOVE these books. Whenever I need a pick me up, I just grab one, they are always good.


message 17152: by Ann from S.C. (new)

Ann from S.C. | 1395 comments carol (akittykat) wrote: "Started Beneath The Marble Sky-John Shors"

Love this book!


message 17153: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Just started reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey so far it's pretty good.


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Kristine (foreveryearning) | 145 comments I'm finally getting around to reading The Hunger Games and I'm also still reading American Gods. I am trying my best to not give up on the latter, as I'm already more than halfway through the book, but right now I feel like it's still not going anywhere.


message 17155: by Lauren (new)

Lauren | 220 comments Just finished Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger! I loved it! Now on to something different... maybe The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe!


message 17156: by Kristin (new)

Kristin (kg05) | 310 comments Marti wrote: "Kristin wrote: "I am like 40 pages away from the end of One for the Money. I've love love loved the book so far, I'll be taking the second one to work with me tomorrow to read on my bre..."


oh me too! id just be sitting on the couch quiet then suddenly id burst out laughing. my boyfriend thought i was nuts! LOL It's just written so well you can picture every little thing, the only reason i havent read them sooner was i was waiting til i got the last two books i needed to complete it but i figured i might as well just go ahead and start reading them, that'd knock out a good chunk of books in my TBR pile when i finished them and im flying through them so far! I'm going to start book 2 on my lunch break today and I can't wait!



message 17157: by Conni (new)

Conni (ccorn) | 13 comments I am enjoying We Two Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill


message 17158: by Beth (new)

Beth Diiorio (beth_diiorio) | 52 comments Just finished Four Freedoms: A Novel and enjoyed it. Initially, it was a bit technical but then I got very drawn into the characters and how they dealt with the domino effect of war. I've just started Little Boys Come from the Stars.


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I started Velva Jean Learns to Drive A Novel by Jennifer Niven Velva Jean Learns to Drive: A Novel
I got it from Amazon's bargain section on an impulse a while ago. I like how it's starting.


message 17160: by Donna (new)

Donna (dfiggz) | 1626 comments Good of r you Fiona! I love when books grab you right from the start. The Crossing Places doesn't do that. It is not a bad book per say, it's moving along but I just wish that I "couldn't put it down". But I guess we all feel like that with every book we tackle.


message 17161: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments I started Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg yesterday and am already more than half way through it. I have always liked Berg's novels and this one is just such an easy read. I know it hasn't gotten rave reviews, but I am really enjoying the pace.


message 17162: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin Hillen This is my first time posting! Sorry for the excitement :)
I'm reading The Likeness by Tana French. I'm 20% in (says Kindle). I just finished In the Woods, and usually I enjoy reading "series" back-to-back, but I'm struggling to find the sequel-ness in this book. I like the book, and French's writing, but for some reason I'm still so bothered by the ending of the first book, that I'm tentative to get too involved in this one. It's like a rebound relationship!


message 17163: by John (new)

John Woodington (john_woodington) | 5 comments I'm now reading Anna Karenina as a part of my goal to read a good chunk of Russian lit this winter. It is so far much better than War and Peace.


message 17164: by Petra (new)

Petra I've somehow started a lot of books lately!
I'm still on Ulysses. Although it's hard reading, I'm surprised that it's not bad either. It's a book that needs more than one reading, though. Joyce put a lot into the pages and the reader can only absorb a bit at a time.
Beside a Burning Sea is a nice alternative to Ulysses and I'm reading that in between. It's nice to read a book that I can actually understand completely. LOL!
On audio, I'm listening to The Blood of Flowers: A Novel, which I'm really enjoying.
I've put Blindness and Wuthering Heights to the side for now. There's only so many stories I can follow at one time. I'm itching to get back to Wuthering Heights but will finish Ulysses first. I'm starting to enjoy the story of Blindness but still struggle with the writing style. I will get back to it, though, after finishing Beside The Burning Sea.


message 17165: by Tracy (new)

Tracy (mamallama) | 130 comments I'm gonna put aside The Eleventh Man because I just got Pirate Latitudes from the library. I haven't started it yet, but I will today.


message 17166: by Brenda (new)

Brenda Klaassen (librarymom23) Marti wrote: "Kristin wrote: "I am like 40 pages away from the end of One for the Money. I've love love loved the book so far, I'll be taking the second one to work with me tomorrow to read on my bre..."
I do plan to re-read this series because each book got funnier and more interesting.



message 17167: by Cait (new)

Cait (caitertot) | 604 comments Caitlin wrote: "This is my first time posting! Sorry for the excitement :)
I'm reading The Likeness by Tana French. I'm 20% in (says Kindle). I just finished In the Woods, and usually I enjoy reading "series" bac..."


For what it's worth, I gave In the Woods 4 stars and The Likeness: A Novel 5 stars.

I really loved The Likeness. It reminded me a bit of The Secret History by Donna Tartt. I hope you enjoy it!


message 17168: by JSou (new)

JSou I finished Fallen by David Maine and really liked it. Now onto Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and of course, going on with Ulysses.


message 17169: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin Hillen Cait wrote: "Caitlin wrote: "This is my first time posting! Sorry for the excitement :)
I'm reading The Likeness by Tana French. I'm 20% in (says Kindle). I just finished In the Woods, and usually I enjoy readi..."


Cait, that is good to know! I read a lot of reviews from readers of In the Woods being dissappointed in the resolution. I'm just getting into Cassie's first week in Whitehorn House. I'm suspicious of a few roommates at this point ... can't wait to see what happens!


message 17170: by [deleted user] (new)

Caitlin wrote: "This is my first time posting! Sorry for the excitement :)
I'm reading The Likeness by Tana French. I'm 20% in (says Kindle)...."


Hahaha! I love that, "says Kindle". Mine seems to be messing with me lately, and my little dots are very moody.


message 17171: by Carol (new)

Carol Petra if you can read the last episode of Ulysses you will not have any trouble with Blindness.


message 17173: by Angeliki (new)

Angeliki (jelojelo) | 65 comments I'm reading Hard Times by Dickens! Until now one of his best books I have read...


message 17174: by Petra (last edited Jan 07, 2010 04:12PM) (new)

Petra carol (akittykat) wrote: "Petra if you can read the last episode of Ulysses you will not have any trouble with Blindness."

LOL! Let's see if that last episode will stump me (even more than the others are). LOL!
.....after that I'll return to Blindness with a lighter heart and a sturdier sword (of understanding)........... LOL!



message 17175: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (closer2coma86) I just finished Wings by Aprilynne Pike. I really enjoyed it. Now i'm reading Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. I've got about 100 pages left.


message 17176: by Carol (new)

Carol
.....after that I'll return to Blindness with a lighter heart and a sturdier sword (of understanding)........... LOL!


:D


message 17177: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) Started The Elegance of the Hedgehog and still reading (listening to) Undaunted Courage. I grew up learning about Lewis and Clark every year in Montana History and didn't really remember much - I'm enjoying it as an adult!


message 17178: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Lour I just finished Jane Eyre, loved it, and started The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I love that the characters aren't named and that whatever apocolyptic event happened isn't explained. Gives it a much more grittier survival feel.

Next up is The Hunger Games. My daughter and I have both been wanting to read this and it being up for discussion this month pushed me along. :)


message 17179: by Jessika (new)

Jessika Hoover (jessalittlebooknerd) I finished The Book of Lost Things this morning and loved it! Now I'm off to browse through the discussions...:)

I'll be starting Angels & Demons and Under the Dome, and I'm so excited! I'll be in for a good reading day!


message 17180: by Cait (new)

Cait (caitertot) | 604 comments I finished The Little Stranger, which was very good.

I also read The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain. I absolutely loved this story (it went on my favorites list). I can't believe I haven't read any Twain before now.

This morning I am starting The Wasp Factory: A Novel. And continuing on with Ulysses (almost at the 300 page mark).


message 17181: by [deleted user] (new)

I started reading Poppy Shakespeare the other day, and I'm just less than halfway through. I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would.

Just started The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse. It's one of those gothic set-in-old-English-manor type books.


message 17182: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie (sbez05) | 556 comments Reading The Great Gatsby for the first time. I'm definitely liking it so far, but I still think it's overrated - I don't know that I'd call it "The Great American Novel."


message 17183: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (closer2coma86) I finished Peeps by Scott Westerfeld yesterday and now I am reading The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver.


message 17184: by Writerlibrarian (new)

Writerlibrarian Detective Inspector Huss is finished and I'm diving into the second novel in this series The Torso. That will cover Sweden and Danemark for ATWi80 challenge.


message 17185: by Catamorandi (last edited Jan 08, 2010 02:11PM) (new)

Catamorandi (wwwgoodreadscomprofilerandi) | 1045 comments I am currently reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.



message 17186: by Marti (new)

Marti (marjay) | 985 comments Reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown...
Love love loving it!


message 17187: by [deleted user] (new)

Finished Hacker last night by Malorie Blackman which was only ok for me. It could have been told a lot better.

Started and Finished Right Where It Hurts by David Hill today which I liked. Quick read, only about 130 pages. Had a good story and was easy to read. It was based around a girl who harms herself.

Now I think I might go back to trying to read/finish Wuthering Heights.


message 17188: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (gingerlib) | 14 comments Kristine wrote: "I'm finally getting around to reading The Hunger Games and I'm also still reading American Gods. I am trying my best to not give up on the latter, as I'm already more tha..."

I gave up on American Gods the first time I tried it. It was difficult for me to get into it too, but I ended up enjoying it the second time around. It's unique.


message 17189: by Susanna (new)

Susanna (jb_slasher) I finished The Chronicles Of Narnia the other day, loved it; yesterday, I started House Of Day, House Of Night by Olga Tokarczuk.


message 17190: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10631 comments Mod
Woo hoo... I finished Chronic City. Not the Lethem I am used to... overall an ok book. Just between the holidays, and the plot itself, seemed to take longer than it should have.

I will be starting "The Gates" later today.


message 17191: by Jessika (new)

Jessika Hoover (jessalittlebooknerd) Lori wrote: "Woo hoo... I finished Chronic City. Not the Lethem I am used to... overall an ok book. Just between the holidays, and the plot itself, seemed to take longer than it should have.

I will be starti..."


The Gates by John Connolly? I just finished The Book of Lost Things and loved it, so I would love to hear what you think of The Gates!


message 17192: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Just finished Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg. I gave it a 4. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Great fare if you are looking for a lighter read, but with some meat on its bones.


message 17193: by Jayme (new)

Jayme (jayme-reads) Started The Graveyard Book last night. Already love it.


message 17194: by Kristin (new)

Kristin (kg05) | 310 comments I finished Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2) by Janet Evanovich last night. I'll be starting Three To Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) by Janet Evanovich today. Would've started it last night but I kept falling asleep so I figured I might as well wait so I remembered what I was reading in the morning!


message 17195: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 1489 comments On chapter 4 of The Summoning - Chloe is having a really bad day!


message 17197: by Gregory (new)

Gregory Mose | 13 comments Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. First book I'm reading on my new Kindle. I'm loving it so far (both book and device).


message 17198: by Petra (new)

Petra Gregory wrote: "Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. First book I'm reading on my new Kindle. I'm loving it so far (both book and device). "

Oooh, I look forward to updates on this book. I should be getting my copy this coming week.


message 17199: by Carol (new)

Carol I already have my copy, but I am waiting awhile before I tackle it.


message 17200: by Claire (last edited Jan 09, 2010 03:30PM) (new)


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