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message 17951: by Jenn (new)

Jenn I'm reading a few books right now. I just started The Mists of Avalon. I'm surprised at how quick it has captured me.
Also reading Angels & Demons, started the Sookie Stackhouse series,and The Hauntings in America.


message 17952: by Jen (new)

Jen | 278 comments Fran wrote: "Just finished Escape, by Carolyn Jessop, fascinating story of one of the wives of Merril Jessop and follower of Warren Jeffs."

Fran, I read that one a couple of years ago and was amazed. Some times truth is stranger than fiction.


message 17953: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10631 comments Mod
Stephanie wrote: "I just started Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh Bazell. I'm on page 86 and it is pretty good so far."

I just got this in the mail, though it will be awhile before I get to it... Cant wait tho!


message 17954: by Magda (last edited Feb 16, 2010 04:14PM) (new)

Magda | 6 comments I'm working on To Kill A Mockingbird for school, and for leisurely reading, I picked up Dear John at the bookstore yesterday. Today, I read about 1/3 of it and I LOVE it!


message 17955: by Maria (new)

Maria (minks05) | 481 comments i finished The Serpent's Tale this afternoon, and i really enjoyed it. i'm excited for the third in this series.

i'm thinking that i will start What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. i need something short and sweet this week, i'm kicking up my marathon training this week, so time is short!


message 17956: by Catamorandi (new)

Catamorandi (wwwgoodreadscomprofilerandi) | 1045 comments I am "reading" The Count of Monte Cristo on audiobook. It came today. I can't wait. I am also reading The Screwtape Letters and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.


message 17957: by Brenda (new)

Brenda Klaassen (librarymom23) I am reading for a discussion:"The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker." It is good so far.


message 17958: by Carly (new)

Carly Svamvour (faganlady) | 220 comments I've finished up The Hunger Games and Gargoyle . . . thanks to y'all for having these books on discussion -just loved both books.

Now . . . time for me to get back to 'Until I Find You'.

I'm about 10 pages short of finishing 'Dreaming in Stereo'.

Jeff and I are reading The OUtlander by Gil Adamson.

(A Toronto gal!)





message 17959: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 310 comments I'm reading The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology which I'll be putting aside when my copy of Horns by Joe Hill gets delivered to the bookstore and I can go pick it up!


message 17960: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 413 comments Lori wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I just started Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh Bazell. I'm on page 86 and it is pretty good so far."

I just got this in the mail, though it will be awhile befor..."


It is really good...it has me laughing out loud!!


message 17961: by Jayme (new)

Jayme (jayme-reads) Jo wrote: "I'm reading A Clockwork Orange"

So freakin' good. Have you seen the movie?


message 17962: by Sue (new)

Sue | 6 comments I am reading A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore


message 17963: by Lori Ann (new)

Lori Ann | 105 comments I am reading Bleak House, I love Dickens so I think its wonderful!


message 17964: by Kristine (new)

Kristine (foreveryearning) | 145 comments I'm now reading The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory, along with The Book Thief.


message 17965: by Rene (new)

Rene | 49 comments A couple of days ago I finished Secrets of Eden. I really enjoyed the book. Now I am reading The Lightning Thief. It is good so far. I see a whole of lot of parallels to the Harry Potter series.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (susannag) | 1736 comments Bleak House is wonderful, and I enjoyed The Boleyn Inheritance.


message 17967: by Sue (new)

Sue | 6 comments Rene wrote: "A couple of days ago I finished Secrets of Eden. I really enjoyed the book. Now I am reading The Lightning Thief. It is good so far. I see a whole of lot of parallels to the Harry Potter series."

I have Secrets of Eden next in the pile on my nightstand. I'm glad to hear that it's worth reading because I bought it and it's a hardback. lol


message 17968: by Ann from S.C. (new)

Ann from S.C. | 1395 comments I just finished BLACKBIRD by Jennifer Lauck, and now am reading her STILL WATERS. Both very good books.


message 17969: by KHoopMan (new)

KHoopMan  (eliza_morgan) | 151 comments Reading Farenheit 451...quick read, great story!!


message 17970: by Rene (new)

Rene | 49 comments Sue said: I have Secrets of Eden next in the pile on my nightstand . . .

You will love this book. I was hooked on the first page. There are lulls but not too many.

Let me know how you like it.


message 17971: by Alisha Marie (new)

Alisha Marie (endlesswonderofreading) | 715 comments I finished Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik and I loved it! I now want to grab my friends and start a bookclub like theirs.

I'm thinking of picking up Matilda by Roald Dahl. I loved this movie as a kid and bought the book for a buck about a week ago.


message 17972: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 413 comments I finished Beat the Reaper: A Novel and now I'm on to Shutter Island!!


message 17973: by Petra (last edited Feb 17, 2010 09:17PM) (new)

Petra I was listening to Heartsick but the CD player in the car stopped working. I'm taking it in on the weekend to see if they can fix it quickly. Sigh.....I'm about half through the second disc and the story is just starting to pick up.
The weird thing about this audio is that it is the same Narrator as The Hunger Games so I keep picturing Katniss, Peeta and Hamitch as the characters because she uses the same voices.
I'm still reading Lolita. I'm having a hard time reading it for any length of time. It's well-written but the theme is so hard to read. I feel so sorry for that girl.
I've also started Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return tonight.


message 17974: by Liz (last edited Feb 17, 2010 10:19PM) (new)

Liz Alisha wrote: "I finished Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik and I loved it! I now want to grab my friends and start a bookclub like theirs.

I'm thinking of picking up [book:Matild..."

This makes me smile, because Matilda is my all time favorite book! It inspired my bibliophilia. The movie is different from the books in many ways, but still very entertaining. My brother and I watched it over Christmas break--who cares if we're adults (well sort of)?
I finished Shell Shaker tonight, which I really enjoyed.



message 17975: by Nam (new)

Nam | 3 comments I am reading "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect"




message 17976: by Vonney (new)

Vonney Young (ysgillen67) | 75 comments I'm reading THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine March for one of my Raleigh face-to-face bookclubs. So far, I love it. Have also starte THE RISK POOL by Richard Russo for my other bookclub in Raleigh. I like it too,
but not far into it since the other club meets first.
I just finished THE INVISIBLE WALL and THE DREAM by
Harry Bernstein. Loved the first one a lot, but the second one, The Dream, is a little repetitive. I excuse the author for this since he is 99-years-old and working on a 4th book.


message 17977: by Diane U (new)

Diane U (djuseless) Stephanie wrote: "I finished Beat the Reaper: A Novel and now I'm on to Shutter Island!!"

What is your opinion of Beat the Reaper? It's on my to-read list and I am trying to decide if I want to buy it or wait!


message 17978: by [deleted user] (new)

Linda wrote: If you haven't read Fidali's Way: A Novel by George Mastras, it is as wonderful a novel as A Thousand Spendid Suns. Highly recommend it."

I found a copy for about $3.00 through a used online bookstore. It's on the way to me! Yay!


message 17979: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Christine wrote: "Linda wrote: If you haven't read Fidali's Way: A Novel by George Mastras, it is as wonderful a novel as A Thousand Spendid Suns. Highly recommend it."

I found a copy for about $3.00 through a us..."


That's fabulous. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.




message 17980: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Just finished Oxygen by Carol Casella. I would give it a 3.3. I liked it, but was not totally overwhelmed. That's not to say it wasn't a good read. Just not a page-turner.


message 17981: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cyndil62) | 253 comments Darcia wrote: "I recently finished The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran. This is her debut novel and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction and/or those..."
I have this on my nightstand and it's on my list of books to read....soon! Glad to see you enjoyed it!



message 17982: by Chrystal (new)

Chrystal | 144 comments I just finished The Art of Keeping Secrets by Patti Callahan Henry....now I'm reading The Heavenstone Secrets by VC Andrews.


message 17983: by Jayme (new)

Jayme (jayme-reads) Finished Lolita last night, now I'll pick up The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (susannag) | 1736 comments Finished The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox: Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan, and Their Brothers last night, and it was quite good. McClellan is unintentionally hilarious: arrogant, pompous, paranoid, self-pitying, and seeing 2 Confederates behind every tree.


message 17985: by [deleted user] (new)

Chrystal wrote: "I just finished The Art of Keeping Secrets by Patti Callahan Henry....now I'm reading The Heavenstone Secrets by VC Andrews."

How was The Art of Keeping Secrets? That's in my TBR pile.


message 17986: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Honenberger (sarahhonenberger) | 20 comments Keep picking up Pat Conroy's South of Broad and putting it back down again. Finishing A Death in Texas and have to read Alexander McCall Smith's latest (my mother's recommendation) to return it to the library.


message 17987: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Honenberger (sarahhonenberger) | 20 comments 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
..."

Did you know that the Poisonwood Bible characters each represent one of the colonization methods of Africa? It's an incredible book for many reasons, not the least of which is the mute daughter.



message 17988: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 413 comments Diane U wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I finished Beat the Reaper: A Novel and now I'm on to Shutter Island!!"

What is your opinion of Beat the Reaper? It's on my to-read list and I am..."


I actually really liked it...there are some graphic parts and cussing but it kind of reminded me of some of my favorite action movie...(Boondock Saints)


message 17989: by Marti (new)

Marti (marjay) | 985 comments Rene wrote: "Sue said: I have Secrets of Eden next in the pile on my nightstand . . .

You will love this book. I was hooked on the first page. There are lulls but not too many.

Let me know how you like it."


Did you see the giveaway Chris Bojhalien has on his goodreads site. It is a giveaway of some of his books


message 17990: by Marti (last edited Feb 18, 2010 09:15AM) (new)

Marti (marjay) | 985 comments I am reading Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler right now and am enjoying it. I have tried and tried to read the book about The Murder on the Eiffel Tower, but can not get into it. Have all this great wonderful stories to read over vacation next week and I am thrilled.


message 17991: by Diane U (new)

Diane U (djuseless) Stephanie wrote: "Diane U wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I finished Beat the Reaper: A Novel and now I'm on to Shutter Island!!"

What is your opinion of Beat the Reaper? It's on my to-read..."


Good to hear! I am off to buy it!


message 17992: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 310 comments Finally got to start Horns by Joe Hill


message 17993: by Chrystal (new)

Chrystal | 144 comments Christine wrote: "Chrystal wrote: "I just finished The Art of Keeping Secrets by Patti Callahan Henry....now I'm reading The Heavenstone Secrets by VC Andrews."

How was The Art of Keeping Secrets? That's in my T..."


It was okay. I was interested enough to keep reading to find out what happened in the end. Not the best I've read, but not bad.


message 17994: by [deleted user] (new)

Chrystal wrote:It was okay. I was interested enough to keep reading to find out what happened in the end. Not the best I've read, but not bad.
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Hmmm....I may shift it into a different pile for now then. Thanks for your opinion.


message 17995: by Michelle♥ (new)

Michelle♥ I am reading The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. I am halfway through it and seriously NOTHING has happened. I hate to put it down because I've gotten so far. But this is turning tortuous! Hope it picks up! All the reviews on here said it was really, really good...I guess I'm just not seeing it!


message 17997: by Ann from S.C. (new)

Ann from S.C. | 1395 comments I just started DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by jeff Lindsay I love the DEXTER series, and it is fun to read about the charchters that I have been watching on tv!


message 17998: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 413 comments I just finished Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane ~Shutter Island~Dennis Lehane

It is a Photobucket read for sure...I could not put it down!! Can't wait for the movie...

Now I have no idea what I'm going to read!!


message 17999: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Marti wrote: "Rene wrote: "Sue said: I have Secrets of Eden next in the pile on my nightstand . . .

You will love this book. I was hooked on the first page. There are lulls but not too many.

Let me know ho..."


I am currently reading Secrets of Eden and while I think Skeletons at the Feast (a totally different type of book) was more of a page-turner for me, this one is well done. I am on page 202 and would give it a 3.5 to date.




message 18000: by Rene (new)

Rene | 49 comments Shutter Island is getting so many good reviews that I may need to pick that up with my Border coupons. The commericals look scary though. I do not like scary books. Should I pass on this one?


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