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[Lori Ann]

I'm starting The Sun Also Risesfollowed by East of Eden

[Liz]

I finished The Iron King yesterday and have been working on Gulliver's Travels and Breaking Dawn.

[Aleksandra]

i finished "shattered dreams" by Irene Spencer. I loved it :) and reading now Kartography by Kamila Shamshie.
I totally give up on "the lost daughter of happines" :(

[Jeane]

Finished The Book Thief and continuing The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches. Will start also Atonement today.

[Matthew]

Paula wrote: "I'm reading "Along Came a Spider". Very suspenseful so far."

It's a very good book. One of my favorite James Patterson books. Always keeps you guessing. Enjoy.

[Sasha]

Hey Liz! I read Gulliver's Travels in January. I thought it sortof lost steam as it went, but it's worth it. How're you liking it?

[Alisha Marie]

I finished The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King last night and even though there were a few things that bugged, I thought it was a pretty good and quick read. Now I'm going to start After Life by Jaron Lee Knuth. I'm in the mood for some zombie mayhem...

[Jayme]

Started The Woman in White on audio yesterday. It's 25 hours long! I'm about 2 or 3 hours in and really enjoying it so far. I think I'm glad I'm not reading it in print though.

I also finished a couple of graphic novels: Marvel Illustrated: Picture Of Dorian Gray Premiere HC and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Both were really good. Especially the Dark Knight, 5*'s!

[Bhumi]

25 hours seems like an incredibly long time. What is the average time for a decent-sized audiobook? Usually I just read the hard copies.

[Jayme]

They're usually about 30 pages an hour. So most books being about 300 pages long take about 10 hours.

There's my math post in honour of pi day. Happy pi day everyone!

[Paula]

It's a very good book. One of my favorite James Patterson books. Always keeps you guessing. Enjoy.

Thanks Matthew, I'm having a real hard time putting it down (Along Came a Spider)!

[Carol]

I just finished the hard copy of The Woman In White. I loved it. Some of the language was a bit dated, but a good book. I ordered Moonstone to read soon.

[Liz]

Alex wrote: "Hey Liz! I read Gulliver's Travels in January. I thought it sortof lost steam as it went, but it's worth it. How're you liking it?"
I'm enjoying it. At times I get tired of reading all description and zero dialogue, but it's good otherwise.

[Brooke]

I am currently reading Middlesex. I am only over 100 pages into it. I am curious to what everyone thought of this one!

[Becky]

Cutting for Stone by A. Vergese

[Sasha]

Brooke, Middlesex is one of my very favorite books ever. I think it's brilliant. We've debated it a bit over on the Thread of Dire Judgment, though; opinions vary widely on that one.

[Carol]

Alex wrote: "Brooke, Middlesex is one of my very favorite books ever. I think it's brilliant. We've debated it a bit over on the Thread of Dire Judgment, though; opinions vary widely on that one."

Alex are you reading The Prince-Niccolò Machiavelli? I just started The Prince Of The Marshes and other occupational hazards of a year in Iraq. It appears to draw on The Prince.

[Sasha]

Not yet, Carol. I'm about halfway through King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Then it's on to The Prince.

BTW I saw that link you posted elsewhere about the Texas board of education. Good lord.

[Carol]

I know that is so scary. But as Ne says it is a very conservative state.

[Petra]

Brooke wrote: "I am currently reading Middlesex. I am only over 100 pages into it. I am curious to what everyone thought of this one!"

Brooke, I thoroughly enjoyed every page of Middlesex. It's so textured and layered. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on the book once you're done.

[Jamaie]

Just finished Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel. 5 stars from me & one of the best books I've ever read!!!~

[Cindy]

Shona wrote: "I'm reading Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle. It's the true story of a man, part missionary, part linguist who lives with an Indian tribe cal..."

Thanks for sharing this one Shona! It looks like one I would really enjoy!

[Tracy]

I have started One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd. I think I may have spoiled it for myself by reading a negative review before I started. I hope not. I am enjoying it so far, but I'm not very deep into it, yet.

[Chantelle]

Tracy, it's a great book. Don't let the negative review stop you.

[Jason]

After the history book and the super strings book I am planning on reading a book about the H bomb. I will get back to reading novels eventually have pre-ordered Solar by Ian Mcewan and can't wait to get that book !!!

[Sasha]

What's this super string book? I've read The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. On my list is From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time, sortof related. I dig that stuff.

[Marti]

Chantelle wrote: "Tracy, it's a great book. Don't let the negative review stop you."

Absolutely - Enjoy the book...

[Stephanie]

Just started Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last by Janice Knowlton.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

[Carol]

Susanna wrote: "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

Strange book which was ok for me. I liked the history , but I wish she would have dwelt more with the historical aspects.

[KHoopMan]

I just started The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Beautiful so far!

[Catamorandi]

I loved The Bell Jar. It is one of my favorite books. Hope you like it.

[Lisa]

Just finished The Writing on My Forehead: A Novel by Nafisa Hajiand am now back to reading The Threadbare Heartby Jennie Nash.

[Claire]

Tracy wrote: "I have started One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd. I think I may have spoiled it for myself by reading a negative review before I started. I hope not. I am enjoying it ..."

I read this and really liked it. I hope you will enjoy it too.

[Cathy]

Mary wrote: "Chantelle wrote: "Mary said: I'm reading Wench: A Novel and am not loving it.

Mary, that's on my TBR list...can you give me some info as to why it's not grabbing you?"

I'm not sure, Chantel..."

I just finished Wench and I liked it. Part I or the first 80 pages it is a bit confusing - too many characters/stories to follow. Part II mainly focuses on one character (Lizzie) after that the book really picked up for me.

[Patricia]

Jamaie wrote: "Just finished Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel. 5 stars from me & one of the best books I've ever read!!!~"

The library is holding it for me, picking it up tomorrow so I need to finish Winter Garden tonight!

[Catamorandi]

I am still reading The Screwtape Letters. I am also reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for a buddy read. I am listening to Firefly Lane.

[Ana]

I started yesterday "Watermelon", by Marian Keys. It's the first book I read from this author and I'm loving it!

[Dana *]

Chris wrote: "I did like the ending, I think the sequel should be good, the secret speech. Ha..."

I didn't even know there was a sequel, have to add that to the queue!

As if I didn't have enough going on, I decided that I would concentrate on reading The Girl with Glass Feet.

Intriguing so far...

[Dana *]

Karen wrote: "Finished Friday Night Knitting club--and I am now reading
Dying to PleaseLinda Howard"

If you liked FNKC, I think you shouold read the 2 sequels, both very good also.

[Linda]

Just finished The Postmistress by Sarah Blake last night and gave it a 5. I loved the way it was divided between America's pre-entry into WWII and the early war in Europe. I recently read, No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin, the story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and our entry into WWII. The Postmistress reminded me of the feelings expressed on both sides and the lack of understanding (and personal agendas) between the U.S. and Europe at the time.

[FromAna]

read Siddhartha in one sitting yesterday. Today I've started By the river Piedra I sat down and wept

[Lisa]

I just finish Bloodroot by Amy Greene which is a great book that is dark but I was totally transported even after I got done reading it. It is her first book and she seems to be a very interesting person.

Bloodroot

Also I finish Everything Matters!: A Novel which is one of the smartest books that I have read in a long time.

[Mary]

I finished my re-read of Chocolat and will now start Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel. Many of y'all have loved this so I am really looking forward to it!

[Carol]

Just started Go Down Moses, for a group read in another club. I forgot how funny some of his books are.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Faulkner's Go Down Moses?

[Carol]

carol (akittykat) wrote: "Just started Go Down Moses, for a group read in another club. I forgot how funny some of his books are."

Yes Have you read it.. I am just starting it. Uncle Buck is caught by Miss Sibbey

[Mary]

I'm reading The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir. It's about the fall of Anne Boleyn. I really enjoy Ms. Weir's books, she seems to be a meticulous researcher and whenever possible quotes directly from the papers and letters of witnesses to the events she is describing. She also doesn't go in for any baseless speculation (which can be frustrating in her books about historical figures of whom little is known---Eleanor of Aquitaine for example).

Having recently read Wolf Hall, I'm finding Ms. Weir's frequent referrences to Thomas Cromwell especially interesting. So far Ms. Mantel's fictional characterization and Ms. Weir's historical portrayal seem to match up quite well.

[Maya]

I finished Dime Store Magic By Kelley Armstrong today really enjoyed it starting her book Industrial Magic next

[Alisha Marie]

I finished After Life by Jaron Lee Knuth and thought it was just okay. There were some good zombie moments, but overall I thought it could've been better.

Now, I'm at a lost as to what to read. Too many choices. I'm just going to watch a couple of zombie movies and then get back to it.