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Nearly finished Super Strings and already making a start on the story of the H bomb and the next one after that will be Revolution 1989 the fall of the Soviet Empire. Boy I read some FUN books don't I ?
Ana wrote: "I started yesterday "Watermelon", by Marian Keys. It's the first book I read from this author and I'm loving it!"I enjoyed Watermelon when I read it a few years back. M.K. is good for a "brain candy" for me.
I'm currently read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. i started reading it last night after it had been sitting on my bookshelf for about 8 months. I figured now was as good a time as any to finally read it.
I'm back to reading The Postmistress by Sarah Blake and am having a really tough time putting the Kindle down...even when it's going on 5am, BUT I have to say there are some parts just achingly sad and I fear there may be more and more substantial sadness to come. Fingers are crossed that I am wrong as I need a good happy or at least satisfying ending.
Jeane wrote: "Ann from S.C. wrote: "Just finished THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and loved it! I am waiting for the next one in the series to come in from th library. Now I am reading FORD COUNTY by John Grisho..."Hi Jeane,
I read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and loved it too. I read The Girl Who Played With Fire (2nd book) and didn't love it as much. It's still very good, but I think Lisbeth Salander is a more interesting character when there's more mystery surrounding her. One of my favorite aspects of the first book is that while she's an integral part of the story, she's an enigma. Her motivations are unknown, so they're fun to think about. When you get into the second book, let me know what you think.
Matthew wrote: "Just finished 'Shutter Island' and it was a great read!! I really enjoy Dennis Lehane, especially 'Mystic River' and 'Gone, Baby Gone'.Tomorrow I'll start 'The Dante Club' by Matthew Pearl."
Matthew...I'm curious about how you like the Dante Club. I picked it up at a book sale a few months ago because it sounded interesting, but I don't know anyone who has read it.
A find of mine in Ireland raved about The Dante Club, but I never read it. Let us know what you think, Matthew!
Jenna wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Just finished 'Shutter Island' and it was a great read!! I really enjoy Dennis Lehane, especially 'Mystic River' and 'Gone, Baby Gone'.Tomorrow I'll start 'The Dante Club' by Mat..."
I'll keep you and F1Wild posted on what I thnk about it for sure.
I'd be interested in thoughts about The Dante Club, too. I read Matthew Pearl's The Poe Shadow: A Novel and wasn't impressed. I'm currently listening to Haunted and don't know what to think about it. The personal stories of each character are interesting and show how damaged these people are. The "present day" story is so weird and unreal and bizarre.
I've started reading Dracula. I'm not far enough along to say much more than that but it has an appealing writing style. Very gothic and phychologically thrilling.
Skykeepers by Jessica Andersen. So far so good. :)
Finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane last night. The concept was better than the execution.
Lisa wrote: "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..."Lisa wrote: "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..."
I also read Bloodroot. I found it got better as it went along. Worth picking up at library.
Mary wrote: "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!"I just finished Saving CeeCee Honeycutt. I loved it. Somewhat like Secret Life of Bees. Will recommend for bookclub.
Edith, I have that one and have been wanting to get to it here soon. Would love to hear what you think about it when you're done.
Jessica - I'm already in love with the way that the author writes. I'll keep you posted but I have high hopes for this one.
I'm reading People of the Lake: Mankind & Its Beginnings by Richard E. Leakey. It's a good read so far. I'm also reading Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandelaand I love it.
I'm also reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and liking it a lot. Like others have said, the first 40-50 pages dragged a little, but once I got past those, I've been really into it. It's annoying really, because it's so much not a book that I would have chose to read if so many people hadn't been so enthusiastic about it. I hope it continues to be as good throughout!
I just finished FORD COUNTY by John Grishom and gave it 4 stars. Now I am reading THE WIVES OF HENRY OADES by Johanna Moran and loving it! It s fantastic! I can't put it down!
Tani wrote: "I'm also reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and liking it a lot. Like others have said, the first 40-50 pages dragged a little, but once I got past those, I've been really into..."I heard this is good. I really have to pick this up.
I just finished King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa with the Africa book club; it's great if you like feeling bad about humans. Just started Machiavelli's The Prince. The introduction was excellent. I'll let you know about the rest of it.
I just finished Masquerade.....going to start Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah later today.
Catamorandi wrote: "I loved The Bell Jar. It is one of my favorite books. Hope you like it."I would really like to read that one, feeling so curiois about it. It is especially nice I think if you live in a city where the author once lived...like with he having lived in Dublin. I read a bit about ehr online and thought about the places and the things she did when I was in the city center.
Ana wrote: "I started yesterday "Watermelon", by Marian Keys. It's the first book I read from this author and I'm loving it!"Ana, I read another one of her as my first Keys book..Angelsand liked it a lot. Then I read also Rachel's Holidayand Watermelon. They are so good to read! Aparently, the part of Dublin used in the story, is very realistic for the period of the story. At least I was told by a lady who used to live in that area during that period.
Kimberly wrote: "I'm currently read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. i started reading it last night after it had been sitting on my bookshelf for about 8 mont..."Kimberly, the serie is easy and fast reading, and great stories!
Reading The Girl Who Played With Fire. Had to force myself to put it down. Good so far only 100 pages in.
Just finished The Time Traveler's Wife and now am reading Prozac Nation. I've read some terrible reviews of it but I'm enjoying it a lot so far.
Hi everyone I finished The search for Super Strings tonight and enjoyed every page. I have gone back to civilizations and that's OK to. Got as far as the sixteenth century and the new world, so obviously got a while to go yet. Its amazing how much information it manages to get into each chapter, when you consider how much its restricted by limitations of space in a comparatively short book.
I'm currently reading Guest House by Barbara K. Richardson. So far it's been a good read.
I am reading The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard. It is a first reads and is really quite good. Bonded with the characters and want to know what is going to happen even tho .... I think I know But need to find out for sure....
I'm reading the book of lost things next too! Right after I finish Endless Nights.
I'm diversifying my reading here - no platform can hold me: e-Book - Age of Innocence - 1/2 done
Audio Book - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - just started(has anyone else noticed how often they talk about Jews and Jew bread and Micks? Some of this is not coming across well 50 years later...)
Real Book - Lord of the Flies (about 10 pages left) and Shades of Grey is in the batters box.
May have to take a bit of a reading hiatus so i can indulge myself to some March Madness. . .
I just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It was decent; nothing overly fantastic.I am in the middle of A Clash of Kings and I'll start The Count of Monte Cristo sometime very soon, hopefully.
I'm readingAt Home in Mitford by Jan Karon. I started it about two years ago & just couldn't get into it. Now that it's on my TBR 2010 Goal List, I don't have a choice but to finish it! Now that I've actually gotten further along in the story, I'm enjoying it much more than I thought I would.
I finished Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel which I loved - 5 stars! I agree with Carole - I would definitely recommend it to fans of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help.I just started Major Pettigrew's Last Stand which looks promising as well.
I just finished reading The Scent of Rain and Lightning and loved it! I am now moving onto reading The Wives of Henry Oats. I noticed Ann from S.C. is enjoying it - so I hope I will too!
Debating which book to start next. I want to finish The Prince Of Marshes. I finished Go Down Moses by William Faulkner. That was a fantastic book.
Mary wrote:"I just started Major Pettigrew's Last Stand which looks promising as well."I just bought this from Amazon! It sounds delightful.
I just finished The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir, and started Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters, but I must not be finished with the Tudors yet because when I came home from work this morning I went straight to the bookcase and grabbed The Six Wives of Henry VIII, also by Alison Weir. I skipped Katherine of Aragon and most of Anne Boleyn, though, and started with Jane Seymour.
I just finished Saving Ceecee Hunnicut and loved it. I'm now about to finish Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. I've been enjoying this especially since Russian history has always fascinated me.
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!"I had this one on my bookshelf for over a year before I decided to pick it up and read it. I was glad that I did.
Suzanne wrote: "I just finished Saving Ceecee Hunnicut and loved it. I'm now about to finish Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. I've been enjoying this especially since Russian history has always fascinated me."I'm just about to finish Winter Garden and will be reading Saving Ceecee Hunnicut next! I don't know if it's this cold I have or the book but it seems like it took me half the book to really get into it.
I'm still listening to Haunted. Really, this is a weird, weird book! It's the ultimate in Reality TV where each "constestant" wants/needs to be the "main feature", the one in the spotlight at all times. They are in an impossibly strange situation and keep trying to outdo each other for when they are "rescued" so that they will be the "star" in the movie that will be made of their experiences. (they're all convinced that their plight will be turned into a movie). Bizarre, bizarre, bizarre.I'm continuing with Cujo. It's not a great story...moves rather slowly. Lots of inappropriate reactions and anger from characters.
Despite these books, I think I'll start Italian Shoes: A Novel tonight. It's a library book and needs to go back soon.
Petra, Stephen King says that Cujo was written during the worst of his alcoholism and he doesn't remember anything about writing it. Weird, huh? It's a decent book.
Mary wrote: "I finished Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel which I loved - 5 stars! I agree with Carole - I would definitely recommend it to fans of The Secret Life of Bees and [book:..."Mary: I totally agree with you about Saving Ceecee Honeycutt. I loved the characters; they took on a reality to me that doesn't often happen when I read a book. I, too, gave it a 5.
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Tomorrow I'll start 'The Dante Club' by Matthew Pearl.