What are you reading? Showing 19,101-19,150 of 28,901

[Jessika]

I'm reading Pride & Prejudice as well as 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. Absolutely loving the both of them! They're the only things getting me through the rest of this semester!

[Claire]

Lori Ann wrote: "I ended up giving The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time three stars, I liked it but it definitely wasn't love...the concept was great but the plot left me wanting a little m..."

I loved East of Eden. Let us know what you think.

[F1Wild]

Krista wrote: "I'm currently reading 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins and 'Life As We Knew It' by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
Both great books so far.
"
My hubby's in the middle of The God Delusion and we discuss each chapter almost nightly.

[Marti]

I had three library books come in all at the same time. At our library, you can only have them for two weeks if they are new and you can only renew them if no one else is in line. I have some reading to do, but I am going to start with Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah, since that one has a line!!!

[Lisa]

I'm working on The Grapes of Wrath...about half way through. I'm not yet sure how I feel about it, but I can't stop reading.

I also have a stack of 5 books from the library. My library has the same rules as Marti's. So up next is Fantasy in Death which is new and has a line.

[Maria]

i finished Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde this evening. it was an enjoyable book, although i wasn't as enthralled with it as i was his Thursday Next series.

i think i'll be starting a Madeline Wickham book next, not sure what the name of it is.

[Maureen]

Finally reading Emma. It's the only Jane Austen novel I've never read. Really enjoying it!

[Carol]

I finished The Moonstone, now I am reading A Reliable Wife. I am finding it absorbing. I can really feel Truitt's Homeless Heart. I am also starting Every Man Dies Alone powerful book about German resistance in WWll.

[Paula]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished The Moonstone, now I am reading A Reliable Wife. I am finding it absorbing. I can really feel Truitt's Homeless Heart. I am also starting Every Man Dies Alone powerful book about German ..I'm reading "A Reliable Wife" also. I'm only 100 pages in so far though.

[Carol]

Paula wrote: "Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished The Moonstone, now I am reading A Reliable Wife. I am finding it absorbing. I can really feel Truitt's Homeless Heart. I am also starting Every Man Dies Alone p..."

I am liking it so far. I am at a point I didn't expect the story to take. So that was a surprise. Maybe we can compare notes later.

[Rosalie]

I finished THE GREATEST KNIGHT by Elizabeth Chadwick this evening. Started THE KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom. I think this will be another wonderful story. But I am looking at Amazon to find another book to buy.....

[Paula]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished The Moonstone, now I am reading A Reliable Wife. I am finding it absorbing. I can really feel Truitt's Homeless Heart. I am also starting Every Ma...

Yes, I'd enjoy that Carol! I'll keep you posted on how far I get. : )

[Jayme]

Taking a break from reality with Wizard's First Rule. I'm giving it the prize for most typos in the first 50 pages ever. Other than that, it's pretty entertaining so far.

[Julie]

Marti wrote: "I had three library books come in all at the same time. At our library, you can only have them for two weeks if they are new and you can only renew them if no one else is in line. I have some read..."

Marti, that is how it is at my library as well. Right now I have 5 books at home, only one of which is a 14 day loan. And, just got a notice today on a book that I put on hold has come in and this one too is a 14 day loan!

[Alisha Marie]

I finished Horns by Joe Hill last night and I loved it! Sure, it wasn't completely scary, but it was an amusing and touching story. Now I'm reading The Tribes of Palos Verdes: A Novel by Joy Nicholson and don't want to put it down.

[Maya]

i just finished Industrial Magic By Kelley Armstrong and i started Angels and Demons By Dan Brown

[Bridgit]

currently on the docket:

The Swiss Family Robinson - audio book
and
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.

Am enjoying ULB much more than I thought, though I wish there were more Prague references! Love hearing about it and remembering specific places.

[El]

Bridgit, I haven't been to Prague yet, but it's one of my life goals! I'm working on learning Czech now, and we're talking about going to Prague this fall... *hope, hope*

It's been years since I read ULB. I should re-read it now that I have an appreciation for Czech lit.

[Bridgit]

El wrote: "Bridgit, I haven't been to Prague yet, but it's one of my life goals! I'm working on learning Czech now, and we're talking about going to Prague this fall... *hope, hope*

It's been years since ..."

Prague is WONDERFUL. I have been 2x. Once in college and once about 3 years ago. Its amazing how much history you can just feel oozing out of every building and statue, and the beauty you see around every corner. And OH Charles Bridge! I have a painting that i bought there of the bridge at sunset. One of my favorite things...

and i'd be remiss if I didnt mention the BEER. Such great brews at unbelievable prices. I would go back in a heartbeat.

And I am very impressed that you are learning the language. I have taken classes in (and am/was decently proficient in) German, Italian and Spanish, but Czech is just beyond me...too many consonants strung together...

[Sherry]

Just finished Cloud Atlas (phenomenal book) and will start Eat Pray Love tonight. Looking forward to it, then it's on to the newest jasper fforde books. he's one of my favorites.

[JSou]

Whoo-hoo for Cloud Atlas, Sherry!

El, you're learning Czech? That is awesome!

[El]

Bridgit, you just made my heart explode with your descriptions of Prague! We're saving our pennies... (Literally! - filling our change jar is one of the most exciting moments of our day. Sad, but true.)


Thanks Jessica, I'm trying. :) I've almost got the alphabet down, so I have a long way to go. But I just have to keep plugging away at it. It's amazing how much of my German and French come back to me as I'm trying to learn another language. Pooey!



So, back on topic - I'm sort of rotting my brain on a couple sci-fi/fantasy books, which isn't normally my thing; occasionally I just feel the urge. So I'm finally reading Brian Herbert's prequel to his daddy's books, starting with House Atreides (better than I expected), and also reading According To Crow which I stumbled upon while raiding other people's bookshelves, and I saw the main character has my oldest brother's name which isn't very common (unless you're reading a book about the American Civil War, that is), so it seemed appropriate to check it out. It's actually not too bad either.

April is usually a pretty crummy month for me, so my reading tends to slow down and/or my choice in books are way different than normal.

[Katie]

Bridgit, thank you for sharing your experiences of Prague.

I just finished The Girl Who Played with Fire (loved it!), and I have so many books that are next up. I've decided to go with Wench, as I just challenged my mom to read it, so I want to for once read and finish something before she does. Additionally, it looks like a short read. After that, I'm planning on reading Moloka'i. Where I go from there, who knows.

I love this group...although I often just lurk, I get so many great recs about the next best book to read.

[Marti]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished The Moonstone, now I am reading A Reliable Wife. I am finding it absorbing. I can really feel Truitt's Homeless Heart. I am also starting Every Ma..."

I really like A Reliable Wife... Found myself sucked into the story!

I am about 100 Pages into Winter Garden. I am liking it so far...

[Lil]

I'm reading The Thirteenth Tale. Its one of those books that you can't put down.

[M.]

Jayme wrote: "Taking a break from reality with Wizard's First Rule. I'm giving it the prize for most typos in the first 50 pages ever. Other than that, it's pretty entertaining so far."

I read this quite a while ago, and thought it was really good. After a few books in the series though, the excitement died down for me. I think I stopped reading the series by the 4th book...

[Joseph]

I started World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War after finishing Flowers for Algernon. Definitly a nice change of pace heh

[Flávia Carvalho]

I am reading thons of books all at once these days:
THe Believer Book of Writers talking to writers, Shakespeare wrote for money, and just starting "THe passion according to G.H.", by Brazilian author Clarice Lispector.

Do you also keep a pile of books by your bedside table?

[chucklesthescot]

I just finished Please, Daddy, Noand have moved on to Don't Tell Mummy The books were well written...but the child abuse subject matter is really putting me on a downer so I might need a change of pace this weekend to perk me up a bit.

[Katie]

I'm reading The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Cute, fluffy, fun read!

[Katie]

Lil wrote: "I'm reading The Thirteenth Tale. Its one of those books that you can't put down."

I loved that one and agree 100%. I hated to walk away from it, even to work, eat or sleep. :)

[Donna]

Sherry wrote: "Just finished Cloud Atlas (phenomenal book) and will start Eat Pray Love tonight. Looking forward to it, then it's on to the newest jasper fforde books. he's one of my favorites."

I tried to look up Cloud Atlas but there are a lot of the same title with different authors. Which one were you refering to? If it is such a great book I wanna read it too!!!

[Linda]

Just finished Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. While I really liked it (4.5), there were times when I think he pushed my limits of belief with his characters' abilities to best their enemies in a battle of a hundred to one and good just about always triumphing over evil. However, he did a good job of keeping me engaged in a book I was not inclined to like as much as I did.

[El]

Donna - they're probably talking about this one: Cloud Atlas.

[Donna]

THX El

[Shary]

Claire wrote: "Lori Ann wrote: "I ended up giving The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time three stars, I liked it but it definitely wasn't love...the concept was great but the plot left me w..."

East of Eden is my all time favorite!

[Shary]

Lil wrote: "I'm reading The Thirteenth Tale. Its one of those books that you can't put down."

I loved The Thirteenth Tale!

[Shary]

Currently I'm reading Let the Great World Spin and Real Murders.

Let the Great World Spin is wonderful. Beautifully written.
Real Murders is a good, light read.
Enjoying both very much.

[Donna]

Shary wrote: "Currently I'm reading Let the Great World Spin and Real Murders.

Let the Great World Spin is wonderful. Beautifully written.
Real Murders is a good, light read.
Enjoy..."

Let the Great World Spin is sitting at the library waiting patiently for me to get it!

[Mary]

Ooh Shary and Donna, I loved Let the Great World Spin.

[Brenda]

I am finding that I really enjoy a well written YA book.

[Brenda]

I am reading The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan with my son. We are enjoying it.

[Paula]

These are fun books Brenda. I'm listening to "The Battle in the Labrynth" now. I'll need to put the last one on hold as it takes forever for me to get it from the library. LOL

[Shary]

Donna wrote: "Shary wrote: "Currently I'm reading Let the Great World Spin and Real Murders.

Let the Great World Spin is wonderful. Beautifully written.
Real Murders is a good, l..."

Donna, I'm loving it. Let me know how you like it!

[Shary]

Mary wrote: "Ooh Shary and Donna, I loved Let the Great World Spin."

I am really enjoying it!

[Dawn Mateo]

I'm currently reading "The Other End of the Leash" and listening to "Red Badge of Courage" on audiobook.

[Claire]

chucklesthescot wrote: "I just finished Please, Daddy, Noand have moved on to Don't Tell Mummy The books were well written...but the child abuse subject matter is really putting me on a downer ..."

Hey chucklesthescot - aren't you over at bookcrossing too? I recognized the cute name......I'm over there as Thistle8. This is a great book site.
I'm still working on In The Woods and just want to sit down and finish it to see what happens.

[Alisha Marie]

I just finished The Tribes of Palos Verdes: A Novel by Joy Nicholson and thought it was an amazingly dark and gritty YA novel. I highly recommend it. Now I'm going to pick up the ARC copy I won of The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant.

[Shel]

Brenda wrote: "I am finding that I really enjoy a well written YA book."

Brenda -- we make a lot of recommendations for great YA and books your son might enjoy too at http://www.whatchareadingnow.com

[F1Wild]

Shary wrote: "...East of Eden is my all time favorite!"
One of my faves as well - you can never go wrong with a nice epic Steinbeck!!