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[Marti]

I finished Heat Wave by Richard Castle. It was like I was reading a script for the show.

I am now starting on The Solitude of Prime Numbers. I am looking forward to starting it. The reviews read like it is fabulous...

[Carol]

I´m in a Anita Blake moment, I´m reading The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2)... I´m not THAT sure about the book, it is soooo bloody and gross LOL but I think I´ll get used to.

[Mary]

I'm reading Tipping the Velvet and The Death of Kings: Royal Deaths in Medieval England.

[Laurence]

Reading Shiver. So far so good :-)

[Lil]

Lisa wrote: "I'm slogging through The Grapes of Wrath. It's not really holding my attention. I tend to find other things to do rather than read. I loved East of Eden, but this one ..."

Stick with it if you can. In my opinion it's worth it.

[Petra]

I finished Blaze: A Novel this past week. It was a surprise gem of a book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I seem to have put Dracula off to the side. It's good but terribly drawn out. I wish the action would pick up.
Currently I'm reading Fool by Christopher Moore.

[Katie]

Petra wrote: "I finished Blaze: A Novel this past week. It was a surprise gem of a book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I seem to have put Dracula off to the side. It's good but terribly..."

Fool is one one of my favorites, enjoy having a good laugh or many!

[Ivy]

I am reading X-Men Codename Wolverine. This has several of the X-Men from the movies and some that were only in the animated programs. So far very interesting. I like a good Fantasy type book every once in a while to break up all of the mysteries that I read.

[Allison]

I just finished The Graveyard Book and loved it.

I'm now starting The Library at Night. I'm only a chapter in, but I'm not quite sure what to think of it right now.

[Jenna]

Just finished The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. It was just ok for me.

I think I am going to start The Girl Who Played with Fire.

[Paula]

Maria, I've enjoyed Ahern's books also. I still need to get "Thanks for the Memories" though.

[Paula]

I just finished "A Reliable Wife"! Wow, very hard to put down.

I'm going to start "Taken from Home" Eric Francis, a true crime.

[Matthew]

Allison wrote: "I loved The Thirteenth Tale- one of my favorite books of all time.

I also really enjoyed Matthew Pearl's The Last Dickens. I have The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow on my bookshelf waiting to be re..."

I recently finished 'The Dante Club'. I found it interesting and overall a decent read. I hope you enjoy it.

[Rachel]

Finished The Dragon Factory and starting The Wolfman by Jonathan Maberry.

[Petra]

Katie wrote: "Fool is one one of my favorites, enjoy having a good laugh or many!..."

Thanks, Katie! I really enjoyed Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. I hope Fool is just as good.

[Carol]

I need a book that is funny,(soon) but I don't like Stephanie Plum books or Chris Moore books. I was thing along the First Detective Agencies books line. I have read a couple, does any one know of a really funny one.

[Marti]

I finished reading The Solitude of Prime Numbers. It was haunting. Just haunting. Next I am reading A River in the Sky byElizabeth Peters. This is a first read's win! I have started it, but too many interruptions already. I will have to wait until tonight to start again!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Carol - have you read the Amelia Peabody mysteries? They are set in Victorian/Edwardian Egypt, and I think are quite funny. The first one is Crocodile on the Sandbank.

[Carol]

Yes I have. The last one I read was kind of boring. Their son annoyed me.

[Maria]

carol, i don't know what type of books you care to read, but some that i have found that are guaranteed to be funny are from jennifer crusie. she writes chic-lit type stuff, but it's very funny. she's also done a few books with a male co-writer, and those are an absolute hoot. if you're in to that kind of book, i highly recommend those.

[Carol]

I think I have read one of her's. But as you say I need to be in the mood. I have been reading heavy stuff lately, it is time for fluff. So bring on all fluff and I will check it out. Thanks guys.

[Francesca]

I have just finished The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels. It is sublime. On recommendation I have bought Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb but can't start it yet as I must read Jasper Jones and The Lovely Bones and The Girl Who Played With Fire.
Also just finished Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World. Fabulous work.

[Katie]

Petra wrote: "Katie wrote: "Fool is one one of my favorites, enjoy having a good laugh or many!..."

Thanks, Katie! I really enjoyed Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. I h..."

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is probably next up as I've read so many dark books lately. I'm ready for a chuckle or two.

How is your bookstore going...hoping you haven't been hurt by the economy. Although I have an ereader, there is nothing like a cozy bookstore to tuck into.

[Carol]

Which of you two own a bookstore. How cool.

[Katie]

I finished Wench. I highly recommend it. It is a fast read, once you start reading it, it's hard to put down. However, it is dark...

I started Moloka'i today. Another book so hard to put down, while the dust bunnies grow, and the laundry piles up.

[Petra]

Katie wrote: "How is your bookstore going...hoping you haven't been hurt by the economy. Although I have an ereader, there is nothing like a cozy bookstore to tuck into..."

Katie, I'm the wrong Petra. It's PetraX who owns the bookstore somewhere in the Caribean. I can only wish for such a terrific career. Can you imagine....sea, sun, sand, warmth and books. Lovely!

[Brenda]

Thank you Michelle for the cool link to a neat site!

[Mary]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I think I have read one of her's. But as you say I need to be in the mood. I have been reading heavy stuff lately, it is time for fluff. So bring on all fluff and I will check it out. Thanks guys."

More charming than fluff, but how about one of these:

Saving Ceecee Honeycutt, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand or The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

[Carol]

I added Major Pettigrew, that sounds more to my liking.
Thanks every one for your input. Wench, and Moloka'i looks good also.

[Edith]

I'm reading Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal. So far it's pretty interesting.

[Nam]

I am halfway through "Reliable Wife " ! its a great read ! next on the list is "Nine Lives".

[Christy]

I tried and tried to get through The Elegance of the Hedgehog but gave up. Now I'm reading The Book of Lost Things and loving it.

[Suzanne]

Christy wrote: "I tried and tried to get through The Elegance of the Hedgehog but gave up. Now I'm reading The Book of Lost Things and loving it."

I had a hard time in the beginning, but found it was worth finishing.

[Donna]

I think everyone said the same thing about the Hedgehog. I had a difficult time but I did it and I enjoyed it.

Also I recently read The Book of Lost Things and it was def a different kinda read for me.

[Donna]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I think I have read one of her's. But as you say I need to be in the mood. I have been reading heavy stuff lately, it is time for fluff. So bring on all fluff and I will check it out. Thanks guys."

Another charming book is A Guide to the Birds of East Africa.

[Samantha McNulty]

Currently engrossed in The Luxe, which is great for me, as I have not read as much this year due to personal things that have happened. I'm really enjoying it so far; loving the character developments!

[Christy]

Suzanne wrote: "Christy wrote: "I tried and tried to get through The Elegance of the Hedgehog but gave up. Now I'm reading The Book of Lost Things and loving it."

I had a hard time ..."

My best friend absolutely loved it so I had high hopes. I will revisit it at some point. I had a hard time letting go of my feeling that the concierge was really condescending, snooty and judgmental.

[Bhumi]

Just started Slaughterhouse-Five by Vonnegut.

[Lil]

I just finished The Thirteenth Tale and just LOVED it! Tonight I'm starting Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

[Maria]

i finished Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern. this wasn't my favorite of hers, but i still enjoyed it.

not sure what i'll pick up next, most likely it will be Shutter Island. i got that and two others over the weekend at Half-Priced Books for a whopping $11.98 total. i love book buying!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Finishing up The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found, which has been most thought-provoking (and I may give it 5 stars), and contemplating several books after that. Possibly How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower.

[Carol]

I am reading Cutting For Stone.

[Trion]

The prisoner of birth

[F1Wild]

Finished Wench last night and will begin Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian tonight - assuming I ever get to bed (3:30am now) A big shout out thank you to the Book Ref voters!!

[Suzanne]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I added Major Pettigrew, that sounds more to my liking.
Thanks every one for your input. Wench, and Moloka'i looks good also."

I loved Major Pettigrew. I was sorry when it ended. It was a charming book with beautiful language.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Carol, thank you for calling Reza out. Funny how he writes the blurb as if the books is not his.... But looks like you scared him away...

I am currently reading Conquering Venus by Collin Kelley. It is an unusual genre for me - Gay Literary Fiction. I am enjoying it, it was referred to me by an author I had recently reviewed, otherwise I may never have come across it.

[Stephanie]

I'm still working on...The Fairy Godmother and The Poyson Garden.

[Bridgit]

just finished The Help, which was really great. Have started on The Story of Edgar Sawtelle last night. Am hoping to finish today and pick up a nice easy book for Thursday, because I am going away for the weekend and the book I'm carting around is going to be The Historian. From all i have heard, It is going to be homework. So i'm hoping 11 hours of travel with no other options will help me get through it.

[Sasha]

The Historian is okay to read. Not the most engaging book in the world, but I would put it above homework.

It's not a particularly wonderful book though, so if you're not looking forward to it I don't see a compelling reason to force your way through it.

[Carol]

Lori wrote: "Carol, thank you for calling Reza out. Funny how he writes the blurb as if the books is not his.... But looks like you scared him away...

I am currently reading Conquering Venus b..."

I think he was drive by anyway. He posted same thing in his other clubs he joined.

I am enjoying Cutting For Stone