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[Katie]

I'm reading Wench, I'm about a 1/3 through it. It's very good, and a fast read. Additionally, it's a reminder of the fear slaves lived with everyday, even the favored slaves. I just can't imagine...it's appalling that people lived through that during their entire lives.

[Eden]

I'm reading Philadelphia Ghost Stories by Charles J. Adams III.

[F1Wild]

Katie wrote: "I'm reading Wench, I'm about a 1/3 through it. It's very good, and a fast read. Additionally, it's a reminder of the fear slaves lived with everyday, even the favored slaves. I just ..."
I'm a little over halfway though Wench and what has been more apparent to me is that while we all hated the animal cruelty that was present in Water for Elephants these human beings endured even worse.

[Allison]

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 read...

[Jayme]

Alisha wrote: "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..."

I read this a million years ago and totally forgot about it. Now it's in my books, thanks!

[Lisa]

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 is just not doing it for me.

[Barbara]

I'm rereading Year of Wonder for my book club. I recommend it.

Also, stay with Grapes of Wrath--it's so wonderful.

[Gorana]

Yesterday I finished Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher now I'll continue reading The Glassblower of Murano..

[Carol]

I am reading Every Man Dies Alone, and I picked up Cutting For Stones today.

[Reza]

Washington Post:David Ignatius reviews 'A Time to Betray,' the memoir of an Iranian double agent

By David Ignatius

Sunday, April 11, 2010

A TIME TO BETRAY

The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran

By Reza Kahlili

Threshold. 340 pp. $26

How true does a “true story” have to be? This question immediately confronts a reader of “A Time to Betray,” by the pseudonymous Reza Kahlili.

The book opens with this encompassing disclaimer: “This is the true story of my life as a CIA agent in the Revolutionary Guards of Iran; however, every effort has been made to protect my identity (Reza Kahlili is not my real name), my family, and my associates. To do so, it was necessary to change all the names (except for officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran) and alter certain events, chronology, circumstances, and places.”

If we cannot depend precisely on the who, what, where or when in a nonfiction memoir, then what do we have? You don’t need to be a professional skeptic to wonder if the basic claim of the book — that the author was a CIA mole inside Iran’s fearsome Guard — is accurate.

So I did some checking. And I am happy to report that the author did indeed have a secret relationship with the CIA. That’s a relief, because the story he tells — of the Iranian revolution and how he came to despise it — is genuinely powerful. It offers a vivid first-person narrative of how the zealots of the Islamic republic created what has become a nightmare for the Iranian people. By the author’s account, the cruelty and intolerance didn’t begin with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They have been unfolding for three decades...

Full Review:

http://atimetobetray.com/praise-and-r...


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...

[Carol]

Reza, I think this is considered self promotion and needs to be removed from this thread and put into the Self promotion thread. You will need to read the rules there for posting a book you wish others to read. Lori has structured rules for this type of post. Please make adjustments, before you are put into the spam corner. I would hate to see that ,as your book might be interesting, but it doesn't belong here.
Thank You

[Ann from S.C.]

My computer died so I have not been on for a while. I have read a few good books since.
HOUSE RULES by Jodi Picoult, BREATHLESS and DEAD AND ALIVE by Dean Koontz, and WITCH AND WIZARD by James Patterson. Now I am reading THE 19TH WIFE.

[Samantha McNulty]

I've just started The Luxe, after having had it on my bookshelves for a few months.

[Carol]

Ann is Witch and Wizard a new Patterson, I have not seen it before. What is it about?

[Maria]

i finished The Wedding Girl from Madliene Wickham the other night, it was a very quick read.

i started Thanks for the Memories by Ceclia Ahern yesterday. i've loved both of her others books that i've read, and so far this one isn't disappointing.

[Jerrysphish]

I am at the halfway mark in American Tabloid by James Ellroy great book will be starting Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes next

[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.