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[El]

Yeah, that Ethan Hawke book was pretty good when I read it too. I don't know if I would feel the same now. But it was sort of the book that got me back into reading after a long drought of reading-for-pleasure in college. (Boy, do I hate giving Ethan Hawke that much credit.)


Mel, I really enjoyed Horns!

[PDXReader]

Finished In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar. REALLY enjoyed it. I'll have a review for it up shortly. Starting The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (unwillingly - it's for my F2F book group).

[Esther]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "Susanna you are a better woman than me. I gave up on Dan Brown after Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code."

I gave up on Brown after the Da Vinci Code - the film was even worse.

[Carol]

I only read Angels & Demons because it was on a must read list before you die.

[Sydney]

Lori wrote: "Sydvicious wrote: "Just finished High Fidelity by Nick Hornby , now on to The Hottest State: A Novel by Ethan Hawke."

Those are two really g..."

I really like High Fidelity- I wish I would have read the book before seeing the movie...
As for The Hottest State- only 23 pages into but so far I am intrigued! :)

[Esther]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I only read Angels & Demons because it was on a must read list before you die."

It is doubtless on several 'bore you to death' lists as well :0)

[Lori, Super Mod]

I am starting Everything Is Wrong with Me: A Memoir of an American Childhood Gone, Well, Wrong - I had no clue who this guy was, that he is writing a memoir, but apparently he is blogger that got pretty famous pretty quickly!!

[Sasha]

Lori, The Book is a very cool concept. And he pulls it off well?

[Krista]

I finished The Tenth Circle which was a predictable Jodi read, but very enjoyable all the same.

I also finished Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Unfortunately, I didn't love this book as much as I had hoped to.

I am now reading Descent into Dust which I am greatly enjoying. If only real-life didn't get in the way of my reading time. :o)

[Krista]

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How is the new Melissa Marr book? I read Wickely Lovely and loved it. I haven't read any of her other releases, though. Are they a true series?

[Krista]

Joel wrote: ""

How is Angelology? I love the cover!

[Krista]

Lori wrote: "Still reading The Book by M Clifford."

Sounds like a great read. I'm adding it to my wish list right now!

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished SAVING CEECEE HONECUTT and gave it 4 stars. I also read WHITEOUT by Ken Follett and loved it, another 4 stars. Now am reading THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and am not regretting paying $8.00 for it. I usualluy get my books from the library, but I couldn't wait on htis one!

[Beth]

I just started reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

[Carol]

Oh Great book Beth.

[Beth]

Yes it is, Carol. I'm only on page 17 but I can tell it's going to be really good. I've been sucked in and I can't wait to get back to it!

[Lori Ann]

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and The Dante Club. I really enjoyed Matthew Pearl's The Poe Shadow: A Novel so looking forward to this one!

[Sasha]

Man, Omnivore's Dilemma is supposed to be wicked good. One of these days...the wife says if I'm going to keep ordering raw steak at restaurants I have to read it. She also says I have to kill a chicken with my bare hands, though. She says a lot of things. I'm usually too busy growling over my raw steak to hear her.

[F1Wild]

Alex wrote: "Man, Omnivore's Dilemma is supposed to be wicked good. One of these days...the wife says if I'm going to keep ordering raw steak at restaurants I have to read it. She also says I have to kill a c..."
The few times I do eat steak my husband always has to announce that a good vet would have it up and running in no time. ;-))

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Omnivore's Dilemma is very good.

That said, I like my steaks dehorned and non-mooing.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Alex wrote: "Lori, The Book is a very cool concept. And he pulls it off well?"

Oh yes, Alex. It should be on everyones Must Read list .... You'll regret not reading it!

[Katie]

I'm reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. It's an enjoyable read, but not as good as Fool.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Katie, of all the Moore books Ive read, Fool and Lamb at the bottom of the list for me. The Vamp series, Dirty Job, and his Christmas novel are all kickass though!

[Joseph]

Currently reading Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

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I'm reading Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, and I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet. I don't really like his writing style, but it's bizarrely readable...

[Katie]

Lori wrote: "Katie, of all the Moore books Ive read, Fool and Lamb at the bottom of the list for me. The Vamp series, Dirty Job, and his Christmas novel are all kickass though!"
I loved Fool. I laughed out loud so much, my husband began to think I was a fool.

[Alisha Marie]

I'm currently reading I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith and even though I'm not too far into it, I'm loving it so far.

[Sydney]

Ok just finished that was a quick read. I am now in the mood for something funny so I am going to start

[Katie]

Alisha wrote: "I'm currently reading I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith and even though I'm not too far into it, I'm loving it so far.

Fiona will be on you like a fly onto honey! I wish I could get a digital copy.

[Kelsey]

I am currently reading "The Swan Thieves" by Elizabeth Kostova. It is her sophomore publication (after "The Historian"), and is set on the east coast of the US. It is an extremely detailed, all-encompassing read filled with a thorough and artistic scene and characters that turn into real people as you continue along. I am absolutely loving it, HOWEVER, it is time consuming. I am a fairly quick reader and I have found that the story tends to move slowly (and my reading follows suit).

On my to-read list (among many):
Committed (E. Gilbert)
Game Change (J. Heilemann/M. Halperin)
Two Weeks with my Brother (N. Sparks)
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (S. Kinsella)
Alice, I Have Been (M. Benjamin)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (S. Larsson)
Love the One You're With (E. Griffin)
The Book (M. Clifford)

[Donna]

I just finished Olive Kitteridge and am now reading The Help

[Sasha]

I'm reading The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession on El's recommendation. It's a series of New Yorker articles by a guy who's obsessed with obsession (also the author of the highly enjoyable Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon). The first essay's about the world's foremost expert on Sherlock Holmes, found dead under suspicious circumstances during a legal battle with Conan Doyle's estate. It's totally awesome.

[Bridgit]

Yesterday was busy for me. Finished up an e-book: All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare. I have been trying to read all of the Shakespeare's that I havent read yet. This one was not my favorite, but I feel like I need to give the new ones the same chance as I gave the trajedies and read them all 3 or 4 times. I definitely appreciated Hamlet and R&J and Lear more each time I read it. So for a first read, Alls Well is just meh for me. Perhaps I will feel 'slightly entertained' next go round.

Also finished up The Historian yesterday. Overall, I think it was a really good book that suffered from the lamest villain ever and from a case of overthinking. There was no need for the story within the story within the story. Two levels would have been just fine for me. The length didnt so much bother me as much as the fact that I invested 600 pages into a book expecting a similarly well-thought out ending, but was left high and dry there. Me thinks Kostova got a call from her editor saying the draft was due in 2 days and she just rushed through the last 50 pages.

Also started and finished Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. This was an interesting take on the tale of a Vermeer painting. It is basically told in a series of short stories, starting with the current owner of the painting and it travels back in time telling the story of each individual who owned it along the way, ending with the actual model who sat for the painting. It was interesting in concept, but was a pretty dull read for me. Luckily it was quite short.

Now I am starting the second book in His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife. Reading pretty good so far!

[Sasha]

Sounds like a good day, Bridgit.

For the most part I don't like Shakespeare's comedies as much as his histories and tragedies - and, for that matter, I don't like comedies as well as dramas anywhere else either - and All's Well isn't among my favorites even in the comedies.

My favorite comedies:
5. Love's Labour's Lost
4. Taming of the Shrew
3. Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Tempest
1. Merchant of Venice (although I raise a dubious eyebrow at whoever thinks this is funny)

[Jayme]

Donna wrote: "I just finished Olive Kitteridge and am now reading The Help"

I started this yesterday, Donna. I'm only a few pages in so far, but I'm not loving it.

[Jayme]

I'd add Much Ado About Nothing to your list of comedies, Alex.

[Bridgit]

I didnt really care for the Tempest, but again, have only read it once. I really like Midsummer, but have read that at least 3 times. I remember liking Much Ado About Nothing, but dont remember what that was about.

I havent started on the histories yet - though I thought Julius Caeser was a history when I started reading it, only to find out it was in the tragedy section.

[L.J.]

I just finished A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn and enjoyed it very much. It's set in South Africa in the 1950s and it's a compelling mystery.

Now I'm reading The Actress by Elizabeth Sims and enjoying it so far. It's a light-hearted change of pace from my usual focus on darker crime stories.

[Katie]

Bridgit wrote: "Also finished up The Historian yesterday. Overall, I think it was a really good book that suffered from the lamest villain ever and from a case of overthinking. There was no need for the story within the story within the story. Two levels would have been just fine for me. The length didnt so much bother me as much as the fact that I invested 600 pages into a book expecting a similarly well-thought out ending, but was left high and dry there. Me thinks Kostova got a call from her editor saying the draft was due in 2 days and she just rushed through the last 50 pages. "

That sums up my thoughts on The Historian perfectly. I wasn't a fan.

[Sasha]

Yeah, it's a fine line Bridgit. I was confused about Caesar too. It's not particularly less historically accurate than his histories (and his histories aren't particularly accurate), so wtf? Whatever.

Much Ado almost made it, but it's never really blown me away.

Lots of people don't like the Tempest. I love it, but that may be partly because I'm such a huge fan of Browning's Caliban upon Setebos.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Jayme wrote: "I'd add Much Ado About Nothing to your list of comedies, Alex."

Same here. The Tempest, by the way, is my favorite comedy of Shakespeare.

ETA: A couple of Shakespeare's plays, like Julius Caesar and Richard II, are both tragedies and history plays. (Richard II's title in full is even "The Tragedy of Richard II," I think.)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Bridgit, That was a truly great reading day...

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Essential Charlotte, a piece of chicklit on loan. Not bad thus far.

[Marti]

I have just started reading The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett

[Kimberly]

I'm reading From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne

[Melanie]

I am currently reading:
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
Peeps
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Loving all three :)

[Bridgit]

Finished The Subtle Knife yesterday. Not raving about it, but I liked it. I always have a hard time ranking YA - does anyone else feel that way?

I mean if I want to criticize it for lack of character development or for treating the reader like they are a child (duh), I keep coming back and saying, 'but its YA' it isnt designed to be read by adults or critically analyzed in the same way or have a challenging writing style or any other of the myriad ways it differs from adult reads.

(please dont think I am attacking YA. I LOVE lots of YA. I just get confused on how to rank it - just against other YA or against everything I have read)

Anyway, starting my second Jules Verne (Verne!!) now:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

[Jayme]

Alex, that's a great poem!

[Gayle]

I thought "The Help" was really good too. I read that last month. I just finished reading "Fallen" by Lauren Kate - I enjoyed it, but for me it took a little while to get going. Now I just started reading "Angel Time" by Anne Rice -- good so far.

[Joel]

Krista "Nayana" wrote: "Joel wrote: ""

How is Angelology? I love the cover!"

I'm just about halfway and I don't quite know how I feel. I find the general concept intriguing but the characters are pretty flat and the author is prone to what sci-fi fans call an "info dump," i.e. she needs us to know all about the history of angelology so she has her characters research it and then tells us what they are reading. It can get a little dull. But I'm going to keep reading it... I have to hurry because there's a long line for it at the library and it's due back on Friday.