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[Marci]

I am reading Look Me in The Eye: My Life with Asperger's. Just finished The Ask By Sam Lipsyte.

[Lianne]

I finished reading Pratchett's Going Postal last night so now I'm reading Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Club Dumas and Thomas More's Utopia =)

[Lori, Super Mod]

I am starting Wendy Webb's The Tale of Halcyon Crane: A Novel - hopefully it is spooky and creepy.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Marci wrote: "I am reading Look Me in The Eye: My Life with Asperger's. Just finished The Ask By Sam Lipsyte."

Marci how did you like The Ask? I saw Lipsyte do a reading from it in Baltimore back in April. It sounded a bit all over the place.

[Kelly]

Finally finished Storm Glass and now i am moving on to Just Listen =)

[Sarah]

I have just started Roses by Leila Meacham. I'm only a few chapters in, but it's already keeping me very interested. Has anyone else read this?

[Tanya]

Sarah, I read "Roses" by Leila Meacham and it is one of my favorite reads this year. Hope u enjoy it too.

[Flávia Carvalho]

I am reading "In Lucia's eyes", from the Dutch author Arthur Japin.

[Lisa]

Rebecca wrote: "I just finished The virgin of small plains, but Nancy Pickard (now favorite book of all time.

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Rebecca, I am about a third of the way through The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard. I am really enjoying it. I will probably have to read The Virgin of Small Plains, too.

[Mary]

I'm reading Storm Prey, the 20th installation of the Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford. After 20 books it's become a little formulaic--the "bad guys" aren't really very interesting or smart and are strongly reminiscent of previous "bad guys". But Sandford is a good writer and the core group of characters is likeable and well-developed, so I never mind spending the $$ for a hrdcover copy as soon as the books are published. These are the kind of books you can read over again if you're in a slump.

[Jessika]

I just finished Jane Hamilton's The Book of Ruth, and really enjoyed it despite how depressing it was.

Now I've just started The Kite Runner and Snow Falling on Cedars.

[Katie]

Like the rest of the USA, I'm reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (sarcasm). It's good, but it would've been better if I read it right after reading #2, which I read 2-3 months ago. There are a lot of characters with similar sounding names, and many plots. The #2 book had a much better follow-up, so you did not have to read #1 to enjoy #2.

[Ann from S.C.]

I am reading SOMEWHERE INSIDE by Lisa and Laura Ling and it is a page turner.

[Jayme]

I'm #12 in the queue for that book at the library. It's still on order but the queue is getting shorter as people give up on waiting and buy it.

[Sarah]

Tanya wrote: "Sarah, I read "Roses" by Leila Meacham and it is one of my favorite reads this year. Hope u enjoy it too."

Thanks Tanya! I'll let you know how it goes. :)

[Marti]

Marci wrote: "I am reading Look Me in The Eye: My Life with Asperger's. Just finished The Ask By Sam Lipsyte."

How is this book? It is on my curious about it list.

I am reading Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and then The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel and then Little Bee. After I read all those for the library and book clubs, I can read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

[Carol]

I just started The Man in the Iron Mask.

[Maureen]

I finished Inkspell (#2 of the Inkheart trilogy) over the weekend, and started Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography for my face-to-face book club.

[Natalie]

I just started Elizabeth George's new mystery

[Dave]

I'm reading Sebastian Junger's WAR. Very intense.

[F1Wild]

Rebecca wrote: "Currently I am reading The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. Outside my usual type of read. Mixed feelings so far."
I felt the same way when I read it - like there could have been so much more to the story (stories).

[F1Wild]

Rebecca wrote: "Currently I am reading The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. Outside my usual type of read. Mixed feelings so far."
I felt the same way when I read it - like there could have been so much more to the story (stories).

[F1Wild]

Jess wrote: "Now I've just started...and Snow Falling on Cedars."
Loved Snow... - was delicate in its story, but powerful in the messages.

[Dara]

I am currently reading

[Jessika]

F1Wild wrote: "Jess wrote: "Now I've just started...and Snow Falling on Cedars."
Loved Snow... - was delicate in its story, but powerful in the messages."

I'm really enjoying it thus far! It's intriguing and I can't wait to see where it will go. Plus, this writing is beautiful!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Finished Webb's The Tale of Halcyon Crane: A Novel - gave it 4 stars. Gothic creepy without being scary.

And moving on now to a Tin House review copy of Hot Springs.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

I started The Sugar Queen tonight.

[Petra]

I started The Book Thief tonight. So far, it's rather intriguing. Very differently written and very effect, giving a sense of mystery and sadness.

[Mary]

I'm just starting So Much for That by Lionel Shriver.

[Tammy AZ]

I'm reading The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship and listening to To Say Nothing of the Dog. I've never read any Connie Willis and will definitely be reading more from her. I'm liking The Girls from Ames but I'm not sure it's for everyone. I grew up in a small town in the same era so I can really relate.

[Blaine]

I just finished reading The Englishmans Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe. It combines a cowboys story from the Old West with the story of the early days of Hollywood. Enjoyed the format of alternating chapters, one dealing with Hollywood and trying to make a movie about an iconic cowboy, and the next chapter being the cowboys actual story that was the inspiration for the Hollywod movie.

Have just begun Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benitez, which follows the lives of three generations of women in El Salvador and their interaction among themselves and the coffee plantations. A very fast read.

[Jodi]

Over the weekend I finished and . Now I am getting ready to read .

[Flora]

I started and finished The Sea of Monsters over the weekend. I know thats a YA series but I'm really enjoying it. I also started The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time this one is certainly written from an interesting point of view. I really like it so far.

[El]

I'm finally actually reading The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession now, instead of just talking about reading it like I have been for the past few weeks. As I expected, it's pretty awesome so far. One thing I've noticed with Grann's writing (as with this and his first book, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon) is that it reads very quickly and easily. It's not dry or filled with unimportant details. As far as non-fiction goes, I would say it's on par with The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America as far as readability goes.

Still cracking away at Our Mutual Friend and The Decameron as well.

I finally received the Goodreads giveaway book that I had won at the end of March, so I squeezed that in over the weekend so I could get it reviewed right away - A Week in December, Sebastian Faulks. If I hadn't spent time with that and the Grann book, I probably would have gotten more read of the Dickens and/or Boccaccio.

[Carol]

Lilian wrote: ""message by Carol (akittykat)
I just started The Man in the Iron Mask."

I think I've read everything Dumas wrote. There is some debate about how much was his work and how much was his researcher..."

So I have heard. Who ever wrote the books was talented. I feel like I am in an Indiana Jones movie.

[Joel]

Tammy wrote: "I'm ... listening to To Say Nothing of the Dog. I've never read any Connie Willis and will definitely be reading more from her."

Though it took me a bit to get used to the leisurely pace, I loved TSNOTD on audio, so much so that I purchased Doomsday Book and Passage, but I haven't started either. I'm afraid I'll get too bogged down in detail and meandering plots if I'm reading versus listening to audio though. From what I've read, she could probably do with a bit more editing.

[Sasha]

Yeah, that's how I feel about David Grann too. I'll pretty much read anything he puts out at this point.

I'm trying to muscle through on Decameron. I'm about halfway done with Day 9 now, so it shouldn't be long. Be working on it right now if I hadn't left it my friend's house after her Memorial Day barbecue.

I've never read any Dumas. Shocking, right? Looking forward to getting to him.

[El]

Shocking and inexcusable, Alex. Dumas is fantastic. It'll be fun reading your impression when you do get around to him.

Ouch, is your friend local or will they have to mail Decameron back to you?

[Carol]

Alex wrote: I've never read any Dumas. Shocking, right? Looking forward to getting to him.



He is a favorite of mine. Always an adventure.

[Sasha]

Yeah, she lives right around the corner from my office, so I'll be able to meet her for lunch this week and play with her dog in the park. I knew it was safe to bring that book even though I also knew I'd forget it there. Had it all worked out. :)

Everybody seems to love Dumas. It'll be fun.

[Donna]

Reading The Titan's Curse. Lucky me, I got all the pages this time! The last one from the library was missing 67 pages! Thank goodness I noticed it before I began to read it.

[Elizabeth]

I just finished "The Dark Divine", and I'm starting on "The Sugar Queen" as soon as I can pick it up!

[Ann from S.C.]

I am now reading HONOLULU by Alan Brennert and it is good so far.

[Joel]

Just finished Next by James Hynes. A rather unusual book. Best to read it without knowing where it is going, because it definitely takes quite a turn.

Almost done with The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton via DailyLit, and a third of the way through Black Swan Green: A Novel by David Mitchell.

[El]

Joel, are you liking the Chesterton? I read it not too long ago and wound up giving it 4 stars. For some reason I just can't get into David Mitchell's books.

[Donna]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am now reading HONOLULU by Alan Brennert and it is good so far."

That is next up on my list!

[Lori Ann]

I am finally reading The Bell Jar, a book I have been meaning to read for a long time now

[Joel]

El wrote: "Joel, are you liking the Chesterton? I read it not too long ago and wound up giving it 4 stars. For some reason I just can't get into David Mitchell's books."

Chesterton is enjoyable thus far. I'm liking the surreal winding of the plot, and it reads easily and quickly for something nearly 100 years old. I'm trying to read more "classics" this year and I'm finding this one more engaging than most.

BSG is my first by Mitchell, though Cloud Atlas is on my list. From what I understand, it's a bit of a departure for him, as it's a fairly straightforward book without a great deal of narrative trickery. It's almost a YA book in its focus on the singular world of a 13-year-old boy, and quite funny in places.

[Felina]

I'm reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter which is pretty good so far. The TV show is better. If you haven't read the Dexter books or seen the TV show make sure you read the book first. It is well written and interesting but...

[F1Wild]

Ann from S.C. wrote: "I am now reading HONOLULU by Alan Brennert and it is good so far."
I'm a little over halfway through and love it...maybe even more than Moloka'i!