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[Vicki]

Rayna wrote: "Mary, I'm sending get well soon vibes to your kitty (so are my kitties).

I just started reading The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I'm only a few chapters it, but I'm really enjoying it. This ..."

Nice, I just started this too. Only a chapter into it, but excited to get into it.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Petra wrote: "Alex wrote: "Cool Petra...so 2666 isn't too difficult? Sounds like it's no joke but not painful either. I really need to get to that someday."

Not difficult and yet still requires concentratio..."


I have this book sitting on my bookshelf. I don't have the brain power to start it until after the semester is over. I am looking forward to your thoughts on it after you finish it.

[sheila]

I am reading "Girl That Kicked the Hornest Nest" this is the third book and its just as good as the 1st and 2nd books. They seem to get better with each one, to bad its the last in series.

[Rachel]

I haven't been bringing a book to work lately because I'm reading The New Annotated Draculaand it's kinda huge so today I found myself stuck at my parents' house without a book after my car got broken into and I spent the day making calls and getting the window they broke repaired. I got really bored and pulled Less Than Zero off the shelf because I've been wanting to read it. I'm almost 50 pages in and really liking it. It's a quick read (and tiny paperback) so Dracula might be on the back burner for a couple days.

[F1Wild]

Mary wrote: "Gosh, thanks for the get-well-soon wishes for my kitty! The Goze is home now and seems to be feeling fine, plus the total vet bill was almost a grand less...I have to shove a pill down his throat twice a day for ten days but that's OK."

Woohoo! So happy to hear he is home and only needs a bid pill (although I'm sure there will be a few occasions you'll be swearing). My two, Bizju & Kibou, send good luck & get well wishes.

[Carol]

I finished A Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet. What a fantastic book about feudal Japan. Now I have to finish Life and Times of Micheal K. I also have Hunger to start.

[F1Wild]

Carol (akittykat) wrote: "I finished A Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet. What a fantastic book about feudal Japan. "

Thanks for this - as it's high on my TBR list!

[Laura]

I love reading Jane Austen. I think I just get her humor. She writes such wonderful, clever characters. Mansfield Park was the only book I didn't like. I loved Pride & Prejudice and Emma. But perhaps Austen just isn't for everyone.

I haven't Persuasion yet. I was on a huge Austen kick and read four of her books in a row. I think I wore myself out. I haven't talked myself into reading the last two yet.

[Petra]

Kat wrote: "Petra wrote: "Alex wrote: "Cool Petra...so 2666 isn't too difficult? Sounds like it's no joke but not painful either. I really need to get to that someday."

Not difficult and yet still requires concentratio..."

I have this book sitting on my bookshelf. I don't have the brain power to start it until after the semester is over. I am looking forward to your thoughts on it after you finish it. ..."

Kat, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the book, too. I started Part 2 tonight.

[Eden]

I'm reading New England's Ghostly Haunts by Robert E. Cahill.

[Sasha]

Oh cool, Maria, you liked Magicians? I want to read that.

Kaion...Howl! What a poem. There's not much that's hit me as hard as Howl did. I was straight slain by that.

[Sue]

Finished up The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Finished When the Sacred Ginmill Closes. Started Some Can Whistle by Larry McMurtry.

[Dennis]

Just started "The Afghan Campaign" by Stephen Pressfield. Not very far into it, but am hooked!

Does anybody else have trouble deciding what to read next??

So many books...

[F1Wild]

Dennis wrote: "Does anybody else have trouble deciding what to read next?? So many books..."

Give us a few choices and let us decide for you...if you dare!

[Dana *]

I am still plowing through the Passage, but also got involved in Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, which is so fascinating. I think I am in the beginning stages of being a hoarder, yikes

[Sasha]

Huh - is Stuff good? My wife's parents are mildly like that; she watches Hoarders (the TV show) compulsively, I think to remind her what not to do.

Yeah Dennis, let us run your life! I've done it before and it worked out great. These people have good taste. (I do not. I will recommend Thong on Fire. You will hate it.)

[Matthew]

Claire wrote: "I'm just about finished with The Catcher in the Rye. Not sure what I think of it - kind of a downer but also funny in places. I'm planning on starting The Gargoyle next."

I really enjoyed The Gargoyle. A very interesting book.

[Sasha]

Erika wrote: "I got rid of 10 boxes of stuff after watching Hoarders nonstop for a few days. I want to read the book now too but I'm afraid my house will be barren afterward."

Ha! I woke up late one Sunday to find Kirsten standing over me shrieking, "WE'RE CLEANING OUT THE DOWNSTAIRS STORAGE ROOM TODAY!" She'd been watching Hoarders for like three hours.

[Betsy]

Just finished reading McCrumb's Devil Amongst The Lawyers.Although the time period(1920's) was different, it was good to get back to McCrumb's familiar characters. Nora Bonesteel with "the sight" is fascinating as a young girl as she is as an adult in McCrumbs' previous novels.I'll go back now to Allendes Island Beneath the Sea. I love novels with strong characters.

[Flora]

Jayme wrote: "Started Pride and Predjudice on audio today and...gasp...I'm sort of wondering what the big deal is. But I'm only on chapter 10 so there's still time."

I just suffered thru P&P (ok I admit I ended up skimming the last half of it) but I agree, I don't understand why so many ppl say how great this one is.

I just started on The Left Hand of Darkness and hoping that I enjoy this one.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Started The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser yesterday.

[Katie]

Mary wrote: "I have to shove a pill down his throat twice a day for ten days but that's OK."

Have you tried a product called Pill Pockets. They make them for both kitties and dogs. I haven't tried them on our cat, Miss Priss yet, but they make drugging our pug 2x per day much easier.

[Sasha]

Shoot, I just cover pills in peanut butter.

[El]

I second Pill Pockets. We used that with our neurotic husky before we had to put her down last year, and they worked wonders.


Currently still working on Laxdæla Saga which is okay, and I should be finishing up Midnight's Children in the next night or so. We've had friends in town, and they have kids so our lives have taken on a whole new dynamic (and vocabulary!) the past few days. My boyfriend's siblings are coming in later this week for a concert this weekend so I'm trying to get through at least Rushdie before they get here. All I really want to do is crawl into bed and read.

[Alisha Marie]

I'm reading The Things That Keep Us Here by Carla Buckley, which is about a flu pandemic. I'm not too far into it yet, but so far, it seems to be scaring the crap out of me, so a big plus for that. I'm a bit relieved that this didn't come out when the Swine Flu was all over the news because I would've been a mess while reading it.

[Maria]

Alex wrote: "Oh cool, Maria, you liked Magicians? I want to read that.

Kaion...Howl! What a poem. There's not much that's hit me as hard as Howl did. I was straight slain by that."

Alex, it was really good. I wasn't sure what to expect, so I made it the last one I read from that particular library run. After starting it I wished I had read it sooner! It was quirky and unique, but still enough like the fantasy we all love to be really good. In my review I said that I was torn between loving it as is, and wishing it were 2 books, one that focused on his learning, the other on what happens later. However, I also think that could have lessened the story, so I'm not sure. Definitely a must read!

[Sasha]

Cool.

[Mary]

Katie wrote: "Mary wrote: "I have to shove a pill down his throat twice a day for ten days but that's OK."

Have you tried a product called Pill Pockets. They make them for both kitties and dogs. I haven't tried..."

Naw, I have a technique: I come up behind the cat and put him in a body pin/headlock with my left arm, using my left hand to tilt his head back and pry his mouth open. With my right hand I push the pill down his throat. Then I gently clasp his muzzle shut and rub his throat. Gozer is an excellent pill taker, he doesn't put up much of a fuss, swallows it right down, and starts purring immediately. When I let him go he rolls over for a belly rub. I used to have to give heart meds to another cat twice a day and it was hell. Sadly her condition deteriorated after a few months and she had to be put to sleep. For weeks afterwards I would find half-dissolved pills in random places.

[Sue]

You can also get Laxatone from your vet (it's for hairballs) and coat it with that to make the going down part easier.
One thing a vet tech taught me was to rub the cat's nose to get it to swallow. Works every time.

[Emma]

Jayme wrote: "Started Pride and Predjudice on audio today and...gasp...I'm sort of wondering what the big deal is. But I'm only on chapter 10 so there's still time."

The thing I love about this site is the diversity of peoples' tastes. I have been a Janeite since I was able to hold a book. My mother actually named me after Jane Austen and her novel, Emma. I could not imagine a world without her writing, but I know tons of people who are just not fans. I think her time period, her writing, will always be relevant, but they are definitely not for everyone.
Mansfield Park was my favorite, but I always recommend P & P first, if you don't like that one, then Austen probably just isn't for you. To each his own (makes for great discussions)!

[Sue]

I'm reading Some Can Whistle

[Myne]

Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd

[Dija]

Currently reading I just love how Mead's books have a little bit of everything - romance, drama, friendship, action, betrayal, suspense, fantasy, mythology. Its all there, and more.

[Sasha]

Kinda awesome that you were named after Emma, Emma. Literature runs deep in you.

[Jayme]

Emma, I've read Mansfield Park and I liked it more than I'm liking Pride and Prejudice. Maybe it's just P&P that's not for me?

[Bridgit]

Little late on the train to read The Red Tent but enjoying it so far. Feeling a tad guilty since it was my nomination for June!

[FromAna]

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

[Paula]

Ohhhh, Ana, I have "I Am Nujood" on my list to get soon!

I'm reading "Murder in Lennox" Victoria Thompson. I've just found it's #7 in a series and I always like to read in order. Oh well.

[Sherrie]

Working on The Passage on audio - 75% done!
Going to pick up The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake at the library. I've had it on hold for a while, so I'm excited!
Also have the new Koontz , hope I can read them both in 3 weeks before they're due back

[Lori, Super Mod]

Ok people, listen up! My search for the next best book led me to I Curse the River of Time: A Novel - it hits shelves next month, and was absolutely amazing.

If you are a fan of Cormac McCarthy, you won't want to miss this one! I rank it up there with my top favorites - Jose Saramago, McCarthy, and Jules Verne. And those of you who know me know how good a book has to be to be mentioned anywhere NEAR those authors!!!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Oh, in my excitement, I forgot to mention that I have started Finny by first time novelist Justin Kramon. This one looks like it will be a keeper too :)

[Ann from S.C.]

Erika wrote: "I'm about half way through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest now. It's taking me a really long time to get into this one but it's finally starting to pick up. I think that may be..."

I'm having the same problem with TGWKTHN. I need more Salander!

[Mary]

Lori wrote: "Ok people, listen up! My search for the next best book led me to I Curse the River of Time: A Novel - it hits shelves next month, and was absolutely amazing.

If you are a fan of Co..."

I have Out Stealing Horses on my TBR list; it will be my first Per Petterson novel.

[Celeste]

I'm reading the second in the Dragonlance series. I consider these classic fantasy. They tell a great story, written by great writers, Weiss and Hickman. The one I'm reading is Dragon's of a Winter's Night. I'm also listening to Abarat by Clive Barker. This is my second time around with Abarat. If you haven't read it. It's getting hard to find, but well worth the search. There are two books out now and Barker has said there will be more. I'm also reading The Moonstone by Wilks Collins on my NOOK, which I am loving. Both the read and the NOOK. Thank to you guys for making my TBR pile ever longer.

[Mona]

Ana wrote: "I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced"

Ana, how is it? I have this one on my list.

[Dana *]

Alex wrote: "Huh - is Stuff good? My wife's parents are mildly like that; she watches Hoarders (the TV show) compulsively, I think to remind her what not to do.

.."

Yes, it is a good book. Although for a book explaining research, it seems to meander a little bit. But maybe that makes it easier to read, less dry.
I have watched a few episodes of Hoarders and Buried Alive. They had a true hoarder on the last episode of Clean House I watched also.

It does motivate me to clean up even more. I don't really think I am anywhere near a hoarder, but I do keep a lot of stuff for my hobbies.

I just feel really sad for those people who have such psychological damage from it.

[Petra]

I finished Part 2 of 2666 and have a theory about the plot and I think I can see how the Parts fit together. If true, then this book is about to get brutal. Also, if true, then Bolano is an interesting writer.
In general, the style of writing is very distant. The characters are kept at an arm's length from the reader.
I'm intrigued enough now that I'm not taking a breather before starting Part 3.

I'm also still listening to Shanghai Girls, which is a wonderful story. I can relate to some aspects of it because my parents were immigrants and I can recognize some of the insecurities and uncertainty brought on by immigrating to a new Country (and the effect on children) in the characters in this book.

[Jodi]

I just finished The King's Mistress and quickly read Wake.

Now I am starting my first reads win How to Be an American Housewife, only a few pages in, but really liking it.

[Max]

You know, it's always the same for me. As much as I happen to be enjoying the book I'm currently reading, my mind is always on what I'll be reading next. It's a vicious cycle. I'm enjoying a book, but all I'm thinking is, "What book should I enjoy next?"

And therefore, as I read the AMAZING and BRILLIANT Infinite Jest, I can't decide whether to read The Hunger Games, You Suck: A Love Story, or The Great Gatsby next! Terrible cycle, I tell you!

Although something tells me I'll be getting a lot of heat for not having read The Great Gatsby yet, so maybe that's my safest choice. ;)

[Jenna]

Erika wrote: "I'm about half way through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest now. It's taking me a really long time to get into this one but it's finally starting to pick up. I think that may be..."

I am reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest as well and feeling the same way. I am about 250 or so pages into it and it has finally started to pick up. It is taking me much longer to read this book than I was hoping.