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[Jenna]

I'm reading American Wife and Columbine. Not too far in either one yet, although I am more drawn to pick up Columbine.

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I'm reading Beastly by Alex Finn and The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong.

[Mary]

I finished Sharp Objects which features what has to be the mother of all dysfunctional families. I am going to read Backseat Saints next.

Samantha, I have The Art of Devotion on my nightstand.

[Samantha]

Mary: How wonderful of you. Love your picture! Many thanks!

[Samantha]

I'm a fan. I'm very surprised to hear it received negative reviews.

Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, author of The Art of Devotion

[Patricia]

I finished 4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land by Daniel Wolff and moved on to This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff.

[Flora]

Just finished The Year of the Flood and I must say I loved it as much as the first. I can't wait for more.

Getting ready to start Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War

[Renee]

Just finished Two for the Dough and I really loved Grandma Mazur in this book. Know I'm getting ready to start Great Expectations for a classical challenge that I'm doing this year. After that I'm to start The Executioner's Song.

[Jennifer]

Renee wrote: "Just finished Two for the Dough and I really loved Grandma Mazur in this book. Know I'm getting ready to start Great Expectations for a classical challenge that I'm doing this year. After that I'm..."


Grandma Mazur is hilarious in all of the books! Especially when she and Lula get together!

[Marti]

Reading Off Season. Starts out really well.

[Mary]

Kari wrote: "I read Secret History and loved it but I have been holding off on Little Friend beacuse of the reviews. Was it as good as Secret History?"

Kari, LF is very well-written but without giving anything away, it could be considered...unsatisfying. It's less plot-driven, as I recall (it's been a while since I read it) so a bit of a change from TSH. I say, give it a shot, but maybe read something else in between it and TSH.

I'm reading The News Where You Are, the long-awaited (by me) second novel by Catherine O'Flynn, author of the lovely What Was Lost.

[El]

I finished I'll Steal You Away which I liked very much, and am now starting on A Heart So White by Javier Marias. The first chapter was just a couple pages long but it was already pretty powerful. We'll see how it goes from here.

[Liz]

just finished last night in twisted . i would like for someone to suggest another book that they likes.

[Samantha]

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Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, author of The Art of Devotion

[Flora]

I've gotten sidetracked from Birdsong by Metamorphoses and finding this one really interesting

[Carol]

I finished Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times for those interested in the life of Michelangelo it is a very good biography of his life. He was not the man others said he was. I think I will startThe Shining Shining Path sometime today.

[Emma]

Erika wrote: "Thanks Alex. I am committed to liking a Jane Austen book. I think I would like Mansfield Park a lot better. I read a few paragraphs of that and made the mistake of thinking I would like P&P based o..."

Mansfield Park is one of my favorite books and film adaptations of Jane Austen's. It is quite different from Pride and Prejudice, a little darker. But you may also like Northanger Abbey as it is so far removed from her other novels, in character development, plot, societal commentaries, and the setting/mood is so dark; almost haunting. If you find you can't get through Austen, but would really like to try, I would recommend Northanger Abbey.

[Paula]

I'm just starting "Thirteen Reasons Why" Jay Asher
and am really into it so far.

[Yassemin]

Anna Karenina

[Sue]

I finished The Passage by Justin Cronin, gave up on The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck. I had ordered The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for my niece through Bookmooch.com but when it came I thought, what the heck, and started reading it. Yesterday I toured some garage sales/thrift stores/bookstore and picked up Bucket Nut by Liza Cody so have started it as well. It's about a female wrestler detective in England, I think she's supposed to be Cockney from the way the dialect is written. Whatever, it's lighthearted and fun and most definitely a departure from the heaviness of The Passage. I've also never read a "cozy" mystery quite like it.

[Allison]

Ana and Linda, I'm glad to hear you both enjoyed City of Thieves. I agree, for such a dark subject matter, it's got some nice light moments. I'm really enjoying it. Glad you both liked it too. :)

[Ann from S.C.]

I am starting THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin.

[Sheila]

I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[Kaion]

Finally finished Howl and Other Poems (Eh, "snatch" ain't as shocking as it used to be) and The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (was trying *way* to hard).

Am doing a slow read through A Tale of Two Cities.

[Rayna]

I read City of Thieves on my plane ride back from Italy last year. I thought it was a really good read, I'm glad to hear that other people enjoyed it as much as I did.

[Vonney]

Sheila wrote: "I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

I just finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Loved it and can hardly wait to get into "The Girl Who Played With Fire"; however, I have to put it aside and read "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver for Wonderland Book Club over in Raleigh. I love it too, but am only about 2% into it on my Kindle. How did you like "The Passage"?

[Mary]

The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst.

[Liz]

i started let the greart world spin, finished last night in twisted river, it was good , let me kmow if anyone has read let the great world spin and what they thought of it ,

[Carol]

Here is the link to my review.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/edit/...

[Cammie]

Just started

[Alisha Marie]

I finally finished Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders last night and my overall response is Wow! It was just so frightening. I was planning on following it up with In Cold Blood but then I thought "Nah! I enjoy sleeping without nightmares, thank you very much."

So now I'm reading The Society of S by Susan Hubbard and am really enjoying it. I had really low expectations of it since it's a vampire book and Twilight ruined vampires for me, but I think I'm going to like this book quite a bit.

[Sheila]

Vonney wrote: "Sheila wrote: "I just finished The Passage and now I am reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

I just finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Loved it and can..."

I loved The Passage...and apparently it is the first book of a planned series, which I didnt know before I started it. I cant wait for the next one, and feel better about the end now that I know there are additional book(s) planned.

I have just started the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but so far I am really enjoying it.

I have the Poison wood Bible too, havent read it yet, how are you liking it?

[Vonney]

Am only 2% (Kindle) into "The Poisonwood Bible", and I don't want to put it down. Loving it!

[Vonney]

Alisha wrote: "I finally finished Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders last night and my overall response is Wow! It was just so frightening. I was planning on following it up with..."
I remember going to see "In Cold Blood" at a drive-in theater in 1968. It had special interest for me since I grew up in Kansas and had a friend who knew the Clutter family.
I remember when Sharon Tate and friends were murdered, and I can still see the news with Charles Manson's trial. I was married at the time and expecting my second son when "Helter Skelter" was published. My then husband was reading it while I read "The Exorcist". Could not sleep at night for months afterwards.

[Emma]

Just finished a whirlwind reading session of the Muse Asylum by David Czuchlewski, which was fantastic and wonderfully written for a debut novel. His foray into the schizophrenic mind was unbelievable (yet felt so realistic), and The Cloud Unknowing by Thomas H. Cook, which was marvelous!!!! It is right up there with Chatham School Affair. His ability to create tension within the character and the reader is wonderful, and the fact that I really could not even begin to predict the ending was a major plus. Both 4.5 star reads.
I just picked up the Club Dumas by Artuto Perez -Reverte tonight and hope to be able to get into it more tomorrow. It is my first foray into Perez-Reverte, but I have heard great things about him!

[Max]

Vonney wrote: "I have to put it aside and read "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver for Wonderland Book Club over in Raleigh. I love it too, but am only about 2% into it on my Kindle."

The Poisonwood Bible is one of my favorite books, I think. (It's hard to say!) Let me know how you like it, it definitely gets better the further in you get. And Barbara Kingsolver is a great writer.

[Allison]

I just finished City of Thieves, and I loved it! Definitely 5 stars for me. I'd highly recommend it. :)

Next, I'm starting Dragonfly in Amber.

[Charity]

I just picked up the Club Dumas by Artuto Perez -Reverte tonight and hope to be able to get into it more tomorrow. It is my first foray into Perez-Reverte, but I have heard great things about him!

I loved The Club Dumas! I can't imagine you'd be disappointed. :)

[Ali Insinga]

I just finished Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey (he wrote A Million Little Pieces) - I didn't really enjoy the book its a bit random and all over the place but had some interesting facts about LA in it.

I read The Shack before that and absolutely loved the book. I am looking for a book that makes me think like that one did - does any one have any suggestions?

[Petra]

Nick wrote: "I've just started .Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It's odd to say of a book that's 800 pages long, but so far its a very light read. I've just finished 2666 by Roberto Bolano which most definitely was *not*, although none the worse for that. :-D ..."


I read Jonathon Strange last year. It's a fun & light read. I'm currently reading 2666, which is good so far but definitely not a light read, like you say.
Welcome to Goodreads!

[Carol]

Emma said:"I just picked up the Club Dumas by Artuto Perez -Reverte tonight and hope to be able to get into it more tomorrow. It is my first foray into Perez-Reverte, but I have heard great things about him!"


I have read several of his books and have loved them all.

[Mary]

Liz wrote: "i started let the greart world spin, finished last night in twisted river, it was good , let me kmow if anyone has read let the great world spin and what they thought of it ,"

Liz, I loved Let the Great World Spin. I gave it 5 stars.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I really liked Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell.

[Maria]

i finished Skinny Dip from Carl Hiaasen at lunch today, just in time for my library book group this evening. i enjoyed it, i thought it was funny and very entertaining.

i started The Tale of Halycon Crane from Wendy Webb also, and i'm really liking it so far. if i have the time, it should be a quick read, then i have Major Pettigrew's Last Stand to follow that.

[Emma]

Carol (Kitty) wrote: "Emma said:"I just picked up the Club Dumas by Artuto Perez -Reverte tonight and hope to be able to get into it more tomorrow. It is my first foray into Perez-Reverte, but I have heard great things ..."

Oh good. I am more confident now that I will enjoy it :) The subject matter is so interesting to me and I love a little mystery in every book. I will keep you updated!

[Mona]

I think I may need help. Putting books in front of me is like waving candy in front of a toddler. Obviously, I can't read *all* of these books all at the same time. (Plus, I just got two more out of the library :( )

Erika: I have the same problem. Over the past week, I keep putting books on my nightstand and then changing my mind and choosing another one because it's due sooner at the library.

I get so many books from the library(it happened again today) more than I can possibly have time to read. Some are reserves and others are impromptu picks. And this is when I have a pile of previously checked out stuff at home.

This is the cycle:
1. start a book
2. realize I won't finish by due date(even with renewal limit/grace period)
3. re-reserve it
4. library site shows the book is "in transit"
5 figure I now have time to finish it
6. back to step 1

I know I need help. But a brand new book is like a drug. I also just bought at the on-going library sale(honor system):


Every Last One. I had this reserved but I just couldn't resist. It was a hard-cover for $2. I've heard such good things about it.

[Laura]

Ugh. I'm the same way. I go crazy when I go to the library. There's just no way I'll finish everything I have checked out before it has to be returned.

[Donna]

I zipped through The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom over the weekend and really enjoyed this charming book. The mystery is really secondary to the story of this quirky community and their newcomer librarian.

[Mary]

did not read Amanda's post correctly and was all set to flame her for not having read TKAM yet and daring to call herself a Southerner, but never mind

[Rayna]

Nick wrote: "Hello! This is my first post - I'm new to Goodreads. It's great, isn't it?

I've just started .Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It's odd to say of a book that's 800..."

I'm reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell right now too (among other things) and I definitely know what you mean about it being a light read. That being said, it is taking me longer to get through than I expected.

It's nice to see that I'm not the only one who can't control themselves in a library. The pile of books that I've started to read is steadily getting larger and Tuesdays are usually my library days. I'll report back with how much further out of control I've gotten...