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What are you reading?
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Emily wrote: "I just picked up The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Anyone read it?"Loved it and was completely absorbed by it!
Finished One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"which was really interesting and well written. Starting now on my brick India After Gandhiand already I love the prologue.
I really liked both Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
I just finished Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and absolutely loved it. Getting ready to start Inkheart
Flora, I hope you will like inkheart. I loved the movie, loved the book and am now so addicted to it that I am ready to read the third and alst one of the serie.
Susanna wrote: "I've seen at least one edition of Wuthering Heights that's got "Bella and Edward's favorite book!" stamped on the cover. So I guess somebody's trying, at least. "That's...well, yeah, actually. A for effort.
F1Wild wrote: "Cheers, Alex - just found the info...but no Kindle edition (yet)! :-((( "
I know! I have to read this weird thing with a whole bunch of pieces of paper stuck to each other. Totally annoying.
What, no scroll edition available?!?!
Haha, I guess I'm with you, Alex. A for effort. On the other hand it kind of makes me want to bang my head against a brick wall...Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Year of Wonders. Now I'm staring blankly at the huge piles of library books that I want to read before I go back to school on Friday!
Starting Player Piano in a bit, my third Vonnegut novel. I also picked up The Remains of the Day from the library since I noticed it's one the the book reads for next month, so I'll start that next week or so.
I started this morning The Red Thread. It was interesting and a good start... then I went grocery shopping and realized that J D Robb has a new book out in PB Fantasy in Death. Of Course I bought it and have already started reading it into chapter three.... must stop reading and writing and go make dinner and do the dishes.
I'm okay with there being a single edition of Wuthering Heights with that stamped on it. If it draws attention from the crowd of Twilight-lovers who may not otherwise check into it, then I'm all for it. It's not like I'm being forced to buy it, so I don't let it bother me too much.And I am STILL trying to get through Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour. I read a whopping 8 pages last night and as of right now feel like I'll be reading it for the rest of my life. As interesting as the subject is, the writing is so dry it's reminding me of the numerous textbooks I fell asleep trying to read in high school and college.
Just for the hell of it I started reading Danse Macabre the other day. Say what you will about SK, his writing style is very informal and chatty and I like it!
I Capture the Castle is such an amazing book, big ol' fake sticker endorsement or not, although I rather prefer not. Anyway, I finished Darkness, Take My Hand and I liked it more than it's predecessor A Drink Before the War, though I did like that one quite a bit also. I needed a dark, gritty mystery. I think I'm going to start The Gunslinger now. I'm a tad bit apprehensive about it, though.
For what it's worth I really really liked the Dark Tower series, Alisha, until book 5 at least, then it went kinda downhill.
I loved the first book of the Gunslinger series, for reasons I can't remember, and then never read any of the others. Worst endorsement ever?
Just finished
tomorrow I start reading
Finished Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story and now I have to find out what happens to Lisbeth in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
Rayna wrote: "Haha, I guess I'm with you, Alex. A for effort. On the other hand it kind of makes me want to bang my head against a brick wall...Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and ..."
lovely books!
Should be writing reviews but would rather read in this ungodly heat. Can't decide between Orion You Came and You Took All My Marbles and In Great Waters
Marti wrote: "I started this morning The Red Thread. It was interesting and a good start... then I went grocery shopping and realized that J D Robb has a new book out in PB [book:Fantasy in Death..."Marti, I got Fantasy in Death as a gift - is this a series that I need to read in order or could it be a stand-alone? Thanks.!
i've been reading Plague of Doves from Louise Erdrich. this is my first book from this author, and it's a bit slow going. there are a bunch of different stories being told, and other than the fact that they are taking place on or near the same Indian reservation, i don't see how they all fit together. according the summary they are supposed to tell the story of how one act affected the people, both Indian and non-Indian, so maybe i just haven't gotten to the tie-it-all-together point yet.
I'm reading Lonesome Dove, The Moonstone, Northanger Abbey, and some other assorted mystery/fantasy books. Anyone else find Northanger Abbey incredibly blah?
Claire wrote: "Marti wrote: "I started this morning The Red Thread. It was interesting and a good start... then I went grocery shopping and realized that J D Robb has a new book out in PB [book:Fa..."The book absolutely can be read alone, but here is the short version of the background. It is one of a series of about 25 books. All the books are about Eve Dallas and after the first few her hunky husband Roark. Eve is a detective in 2060ish for the New York Police Department. The murders are puzzling, intense and even twisted and the sex is hot. In today's world Eve would be considered social inept at best... Her fears about doing girlie things is a hoot. They have great friends who have various personalities that blend together beautifully. Now you are all caught up - I am on page 190 and am totally stumped!!! Did I mention Roark is hot!
I'm still reading too many books considering I leave for school Friday morning, but I'm determined to finish as many as possible before I go!I finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas last night. All I can say is it was phenomenal. It kind of turned me into a wreck at the end, but the storytelling is just amazing.
I'm over half way thru Inkheart and I really like it so far. I think I will certainly continue the series. I have also just started The Island of Dr. Moreau and although I haven't gotten very far yet i think I'm hooked.
Jamaie wrote: "I'll be starting The Kitchen House. I've heard great things about it...so looking forward to it."My mom has that book and I'm seriously considering snagging it from her for a bit.
Flora wrote: " also just started The Island of Dr. Moreau and although I..."LovedThe Island of Dr. Moreau! Hope you do, too!
I read Island of Dr. Moreau last month and also really loved it, Flora!
I gotta read that. Moreau, that is. Did he win a Nobel Prize for science? Sure he did.
Just finished A Nail Through the Heart and absolutely loved it. It has everything that I find important (and sooo hard to find) in a mystery/thriller: It's a page-turner, the writing is great, the characters are believable and written with great depth, the plot makes sense and is for the most part unpredictable. I've already bought the next three books in the series for my iTouch, and bought two dead-tree copies of the first one for friends.However... Anyone thinking about reading this book needs to know that it's pretty brutal. A large part of the plot concerns the absolute worst kind of child abuse, plus there are scenes of (adult) torture. None of the scenes are gratuitous and these horrors are essential to the plot, but some people may find these sections of the book highly disturbing.
Man, you really dug that book huh Geep? Cool. I am sortof a wuss about child abuse though. (Which is why I have to leave the house when my wife wants to watch Toddlers & Tiaras.)
Alex wrote: "Man, you really dug that book huh Geep? Cool. I am sortof a wuss about child abuse though. (Which is why I have to leave the house when my wife wants to watch Toddlers & Tiaras.)"Now THAT is child abuse.
Yes, I really did like the book. It's rare that I find a novel in this genre that's actually well-written (Dan Brown, eat your heart out!).
Hello, it's my first time here;)Currently i'm reading Stephen King's horror
Miss GP wrote: "Yes, I really did like the book. It's rare that I find a novel in this genre that's actually well-written (Dan Brown, eat your heart out!). "And so nice that you don't have to rack your brain for polite things to say to Timothy. You can actually just be sincere. :)
I finished The Gunslinger and was just "meh" about it. Ended up giving it two stars. However, as numerous people have said that the second one is better and because I own books 2-6, I'm going to continue the series someday...just not today.Now I'm reading Made in the U.S.A. and the protagonist is highly unlikeable so I'm not sure whether I'm going to continue or not.
Marti wrote: "Claire wrote: "Marti wrote: "I started this morning The Red Thread. It was interesting and a good start... then I went grocery shopping and realized that J D Robb has a new book out..."Thanks so much for bringing me up to speed, Marti.! I'll have to move this one up on my TBR and maybe read some more of the series! It sounds like a good storyline.
Alex wrote: "And so nice that you don't have to rack your brain for polite things to say to Timothy. You can actually just be sincere. :) ..."Too true! I normally wouldn't have read it because of that very reason. I don't like interacting with authors, as I don't like the pressure to say something nice. I have an author bugging me now for my opinion on his book. I read it, hated it, but I'm unable to tell the guy his work stinks. (I'm also not very diplomatic.) Better to avoid the whole question by reading other books -- which, considering my enormous TBR stack, is not difficult.
I'm a paid reviewer for an online publication and a about a month ago they gave me a list of possibles to choose from. Hallinan's latest, The Queen of Patpong, was my second choice, and the editor decided to give it to someone else. It sparked my curiousity, and so I had Nail Through the Heart on my list already (as I *always* start reading a series with the first book!), before I "met" Timothy. I'm thrilled that I liked it so much, and didn't have to change my screen name or something so I could hide from the author!
Alisha wrote: "I finished The Gunslinger and was just "meh" about it. Ended up giving it two stars. However, as numerous people have said that the second one is better and because I own books 2-6, ..."Alisha - I urge you to read the next book in the series. Gunslinger is very early King, and wasn't particularly great even after a rewrite. But the rest of the series is amazing and well worth the effort. The first book is just one of those things you've got to get through to get to the good stuff (kind of like the first half of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo).
I just finished The Devil and the White City. Wonderful information about the building of the Chicago Fair in 1892 and the "first" serial killer H. H. Holmes. Very well written and engaging from the very beginning.
Miss GP, that is high praise indeed! (Admittedly, I'm probably a bit of a lightweight when it comes to thrillers and mysteries.)Orion You Came... was horrific, which serves me about right for being drawn in by its cover.
Instead will make a trip to the library and start tackling all the group reads for September. (How is it there are some months I don't like any of the picks, and some months I like everything?)
Until then, The Book of Salt.
Flora wrote: "I'm over half way thru Inkheart and I really like it so far. I think I will certainly continue the series. I have also just started The Island of Dr. Moreau and although I..."Flora, that makes me soooooo happy! Have you seen the movie? If not, do watch in the future, it is really good.
i finished The Plague of Doves today, and it was so-so. i liked parts of it, but wasn't thrilled with most of it.i'll probably start An American Wife next, but that may change if i decide that a trip to the library is in order.
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"I love Lisa See's books. I always suggest to anyone who likes her books to read her semi-autobiographical book about her Chinese family and their immigration to America, On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family.
Alex wrote: "Man, you really dug that book huh Geep? Cool. I am sortof a wuss about child abuse though. (Which is why I have to leave the house when my wife wants to watch Toddlers & Tiaras.)"I read (and LOVED) Nail also, but actually didn't find the abuse parts to be as horrible as I thought they were going to be. Not saying it wasn't brutal, but I think I psyched myself up for beyondo stuff?
I do understand the worries with TLC's programming - didn't we all learn years ago that 8 was enough (you Kate, I know you watched the show!) and never mind 19 friggin' in the litter, Toddlers & Tiaras don't mix (unless it's the show Kathy Griffin invaded on that other network), anything with "Little" in the title will bore me to tears. My secret obsession with the TLCers is the Inks - Miami & LA and Hoarders. Hey, maybe Kat can tat this house full of shi...junk on the bodies then they can get rid of the shi...junk but always have it close??
OK, one more then back to bed.
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