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[Gillian]

Patricia wrote: "Moving on to The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver."

I'm waiting patiently for my turn at the library....I hope you enjoy it!

[Rachel]

Alisha wrote: "Claire wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Finished Bad Girls Don't Die and it was okay. Pretty creepy, but annoying protagonist kept it from being good. Now I'm going to start [book:The Woman ..."

I need to go finish Rot and Ruin. It's really good.

[Patricia]

Gillian wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Moving on to The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver."

I'm waiting patiently for my turn at the library....I hope you enjoy it!"

Hi Lahni & Gillian, I am just starting it today but will let you know my thoughts as I get into it more.

[Betsy]

I'm about 1/3rd of the way through The Book Thief - very haunting about a very dark time in the world's history.

[Madeline]

Emily wrote: "I've finished my review for The Mists of Avalon. It's a hard book to review, but a great book to read."

I really enjoyed your review Emily. It was a book I came away from with a lot of thoughts to process.

[Donna]

I'm really enjoying In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff. A good mystery and interesting historical setting.

[Paula]

I'm reading "Bartered Bride" Mary Jo Putney right now. I'm trying to finish up some challenges I'm doing and this will wrap one of them up. It's been an interesting story so far. A widowed woman and her daughter are captured by pirates in 1838. After months, she is being sold for a slave but an American comes to her aid. He must play a game with the sultan in order to win her but he may pay with his life.

[Petra]

I finished reading The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, which I really didn't like. It was full of filler, quotes and speculation. Hardly any facts or specific information. However, the last 60-70 pages was fascinating. It told about the archealogical findings in the Amazon, how the people lived, their culture and....finally.....something about this lost city of Z. I wish the rest of the book had been like that.

I've now started The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I'm only about 50+ pages into it and am quite enjoying it.

[Jeane]

Enjoying The Last Kingdom at the moment.

[Amber]

I just started Dark Lover by J.R. Ward. Currently on page 54 and I hope it lives up to all of its good reviews!!

[Sasha]

Susanna, hope you like Brunelleschi! You're probably already done with it.

Petra, bummer that Lost City of Z didn't work for you! I hope that wasn't partly my fault; I've been recommending it right and left. Sorry!

I finished Cutting for Stone on the plane last night. Mental note: if everyone who recommends a book to you is a middle-aged woman, you may not like that book as much as they have.

Now about a quarter of the way through Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy. Not as good as Kim MacQuarrie's The Last Days of the Incas so far - Levy is clearly more interested in the military stuff, whereas Kim and I are more interested in the culture - but not bad at all.

[Petra]

Alex, it's been sitting on my bookshelf for a long time and I was looking forward to reading it. Much as I'd like to blame someone else for the recommendation, I can't.....I recommended it to myself.

Thanks for offering to take blame, though.

[Sasha]

Any time, Petra.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Just finished Ape Houseby Sara Gruen. It was good but much different than Water for Elephants. It just didn't wow me in the same way!

Now I'm on to Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

[Paula]

Jamie wrote: "Just finished Ape Houseby Sara Gruen. It was good but much different than Water for Elephants. It just didn't wow me in the same way!

I felt the same way Jamie, I liked "Ape House" but not as much as "Elephants".

[Lori, Super Mod]

Can you believe I am STILL reading AURORARAMA??? It's finally gotten good and I just can't find the time to devote to it now! Grrr.....

[Scott]

I finished Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal last night. What an amazing read. I laughed out loud many times.

Now I am reading The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements.

[Gitte]

I'm reading The Vampire Lestat and listening to The Two Towers

[Sasha]

Just finished Disappearing Spoon last week, Scott. Totally dug it.

[Ralph]

I just finished Genellan: Planetfall This is a wonderful story. The aliens are alien not just humans with different skin. The struggle is realistic and the interactions are believable. Would you survive? Free download from http://www.baen.com

[Jennifer]

Just finished Prodigal Son about to start book two City of Night both by Dean Koontz. This is my first ever Koontz!

[Petra]

Scott wrote: "I finished Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal last night. What an amazing read. I laughed out loud many times.

Now I am reading [book:The Disappearing Spoo..."

I thoroughly enjoyed Lamb, too. It was a fun book. Really sweet. Of the Moore books I've read so far, this one is my favorite for wit and story.

The Disappearing Spoon is on my TBR list. I'll look for your thoughts on it.

[Sasha]

Oh hey, Catie...so that's like a sequel to Percy Jackson or something? And you're saying that Riordan's books cover Greek and Roman mythology in some kind of coherent way, while tacking on this modern-day fantasy thing to keep kids interested? You're right, that's a noble goal. Huh. I didn't really realize that's what all this was about.

Still not gonna read the books - I don't really get along well with YA fantasy, so there's no point fighting it - but bully for him, anyway.

[Maya]

Just finished Letters To A Love Rat By Niamh Greene

[Betsy]

I'm about half way through Sea-Glass by Shreve. She's someone I either love (Testimony) or find so-so.Although Sea-Glass is gettiing more interesting (union strikes are occurring) I'm hesistant in trying to finish it because I'm afraid it's one of the so-so books.
I read The Book Theif and I loved it. It was definitely dark,but that period in history was a sad time for our world.

[Maria]

i'm still working on The Girl Who Played With Fire but i'm only about 100 pages away from finishing it. i'm liking it, but not as much as TGWTDT.

not sure what i'll start next, i picked up a few things at the library to start on, but i always want to re-read Harry Potter in anticipation of the movie coming out.

[Emily]

I am finishing The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus today!
I am currently in the middle of Remarkable Creatures. It is pretty mediocre so far. Hopefully it gets better soon.
I am starting The Children's Book soon, or I will be if this stupid research paper will get out of my way. I will prevail!

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished MINI SHOPOHOLIC and loved it! Now am reading FLIGHT OF SHADOWS by Sigmund Brouwer. I keep thinking it is a part 2, but can't find any information on part 1.

[Rachel]

I'm reading The Other by Thomas Tryon and Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition.

[Maria]

i finished The Girl Who Played With Fire last night. i liked it, but not as much as TGWTDT. i'm thinking it's because this was the middle of three stories, and works as a bridge between the start and end of the storyline. i'll start the last one soon, it's the book for our january book group meeting.

i started Julie Naked by Nick Hornby today at lunch. i didn't get far, but i like what i've been able to read.

[Alayna]

I am currently reading It by Stephen King. Never read it before, and thought it was about time

[Emily]

I finished The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus and wrote up a review.
I also started The Children's Book, which is a little hard to follow thus far, but still so good. I love her writing so much that it doesn't even matter if I can't keep track of all the characters. I think I'm going to start a family tree or something...

[Paula]

Alayna wrote: "I am currently reading It by Stephen King. Never read it before, and thought it was about time

Ooooo, a favorite for me! Hope you enjoy.

[Sasha]

Watch out for the super weird ending, Alayna.

[Marcia]

I am listening to Honoluluby Alan Brennert. Loved his book Moloka'i and this is equally as good. Book in hand: Ugliesby Scott Westfeld. Like to be able to discuss YA fiction with my tween patients. Enjoying it but haven't hit the wow level that I have read about in so many reviews.

[Steph]

Emily wrote: "I am finishing The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus today!
I am currently in the middle of Remarkable Creatures. It is pretty mediocre so far. Hopefully it ..."

What did you think of The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus? I just checked this out at the library. I am thinking of reading The Handmaid's Tale first though because everyone says such good things about it.

[Efe]

Catie wrote: "About halfway through The Lost Hero. Pretty entertaining so far. I also picked up The Color Purple which is just amazing so far. I got it at my library book sale. Ca..."

God I love the Colour Purple. One of my favourite books ever.

[Gitte]

I'm reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins for the Victorian book club.

[Jeane]

The Birth of Venus and very curious!

[Lahni]

Catie wrote: "About halfway through The Lost Hero. Pretty entertaining so far. I also picked up The Color Purple which is just amazing so far. I got it at my library book sale. Ca..."

I'll be starting The Color Purple in the next couple of days. I'll be seeing the Broadway musical later this month and I want to read it first.

[Claire]

Catie wrote: "About halfway through The Lost Hero. Pretty entertaining so far. I also picked up The Color Purple which is just amazing so far. I got it at my library book sale. Ca..."

I read The Color Purple years ago and loved it. It is in my top 10 of best books ever read.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Started The Color of Death last night.

[Flora]

Jennifer wrote: "Just finished Prodigal Son about to start book two City of Night both by Dean Koontz. This is my first ever Koontz!"

Loved both of those. I finished the third book in that series not long ago, you will definitely want to continue with it.

I just finished Interview With the Vampire and I'm glad thats finished. I found it very depressing. I don't think I will continue with that series. I'm also nearly finshed with The Witchery which I have enjoyed but it would be alot shorter without all the history lessons in it.

Getting ready to start The Invisible Man.This looks like a fun, short read.

[Suzanne]

Flora, don't give up on Anne Rice... she's a great writer. Try the Mayfair Family books. The first is 'Lasher' I believe.

[Flora]

Suzanne wrote: "Flora, don't give up on Anne Rice... she's a great writer. Try the Mayfair Family books. The first is 'Lasher' I believe."

Honestly I thought that Interview With a Vampire was well written it was just too depressing for my liking. Are the rest of the books in that series so depressing?

[Suzanne]

I do not find them so, but I love her, and the subject matter.
I think that hers is the closest to a 'realistic' view of Vampires among us... maybe my wishful thinking.
Vampirism is tragic...all the 'Twilighters' sort of pass that over, in my opinion. It is an eternal dilemna, with harsh consequences.

I guess all her books are deep and soulful...

[Flora]

I guess thats why I have never gotten into the Vampire genra. I prefer something not quite so deep and a little more fun. I'm a sucker for a happy ending :)

[Jennifer]

Flora wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Just finished Prodigal Son about to start book two City of Night both by Dean Koontz. This is my first ever Koontz!"

Loved both of those. I finished th..."

I went out and bought the 3rd book, thinking it was the final and found out that there's a 4th! That is completely unacceptable! I need closure! Don't get me wrong, I'm totally loving it and am glad that there are more, but since I thought it was a trilogy I was super upset when I found out it wasn't finished. GRR!

[Suzanne]

Flora wrote: "I guess thats why I have never gotten into the Vampire genra. I prefer something not quite so deep and a little more fun. I'm a sucker for a happy ending :)"

:) ♥

[Flora]

Jennifer wrote: "Flora wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Just finished Prodigal Son about to start book two City of Night both by Dean Koontz. This is my first ever Koontz!"

Loved both of those. I..."

I honestly thought he should have stopped with three. I think it ended well and would've been fine just as it was. I haven't read the fourth one yet. I've been wondering if its as good as the others.