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[Venuskitten]

I am reading King Death by Toby Litt - nearly halfway through, and enjoying it a lot. King Death is very a well constructed mystery investigated by two amateur sleuths.
Next on the list is to finish reading The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal - an engrossing memoir about a family's collection of netsuki.

[Tess]

Sarah's Key was excellent

[Amber]

I am currently on chapter 6 of Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1). So far, it for some reason reminds me a lot of Karen Monings Fever series, which I LOVED. I hope I continue to enjoy it!

[Diane]

Well I guess I'd better get on Sarah's Key with these two glowing recommendations!

[Carol]

Diane wrote: "Well I guess I'd better get on Sarah's Key with these two glowing recommendations!"

You know I didn't like Sarah's Key. I think we discussed it here in another thread. It was a book with mixed reviews. I look forward to hearing what you think about it.

[Alisha Marie]

I finished Deeper than the Dead and it was just okay. I've definitely read way better mysteries. Now I'm reading Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, which I'm already loving.

[Claire]

Tiger Eyes - Judy Blume

[cazdoll]

ScarpettaOnly started it

[Jeane]

Finished yesterday Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making - Includes Two Unpublished Poirot Storiesand this morning The Death of a Mafia Don. Bth great books.
StartingPort Mortuarynow!

[Bridgette]

Playing with fire by PETER ROBINSON

[Betsy]

Finished Atwell's Robber Bridge and They Went to the Field -Women Soldiers of the Civil War.Atwell's was the best written,but then it was fiction. The other book by Tsui was interesting but written for a college degree and was "just the facts,Mam"

[Paula]

I'm reading a new to me author (and I've forgotten her name right now) but the title is "Invisible" an Ivy Malone Mystery I'm really enjoying it so far, it's a christian lit cozy mystery but not a lot of christian stuff in it. It kind of reminds me a bit of the Anne George Southern Sisters cozies.

[Susanna]

Currently I'm browsing 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die and I'll be starting Catch-22 by Joseph Heller as a "real" read.

[MichelleCH]

Susanna wrote: "Just about to start Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead."

I loved The Fountainhead..hope you enjoy it as well.

[Flora]

Finished Saving Ceecee Honeycutt and absolutely loved it.

Just now getting started on City of Ashes and so far its ok.

[Donna]

I picked up Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan by James Michner and The Black Echo

[Mary]

I'm reading The Poison Tree, which is a pretty typical first novel in the sense that it's rather thin and uneven, but it's not bad.

[Madeline]

I started A Local Habitation today, second after Rosemary and Rue which I finished a couple days ago. I liked Rosemary, the main characters was likable though... somewhat of an idiot in her methods. Her backstory makes it believable for the most part though.

[Arda]

Catherine wrote: "ScarpettaOnly started it"

Did you read all the earlier books to? I still have to finish Scarpetta, somehow I stopped reading in the middle of the book.. not sure why. Maybe I should pick it up again to!

[Linda]

Erin wrote: "I'm reading Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Pretty amazing story of endurance in the most challenging circumstances. Wr..."

Erin: I wanted to see if her writing style would interest me and picked up her book Seabiscuit. I loved it. It opened up a whole world of information about horse racing I had not previously known. The story was solid and fascinating. I will most definitely read her latest.

[Susanna]

MichelleCH wrote: "Susanna wrote: "Just about to start Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead."

I loved The Fountainhead..hope you enjoy it as well."

It was okay for me. It might have been better for me if I hadn't read Atlas Shrugged first. In comparison, The Fountainhead kind of seemed like a smaller-scale version of AS.

[Claire]

Catie wrote: "I am loving right now - hope you like it too Claire!"

Thanks, Catie. I'm not too far in but so far it is good and interesting. I really like the way the author writes true to the dialect of the family, etc.

[Christy]

I'm reading When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson. I really like it as I've liked all of this author's books.

[Erin]

I am succumbing to peer pressure and am going to give The Hunger Games a try. It doesn't sound like my kind of thing, but I think I need to know what all the fuss is about.

[Erin]

Linda wrote: Erin: I wanted to see if her writing style would interest me and picked up her book Seabiscuit. I loved it. It opened up a whole world of information about horse racing I had not previously known. The story was solid and fascinating. I will most definitely read her latest. "

I really want to check out Seabiscuit after finishing Unbroken. I'm impressed with Hillenbrand's storytelling. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Emilly R]

Last night i finished reading "VINEGAR HILL"by A MANETTE ANSAY the story was a fascinating look at family struggle ,feminism and domestic violence.

[Scott]

I'm finishing up the series by reading The Dark Tower.

[Flora]

I finished City of Ashes and really liked it. I thought it was much better than the first one.

Getting started now on The Scarlet Letter

[Diane]

Erin wrote: "Linda wrote: Erin: I wanted to see if her writing style would interest me and picked up her book Seabiscuit. I loved it. It opened up a whole world of information about horse racing I had not previ..."

Emilly wrote: "Last night i finished reading "VINEGAR HILL"by A MANETTE ANSAY the story was a fascinating look at family struggle ,feminism and domestic violence."

Erin wrote: "Linda wrote: Erin: I wanted to see if her writing style would interest me and picked up her book Seabiscuit. I loved it. It opened up a whole world of information about horse racing I had not previ..."

[Diane]

I've had Vinegar Hill on my shelf for awhile, I just haven't gotten to it yet. It seems like you enjoyed it, Emily. Would you recommend I move it up on my priority list?

[Bonnie]

Question for you guys. (Topic related to thread.)

A friend of mine just gave me a draft of a novel he has written. I'd kind of like to make a note of it on here as it is a book that I am reading, but is it ok if I add an unpublished book? Or should I just keep this one to myself? Thoughts?

[Emilly R]

Diane wrote: "I've had Vinegar Hill on my shelf for awhile, I just haven't gotten to it yet. It seems like you enjoyed it, Emily. Would you recommend I move it up on my priority list?"

It is a good read ,but,it can be disturbing and sad the old man is such a creep

[cazdoll]

LadyHeather wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ScarpettaOnly started it"

Did you read all the earlier books to? I still have to finish Scarpetta, somehow I stopped reading in the middle of the book.. not sure w..."

No this is my first book of this series, so used to James patterson's writing, I've to get used to writing style,do you enjoy her books?

[Lianne]

I am halfway through Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. It's been sitting on my shelf since last summer so I'm glad I'm finally reading it xD

[Clara]

I am reading Beneath My Mother's Feetby Amjed Qamar. I love it. I am almost done. I will start reading Sarah's Key. I also have A Secret Keptby the same author. I hear good things about both of them. I hope to enjoy them.

[Renee]

Catherine wrote: "LadyHeather wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ScarpettaOnly started it"

Did you read all the earlier books to? I still have to finish Scarpetta, somehow I stopped reading in the middle of t..."

I really loved the series and stopped near the end, so I have to finish the series. I think you will really enjoy it because she does keep you guessing.

[Jane]

Erin wrote: "I am succumbing to peer pressure and am going to give The Hunger Games a try. It doesn't sound like my kind of thing, but I think I need to know what all the fuss is about."

I can say that I just convinced my (very non-YA, usually fancy literature-esque) book club to read it, and everyone liked it despite their initial skepticism. I loved it! Hope you do, too!

[Jane]

Just finished Skippy Dies. I definitely found myself laughing out loud in parts, but found it just ok overall.
I am currently reading The Fates Will Find Their Way: A Novel and am very reminded of The Virgin Suicides, though I read that quite some time ago... so maybe the parallels are not as strong as I'm feeling. Still, a quick read and definitely interesting so far.

[Eden]

Started reading Native American Religion by Nancy Bonvillain.

[Arda]

Catherine wrote: "No this is my first book of this series, so used to James patterson's writing, I've to get used to writing style,do you enjoy her books? "

I do, but I have to admit that I especially loved the first 11 books and I kind of feel that it might have been a good idea to stop after that... I still read all the newer books and I like them, but not as much as the first 11... (and I'm not sure if I would have read the whole series if I had start with the later books)

I hope you'll enjoy it, and I definitely recommend reading one of the earlier books!

[cazdoll]

Renee wrote: "Catherine wrote: "LadyHeather wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ScarpettaOnly started it"

Did you read all the earlier books to? I still have to finish Scarpetta, somehow I stopped reading ..."

thats exactly what im looking for in this author thanks for the info ,i also bought The Body Farm and Circle of Friends today in a second hand book shop yeah more books :)

[cazdoll]

thank you for all your help im going to not read scarpetta until i get to read all the ealier books

[Tamara]

Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl - Just finished yesterday though

[Jeane]

LadyHeather wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ScarpettaOnly started it"

Did you read all the earlier books to? I still have to finish Scarpetta, somehow I stopped reading in the middle of the book.. not sure w..."

I wuld suggest to keep reading her books, the newer once, to see if you get into liking them again :-)
Reading Port Mortuaryat the moment, her latest. It is told by Scarpetta, so new way of telling the book, but really good. We know so much of Scarpetta by now, followed her through the years that she can go on a different level with us I tink.

[Linda]

I should finish My Name is Mary Sutter and Full Dark, No Stars today. I am thinking about reading Garden Spells next, but I have lots of others to choose from.

[Maya]

Finished reading Alone By Lisa Gardner i really enjoyed this book i might give her other books a try

[Edith]

I'm reading Between Sisters and have no doubt that this will be another Kristin Hannah tearjerker.

[Yasmin]

Reading "Without Laying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood" by Cari Beauchamp. A very interesting read, I'm enjoying it immensely and would recommend it to anyone who likes movies, film studies or 20th century history.

[Alisha Marie]

I finished Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster and I thought it was a very intense read. If I ever had the thought to go mountain climbing, this book surely would've dissuade me.

Now I'm going to start Queen of Babble.

[Clara]

I just finished Beneath My Mother's Feetby amjed Qamar. I loved it. My next read should be something light or I may start reading the The Forgotten Garden.