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What are you reading?
I just finished
, the sequel to
(The Conduct Series is awesome!)I'm about to start
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Sylvain wrote: "Mark wrote: "I'm currently on The Best Laid Plans, Scarlet, and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. (Gotta keep that brain burning!)"Hi Mark,
I read MA'..."
Yes, I'm just dipping into it, bit by bit, and I've noticed the resonances there.
Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For me Lolita is hard to go through, it just ma..."
Hi Miss Dania,
Welcome to the group!
I'm new, too.
I agree with what you said about "Lolita." That book is disturbing on multiple levels - I guess what interested me was the way in which Nabokov tried to "normalize" the male lead so the reader didn't simply dismiss him as a monster.
It didn't work in my case.
All best,
SR
I finished Storm Front this morning. This was any easy, quick read. Very enjoyable.I'm going to start A Game of Thrones so that I have at least the first one done by the time the series starts.
Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For me Lolita is hard to go through, it just ma..."
I've actually never finished Lolita for just this reason... I would find myself constantly setting it aside because I was too icked out.
As for current reads... I had reserved
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie at the library and it just happened to become available in time for this month's group read! Unfortunately, I have been trudging through it... not enjoying it much at all. I decided to give myself an ultimatum: finish it today or abandon it. There are just too many other great books waiting patiently on my shelves!
Jane wrote: "Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For me Lolita is hard to go throu..."
HI Miss Dania,
I was intrigued by the "pie" book but elected to read the other one "Ghost Trap" because the setting (in Maine) appealed to me. Would you mind sharing a few words about what you aren't enjoying about the "pie" book? I had planned to add it to my "to read" list and I'm curious to know more.
No worries if you can't.
All the best,
SR
Just gotten started on The Wise Man's Fear. Its been so long since I've read the first one in this series that its been difficult to pick the story back up. I'm also reading Hood as well as The Journal of Hélène Berr and I like all three of these so far.
Dania wrote: "Sylvain wrote: "Jane wrote: "Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For ..."
Oops. My bad. Sorry, Dania!
SR
Oh no! I haven't wanted to read this but have to for a book club now...do not have a good feeling about itMeg wrote: "Clara wrote: "Everyone seems to love Water for Elephants. Why am I struggling with it?"
Hey, Clara. I must be a misfit too. I read that book last year and struggled the whole way t..."
I am reading Something Blue and Cubanita. A few months ago I read a book that I loved, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
I'm currently a little more than halfway through War and Peace. I'd be farther along (started it in January with another group), but we moved into a new house right in the middle of my reading, so that sidetracked me quite a bit. I will finish though. Other than a few boring bits here and there, it's been very enjoyable.I'm also reading Cancer Ward, which is great so far. My short story book right now is a reread, Everything That Rises Must Converge. It's one of my favorites. And, last but not least, my current non-fiction book is Necropolis: London and Its Dead. It's good but I've kind of dragged out this reading for too long and I'm ready to move on to something else.
i decide to put aside Child 44 for now. i'll revisit it at another time.i've started The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and i'm liking it so far. i didn't realize it was this month's group read until today, so that was a happy coincidence!
Hello everyone, My first post here,kind of shy.
I finished
by Robertson Davies today and started
by K. Stephenswhich was listed for April read.
Hi, newbie here.I finished The Goodbye Quilt yesterday. I saw it being advertised here on goodreads. It is an easy read and I think any mother and daughter can relate to and enjoy it.
I started The Ghost Trap today.
Hope to see you on the discussion board for Ghost Trap.
Welcome Sara!I just finished "Lincoln, an illustrated biography" which I very much enjoyed and am starting another NF called "Mindset". Will have to look for the author of this one later. : )
Hope you enjoy it here.
Eden wrote: "I'm currently reading Maya Angelou: Poems."Hi Eden! I don't have any of Maya Angelou's books but she is definitely wonderful. Her poem, Still I Rise, is one of my favorites.
I finished Blood Harvest yesterday and although it was interesting and I didn't guess who did it, I absolutely hated the way it ended. If I would have known I'm not sure I would have read it.
Dara wrote: "Just finished 
by Kristin Hannah and loved it!!!Today I started
by Jodi Picoult."These were easily my favorite 2 books that I've read so far this year!!!!
I'm reading Misguided Angel my Melissa de la Cruz.
Sylvain wrote: "Jane wrote: "Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For me Lolita is har..."
I did end up finishing the pie book... Looking back, I believe I can spot a few of the major reasons it didn't work for me. I didn't find the narrator particularly engaging... I found her annoying and unbelievable at times, and some of the topics she was most interested in (i.e. chemistry) are not things I am much interested in, so the detail spent on them was a bore (just to me personally).
I also found the mystery itself to be a bit slow to start... it just didn't grab me the way I want mysteries to (and they usually do, even very poorly written ones!). I rarely abandon books, so I did finish it, but I would not particularly recommend it.
I'm sure others feel differently, though... so maybe amble over the the group discussion to get a better idea of whether it would be right for you!
I just finished The Pillars of the Earth which I adored. Hands down one of my favorite books that I've ever read. Loved it! Now I'm starting The Insider which I won through the First Reads giveaways. Looking forward to it.
Jane wrote: "Sylvain wrote: "Jane wrote: "Dania wrote: "I am also new to this group and the post above was my first one!I'm reading 'All bones and No Lies' By Anne Fine and 'Lolita' By Vladimir Nabokov. For ..."
Hi Jane,
Thanks for this! I appreciate it.
All best,
SR
Just finished “The Lonely Polygamist” (Best book I’ve read this year) and will start “Never Let Me Go” tomorrow.
I finished The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood and started I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith.
I'm just about to begin The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. I'm also reading The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom, The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman and Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder Book 1 by Jo Nesbø with my 10 year old son.
I am currently reading Shantaram and really enjoying it so far. It is a very long book however, and I still have much more to go yet.
Lisa wrote: "I am currently reading Shantaram and really enjoying it so far. It is a very long book however, and I still have much more to go yet."Let us know how you like it when you're done, Lisa. :) I have had it sitting on my bookshelf for a couple years, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Hope you enjoy it. :)
I re-read The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox, New Zealand writer. I wish she would do a sequel because I love that angel, Xas!
I just finished The Girl in the Picture by Denise Chong and am now reading The Waterproof Bible by Andrew Kaufman. I loved The Girl in the Picture, it made me think about and question a lot of things. The book I`m reading now is very exciting, unpredictable and original.
Gabriella wrote: "I just finished The Girl in the Picture by Denise Chong and am now reading The Waterproof Bible by Andrew Kaufman. I loved The Girl in the Picture, it made me think about and question a lot of thi..."Andrew Kaufman's stories sound very interesting. I marked his other work, All My Friends Are Superheroes, to read. Thanks for mentioning this author.
Finished Robert Charles Wilson's
Spin
- loved it. About to start my first Hemingway,
The Sun Also Rises
.
This weekend I have been reading The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - A Love Story. I am finding it to be very entertaining.
Finished The Journal of Hélène Berr. It was very good but also very sad. Am still continuing Hood and also The Wise Man's Fear
i finished The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie last night, and i really liked it. today i started 29 Gifts for my library book group/One Book, One Community. i'm not big on this type of book, but it's started out ok, so hopefully it won't lose me or become to sappy/preachy/do-goody.
I'm now reading "Fly Away Home"--not my usual type, but REALLY good.
i am currently reading "THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES"BY SUE MONK KIDD
Currently reading:
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Sylvain wrote: "Hello Everyone,I'm new to the group and this is my first post.
I wanted to introduce myself and say hello.
I'm stuck in the past, I think, because I'm currently reading "The Girl with the Dragon ..."
when it comes to books, it is almost impossible to be stuck in the past. there is just so much good stuff to read and re-read. I have yet to read the millenium trilogy, i started one three times but never got to finish it. I have watched two of the movies though and loved them. I mean to read them someday though.
The great part of goodreads is there is alwasy someone who can talk to you about whatever you are reading.
Yesterday I finished The Insider, which was pretty good. Today I started A Million Little Pieces and it's really interesting so far.
Emilly wrote: "i am currently reading "THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES"BY SUE MONK KIDD"I loved that one, hope you enjoy it too.
I just finished Hood I liked it. I thought it was a really good version of Robin Hood and a fun read. I'm currently still continuing with The Wise Man's Fear
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