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I'm just getting started in "Iron House". It's been very good so far. I won this on goodreads. I was so excited, first of all because I love John Hart's books and 2nd because I never win anything. : )
Antoine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Currently reading: Dean and Me: 
, 
[book:The Voysey Inheritance (Methuen Dram..."Yikes! (if you insist on life imitating art, I'd suggest you pick different art!!!)
Jessica, I really enjoyed The Bell Jar. How are you liking it so far?
Jennifer wrote: "Antoine wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Currently reading: Dean and Me: , [book:The Voysey Inheritan..."I heartily second that motion! I'll be more careful in the future.
I just finished reading "LIFE OF PI BY YAN MARTEL",I truly enjoyed this book,specially the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker(a Bengal( tiger).my next read is "GAP CREEK BY ROBERT MORGAN.
My next book is The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood and I'm also reading Death on Demand.
Paula wrote: "I'm just getting started in "Iron House". It's been very good so far. I won this on goodreads. I was so excited, first of all because I love John Hart's books and 2nd because I ne..."I can't wait to read this book. I have it pre-ordered for Tuesday. I love John Hart. I am actually reading his first book The King of Lies now and can hardly put it down. Hope this new one is just as good.
Glenda wrote: "Paula wrote: "I'm just getting started in "Iron House". It's been very good so far. I won this on goodreads. I was so excited, first of all because I love John Hart's books and 2n...I've read all but "Down River" Glenda and enjoyed them all. I'm having a real hard time putting this book down. Hope you enjoy it.
Finished
and
. Starting up
I just finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. I am feeling very sad about it. Now I am looking for a feel good book. I am thinking about The Soldier's Wife. I hope it has a happy ending.
i finished Sister Mine from Tawni O'Dell today. it's amazing just how vividly she brings the characters and their surroundings to life, and just how exact those characters and surroundings are to the real thing.not sure what i'll read next, i have 3 in my pile: The Orchid Affair, Swamplandia and The Book of Tomorrow. decisions, decisions!
Clara wrote: "I just finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. I am feeling very sad about it."Aw yeah... this one was sad. :(
Just finished:
and reviewed it here http://wp.me/p1CKWU-6VNow reading:
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Just finished reading
. Gave it a 4.5. What a great, intensely wrought thriller.
I finished Darke which I really enjoyed and I've just started One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
I'm done with The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.My son has been trying to get me to catch up with him on the Harry Potter series so I guess that I'll start Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Mafalda wrote: "I'm reading 
by Charles Martin"Mafalda, I hope you enjoy this book. I really enjoyed the book and the way the author writes.
Linda wrote: "Just finished reading . Gave it a 4.5. What a great, intensely wrought thriller."Linda, this author is one of my favorite. Everything I have ever read by him was great, including this one.
Just finished reading The King of Lies by John Hart. Easy read and very entertaining. Not rocket science, but not drivel either. Next up is Room by Emma Donoghue. This book has gotten rave reviews for the most part so I'm looking forward to it.
Lauren wrote: "I just finished the Wind-Up Bird Chronicles for the group read! It was really good. To be honest, I didn't understand a lot of it, but I don't think you're entirely meant to. Very whimsical, strang..."I read The Lotus Eaters last summer when it was first released, and I really loved it. Out of all the books I read last year, that is one of the few that I still remember vividly.
Glenda wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished reading . Gave it a 4.5. What a great, intensely wrought thriller."Linda, this author is one of my favorite. Everything I have ev..."
Thanks for the information. This was my first, but won't be my last.
Two days ago I sat down to read Room by Emma Donoghue. I read about 20 pages of it and I was so depressed I had to put it down. I'm sure it has a lot to do with my state of mind, but I am definitely not ready to read this book. Has anyone else felt like this? The book got rave reviews and I will pick it up in the future, but not this minute. I decided to read One for the Money by Janet Evanovich until I get out of my funk.
Glenda wrote: "Two days ago I sat down to read Room by Emma Donoghue. I read about 20 pages of it and I was so depressed I had to put it down. I'm sure it has a lot to do with my s..."Janet Evanovich and her Stephanie will get you a laugh out loud moment, something we all can use.
Glenda wrote: "Just finished reading The King of Lies by John Hart. Easy read and very entertaining. Not rocket science, but not drivel either. Glenda, I've read all but "Down River" by John Hart and have it in my stacks. I'm reading "Iron House" now and really loving it, it's hard to put down!
I just finished The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and have started on Club Dead by Charlaine Harris. I don't exactly know what's next because I'm going on vacation but I have about 9 books put in my reading bag. So I should have enough to choose from.
Happy reading, Renee!Finished To the Lighthouse last night and started Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost.
Glenda wrote: "Two days ago I sat down to read Room by Emma Donoghue. I read about 20 pages of it and I was so depressed I had to put it down. I'm sure it has a lot to do with my s..."I had a similar reaction to Room. I pushed through and continued with it, but it often made me incredibly uncomfortable. It is a good book, I won't dispute that, but I think you really do have to be in a certain place (mentally) to actually read it and get something out of it besides depression/discomfort.
Good luck with it. Taking time to read a more uplifting book sounds like a good plan.
i finished The Orchid Affair a little bit ago, and will try to start and finish [book: Swamplandia} in the next few days. that one is due back at the library on saturday, so i better hurry up with it!
I have alot of books going at the moment. Hope I finish one soon!! 3 of them are:
Paula wrote: "Glenda wrote: "Just finished reading The King of Lies by John Hart. Easy read and very entertaining. Not rocket science, but not drivel either. Glenda, I've read al..."
Glenda/Paula: I just started Iron House and totally agree both about Hart and the novel. His writing is so tight. He keeps dangling the mystery in front of me and I keep running to catch up.
Susanna wrote: "About 60 pages into Ender's Game; intrigued by it."My hubby just read this and loved it, and he keeps telling me to read it. How are you liking it?
Yesterday, I started reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. It's pretty interesting. It interweaves two stories. One is about Brigham Young's 19th wife, who breaks away from the Mormon religion. The other story is a mystery about a woman and her son who lived in a modern-day polygamist religious cult.
I have been reading Freedom by Jonathan Franzen for what seems like forever. I'm at least halfway through it but I just can't seem to finish it. Maybe it's time to give up.
One book I won't be reading is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, since I already read it. It was an interesting book, but once was enough.
I have been reading Freedom by Jonathan Franzen for what seems like forever. I'm at least halfway through it but I just can't seem to finish it. Maybe it's time to give up.
One book I won't be reading is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, since I already read it. It was an interesting book, but once was enough.
I am reading Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. I read it some years ago but I am not enjoying it much this time. Nothing seems to be happening (I am one third of the way through the book) and the central character is an immature and self-centred young woman who complains about loneliness and feeling excluded but does nothing to encourage anyone who tries to be friends.
Linda wrote: "Paula wrote: "Glenda wrote: "Just finished reading The King of Lies by John Hart. Easy read and very entertaining. Not rocket science, but not drivel either. Glen...
I sat and finished it yesterday Linda, I couldn't wait to see how it ended! : )
Right now I'm reading London: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd. I'm really enjoying it. I just feel like I'm going against the clock since it's pretty long and it's due back at the library soon.
I just finished
and here's my review: http://wp.me/p1CKWU-7aNow reading on the nook:
and an ARC of
. I decided to put
on hold because it's hard to get into.
Allison wrote: "Susanna wrote: "About 60 pages into Ender's Game; intrigued by it."My hubby just read this and loved it, and he keeps telling me to read it. How are you liking it?"
I'm about halfway through now and I have to say I'm liking it a lot. It's fast-paced and the dilemmas of the characters are interesting. So far, I'd recommend it and since it's just over 300 pages, it's a quick read. Depending on how the rest of it goes, I just might pick up the next one in the series (once I'm done with my current to-read list, that is).
Cate wrote: "I just finished and here's my review: http://wp.me/p1CKWU-7aNow reading on the nook:
and an ARC of . I really enjoyed it. Think Dan Brown or Steve Berry.
I started Embassytown
last night. Wow!!! Just a few chapters in and it's wonderful. Can't wait to get back to it.
Ender's Game was AWESOME! Maybe I'll get to read the rest of the series one day. Next, I'm going to re-read my first ever King,
Carrie
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