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Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments I am reading Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny


message 25902: by Jane (new)

Jane | 221 comments Tess - hope you enjoy Bury Your Dead as much as I did. I've enjoyed the whole series. It's one of my all time favorite detective series.


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Karen M | 1956 comments Got an email from the digital library that The Bird Sisters was ready for pickup.


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Yuliya (yuliyalovestoread) | 1685 comments I'm starting to read Shosha: A Novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer and I'm very exited because it looks very promising based on reviews and that this American Jewish writer was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature. Shosha also called as a Jewish Lolita. I just wonder how I didn't hear about this author and book before. Just find it unintentionally.


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Claire (clairebear8) | 514 comments Linda wrote: "Started the latest Stephen King and the man does not disappoint."

Linda, is this the one about JFK's assassination?


message 25906: by Michael (new)

Michael (book_nerd1991) I just started The Firm by John Grisham , I heard many great reviews, so I hope it does not disappoint.


message 25907: by Jane (new)

Jane | 221 comments Finished The Dovekeepers and recommend it highly. Story of how 4 women find themselves at the fortress of Masada before the Romans start their siege and the tragic consequences. Very powerful and very violent ----


message 25908: by Flora (new)

Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I've just started Out of Oz


message 25909: by Janny (new)

Janny (jannywurts) | 142 comments Just finished Whiteout. Definitely prefer Follett's thrillers to his historicals.


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Jeane (icegini) | 4891 comments Finished reading This Year It Will Be Different and continuing with the Spanish Umbria. Also started withe weird Marvellous Hairy.


message 25911: by Tess (new)

Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments Jane - Not very far into it yet. So far so good


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message 25913: by Michael (new)

Michael (book_nerd1991) Kyle wrote: "Michael wrote: "I just started The Firm by John Grisham, I heard many great reviews, so I hope it does not disappoint."

Michael, The Firm is an excellent book, one of Grisham's finest. I read ..."


Kyle wrote: "Michael wrote: "I just started The Firm by John Grisham, I heard many great reviews, so I hope it does not disappoint."

Michael, The Firm is an excellent book, one of Grisham's finest. I read ..."

It is a very interesting book so far, love how the plot t thickens each time!


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PinkPanthress | 1170 comments Almost done with Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris(It's a page turner) & Girl in Hyacinth Blue bySusan Vreeland.

Started this morning The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

And two books are waiting on my nightstand, begging to be read... soon, Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke & Lisey's Story by Stephen King.


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Olympia (oly366) | 7 comments I'm currently almost finished with the book This Day in the Life,Diaries from women accross America. Great book.Then I'm going to start book six and seven of Janet Evanvoich's Stephanie Plums bounty hunter series.These books are always a riot especially if grandma is involved.


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Maya (mrskitty) | 114 comments Just finished The Reckoning By Kelley Armstrong I really enjoyed it I'm now currently reading Apartment 16 By Adam Nevill


message 25917: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments Olympia wrote: "I'm currently almost finished with the book This Day in the Life,Diaries from women accross America. Great book.Then I'm going to start book six and seven of Janet Evanvoich's Stephanie Plums bount...

I always enjoy these also Olympia. Have fun.



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tiasreads I am reading both Becoming Mae West and The State of Jones, but I may have to put them aside. The second installment of Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge series (Wings of Fire) came in the mail today and I cannot wait to pick it up. But that has to wait until my Dawgs beat Auburn!!!


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Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments Today I finished Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin, and it was good. Now I'm starting The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (who wrote The Shadow of the Wind, one of my favorite books.) I'm hoping it will be good. :)


message 25920: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Claire wrote: "Linda wrote: "Started the latest Stephen King and the man does not disappoint."

Linda, is this the one about JFK's assassination?"


Yes. Hope it keeps the momentum. So far I feel like I have fallen down the rabbit hole into an age gone bye.


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Miriam M | 7 comments I'm starting 'Then man in the white sharkskin suit: A jewish family's exodus from old Cairo to the New World' by Lucette Lagnado


message 25922: by Gitte (new)

Gitte (gittetofte) I just finished The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion which was really depressing. Now I'm reading Inconceivable by Ben Elton to cheer myself up.


message 25923: by Kat (new)

Kat (katzombie) Currently reading two books - Pure and Thicker Than Water


message 25924: by Darla (new)

Darla Currently reading The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness.... almost done and it is AMAZING!! Even better then The Knife of Never Letting Go! Can't wait to start Monsters of Men =)


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Mary (madamefifi) | 358 comments Reading Sorry by Zoran Drvenkar by Zoran Drvenkar. The plotline is pretty far-fetched but it's interesting.


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Krista (findyourshimmy) | 382 comments I'm reading Sweep, Volume 1 for fun and The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation for book club.

In audio I just started A Great and Terrible Beauty.

I'm also hoping to start Nightmares and Dreamscapes for the Stephen King Goodreads club. We'll see, though. I think it may be a bit much for me to keep all these books straight. :o)


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Verona (irish2703) | 2 comments I just finished - When she woke by Hillary Jordan,I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about the book, same author of Mudbound but very different. I'm almost finished "little bee" too, I think I'm ready for something to make me laugh out loud now! I will have to go searching...........


message 25928: by Susanna (last edited Nov 14, 2011 10:18PM) (new)

Susanna (jb_slasher) I finished Animal Farm; short but powerful, definitely recommend it. I'll probably delve further into Scandinavian mythology before picking up Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor .


message 25929: by Judy (last edited Nov 14, 2011 10:32PM) (new)

Judy (judygreeneyes) | 411 comments Susanna wrote: "I finished Animal Farm; short but powerful, definitely recommend it. I'll probably delve further into Scandinavian mythology before picking up Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor."

"Survivor" sounds good, I'm adding it to my TBR list :) What are you reading of Scandinavian mythology?


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Renee (pontiacgal501) | 70 comments I'm currently reading Here's the church Here's The Steeple by Tempa Pagel. This has been a good fast paced cozy mystery.


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Yuliya (yuliyalovestoread) | 1685 comments The Face byDean Koontz - when I want to relax, I always taking Koontz for reading. It's spooked and relaxed me at the same time


message 25932: by Michael (new)

Michael (book_nerd1991) I am currently reading Midnight and the Meaning of Love by Sister Souljah .


message 25933: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments I'm reading "A Drink Before the War" Dennis LeHane. A Drink Before the War/Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane


message 25934: by Susanna (last edited Nov 15, 2011 12:07PM) (new)

Susanna (jb_slasher) Judy wrote: ""Survivor" sounds good, I'm adding it to my TBR list :) What are you reading of Scandinavian mythology?"

Oh, I think Survivor is one of Palahniuk's best. I've been meaning to re-read his stuff for years and I'm finally getting around to it. Very excited :)

I'm reading a Finnish edition of The Poetic Edda. It's a collection of poems about the olden days in Iceland. The poems themselves are a thousand years old and these poems mainly tell of the myths of that age. The Finnish version has been split into two parts, the poems dealing with gods (which I read earlier this month) and the poems dealing with heroes. I've just picked up the latter one. The former one was about Odin and Thor and Loki and all them folks if that sheds any light on what I'm trying to talk about :)


message 25935: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bexsi) I have recently read
Light My Fire (Aisling Grey Guardian, #3) by Katie MacAlister Light My Fire 3 stars
The Body in the Library (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie The Body in the Library 3 Stars
Destined (House of Night, #9) by P.C. Cast Destined 4 Stars
At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3) by Jeaniene Frost At Grave's End 4 stars
Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, #1) by Carrie Vaughn Kitty and the Midnight Hour 2 Stars
and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Night Circus 4 Stars
and I am currently reading The Red Queen (Cousins' War, #2) by Philippa Gregory The Red Queen
and Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris Silence of the Lambs


message 25936: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10630 comments Mod
Hey guys,

Been awhile since I've posted in this thread (bad moderator, I know!). I am currently reading Bill Warrington's Last Chance: A Novel to prepare for our Author/Reader discussion in December

and I am also listening to the audiobook version of The Passage - just borrowed this today from the library.


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Yuliya (yuliyalovestoread) | 1685 comments start to listening Twelve Rooms with a View: A Novel.


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Wendy Barlow | 101 comments Ive just finished book 1 of 1Q84 and now reading book 2 really enjoying it and glad i purchased book 3 at the same time.


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Rayna  (Poindextrix) (poindextrix) | 73 comments Susanna- I've wanted to read The Edda for a while now. Do you know of any good English-language translations?


message 25940: by Jane (new)

Jane | 221 comments Just finished Doc by Mary Doria Russell. She's a great story teller. Never knew much about Doc Holliday.


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David Abrams (davidabrams) | 17 comments I'm currently about 200 pages into 1Q84. So far, so good!

David Abrams
The Quivering Pen, a blog about books
www.davidabramsbooks.blogspot.com


message 25942: by Tess (new)

Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments Club Dead by Charlaine Harris


message 25943: by Kevin (new)

Kevin (manchesterunited) Paula wrote: "I'm reading "A Drink Before the War" Dennis LeHane.A Drink Before the War/Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane"

I really have enjoyed all of Dennis LeHane's books. I believe I read that series one after the next. Enjoy!


message 25944: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments Kevin wrote: "Paula wrote: "I'm reading "A Drink Before the War" Dennis LeHane.A Drink Before the War/Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane"

I really have enjoyed all of Dennis LeHane's books. I believe I ..

Thanks Kevin, I'm really enjoying it so far and already looking forward to the next one. : )



message 25945: by Susanna (new)

Susanna (jb_slasher) Hi Rayna!

I'm not an expert on the subject so I can't really recommend anything so if you'll excuse my Wikipedia browsing... :)

I'm not sure if the Edda has been published as a single volume in any language. But I think the Finnish editor mentioned using Henry Adams Bellows' translation of the Poetic Edda (1923) when he worked on his own translation. As for the Prose Edda, I guess you would be pretty safe betting on Penguin Classics and checking out Jesse Byock's translation (2006).

If anyone has differing opinions, please voice them? As I said, I'm not an expert on the subject and I'm reading Finnish translations so I can't guarantee anything about the English ones.


message 25946: by Michael (new)

Michael (book_nerd1991) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult , I just started it.


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Chantelle (chantelle13) | 90 comments I just finished From Dust and Ashes: A Story of Liberation and after that Those Who Save Us. I also just read Ten Days in a Mad-House.

Right now I'm reading Happy Ever After to finish out the series. It's nice and light.


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Gabriella (stardust_126) | 429 comments Cat Striking Back by Shirley Rousseau Murphy


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message 25950: by Claire (last edited Nov 18, 2011 07:22AM) (new)

Claire (clairebear8) | 514 comments I just finished Duma Key and am starting Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.


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