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[Rachel]

I love Duma Key.

[Rayna]

Thanks for the suggestions Susanna. I'll see what Penguin has to offer :)

[Rachel]

It's a Stephen King novel, a ghost story so, yes, it has horror elements but it also talks a lot about the healing power of art which to me made it even more powerful.

[Rachel]

I think it's one of his more "literary" books. The ghost story is pretty creepy, I think you'll enjoy it.

[Rachel]

I have read Blaze. I like what he tried to do with the story and making it like Of Mice and Men (one of my favorite stories) but something about it kind of falls flat for me. But I read it so long ago, I don't remember what didn't work for me. I do remember it added the phrase, "That's how I roll" to my lexicon though. :)

[Scott]

Kyle, I just read Duma Key earlier this year and I thought that it was excellent. It is more of a suspense novel than horror. I highly recommend it.

[Claire]

Kyle wrote: "It sounds like I would enjoy it. I love a creepy ghost story.

Have you read Blaze by Stephen King yet? I've heard good and bad things about it. I'm not sure if I should read it or not.

Thanks f..."

The art in Duma Key has elements of horror in it. It is used as a technique to bring out the evil and sinister. It is, as always is the case with his books, very well written and great character development. Its definitely not my favorite of his books but it was good. I agree with Scott, its more suspense than real horror.

[Karen M]

I'm just starting the classic Captain Blood.

[Jane]

I'm about half way through It's a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. I don't think I've laughed so hard for a while. The man is totally insane!

[Yuliya]

Back again to Maugham, W. Somerset (I read him like 15 years ago). Now I'm reading and I liked it

[Lori, Super Mod]

Tess wrote: "Club Dead by Charlaine Harris"

Are you also watching True Blood on HBO? If so, what do you think of all the changes from book to show?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jane wrote: "I'm about half way through It's a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. I don't think I've laughed so hard for a while. The man is totally insane!"

One of my favorite C Moore novels!! Loved this one!

[Lori, Super Mod]

I'm reading Touch and Go by Thad Nodine. This one is from Unbridled Books and I really like the way it is written. It's from the perspective of a blind man - who is on a road trip with his sponsors and their foster kids to deliver a hand made coffin to their dying father.

Trust me, it's one to be added to your lists!

[Claire]

Dear Fatty - Dawn French

[Kat]

World-Mart - for both my love of dystopia and Goodreads Authors!

[Michael]

I just finished , it was very disappointing. I thought it was going to great, like his previous novels.

I am about to begin

[Jennifer]

Yuliya wrote: "Back again to Maugham, W. Somerset (I read him like 15 years ago). Now I'm reading and I liked it"

I LOVE Maugham. Re-read The Moon And Sixpence and Theatre earlier this year. It had been so long since I'd read Theatre that I'd not realized the Annette Bening film "Being Julia" was based on it, although I'd loved the movie.

[Libbie Hawker]

I just started A Fire Upon the Deep on Friday. It's great so far! I'm really enjoying the way the author lets the nature of his alien species be revealed to the reader very naturally, without telling it in an obvious, hit-you-over-the-head way. So far it's a great one!

[Jodie]

I just finished Stasiland by Anna Funder - loved it. The Berlin wall and how it came about and what went on in GDR during the socialist regime is fascinating and Anna Funder has written a journalistic piece that reads like a story.

[Allison]

I finished The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon yesterday. I LOVED Shadow of the Wind, but this one didn't really do it for me. :/

Now I'm starting Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and it's good so far! :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Ooohhhh... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is such a good book, Allison!!

[Gitte]

Swapnil wrote: "reading 'One Day' by David Nicholls. The novel gets pretty interesting when any interaction between the two central characters (Emma and Dexter) take place.."

I've wanted to read that one for a long time! Glad you like it!

[Yuliya]

Jennifer wrote: "Yuliya wrote: "Back again to Maugham, W. Somerset (I read him like 15 years ago). Now I'm reading and I liked it"

I LOVE Maugham. Re-read [book:The Moon And Six..."

I didn't know there is a movie, thanks for the tip, I will look for that. I liked Theatre very much!

[Chantelle]

Swapnil wrote: "reading 'One Day' by David Nicholls. The novel gets pretty interesting when any interaction between the two central characters (Emma and Dexter) take place.."

I just finished this for my book club and really liked it!

[Paula]

Reading "Heaven is for Real" Todd Burpo

[Jennifer]

Just started Up Jumps the Devil . I have a personal challenge this year called "batting clean-up" where I'm finishing everything I have not yet read of authors I'd already read most of. Margaret Maron is one of them. It's been a while since I read her-- I'd forgotten how much like her!

[Allison]

Lori wrote: "Ooohhhh... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is such a good book, Allison!!"

Thanks Lori, I'm glad to hear you liked it so much. I'm about halfway through and really enjoying it! :)

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I think they are planning to make a movie based on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I haven't the book yet, but it is on my Books of Interest list. I hope to read it someday, preferably before the movie comes out.

[Allison]

Swapnil- I hope you enjoy it when you start it! :)

I've been hearing rumblings of it being made into a movie too- should be interesting!

Patricia- I'm with you on reading it before the movie comes out, that was part of why I started it now. Hope you like it when you get to it. :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Here's the trailer. The movie has been made and it looks incredibly good. Gives me "heavy boots"..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9...

[Flora]

I've just finished Out of Oz and also The Spirit of Nora, A Novel both of which I enjoyed. I'm currently just getting started on Clockwork Prince and also Grave Goods

[Rachel]

Lori wrote: "Here's the trailer. The movie has been made and it looks incredibly good. Gives me "heavy boots"..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9..."

This movie looks really good and I have been wanting to read the book. Might go the watch the movie first, read the book a while later route because I don't think I can get it down any time soon. Currently reading both Neuromancer and 11/22/63.

[Michael]

, I just got to part 2. It is very suspenseful but love it so far.

[Scott]

Finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and now continuing on with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

I almost started 11/22/63 but I kept to my word of finishing up the Harry Potter series.

[Yuliya]

Scott wrote: "Finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and now continuing on with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

I did finish Harry Potter because my 9y old was listening to CD in my car.... Well... I strongly believed it's the most overrated book has I ever heard... The movies (even I'm always agree what book must be first and books are better) in this case are more then enough and I would happily skipped all these enormously big books to movies only. Sure, if I would read them at 9-12 years old I would probably has a different opinion

[Heather L]

Am currently reading One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. I'm probably going to be dragged to the movie in January, so figured I might as well read the book before then.

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating this week!

[Paula]

I'm reading "The Lucky One" this week.

[Tess]

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

[Lynda]

I'm reading a paperback of Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eyeand Brisingr on my Kindle.

[Lori, Super Mod]

I'm reading Whiskey Heart, only a few chapters in but really digging the style.

[Jeff]

I'm currently reading Oceanspace. Great book so far...

[Gitte]

I just started One Day by David Nicholls.

[Jennifer]

About 2/3 through Maybe This Time . The premise doesn't really appeal to me but despite that I can't seem to put it down. I'm remembering that I love Jennifer Crusie and I cannot understand why I let so much time go by between reading her books!

[Jeane]

I finished the weird but pretty good Marvellous Hairy and will finish this evening Umbria. Then I will start with a Dylan Dog.

[Allison]

So I just finished Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Whoa. I really don't have the words to even say how I feel about this book. It made me feel a lot. It was amazing, and if you haven't read it, you should.

[Allison]

Lori wrote: "Here's the trailer. The movie has been made and it looks incredibly good. Gives me "heavy boots"..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9..."

Thanks for posting that, Lori. The trailer looks really good. Extremely heavy boots.

[Michael]

Paula wrote: "I'm reading "The Lucky One" this week."

I have read all of Nicholas sparks book, besides the latest ones. This is one of my favorites, love the story.

[cazdoll]

At th moment I'm reading
It very good so far, really enjoying the story :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jeane wrote: "I finished the weird but pretty good Marvellous Hairy and will finish this evening Umbria. Then I will start with a Dylan Dog."

Oh, I read Marvellous Hairy last year. IT was strange, wasn't it?

[Michael]

I just finished , it was an amazing thriller, looking forward to reading more novels by this writer.

I am about to begin .