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[Claire]

Nicole wrote: "Claire wrote: "I just finished The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace by John Ramsey (very good and inspiring) and am now star..."

Glad to hear you liked the series, Nicole! I am finding it charming and magical but I know there are some dark parts to it, maybe later in the series....

[Riley]

I'm reading Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West and so far it's really interesting! The writer uses a lot of material straight from letters and journals and I like that better than just getting beat over the head with facts.

[Ginny]

Riley wrote: "I'm reading Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West and so far it's really interesting! The writer uses a lot of material straight from letters and journals and I like that bett..."

That sounds like a really good one! I'll have to put it on my to-read list!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hey guys, checking in to see what everyone's been reading...

I am finishing up Inukshuk by Gregory Spatz. It's a relatively short book and it's taken me almost a month to get through it. Not exactly sure why this is. When I'm reading it, it's ok. But when I put it down, there is no urge to return to it...

[Ann from S.C.]

I finished CATCHING FIRE and loved it. Now reading for my f2f bookclub LORD OF THE FLIES. And also reading CALICO JOE by John Grishom.

[Ashley]

I've just started A Novel Bookstore. I'm intrigued, but I'm also wondering if it would be worth it to track it down in its original language rather than an english translation.

[Linda]

Just finished J.T. Ellison's A Deeper Darkness. Gave it a 4.5/5. Was afraid Ellison had lost her touch for awhile, but this one was "spot on".

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James earlier today and now I've started The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

[Claire]

Riley wrote: "I'm reading Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West and so far it's really interesting! The writer uses a lot of material straight from letters and journals and I like that bett..."

Sounds really interesting. Let us know how you liked it...I may have to add it to my list.

[Betsy]

Ellie wrote: "I've finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James earlier today and now I've started The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne."

Now there's a range of attitude in sexuality...:D

[tiasreads]

This past week, I read The Sins of the Father, The Garner Files: A Memoir, Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow, and Alice I Have Been. All four were pretty good reads, but I have to say 'Alice' was deeply, deeply disturbing. I felt the need for a shower after I finished it. (Read it- you'll understand.)

[Sofia]

Just started - I usually have three or four books going at one time ...weird just reading one lol

[Gary]

Just finished and Patricia Cornwell is back in form after a couple of what I considered weaker books. Today I started by Amanda Kyle Williams and it has started out quite good.

[Riley]

Claire wrote: "Riley wrote: "I'm reading Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West and so far it's really interesting! The writer uses a lot of material straight from letters and journals and I ..."

I finished it yesterday and loved it! It was actually a really fast read for me (the last 30% or so of the book is all indexes and notes so I was done much sooner than I thought I would be). I'd definitely recommend it for anyone interested in the Oregon Trail/American social history- be warned, it does get a little grisly at parts.

[Linda]

Kyle ~The Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Linda wrote: "Just finished J.T. Ellison's A Deeper Darkness. Gave it a 4.5/5. Was afraid Ellison had lost her touch for awhile, but this one was "spot on"."

Linda, have you read So Close the Ha..."

Yes, and I gave that one a 4. I thought The Immortals was weak.

[Tellulah]

fivesunflowers wrote: "Just started - I usually have three or four books going at one time ...weird just reading one lol"

Love Life of Pi! Let me know how you enjoy it.

[Flora]

I've just started

[Patricia]

I finished Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley which I thought was really good. Now I'm reading Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum.

[Tellulah]

Finished by the showrunner of Game of Thrones. Lovely story.

[Paula]

Going to start this.

[Sofia]

Tellulah wrote: "fivesunflowers wrote: "Just started - I usually have three or four books going at one time ...weird just reading one lol"

Love Life of Pi! Let me know how you enjoy it."

I have heard only great things about this book and the first 30 pages are wonderful :)

[Claire]

Rereading New Moon - Stephenie Meyer x

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne this morning and now I'm about to start Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner.

[Tellulah]

Just finished Celebrity In Death. A fun series to come back to.

[Gabriella]

I read Everlost by Neal Shusterman and Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, and now I'm reading Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson. The first one was unpredictable and fun, but kind of cheesy, the second one kept me guessing and this one is enticing.

[Brooke]

Gone Girl. It is getting really good!

[David]

I just started The Greatest Show: Stories by Michael Downs, a series of connected stories about the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire. Highly recommended so far.

[Amy]

I just started an ARC of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.
Review coming soon :)
( http://teenyreader.blogspot.co.uk/ )

[Patricia]

I read Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum and next will read No Angel by Penny Vincenzi.

[Vicki]

Getting ready to start Yes, ChefYes, Chef: A Memoir
I just finished Ten Big Ones! I am making my way through Janet Evanovich' s Stphanie Plum series...too funny, and great quick reads.

[Tracy]

Good book!

[Marla]

I'm finally starting on my TBR list and I am reading Catcher in the Rye.

Not as good as I thought it would be considering it is a classic but I am determined to finish it.

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Marla wrote: "I'm finally starting on my TBR list and I am reading Catcher in the Rye.

Not as good as I thought it would be considering it is a classic but I am determined to ..."

I remember having to read that in high school. Haven't read it since. The thing about classics is that, even though they're widely celebrated, you don't necessarily have to enjoy them.

EDIT: Meaning not everyone likes all classics evenly, or even any classics. Not a bad thing**

[Sofia]

Reading , - the only place this book belongs is in the garbage. Having read REAL BDSM novels and being someone that reads REAL literature, this is neither. An insecure young virgin falls for one gigantic a**hole of a man who is neither sexy nor what any woman should consider a "man". Egotistical, controlling, and completely full of himself. I will finish reading this just so I can really understand what the non-reading masses of American find entertaining.

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fivesunflowers wrote: "Reading , - the only place this book belongs is in the garbage. Having read REAL BDSM novels and being someone that reads REAL literature, this is neither. An inse..."

I never read it nor do I intend to. For one, erotica's not my thing (I don't think it's like from the devil or anything, but it's just not my thing), for two the writing looks beyond bad, and for three it just sounds like it's idealizing the type of guy that, quite frankly, shouldn't be idealized at all.

[Paula]

I do not read these type of books at all but when a few libraries in the south started banning them, I decided to rebel and try it. I gave it 2 stars, would have been 2 1/2 if it were possible. I didn't think it was well written but curiosity got the best of me and I had to see how it unfolded. I will probably read the 2nd book as people have told me it gets more into the characters. We'll see. I just see Christian as a real demanding sicko.

[Sofia]

Paula wrote: "I do not read these type of books at all but when a few libraries in the south started banning them, I decided to rebel and try it. I gave it 2 stars, would have been 2 1/2 if it were possible. I ..."

Exactly. I am a firm believer in reading ALL books, even the ones that I think I may not like. It's important to me to not only give books a chance, but to have my own opinion of it, by reading it myself. Not every book is going to agree with our own beliefs or standards, but that is what the art of writing is about, isn't it? That being said, 50 shades is still garbage lol

[Paula]

fivesunflowers wrote: "Paula wrote: "I do not read these type of books at all but when a few libraries in the south started banning them, I decided to rebel and try it. I gave it 2 stars, would have been 2 1/2 if it wer...

LOL and I couldn't agree more! LOL

[Marla]

Elisa wrote: "Marla wrote: "I'm finally starting on my TBR list and I am reading Catcher in the Rye.

Not as good as I thought it would be considering it is a classic but I am ..."

Yeah I noticed that-I am going to push my way through on this-I really need to get my TBR list down and stop adding books!

[David]

I'm enjoying the short stories in The Greatest Show: Stories by Michael Downs. They center around the Hartford (Connecticut) Circus Fire of 1944 and its lingering aftermath in the lives of the city's residents. Highly recommended.

[Jessika]

Marla wrote: "Elisa wrote: "Marla wrote: "I'm finally starting on my TBR list and I am reading Catcher in the Rye.

Not as good as I thought it would be considering it is a cla..."

I know the feeling! My TBR is out of control! And if I really sat down and took some time to go through the list, I'm sure I could cull it to a more manageable amount. I just don't ever have the time!

[Jessika]

Right now, I'm reading Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder and Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. I'm really enjoying both of them.

[Flora]

fivesunflowers wrote: "Reading , - the only place this book belongs is in the garbage. Having read REAL BDSM novels and being someone that reads REAL literature, this is neither. An inse..."

I had the same issues with this book. I tried to drag myself thru it and only made it about half way. I, too, don't shy away from erotica. I read it quite a bit but I prefer that which is well written with a plot and storyline. This is not any of those things.

[Flora]

I'm currently over half way thru and I like it alot but it is really long. I've also just started which is a much better erotica than Fifty Shades of Grey. I do not understand how Fifty Shades of Grey became a best seller

[Sofia]

Flora wrote: "fivesunflowers wrote: "Reading , - the only place this book belongs is in the garbage. Having read REAL BDSM novels and being someone that reads REAL literature, th..."

Unfortunately, this book is being praised by people who don't normally read - and I don't mean that as an insult, but it's true. The writing is atrocious. An author doesn't need to have a degree or writing background to write a good book. But this book is just horrible all the way around.

[Scott]

I finished Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter yesterday. I really liked the first 2/3 but struggled through the end. I was really bored with that part.

Now I'm reading I Suck at Girls. I thought his first book was hysterical. Good so far.

[Michelle]

The Tiger's Wife and 1Q84 - like them both!

[Paula]

Paula wrote: "Going to start this. "

I really liked this book. It was well written, suspensful, and a quick read.

Nina who can't say no to helping anyone, finds a drugged, naked, 3 year old boy in a public locker in a train station. Why is he there? What happened? What should she do?

[Paula]

Brooke wrote: "Gone Girl. It is getting really good!"

I have this checked out at the library and hope to get to within the next couple of weeks. It looked like a very good book.

[Riley]

Michelle wrote: "The Tiger's Wife and 1Q84 - like them both!"

oh I really love Murakami! 1Q84 was great. Have you read any of his other work?

I just finished The Cranes Dance (a goodreads win for me!) and it was pretty good! If you don't have at least a passing interest in dance/ballet, though, you may not like it. There's a huge amount of dance talk. I'm not a dancer myself but I find it interesting so it didn't bother me!