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message 28051: by Catherine (new)

Catherine | 13 comments Just finished Moira Young's "Rebel Heart" and have started Kate Milford's "The Boneshaker", which I'd been meaning to read for a while but hadn't had chance to previously. I've also got a copy of "The Book Thief" in my TBR pile!


message 28052: by Chad (new)

Chad | 22 comments Giving up on Telegraph Avenue. Love Chabon, but not the right mood, and it will be due back to the library in a few days anyway. Sometimes I have a hard time reading e books from the library if they are longer and due back in14 days. I can get them read, but I feel like I'm pushing myself, and I don't enjoy them. Read 1Q84 that way and hated it. Lots of potential, but way too long. Other problems too.


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Nicole | 41 comments Gitte wrote: "I'm reading Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi. Love it! Her writing is very good."

So glad you are liking this one, Gitte!


message 28054: by Dex (last edited Nov 10, 2012 10:06PM) (new)

Dex Kerma (dexkerma) | 3 comments I got bored half way through with 'Damned' by Palahniuk, so I've decided to look for something else to read.


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Dorie (dorieann) | 430 comments I'm currently reading The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) by Meljean Brook 'The Iron Duke' by Meljean Brook, a steampunk romance novel. Very enjoyable. It reminds me of one of my favorite series, J.D. Robb’s “In Death” books. Both have rich, powerful, formerly outlaw men who fall for the tough female police investigator who crosses their path. This is the first I’ve read of this author but I’ll be interested in reading more.


message 28056: by Samantha (new)

Samantha Leighanne (sleighanne) Currently reading The White Queen by Philippa Gregory. Hopefully I'll finish it either tonight or tomorrow!


message 28057: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 17 comments I'm reading Moby Dick right now and really enjoying it.


message 28058: by Jess (new)

Jess | 2 comments After finishing and loving "The End of Your Life Book Club" I am reading a great page turner "Secret Smile" by Nicci French. I bought "Light between the Oceans" based on GR reviews and that is next!


message 28059: by Rene (new)

Rene | 49 comments I just finished Sarah's Key. I enjoyed the book overall but thought the ending was a bit over the top. Anyone else think that or did I miss something?


message 28060: by Linda (new)

Linda | 887 comments Just finished The Racketeer by John Grisham . Fantastic. Grisham knows how to hold a reader hostage until the very end. 4.5 for me.


message 28061: by Dana * (last edited Nov 13, 2012 06:17AM) (new)

Dana * (queenofegypt) I am reading too many books at once:
Happier at Home Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life by Gretchen Rubin Happier at Home,
Speechless by Hannah Harrington Speechless
Starers by Nathan Robinson Starers
Thumbprint A Story by Joe Hill Thumbprint
Hemlock Grove A Novel by Brian McGreevy Hemlock Grove
Crossed (Matched, #2) by Ally Condie Crossed
The Little Green God of Agony by Stephen King Little Green God of Agony
Zom-B (Zom-B, #1) by Darren Shan Zom B
Message to Adolf, Part 1 by Osamu Tezuka Message to Adolf Part 1


message 28062: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulabelle) I am reading A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin ! Awesome book! I try not to read too manyh books at once, and I can never achieve that! With this series, I can!! yay me!!!


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message 28064: by Betsy (last edited Nov 13, 2012 05:20PM) (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments I just finished reading Jodi Picoult'sLone Wolfand as usual I loved the multiple narrators expressing their views of the same incidents, the court scenes,and the flow of language. Maybe because I read it too quickly - a day and a half - or because I REALLY should have been doing some thing else, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the other 14 boooks of hers that I have read, Still it's an easy 4,even though it follows the Picoult formula. The ending twist was not quite as stunning as others in her novels,but it didn't seem far-fetched either. I wish I could put my finger on it better than that, but I can't.Lone Wolf


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Ami E. Bowen (skayda) | 26 comments I just started "Allison Hewitt Is Trapped" by Madeleine Roux. It's good so far. It's told via an internet blog from a young woman trapped in a Border's-like bookstore with a few co-workers and customers in a world overrun with zombies.


message 28066: by Karly (new)

Karly Kassay (karlyrose) Just found (after months of scouring my used bookstore) The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. Starting it tonight! (Anna Karenina will have to wait lol)


message 28067: by Robin (new)

Robin Lamont | 20 comments Currently reading "Gold" by Chris Cleave. I liked "Little Bee" so much, I'm going back to this author. His craft is not just in the language but his ability to draw emotion from his characters.


message 28068: by Aoibhínn (new)

Aoibhínn (aoibhinn) I've finished reading The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton by Kate Morton today. I thought it was beautifully written with just enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. It was obviously very well researched - I loved the WW2 bits. Those scenes were so vivid that I felt I was actually there! I found the pace of the novel, especially in the first half, to be rather slow. I thought the author spent too much time describing the various settings in the novel. It got really tiresome in places but the pace does pick up again in the second half. I loved the ending! The twist at the end completely surprised me. I wasn't expecting that! I'm usually quite good at predicting what's going to happen next in novels but that twist was a huge surprise!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a couple of chapters into Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury by Karen Kingsbury.


message 28069: by Cecilyn (last edited Nov 13, 2012 10:49PM) (new)

Cecilyn (dutchess411) | 8 comments Am re-reading Tail of the Moon (series 1 - 15) by Rinko Ueda Love this series.

Am also reading Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, #5) by Chloe Neill


message 28070: by Gary (new)

Gary R | 117 comments Finished Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles, #10) by Tess Gerritsen by Tess Gerritsen last night and again she didn't dissapoint. Great book and even greater ending. I'm starting Vendetta (Sisterhood, #3) by Fern Michaels by Fern Michaels today.


message 28071: by Gabriella (new)

Gabriella (stardust_126) | 429 comments I'm reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling by J.K Rowling. I read half of it when I was a kid but never did finish it.


message 28072: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Thibeault (thebookreporter) | 76 comments Just finished reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by the grandfather of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman. The book breaks down thinking into two systems: intuition and deliberation, and explores their interaction. The main argument of the book is that intuitive thinking often misleads us, and that it is important to know the many ways that it does so in order that we may catch the errors. Very interesting and useful stuff. I've written a full executive summary of the book available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2012/11/13...

Cheers,
Aaron


message 28073: by Asha (new)

Asha Seth (missbookthief_) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn


message 28074: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments Aaron wrote: "Just finished reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by the grandfather of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman. The book breaks down thinking into two systems: intuition and deliberation, and explores th..."

Hve you ever read Blink by Gladwell? Similiar stuff. He explains when intution works well.I'm going to check out your summary as well though.


message 28075: by Taylor (new)

Taylor (ttakats) Reading The Pillars of the Earth for the second time! One of my favorites! I can already remember why and I'm only about 50 pages in, which is nothing if any of you have read/heard about it. haha


message 28076: by Gary (new)

Gary R | 117 comments Just finished Vendetta (Sisterhood, #3) by Fern Michaels by Fern Michaels a great quick read. Now starting Kill You Twice (Gretchen Lowell, #5) by Chelsea Cain by Chelsea Cain.


message 28077: by PinkPanthress (new)

PinkPanthress | 1170 comments I started The Day After Tomorrow by Whitley Strieber a few minutes ago.


message 28078: by Scott (new)

Scott | 257 comments Finished Every Dead Thing. Now onto Fool.


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message 28080: by Asha (new)

Asha Seth (missbookthief_) Just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

And started

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling


message 28081: by Ami (new)

Ami E. Bowen (skayda) | 26 comments Right now I'm another Zombie kick and just finished Madeleine Roux's "Allison Hewitt Is Trapped!" and have just started her second zombie novel; "Sadie Walker Is Stranded!" I loved the Allison book, which I finished in three days because I couldn't put it down for very long, so I am hoping the Sadie one is equally compelling. I'm on chapter three and so far, so good. :)


message 28082: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 26 comments Asha wrote: "Just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

And started

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling"


Asha, I really liked both Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling Enjoy!!


message 28083: by Karen M (new)

Karen M | 1956 comments Finished reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak which were both wonderful reads. Now I'm reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown .


message 28084: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 185 comments I finished The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman and next will read A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin.


message 28085: by Marguerite (new)

Marguerite (randomreetie) Beautiful Redemption (Beautiful Creatures #4) by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl


message 28086: by Aoibhínn (new)

Aoibhínn (aoibhinn) I finished reading Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury by Karen Kingsbury last night and I really disappointed with it. The plot was very predictable, irritatingly repetitive, contrived and not very well-written. The concept of the story was interesting but the author is not a good enough writer to pull it off. This novel was simply too formulaic, too sweet, too predictable, too simplistic, too everything I don't like. The entire novel had that 'la-la-land' feel to it.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Today I've started reading The Tenderness Of Wolves by Stef Penney by Stef Penney.


message 28087: by Claire (new)

Claire (clairebear8) | 514 comments Ellie wrote: "I've finished reading The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton by Kate Morton today. I thought it was beautifully written with just enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. It was obvio..."

I read Dandelion Dust several years ago and really loved it. Her Baxter series is really good also.


message 28088: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) I just started Never Knowing yesterday and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it yet. I also have Mariana as currently reading but I've only gone so far as to select it on the Kindle and open it.


message 28089: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments I picked up one of Debbie Macomber's overly sentimental Christmas short novellette sets Glad Tidings (Here Comes Trouble & There's Something About Christmas) by Debbie Macomber These are definitely a wishfulpleasure


message 28091: by PinkPanthress (last edited Nov 21, 2012 08:37AM) (new)

PinkPanthress | 1170 comments Started The Willows by Algernon Blackwood by Algernon Blackwood.


message 28092: by PinkPanthress (new)

PinkPanthress | 1170 comments Mark wrote: "Nesrin wrote: "Started..."

...I loved that."


I will take your word for it. :) So far I like it already.


message 28094: by Laura (new)

Laura (lauramoore10) | 13 comments Started reading Amelia Anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield


message 28095: by Bryn (last edited Nov 22, 2012 10:41PM) (new)

Bryn Hammond (brynhammond) John Cowper Powys Maiden Castle. I've read four others of his this year - I've been fascinated with him, but he's had drawbacks. He can be overwritten and/or obscure, and after four in a year you're conscious of what comes up again and again too. 100 pages into this one, I like this most for style, has none of his faults to interfere with his terrific writing.

Mind you, it's his late work I've read, that's acknowledged to be his strangest and to go off the rails.


message 28096: by Yuliya (last edited Nov 23, 2012 08:29AM) (new)

Yuliya (yuliyalovestoread) | 1685 comments The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley - just started right now. was on my to read list long time. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley


message 28097: by Gabriella (new)

Gabriella (stardust_126) | 429 comments I was reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling, but I decided to switch over to [book:Anne of Avonlea|77390 by L.M Montgomery. I'm going to save the rest of the Harry Potter series for the new year.


message 28098: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 41 comments Gabriella wrote: "I'm reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling by J.K Rowling. I read half of it when I was a kid but never did finish it."

a great series, Gabriella.


message 28099: by PinkPanthress (new)

PinkPanthress | 1170 comments Reading The House on the Hill by Judith Kelman now, too. :D


message 28100: by Kellie (new)

Kellie (acountkel) | 992 comments I just finished Gone Girl and I'm going to start The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner. Would love to hear some comments about either book


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