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[Sharon]

I'm about twenty pages shy of finishing The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis. A real page-turner.

[Paula]

Sharon wrote: "I'm about twenty pages shy of finishing The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis. A real page-turner.

Good to hear Sharon, I have this one on my list to read.

[Chad]

I'm a multitasker right now. I'm reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower on my iPad, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving in hardcover- very Jonathon Tropper, These Days Are Ours for a Goodreads giveaway, and The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want to get my non-fiction fix. All worth a good look so far.

[Paula]

Getting ready to start Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

[Cheryl]

Book Concierge wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I just finished Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. On to the next. :)"

LOVED this book! Got to meet the author during his book tour and I have a ..."

::jealous:: ;) :) How awesome to meet the author *and* have him sign a book. Really cool and fantastic. :) :)

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading by Jojo Moyes and by Ernest Hemingway.

I loved Me Before You from beginning to the end. It's a very complex novel. It is well-written, heart-breaking, gripping and deeply moving. I cried my eyes out several times while reading this book. I don't think I've ever cried this much while reading a book before! This novel deals with the topic of euthanasia and could have been really depressing but it's a credit to the skill of the author that she makes the book so readable. This is a thought provoking story and, whatever you feel about assisted suicide, it will make you think about how you would cope if suddenly all your choices and decisions were taken away from you and you had to rely on others to do everything for you. I gave this book 4.5 Stars!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...



Now I'm a couple of chapters into by Janet Evanovich.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, which I am enjoying, to get the bad taste of Farside out of my mouth.

[Heather L]

Have started the second of this month's group reads, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.

[PinkPanthress]

Yuliya wrote: "Nesrin wrote: "I am reading 'The Door to December'..."

It was so scary! for me it was the most memorable book by D Koontz/"

I agree, it was one of his better & most memorable works!

[Wendy]

I'm currently reading The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language and finding it really interesting and easy to read.

[Betsy]

Started Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. Interesting so far..

[Lori]

I'm reading Old Filth which I learned about on Good Reads. It's surprisingly good and moving very quickly. You may call it "Quirky". Jumps between different eras in a man's life. It can be fun.

[Gitte]

I'm reading Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim.

[Aaron]

Just finished reading the new book by Chip Walter called Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived. The book makes use of the latest fossil finds and DNA analysis to chart the evolution of our species from chimp to the present. It's an excellent account of our evolutionary story. I've written a full executive summary of the book available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2013/02/26...

Cheers,
Aaron

[Lisa]

Tomorrow I plan on starting "Cutting for Stone". The author, Verghese, is speaking @ UCSB next Wed. eve. and I want to be well into the book before I see him.

[Gail]

Currently reading Beautiful Ruins.

[Scott]

I finished The Neighbors. This was a good suspense book.

Now I'm reading Darkness, Take My Hand.

[Cheryl]

Started American Ghost. So far, so good. :)

[Chad]

Just finishing Columbine in my car. fascinating.

[Emilly R]

i am still reading "MY ANTONIA"by WILLA CATHER,I love this book !!!

[Julia]

I'm reading "Ambused" by Will Tustin, a new author. I've had the chance to talk with Will and understand his reasoning for writing a historical fiction about this time of history. Mr. Tustin had gone through a very difficult time with a rare disease and decided to search and find a parallel with someone from the bible.

I'm very excited to start this book and report back.

Mr. Tustin has already had several book signing and will be in the Memphis, Tennessee area this weekend March 2, 2013.

[Marie]

Just starting The Office of Mercy after finishing The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 4 last night.

[Book Concierge]

Lori wrote: "I'm reading Old Filth which I learned about on Good Reads. It's surprisingly good and moving very quickly. You may call it "Quirky". Jumps between different eras in a man's life. It can be fun."

Be sure to follow it up with The Man in the Wooden Hat ... a "sort of" sequel.

[Yuliya]

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

[Tanya]

I have just started 'The Blind Man's Garden' by Nadeem Aslam, this writer is truely gifted, if you have not read any of his books you are seriously missing out

[Tanya]

Yuliya how are you finding 'The Aviator's Wife' it is on my to read list.

[Carmen]

I'm a few pages into The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and I love it so far. Flavia is a great character :)

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

That's a very fun series, Carmen.

[[deleted user]]

I just started The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

[Alison]

I just finished Old Filth for my book club and couldn't put it down. Loved learning about the "raj orphans" of that generation. About to start sequel The Man in the Wooden Hat written from wife's perspective.

[Patricia]

I am reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Interesting so far.

[Karen M]

Emilly R wrote: "i am still reading "MY ANTONIA"by WILLA CATHER,I love this book !!!"

I read that last year and loved it. Wait till you read the end!

I'm only reading one book at the moment, Love at Absolute Zero

[Book Concierge]

Salvage the Bones– Jesmyn Ward – 3***

As the novel opens, a hurricane named Katrina is forming in the Gulf of Mexico and will threaten the Mississippi coastal town of Bois Sauvage, home to the Batiste family – Claude (a widower) and his four children: Randall, Skeetah, Esch and Junior. There is much here that should make a gripping work of literary fiction. I generally love books like this, but this one left me feeling decidedly “meh.”

Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Shelley]

Karen and Emilly,

I agree totally about Willa Cather. There is a glow and a melancholy about My Antonia that's not replicated anywhere else. I reread The Professor's House last summer--it's a perfect airplane book....

Shelley, http://dustbowlstory.wordpress.com

[Laurene]

Won a book by Colum McCann " Trans Atlantic". Looking out for "Wash" by Margaret Winkle. Am going to do World Book Night Live, 2013. That book is: "Savage Bones" by Jessamyn West.

[[deleted user]]

I just started to reading Divergent by Veronica Roth and also currently reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. So I have a lot to read!

[Paula]

I'm reading the Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin! It's really good so far!

[Sasha]

A Sealed Fate

Set in Dubai and Cape Town this certainly is a book where the author with her affinity for place will transport you to another world. Not only will your mind be taken on a journey to physical places, but your soul will go on a journey to, as the book's theme is that age old battle between fate and freewill. The guiding theme is wrapped up in a psychological thriller which thinks out the box, never mimmicks and always surprises. The author takes us on leisurely tours of the City State's night spots and its haute cuisine; we rub shoulders with the beautiful and rich but we never travel far from that naqging question of destiny and the price you have to pay to change it. The work builds up to a tense and truly novel conclusion. All in all a cracking debut with some very good stuff going on in there.

I highly recommend it:)

[Lori]

Alison wrote: "I just finished Old Filth for my book club and couldn't put it down. Loved learning about the "raj orphans" of that generation. About to start sequel The Man in the Wooden Hat written from wife's p..."

I wish I was discussing this with a group. I'll be finishing this in the next day or 2. Maybe I'll get the followup on Kindle.

[Aoibhínn]

I've recently finished reading by Ernest Hemingway and by Janet Evanovich.


The Old Man and the Sea
I enjoyed this book. At 127 pages, The Old Man and the Sea was a quick read. I managed to read the entire novel in just under an hour. It was a touching and thought-provoking tale. I admired Santiago's determination and his refusal to let his spirit be broken. I loved Ernest Hemingway's writing style. I thought it was very similar to John Steinbeck's style (who is my favourite author by the way). Although it is a very short novel, the story got quite slow and repetitive in places. It is a good novel but I honestly didn't think it was worthy of the Pulitzer Prize it won in 1953.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Lean Mean Thirteen
I enjoyed this book but I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as the previous instalment, Twelve Sharp. The plot was predictable and virtually nothing happened in it to develop the characters further. I'm getting tired of the love triangle with Joe Morelli and Ranger and I wish Stephanie would finally choose one of them or else dump them both and date someone new! Janet Evanovich has let this go on for far too long and now there's no sexual tension left between the characters.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...



Now I'm halfway through by Jane Casey.

[Grace]

[Melanie]

Reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith right now and loving it.

[Paula]

Yeah! Mind candy with newest J D Robb! Calculated in Death.

[Michelle♥]

The Blood Gospel by James Rollins

[Dorie]

Paula wrote: "Yeah! Mind candy with newest J D Robb! Calculated in Death."

Me too!

[The Book Gobbler]

Suspect by Robert Crais!

[Patricia]

I finished Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and next will read A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin.

[[deleted user]]

I just finished Divergent by Veronica Roth and am about top start on her next book Insurgent. ALthough I am still reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and as soon as I finish that I am going to start on the next book in the series The Ask and the Answer.

Got a bit of a full plate

[Book Concierge]

The Red House Mystery – A. A. Milne
3.5***

Mark Ablett enjoys the life of a gentleman and patron of the arts, filling his manor with guests who enjoy fine dining and the various sports an estate offers. When his prodigal brother, Robert, suddenly returns from his exile in Australia things quickly go awry. Enter the charming Antony Gillingham, who happens to be in the area and quickly becomes involved in the murder investigation.

The author of the beloved children’s books starring “Winnie the Pooh” and his friends turns his attention to a mystery for adults. This is a typical “locked-room” conundrum, featuring an amateur sleuth and a cast of colorful characters. I liked his parallel to Sherlock Holmes. There isn’t a great deal of action but there were enough red herrings to keep me guessing. Like Christie’s And Then There Were None the final reveal comes in the form of a confession – a device that irritates me a little. Still, it’s a quick, enjoyable cozy.

[Book Concierge]

Under the Mesquite - Guadalupe Garcia McCall
5*****

Lupita is the oldest of eight children; born in Mexico, she and her parents immigrated to Texas when she was a six years old. They are a close-knit family and Lupe does all she can as the oldest to help her mother. Like all teens she has to juggle the expectations of her parents, grandparents and teachers against her own passions and fears. When her mother is diagnosed with cancer the illness will forever change the family relationships. Taking on more responsibility as her mother’s illness progresses, Lupita finds solace in writing poetry.

This is a semi-autobiographical novel, written entirely in verse. Garcia McCall says so much with so few words! Her poetry is evocative and restrained, powerful and tender, vivid and elusive, full of sadness and joy, but mostly full of love. One quote:
Waiting for la Muerte to take Mami
is like being bound,
lying face up on the sacrificial altar
of the god Huitzilopochtli
pleading with the Aztec priest,
asking him to be kind
while he rips out my heart.