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[Gary]

Just started by James Patterson

[Emilly R]

I just finished reading "MY ANTONIA"BY WILLA CATHER,it was a good read

[Book Concierge]

Finished A Superior Death by Nevada Barr – 2**
Second Anna Pigeon mystery set in Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. The mystery thriller is well written, but there are editing issues and a serious misstep with a joke about a pedophile that I cannot believe got past the editors.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


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Finished listening to the audio of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (read by the author) – 2**
Nine-year-old Rose discovers she can taste the emotions of anyone who prepares food she eats. On the whole, this was a disappointing effort at magical realism.
Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Katherine]

Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods
Memoir of the Sunday Brunch (nook) Julia Pandl
More Baths, Less Talking Nick Hornby
Book Thing (nook) Laura Lippman

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[Claire]

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

[Sally]

I'm reading Francesca Segal's "The Innocents." Reminiscent of Edith Wharton, but set in current times in upper crust Jewish London. Excellent.

[Karen M]

I've moved on to , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and , The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

[Sally]

So many interesting books mentioned here to be added to my to-be-read list. After I finish "The Innocents" by Francesca Segal, I'm looking forward to reading the "Golum and the Ginni."

[Carrie]

STACIE! I love Joshilyn Jackson too! She is hilarious

[Katherine]

Getting ready to start "Fly Away" by Kristin Hannah. I absolutely love her books and can't wait to dive into this one! Also "Judging a book by its lover" Lauren Leto and "Dash & Lily's Book of Dares"(ebook) Rachel Cohn

[Whitney]

I'm getting ready start It's Murder, My Son by Lauren Carr for our library's book club. The author herself will be leading our discussion,,,

[Whitney]

I'm getting ready start It's Murder, My Son by Lauren Carr for our library's book club. The author herself will be leading our discussion!!!

[Paula]

I've just started

[Jodi]

Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding

[Claire]

I just finished The Emperor of All Maladies and thought it was excellent. I will review it and post the link later. Now I am reading Girlchild.

[Gary]

Just finished by Alliosn Leotta (rated 4 out of 5)and now started by James Patterson.

[Wendy]

Karen M wrote: "I've moved on to , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and , The Boy in the Striped Pajamas."

I loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan not something i would usually read but it was for a book group. Hope you enjoy it.

[Gary]

Just finished by James patterson (4.5 of 5)and now starting by Alexandra Sokoloff.

[Joann]

I'm reading A Confederacy of Dunces. So far so good.
Laughing out loud.

I just finished Defending Jacob - Amazing book

[Scott]

I finished Monster Hunter Legion. I hate that it ended in a cliff hanger. I want the next one now!

Now I'm reading Who I Am. I love The Who!

[Jackie]

Just finished Gilded destiny by Nola Sarina and love it.
Now reading Forsaken by Keary Taylor

[Gitte]

I'm reading Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy and I've just started The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson on audio.

[Jasmine]

The Bridge of Sighs
It's nothing like his thrillers. This is a very nuanced and fascinating series set in a fictional East European city after World War II. Really excellent.

[Jasmine]

Good choices Aimee! Hope you make it through some of them, at least.
Aimee wrote: "I made a trip to the library today and came home with too many books.
The Poisonwood Bible-Barbara Kingsolver
The Yiddish Policeman's Union-Michael Chabon
The Castle in the Forest-Norman Mailer
The..."

[Gary]

Gary wrote: "Just finished by James patterson (4.5 of 5)and now starting by Alexandra Sokoloff."

Now I'm finished Blood Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff. It was amazing I would highly recommend reading it if you like serial killer/detective stories.

[Karen M]

Wendy wrote: "Karen M wrote: "I've moved on to , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and , The Boy in the Striped Pajamas..."

Snow Flower was a fascinating read. I love books that take me into an area where I can actually painlessly learn something new.

I'm reading Olive Kitteridge and enjoying the short stories very much. And for something different I'm read The Mating. I do love werewolves!

[Brenda]

I am reading Those Who Save Us.

[Kimberley]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

[James]

I'm reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Pirsig again. Two of the three other people in my critique group were enthusiastic about the way it's written. It must have something since it promptly sold five million copies when it first came out, is credited with helping create a cultural revolution and has stayed on bookstore shelves for over a quarter century. Way back when I started thinking about a book I'd like to write, my proposed title was "Zen and the Art of Biological Cycle Maintenance."

[Alex]

I wish I could follow Pirsig's classic with something along the same lines, but in fact, I'm not enamored of all Philip Roth, but I'm currently reading and enjoying his I Married A Communist. . . good detailed look at 40s and 50s America, the period of the red scare, etc. I've also recently read and enjoyed my first David Lodge novel, Changing Places, which has a lot of good satire on 1969 at UC Berkeley as well as what is most likely Birmingham, England.

[Keri]

I am reading Game of Thrones Book One and Drinking & Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders.

[Randy]

I just finished and reviewed Terry Needham's "When I was a Child" I'm not much of a fan of what I can memoir-based fiction, but Terry's tale of his Uncle through dust storm Kansas and WWII paratrooper who was captured on DDay and spent the rest of the war in a prison camp captivated me. He is able to make the story so much fuller be being able to include a dark family secret and how he learned about it. I gave it five stars in my review of it on Amazon.

[James]

The Constant Gardener by John LeCarre'was very engrossing. My son-in-law, wife and I all liked it despite different tastes. I’m taking a second look at Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The three other members of my critique group liked it. I’m finding things I missed before. It helped my understanding to learn more about Zen. The book must have had something to sell five million copies and stay in bookstores for over a quarter century. It's credited with helping a revolution in our culture by given values to those who had only the negative value of freedom.

[Brad]

I'm currently reading and . I've just finished which was my first Lisa Gardner very good, also finished to get an idea ofBen Carson iin case he runs for president he has some logical ideas haha

[Virginia]

I just finished "The Ruins of Gorlan". It's the first YA I've read since I was a teen. It was surprisingly good.

[Gary]

Now reading by Dean Koontz and by Denise Mina.

[Karen M]

I have moved on to the second book in the Law of the Lycans, The Keeping, and the 7th book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, Blue Shoes and Happiness, .

[Beth]

I recently finished fellow Colorado mystery author Margaret Coel's The Silent Spirit and loved it, as I have all of her books that I've read.

[Aaron]

Just finished the new book by Google big wigs Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen called The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business. The authors prognosticate on how digital technology will impact everything from the domestic sphere; to government and international relations and conflicts; to the developing world (where 5 billion people are expected to come online in the next 20 years). The authors have some very interesting perspectives on how the digital age will play out. I've written a full executive summary of the book available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2013/05/23...

Cheers,
Aaron

[Brad]

Gary wrote: "Now reading by Dean Koontz and by Denise Mina."

I've read Odd Thomas twice now, hope you like it!

[Stacey]

I'm reading Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare for school. I've heard the story a thousand times, I'd say it's about time I read it for myself! Well, despite the confusing language they used back then, but meh, that's why it's school, and I've got an English teacher to translate.

[Claire]

I just finished Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman. It was different, the writing was really good, but did not really enjoy the story too much.

[Susan]

Just finished reading and . Now I'm reading . Loved, loved, loved the first two. The first is set in India about a newly transplanted teenage boy, the other based in Seattle about a crazy architect. All three are really family sagas. Only about 1/2 through Swamplandia.

[Jasmine]

Just started this interesting novel about a year in Manhattan seen through the eyes of four different characters.

[Paula]

Stacey wrote: "I'm reading Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare for school. I've heard the story a thousand times, I'd say it's about time I read it for myself! Well, despite the confusing language they used b..."
Try getting a good side-by-side version with modern English next to Shakes' actual words. This is fun to understand on your own plus it is meant to be seen so watch a few movies of the actual play - Baz Lurhman's version has much to recommend it. This is an English teacher who thinks you might like to understand as you read too.

[Chris]

Just finished , which was excellent.

Just started , which is not very engrossing so far.

[Scott]

I finished Who I Am. Then I started Inferno over the weekend.

[Jasmine]

About the man who told America to "Turn on, Tune in and Drop Out":

[Claire]

I started Her Fearful Symmetry. So far pretty good.