What are you currently reading?

[Brianna]

Right now I'm reading The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore. I love his books and this is the newest one.

[Jessica (thebluestocking)]

The Book Thief is probably my favorite book of 2007. It is sad, but also hopeful. It is beautifully written. Renee, I would go for it.

I'm currently stalled in my efforts to get through Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy. I made it through The Golden Compass okay, but I'm struggling to get through The Subtle Knife. Tonight I think I'll be moving on to Team of Rivals.

[Lori]

Renee, like Jessica said, it is sad but hopeful. Just be sure to have something chipper and happy to read once its over. It can be a tad depressing.

Brianna, I adored The Stupidest Angel! I just read that one last week. It was my first Christopher Moore Novel.

Which of his books would you guys recommend me to read next?

[Sarah]

Cannery Row, Steinbeck.

[Nicole]

Like Jessica, I made it throught The Golden Compass ok (and before the movie) but I'm hesitating to even start The Subtle Knife. Instead I'm reading A Million Little Piece -Frey, The Devil in the White City-Larson (my friend said I must read this book now) and I'm currently addicted to Charlaine Harris' Sookie/Dead books so I'm thumbin' through Dead as a Doornail.

[Xysea]

Memoirs of Hadrian. :)

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Just finished "Hide and Seek" by Fern Michaels last night. I am going to start "The Fifth Vial" by Michael Palmer tonight.

"The Book Thief" is on my "next" list and "The Golden Notebook".

[Lori]

Kat... the 5th vial was an interesting book. A bit slow at times... but a decent medical thriller. The Book Thief was sad and depressing.. be sure to have something light and funny to follow it with (especially with the holiday season being upon us.)

I am currently starting The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde. ehhhh.... only about 40 pages in, and maybe its just the way the author writes, buuuuutttt... its not quite what i thought it was going to be. That being said, I am only 40 pages in... so maybe it gets better.

[Tatesha]

I am more than half way through Octavia E. Butler's "Fledgling" it is the last book she wrote, and it is absolutely amazing.
I am not sure what I will pick up to read next-so many choices, so little time!

[Foxthyme]

Lori, I found the Fourth Bear was probably my least fave of Fforde's books. I'd actually suggest starting with the Thursday Next series.

[Samantha]

I'm new to the group but thought I would stop by. I'm currently reading Star Wars: Betrayal. So far it's pretty good. I just finished Blue Blood by Edward Conlon which is about a beat NYPD that makes detective. He was there during 9/11. It was a little bored and repetitive but still interesting.

[Carol]

Hi. I am a newbie to the group! I am currently reading The Eyre Affair. It seems interesting so far.

[Mandy]

At the moment unfortunately nothing. I finished my book on Thursday and have had to make myself withstand starting a new book until after Christmas because there are a couple I know I am getting that I want to start right away and I don't like leaving books half finished so I dare not start one now. Bring on Christmas!!!

[Des]

i'm reading Timequake by Vonnegut and Fightclub bec. the movie was great.

[Jessica (thebluestocking)]

I'm reading the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. I'm now on the third book, The Sweet Far Thing. All of the other books I'm reading (The Golden Notebook, The Subtle Knife, etc.) are on hold, since I can put this one down.

[Mandy]

I've got two on the go at the moment, "Cultural Amnesia" and "The Glass Castle" and am enjoying them both. I've read the intros for Amnesia and he just writes so well. A big book that will take some time to read but can't wait to see what the rest is like.

[Jordan]

I'm halfway through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (I feel to be read properly it should be read aloud and, for some odd reason, in a British accent). I'm several chapters into Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud. The last in a trilogy. I've got Beowulf and I Am Legend waiting in the wings.

[D.G.]

I just started Voyager and I have 80 pages to go in Love in the Time of Cholera (in Spanish.) I'll probably finish Cholera this weekend because Voyager started a bit slow. Then, I'll move to Emma which I picked up from the library.

[Monica]

Let's see - I'm reading: "That's my Son", "Cross", "Dreams of Ada", and "Captivating".
2 - self-help books, one fiction, one non-fiction.

As soon as I'm done with Cross, (which I have less then 100 pages to go) I'll start Pillars of the Earth.

I always read 4-5 books at once.

[Lori]

I just finished a Moore binge. I read Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck back to back,,,, and to keep with the other-worldy-ish theme, I am currently reading Sharp Teeth, which is an epic poem about werewolves.... so far so good!

[Kim]

I just started reading Grotesque By Natsuo Kirino. It has its good days and bad. The books a little slow in some places and in other I cant put it down.

[Ashley]

I am currently reading "The Rapture" which is the 3rd prequel of the "Left Behind" series.

[Ann]

I'm currently reading Sebastian by Anne Bishop, this is the first book of hers I have read. It is a SiFi romance and very good; looking forward to reading Belladonna, next in the series.

[Brenda]

What is everyone reading today? I am reading Dear Enemy. I finished Deep Dish this week.

[Brenda]

I have finished Dear Enemy, which I really enjoyed. Iam starting to read 90 Minutes in Heaven so I can discuss it with a friend at the end of the week.

[Karin]

The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner

and

Betrayal of Trust by J.A. Jance

[Brenda]

I am working my way through Sent. My son and I are reading this together. It is a good story, I just was tired this weekend so I kept falling asleep when we tried to read it.

[R.P.]

I am reading Cold Comfort by Ellis Vidler, an Indie author, priced right too at $2.99

[Brenda]

I am currently working on http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12....

[R.P.]

I've read so many really good, reasonably priced Indie authors this year, that I've decided to review ONLY reasonably priced ($.99-$2.99)Indie mystery/suspense on Kindle/Amazon.

Here's another winner for only $.99 Deadly Pleasures


While Megan Riley struggles to keep her real estate career afloat in a down economy, her rich and beautiful women friends live life to the hilt. But as Megan watches her friends lives unravel with philandering husbands and financial problems of their own, she realizes that her lonely life may not be so bad after all.

Enter Matt Donovan, LAPD homicide detective, and his investigation into the brutal and sadistic murders of young hookers. Though there's an instant attraction between Matt and Megan, I liked the slow and sexy way the author took to bring these two people together. I also liked that Megan, though lonely, doesn't fall into the trap that her desperate-for-love women friends do when they consider hiring a "boy-toy."

The police procedural for this suspense novel is top-notch with Matt and his team of two other investigators. That they all have to work through all the sordid underground S&M clubs of LA to uncover an insane serial killer was really interesting and very well done. I was also fascinated by the juxtaposition between the wealthy yacht club crowd and what appears to be a completely unrelated world… that of an S&M serial killer of young prostitutes. That these two incredibly divergent worlds should be connected is what makes this book a winner for me.

Though the subject of the story seems lurid and frightening, the author paces every scene so that the suspense is ramped up and up until the last exciting scenes where the serial killer is brought to justice and lovers find each other.

Highly recommended read!

RP Dahlke: Amazon/Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/6hdg3bf
A Dead Red Cadillac
A Dead Red Heart
(coming 2012) A Dead Red Oleander
A Dangerous Harbor

[Brenda]

Today I am reading Code Orange.

[Brenda]

I finished reading today the wonderful book...The Bungalow: A Novel. This author writes a good story.

[Leo]

I'm currently reading Lolita and Women by Bukowski

[Brenda]

I am reading The Interior.

[Suzan]

I am reading Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, goodness... I don't know what to do with Patchie... he deserves a glorified punch in the you-know-where

[Nicole]

I just finished reading "The Devil's Necktie" and it totally kept me turning the pages. It's about a retired cop in LA who tries to solve the mystery of his ex-informant's murder, Mia. I was able to get it before publication which was great. Best part was it was only 99 cents. Definitely a steal!

Here's a link if you're interested:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-Neck...

[Renee]

I'm trying to get through Fifty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith

[KOMET]

I'm now reading ---

1) You'll Be Okay: My Life with Jack Kerouac by Edie Kerouac-Parker

(memoir)

2) Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State by Real Network



3) The Other Language by Francesca Marciano (a collection of short stories)