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[Rayna]

I never would have thought of that. I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!

[Jess]

Also, does your local library have a "hot reads" shelf? All of the branches in my area do, which means that really popular books are on seven day loan, not renewable (and there's usually a ton of copies). Might be worth a shot, if you're a quick reader!

[M]

I like borrowing books from my friends (since I don't have a return date deadline) so I do have the Millennium series sitting the "books that need to be returned eventually" shelf. I'm curious about reading it since they're so popular... I hope I won't be disappointed.

Back on topic... finished A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle and am currently reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami.

[Alicia]

Rayna wrote: "I never would have thought of that. I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!"

You're welcome!

[Heather]

I've been so busy for the last month, I haven't had much time to read. It doesn't help that I'm having trouble getting into the books I'm reading. I'm about halfway through Blue Highways: A Journey into America and then I've barely broken into The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I'm hoping to get back into reading mode this week now that I've gotten settled into my new apartment and things are starting to calm down for me.

[Jess]

I'm still reading Maeve Binchy's Heart and Soul, which is a bit like Love Actually, though Irish and not at Christmastime. I'm liking it a lot! I need to get reading more, though, because I have a few other books to get through before I move.

[Tami]

Over the weekend I finished 1984. I think I either didn't "get" it or just need to let it sink in more. I didn't hate it but didn't love it either. I feel disappointed because so many people seem to really like it.

I was going to start The Fountainhead but since I was feeling so ick towards books like 1984 and Atlas Shrugged, I went for a quick fun no-deep-thinking-necessary reads instead. Started and finished Chosen and started Untamed, books 3 & 4 in the House of Night series.

[Emily]

Tami wrote: "I was going to start The Fountainhead but since I was feeling so ick towards books like 1984 and Atlas Shrugged, I went for a quick fun no-deep-thinking-necessary reads instead."

Why read The Fountainhead when you've already read Atlas Shrugged? Yeah, they have different characters and a slightly different plot, but really they're about the same thing and make the same point.
It's too bad you didn't like 1984 though. That's one of my favorite books.

[Tami]

Because I told a friend I would. They are his 2 favorite books. :)

I think I just have more faith in humanity than the characters in the books and the authors for that matter. I didn't find anything in 1984 as being remotely possible.

[Tami]

Finished book 4 Untamed and started East of Eden. I am a whole chapter in, started at breakfast this morning.

[Meg]

I just read Hidden Wives, and it was amazing. It is written by a local author (it's her first book, I'm from Dallas), so I don't know if many people know about it yet but I wanted to let everyone know here to look into it and see if you're interested! I wasn't sure if I'd like it before I started, but it taught me so much about polygamist life and some of the awful things the women go through, all with a great story too. Just wanted to let ya'll know : )

[Jen]

Right now I'm reading Anna Karenina and Moloka'i. I'm not very far in either but I like both so far!

[Emily]

I have stalled don my current reading. I kind of want to ditch The Golden Notebook and Mrs. Dalloway for right now and read something fun like Tipping the Velvet.

[M]

Currently reading The Importance of Being Earnest. It's quite fun. :D

[Heleen]

Just finished 'Prince of mist' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon today, a thin book, quite an easy read too. I did enjoy it, though it had everything to creep me out. (Clowns, statues coming to life, ghostslike stuff, creatures underwater) But it wasn't written incredibly scary(which for me, is quite a big plus XD)

[Kelly]

I've started Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon. It's already making me want to reread the harry potter books.

[Kimberly]

Kelly wrote: "I've started Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon. It's already making me want to reread the harry potter books."

Yay!

[Vincent]

Finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, was quite impressed with how well the zombies melded into the story.

Starting The Master and Margarita now, about 100 pages in and it's a pretty interesting read so far.

[Tami]

Reading all your posts I should really start Harry A History. I have had it for almost a year now, and have never picked it up.

[Anika]

I don't have a copy of Harry, A History, but I've heard a couple of people mention it on here. I really want to read it now!

Anyways, I finished Anna Karenina yesterday (which took me a while; such a relief to be done!) and just started The Boleyn Inheritance. I've read several books about the Tudors and Henry VIII, so I'm hoping that this one is as good as the others I have read.

[Kelly A.]

Anika, I love The Boleyn Inheritance. It's not completely historically correct, but it's still very enjoyable!

[Anika]

Thanks Kelly, good to know! So far I am enjoying it! I've read other Philippa Gregory novels, so I sort of assumed this one wouldn't be completely accurate either. I guess that's the price we have to pay for a more enjoyable story :)

[Caity]

I just finished reading A Great and Terrible Beauty and am now reading Rebel Angels. I'm considering reading something else, as well, but I have probably at least 100 choices in my house right now, so I couldn't even begin to say what.

[Lori]

I finished One Hundred Years of Solitude last night. It reminded me of East of Eden, but EoE was better. I'm glad I read it. I plan on finishing Out of Africa. I am going to read shorter books until my Amazon package comes next week because I'm really excited about receiving Hawaii.

[Laura]

Just finished Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story. It was hilarious!

[Rayna]

Lori- I loved One Hundred Years of Solitude. Was there something in particular that you didn't like, or did you just find that you enjoyed East of Eden more?

[Lori]

Rayna, I just enjoyed East of Eden more. I really like how Marquez has that magical realism going in his prose, but I just wasn't feeling it in that particular novel.

[Laura]

Finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I gave it five stars. I really enjoyed the series. It's a shame Larsson passed away and we won't be able to read anymore about Lisbeth.

[Richard]

Laura Ashlee wrote: "Finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I gave it five stars. I really enjoyed the series. It's a shame Larsson passed away and we won't be able to read anymore about Lisbeth."

Bah I didn't know Larsson passed away!!! Did Hornet's Nest actually conclude the series or is there an opening (intending sequels) that won't be fulfilled now?

Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm sick and exhausted, so I'm typing without thinking (never a good idea).

[Laura]

Richard wrote: "Laura Ashlee wrote: "Finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I gave it five stars. I really enjoyed the series. It's a shame Larsson passed away and we won't be able to read ..."

There is an unfinished fourth novel and he intended for there to be quite a few more after that. It's in the possession of his long-time girlfriend (with whom he lived), who is also a writer. It has been suggested that she may finish the novel and have it published, but she said in an interview that she will never publish it as long as it is in her possession. I read an article about it in New York Times Magazine.

[Richard]

To be honest I think someone should just publish what he wrote, or just leave it there. Cause even if someone continues the series, it won't be the same because it will not be what he intended (unless he discussed it with the girlfriend or left plot ideas). So I think it'd be better to just leave it where it is now. Depending on how much of the 4th book he wrote before he passed away.

[Kelly A.]

Anika wrote: "Thanks Kelly, good to know! So far I am enjoying it! I've read other Philippa Gregory novels, so I sort of assumed this one wouldn't be completely accurate either. I guess that's the price we have ..."

It's scary that The Boleyn Inheritance is actually one of her more historically correct novels, meaning it has the least amount of errors. I was thinking about this and it kind of disturbs me...I'm glad you are enjoying it!

[Shelby]

I just started Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...I realize I probably should have read it 13 years ago, but it's better late than never. haha.

[Casey]

Kelly wrote: "Casey How was The Sugar Queen? It's in my tbr list."

It was good, but I didn't like it as much as Garden Spells (her first book). I don't know if you've read any of her other stuff, but her writing style is like candy! The way she can describe things sometimes is amazing.

[Casey]

Finished Northanger Abbey and am about halfway through The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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I just finished reading Columbine by Dave Cullen. I think it was incredibly well-written and I believe the author treated the subject of the book in the best way anybody could have asked for.
My friends called it the "terrorist book" when I first got it, but I didn't really care since I personally love reading about how events that changed the lives of so many people came to happen. It's the same reason I read about Hitler and Pol Pot - history and psychology are two incredibly fascinating subjects to me and I always make sure to read at least several books throughout the year that relates to those two topics.

[D]

I'm listening to A Thousand Splendid Suns on my way to and from work. It's okay, but I think I'd enjoy it more if I was reading it myself. The reader tends to pause a lot in places where as a listener it doesn't make sense to pause.

[Lauren]

Jen wrote: "Right now I'm reading Anna Karenina and Moloka'i. I'm not very far in either but I like both so far!"

I absolutely loved book [:Moloka'i|3273]! Next you'll have to read his other book.. Honolulu. Well worth it!

[Lauren]

Just finished Kleopatra and now on to the sequel Pharaoh. How many Cleopatra books am I going to have to read until I'm satisfied? Haha.

[Raymond]

Just started reading The Wild Things by Dave Eggers. Not bad thus far. It's a pretty smooth read. It's going by quick. Perhaps because the chapters are extremely short. The narrator does an awesome job of giving lots of insight to the mind of a kid. Not too exciting of a story yet though.

[Daisy]

Caity wrote: "I just finished reading A Great and Terrible Beauty and am now reading Rebel Angels. I'm considering reading something else, as well, but I have probably at least 100 choic..."

How are you liking them? I really enjoyed the whole series.

[Jonathan]

Just finished Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era , which should definetly be a must read for anyone interested in the Civil War. It is the essential book on the subject.

Now on to Anne Appelbaum's Gulag: A History while also trying to get into William Shiller's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany.

[Lori]

I read The Metamorphosis by Kafka last night/this morning. It was a pretty quick read. I was a bit sad when I finished, but I won't spoil the ending for everyone who hasn't read it.

[Jess]

I just started reading The Red Tent.

[Kelly A.]

I started The Lovely Bones last night.

[Daisy]

Kelly wrote: "I started The Lovely Bones last night."

I really enjoyed that one! Hope you like it :)

Am still reading The Count of Monte Cristo, about half-way through.

[Jess]

Daisy wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I started The Lovely Bones last night."

I really enjoyed that one! Hope you like it :)

Am still reading The Count of Monte Cristo, about half-way through."

I hope you're liking The Count of Monte Cristo! It's one of my favorite books.

[Daisy]

Jess wrote: "Daisy wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I started The Lovely Bones last night."

I really enjoyed that one! Hope you like it :)

Am still reading The Count of Monte Cristo, about half-wa..."

I really like it so far! I had to get used to the style at first, but it's really good. I've never watched the movie, so I have no idea what's going to happen next, which makes it more of an experience I think.

[Tami]

I have about 30 pages left of East of Eden. It is sitting right next to my phone taunting me while I try to work. :) So far, my will power is prevailing, but I hear it calling my name.

[Caity]

Daisy wrote: "Caity wrote: "I just finished reading A Great and Terrible Beauty and am now reading Rebel Angels. I'm considering reading something else, as well, but I have probably at l..."

I had read the first book previously, but it was so long ago and I got through it so fast I didn't remember any of it. I did a reread because I bought the second and third books so I could have the full trilogy, and I didn't like it as much the second time through.

I'm LOVING Rebel Angels, though.

I'm also now reading Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, because I volunteered to lead a discussion on it in another group on here.