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I finished Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles the other day, and now I'm reading This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust. So far, it's a very interesting read.
I just finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson and as much as it pains me to say it, I was disappointed with it :(On the plus side, I picked up Life of Pi and The Paris Wife at my indie bookstore today and talked to them about the possibility of working there!
i just finished reading
(i can't say if i'm satisfied with it's ending -__-) and currently reading
which is a very interesting book in my opinion :)
I just finished reading "The Golden Lily" by Richelle Mead . I going on to continue "The Immortal Rules" and "The Sepent's Shadow"
I just finished 'Pop goes the Weasel' by James Patterson, I have always wanted to read all the Alex Cross novels ever since I saw the movie 'Along came a Spider' with Morgan Freeman years ago, I've just gotten around to tracking down all the books, glad I started at the beginning, definitely worth the wait!
just finished this book
. I figured it was interesting and got hooked on the first few pages. I was definitely engrossed. I am hoping the next book isn't too depressing in certain moments
I just finished reading A Study in Scarlet. Took longer then usual but I am not completely use to reading digitally yet.
I'm still working on The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I started it just before first term started and have had practically no time to read it. The quality of the book has nothing to do with why it is taking me so long to get through it. On the contrary I'm absolutely loving the book. It is both a modern tale and historical one, which are some of my favourites. It is full of mystery, and just when I think I've figured something out there is a new twist in the story. It also has a fairy tale/story teller aspect which is my favourite part of this book. I love stories. So far I would definitely recommend it.
Just started "War and Peace," which is actually REALLy good, once you get about 100 pages in and ignore the really confusing russian names. as long as you try not to follow everything, it works well! Also reading "Conspirata" by Robert Harris about Cicero and the Cataline conspiracy, but it is a novel and moves really quickly and captures a lot of interest. I highly recommend both!
I just finished Kafka's The Metamorphosis, which was great! It's the first time in a while that I've read a Russian novel (I loved reading them in high school) and I think I can now say that the fire's been successfully lit again. Next up, Gogol! :)I'm also reading Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler, which is taking me forever. I like it well enough, but crime novels have never really been my thing. I'm just determined to get through a Raymond Chandler novel, just to say I've read him.
And I'm finishing up The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, another good but slow read.
What I really need after all these slow books is a light, fluffy read that I can get through in a couple days.
Currently reading Progress, which I am liking a lot. I have a few on my TBR list, I'm not sure which I will be reading next :)
My husband rolls his eyes at the books I read and write. Unless it is military or history based non fiction, he wont even pick it up :P
I'm reading two books at the moment: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. They're both completely different from each other, but I'm really enjoying them.
I'm reading To the lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and it is brilliant. I've read two short books, Of mice and men and Slaughter-house five so far this week and am halfway through this one.
I just finished reading Hopeless. It started off a bit rough for me as I'm not into teen love stories, but I'm glad I continued reading. The overall story is SO much more and easily one of the best I've read in years!Hopeless
◈Heather◈ wrote: "I'm still working on The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I started it just before first term started and have had practically no time to read it. The quality of the book has nothing to do with w..."Ahhhh! I read The Forgotten Garden last year and absolutely adored it. You're going to love it!
I'm about to finish The Gospel According to Harry Potter, which relates a lot of the plot points and details of the Harry Potter series to biblical stories and teachings. It's pretty cool to see how everything connects!
...and I'm just starting A Hope in the Unseen, a nonfiction book about a boy from an inner-city high school in D.C. that ends up at Brown. My boss gave it to me to read, and she told me it mostly documents his first year at Brown, which I can definitely relate to since I'm in my first year at my school!
Kathryn wrote: "◈Heather◈ wrote: "I'm still working on The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I started it just before first term started and have had practically no time to read it. The quality of the book has no..."I really enjoy it so far. I just have no time to read it during school.
I just finished reading "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan. I am now reading "The Serpent's Shadow by the same author.
I just finished Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. Such a thriller. Very twisted, but was so well written that I couldn't put it down. Two thumbs up!
Just read A Separate Peace, not sure how I felt about it. Not a whole lot happened in the book. Has anyone else read it?
Just finished Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey. It was alright as far as YA books go, but I think I enjoyed the first book better. Now I'm starting The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse.
The last book I read was Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.It was a really good read. I definitely recommend it. It's one of those books you could read a second time and even MORE things will make sense!
Today at the library I picked up:
-Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
-Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler
-Easy by Tammara Webber
I wonder how Frankenstein is going for you, Marie-Eve. I have been thinking about reading it but recently stumbled upon someone giving it a very negative review.I just finished The Time Machine and have too many books on my currently reading list to name though Wonder is the newest addition.
Just finished reading: Solaris, City of Thieves, and Unwind.
Currently reading:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Just finished reading The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse and I have to say I was quite disappointed with it. I was hopping for a much more interesting mystery and found that I also didn't really enjoy her style of writing. Overall a pretty boring read, rushed through most of it just so I could start something new. Now I'm reading Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare which I'm sure like all her other books I've read I will enjoy.
Maybe this sounds kind of unfriendly, but seriously, Mandy and Jenna are you the same person? Because you've both been spamming the same groups with your ravings about the same book and basically just posting the same thing over and over again. And it just feels unrealistic to me.
I am reading Dragonfly in Amber I loved Outlander. I thought it was going to take me a while to get through the book since it is 800 pages and I have a 2 year old. Nope I was staying up till 3 am reading and finished the first book in a week. They are both very good, though I am only half way through book 2.
Caitlin wrote: "Just read A Separate Peace, not sure how I felt about it. Not a whole lot happened in the book. Has anyone else read it?"This is obviously late (I just discovered this group and I'm browsing the posts), but I loved A Separate Peace. I read it as a freshman in high school as part of my required reading and actually enjoyed it which I wasn't expecting. Then again, unlike a lot of other people, I tend to love the quieter stories where nothing extraordinary really occurs.
I am actually reading a Doctor Who book about a mission that took place with a companion named Ace and the Seventh Doctor.
recently finished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes but found it to be quite boring. Started on Blood Alone Volume 1 a manga (Japanese comic)
Currently reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. It's my first Junot Diaz book, and I was really excited to read it...but it's a bit slow. I'm getting pretty bogged down in the details.
Eddie wrote: "Eddie (OswinsSouffle) | 75 comments I am actually reading a Doctor Who book about a mission that took place with a companion named Ace and the Seventh Doctor. "Gotta love Ace and the Seventh Doctor!
Aliyah wrote: "recently finished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes but found it to be quite boring. Started on Blood Alone Volume 1 a manga (Japanese comic)"
Sad that you didn't enjoy Sherlock Holmes! I've read all of them and love them.
I finished reading Guy de Maupassant's Bel-Ami. It was an interesting read, still sort of collecting my thoughts before I write my review :)Meanwhile, I couldn't quite figure out what to read next so I'm currently reading 5 different books xP
- Philip H Pfatteicher's Journey Into the Heart of God: Living the Liturgical Year (slowly getting through this ARC)
- Katharine Britton's Little Island (this novel's moving pretty slowly IMO but I'm determined to finish this ARC)
- Matt Fraction's Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits (loving this! I love the art and how he writes Hawkeye)
- Ian Thornton's The Great & Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms: How One Man Scorched the Twentieth Century But Didn't Mean To (just started this ARC)
- David Whitaker's Doctor Who And The Crusaders
I finished reading Infinite Jest the other day. I am still not quite sure how I feel about it, but it had been a while since a book made me work that much haha.
I recently (well...I guess that depends on your definition of recently) finished The Talisman and now I'm reading the sequel, Black House. So far it seems like the two books are from totally different worlds - which makes sense because of how much time went by between their publications, and also in the story itself.
I am currently reading three things which seems like a lot to me but looking at other peoples stacks I must admit is a bit minimal.I think i am going to make a random friend request to Lianne since I really love everything they have listed and I can't walk away from someone who reads Doctor Who.
Back to my list now. For the second time, I am trying to read The Round House and am really enjoying it. It is reminding me of The Cider House Rules though that is probably due to the fact that they both seem to be books about young characters growing up through something.
I am also reading the manga Princess Jellyfish, Tome 1 for the second time. This time around I am reading it in Japanese. Another book is unlisted on GR since it isn't a novel or anything like that. It's also for Japanese studies though.
Kimberly wrote: " Eddie wrote: "Eddie (OswinsSouffle) | 75 comments I am actually reading a Doctor Who book about a mission that took place with a companion named Ace and the Seventh Doctor. "
Gotta love Ace and t..."
This book may not have been a good time to familiarize myself with a new (to me, at least) companion since I ended up dreading the book. It's such a short thing but I found myself trying not to finish it until I refused to not drop a DW book.
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Not laughing. I actually just finished it myself. I've added some classics into my book rotation, but now I'm reading The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton.