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[Jenny]

I'm interested to know why people choose certain books - recommendations, pretty cover, good reviews, liked the film?

I'm currently reading Blindness as it is our chosen group read, but the last book I read was The Book Thief, I'd bought it in one of those 3 for 2 offers and it had great reviews!

[Dylan]

Right now I'm reading New Moon. I chose this book because I loved Twilight, and also because I heard the author got better at writing after the first book. I love horror novels, so I got Interview with the Vampire. The movie was so good, I just had to start reading the book. :D

[Jenny]

I hear a lot of good things about Twilight, I may have to give it a go!

[Melissa]

I'm currently reading three books:
The Boleyn Inheritance - it's a historical fiction, which is the chosen genre for the month for another book club I belong to, and because I read The Other Boleyn Girl and liked it;
Let's Talk Turkey - I picked that because I thought it would be neat to learn the story behind some popular American expressions;
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts - a friend mentioned this to me a couple weeks ago, when we were in the library; I was a Chris Farley fan, so I thought I'd pick it up.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

I just started The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The reason is simple... I have wanted to read it for awhile.... so I saw it last week and bought it.

[Jenny]

I tried to find that in the library today!! Wasn't there though :(

[Kelleen]

I am reading PIllars of the Earth by Ken Follet due to numerous recommendations from friends and family. I can only read one book at a time as I completely immerse myself in it. The next book I'll be engulfing is The Grapes of Wrath also because of recommendations. Though, I'm slightly hesitant. Isn't it supposed to be depressing and dark?? Any comments?
I would really like to dig in to Twilight as well. I have heard it is absolutely wonderful--page turner to say the least and I love those!!

[Alice]

I am reading A December Wedding by Anita Shreve because I had some book tokens and when choosing what books to buy I wanted to buy a couple by authors I had read before and a couple by authors I hadn't read before. I have read two other books by Anita Shreve, Body Surfing and Light on Snow, and enjoyed them both so just randomly picked another one of hers!

I keep seeing Twilight mentioned on here but I looked at the book yesterday when I was in town and I don't think I'm going to succomb to that one. Doesn't look like my kind of thing. Is it wreitten for teens or adults?

[Jenny]

I'm pretty sure Twilight is a 'Young Adult' book.

[Cecily]

Five Miles from Outer Hope by Nicola Barker.

I haven't started it yet, but chose it because it's (apparently) about a 16 year old on a potentially dull English holiday in the same year I was 16 years old and went to the same English town on holiday that we always did. It will be interesting to see to what extent it chimes with my memories of the period.

[Alice]

That sounds interesting CFSR. Let us know if there are any comparisons to your experiences!

[Heather]

Currently reading the Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling, (almost done). I chose it because I wanted to see how badly Disney hacked at this story now that my son wants to watch it all the time!

Twilight is a crazy page turner. It sucked me in and I am still not sure why, as the story really isn't that great, but the vampire characters are intriguing and the mythos Stephanie Meyers put behind them is totally new and original. It's a good story if you want to be sucked in, but I'm waiting on the second one until I have the time to be sucked in again.

[Melanie]

Kelleen - I hope you like Pillars of the Earth. It's one of my favorites.

Heather - I felt the same way about Twilight. Story wasn't that great, but I just could not put the book down.

I am currently reading The Lace Reader because I read a pretty good review on it. I am also reading The Last Summer of Reason for the Great African Reads group. I am liking them both so far.

[Mandy]

I'm reading Lonely Planet Bali & Lombok because we're heading there next month and I need to do a little research.

The last book I read was Cross Country by James Patterson and I read that simply because I read all JP's books, can't get enough of the Cross series, as soon as a book is out I buy it!

[Jaime]

I'm currently reading Emma because it's one of those books I've been meaning to read for years and years now.

[Terri]

I've just finished reading The Girl with the Drgaon Tattoo which was for a book group on another forum ... I've now started Rococo by Adriana Trigiani - this was for a bood swapping site I go on - there is a challenge to read your earliest unread swap. I'm always swapping books and never getting round to reading them, so I though this would be a good challenge! This was the first swap I did way back in 2006 and has sat unread since then!!

[Alice]

I'm reading the unbearable lightness of being because it's the book group read for this month for the 'real life' book group i attend! it was actually my nomination and i'm now starting to wish it wasn't!!! i'm finding it good but it's pretty heavy!

[Jaime]

Have you read The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Kundera? I remember reading it when I was in college and traveling abroad in Eastern Europe. I loved it and have been meaning to pick up The Unbearable Lightness of Being ever since but haven't yet!

[Julianne]

I am reading A Great and Terrible Beauty, because a friend on GR has convinced me I can't go the rest of my life without reading it (okay, the rest of 2008 without reading it!)

[Alice]

No Jaime I haven't this is the first Kundera book I've read. I think I'm enjoying it quite a lot!

[Jenny]

I'm now reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, I think it was Jaime who recommended this to me and I'm loving it :)

[Jaime]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the book, Jenny! Alice,I'd love to hear what you thought of the book overall once you're done. I really think I have to pick it up!

[Stephanie]

I'm currently reading a book called The Blonde Geisha. I bought this book online and had no idea it was an erotic novel. I thought I would give it a shot but so far I'm not really happy with it.

[Jenny]

I added that book to my tbr list the other day and then noticed from the reviews what it was about he he!

[Nikki]

I am currently reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It's pretty interesting so far. It's a novel; I believe it's based on real events-which makes it even more interesting.

[Heather]

I just started The Fortress of Solitude a couple days ago. I'm now on page 109 and I am still not too sure about it. I dunno. The story just isn't sucking me in so much.

[Allison]

Jenny, I'm reading Peony in Love by Lisa See! I only just started but I like it so far. I'm glad you love her other book, that will be my next one!

[Jenny]

Yeh that one has already gone on my tbr list and I'm only just half way through snow flower :)I'm really enjoying it though!

[Beth]

Right now I'm reading The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death by Laurie Notaro. It's so funny! I'm actually reading with along with Blindness. Blindness is so intense that I need to mix it up with something light.

[Terri]

Oh Nikki The Bell Jar is one of my all-time favourites - you're right, it is semi-autobiographical. I had a bit of a Sylvia Plath obsession in my late teens. I must re-read it actually!

[Jackie]

I am currently reading the times travelers wife. My friend gave me a great review and so far so good. Sometimes I choose a book based on reccomendation, other times I choose books because of a theme or culture I am interested in. Love this stroy so far.

[Mandy]

I really liked The Time Traveler's Wife, Jackie, it was the first kind of those books I had read so wasn't quite too sure what to expect. Hope you continue to enjoy it.

[Terri]

I loved The Time Traveler's Wife too! Haven't found anything similar since ...

[Cecily]

Mandy, you said, re The Time Traveler's Wife , "it was the first kind of those books I had read". I loved the book, but I find it hard to categorise. What "kind" of book do you think it is?

[Mandy]

Hm, I'm not sure, I've heard it called romance, yeah, maybe but I find it very hard to put in a category. When you find out let me know :)

[Nikki]

She is kind of interestingly quirky. I am half-way through and she is slowly going into her mental illness (I'm not quite sure the PC way to say it). I would love to get your thoughts, after your refresher. I also heard there was an article in the magazine Mental Floss, about her and this novel.

[Nikki]

I loved The Time Traveler's Wife. It's a little different from what I normally read, it was a little science-fiction? Great read. I hope you continue to enjoy it.

[Heather]

The Time Traveler's Wife is one of my favorites. I think I've read it at least 2 or 3 times already. Still very hesitant about the movie they are making of it...but ahh well, we shall see. I hope you really enjoy it, as some people I know just did not like it.

[Jenny]

I have the time travellers wife sitting on my bookshelf. Really should read it, loads of people have said how good it is.

[Mandy]

I'm currently reading Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and it's pretty good so far, only about 70 or so pages in but those 70 pages went by very swiftly.

[Stephanie]

I just started The Friday Night Knitting Club...its starting out really slow. Does anyone know if it gets better?? The last book I read was awful so please HELP!

[Heather]

Stephanie - I really enjoyed it because I am a novice knitter and really identified with some of the characters, however, some ladies in my mom's book club whined that it was overwhelmingly "treacley" (sp?). the pace definately picks up through it, but I didn't like the ending, and that's all I'm gonna say about that.

Mandy - Loved that book!! Hope you love it too!!

[Nikki]

I just started The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver. It was a Today Show recommendation. Any thoughts?

[Fiona (Titch)]

I am reading Faithless - Karin Slaughter. Because its part of a series and I like Crime & Thriller novels.

[Cecily]

They're making a film of Time Traveler's Wife? Euw. Not sure how or if that will work (and not just all the different ages required for the leads).

[Jenny]

I'm now reading The Other Boleyn Girl and I'm enjoying it so far. Reading it as another group is having an historical fiction month and it has been in my TBR list for ever!!

[Melissa]

I'm currently reading A Dirty Job. It's been highly recommended and I needed a lighter read, after finishing The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just finished Faithless - Karin Slaughter. Will now read Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom as I am swappin with someone.

[Melanie]

I am starting Lamb by Christopher Moore upon the recommendation of my husband and several friends.

[Mandy]

Some great books you all are reading. Still going with Good Omens and finding it very funny!