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[Beth]

im reading this... because ive always wanted to since it came out and now i am :)

[Beverly]

That's a great book.Even though it is fictions it depicts the types of courageous people who stood up for equal rights.

[Lisa]

Finished Mockingbird and loved it! Started, and have almost finished, When Rabbit Howls. It was recommended to me on another board, and while the subject matter is tough, it is very interesting and engaging. My mother was a victim as well, so the insight into the matter has been compelling.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, did you question the truth of When Rabbit Howls? Irregardless, it seems to be a gripping read.

Talking about psychological disorders - The Royal Physician's Visit is harrowing. Some think Christian VII had autism. But autism is not produced by a horrible uppbringing. Christian VII, the Danish King after his father's death in 1766, was clearly pushed into craziness. If anyone lived through what he was forced to experience, they too would become crazy. I have never read anything so creepy. And it is true! This whole book is about the physchological state of the primarary characters. A true horror story.

[Lisa]

Finished:

Moonlight Mile
Mockingbird
When Rabbit Howls

Currently reading:
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust I am headed to Europe in April and am interested in seeing sites that are significant to the Holocaust. As as result, I am reading some eyewitness accounts/memoirs.

[Lisa]

Lisa, did you question the truth of When Rabbit Howls? Irregardless, it seems to be a gripping read.

I had read some reviews that perhaps the book was not all truth, and I took that into account when I read it. However, as someone who watched her mother struggle with the after-effects of sexual abuse, it was definitely a book I could relate to with regard to the larger concepts/problems. If there is "creative licensing" then I don't fault the author as I can still perceive the believability of the story, even if parts of it aren't true if that makes sense.

But I will admit to liking A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Even though it wasn't true, it was believable.

I will check out the other book you recommended. I am not huge into historical fiction, but hey, you never know.

[Chrissie]

Lisa, I am sure you remember that I gave the book you are currently reading 5 stars. Well written, but very tough to read, at least it was for me! Wait till you get to the definition of decimation. I said I had to stop reading holocaust books for a while after that. I haven't read one since then. I am still not up to it. That one really punched me.

April THIS year?

ETA Oh, I thought I was speaking to another Lisa......... Wake up Chrissie!

[Eblis]

I'm reading The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, having a little bit of trouble getting into it. We'll see...

[Eblis]

Lisa wrote: "I just finished The Cookbook Collector and started Moonlight Mile. I need to finishe by Monday since it is due back to the library on the 14th! I picked it because I r..."

Did you liked The Cookbook Collector?

[Betsy]

Beverly wrote: "That's a great book.Even though it is fictions it depicts the types of courageous people who stood up for equal rights."

I agree. I think it will be a classic in time.

[Kristina]

I'm currently reading

Its the first romance-ish book I've read and Im actually really liking it. I'm reading it because I wanted something light and easy and I've heard a lot of good things about these books and wanted to branch out a bit, just to try something new.

[Sam]

I'm currently reading Earth Abides by George R. Stewart after stumbling across it here on GR and so far it is superb.

[Beth]

im reading 3 books now
The Help,and The Guardian and Bras & Broomsticks

[Chrissie]

I finished The Royal Physician's Visit and here folows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I thought it was amazing historical fiction. The style does not fit all readers, as the wide range in GR reviews show.

Now I will start Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman. This novel, by a contemporary German author, was immediately snatched up all over Europe. I am curious to try it! It is also historical fiction.

[Tanya]

I am reading 'Glitter Baby' and the reason is because it was recommended and the reviews were pretty intresting so i thought i give it a go...and now i can't stop reading it.

[Kate]

I am reading Let the Great World Spin and the writing is incredible. I heard about it several months ago but am just getting to it and I was reluctant because it has gotten "popular" and I'm also not much of a New York book kind of person .. but the writing sucked me in right from the start and I really like it. Just finished the March read (Gallapagos). Looking forward to the discussion on that one!

[Betsy]

Just finished Night in Rodnathe by Sparks. I read it because it was a break from the blood, and betrayals in the detective novel I had just finished. I had bought slew of books at Good Will to try to save my budget for bills. :D

[Donna]

Just finished Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan an early book by James Michner. Even though it is over 40 years old it is still relevant and very interesting.

[Dem]

Am reading Russian Winter and can not put it down am loving it.

[Betsy]

I'm about 2/3rds done with a very interesting and well written book called Wench by Perkins-Valdez. It's a based on fact novel about slave mistresses and their owners at a resort in Xenia, Ohio. I bought it as my birthday present to myself, and because I had read a plot summary of it someplace.

[Sarah]

I just finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire and I am just about to start Mockingjay. I was recommended this series by a friend who knows that I love YA books. I'm glad I finally picked up these books!

[Wendy]

I am currently slugging through In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel. I have been a huge Jan karon fan, but this book is not her usual fun read.

[Chrissie]

Sunday I finished Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman and here follows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I didn't like the book, and I don't understand why it is so popular in Europe or why it has won prizes.

Yesterday I also started The Birth of Venus. This has been reviewed by so many, there is absolutely no reason to write a review when I am done! :0) Yes, I am enjoying it. I am wondering why it has that strange prologue; how is that going to tie into the story?! Patience, Chrissie!

[Valerie]

Dem wrote: "Am reading Russian Winter and can not put it down am loving it."

I won a copy of it from First Reads, and it was a very good story!!

[Valerie]

I just finished Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright - it's a tie-in to the new movie coming out next month. I read most of it in one day while stranded on the cruise ship in Galveston because of dense fog -- Had nothing to look at but the fog, so pulled out the book & finished it up. I really enjoyed it... could envision it "playing out" in my mind, and have to say that it makes me look forward to the movie release even more!! :)

[Chrissie]

I have started Maps and Shadows. This is historical fiction. It is said to stay close to the true historical events, that being the plight of the Poles sent to gulags in Siberia when Russia invaded Poland at the beginning of WW2. Later the Poles were released so that the men could help fight against the Germans. However this left many women and children in Russia, while the husband/father was off fighting. This book is about the flight from Siberia of just one such Polish family. Poetry is interwoven into the story, which is told from four different points of view, four members of the same family. Cross your fingers for me. I want a good book now, having just finsihed The Birth of Venus which very much disappointed me. My short GR review explains why:
http://www.goodreads.com:80/review/sh...

[Melissa]

Dem wrote: "Am reading Russian Winter and can not put it down am loving it."

I loved that book!

[Dem]

Melissa wrote: "Dem wrote: "Am reading Russian Winter and can not put it down am loving it."

I loved that book!"

One of those books Melissa you dont want to end and when it does you really want the next one to live up to it.

[Susan]

I have quite a few going but I just started The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain--I love her books!!!

[Sam]

I've now moved on to The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, have only just started it but it's going well so far

[Chrissie]

Having finished and liked Maps and Shadows, my review follows here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/.... I learned a lot. The plight of the Poles during WW2 was clearly described. Really, they got the short end of the stick following WW2.

I have started There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. It is about the huge problem of AIDS orphans in Africa. It is about one woman in Ethiopia who has helped. The pictures of these kids, included in the book, will grab your heart. My friend Lynne gave it 4 stars, and she is as restrictive with her stars as I am!

[Kristina]

Im currently reading because I am liking the new dystopian society trend, although this book isn't nearly as dystopian as Matched or Hunger Games. I'm about 3/4 through and it was slow in the beginning but still good!

[Haylee Luu]

I'm reading The Hunger Games ! The book is really really amazing. It gets better and better. it takes me ages and ages to read!

[Janeka]

I'm currently reading The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again, by JRR Tolkien; my boyfriend is a big fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (both books and movies), so I though I should give it a chance! :)

[Amy]

Karenie wrote: "I'm reading The Hunger Games ! The book is really really amazing. It gets better and better. it takes me ages and ages to read!"

I read the entire Hunger Games Trilogy & I really enjoyed it. Very good books.

[Beth]

I'm currently reading Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and it's delightful so far. I'm reading it for my March 2011 book group selection.

I just finished Mothers & Other Liars and I really enjoyed it! It was a very fast read and the characters just seemed to leap off the pages.

[Valerie]

Going to start reading Beastly by Alex Flinn. My daughter & I went to see the movie last night, and I really enjoyed it... so thought I'd give the book a try :)

[Becky]

I'm enjoying reading The Dog of the South by Charles Portis (of True Grit fame). For my commutes I started Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. I am so riveted that I plan to dig in for 4-hours and wrap it up. Amazing book, amazing story, and the audiobook is quite good.

[Beverly]

Started reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, but didn't like it so I didn't finish it. I know I read it in High School, so maybe that is why I'm not interested. Just downloaded Left Neglected and will Start it tonight.

[Donna]

Finished The Rhetoric of Death and Murder in Clichy both good and both set in Paris.

Now reading The Emperor's Tomb and The Red House Mystery

[Dem]

Just finished Mornings in Jenin this is a great read and a real thought provoking novel about an ordinary Palestinian family before, during and since the creation of the state of Israel.

[Chrissie]

Dem, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East is in fact mych better than Mornings in Jenin! Give it a try. I think you will agree!

[Chrissie]

I just finished There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children. Everybody should read this book. Here follows my short GR review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I have begun Nicholas and Alexandra. Why? Because I have heard marvelous things about the author. The subject matter is of course interesting too!

[Dem]

Thanks Chrissie have it on my to read list now and will order it as have looked it up and sounds like a good read. Thanks.The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

[Chrissie]

Dem, I like telling people about good books I have read.

[Kristina]

because I just watched the movie and I am in the mood to start the books. I know its going to be very different so I'm going in with an open mind!

[Brenda]

I've just finished Sarah's Key because my friend recommended it - it was OK, there were 2 stories interwoven,one historical and one in the present day. I preferred the historical story. I have now started The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins based on a recommendation by Rick (a Goodreads friend of mine).

[Kristina]

I am going to start . I just happened across it on the library display shelves and I snapped it up because it is a fiction story about the Titanic. I have had a weird fascination with the Titanic ever since I was little and I thought this looked perfect for me! I also like books that have more than one person's story or POV, which this one has, so I am really excited about it! I hope it's good :)

[Chrissie]

Brenda, why is it so popular now-a-days to have a modern and an historical thread in the same book?! Most often the reader prefers the historical... as both you and I did with this book! For me the modern thread was so bad I refused to give the book more than one star, even though I did find the information about the the Vel' d'Hiv intersting. If an author is going to have a book with two threads both better be well written. I think authors are trying to attract more readers by using two different stories.....but by doing this they destroy the whole book! One star for Sarah's Key. Look in Wikipedia and skip the book!

[Dem]

Brenda wrote: "I've just finished Sarah's Key because my friend recommended it - it was OK, there were 2 stories interwoven,one historical and one in the present day. I preferred the historical story. I have now..." My bookclub did Sarah's key and everyone was of the same opinion that the modern story let the book down, I loved the historical story though.