WHAT ARE YOU READING?

[Ashley]

I am gonna start reading "Elsewhere" by Gabrielle Zevin.

[Catamorandi]

I am currently reading "Holes" by Louis Sachar.

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Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce: Just started. Quite different writing style, but refreshingly so. Easton Press edition.

Middlemarch - George Eliotz: liking it. I am going to watch the DVD after I read it. This is from an old collection of the novels of George Eliot 1910.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine - John Fox: good story that I understand was made into a movie. I will have to watch after I'm done. Book I am reading was published in 1908.

Tess of the d'Ubervilles - Thomas Hardy: Almost done with this one. I like Hardy's writing style. You get a sense of the landscape and can feel what it is like to be there. I am on the last few pages. What a surprise ending (so far).

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling: Recently finished. Loved it. Book was much better than the movie. Yes, I actually read the book before watching the movie. I am thinking that if I had not read the book, the movie would have been hard to understand.

[Wes, Moderator]

I enjoyed elsewhere Ashley I know you will also.

[Jennifer]

I'm reading 5 books right now, and you can see them on my currently-reading list, but here I want to say that "The Commission: The Uncensored HIstory of the 9/11 Investigation" has my interest at the moment. The reading is far from dry-- in fact, rather than boring, it's reading like an international spy thriller. I have to keep reminding myself that this book is nonfiction, a fact that kind of scares me.

[Ashley]

I am now reading "The History of Love" by Nicole Krauss.

[Stef]

I am reading Dreamland by Kevin Baker.

[Julie]

I'm reading The Vision of Emma Blau, by Ursula Hegi. Really loving it so far.

[Lausº]

I'm halfway through On Heroes and Tombs by Ernesto Sabato........ so far I do not really know if I like it, some chapters are so good and then I read the following and I'm not sure if I understand the author... we'll see

[Lil]

At the moment I am reading 3 books, Band of Brothers, by Stephen Ambrose; Secret of the Sands, by Rai Aren & Tavius E; and Christine Feehan's Dark Curse.

I tend to be eclectic in my reading and it's normal for me to have 2,3 or even 4 books going at a time. My husband wonders how I can keep all the plots straight, but I've never found it to be a problem.

[Kathryn]

I am reading Madame Bovary. It's not really what I expected. But then I don't think I really knew what I expected. I doubt that I'll ever reread it again like I do my favorites, but it is good writing with some great aphorisms. And it really makes me think.
P.S. WES, WHOEVER YOU ARE, I REALLY LIKE THAT YOU TYPE IN CAPS SO MUCH. IT MAKES YOU A CURIOUS FELLOW, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.

[Kimberly]

I am in the middle of Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino. This is the second book of her I have read this month, and I really like them.

[Kathy]

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud--so good! Oh, Ashley, I wanted to tell you how much I loved Elsewhere. I will probably read it again sometime, and I don't often read books twice.

[Scarlet]

I'm currently reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The River Wife by Jonis Agee.

[Stef]

I started with Interred With Their Bones by J.L. Carrell last night.

[Jim]

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
always a good laugh

[Ashley]

I am continuing with "Pirates: Scourge of the Seas" by John Reeve Carpenter

[Kathy]

Reading and almost finished with Company of Liars by Karen Maitland--excellent read.

[Ashley]

I am now reading "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen

[Jim]

I am now reading LOOT by Sharon Waxman -
about source countries seeking stolen artifacts back from museums - informative and a quick read

[Louise]

I'm reading Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise. I can hardly put it down. I had no idea of this important French writer who was taken to the death camps by the Nazis. Much of this book is an interview of her daughter Denise, who escaped with her mother's manuscripts in an old leather suitcase.

[Gail]

I'm reading "Sombra del Viento" ( Shadow of the Wind) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon ( recommended by several people), "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King, the 13th Janet Evanovich, "Serpent of Lies" and "Christmas Murder mysteries".

[Danita]

I have just started "from the corner of his eye" by dean koontz....its a weird one. As I have read reviews of his fans they love this book - I just want to see how it comes all together or if it comes together.

[Kathy]

I just finished The Divide by Nicholas Evans. I'm now reading a nice little cozy mystery called On What Grounds.

[Jim]

THE WIDOW CLICQUOT by TILAR MAZZEO about a woman around the French Revolution times who started a champagne business
really interesting and the writer is first rate as far as language, information and giving a portrait of what those times were like

[Louise]

I've added Idiom's Delight and The Flight of the Mind: Virginia Woolfe's Art and Manic Depressive Illness to my currently reading shelf.
Idiom's Delight: Fascinating Phrases & Linguistic Eccentricitie
The Flight of the Mind: Virginia Woolf's Art and Manic-Depressive Illness

[Amelia]

I'm currently reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

[Stacey]

Just started Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore

[Lauren]

I'm reading Jessica Z., The Book Thief, and The Last Empress.

[Kat (A Journey In Reading)]

Just started The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

[Jim]

I'm reading SMALL CRIMES by Dave Zesterman
very good, quick and in classic tradition of Cain/Chandler
Zesterman is a Goodreads author from what I understand

[Jean]

I'm currently reading Paula by Isabel Allende and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.

[Hovercraft]

I've come across a recently published book called Waggle by Joe Redden Tigan. Has anyone else read this book?! It's a self-published diddy through iUniverse, so of course I was skeptical when a buddy recommended it. Man, was I surprised. Here's the review I gave it: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12762...

Very curious for others thoughts!

[Jen]

I recently started Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins based on another GR member's recommendation. So far, I am loving every bit of it!

[Gina]

Jen...I've read a lot of Tom Robbins & Jitterbug Perfume is one of my all time favorites! Enjoy!

[Kelsey]

I just have to comment on this book I finished reading called Graceling. It's a YA fantasy novel and one of the best books I've read in a long time, mostly because of the truly excellent character development. It really is one of those books you finish that leaves you with the thought "Now, THIS is why I love books" running through your head.

[Ashley]

I am reading Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

[Kathy]

I'm reading The Monsters of Templeton

[Karin]

I am reading Heat Lightning by John Sandford and I just finished Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs. I am back on my mystery/thiller kick!

[Karin]

Melissa -
Have you read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore? It is hilarious! His books take a little while to get into but are really funny!





Melissa wrote: "I am currently reading "You Suck" by Christopher Moore. I am struggling to get into it. It is a funny vampire love story involving some interesting activities like turkey bowling and putting blood..."

[Kathy]

Finished The Monsters of Templeton, which I really enjoyed, and started Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay. Too Close to Home grabbed my attention right away.

[Diana]

i'm currently re-reading Oliver Twist.

[Stef]

I am reading EXCAVATION by James Rollins. It is the first time that I read anything by him and so far like his writing.

[Brit]

I am currently reading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

[Jim]

I am reading RACE AND REUNION by DAVID BLIGHT
Its about how memory affects how histroy is perceived to have happened and specifically about the US after the Civil War where the battle was reunion vs effecting the emancipation of blacks

very good and detailed

[Gail]

Among others, I'm reading "La Sombra del Viento"(Shadow of the Wind) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

[Ashley]

I am now reading Specials by Scott Westerfeld.

[Jim]

starting WAR AND PEACE by Tolstoy as part of a group read on Goodreads
probably wouldn't read it otherwise
should have tried that approach for ULYSSES by Joyce

[Catamorandi]

I'm reading THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy. So far, it is pretty good.

[Susan (NY)]

I'm reading Two For the Dough by Janet Evanovich