WHAT ARE YOU READING?

[BK]

I am reading East of Eden, Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I and How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines. I just bought Danse Macabre and Plays of Oscar Wilde.

I know it seems I have a lot of books going on at the same time, but this is actually a smaller amount than before. I am proud of myself. lol

[Ruby]

Greenmantle by John Buchan, sequel to the 39 Steps which I just finished. Next is either my last library book Freedom & Necessity by Steven Brust and Emma Bull or else The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip, which was miraculously in the sidewalk sale clearance boxes at Borders!

[Barb]

Reading Lonesome Dove. It's been on my bookshelf for quite sometime now but decided to put it on my kindle so I can read it whenever I can and it's easier to tote around than the book itself. Not far into the book but so far I am really enjoying it a lot.

[Angela]

Currently reading and

[Ashley]

I'm continuing with Queste by Angie Sage and Burned by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

[[deleted user]]

I'm currently reading The 5th Horseman

[[deleted user]]

I just started The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. What's the group read this month? The poll shows a tie, so are we reading both books? I apologize if this is a goofy question. I'm new to the group.

[Robbin]

I just started The Hollow by Nora Roberts. It is the 2nd book in The Sign of Seven Trilogy and the first one Blood Brothers was really good, so I hope this one is as well. I am also reading Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts. I am also reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The 19th Wife is for my book club.

[Mona]

I'm reading 4 books:
Half Life
Never Look Away: A Thriller
Every Last One
We Need to Talk About Kevin

[Amanda]

I'm reading Dead Tossed Waves.

[Susanne]

I'm currently reading Sara's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

[Sam]

I'm reading Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft and The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld at the moment

[Dawn]

I'm a little more than halfway through "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" (How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated) by Alison Arngrim. I'm also reading Laura Lippman's "I'd Know You Anywhere."

[Kassandra]

I'm reading The Vampier Dairy's By: L.J. Smith

[Andrew]

Hi all. I am currently reading World Without End (WWE) by Ken Follett.

Strangely I havent read Pillars of the Earth (POE)as I got loaned WWE but have since bought the sequel and am looking forward to reading it.

Just passed the 1000 page mark this morning so only another couple of hundred or so to go but am thoroughly enjoying it and its not proving a chore at all. A great epic story which I would recommend to anyone and everybody.

Next on my list is non-fiction - 'Without a Badge' by Jerry Speziale. Undercover stuff similar to Donnie Brasco I think so should be good.

Was maybe also thinking of reading some Margaret Atwood at some point. Maybe Oryx and Crake. Would anyone recommend this?

[Gail]

Susanne wrote: "I'm currently reading Sara's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay"

I love this book- I buy it for gifts a lot.

[Marissa]

I'm reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Not bad so far. :D

[Melinda]

Just finished Of Bees and Mist I loved it. It's like a strange fairytale with so much to say about love and about what is passed down through the generations.

I think I'll check out my local used bookstore in Concord to find something to read next. ;) Can't belive I've lived here five years and haven't gone. And I call myself a book-a-holic!

[Jason]

Just finished Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town a real eye opener of a book.

I wrote a review on my blog and can be found here:
http://braincandybookreviews.com/2010...

[Dawn]

Two days ago, I began Anne Rice's "The Witching Hour." I didn't realize it was more than a thousand pages when I started it. Which wouldn't be a problem except I'm limited for almost two weeks to lunch breaks at work as the only time I have available to read, and I really like this book so it's driving me a bit crazy to pick it up and only be able to read 3 or 4 pages at a time! I feel a bit out of sorts to not be able to lose track of time because I have that time free to just get lost in the book! Does anyone else choose books to read based on your work schedule (i.e., you don't start a lengthy book or you choose something lighter if you know you'll be working more)? And does anyone else experience reader/book withdrawal when your reading time is limited? S.O.S.!!!

[Sandra]

Going to start reading "Mokingjay" by Suzann Collins tomorrow! I'm really excited last book ended with a huge cliffhanger!

[Jason]

I just finished A Secret Kept I really enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I was actually moved.

Reviewed on my blog: http://wp.me/pTRJE-3Q

[Irene]

just finished
just started

[Jason]

I just finished the action packed read that is Mixed Blood

Reviewed here: http://wp.me/pTRJE-40

[Sam]

At the moment I'm reading On Murder by Thomas de Quincey and A Place Of Execution by Val McDermid

[WTF Are You Reading?]

I am reading Blueberry Muffin Murder....LOvE that book!

[WTF Are You Reading?]

Blueberry Muffin MurderHere is the link...sorry that I forgot it on the last post.
I love this book and I can't wait to bake the muffins.

[Lillie]

I just finished Olive Kitteridge. Didn't like it. Next up is Something Missing.

[Sam]

I've just finished The Prophecy by Chris Kuzneski and I'm working my way through Isles a History by Norman Davies, which so far is quite engrossing and surprisingly easy to read. I've also started Eirik The Red and Other Icelandic Sagas by Gwyn Jones although not read much of it yet (only started it this morning)

[Bert]

Reading Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer right now... Will probably re-read The Dracula Tape by Fred Saberhagen next, unless one of my First Reads books comes in the mail... I actually read most of The Dracula Tape to my older son when he was in the NICU after birth, so it will be fun to re-read it again (he's 17 now)...

[Susan (NY)]

Nebraska! by Dana Fuller Ross great story about daily life in a wagon train on their journey to the west.

[Catherine]

Finished reading The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. A wonderful coming of age novel in the Ya Ya genre. A variety of personalities and conflicts all centered around the sharing of the magic pants.

[Flora]

I just finished The Blind Assassin and found to be entirely too long and sad so I decided to read . Nothing like a good British mystery. I'm half way thru this one and I love it. I'm also trying to get started on The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense. I'm having a hard time getting into this one.

[Dawn]

I'm reading Djibouti by Elmore Leonard and The Capture, book one of the Guardians of Ga'Hooule series.

[Flora]

I finished the Black Cat, which was great. And The Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense is finally getting interesting. I've also started The Woman in White which I think I am gonna like.

[Charles]

Laura Cumming, A Face To the World, on self-portraits. Also Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy, which I read years ago and was, I guess, to young to be terminally irritated by some of the characters. I've put it down several times, but I have to remember it's about the woman protagonist finding her inner strength, so I have to support that.

[Monika]

finally got back into The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
and now i don't want to put it down!

[Flora]

I finished theThe Dracula Dossier: A Novel of Suspense which I really liked, it took a while to get interesting but I'm glad i stuck with it. I'm now getting to continue with The Woman in White

[Anne]

I am currently reading Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. If you enjoyed the Stephanie Plum novels then you will enjoy this one. It is a really fast read but I am enjoying it.

[Dawn]

I am reading Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong. Imagine what it would be like if words (including bad words, and names!) had all kinds of different flavors? I'd think it would be neat ... but as is shown in the story, it also can be very distracting! Such a fresh and original idea for a story and I'm enjoying it!

[Robbin]

I am reading The girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah.

[Flora]

Just finished The Woman in White, which I loved btw, and also just finished The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I am just getting started on The Witches of Eastwick

[Martha]

Flora, how did you like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? I'm wanting to read it this fall, too, if I have time. I also loved The Woman in White.

[Flora]

I did like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It was pretty short so it didn't take long to read, and to me it reminded me of the cartoon version that I had watched years ago. It wasn't really a very spooky story at all and the portrayal of Ichobod Crane was pretty humorous.

[N]

Mainly, "Collected Poems" by Robert Lowell, and "Poems, Prose, and Letters" by Elizabeth Bishop.

Somewhat on the back-burners are "The Colossus of Maroussi" by Henry Miller, and "Wilderness Living" by Berndt Berglund.

I've never possessed enough self-control to read one book at a time...

[Catherine]

Since I've last posted I've read Dear James, by Jon Hassler, Last Standing Woman, by Winona LaDuke, The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks, and have begun to read Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. Jon Hassler writes stories set in a fictional town in northern Minnesota and is one of my favorite regional writers. He captures small town life very well and weaves and interesting tale with enough conflict to hold the readers' interest throughout. The Wedding is a sequel to The Notebook and is told just as tenderly, but without the great passion that was the center of The Notebook. Last Standing Woman is a fictional history of life on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota and, although it lacks some in story telling quality, is worth reading for the fact that it is told by someone who can authentically speak from the Native point of view.

[Flora]

Since I have last posted I have finished Interview With the Vampire which I found very depressing. I don't think I will continue with this series. I have also finished The Witchery which was also sad. And I didn't like it as well as the first one, The Book of Shadows. I also just finished The Invisible Man which I liked. Currently I am just starting The Moonstone

[Briar]

Recently I have finished 1984, The Time Traveler's Wife, and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I'm currently reading The Namesake and Through the Looking Glass, then I'll be reading Memoirs of a Geisha and The Color Purple.

[Martha]

Flora wrote: "Since I have last posted I have finished Interview With the Vampire which I found very depressing. I don't think I will continue with this series. I have also finished [book:The Witche..."

I also found Interview with the Vampire depressing. Read it years ago. Looks like you read some great books for October!

[Rebecca]

Flora wrote: "Since I have last posted I have finished Interview With the Vampire which I found very depressing. I don't think I will continue with this series. I have also finished [book:The Witche..."

I was not impressed with that book either. I did not think the story line was cohesive and the characters had no depth. I also thought her philosophical tangents on good and evil were not that revolutionary.