What are you reading?

[Emily]

Currently I'm reading sarah j. Maas's a crown of midnight

[Rebekah]

Just received "end of watch" by Stephen king. Can't wait to read the conclusion of this trilogy!

[Arya]

Sophia wrote: "Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell"

Woah! I haven't read it but eleanor and park was an amazing read.

[giulia]

I'm the reading 'the room', I just ove it

[giulia]

*love

[Lisa]

I'm currently reading "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson. Only 200 pages left. Loving it so far.

[Josh]

Hi everyone,

I'm semi-new to the group. I recently finished Brave New World. I really enjoyed the book. My review of it book can be found here. It had a lot of parallels with Fahrenheit 451, which I read prior.

I just started on The Hobbit and How to Read Literature like a Professor.

[Sophia]

Just finished up We Were Liars and currently reading Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

[Nicky]

Just finished for the second time "On Men, the art of winning over and keeping your beloved" and now I've started reading "The Man who laughs" by Hugo. It is not an easy reading but it's really worth it. :-)

[Donna]

I just added The Girls to my current reading. I needed a break from both Crime and Punishment and The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London. This one will be a quick read, and I've always had an interest in the Manson Family, so this fictionalized version of their story is familiar, yet lets me see a different side of the story.

[Widyanto]

I plan to read Spring in London by Ilana Tan tonight.

[Alexandro]

Just finished "Thus Spake Zarathustra" starting "Heart of Darkness" and in the middle of "Holy Blood Holy Grail"

[Karen]

I am making my way through the books below

[Mrs.]

1984

[Buck]

Lisa wrote: "1984"

There's an on going discussion of 1984 here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I invite you to add your thoughts.

[[deleted user]]

I've been reading Philip. K. Dick's short stories lately. He is really great. I don't know how intoxicated one should be to write stories like he did.

[Buck]

Legend has it that Dick was heavily into psychedelics. His A Scanner Darkly supposedly was inspired by his friends in the drug culture having bad outcomes.

[[deleted user]]

Yes!! Also read that he was profoundly affected by the death of his twin sister.

[Buck]

I've recently come across the term Dickian, or Phildickian to describe works that are like those of Philip K Dick. His writing certainly is distinctive.

There have been a number of movies made from his stories, not necessarily with the same name: Minority Report; Blade Runner; Total Recall.

[Edma]

Hello there! I'm currently reading 'The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'
Has anyone read it?

[Carol]

I read it and liked it. If you like that book, you might enjoy The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window by Jonas Jonasson. The author is from Sweden and it has been translated.

[Kayleigh]

Iv'e just started The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window by Jonas Jonasson


and I am also currently reading Tunnel in the Sky by Heinlein, which I am really enjoying


I also just want to mention two books that I've recently finished that I absolutely loved and highly recommend
Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury which from the polls looks like it's gonna be one of next months reads, cant wait to see what everyone else thinks of it

and also Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind

[Jade]

Karen wrote: "I am making my way through the books below..."

Karen, how did you find ? And did you start ? Any good? I have it on my to-read list and would appreciate a feedback on it :)

[Jade]

Nayaab wrote: "I'm reading Red Queen"

Have you finished ? I'm really keen on getting feedbacks as I plan to read the series :))

[Karen]

Hi Jade,

I have finished Glass Sword and enjoyed if very much your left on a cliff-hanger tho and wont find out till next year what's happen :-(.

I have not read The Girl on the Train yet but its next on my list.

hope this is of some help sorry only saw your message.

[Edma]

Carol wrote: "I read it and liked it. If you like that book, you might enjoy The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window by Jonas Jonasson. The author is from Sweden and it has been translated."

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out ;)

[Edma]

Snehal wrote: "I am about to finish pride and prejudice."

I read it and loved it!!

[Sreyasi]

I am currently reading "Love in the time of Cholera" by Gabriel García Márquez.

[Jade]

Karen wrote: "Hi Jade,

I have finished Glass Sword and enjoyed if very much your left on a cliff-hanger tho and wont find out till next year what's happen :-(.

I have not read [book:The Girl on..."

Hey Karen, thanks! I will probably read the former next, after Red Queen of course.... :) so curious about it.
I read the latter and review it, here, should you feel to see what I thought of it https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks for befriending me :) I'll browse your shelves and reviews as I feel we have similar taste.

[Lleonora]

Hi! I'm reading Pratchett's Thud!, but it's almost finished. I'm planning to start Davidson's "Myths and symbols in pagan Europe".

I'm finding Thud! very moving, it could be my second-favorite after Night Watch.

[Karen]

Jade wrote: "Karen wrote: "Hi Jade,

I have finished Glass Sword and enjoyed if very much your left on a cliff-hanger tho and wont find out till next year what's happen :-(.

I have not read [bo..."

Hi Jade,

Your very welcome and I look forward to your views read the review for girl on the train interesting I let you know how I get on with it.

[Ellis]

Kayleigh wrote: "Iv'e just started The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window by Jonas Jonasson."

I saw that in the bookstore a few weeks ago and thought it looked really interesting. How is it so far?

I'm reading "The Truth According to Us."

[ROBERT]

The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende. Very good but not great because I read The Hotel on Bitter and Main by Jamie Ford years ago. Similar plot context. Ford's book came first and was great. I am 3/4ths the way through so I may feel differently when I am done.

[Snehal]

Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy!

[Kayleigh]

Hi Kendra, I'm really enjoying the Hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared, it did take me a few chapters to get into it but now I've been sucked into the story I can't wait to find out what happens next

[Kim]

BFG by Dahl & Call the Midwife

[Sophia]

Lola and the Boy Next Door

[Adriana]

How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How democracies die.
It is not a classic :), but it is very interesting reading, considering the current circumstances.

[J. Sebastian]

Just finished John Steinbeck's East of Eden. The link takes you to a short, no-spoiler review. This is a beautiful book I recommend to everyone! 🙂

[Kunal]

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

[Heather]

Just finished Elevation by Stephen King and getting ready to read a Julia Quinn book. Lol. Also just finished Finding Freedom

[[deleted user]]

I just started reading Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood. My next book will be The Count of Monte Cristo.

[Alexandros]

I just started J.T. Hook's Linear B: An Introduction. I know, I am a geek, can't help it...

[Joe]

Hi Deb,
I'd love to know how you get on with TCOMCristo!
Joe

[thewildreaderwithacat]

One last stop by Casey McQuiston

[Joe]

My next book is O Wilde's Picture of Dorian G.
Anyone recommend it?

[Christina]

@joe Potrait of Dorian G is very good, especially when placed in historical context. It's a interesting discussion on excess and morality. Enjoy.

[Joe]

Thank you Christina. It already seems a novel written ahead of its time and I'm on page 33! Look forward to discussing it further...

[Cloe]

I just finished a Nirvana FAQ. I think that’s considered a real book, I’m moving onto Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk and Turn Around Bright Eyes by Rob Sheffield.

[Shul A. T. M]

I've been reading book #3 in the Twilight Saga for days now. I wonder who else is reading anything from this sequel in 2021? and idk maybe regretting it? lol