What Are You Reading Now?

[Lynn]

I am just finishing Almost Always by Bobbi Reed. It has been a great book - reminds me of Ann Tyler.

[Melanie]

Currently reading The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore.
The Shut Mouth Society by James D Best.
And Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society by Jason Hawes, Michael Jan Friedman, Grant Wilson

[Melissa]

The killing hour by lisa gardner

[Amy]

The Beggar King. 3rd book in the Hangman's Daughter series. Good historical mystery!

[Mili]

I'm reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, great book!

[Mili]

I'm reading "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, great book!

[May]

I'm now reading If Walls Could Talk, but I'm not interested in it :\ ... although I have few book to-read, I don't know why I picked this one...
did anyone read it? is it good? :)

[S]

Carly wrote: "Christina- Have you read Water For Elephants? If not, I highly recommend it. I loved it!"

I too loved Water for Elephants. Read it before the DVD came from Netflix. As usual, I enjoyed the book more.

[Tash]

Hi all, group newbie here. Have just started reading Barbara Kingsolvers newest - Flight Behaviour, but so far I'm not loving it, so I think I'll start "I am Legend" which I've been wanting to read for forever!

[Melinda]

I'm reading Looking for Alaska now. Really enjoy it so far.

[David]

I just finished reading:
"The House at Riverton" by Kate Morton. I recommend it. The story is well framed as told by a woman in her nineties who served as a maid during the WWI era. I was raised by my grandparents who lived through the late Victorian period and the story seems quite authentic and it is very well written.
"14" by Peter Cline. It is an intriguing book if you like a mixture between quasi-thriller and sci-fi. The characters are a motley bunch and the situation is tense at times. Cline maintains a high level of suspense throughout most of the story.
"A Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffet. Buffet mixes his usual cast of off-beat characters into a fast-moving set of circumstances that prove all we're looking for is a tiny slice of the good life for a little while.
"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn. In spite of the rave reviews, I found this book a little tedious and became so tired of Amy's games that I was ready to hunt her down and kill her myself.

[David]

Melanie wrote: "I just finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows."

That was one of my favorite reads last year. Hope you enjoyed it.

[Judy]

David wrote: "I just finished reading:
"The House at Riverton" by Kate Morton. I recommend it. The story is well framed as told by a woman in her nineties who served as a maid during the WWI era. I was raised by..."
Hi... I am so glad to hear that somebody else didn't like Gone Girl! I didn't like a single character in that book. I don't understand how this book got the reviews and hype that it did. Your description of 14 sounds interesting. I will look for that book. I just finished, THE DINNER by Herman Koch. I don't know how to describe whether I liked this book or not but I can't stop thinking about it.

[Pam]

Happy to hear there are a few others that did not enjoy Gone Girl! What a waste of two lives.

[Stephanie]

Hi...I'm Stephanie..I'm new to the group. I'm currently reading 2 books. "The Death of Bees" by Lisa O'Donnell and "The Comfort of Lies" by Susan Myers.

[Stephanie]

Pam wrote: "Happy to hear there are a few others that did not enjoy Gone Girl! What a waste of two lives."

Pam wrote: "Happy to hear there are a few others that did not enjoy Gone Girl! What a waste of two lives."

That book was next in line for my "want to read"...So it's not all that it's cracked up to be?

[David]

Just finished "The Shadow Woman" by Linda Howard. It has an excellent plot premise (woman has memory erased to hide big secret), some good plot points and some good action scenes. The extended and juvenile sex scenes slow the book down in stretches. (Too often for my taste) However, it is an overall good read that starts really well, but ends somewhat lamely. About three and a quarter stars in my opinion.

[David]

Hi Heather

I liked Shadow of the Wind by Zafon and have recommended it to two of my friends, who also enjoyed it. I will be interested in your opinion.

[S]

I love historical fiction, and have read quite a bit. I really enjoyed Jane Eyre, although it was darker than some other books I've enjoyed.

[S]

I am currently reading The Laughing Cavalier, which is a prequel to the Scarlet Pimpernel.
I am also listening to the Atlas Shrugged audiobook on my commute.
Am enjoying both, with 2 entirely different genres!

[Alicia]

I'm reading H10N1. Its about a influenza virus that goes out of control killing off the human population. As eery as it sounds, I am addicted! Every night I try to read for a few minutes but that few minutes turns into an hour or two!

[May]

I'm reading more than one book. I was so bored and wanted to read every thing I have at the same time!
anyway, I'm reading: I am number four, If walls could talk, The Complete Stories of Isaac Asimov and The overcoat.
I know that's weird, but I'm actually enjoying this mix :)

[Lu]

i'm reading "excecution dock" by anne perry because a friend at work lent it to me and wants to discuss it, i really hope to enjoy it

[AlanCummingFan]

Veron God Little

[David]

I am reading blue highways by William Least Half-Moon. The author is a master of description and has the courage to go into many offbeat places to find unusual people and events in remote areas of America. It's an excellent read that you can skip around within or read for some time, put it down and come back. I would recommend it to anyone interested in backwoods Americana.

[May]

I'm still reading several books together!
reading now: The Power of Six, If walls could talk, The Complete Stories of Isaac Asimov.
I've just finished Girls to the Rescue: Happily Ever After, #1 and might start the second in the series after few days :)

[Sana'a]

I just finished reading "Samira and Samir" by Siba Shakib actually. I don't know what I'll read next. Maybe I'll continue reading "India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond" by Shashi Taroor,from where I left out.

[Jessica]

I just finished The Traveler's Series including "Parallel" "Paradox" and "Paradigm". I'm going crazy now... I need something!

[Sana'a]

I finally got one....I am going to read How We Met by Katy Regan. Hope it's good!

[Brenda]

I just finished reading, Glaciersby Alexis Smith. It was a little dark, but worth the time to read.

[Wendy]

I'm reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - not very far into it yet, but it is looking very promising. Will report back when I can say more!

[Jill]

Reading Life of Pi, so far so good.

[Nancy]

Reading Lincoln by Gore Vidal. Enjoying the dry wit.

[Angela]

Just finished the last book of the Patrick Melrose novels, At Last by Edward St. Aubyn. Currently reading - The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag, First You Try Everything: A Novel by Jane McCafferty,If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho, and The Loved and Unloved by Francois Mauriac (poor translation)

[Maria]

I've read 2 books this week and was not happy with the way either of them ended :( Hate when that happens- The Road and She's Come Undone. - Just joined this group tonight :) Hoping to find a new book to dive into

[Mercie]

I'm about half-way through My Ántonia. I like it so far but I understand now what I had heard about a 'lack of plot.'

[Monique]

Mercedes, I read My Antonia years ago and remember it fondly as an uplifting story. The plot is not strong, but I saw it as a relatable story similar to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith or Christie by Catherine Marshall. Each was inspirational in its own way and made great summer reading for me as a young woman. For a novel with 'no plot' you might try "Mrs. Dalloway" - the only book I ever lost patience with and tossed across a room - good thing it was a paperback!

[Nancy]

I'm reading Gilead. I like the parts where he talks about his son the best, since I have a seven year old also.

[Angel]

I'm reading Angels of Bourbon Street book 4 in the series. I've enjoyed all of the books including this one.

[Brenda]

Just staring to read the e-book: Roses.

7/9/13 I am really enjoying Roses.

[Nancy]

Listening to the Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.

[Maria]

Im reading Ask the passengers -by A.S King- and so far it is an awesome read :)

[Maria]

SO GOOD_---------sharp objects'gillian Flynn

[Stephanie]

I just started "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson.

[May]

I'm reading ... It's good but I'm a bit busy these days!

[Angela]

I quite enjoyed Night Circus too. I second the recommendation.

[David]

Reading Flight Behavior
It is going slow not because the book isn't interesting but because I am writing and teaching so I haven't had much time.

[Angel]

House of Darkness House of Light: The True Story Volume OneWritten by the eldest Perron daughter- you may know the name from the movie The Conjuring. It's an interesting read.

[Renee]

I'm currently reading: The Color of Water A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother.
Its good so far you get both perspectives - the sons and the mothers.

[Sangita]

Reading The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch. It's kind of compelling, keeps you bound to read until the end, a bit gothic and dark. Almost like a dark version of Sleeping Beauty.