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Right now I am about twenty pages intoNight in the Lonesome October by Richard Laymon. I started with .Cuts (IT WAS OK), .The Traveling Vampire Show (LOVED), now I am moving onto this. I don't know what started the Richard Laymon kick. Will probably move onto something else for a bit after this one.
I am currently reading Matched by Ally condie and i have to say im having a hard time trying to get into it. I dnt know if anyone else can relate to me?? But just not being able to read it in a day which is usually how long it takes me to read a book has made me wonder if it will be worthwhile by the end of the book because so far im on page 271 and im still not feeling it.Matched
I'm reading Matchedand i have to say that I'm not really enjoying reading it... i don't know if I'm the only one who didn't like it as much but I'm wondering now if i should continue on reading the series in hopes of it maybe getting better but as of now I'm questioning it.
Currently I am reading Lincoln: A Photobiography. It is a Newbery award winner. My goal is to read all of the Newbery award winners. So far it is pretty good for a nonfiction book. I typically don't like nonfiction since it is difficult to stay focused when reading nonfiction.
Currently reading American Gods i like it so far, also reading 6 other books in rotation as well as The Invisibles, Vol. 1: Say You Want a Revolution which is probably the best graphic novel i've ever read...so far.
i've been enjoying reading John Grisham books lately. i jist cant decide which one to start next. i shouldn't have put soo many on my nook at once, to many to choose from. loved the client, the painted house, and the street lawyer soo far. (sorry dont know how to do the linkys thingys, i'm on my phone)
Per the suggestion of the amazing nerds at my local bookstore I am reading Ready Player One which is full of gaming & 80's nostalgia. Totally in love with the main character.And I am also reading John Dies at the End, this book has me grossing out, scared at demonic agendas and laughing out loud at the immature locker room type jokes.
Riona wrote: "I'm reading another Christopher Moore, A Dirty Job - will probably finish it today or tomorrow. I'm also slowly working my way through Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell with another group, but I'm only..."Totally loved Dirty Jobs by Christopher Moore
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters BY Matt Ridley
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And I am also reading ..."
ZOMG. I loved John Dies at the End. Your bookstore sounds awesome!
I finished the short story When Sysadmins Ruled The World last night. Not Doctorow's finest work, but okay.
I also finished Lady of Devices. More fun, but not amazing. Review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I'm part way through four others, including Slaughterhouse-Five for the first CR Group Read, starting 30 June. Also, Derek is going to be picking out a book for me to read for the Apocalypse Whenever Group's Book Challenge.
I've also had a bunch of books I ordered turn up at once, including Iron Council & Ghosts. Plus Blackout should be here any day now, which I may drop everything else for. Phew! So...many...books.....!
*Just a reminder to everyone-Please use the book title links in your posts. Kthx :)
At the moment I am finishing Kushiel's Dart. I also am reading (slowly) Kindred and I am in to several Comic Book series such as 100 Bullets, Vol. 1: First Shot, Last Call
Sheena Rose wrote: "At the moment I am finishing Kushiel's Dart. I also am reading (slowly) Kindred and I am in to several Comic Book series such as 100 Bullets, Vol. 1: First Shot, Last Call"I loved Kindred.
Starting Sense and Sensibility. I absolutely adore Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice, so I feel like I should read all of Jane Austen's novels (there's only six, it's not like it's a huge committment).
Just finished The Andromeda Strain, yesterday I read through The Road, the day before finished A Dance With Dragons (not in one day like the other two).The Road was pretty visceral. It left me feeling upset and drained. I loved it. Then I read a Michael Crichton book because that always distracts me for like 12 hours.
I just started The Fault in Our Stars. I've been putting it off because it sounds so powerfully sad. Not that being powerfully sad is a bad thing, I just don't want my roommate to see me cry over the Kindle or anything.
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
A book of essays. About reading.
Let's just say it's definitely not something I would have picked up on my own!
As usual I'm reading too many books: I just started Sexing the Cherry which is beautifully written (at least on the two pages I've read!) and American Gods which is a little dry stylistically - so far at least - but I'm only up to pg. 13 and I've heard good things, so gonna give it time. I'm about half way through The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence, pretty damned awesome both for a general overview of how things got to where they are now, and for fascinating profiles of crazy mofos like Mobutu and Haile Selassie. Also about half way through Another Country which is stylistically and structurally magnificent, and thematically pretty ahead of its time and still confronting and relevant. About a quarter of the way into Nick Cave's first novel And the Ass Saw the Angel but kinda stalled, as it is written with a built in Southern drawl that just doesn't work, and is distracting to me.pfft, anyway, I should finish Another Country soon, and I'll let y'all know what I think.
I loved both Sexing the Cherry and American Gods. Ruby - that book of essays sounds good! You'll have to let us know what you think.
I'm still working on The Yiddish Policemen's Union.
I'm still working on The Yiddish Policemen's Union."I was enjoying that book so much, and then I left it on the bus. GAH! How are you finding it?
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My partner read it and liked it, and I'm really keen to read it, but last time I went to pick it up he told me about a Nick Cave interview he saw. Apparently Nick wrote it during his trashy German period and literally sat there with a thesaurus purposefully putting in the biggest and most interesting words he could find. It really bothers me just knowing that!
Being Australian, I also cringe at the thought of him trying to pull off a US southern drawl. Trying to write accents you don't really know never works!
I loved American Gods, BTW.
Riona - I'll let you know how it goes. Having spent all day trying to source a copy (my fault for not having used the library service here before), I am somewhat less than enthused! That's the point of a book challenge though - being pushed to try something I wouldn't normally read. And Derek has pretty good taste :)
Riona: that's good to hear! I have a hard time with it because I read most often on the bus, and I find its not an appropriate bus read. Too gory, makes me cringe at times. But I stick with it and I am hoping to get through it in one good sit.
Joseph wrote: "As usual I'm reading too many books: I just started Sexing the Cherry which is beautifully written (at least on the two pages I've read!) and American Gods which is a little dry stylistically - so ..."I also enjoyed American Gods. I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan. His writing is dry but I find, that he usually has good pay offs at the end of his stories.
Vlad wrote: "Ruby wrote: "I finished reading Perdido Street Station yesterday and am totally obsessed with China Miéville right now. Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...-..."I just ordered Perdido Street Station and I am looking forward to reading it. Thanks!
Mercelle wrote: "I'm reading Matchedand i have to say that I'm not really enjoying reading it... i don't know if I'm the only one who didn't like it as much but I'm wondering now if i should continue on reading the..."If you are not feeling it for Matcheddo not continue. I liked it but then really did not care for Crossed at all. It takes turns going back and forth in the two character's points of view. It got tiresome.
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I hope you love it as much as I did. There was something really magical about that one for me.
Valerie wrote:I just ordered Perdido Street Station and I am looking forward to reading it. Thanks! "As am I! I ordered mine this morning, along with The Scar, I can't wait to have it. I've been reading some reviews and it looks like just what I'm in the mood for :D I hope I didnt just commit educational suicide, as my exams are coming up :P
Just added Dawn of the Dreadfuls. To my current reading list and Slaughterhouse-Five. I just finished John Dies at the End which I LOVED, now impatiently awaiting the sequel
Lights OutJust finished this. I can't seem to get out of the post apocolyptic rut I am in. Thinking of starting Red Planet by Heinlein.
I am reading The Magician King by Lev Grossman. It is WAY better than the first in the series, The Magicians. I am almost done, but I think Grossman is setting me up for a sequel. Sigh.It is billed as the adult Harry Potter, but I don't think it quite rises to that height. :)
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Re Slaughterhouse-Five: Excellent! This should be a great group read.
Re John Dies at the End: If you're looking for more by the cracked.com writers (like I was when I finished that one), I loved Rx - Episode 1: The Blackouts by Robert Brockway. Problem being, he's serialised it and part two is nowhere to be seen yet. Sigh.
So sorry. I forgot the rule about the links. I am reading The Magician King. Just finished The Magicians.
Mary Anne wrote: "So sorry. I forgot the rule about the links. I am reading The Magician King. Just finished The Magicians."I agree with you . I loved the second one, especially all of the background on Julia. You will not be disappointed. There will be a third one. It is set up to be a trilogy.
I have just finished Wolves of the Calla and I am currently reading The Scorch Trialsas my current YA choice as well as House of Leaves. House of Leaves looks to be quite an undertaking.
I just finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Brief review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I think I may start Annabel next. Or possibly Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Hmmm, always a tough choice!
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Dying to read House of Leaves, but it's one of those "I have to have a hardcopy" books I think. And I can't afford another BookDepository order this month!
at the moment i am racing through an ARC to try to get my review in before the 6/5 release date...What Comes Next...12 chapters in and it is very good....
this for a BOM selection for another book club i follow, because i dearly love this book and have not read now in many years...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
and this one because there has been so much hype, and because i participate in the lifestyle and feel i have to check out the treatment of it...
Fifty Shades of Grey
Ruby wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I have just finished Wolves of the Calla and I am currently reading The Scorch Trialsas my current YA choice as well as House of Leaves. House of Leaves looks to be quite an underta..."I know the feeling. I am spending so much money right now. I am a teacher out for summer and I always go nuts at this time. I have a big paperback copy that is actually in very good shape. I was shocked when it came in the mail. HUGE!
Finished reading Waiting for Allah and have started reading Dialogues of Plato: The Apology of Socrates Crito Phaedo Protagoras
Stephanie wrote: "I'm working my way through The Kite Runner for school, but it truly is fascinating. However, I am getting started on Victory of Eagles, which I am definitely excited to be reading!"I loved The Kite Runner!
I'm taking a journey into my birth year for a challenge in another group. Starting with The Witches, which was an unfamiliar Roald Dahl title to me, but so far is a fun kid read. I'll continue with Pet Sematary, Christine, Phantoms, Alanna: The First Adventure, and Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Jordan wrote: "I'm about halfway through The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. It has been an eerily revealing analysis of human nature. Dr. Zimbardo argues that most people are not inheren..."I checked that title out from the library awhile ago, but I hadn't gotten around to it, hopefully that will change soon. You're description has gotten me excited. I was a sociology major in college, so the subject has appealed to me since my first class on deviant behavior.
I agree with you . I loved the second one, especially all of the bac..."Totally shocked at the ending. Totally.
Currently I'm getting to the middle of The Catcher in the Rye and although I'm liking the main character train-of-thought, his way of talking is really annoying. everyone is "old whats-his-name" and that kind of thing. Until now I don´t see what made it an internationally acclaimed classic tho, honestly. But its a good read so far.
Also started on Slaughterhouse-Five yesterday, I bought the kindle version. I went to the summer book fair thats taking place here this month, and asked around in hopes of buying it. Sadly, Slaughterhouse 5 has been sold-out without reposition for 30 years now, here in Portugal. Wow. xD I did get some good deals on a couple of other books, to make up for it :D
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Started: An Object of Beauty on audiobook. Yay!
Still reading on kindle: The Origin by Wilette Youkey....I like its potential but I'm not sure I'm really liking where it's going... I'll slog through it though.
Lined up: The Fall