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What are you currently reading?
At this exact moment?? I have several books I never finish but the one I am on currently is Kalayna Price's "Grave Memory".Although I just finished Deborah Harkness' "Shadow of Night", and it was awesome!!
I'm currently reading...
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Marija wrote: "
Sam"Ooo, how is it so far? :D
Faize wrote: "I tried reading It, but I stopped. No, not because I thought it was bad. I was actually really sucked into the book; but I got a used copy and there were pages ripped out!! MY. WORST. NIGHTMARE.T..."
It is painful to see isn't it? I know my books are loved hard esp as my 2 yr old loves "reading" them but I hate seeing people try to pass on to others books like that. I might have a copy of IT in my storage if you want me to look next time I am up that way I know it's rough but intact(I never share torn books- they stay with me until they are too far gone and then they are recycled to make new books one day I hope)
Titus214 wrote: "Dissolution by C.J. Sansom"I listened to (unabridged) Dissolution on audio and found it utterly fascinating. Very interesting to view Tudor England without Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn as major characters!
I'm currently re-reading Dhalgren Dhalgren. To my delight I'm enjoying it as much as first (and second) time round in my teens/20s. Delightfully strange, lots of depths to explore, much beautiful but impenetrable poetic writing.
Martha wrote: "Let me ask y'all a question: is it easy juggling so many books at once or is it easier to read one book at a time?"depends on the book. I tend to do it if the book I'm reading hits a slow patch and I need a little break before trying again.
Currently I'm reading The High Lord and Just After Sunset
I personally have several going at any given time. usually in different genres so easy to switch back and forth
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. And I gotta finish
for another group's BotM. Oh, and I am reading
this month for the Shoujo Manga Book Club. There are two challenges going on in that group right now, so I see a LOT of manga in my future:)
Currently reading
I read the first 2 in the series awhile ago & finally getting around to reading the rest now.
Right now I am working on our BOTM, still working on
and on Kindle I started
I am currently reading Looking For Alaska.
Matthew wrote: "i am reading physik by angie sagePhysik"Matthew I loved that series. I have 3 more to read I think, but will have to start over.
I'm slowly wading through
and loving
. I probably shouldn't be reading these simultaneously.
Since I liked The Kite Runner, I am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini :) I'm not finished, but it seems like the Kite Runner will be better
Martha wrote: "I am currently reading: 
I am addicted to this series, [bookcover:Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter] for our BOTM, 
as an ARR, [bookcover:DIES IRA..."I remember my brother reading the vampire academy series and I had been hesitant to try them since other than the Twilight series he'd never read anything else that wasn't illustrated so I was worried it was like those. And I for one despise the Twilight series. I liked Host but could not get past the third chapter in the others as it was so.....numbing to me.
Martha wrote: "Well I'm sorry to hear that. Personally i still love the Twilight Series. The Host one of my favorite books though. It's brilliant!"I enjoyed The Host which made my distaste for Twilight all the stronger. Maybe at my age I am too accustomed to my vampires not being sparkly little "teenagers" Give me Stoker King or Rice among others. The only man who "sparkled" that didn't make me cringe was jareth and he was not a vampire LOL
I am reading Catherine Anderson's Coming Up Roses.
I have read more modern vampire novels and get a kick out of them.....
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. Didn't like it so much. I also read
, which I loved. The anime for it is pretty awesome, too.Now I am working on
as an ARC. I still need to finish it. And I have to read
and review them, as I recieved them from a couple indie authors here on Goodreads. Oh, and I have to finish
too. Lot's to do!
Jessi wrote: "Marija wrote: " Sam"Ooo, how is it so far? :D"
I really liked it!Definately one of my favorite
Lara wrote: "I am currently reading Looking For Alaska."I loved it!
I just started reading I am Number Four and am a little sad I'll have to wait to read the next Kingkiller novel by Patrick Rothfuss, I really enjoyed The Wise Man's Fear.
and
I just started reading The Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel . I'm also re-reading some of John Saul's books.
I have been reading Thirteen Reasons Why and it is amazing.
I just began Gone Girl I'm very impressed at the writer's ability to write to character gender voice.
I just finished Kelley Armstrong's The Darkest Powers trilogy so I'm reading "Lost Voices" by Sarah Porter. The Trilogy was amazing. I wish there was more to it. <3
Lost Voices is still a little boring so far but I'm only on the first chapter.
I'm about half way through reading '50 Shades of Grey' I'm beginning to wish I hadn't started to be perfectly honest. I can see why this book hooked people in that weren't regular 'readers' to to speak, as the writing style is very fluid and easy to read but I'm still very disappointed.... Did anyone else feel this?
Alex wrote: "I have been reading Thirteen Reasons Why and it is amazing."I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????
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I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????"
It was kinda of so-so for me. I liked it, but I probably won't read it again.
I feel like she is a fabulous writer, and agree that it was very fluid. (I think Christian was overly wishy washy.) My husband assures me that it gets explained in the next book and we can begin to understand Christian better. I actually read it to see what all the hoopla was about. Really not my type of thing to read, but for those who do like this genre of writing will quite enjoy it.
Janie wrote: "I feel like she is a fabulous writer, and agree that it was very fluid. (I think Christian was overly wishy washy.) My husband assures me that it gets explained in the next book and we can begin to..."I think that her writing talent would probably be better exploited in a different genre maybe? But sometimes when Christian is talking my brain turns his voice into Alan Partridge's =P
Faize wrote: "Eleanor wrote: "Alex wrote: "I have been reading Thirteen Reasons Why and it is amazing."I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????"
It was kinda of so-so for me. I liked it, ..."
I think that If I can find it for cheap, I'll probably give it a go but probably won't go out of my way....
Eleanor wrote: "Alex wrote: "I have been reading Thirteen Reasons Why and it is amazing."I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????"
"Thirteen Reasons Why" made me angry. It's just about a girl blaming others for HER suicide... I understand she's not a real person and still want to shake her dead body till it knocks some sense into her.. >_>
Ariel wrote: "Eleanor wrote: "Alex wrote: "I have been reading Thirteen Reasons Why and it is amazing."
I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????"
"Thirteen Reasons Why" made me angry. It's..."
I haven't finished it yet, but I find it really intriguing. I am almost done with it but I see it more as just someone blaming their suicide on other people. You really have to dig deep and see the bigger picture and that is realizing the way someone can treat another person badly without even knowing what they did. But then again that is my opinion. I say give the book a try and develop your own opinion.
I really want to read this... But i've heard mixed reviews????"
"Thirteen Reasons Why" made me angry. It's..."
I haven't finished it yet, but I find it really intriguing. I am almost done with it but I see it more as just someone blaming their suicide on other people. You really have to dig deep and see the bigger picture and that is realizing the way someone can treat another person badly without even knowing what they did. But then again that is my opinion. I say give the book a try and develop your own opinion.
Yea. I know that's what they meant for the book and yea, I know bullying or whatever sucks because I've dealt with it all my life, but it was her choice to kill herself. I mean, I'm not dead and I've gone through much worse along with having a couple mental illnesses. Honestly, the concept is just a little too childish to me. That's all. Now, if she was abused or poor or something terrible had happened maybe I would understand but she's just an over dramatic little girl that couldn't handle the tiniest of normal high school problems... she puts up no fight.. she just takes the "easy" way out and kills herself.
Just speaking as a critical reader. Nothing against you if you like it.
http://readwithstyle.blogspot.com/201... This is a great blog about it.
Ariel wrote: "Yea. I know that's what they meant for the book and yea, I know bullying or whatever sucks because I've dealt with it all my life, but it was her choice to kill herself. I mean, I'm not dead and I'..."Thank you very much, i'll be sure to give the blogspot a read =)
I'm so excited: starting "Redshirts" tonight! Anyone else read it? (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...)Loved the interview w/him by Neal Conan on NPR (archive here if you want a listen: http://www.npr.org/2012/07/12/1566694...)
Richard wrote: "I just began Gone Girl I'm very impressed at the writer's ability to write to character gender voice."You're right - she does a wonderful job capturing all the different voices - even the two within one character. I really enjoyed it (was my 1st book by her).
Looking forward to reading your review when you finish.
The other day I started
Thought it would be a quickie to read while I'm waiting for a book I really want to read in the post lol So far, I'm about halfway through & I pretty much have a meh kind of oppinion about it. It's okay, but sure won't be going on my favs list.
I have just finished re reading The Grimm's Fairytales and my reason was to extract the underlying messages that have been embedded in the text. The imbedded messages range from how to handle tyranny, oppression and survival to the comfort of knowing there is a way to discuss the fight to survive without being punished for it.
I'm reading "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" & I'm really enjoying it! I haven't seen the movie, but I'm told the book is much better.
Eleanor wrote: "I'm about half way through reading '50 Shades of Grey' I'm beginning to wish I hadn't started to be perfectly honest. I can see why this book hooked people in that weren't regular 'readers' to to s..."My father in law bought and read it for that reason. He said he liked it but I haven't borrowed it to try yet
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That's a good series."
Have you read all 7?