What are you reading? August 2012

[Ronald]

Just getting the new month started early.

[Ronald]

Starting it has been three days in town and our heros are already in trouble. ;-)

I would have sworn book #3 was written like the final book in the set.

[Melanie]

I just finished last night before bed. I was talking to a friend and she said that Fifty Shades of Gray was self-published whereas publishers actually got invovled in the second and third book and I could definately tell the difference. There was only one line that made me cringe. "Liam McConnell I wonder where he is from" - uh, Ana aren't you suppose to be a HUGE fan of British literature? There was more plot in this book than just wanting and then not sure if she should be with Christian. I actually want to to finish the trilogy rather than dread it. I like to be in the hype.

[Ronald]

Finished the western and will start reading soon.

[Mike]

Pratchett and Baxter are two authors I have a lot of trouble with the concept of them collaborating. Pratchett is very satirical in his writings, and Baxter tends to be overwhelmingly serious. I can't recall anything by Baxter I have read that has made me laugh. I find it hard to believe they could find any common ground.

[Ronald]

So far except for one great quote the story is not funny. It is depressingly serious. The main character is kind of an ass or seriously depressed / anti-social.

[Melanie]

I'm listening to while working on spreadsheets at work. I finished listening to but want to finish skimming the book to ensure I caught it all.

I'm hoping to finish and before I leave for STL8 early Thursday morning.

[Bill]

I confess during the past 16 days I've been absorbed in watching every moment of the Olympics and let my reading take a back burner. Now that they've ended I can give my televison a rest for the forseeable future and pick up where I left off with books. I can finally begin The Elegance of the Hedgehog

[Mike]

I finished my last book, and have begun re-reading , which I originally began the Wheel of Time series with. But a lot of people have told me the prequel is best read in publication order, so I am doing that now that I've read all the installments that were released before it.

[Jocelyn]

Both the "second" books I've been waiting impatiently for have come into the library at the same time! Catching Fire & A Clash of Kings...
Starting with Catching Fire as I read Hunger Games in a Day so figure it will be a quick read. I still haven't finished the 3rd book in the "effed up" Mr. Grey series cause it sucks so bad. No pun intended.

[Melanie]

I'm currently reading and enjoying it. I'm really surprised that it is written by an American. There is really dry British humor, and I can't help but smile when I read it.

[Melanie]

I loved Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. It was well written and was just a relaxing read. Yes, the girl that bungee jumps from a hot air balloon likes to relax too.

This was a selection for a library book club called So Many Books So Little Time. We are meeting on Sunday.

[Melanie]

My regular book club is reading . I'm only in page 13 but it is a fictional account on Frank Lloyd Wright and the woman he left his wife for told mainly from her view point. Very few positive reviews, so I'm happy that I have as my next book to read after Loving Frank.

[Bill]

Has this ever happened to you? I stopped at the library to get something to read, and realized I had forgotten to make note of what books from my "To read" list were available. So I did a browse of the
Fiction and pulled While England Sleeps mainly because I was familiar with the author & had read some of his other work.

[Melanie]

I've been known to pull up Goodreads or Shelfari to see what is next. Right now I'm dictated by book clubs and previous requests I've made.

[Mike]

Never even heard of Shelfari, is that the same as Goodreads?

[Melanie]

Shelfari is driven more by Amazon. I like both for different reasons. Shelfari will display your book like it is on a book shelf. They have or you can edit characters, locations, quotes, etc. Goodreads is great for lists. I do like the groups over here more.

[Melanie]

Just finished Loving Frank. I didn't like it while I was reading it, but the way it end was satisfying so i can look back on it not being a waste of time. I really didn't connect with either Frank or Mamah.

Now I'm going to read a book for the Humanities Council with the topic on the Middle East. We are starting with

[Mike]

I finished New Spring last night. It's amazing how much stuff you can notice in a prequel when you read it in publication order, compared to the order it takes place. Now I've moved on to some Terry Pratchett with

[Bill]

Sometimes a book you've read merely by chance, with no preconceived notions, turns out to be a gem. I just finished
and by far it is the best work I've read in a very long while. The characters will stay with me for some time. I will definitely look for other books by the author.