Topic: What are we reading/recently read/planning to read?
Topic Posted by: vh
Date Posted: Tue Feb 16 19:39:24 2010
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I haven't seen one of these topics in a while and am curious to know what is keeping everyones attention )always looking for new inspiration).
I am currently reading This Charming Man by Marian Keyes. It took me a while to get into (a bit more serious than her usual) but I'm absolutely loving it right now (Lola just accepted a ride to the cemetary/bottle bank). I need something light and this is hitting the spot.
I had to take a break from Trouble by Jessie Kellerman. He is a good writer (probably better than his father), but I just don't want to deal with all the blood/guts/life ruining stuff in there at the moment. I'm more than halfway through it and will get back to it one of these days.
I finished Mohawk by Richard Russo last week and loved it. He is my current favorite author and I love the way he writes. The characters are so real, so flawed; yet written in sucha way as to make them so lovable.
Not sure what is next up on my "to read" list...maybe you guys will inspire me.
Sigh. Must get back to folding laundry, otherwise it will sit for weeks or until I need the basket again for dirty clothes!
Posted by: Carissa Date posted: Thu Feb 18 13:01:56 2010
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I just finished a really good book called Larry's Kidney. It's the true story of a guy (the author) who goes to China with his dying cousin to try to find a kidney donor. Very interesting, brings up all sorts of ethical issues. The book is also hilarious in spots.
Oh, yeah, the dying cousin (unbeknowst to the author) also plans to pick up a mail-order bride while in China, lol.
It made me laugh and cry; honestly I thought it was one of the best books I've read in a while.
Now I'm reading The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It, about farming and organic gardening and a bunch of other stuff. I am going to plant my onions this afternoon using this guy's method (mixing them with carrots because they repeal each other's pests). This author died at age 90. There is a lot of good info in this book so I am actually considering PURCHASING it. I read 60-100 books per year, but almost all of them are from the library.
Posted by: GailJ Date posted: Thu Feb 18 11:18:53 2010
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I'm still trying to muddle my way thru Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's really not that bad BUT it's teeny tiny print and I can't see it that well. HOWever, I just ordered my new glasses so when they come in next week, maybe it will make it easier on me.
I just got my copy of Grand Opening by Jon Hassler. It's my book club's book of the month. I haven't been to my book club in about 4 months and decided to read this one and maybe join them Monday. I'm only about 50 pages in and it seems like it might be a fun, quick read. Then I'll get back to Atlas....
Posted by: JuMPer Date posted: Thu Feb 18 0:24:21 2010
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I usually don't have much on the reading list. BUT I have been reading a book, The LIFE OF WASHINGTON. It is a reprint of a book written in 1842 by Anna Reed.
We would be well served if elected officials had the integrity, tenacity, humbleness and wisdom of George Washington.
Posted by: vampyrslayer Date posted: Wed Feb 17 14:21:28 2010
Message: I am currently reading Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson, and after that I am starting the Percy Jackson books.
Posted by: sulla Date posted: Wed Feb 17 14:05:52 2010
Message: I just started Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, about the 2008 election.
Just read how the Dems couldn't back Hillary Clinton because they knew she couldn't beat the Reps bc of Bill not being able to keep it zipped. Sad.
Posted by: carmne Date posted: Tue Feb 16 23:49:03 2010
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i just got done with 805 pages of stephen king's the dome. did not care for the ending. i need to go back and reread it. it was a true SK book with the gore and sadness and quips and funny moments. i have to say i liked it 75-80%. it was hard to get started with ALL the character introductions but it was pretty good.
Posted by: auntie en Date posted: Tue Feb 16 23:00:28 2010
Message: I just spent the last 3 days reading Jane Eyre. Somehow i made it to age 40 with never having read that and I just finished it this afternoon. I am looking for some new books, so I am going to look up a couple mentioned here. I tend to read the same books my daughters read, because I like to know what they are reading and I truly enjoy juvenile/teen fiction, and I can read it in a few sittings and it is not too deep or too gory or depressing--when I read, I like to escape and have fun...at least at this point in my life. so I like the fluffy stuff. Jane Eyre was not fluffy, but I enjoyed it and it really impacted me. I will have to read it again after a while.
Posted by: Sephora Date posted: Tue Feb 16 22:06:58 2010
Message: OMG, vh!!! I'm reading This Charming Man too! What a coincidence :D I'm on page 336. As with all her books, I'm really liking it. I'm super curious as to who the woman is who is getting beaten. Don't tell me if you know!! lol I just love MK's writing style!
Posted by: bookworm Date posted: Tue Feb 16 21:53:01 2010
Message: I've read several Jonathan Kellerman books. They started off well, but lately they seem to be the same thing over and over again. I haven't read anything by Jesse.
I didn't know Richard Russo has a new book. That will be on my list.
I'm reading a Greg Illes book called The Devil's Punchbowl. It's about nefarious things happening in a casino near a small southern town. So far, so good.
Posted by: Holly Sarah Date posted: Tue Feb 16 21:26:09 2010
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I've been so busy lately working, working, working and going to concerts, lol, that I haven't had much time to read, but I did start rereading a book I really like.
It's "The Eight" by Katherine Neville.
Though this is more like what my copy looks like...
No clue what I'm reading next, so may take in some of the books you all list :)
Posted by: Bonk5 Date posted: Tue Feb 16 19:46:06 2010
Message: I have lots of books, I have started and not finished. I still need to finish the William Shatner autobiography.
I got for Xmas, the Sookie Stackhouse series of books. The TV show True Blood is based on them. Has to do with Sookie who can read minds and involved with one of the local Vampires. The Vamps as they are called have come out of hiding and want to live with the humans. (nights only, LOL) Some are trying to push for equality and some what to just stay hidden and in the coffin, so to speak, LOL
They are done in the first person, Sookie. Easy to read, light and fun, some scary moments.