gandpsmommy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'm at an impasse where I can't seem to be able to find a good book to get into, which is appalling for me. I need ideas. So, what are you reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 In honor of banned book week I'm reading Catcher in the Rye again...I'm also reading the Care and Keeping of Husbands and am getting ready to start The Lost Symbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just read Water for Elephants, which was amazing. Slightly gritty, but amazing. I'm just starting City of Thieves for my book club - we'll see how that goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The Lost Symbol - pure fluff I know but I really needing to get back on track with reading and this was a motivating way to do it. My reading train jumped track somewhere back along week 32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 All Quiet on the Western Front. Just finished SWB's Though the Darkness Hide Thee and Rosemond's Teen-Proofing. Next up are Animal Farm and The Metamorphosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The Great Gatsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis And Bellwether by Connie Willis. It's good but To Say Nothing of the Dog by Willis was more thoroughly enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just finished <i>Count Down</i> (Steve Olson), which is about the International Mathematics Olympiad. I'm about to start <i>So Sexy So Soon</i> (about the oversexualization of childhood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just read Water for Elephants, which was amazing. Slightly gritty, but amazing. I read that one last week. It was very good! I'm reading Still Alice right now and it's one of those books I can't put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) I recently finished: Jacquelyn Mitchard's sequel to Deep End of the Ocean called No Time to Wave Goodbye. It wasn't that good. Seems like it was rushed or thrown together just to wrap up what happened to the characters. John Hart's The Last Child -- great mystery book, set in NC, about a boy whose sister disappears. Rereading A Breath of Snow & Ashes by Gabaldon in preparation for reading Echo in the Bone. ETA: I finished a series of mysteries/crime novels by Kate Atkinson. Case Histories, One Good Turn, When WIll THere be Good News. Great books, read in order. Edited September 30, 2009 by unsinkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 All Quiet on the Western Front. Just finished SWB's Though the Darkness Hide Thee and Rosemond's Teen-Proofing. Next up are Animal Farm and The Metamorphosis. I have had a hankering to reread Kafka of late. "The Metamorphosis" and 'The Trial' are two long ago favorites. I'm savoring 'My Life in France' by Julia Child. Loving it. I've also just started 'The Power of Less' by Leo Babauta. I could use some lighthearted and engrossing fiction suggestions. Nothing much is grabbing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears. I saw this on a BBC list of 100 books that everyone should read and wondered why I had never heard of Iain Pears. Great historical mystery. I look forward to reading other books by the author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwithboys Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just finished reading Watcher in the Woods, by Robert Liparulo and am currently reading Green, by Ted Dekker. Here is a link to my Fall Into Reading list on my blog: http://homeschoolcrumbs.blogspot.com/2009/09/fall-into-reading.html#links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The Psychologist as Detective Intake and Assessment Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy :lol: Between homeschooling and my school, my outside reading is severely limited. I am, slowly, reading Prayer by Richard Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am on the waiting list at the library, (40 day wait) for Tears of Pearls by Tasha Alexander. It is the 4th in her Lady Emily series. The other books in the series include: And Only to Deceive, A Poisoned Season, and A Fatal Waltz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff in TX Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am finishing up my second round of 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel I read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 This Just In by Bob Schieffer and No Impact Man by Colin Beavan. I'm still reading Farm City by Novella Carpenter. All are good reads, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just finished: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (heartbreaking & horrifying, unusual, yet lovely & wonderful) The Alchemist (so-so; not really my cup of tea) Just starting: The Help Marco Polo: from Venice to Xanadu On my library waiting list: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Shadow of the Wind The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolash Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Re-reading Emma and Bringing Up Boys by Dobson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just finished Twenties Girl (Sophie Kinsella) and The Good Earth (Buck). Working my way through The Captain's Verses, by Pablo Neruda. Next on my list is Love in the Time of Cholera, but I am sooo tempted to read The Time Traveler's Wife again... :D BTW, I loved Water for Elephants. Did you read the author's note at the end? Very interesting :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am currently reading David Ebershoff's The 19th Wife. I just finished Picking Cotton. What an incredible story that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just finished The Bookseller of Kabul - it was depressing as all get, but a very good read. Currently I'm reading Reading the Bible Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg. I love his books. And Eat Pray Love - I never read it when it first came out, but picked it up for free at the library this summer and finally got around to reading it. After The Bookseller of Kabul, it is just what I needed to read. ;) I'm on the wait list at the library (8th in line) for Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer - I really enjoy his books and this one looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am reading Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber. It's fascinating yet sad all the baloney she went through to become acceptable as the Dauphine to the French monarchy. Poor girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am reading Alexander McCall Smith's The Lost Art of Gratitude. He is the author of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agencies books and this is one from his series set in Edinburgh. Other things I have out and will be reading is a whole slew of mysteries involving gardens. (I love gardens and gardening and love mysteries). I do miss being in a book club and am thinking of starting one up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 While we were on vacation, I read a couple Agatha Christies, The Hummingbird's Daughter, B!tch Creek (a mystery set in the Maine woods), another novel whose name escapes me, and Angels and Demons. Now that I'm home in my real life: Medical Herbalism, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis Study Guide. Gripping.:bored: BUT! Audrey Niffenegger's new book, Her Fearful Symmetry, came out yesterday, so I might start stalking that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am reading The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson. It is the follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'm not reading any books right now. Most of my daily reading has been school related, this board, or an "economic" website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I've officially shelved The Outlander (Gabaldon) after only 58 pages. I just can't get into it. So, I'm wading through The Lost Symbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'm currently reading Madame Bovary. I recently finished The Omnivore's Dilemma which I think everyone should read. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Into the Green by Charles de Lint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I just finished The Omnivore's Dilemma and Freakonomics. I picked The Mists of Avalon back up. Something about fall makes me want to read fantasy/medieval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 All Sharon Kay Penman, all the time. I finished the Henry II and Eleanor trilogy (though she's working on a fourth, with Richard) a couple weeks ago and am now finishing The Sunne in Splendour (Richard III). Here Be Dragons, the first book of her Wales trilogy is in the wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just starting Brave New World for book club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just got Book of Names to get started on today. Also reading slowly through Holiness of God by Sproul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 My emails. But when I get time I grab a few more pages of The Harsh Truth About the Public Schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Not sure of your reading tastes but my current reads are... Almost finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Really good, highly recommend it. Recently started Possession by AS Byatt. Not what I expected, mostly good, boring in parts. Halfway through audio version of Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. I... uuhhh.... don't recommend it. I'm reading the series because a friend and my dd have asked me to. I think they regret it now after hearing all my complaints about the writing. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Green by Ted Dekker (for my book club -- we have already read Red, Black and White). It's weird...way weirder than the other ones. I think he believes himself to be a modern day C.S. Lewis or Tolkien, but he's not. He's just weird. Can I say WEIRD one more time in this post?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I like it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I am reading The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson. It is the follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I read about 40 pages of this & found I couldn't get into it. Should I give it another try? How long into the book before it gets good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 The Art of Education by Linda Dobson and Real Education by Charles Murray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Liveship Traders trilogy by Robin Hobb. But I recommend you start at the Farseer Trilogy. If you like medieval type fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 So far, I like it. IMO, it's not meant to be a work of theology, but sort of an allegory of how God works in our lives and how much He loves each of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I am reading the Mathew Bartholomew Chronicles by Susanna Gregory. They are a medieval mystery series of about 15 books (I'm on book 10). My problem is, when I get attached to a character I find it hard to let them go, so I tend to look for books that are series. Also, I have an obsession with historical mystery novels. Especially those that take place in medieval times (my favorite time period). I am an obsessive reader and I am constantly searching for unread historical novels. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I have my eye on the Matthew Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom next , they are about a hunchback lawyer during the reign of Henry VIII. Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Does it count if I'm not reading it for myself??? (I can't remember the last time I read something because *I* wanted to read it.) I'm pre-reading Tale of Desperaux. It's the book dd wants to read next. Okay... I admit... I've got a few Disney Guidebooks on my nightstand. (planning a trip to WDW) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I had just finished re-reading Julie & Julia, and one of the books she recommended in the back was "Toast" by Nigel Slater, a British food writer. He talks about his childhood, mainly in its relation to food and the memories connected with food, including his mother's death. Loved it. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I am reading Trouble by Kate Christensen (she is the author of The Great Man, a fantastic book!), A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, and some works by John Muir (Ken Burns National Parks series has inspired me) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyL Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm enjoying The Count of Monte Cristo and Worship:The Golden Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I like it so far. I LOVED this book! :) I am reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. I read it YEARS ago as an assignment. I am reading it for pleasure, new translation...and really enjoying it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Just finished The Scarlet Pimpernel The Princess Diaires Now on to: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread, for Banned Books Week Challenge) The Count of Monte Cristo Julie and Julia (reread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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