Heather in Neverland Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I need some new titles to ponder. I am reading "Same Kind of DIfferent as Me" and you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Looking forward to this thread. I need a new book. Recently finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Are you enjoying Same Kind of Different as Me? I loved that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just finished Freakonomics (meh) and Catching Fire (thumbs up). Just started The Help, and after 13 pages can tell this is going to be a great read. And I get my brand new Kindle tomorrow! Woohoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just finished Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. Fascinating, convicting, and deeply common-sense. I told dh he is required to read it too. :D Just before that I really enjoyed My Life in France, by Julia Child. She is delightful! Lovely, light reading about an interesting woman and wonderful French culture. I now have a deep, heartfelt need to try cooking something French. :) While I did enjoy the movie Julie and Julia, I found the bits of the book that I read to be crass and not nearly as much fun as either the movie or My Life in France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just finished Freakonomics (meh) and Catching Fire (thumbs up). Just started The Help, and after 13 pages can tell this is going to be a great read. And I get my brand new Kindle tomorrow! Woohoo! One of the best books I've read. Really enjoyed the characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Nothing new here, but I'm almost finished with To Kill a Mockingbird, and our current read-aloud is Sign of the Beaver. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) I'm currently reading Vanished Smile, about the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. The writing is breezy and I'm learning a lot, so I'd give it a thumbs up. Edited January 29, 2010 by Melinda in VT Corrected the name of the book. :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtb1999 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I am about to dig into Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality. For fiction, I am currently reading The Seance by John Harwood. I am digging it so far. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodallmomma Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'm reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility, Homeschooling the Child with ADD, and (guilty pleasure) Vampire Diaries bk1. I just got Praying God's Word by Beth Moore in the mail today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I am desperately trying to finish Beowulf. I want to just quit, but I finished Moby Dick so I can finish any book. Darnit. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 King Lear (for school) and Autism's False Prophets by Paul Offit. I'm finding the latter very, very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Maya by Jostein Gaarder. I didn't like Sophie's World, but think I ought to try it again now I'm older, but I have liked some of his others though the endings are never as good as I think they should be. I didn't realise he'd written so many so I'm intending to read more. I've just borrowed a bunch of Jackie French's gardening books though, so I must divert. Dh is on a bit of a greenie roll so I'd like to help keep it going :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Parents with Broken Hearts (helpful to me as the parent of a grown wayward child). Put down The Everything Menopause Book (there's more helpful books out there, I'm sure). Enjoying The Magician's Elephant with my youngest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Manalive by Chesterton w/the reading group here. Now I have to pre read Uncle Toms CAbin. I hope there is not a lot of violence in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I just finished When You Reach Me. Nice book. I felt like a kid again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) I'm reading Mary: The Birth Giver of God by St. John Maximovitch. Very interesting. The veneration of Mary is new to our faith experience, so I'm having some "huh!" moments. To the kids I'm reading The Big Goose and The Little White Duck by Meindert Dejong. Edited January 29, 2010 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm reading The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks (2nd book in the Sword of Shannara series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I just finished The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals. I love anything by or about Merton, so I was sad when I finished this one. And have begun The Divine Comedy. I've never read it before and I'm going to really happy when I move from hell to purgatory. Holy cow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy at Home Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 1776 by David McCullough Just finished: The Book Thief - excellent Still Alice - poignant and inspiring Sarah's Key - very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I need permission to drop this from ds's eighth grade reading list I think. I hated it and found it dull and preachy the first time around and guess what? It's still dull and preachy. Also Les Miserables. Anyone else finished this?? I love the story so much, but it is so long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm reading Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage. And, I'm doing The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes as a read aloud with ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 The Bible I Want to Enjoy My Children - Brandt & Skinner Parenting with No Regrets - Katherine Hickem Can you detect a theme here? :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Also Les Miserables. Anyone else finished this?? I love the story so much, but it is so long! The new translation is on my bookshelf, just daring me to jump in and start it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I am reading a few things right now - Patriot's History of the United State - just ok so far Perrines Poetry (Sound/Sense) - loving it! Families Where Grace is in Place - very good for this semi-recovering control freak! Just finished O Pioneers! and I was surprised at how big it was, considering how short it was...if that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 I LOVED The Help and The Book Thief. Same Kind of Different as Me is really good so far. I also read book 1 and 2 of the Outlander series and they were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSICAinMD Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. Fascinating, convicting, and deeply common-sense. I told dh he is required to read it too. :D Just before that I really enjoyed My Life in France, by Julia Child. She is delightful! Lovely, light reading about an interesting woman and wonderful French culture. I now have a deep, heartfelt need to try cooking something French. :) While I did enjoy the movie Julie and Julia, I found the bits of the book that I read to be crass and not nearly as much fun as either the movie or My Life in France. :iagree: I am reading Julie and Julia. I am finding it to be crass and not as light hearted as the movie. I just finished My Life in France. (I liked it the tone of My Life in France much more than Julie and Julia.) I am also reading A Passion for Mathematics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Tonight or tomorrow I should finish up Nurture Shock by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman. Then I'll start up Made To Stick by Chip Heath. Then I'll be due for some fluff, I think. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I need some new titles to ponder. I am reading "Same Kind of DIfferent as Me" and you? I am reading Outlander...by recommendation of some ladies on this board. I love the writing style. The book is kinda weird. Not sure who the good guys are...not sure if i really care...but it is definitely a "Survivor" book. Not really sure where the graphic scenes came in that I read about here...yeah there was some, but nothing too too.....KWIM? Anyway, I have been tired and not really very focused , so this has been a kind of "take my mind off it all" read and I am not sure I paid really good attention to the nuances of the novel. it was fun...sort of like watching a "made for TV" movie. ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey. I delayed starting school for 2 hours this morning while I read....:tongue_smilie: Leanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Protecting the Gift, ala board recommendations. Am finally reading Pride & Prejudice for the first time. :blushing: Also have the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency thing started, because I thought I'd heard of it here. Boy does that thing start slow. (I'm only on p2, lol.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Les Mis is one of my favourite books ever! Not that I feel the need to read it often ;) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Animal Farm. Doing Man Without a Country. I need permission to drop this from ds's eighth grade reading list I think. I hated it and found it dull and preachy the first time around and guess what? It's still dull and preachy. You have my permission! Also Les Miserables. Anyone else finished this?? I love the story so much, but it is so long! My oldest and I both read this when she was in 9th grade. I'd given her the choice of a couple of shorter classics or Les Miserables but she chose the latter being a big fan of Les Mis. Which translation do you have? The first translation we had made it seem as though we were slogging through mud. We were so happy when we came upon another translation that made the reading so much more pleasurable. The translation we liked was by Norman Denny. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse by Mim Eichler Rivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I read The Invention of Hugo Cabret last night and I'm reading The Wednesday Wars right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Emma I'm trying to see which move is most accurate :D Blessings! Dorinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Finished this week: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (loved it) and Habits of the Mind by James Sire (very good.) I am now reading Surprised by Joy by Lewis and Grace-Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I just finished Fahrenheit 451. It was a great book. My dd is reading it for school, and I had never read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey. I delayed starting school for 2 hours this morning while I read....:tongue_smilie: Leanna Oooh! That looks good. I'm adding it to my list. (My very, very long list... which doesn't include the books sitting in my very, very tall piles. :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Seabold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I need permission to drop this from ds's eighth grade reading list I think. I hated it and found it dull and preachy the first time around and guess what? It's still dull and preachy. Also Les Miserables. Anyone else finished this?? I love the story so much, but it is so long! I read this in 2008. I finished it, but DH had to listen to a lot of grumbling about Hugo's need for an editor. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I really enjoyed Same Kind of Different As Me. I just wanted to bring Denver home and feed him. I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which was fabulous. I'm finishing up Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell right now and it is eye-opening to say the least. I just started The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet last night. It's had a bit of a slow start, but we'll see if it picks up. It is supposed to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Looking forward to this thread. I need a new book. Recently finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Are you enjoying Same Kind of Different as Me? I loved that book. I loved The Guernsey Literary... Society. I just finished it the other day, and I'm very sad because I adore the characters. I can't believe they are fictional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Loving - Loving Frank!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Freakonomics (meh) and Catching Fire (thumbs up). Just started The Help, and after 13 pages can tell this is going to be a great read. And I get my brand new Kindle tomorrow! Woohoo! It's killing me because I'm number 30 on the library waitlist for The Help. I think I"m going to have to break down and buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just finished Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. Fascinating, convicting, and deeply common-sense. Agree, agree, agree! And also doable. His writing is engageing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I just started reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Am finally reading Pride & Prejudice for the first time. :blushing: I'm sooooo jealous! It's my absolute favorite book of all time, and I've read it at least twice a year or more for the last 15 years. I wish it was my first time again. :001_wub: I'm reading The Gospel According to Tokien, and The Steel Wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 It's the Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 For myself, I'm reading Don Quixote. I expected it to be dreary. It's hysterical! With our Japanese student, I am reading Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. She's reading it in her English classes this term. For my daughter, I am reading Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years. To the boys I am reading Charlotte's Web. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 It's the Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee translation. I Googled Lee Fahnestock for more information and found that she is a contemporary translator. The initial (mud-slogging) translation of Les Miserables that we'd attempted was by a translator who was contemporaneous with Hugo. I suspect your translation will be fine. (... or you could always try the Denny one!) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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