NanceXToo Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 What book did you read last, what book are you currently reading, and what book will you read next? The last book I read was: Hit List by Laurel K. Hamilton (latest in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series). The book I am currently reading is: The Help by Kathryn Stockett. The book I plan to read next is: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (the third in the series- I loved the first two, waiting for this one to be available at my library). And just for fun, most recent Read Aloud in my house was: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. Your turn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last - Little Women and The Millionaire Next Door (simultaneously) Current - Uncle Tom's Cabin and Taming the Mind Next - Pride and Prejudice... because I felt like a total outcast during SWB's conference sessions. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last- George RR Martin's A Feast for Crows. Currently Reading- George RR Martin's A Dance With Dragons Next- ? (I just read books on a whim. Whatever suits my fancy at the time, though I'm open to suggestions.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The last book I read was The Count of Monte Cristo (by, ??? Dumas....) The current book I am reading is -- none. wow. How weird. The next book I'll read is probably Gulliver's Travels, or else Otto of the Silver Hand. Or I'll re-read Harry Potter Deathly Hallows after we see the final movie. Something like that. No recent read-aloud, unless you count If you give a mouse a cookie... which I read every night to my youngest. The older boys are reading enough on their own that I kind of dropped read alouds..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I just finished Jane Eyre. It was my favorite book in high school and I wanted to see if I still liked it. I did. Right now I'm reading The Scarlet Pimpernel and for fun Ptolemy's Gate I don't know what I'll read next. I was going to read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr Hyde and switched to The Scarlet Pimpernel as a pre-read for ds. I'll probably return to Jekyl and Hyde next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Last: Rainbow's End by Martha Grimes and 1984 by Orwell Current: almost finished with The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K.Chesterton Next: Don Quixote I have a selection on non-fiction going currently but the above are my fiction selections. Edited July 13, 2011 by CynthiaOK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The New Road to Serfdom Current: The Hounds of Baskerville & The Way the World Works Next: ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (yuck) Now- The Sixth Man by David Baldacci Next- still trying to decide :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Leigh Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Williamsburg Before & After (LOVED it!), The Air I Breathe, Louie Giglio Current: TWTM (about 100 pages in) Next: Huge stack waiting... not sure which I'll dive into first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Speaks the Nightbird Current: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Next: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller (although, this may jump to the current list if my self-control fails) Current Read Alouds: Chamber of Secrets (bedtime with 7yo), The Secret Garden (with boys), Sophie's World (with girls), Ender's Game (at lunch time), and The Two Towers (with dh when he's available) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom - Second in a series and Moonstone (I all ways have at least 2 books going) Current: 1984 and Deadheads - 7th in the Dalziel and Pascoe series Next: What is Reformed Theology by R. C. Sproul and Until We Have Face by C. S. Lewis I am also listening to the Hamish Macbeth series whilst I knit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Grapes of Wrath and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Current: The Jungle and Square Root of -1, An Imaginary Tale Next: Killer Angels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (yuck) Now- The Sixth Man by David Baldacci Next- still trying to decide :tongue_smilie: So glad it wasn't in my head! I just couldn't get into that one. I kept falling asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - loved it! Currently: Page After Page: Discover the Confidence and Passion You Need to Start Writing and Keep Writing (No Matter What!), by Heather Sellers - it's okay Next: Undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Cronus Chronicles by Anne Ursu Current: Mysterious Benedict Society Next: Fire Thief by Terry Deary (read the 1st ch last night & it was dreadful, so maybe not...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Dr. Doolittle (Childrens adapted version) Current: The Looking Glass Wars - Beddor Next: Probably Seeing Redd - Beddor I needed some light reading to go with my school prep stuff for fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Story of Painting by Sister Wendy Current: Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin Next: Unscientific America, How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future by Christ Mooney Oh, and though not books, I've been absolutely devouring National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler when they arrive - so have the kids! It's a bit of a problem because it's making us long for, dream of, travel to places we can't afford. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last - Pride & Prejudice Current - Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies; Persuasion; and Sense & Sensibility Next - I should really finish Acedia & Me or 10 Ways to Destroy the Imagination of your Child Read Alouds: Breakfast: Tales from The Odyssey (Part 2) by Osborne Lunch: Trumpet of the Swan by White Dinner: The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Just finished: several alphabet mysteries by Sue Grafton (ahhh! reading in my imaginary beach chair!) and preread The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler (adorable--fun voice, fresh take on the 12 Dancing Princesses) Currently reading: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, by Timothy Keller (love it so far) Next up: I don't know! ack!!! the pressure! Suddenly feeling an urge to reread Ender's Game, so I might do that. Read alouds: Working through The Little Prince (the pop-up version, have you seen this?! this is the reason pop-ups were invented. Wow), and The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Jane Eyre, and The Core by Leigh Bortins Current: TWTM, and Parenting with Love and Logic Next: finish Plato's The Republic Read aloud: just finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, started Charlie and the glass elevator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: 1984 (haven't read this since 8th grade. I was surprised to see how many of my colloquialisms are actually derived from this book, like 'thought police'. It was very interesting to consider when it was written, and what the worldview was at that time.) Current: Hiroshima by Ronald Takaki--I bought this last weekend at an Obon festival. It's interesting in a train wreck in slow motion kind of way. and A Room With a View Future: Maybe "Brave New World"--I originally read this with 1984, so I'll probably do it that way again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Help (Stockett) (Well, right after The Help, I started Bossypants (Tina Fey), but only made it about a third of the way in before I decided to shelve it as an annoying waste of time instead of funny). Current: One Thousand Gifts (Voskamp) Next: Think (Piper) Right before The Help, I read Half Broke Horses and The Glass Castle. These books were all worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: God's Universe Now: The Danger Box Next: Rose Cottage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Escape by Jessop. FLDS cult escapee Current: The Housing Boom and Bust by Sowell. Next: looking for some great fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Blink - Malcolm Gladwell Current: I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of your 2-to-5 Year Old (can't remember author names) Next: And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie -- Current Read Alouds: The Boxcar Children (during playtime), Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (just with DS3), whatever picture books become the weekly obsession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Poet and the Murderer and The Kitchen House Current: The Facebook Effect and The Glass Castle Next: Growing up Bin Ladin and In a Dry Season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funmamacita Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Absorbent Mind (Montessori) Current: A Discovery of Witches (Harkness) Next: (rereading) The Truth in Painting (Derrida) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - loved it! I loved this book, too! Last: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (loved this. I just got the movie from Netflix) Current: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Next: Not sure. Either another Jules Verne (I have 3 waiting for me), another Sherlock Holmes, or The House of Seven Gables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Current: The Ship Breaker Next: ? I've got tons of stuff out from the library and on my Kindle, but I'm not sure what I'll read next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry (ugh.) Current: Safely Home by Randy Alcorn (wow and love) Next: ??? Maybe continue with the Iliad, unless something else moseys onto my nightstand, lol. Read Aloud: Charlotte's Web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I loved this book, too! Last: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (loved this. I just got the movie from Netflix) Current: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Next: Not sure. Either another Jules Verne (I have 3 waiting for me), another Sherlock Holmes, or The House of Seven Gables. I love, love, love, Jules Verne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Last: The Pursuit of Happiness, Douglas Kennedy Current: Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, Maile Meloy Next: Man in the Dark, Paul Auster Edited July 13, 2011 by LeslieAnneLevine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (*really* enjoyed that, thanks for the rec here!) Current: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. I'm enthralled already. Next: Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchel Zuckoff ("A true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of WWII") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Epitaph for a Peach by David Mas Masumoto Current: Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sumee Next: Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz (another passenger on the plane finished it and offered it to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Last book: Choosing to See, by Mary Beth Chapman. Current: Northanger Abbey, the only Austen novel I haven't read before. Next: The Help. Edited July 13, 2011 by Shannon831 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvasMom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Jane Eyre, The Book Whisperer, and The End of Education Current: Moby Dick and Global Girlfriends Next: Uncle Tom's Cabin plus whatever interesting book I happen to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last - Last Light by Terri Blackstock Current - Deconstructing Penguins by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone Next - The Shakespeare Stealer series by Gary Blackwood Then - The Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean, The Hawk and the Dove trilogy by Penelope Wilcock, Do Hard Things by Alex Harris Eventually - Black by Ted Dekker, How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, and many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill Now: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and In Front of God and Everybody (The Confessions of April Grace) by K.D. McCrite Next: The Pastor's Wife by Jennifer Allee or The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper or maybe Invisible by Lorna McCourtney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Many66 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) The last book I read: "The Help" (wonderful by the way) I am currently reading: " Water for Elephants" Next book : "The Marva Collins' Way" (Returning to Excellence in Education) and currently "listening to" on audio while house cleaning: Janet Evanovich's "One For The Money" & Dr. Laura's "Parenting by Proxy" * By the way, The Help on audio was fantastic !! They use 4 different actresses to play out the various parts and it was the best audio I ever heard done ( with the various voices that is). I highly recommend listening to it, it is like listening to a stage play and it is Awesome !! * I have a HUGE TBR (to be read) pile that grows daily ! Edited July 13, 2011 by Momma2Many66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm loving this list. I'll have to go back through with my library website open. :) Last: June Bug: Murder-By-Month (Jess Lourey) Current: Heartless (Anne Elizabeth Stengl) Next: Not sure! I have 100+ to read on my Nook (all free!) and I usually just pick something that sounds good. I'm debating on breaking down and buying a couple Beverly Lewis books that I really want to read. (The problem with free books, sometimes they'll get you hooked on a series!) Audio: The Fires of Heaven (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series - Book #5) - I've read this series a couple of times. The audio is really well done, and it keeps me focused on my house work! Read Alouds: Black Ships Before Troy & The Secret Garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Hunger Games Current: The Core and Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus Next: Either The Secret Garden or Fever 1793 or both at the same time Read aloud: Charlotte's Web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: I honestly cannot remember. Current: Blackwood Farm (Ann Rice) Next: North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Just finished Icefire by Chris D'Lacey and Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey Currently reading Ambassador's Mission by Trudi Canavan Next in pile Dragon's Time by Todd and Anne McCaffrey, Fire Star by Chris D'Lacey, and Magicker Chronicles books 3&4 by Emily Drake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel. Current: The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love & Acceptance by John Trent & Gary Smalley. Next: Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson. I keep hearing about this book so when I came across it at the library I decided it was time to finally read it. I'm dubious about the premise but want to judge for myself after reading his arguments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Just finished Icefire by Chris D'Lacey and Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey Currently reading Ambassador's Mission by Trudi Canavan Next in pile Dragon's Time by Todd and Anne McCaffrey, Fire Star by Chris D'Lacey, and Magicker Chronicles books 3&4 by Emily Drake. I haven't met anyone who has heard of Mercedes Lackey IRL. She lives around the corner from us. She gave my dh an autographed copy of one of her books. I haven't read it...the cover looks kind of creepy. What do you think of her books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachaheart Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 recently finished: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See currently: reading Emma and parts of Herodotus' Histories, listening to Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding next: undecided...Perhaps I will have some ideas after reading the other responses. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Harry Potter book 4 :001_smile: Current: waiting for library to deliver I Love You Phillip Morris Next: I have a stack of books to read or maybe Harry Potter book 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Blue House Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton Current: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Eagan Next: The Glass Room by Simon Mawer or Olive Kitteridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 What book did you read last, what book are you currently reading, and what book will you read next? The last book I read was: Hit List by Laurel K. Hamilton (latest in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series). The book I am currently reading is: The Help by Kathryn Stockett. The book I plan to read next is: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (the third in the series- I loved the first two, waiting for this one to be available at my library). And just for fun, most recent Read Aloud in my house was: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. Your turn! :lol: Haha! The book I just finished was Hit List by Laurel K. Hamilton The book I am currently reading is (for my bookclub): The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I'm looking forward to the movie also. The book I plan to read next is: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Apparently we have similar tastes. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnick in nc Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last: Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers Current: The Iliad Next: Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs. I recently discovered the show Bones, and I'm curious to see if I like the books as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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