jmgconner Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I haven't seen one of these threads lately. I just finished reading Wicked. I liked it. I think I need to read it again for the atheist/soul deeper meaning stuff. :001_huh: But now I have no problems going to see the musical. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Last night, I finished Twisted, by Andrea Kane. It was excellent if you like serial killer mysteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just finished Atwood's The Robber Bride yesterday. I started Sheri Tepper's A Plague of Angels this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just picked up Bleak House at Borders last night. I'm very excited about diving into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm reading One Hundred Years of Solitude, so far so good. Plus I'm reading an easy abridged verson of the Iliad before I tackle the beast next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The End of Manners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 which I am very much enjoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFP Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just finished Walter de la Mare's The Return. Just started Tana French's The Likeness. Next in line: Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall. (Dana, Haven Kimmel left a comment on my blog last week.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Stolen Innocence finally came in at the library, so that's what I'm working on now. I've also got the new LCC & WWE from the library, but think I'll have to turn them back in before I get finished (I requested the library order these, and someone else already has them on hold. Hrmph.). I finished up Sundays in America and that was an interesting read. I didn't agree with many of the author's conclusions (some made me downright sad), but it was fascinating to get a peak into such a variety of churches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey in MA Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am enjoying both, but I am a painfully slow reader! It could be another couple of months before I'm done. My problem is concentration - I can't read in 10 min. snippets. I must have chunks of time to get into it and build up my speed in that session. But that doesn't happen much around this house! ;-p Stacey in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Art of the Public Grovel by someone named Susan something ;) (will finish it tonight!) and Year of Wonder by G. Brooks (her Story of the Book was fantastic!) and, of course, my Aubrey/Maturin series again (Ionian Mission) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Pride and Prejudice -- very slowly, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just finished Walter de la Mare's The Return. Just started Tana French's The Likeness. Next in line: Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall. (Dana, Haven Kimmel left a comment on my blog last week.) NO WAY! You are trying to steal my friend:) I'm going over to look right now, and her comment better be, "How's your really cool friend Dana doing these days?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just finished Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFP Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'll send you the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 John Adams, by David McCullough, and I just received (yay!) Susan's The History of the Ancient World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The unabridged Les Miserables. If ever an author needed an editor . . . The funny thing is, he *knows* he's putting in tangents left and right. ". . . the reader will pardon us another little digression; foreign to the object of this book but characteristic and useful . . . " His rants against monasticism are down-right poetic, but I could have easily skipped the 50+ page blow-by-blow retelling of the Battle of Waterloo, whose only purpose in the book seems to have been showing us that the innkeeper picked pockets of the dead and dying in the aftermath of the battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 For me, I'm reading No Name by Wilkie Collins. (I went through The Moonstone and The Woman in White over the summer and just needed more!) I'm also reading ahead in my son's assigned stuff. So, this week, I'm working through Genesis in the New International Version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just finished reading Armadale by Wilike Collins. It's a better book than Woman in White or The Moonstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I've started, but not getting very far on Little Women. I also just started Prayer that Works by Jill Briscoe. John Adams, by David McCullough, and I just received (yay!) Susan's The History of the Ancient World. I just bought Susan's book, too. It is looming over my desk in all it's glory. I'm not ready to tackle that one yet. If you think of it, let me know how John Adams is. I recently tried 1776 and couldn't get into it, but was interested in reading some of his other works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just finished Madame Bovary, which I was surprised to find quite excellent, am going through Tom Sawyer prepping it and have my eye on Walden and Civil Disobedience to prep next (which I obviously should have read before Tom Sawyer:glare:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raders Fan Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I love history, and the story of this horse and the time period is absolutely fascinating and very well written. I never would have guessed that an animal would have had more coverage in the press in 1938 than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatt2mama Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm currently reading Stephanie Meyers' Breaking Dawn. I read the first three, so it seems silly not to finish the series. I'm divided on them though-there are things about the stories that I love, but I really dislike the main character and much of what the subtext communicates to teen girls. I just finished Watchmen however-my first graphic novel, very much a departure for me. It was really, really interesting, and if you can take some violent/disturbing content, then I would recommend it-it's pretty thought-provoking for something considered to be "pulp" fiction. I also just finished Born to Buy which is AWESOME and highly recommended for all parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am reading St. Augustine's Confessions, Instruments in a Redeemer's Hand by Paul Tripp, and lots of textbooks related to school work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 If you think of it, let me know how John Adams is. I recently tried 1776 and couldn't get into it, but was interested in reading some of his other works. I'm only 100pgs in, but I'm already completely engrossed. I liked 1776 a lot, but I'm finding John Adams to be a much more enjoyable read. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 These threads are always dangerous for me. I just know by tomorrow I'll have another long list of must reads :D I'm currently reading Innocence of Father Brown by GK CHesterton. I tried listening to it on audio d/l but it was literally sending me to sleep. Zzzzzz. After having listened to one of the tales 3 times over and still not remembering even one part of it, I've decided to set aside the headphones and read it the old fashioned way. *lol* I'm finishing up My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. It's been a fun read and I've enjoyed it. And for the RIP III reading challenge I'm reading The Ghost Writer by John Harwood. I'm having a difficult time staying interested in it but I plan to keep trying for a few more days, or pages... or yawns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeke Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just started The War for Children's Minds by Stephen Law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book. I've really been working on non-Western literature and being surprised by how easy it is to reach across centuries and cultures, with the help of a good translation. This one is like reading a gossip column, but the gossip of more than a thousand years ago. Some things never change. Also, struggling through Le Cid, in French, by Corneille. Since they eliminated AP French Lit, I thought I'd do it on our own in a few years, just using the reading lists. Oh man, rhyming couplets...wooofffff. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just finished In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker. I've now started The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. I'm also working through The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, as well as a couple of math and logic books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just finished Bonk by Mary Roach and I am now on to The Great Man by Kate Christensen, which is amazing so far. I am already dreading the end. I love this thread, about once a month I get ideas to add to my reading list.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The Sovereignty of God, by A.W. Pink. Reading Little Women out loud to the girls, as well as a few other books for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. Just finished reading Charlotte's Web aloud again. Of course I had to fight to keep it together when Charlotte died all alone :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 It's in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. It was a decent read but by no means a favorite. I am listening on audio to an unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo -- it is very good but if I am not concentrating on listening I need to back up from time to time. It is ridiculously long - probably 35 or 40 hours worth. My iPod has been a good companion as I have been slashing and hauling weeds and stacking wood these past weeks. When the cold weather sets in I intend to read some more Wilkie Collins -- I adored The Woman in White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela in TN Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just picked up Seabiscuit: An American Legend from the library yesterday. I'm on a horse kick. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have three books left to finish on my 888 list, and these are: Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather) Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk I'm also listening to As I Lay Dieing by William Faulkner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Last night I started re-reading an annual favorite: Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own Reading through this thread, methinks I need to shelve my constant rotation of annual favorites to see what else is out there that I'm missing out on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have three books left to finish on my 888 list, and these are: Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather) Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk I'm also listening to As I Lay Dieing by William Faulkner Mindy - I need to cry on your shoulder! I lost my 888 list when my hard drive failed. It was my only record of what I have been reading since Jan. I can recreate it - sort of - but not completely. I can't remember all that I've read - and I can't remember what's left to read. I don't know if I would have finished all the books this year but I was steadily working on it! :nopity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have been slogging through Sophie's World by Gaarder. I like the book very much. It isn't a book, though, that you can just pick up and skim through. Hence, the slowness. I think my next three books are going to be pure fluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Mindy - I need to cry on your shoulder! I lost my 888 list when my hard drive failed. It was my only record of what I have been reading since Jan. I can recreate it - sort of - but not completely. I can't remember all that I've read - and I can't remember what's left to read. I don't know if I would have finished all the books this year but I was steadily working on it! :nopity: Oh that really stinks!!!! Note to self....back up computer!! By the way, I keep my reading lists on a blog that noone except me has the address to. It wouldn't be interesting for anyone else to look it over, but it is a secure place to keep it so that I can have a record I won't lose. I also keep the kids' lists on there too. Sorry about your list!! That would be so frustrating. But, I'm sure you probably lost many worse things that that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels Great book - nothing earth shattering, but I'm getting a neat picture of the significance of culture as I read the Gospels. Plus, I'm hoping it will give me fodder for our TOG discussions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 One is about the heroes of the Revolution. (It's been temporarily misplaced and I can't remember the exact title:()The author states that over the years the work of the big name heroes has been placed on the back burner in favor of the lesser-known heroes. Ironically, the other book, which I picked up first, is The Shoemaker and the Tea Party. About a shoemaker and his influence in the Revolution. Tea Party? ;) Aggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just finished Murder at the Water Gate by Margaret Truman (didn't care for it much) and The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell (this was more of the light entertainment I was looking for). I am now reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales to myself, and The Great Turkey Walk to ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The last novel I read was Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Not a literary masterpiece by any means but a good story and a fun, fast read. My cousin and I had a readathon day at her house last month and both finished it (and a box of donuts) in one day. :001_smile: Right now I'm reading For the Children's Sake. And I'm reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to DH. He won't read fiction on his own. We're 6 chapters in, reading one chapter a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I haven't seen one of these threads lately. I just finished reading Wicked. I liked it. I think I need to read it again for the atheist/soul deeper meaning stuff. :001_huh: But now I have no problems going to see the musical. :D I'm almost done with Wicked. I can't wait to come here and discuss it when I finish. I have about 50 pages left. I like it well enough, but his style is kind of overwrought for me. I'm not sure that I'd read any of his other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narnian Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I've just about finished reading William Wallace: Brave Heart, James MacKay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The unabridged Les Miserables. If ever an author needed an editor . . . The funny thing is, he *knows* he's putting in tangents left and right. ". . . the reader will pardon us another little digression; foreign to the object of this book but characteristic and useful . . . " His rants against monasticism are down-right poetic, but I could have easily skipped the 50+ page blow-by-blow retelling of the Battle of Waterloo, whose only purpose in the book seems to have been showing us that the innkeeper picked pockets of the dead and dying in the aftermath of the battle. Melinda, Which translation are you reading? My daughter and I started out with one translation which was analogous to slogging through mud. We switched to the translation by Norman Denny and were amazed at the difference! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in S'pore Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just finished Benson Bobrick's Wide as the Waters, about the English Bible, and am now reading (more like plodding through) Diarmaid MacCulloch's Reformation. After all that seriousness, I have a P.G. Wodehouse book, Leave it to Psmith, waiting to be read next! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I finished The Pillars of the Earth (Follett) last night, and began Left to Tell (Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust) (Ilibagiza) today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 It's a better book than Woman in White Is Woman in White scary? I've always heard it's such a good book, but I isn't it a ghost story? I don't do well at all with books about ghosts, demons etc. Too much suspense is hard on me too. I love suspense, but I have a hard time separating myself when I read sometimes! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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