What are you reading currently?

stufie

The Litigators by John Grisham. I work in a law firm so it's particularly interesting.

I work in a law firm too and love Grisham

Have you read it? It's interesting to see how the lawyers are portrayed vs. the lawyers at our firm.

LuckyLeprechaun

And, just 48 short hours later, I'm reading Catching Fire (Hunger Games book2 )

Not gonna even try to go to bed tonight, I'm not going to lie.

ajbeans

I have to say, after reading the Hunger Games trilogy, everything else on my Nook seems lame and I can't get into anything new. :sad:

AliceIsRunning

The Litigators by John Grisham. I work in a law firm so it's particularly interesting.

I work in a law firm too and love Grisham

Have you read it? It's interesting to see how the lawyers are portrayed vs. the lawyers at our firm.

No, I haven't read this one, but I'm definitely putting it on my list

monih10

I have just started reading "Dismembered" by Susan D. Mustafa and Sue Isreal. It's about the murders of a serial killer. Not my usual "cup of tea", but it caught my attention......have read many good reviews about the book....it's crazy and scary to think about what goes on in the minds of these killers!!

Dismembered by Susan D. Mustafa and Sue Israel (July 2011)
By Kim Cantrell– July 6, 2011
Share 2/3 Great Earns 4/5 Stars
Review by Kim Cantrell

Sean Vincent Gillis seemed to be just the average boy next door. To most, anyway. Some neighbors would later say that something was always a little strange about him.

Sean had been born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and continued to live there, in his mother’s home, even after Yvonne took a job and moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

And that’s when trouble begin.

It began with the elderly Ann Bryan being killed in her assisted living apartment. Next, Hardee Moseley Schmidt was murdered while jogging around her affluent neighborhood.

Suddenly prostitutes in Baton Rouge’s seedy areas were disappearing at an alarming rate. And, even more terrifying, women were being attacked, raped and murdered in the safety of their own homes.

Police soon came to realize that they had not only one serial killer in Baton Rouge, but three!

Fortunately, the hunt for one killer came to a halt with the arrest of Derrick Lee Todd but police were still racing against the clock to catch the others.

All the while, Sean Gillis watched the news reports, laughed to himself, and boldly carried on.

Eventually his arrogance and sloppiness would catch up with him and Sean would find himself face to face with the investigators at whom he had laughed.

And what he had to tell police would shock, disgust and downright appall even the most seasoned of homicide detectives!

Susan D. Mustafa and Sue Israel provided the scoop on Derrick Todd in their 2009 true crime Blood Bath, now they bring us the story of Sean Gillis with their newest book (released yesterday) appropriately and simply titled Dismembered.

Louisiana made national headlines when Katrina blew in, but the worst storms were brewing long before the deadly hurricane was born in the Gulf.

This book is extremely detailed, even making my stomach turn at times. For two-thirds of the book, I waived between being unable to wanting to retch but being unable to put the book down, then after the arrest it just flopped.

At this point, Dismembered became mostly repetitious. Now, in all fairness, the authors did toss in some diction about how Sean’s girlfriend was managing, his correspondence with the girlfriend’s new live in boyfriend, his parent’s coping strategies, and his new found religion – but it was rather tedious and, most frequently, didn’t contribute to the overall story.

Because it is the only book available on Sean Gillis and provides thorough details, I would give Dismembered 4 out of 5 stars. Get rid of some of the crud and I can say that it could easily be a 5 star book.

deporee

I'm into Christrian Fiction! I'm currently reading "Abiding Hope" by Angela Benson. It's pretty good. It's the second book in Genesis House series.

woou

I have to say, after reading the Hunger Games trilogy, everything else on my Nook seems lame and I can't get into anything new. :sad:

Yup. Felt the same way for a while. Try Divergent or the Outsider series.

Just_Dot

As a Colorado native, knowing police officers who were on scene, I just couldn't read Lamb's book.

I'm reading The Infernals, The Sherriff of Yrnameer, and The Son of Neptune.

Just_Dot

I have to say, after reading the Hunger Games trilogy, everything else on my Nook seems lame and I can't get into anything new. :sad:

Yup. Felt the same way for a while. Try Divergent or the Outsider series.

Try The Maze Runner...very good!

ajbeans

I have to say, after reading the Hunger Games trilogy, everything else on my Nook seems lame and I can't get into anything new. :sad:

Yup. Felt the same way for a while. Try Divergent or the Outsider series.

Try The Maze Runner...very good!

Thanks for the suggestions! I saw Maze Runner in Barnes and Noble this evening -- I was going around taking photos of covers so I could put them on my Nook wishlist. I'll look at the others as well.

capaxinfiniti

I'm reading The Hangman's Daughter. I've had it on my kindle for a while now but I never got around to reading it because I always got distracted. I had just finished this little kindle novella called Dead(ish). It was okay, a lot of crude humor, definitely not for everyone. But hey, it was free.

I'm definitely getting Water for Elephants though. I didn't watch the movie because I definitely wanted to read the book though. The previews made it look like it would be a movie that sticks with the book.

Dory_42

I'm reading Inheritance, the final book in the Eragon series. Since Christmas, I have read all 13 books in the 39 Clues (series 1 and first 2 of series 2), first 2 Kane Chronicles and first 2 Heroes of Olympus series and first 2 of Skulduggary Pleasant series... I still have the next 4 Skulduggary, all three Hunger Games, Books 4 & 5 of Song of Fire & Ice and 5 of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel series to go!

girl_afraid82

I'm reading a few things at the moment...

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
The Girl Who Lept Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui

Just about to start Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, and maybe Norwegian Wood, again by Murakami.

Wind Up Bird Chronicle is starting to drag a bit to be honest... I'm almost done with it, and usually love Murakami books, but this one goes off on a tangent so much that I just want it to end!

ChelsitaBonita

I strongly recommend The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, The Hunger Games, The Wicked trilogy, The Book Theif! Im currently finishing the last book of the Hunger Games trilogy and it is extremely well done!

modine43

when i want a bit of light relief, i read the stephanie plum novels by janet evanovitch. they are funny you don't have to think reading them some times its nice to read books like that.book 1- 12 is good

Kaytee233

I just finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It's about 300(ish) pages, I finished it in one sitting. Seriously, so good! It had me laughing and crying at the same time!

ErrataCorrige

I just finished "All Clear" by Connie Willis. It was the conclusion to her earlier book, "Blackout". Fantastic, and highly recommended. They call her a science fiction author, but I think her stuff is much closer to historical fiction. Terrific reads, both of them.

rblair_22

Well, I left The Golden Compass behind when we went home for the holidays, so I started Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I couldn't put it down!! I loved it. Now I've given up on The Golden Compass entirely and have started The Power of Six.

I loved The Power of Six! It was a great sequel to I Am Number 4. I'm really hoping that there are more books in this series to come and I can't wait to read them! I just finished The Hunger Games Trilogy and couldn't put them down. It was a great series. One of my nieces friends suggested a book called Beautiful Creatures (the first in a new series) so I will be starting that one next.

jrsey86

I'm reading Youth by Joseph Conrad. I love his writing style...he's so good! I got a into War and Peace quite a bit, but was having trouble remembering all of the characters and their relationships to one another. I'll have to get a little notebook to keep track of things with that one. =P

The next book on my list is Watership Down...I've heard such great things about it and I can't wait to read it!

ajbeans

I am reading Napoleon's Pyramids right now. I really like it. It kind of reminds me of Indiana Jones in a weird way -- kind of kooky, a little actiony, some history, some adventure.

gillybumbler

I just finished the Dark Tower Series and LOVED it!! I can't wait for the new book to come out!

I just started The Regulators-Richard Bachman. So far it is really good.

deadgirl81

I'm currently reading "Dexter is Delicious" by Jeff Lindsay - I love the Dexter series and the books are brilliant as well.

Well written, bit more in-depth than the programme, with a few slight changes - but excellent non the less!

I also have "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell at home to start as soon as I'm finished Dexter

Lighann

Currently reading: Lothaire by Kresley Cole
Impatiently waiting for: Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (4 more days!!!)
On my Wishlist: The Game of Thrones Series

gillybumbler

I'm currently reading "Dexter is Delicious" by Jeff Lindsay - I love the Dexter series and the books are brilliant as well.

Well written, bit more in-depth than the programme, with a few slight changes - but excellent non the less!

I also have "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell at home to start as soon as I'm finished Dexter

I never knew the show was taken from a series of books!!! I can't wait to get started

psiren28

Currently re-reading 'Brave New World' - Aldous Huxley. Good stuff!

SMarie10

I'm trying to muddle through Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy... Went to the movie a few weeks ago, but I'm having difficulty getting hooked into the story.

Anyone ever read it, and if so did you like it?

peachNpunkin

I just opened "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson. I just finished reading Little Women. It was wonderful. I can't wait to delve into this one I just opened. I heard it is really good. But so far, I haven't read a James Patterson book I didn't like.

Dory_42

Skulduggery Pleasant series!!! Irish author, all about a skeleton detective who doesn't actually know why or how he is still alive!

psiren28

'Not the End of the World' - Christopher Brookmyre. My favourite writer du jour

catfish9

The Xanth series, by Piers Anthony. My girlfriend has the whole series, and I read the first book (A Spell for Chameleon) in a day. I'm on book two: The Source of Magic. They're a fun read; fantasy with magic and dragons and centaurs... I love it.