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What are you reading currently?

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 13,291 Member
    I absolutely LOVE Terry Brooks' Shannara series, but I didn't like his Landover series. Be interested to hear how this new series shapes up.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    Doing another Thursday Next book. If you've read too many English novels, Jasper Fforde has the series for you!
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    While I had no internet connection over the entire weekend I read Stephen King's newest novel Fairy Tale. It was 4 stars.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    While I had no internet connection over the entire weekend I read Stephen King's newest novel Fairy Tale. It was 4 stars.

    THANK HEAVENS WE DON'T NEED INTERNET TO KEEP READING!
  • Btrflydog
    Btrflydog Posts: 1,515 Member
    While I had no internet connection over the entire weekend I read Stephen King's newest novel Fairy Tale. It was 4 stars.

    I finished it last night - gave it 5 stars. It had the same feel as the one he wrote a long time ago- The Eyes of the Dragon. I loved that one as well.

    Now reading - The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham. It's the one I won on GoodReads.
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Btrflydog wrote: »
    While I had no internet connection over the entire weekend I read Stephen King's newest novel Fairy Tale. It was 4 stars.

    I finished it last night - gave it 5 stars. It had the same feel as the one he wrote a long time ago- The Eyes of the Dragon. I loved that one as well.

    Now reading - The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham. It's the one I won on GoodReads.

    Be sure to review it on Goodreads, I made the mistake of not reading or reviewing a book I won there and didn't win again for a looooong time. I have won twice, one was a personalized signed copy of a book, I made sure to review that one. I think in the fine print somewhere when you enter they say they want you to review it.

    I'm reading the next Grishaverse book by Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars. I am also finally watching the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix. I'm glad I read the first 2 series before the show, so I can follow what is going on with Alina's story and Kaz's which alternate in the show.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    A friend recommended Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe so I'm moving it up on my to-read list.
  • Btrflydog
    Btrflydog Posts: 1,515 Member
    I've seen that in the contest rules as well. I'll have to remember to. It's not something I often do and mine are fairly short. I hate spoilers.



  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Btrflydog wrote: »
    I've seen that in the contest rules as well. I'll have to remember to. It's not something I often do and mine are fairly short. I hate spoilers.



    That is why I don't leave reviews, or read them before a book. Also, I reviewed a book once and criticized the author's ignorant views on mental illnesses and he berated me with cursing in the comments! I deleted the comment and I think I turned commenting off on my reviews after that. That was at Goodreads, I try not to take it personally but I decided that reviews were mostly a waste of my time.

    I have been offline for the most part for 16 days due to a broken internet service provider. We got a new one tonight, it is 20 times faster for half the price. I should be back and able to concentrate on reading once again. I'm still finishing King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo and should be done Thursday. In the meantime I read Kill All Happies by Rachel Cohn on audiobook.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    Glad you're back!!
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    3 stars for Star Wars: Padawan by Kiersten White. Now reading Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig.
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    The Princess and the Scoundrel (Star Wars) by Beth Revis. I sense a theme lately...
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Family of Liars (We Were Liars #0) by E. Lockhart
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Family of Liars (We Were Liars #0) by E. Lockhart

    Highly recommend. If you read and liked We Were Liars, it does spoil that book somewhat but it was a long while ago that I read that one and I didn't remember much of it (other than I enjoyed it a lot). It wasn't necessary to have a working memory of book 1 to enjoy the prequel.
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Something Wicked This Way Comes

    by Ray Bradbury
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    The Innocent Man by John Grisham
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Refugee by Alan Gratz
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    Starting Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    I'm just finishing up Empire's End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3) by Chuck Wendig. What will be next? The sky is the limit. I have a couple of books in mind, but might change it before I get there...
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    The Iceman (WW II Navy book 5) by P.T. Deutermann was very good.

    Now I am reading a Kindle Unlimited western selection, The Chuckwagon Trail by William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag
  • Btrflydog
    Btrflydog Posts: 1,515 Member
    Finally finished Boys from Biloxi - 3.5* rounded up because I usually like John Grisham more than I did this book. Part of it might have been my recent reading slump, but most of it was I just didn't connect with the characters. Did manage to leave a short review since I won it on Goodreads.

    Now reading a silly little book - The Vampire Knitting Club. I started it just to have something to do while sitting in the salon having my hair colored. It's entertaining so far - a nice little mental floss after all the gangsters.
  • Btrflydog
    Btrflydog Posts: 1,515 Member
    Family of Liars (We Were Liars #0) by E. Lockhart

    Glad to see your comments on Family of Liars. I actually read We Were Liars not long before this one came out. It's been sitting on my TBR pile because I didn't want it to take away from a book that I really enjoyed.
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)
    by Leigh Bardugo
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
  • Btrflydog
    Btrflydog Posts: 1,515 Member
    The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
  • Catfish_Fan
    Catfish_Fan Posts: 550 Member
    FitMary202 wrote: »
    The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

    I loved it, but it was tragic, full of dramatically tragic moments. An Orchestra of Minorities by that same author was the same way, I loved them both. Some people find it depressing.

    I'm reading A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean. I will pause when I get to the "other stories" because my hold on Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard came in today at the library and I only get 2 weeks on that one.
  • FitMary202
    FitMary202 Posts: 1,735 Member
    The Fishermen is so well written that it's heartbreaking....
    I'll need something "light" next. Hope The Bangalore Dectective Club by Harini Nagendra fits that bill.