What are you currently reading?

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  • suziblues2000
    suziblues2000 Posts: 515 Member
    Just finished: The Glass Castle, a Memoir by Jeanette Walls.

    Wow, what a story! I recommend this book to anybody who likes to read about people, families (this was a very disfunctional family) and beating the odds.

    oh yeah, I'm reading, You On A Diet right now. Kind of boring, but lots and lots of good info.
  • icaruscanfly
    icaruscanfly Posts: 4 Member
    The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by Deepak Chopra. This is the first time I've ever read anything like this and I love it. I usually read Judy Picoult, Anita Shreve....fiction but this book is amazing!
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    I'm reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Or, at least pretending to, it's been weighing my back down for weeks. I bring it to work with me to read at lunch, but go for my 45 minute walk instead.

    i was disappointed in this one. : (

    i'm going to start Hunger by Sharman Russel... then attempt The Stand by Stephen King.

    I read The Stand my senior year in highschool when the movie miniseries came out (which btw is fairly accurate to the book and dern good). Amazing book.
  • cbnorris
    cbnorris Posts: 204 Member
    "The Time Traveler's Wife"- I want to read the book before I see the movie.
    "Eat, Pray, Love"- Self searching time.
    "Percy Jackson-The Last Olympian"- The last book of a GREAT series, really enjoyed this :)

    I've read the first two. I absolutely LOVE Eat, Pray, Love. Sounds like we may have similar taste in books, I may have to check out Percy Jackson.


    I, too, also have Pride Prejudice and Zombies on my shelf waiting to read. :laugh:

    And to the lady reading Charlene Harris, I just love those books. The 9th one should be coming in the mail in the next week. I forced myself to hold out until it came out on paperback. The 10th one comes out in hardback in May. I don't think I'll be able to wait for paperback this time!

    And to all those who said Anita Blake, I've been meaning to read those. Keep looking on ebay for lots. I want to start at the beginning!
  • SammyLynn010
    SammyLynn010 Posts: 293 Member
    I am currently reading "Shiver" ... I've heard wonderful things about on www.goodreads.com ... Nursing School is killing me with NCLEX review so...I'm on hold for reading at the moment! haha

    So is it as good as my daughter tells me???? LOL (I suppose I could finally open it up and find out!) :blushing:



    So far it's really good... I haven't made it but like 60 or 70 pages. The writing style of this book is different from the ones I've read lately. I think it will end up being just as good as everyone says! lol
  • SammyLynn010
    SammyLynn010 Posts: 293 Member
    Just finished: The Glass Castle, a Memoir by Jeanette Walls.

    Wow, what a story! I recommend this book to anybody who likes to read about people, families (this was a very disfunctional family) and beating the odds.

    oh yeah, I'm reading, You On A Diet right now. Kind of boring, but lots and lots of good info.


    Was she from West Virginia, or am I think about another book? For some reason I was thinking that she was from WV.
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member


    And to the lady reading Charlene Harris, I just love those books. The 9th one should be coming in the mail in the next week. I forced myself to hold out until it came out on paperback. The 10th one comes out in hardback in May. I don't think I'll be able to wait for paperback this time!


    I am reading those too but I am waiting for the 4th one to come in at the library. I am sooo team Eric. :)
  • Vallandingham
    Vallandingham Posts: 2,177
    I am re reading "The Light at the End" by John M Skipp and Craig Spector for about the 10th time.

    It is THE best book I have ever read and I read about a book a week and have for over 40 years. I am currently looking for good books, but my favorite authors can't keep up, so I always fall back on a fave from my library. If you get the opportunity to read this one; do it. It is out of print, but I'm sure it's sitting somewhere in your local used book store.
  • paige2010
    paige2010 Posts: 29 Member
    The History of Sexuality Vol. 1 - Michel Foucault

    Buffy Series 8 graphic novels

    :)
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
    I'm reading Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann, second one in a series. I like reading books in a series because it gives me something to look forward to.
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    I'm reading Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann, second one in a series. I like reading books in a series because it gives me something to look forward to.

    I love Suzanne Brockmann. I have read all her books.
  • Breathe_Glamour
    Breathe_Glamour Posts: 136
    The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

    Jane's Career by Herbert De Lisser

    Doubt by Shanley
  • supercool111
    supercool111 Posts: 87
    I'm reading Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' at the moment. I'm only about 50 pages in (of 1250) but I'm really enjoying it. It's beautiful.
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    Just finished 'Heart Shaped Box", about a man who buys a ghost on ebay, awesome ending.....
    Now I am reading "Willow", about a cutter, and her struggles to overcome this horrible disease.. really good so far..
  • elf1590
    elf1590 Posts: 28
    i'm a huge YA fan, lately i read Rumors (the 2nd Luxe book) which i loved! then Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham, which was a good quick read. Then The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (i absolutely love Dessen's books! i've read 3 of hers so far and def plan to read more!) and now i'm reading Sweet Little Lies, the sequel to LA Candy by Lauren Conrad.

    btw, a great book website, if you're interested is www.shelfari.com it lets you keep up with books you've read, and would like to read. as well as get other readers opinions on books :)

    another is www.paperbackswap.com where you can swap books for almost nothing! books being sent to you are free, you only have to pay for shipping for books you are sending out to someone else :)

    not sure if those sites have been posted before or not, if so, sorry!
  • cbnorris
    cbnorris Posts: 204 Member


    And to the lady reading Charlene Harris, I just love those books. The 9th one should be coming in the mail in the next week. I forced myself to hold out until it came out on paperback. The 10th one comes out in hardback in May. I don't think I'll be able to wait for paperback this time!


    I am reading those too but I am waiting for the 4th one to come in at the library. I am sooo team Eric. :)

    meeee toooo. I have books 1-8. I would offer to ship them to you if you paid for postage, but currently a girl at work is hoarding them. Another girl I let borrow them was done with each one in 1-3 days, more at my speed. This girl is barely into the first and its been a month. Not that I mind cause I've read them already, but I'm a firm believer in book swapping. :)
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    cb
    Thats okay that is what the library is for. :flowerforyou:
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I'm reading Deadline, a novel by Randy Alcorn. I'm also reading the Bible through in a year as part of my daily devotions. I have the Left Behind series, those are great books. I also want to get Atlas Shrugged for my personal library.
  • Breckgirl
    Breckgirl Posts: 606 Member
    Just finished Nora Roberts "Born in Fire". I love any gothic, victorian, suspence, mystery, or historical based novels. I'm in college and during school I can't read anything but homework, YUCK!

    I know what you mean ... when I was in grad school I had to limit myself to textbooks and then during the break I would read 7-10 books :)! If you love Nora Roberts, try Sandra Brown as well :)

    Thanks for the tip. I have two months off tthis summer due to a tendon surgery and am looking to bury myself in books!
  • enromero
    enromero Posts: 104
    @enromero
    I just finished listening to the HP7 audiobook (while at work too)! I only have books 6 & 7 on audiobook, I need to get the rest...

    I have all of them...we have a huge collection of all diff kinds of books @ work. I listen to and read all of them a few times...Harry is BIG in our house...actually we call my oldest son Harry all the time and my younger son has red hair so we call him Ron lol. I rented them from the library also...too expensive to buy lol.

    Erin
  • aml0484
    aml0484 Posts: 425
    I'm another one reading the Sookie Stackhouse series. Just about done with book 8. Great thread. I just added a ton of books to must read list.
  • sendmoretigers
    sendmoretigers Posts: 48
    just finished "the lost massey lectures" a transcript of lectures the cbc (canadian broadcasting corporation) recorded over the past four decades by some pretty interesting people including paul goodman, martin luther king jr and jane jacobs, before that was "a fair country" by john ralston saul and am just starting "the shock doctrine" by naomi klein
  • elf1590
    elf1590 Posts: 28
    Finished Sweet Little Lies, and now I'm reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. I absolutely love her books!
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
    Currently reading 4 books at the same time [make that 5]:

    Fiction: "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (for Pleasure)
    Non-Fiction: "Every Man's Battle" by Fred Stoeker (for my Youth Group)
    Non-Fiction: "The Gift of Forgiveness" by Charles Stanley (for my Bible Study Group)
    the Quran (for General Knowledge and Inquisitiveness; have several Muslim friends, and want to learn more about their religion and what they believe)
    Just picked up a copy of F Scott Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and other short stories" (is actually pretty good)
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Lord Sunday by Garth Nix (yes, it's YA but I started reading the series when I was 17).
    I recently finished Beauty Secrets of the Bible by Ginger Garrett (yes it is religious but it's not just about beauty...its has a weight related section as well).

    Should note:
    I use www.betterworldbooks.com as my main source of buying books.
    Also, www.goodreads.com is great...it keeps up with what you've read and books you want to read (even ones that won't be released for another year or so).
  • EmmyBee
    EmmyBee Posts: 54 Member
    Just finished:
    The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

    Currently reading:
    A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
    Four to Score by Janet Evanovich (been going through this series quickly, they're hilarious and a quick, light read)

    Next on the list:
    The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
  • bluiz13
    bluiz13 Posts: 3,550 Member
    i have read several books by Kristin Hannah in the last few months....
    Firefly lane
    true colors
    between sisters
    magic hour
    the things we do for love
    distant shores

    i really love the "stories" in each of the books...not love stories but more life and friend stories....
    i highly recommend her books for a light but interesting read...
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    I am currently reading Eclipse from the Twilight series.
  • cbnorris
    cbnorris Posts: 204 Member
    Next on the list:
    The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

    That is also on my list.


    I've read a couple of Kristen Hannah's. Been meaning to check out some more.
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    I've been making my way through Jane Austen's books, b/c I loved Pride & Prejudice in high school (which I graduated in 2004 and am just now getting to this because I also couldn't read much during college!)

    Anywho, I've reread Pride & Prejudice, read Sense & Sensibility, and am now reading Persuasion.

    BTW, my fave vampire book series thus far is the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton :)

    When you finish all of these you should watch the Jane Austen book club, its a way cute movie. And made me want to read more of her books.

    Im reading Breaking Dawn Again.LOL. Big twihard fan, but what can I say. But there really isnt much I wont at least try to im getting all kinds of ideas :)

    Oh yeah, that was part of my intention! :)
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