What are you currently reading?

Currently reading:

"The Queen of the South", by Arturo Perez-Reverte, about a Mexican woman forced to flee Mexico and become a drug lord in Spain. Great read so far! :drinker:

and

"A Dance with the Devil" by Barbara Bentley - true story of a woman married to a psychopath. Very intense! :embarassed:

I recently finished

- Fool's Tale by Nicole Galland - this one is historical fiction which I thought might be similar to Philippa Gregory's novels (such as "The Other Boleyn Girl"), but was mistaken. Took a while to get into it, but it ended up being a disappointment.
- The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Guwande - this is a book about checklists (couldn't tell from the title, could you?). I read it for work and found it to be an amazing and wonderful read - it talks about how checklists came into being in the aviation industry as well as other important industries (like construction, medical arena, and so on). It's fascinating to read about the things that occurred to precipitate the need for a checklist.
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - like one of the other posters here, I thought it was okay, but maybe a bit disappointing. I was annoyed by the denouement - it felt too political. As one of my work colleagues noted, it's the same stock of characters in all of his books, doing slightly different things, but the basic plot is always the same. It did make me want to go to Washington, D.C. and check out the historical buildings, though.

What's on my Next Up list:

- A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters, #19 in the Amelia Peabody series - I love this series. It's about a British Egyptologist in the late 1800s / early 1900s who solves murder mysteries. Awesome series!
- No Law in the Land *and* The Bishop Must Die by Michael Jecks, #s 27 & 28 in the Knights Templar murder mystery series. If you love historical pieces and mysteries, boy is this series for you!

I'd better stop now, or else I'll buy out bn.com!

Happy Reading, Everyone! :flowerforyou:

The Beach by Alex Garland. My favorite author is Stephen King but I've already read everything he's written. Dean Koontz is next on my list.

I'm reading "House Rule's" by Jodi Picoult. Very good so far!

I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and I love it! I think this is very applicable to my struggle with weight and self-acceptance.

I just finished reading the Kite Runner (I know, I buy too many books and it takes me awhile to get around to read them lol!). This has to be one of my favorite books I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I felt the a narrator's shame, it was just overall a moving story. I still get teary eyed when I hear, "For you, a thousand times over!".

"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 realy liked the Time Traveler's Wife and still haven't seen the movie. I'll have to remind my husband to order it on Netflix.

I'm also a total Twihard, even though I started late.

Currently reading Women Food and God - absolutely WONDERFUL for this journey. Not just for women, not all about food and God isn't necessarily meant in the religious sense. I have overcome so much just from reading the first 4 chapters.

The 6th Target by James Patterson

"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 realy liked the Time Traveler's Wife and still haven't seen the movie. I'll have to remind my husband to order it on Netflix.

I wanted to warn you, because I read and loved Time Traveler's Wife and when I did see the movie, I was super disappointed. But I'm almost always disappointed with the movies made from the books I have loved so take it with a grain of salt...However, I did LOVE all of the LOTR movies. I was SO happy that the Shire was exactly as I had pictured it, and I even thought good old what's his name as Frodo was a perfect casting choice...what is that guy's name...hmmmm

Yes! Oh thanks LOL he looks just like my sister's ex-boyfriend and so I can only ever think of that guy's name LOL

I am always working on several books at once. Currently reading:

"Wuthering Heights" - going through a (re)reading of the classics phase
"Madness" by Marya Hornbacher
Sylvia Plath's poetry collection

and a super exciting work related book, "Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups"- haha.

Will have to think about which book to read next after I finish a couple of these. Have lots at home that I've bought but haven't gotten to yet.

OOH! I love threads like this... so many suggestions, so little time!

I just started "A Bride in the Bargain" by Deeanne Gist.

Before this book, I read the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare (Soooooo good!)

And I'm def. a Twihard! I will admit I am a Team Switzerland... can't choose between the two. Can't wait for Eclipse to come out!!! LOL!

BTW, does anyone own a Nook? My hubby really wants one, but we can't decide if it's worth it...

I just started reading The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck.

"Lord of the flies" ugh boring.
im on chapter 1

Are you reading that for a class??

I am currently in the middle of "Voices of Wounded Knee". Very interesting.

The Host by Stephanie Meyer..

its kind of weird yet interesting...