What Book Are You Reading?

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  • calatibo
    calatibo Posts: 289 Member
    I always have a few books on the go at any one time, at the moment:

    The Prince -Machiavelli the book every aspiring tyrant...i mean civil servant should read :wink:

    The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Laurence Stern

    Hornblower and the Hotspur - C.S. Forester

    and my throw away one is a re-read of the last Wheel of Time book by Robert Jordan
  • moidyn
    moidyn Posts: 112
    I'm slowly getting through my summer list, but right now I am on The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
  • Fit2btied
    Fit2btied Posts: 486
    I just finished reading Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. This is a very fun read that I could not put down. Watch out...you may very well laugh out loud!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Now I'm reading Left Behind the first book of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. I haven't read those books before so I recently bought the whole set on E-bay.
  • uwhuskygirl
    uwhuskygirl Posts: 320
    Just finished 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult. It was such a good book, I couldn't put it down.

    And now I'm reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It's such a thought provoking story.
  • LML79
    LML79 Posts: 697
    Now I'm reading Left Behind the first book of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. I haven't read those books before so I recently bought the whole set on E-bay.

    They are SOOOO good!!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I know. It's really hard to put the first book down. My daughter read the whole set and she wants to read them again as I get through with them.
  • ldsupergirl
    ldsupergirl Posts: 45
    I loved the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, but her new book The Host is soooo Gooood! I couldn't put it down, Literally! A book that normally would have taken me a week to read took only 1.5 days. I let my kids take care of themselves and put orff everything till I was done. The firs few chapters are a little dull but the rest is great!
  • kwill23
    kwill23 Posts: 122 Member
    I am currently reading The Stand by Stephen King, it is the 4th time i've read it, It is my favorite book by Stephen King, i really like that it takes a couple of weeks to read because it has 1100 pages.
  • kwill23
    kwill23 Posts: 122 Member
    Just finished "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey (the book that was promoted by Oprah, and then Oprah found out it wasn't a true autobiography, and she grilled James Frey on her show about his lies). Now I need to look up that episode of Oprah so I can find out what was/ was not true in the book.

    Before that, I read "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. It was awesome.

    Actually, I'd highly recommend both of those books.

    I think I'm starting on Jane Green's "Second Chance" next. I love Jane Green. Jemima J is my inspiration!!!

    If anyone is looking for a cheaper way to aquire and trade books, check out www.paperbackswap.com. I've been a member there for a year and LOVE it. You trade books with other people, and everyone pays for shipping (media rate = $2.18 or thereabouts). It's wonderful and there are millions (literally) of books on the site.



    A million little pieces turned out to be a lie i tried to read and was very annoyed that it wasn't true and he tried to pass it off as real.
  • rosabella
    rosabella Posts: 194 Member
    I'm reading Racconti Italiani, which is a collection of short stories in Italian with the english translations on the opposite page... I'm really trying to learn the language, but it is slow going!!
  • pam0206
    pam0206 Posts: 700 Member
    Just rereading the posts looking for some inspiration. I saw someone else mentioned Barbara Kingsolver. If you haven't read The Poisonwood Bible, I highly recommend it. I almost missed a flight because I was so engrossed in it!
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
    The last book I read was "Blow" by Bruce Porter. I saw the movie with Johnny Depp, and wanted to read the book. My favorite author is Stephen King though. My favorite book of his is "The Stand", the uncut version.
  • mholmes
    mholmes Posts: 949 Member
    Wow... yeh I don't read unless it's closed captioning
  • wildkitty505
    wildkitty505 Posts: 222 Member
    I'm re-reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. I made it to book 9 the first time and then got busy and forgot about them. they're so complicated that I had to start over from the beginning so I could remember everyone's names and who they are! :laugh:

    I'm looking forward to a little me time with book #6 while I'm on vacation.
  • Katy009
    Katy009 Posts: 579 Member
    The Minds of Billy Milligan

    True Story of a boy that had 24 multiple personalities.
  • Erica92627
    Erica92627 Posts: 576
    Kite Runner..
  • beep
    beep Posts: 1,242 Member
    I'm slowly getting through my summer list, but right now I am on The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

    That was really good, creepy, but good!

    I just read a brain twinkie by Clive Cussler; the Treasure of Khan. It definitely is fluffy but his books are really fun.

    Now I'm on to heartier stuff with a very inspiring book written by a Quaker lady in the 1800's "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life." And trying to finish "Three Men in a Boat."
  • peej76
    peej76 Posts: 1,250 Member
    After wanting to read this forever, I've finally started the 1st book in the Left Behind series. I can't seem to put it down.
  • mjfer123
    mjfer123 Posts: 1,234 Member
    I recommend anything by Kurt Vonnegut if you want your world shaken up.
    The stories are usually very short and fast paced and jump all over.
    The Sirens of Titan and Timequake are some of my favorites.
    They blow my mind.
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    After wanting to read this forever, I've finally started the 1st book in the Left Behind series. I can't seem to put it down.

    Oh good luck with that notion!!! I would read until 2 or 3 in the morning I was so hooked!! And having to wait for the next one was pure torture!!
  • jlwhelan1
    jlwhelan1 Posts: 664
    I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this:tongue:

    Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
    I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

    For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.
  • beep
    beep Posts: 1,242 Member
    I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this:tongue:

    Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
    I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

    For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.

    You never know. My son is taking chemistry this semester. I'll check.
  • jlwhelan1
    jlwhelan1 Posts: 664
    I know I'm probably alone or in the company of a select few on this:tongue:

    Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition by Cotton and Wilkinson.
    I know, some swear by the 6th edition by Cotton, Murillo, and Bochmann, but I really like the 5th edition.

    For relaxation reading I just read Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky.

    You never know. My son is taking chemistry this semester. I'll check.

    Cool, it's a terrific reference book. It took me awhile to track down a copy of the 5th edition for sale. Then I had to leave it outside for six months to air out because it smelled so bad. :laugh:

    Best of luck to your son.
  • 2day4ever
    2day4ever Posts: 178
    Oh! I just caught this thread! I'm always trolling for good books. I usually have two going at once. I try to alternate b/w "popular" fiction and classics.

    My current "pop" fiction is The Scrapbook (a novel of friendship and love) by Peggy Baker. LOVE IT!!!!!!

    My "classic" is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. AWESOME!!!

    I feel like I hit the lottery with both books. I will be referencing this list for future inspirations . . .
  • greysweatshirt
    greysweatshirt Posts: 411
    I'm reading Phil Pullman's His Dark Materials series..I just finished The Golden Compass and I'm now working on The Subtle Knife. It's really good so far..I'm hoping to finish all three books before school starts in 4 weeks!!
  • cp005e
    cp005e Posts: 1,495 Member
    I'm reading A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Now I'm reading Assassins (book #6 in the Left Behind series) by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins. Can't believe I'm already on book #6! They're so hard to put down.
  • obliged
    obliged Posts: 465
    reading?
    i have time to read?
    :sad:
    i dont have any time to read anything other than what uni prescribes

    i miss those lazy sunday afternoon basking in the sun back home
    reading
  • yellow_pepper
    yellow_pepper Posts: 708 Member
    The Gathering Storm, Book 1 of Winston Churchill's 6-book series "The Second World War." It's heavy historical reading, but worthwhile for its ample proof that appeasement is bad foreign policy. Churchill is also a masterful writer. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953.
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