What book are you reading?

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  • tuddy315
    tuddy315 Posts: 11,627 Member
    Chasing The Boogeyman
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  • Hiawassee88
    Hiawassee88 Posts: 35,754 Member
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  • SherlockWWilson13
    SherlockWWilson13 Posts: 43 Member
    I'm rereading Demon Divine by John Conroe currently which is part of the Demon Accords series
  • LauraAnn52
    LauraAnn52 Posts: 31 Member
    The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
  • TxDesertFox
    TxDesertFox Posts: 53 Member
    I'm working on my own novel, does that count as reading? Current audio book is If We Ever Meet Again by Ana Huang.
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,773 Member
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    I first read this 49yrs ago.
    I remember loving it so I’m going to read it again. ☺️
  • AdahGreen2022
    AdahGreen2022 Posts: 264 Member
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  • DunkinNDeadlifts
    DunkinNDeadlifts Posts: 4 Member
    I'm a reader. I read every night from 9-11 and some random times by the pool. Lol I just finished Stephen Kings "The Institute" after 1 week of not being able to put it down. I just started 11/22/63 and so far it's pretty good. I also am sporadically reading The Conplete guide to Hunting, butchering, and cooking wild game volume 1. Why? Glad you asked. With the way our economy is going I'm set on learning useful skills and my choices were quilting, pottery, butchering and hunting, or building a green house. Lol I figured I'd master hunting and butchering first and then move on to quilting a sewing, like a real lady. 🤣😜
  • jbs116
    jbs116 Posts: 758 Member
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  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    Yesterday I read A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde. Sort of a myrder mystery set in the British Georgian era.

    The day before, I finally finished The Shuddering
    City     by Sharon Shinn, which I can't really describe briefly but is utterly Shinn and I enjoyed a great deal.

    Working on Identity by Nora Roberts. I usually enjoy her books but this one is really irritating, mostly because I have been the victim of identity theft and...well, that's not how it works. If this had been written 20 years ago...well, it's still wrong but might be understandable, maybe. But outside of that, is a decent read.
  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
    honey_honey_12 wrote: »
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    I first read this 49yrs ago.
    I remember loving it so I’m going to read it again. ☺️

    Was it as good as you remembered?
  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
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  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
    edited July 2023
    litha_ wrote: »
    itchmyTwitch wrote: »
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    Is this any good? I read the synopsis so probably will add this to my goodreads list.
    The writing is far better than many of the modern books I’ve read and listened to recently. I’m only a little more than halfway through it now so I’m not sure if it’s going to have a satisfying ending. It is of course somewhat melodramatic due to the genre

    I am enjoying it
  • sibilantstorm
    sibilantstorm Posts: 13 Member
    Currently reading: MARU by S.B. Divya 61183452.jpg

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,520 Member
    What an interesting thread. Realizing I had stopped reading, for 2023 I cajoled a friend into an informal book club.

    I picked a book, we read a chunk then scheduled a phone call, until completing it. Then he picked a book, and so on to where I've read five books so far this year.

    There are categories of book readers. I'm reticent to separate us, but I am squarely not in the "I love to read," reading for pleasure group anymore. A stylistic compelling story that finds me turning the pages is no longer my oeuvre.

    He picked Atwood's A Handmaidens Tale. After a third of the book I see she is a gifted author. The story is moving along, and the strange scene is set. Upon finishing it I'll look at things a bit differently, be more plugged into it's role in our society, and I'll be glad I read it. And I'll be happy to move onto some other genre.

    A poorly written book with an insightful powerful point of view sticks with me. Brownie points if it is well written. I like thinking about and discussing these new points of view, integrating them into my world view, more than reading the next book on the shelf. I'm discovering this is the category of reader I currently am.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,520 Member
    honey_honey_12 wrote: »
    I have stacks of new books to read but as I’ve mentioned before I can’t seem to concentrate long enough to read a book.
    ....
    If this goes on much longer I’ll need to buy picture books.

    This was how I was feeling, so I roped a friend into creating a book club. The structure has helped my stay with books and finish them.

  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
    @jbs116 You steered me right last time. What should I read next?
  • jbs116
    jbs116 Posts: 758 Member
    itchmyTwitch wrote: »
    @jbs116 You steered me right last time. What should I read next?

    I read this a year ago but it immediately popped in my head for some reason… Don’t know if you are looking for fiction only but this 👌

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  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
    jbs116 wrote: »
    itchmyTwitch wrote: »
    @jbs116 You steered me right last time. What should I read next?

    I read this a year ago but it immediately popped in my head for some reason… Don’t know if you are looking for fiction only but this 👌

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    Library trip this week!
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    Faceboo.. oh wait.. nvm

    Boring technical stuff for work.. 💤
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    Just finished John Scalzi's The Consuming Fire and Miniatures. I don't like his short stories as much as his novels.
  • sibilantstorm
    sibilantstorm Posts: 13 Member
    edited July 2023
    I just finished Meru, and I'm on to some faster, lighter reads -- Kris Michaels' Hollister series, and her Guardian Defenders series. I never used to think I would like action romances, but then I started reading Lexi Blake and Kris Michaels, and they changed my opinion on the subject.
  • sibilantstorm
    sibilantstorm Posts: 13 Member
    melaniedscott wrote: »
    Just finished John Scalzi's The Consuming Fire and Miniatures. I don't like his short stories as much as his novels.

    I read Kaiju Preservation Society not too long ago and really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to when Starter Villain comes out.
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    sibilantstorm wrote: »
    melaniedscott wrote: »
    Just finished John Scalzi's The Consuming Fire and Miniatures. I don't like his short stories as much as his novels.

    I read Kaiju Preservation Society not too long ago and really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to when Starter Villain comes out.

    That's next ish on my list. I really enjoy Scalzi.

    Finished Councillor by LE Modesitt yesterday ( had not read the first) but it was pretty good.

    Read about half of Jayne Anne Kretz's The Vanishing, the whole time feeling like it seemed really familiar... finally, after predicting what would happen next for the 10th time, I concluded I HAVE read it and quit. Though, her books are pretty easy to predict...
  • itchmyTwitch
    itchmyTwitch Posts: 4,019 Member
    Hiking book
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  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,773 Member
    edited August 2023
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    My son gave me this to read months ago, never did.
    Yesterday evening my internet went down so I finally read it.
    🥱
    I expected more.
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  • rlpomeroy
    rlpomeroy Posts: 726 Member
    I just finished The Splendid and the Vile. Great book about Winston Churchill during the blitz raids on London.
  • Bad_Leroy
    Bad_Leroy Posts: 4 Member
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