What are you reading?

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Moby ****... and God is it boring....

    Had to read that in college. HATED it.

    I think I'll start the Game of Thrones next month. I made a deal with myself to buy one full-priced book from a book store each month (I'm so hating the e-book trend!), so maybe that will be my book next month.

    I've been on hiatus from it since July because I plopped down the cash for the entire Harry Potter series, which was seven books, so February will be the first month since then that I need to start up again.

    I've got Moby **** downloaded from Librivox now and as I'm a stubborn SOB I will listen to it through.... the bloody whale better turn up soon. That said, there hasnt been any sign of a bloody ship yet!

    Regards the Game of Thrones, that is a good book, as are the next 4/5, but the last 2 have imo gone the way of Robert Jordan and are being dragged out and making less and less sense. Just so you know. I've given up on the series now.

    Thanks for the heads-up.
  • mommypennylane
    mommypennylane Posts: 67 Member
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows ... it is a lot of title but a surprisingly great book. I just stumbled upon it at the library and liked the cover of it. I am so glad I judged a book by it's cover.

    Older ones that I've really enjoyed ---
    Lucky by Alice Sebold
    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
    A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut
    Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (book was much better than the movie)
    Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard (life changing, absolutely loved it)
    Three Weeks with my brother by Nicholas Sparks
    Riding the bus with my sister: a true life journey by Rachel Simon (loved the book but the movie was only so so)
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty; Beauty's Punishment and Beauty's Release by Anne Rice (erotic books)
    Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice
  • magichatter06
    magichatter06 Posts: 3,593 Member
    Reading the last book of the Game of Thrones series.


    I am on book 4 of the A Song of Fire and Ice series...however, I do have a question, how can you be on the last book if he hasn't even written it yet? I believe there are supposed to be 7 books and he just released the 5th book? I was just wondering! Didn't mean to sound rude or anything:flowerforyou:

    When I say last book I am referring to the last book that he has written (ala book 5)

    Okay!! Gotcha... I was sitting here thinking... does he know something I don't! :tongue:
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I watched one episode of Game of Thrones, and had nightmares for weeks. Way too violent for me.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows ... it is a lot of title but a surprisingly great book. I just stumbled upon it at the library and liked the cover of it. I am so glad I judged a book by it's cover.



    That is one of the best books I have ever read. It is completely beautiful.

    If you liked that other good ones are Mr Golightly's holiday and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell.
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    I love Harry Potter! I try to read the series once a year... sadly I didn't in 2011 but hoping at some point this year I'll be able to.

    The Hunger Games is AMAZING! I can't wait for the movie! Currently I'm reading "The Fault in the Stars" by John Green.. I love reading YA and he's my favorite YA author.
  • magichatter06
    magichatter06 Posts: 3,593 Member
    Reading the last book of the Game of Thrones series.


    I am on book 4 of the A Song of Fire and Ice series...however, I do have a question, how can you be on the last book if he hasn't even written it yet? I believe there are supposed to be 7 books and he just released the 5th book? I was just wondering! Didn't mean to sound rude or anything:flowerforyou:

    I've heard so many good things about Game of Thrones. Is the TV series better than the book?

    TV series isn't better but the TV series is excellent.

    I agree. My BF had read the first 4 books and was excited to see it become a series so I read the first book in like 2 days so I would know what was happening and I think they did a good job and I think the actors they picked to play the characters was good too.
  • krystonite
    krystonite Posts: 553 Member
    I'm currently reading Racial Domination, Racial Progress: The Sociology of Race in America by Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer

    It's amazing.
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    I just started Jennifer Hudson's book "I got this" last night.
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    I said previously The Room but it is actually just called ROOM. It is by Emma Donoghue.

    I just finished that one last week. I agree it was a bit weird but I enjoyed it.
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Rereading Girl With The Dragon Tattoo before I go see the movie. I know it's surrounded by a lot of hype but I'm just in love with that series. Lisbeth Salander kicks some *kitten*!
  • babynew
    babynew Posts: 613 Member
    My adult son got me hooked on James Patterson.He got me 4 I haven't read yet.And,i just bought girl with the dragon tatoo,but gave itto my college student neighbor,for his flight home.awww. Love reading cook books.Eating Raw. .Any,& All cookbooks,seem to. A:ohwell: lways take me away. ..
  • DANCERPURPLE
    DANCERPURPLE Posts: 134 Member
    iam reading the house of night series. great books!!
  • aash28
    aash28 Posts: 85 Member
    I'm in the midst of reading the kite runner. Absolutely fab :smile:

    Have your antidepressants ready for the end.

    The Hunger Games trilogy is great; however, it somewhat reminded me of Twilight (It's an extreme comparison because I wasn't a Twilight fan—homegirl needed an editor—and well, it is Twilight, so what did I expect?): The first one gets you hooked and then the others leave something to be desired. Book one of the trilogy was so, so fantastic. Lenny Kravitz as Cinna? Hilarious. I pictured Jay Manuel while I read it.

    Loved The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo! I also loved the Swedish film; the American one was slightly tolerable because I could stare at James Bond. I didn't love Rooney in it; I think she's too pretty . . . I wanted to see gritty.

    I'm reading 1984 and Animal Farm; it's maybe my millionth round with each of them.

    Just my thoughts! But keep posting so that I can steal ideas!
  • DANCERPURPLE
    DANCERPURPLE Posts: 134 Member
    for those who enjoyed the twilight series check out the house of night series by p.c cast
  • colehook
    colehook Posts: 46
    Steven King's novel 11/22/63....I just finished it last night. This has been my favorite book by far. It's not the normal blood, gore...etc that you relate to King like I did (Pet Cemetery, Carrie, The Stand) I would recommend it to everyone.
  • loombeav
    loombeav Posts: 391 Member
    Right now I'm on the 3rd book in the Inheritance Cycle, Brisingr by Christopher Paolini.
    I recently finished the series The Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind .
    I've also read HP along with Twilight, The House of Night & Hunger Games with in the last year. I'm always sad when I finish up a series, I feel like I'm saying goodbye to friends.
  • StephanieDJL
    StephanieDJL Posts: 130 Member
    Just finished reading The Hunger Games trilogy.The books are amazing, I'd definitely recommend reading.
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    Finally finished up "The Gulag" by Anne Applebaum and "The Rhythm of Life" by Matthew Kelly. Both excellent.
    Also reading "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel and "Effective TaeKwon-Do Sparring" by Master Jim Hogan and James Home.

    Next books I plan to read in the coming weeks:
    "First Marathons" by Gail Waesche Kislevitz
    "Once a Runner" by John L. Parker, Jr.
    "The Long Run" by Matt Long
    "Mother Angelica" by Raymond Arroyo
    "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Don26
    Don26 Posts: 46
    I love reading (and read a lot of text books, yeah I am a dork but you would not know it by looking at me, I hide it well...LOL) and am in the middle of a few right now.
    Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Furman...very interesting and it has made me start eating a lot more healthy food.
    A lot of good nutritional information in here.
    The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Hart (psychology)
    Juicing for Energy (my juicer arrives today)
    What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz

    Have read everything by Stephen King
  • mommypennylane
    mommypennylane Posts: 67 Member
    If you liked that other good ones are Mr Golightly's holiday and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell.
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    I will totally add those to my to read list... thanks.
  • alc7181
    alc7181 Posts: 29
    I'm working on the Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. Currently on From Potter's Field. Great series!
  • Deirdre_R
    Deirdre_R Posts: 54 Member
    I'm reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell at the moment too. It's odd and in a world of its own, but totally absorbing.
  • AJ1966
    AJ1966 Posts: 18
    I am about a quarter of the way through IT (Stephen King), much better than the film.

    The book scared me more than the movie. The movie was interesting though.
  • fj211
    fj211 Posts: 95
    I'm reading "To Be Sung Underwater".

    Just finished "The Giver" and "The NIght Circus"

    All excellent.
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    I'm reading Steve Jobs' biography -- its fantastic
  • jennifermcornett
    jennifermcornett Posts: 159 Member
    Allen Carr - The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
  • miss_missa07
    miss_missa07 Posts: 170
    I'm reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy now and really like it so far. I just got done reading a book called A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines recently, and it was amazing.
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    I said previously The Room but it is actually just called ROOM. It is by Emma Donoghue.

    awesome book!!!!

    Im reading James Patterson..I think its called "the Alex cross trial"
  • soozship
    soozship Posts: 38 Member
    I am about a quarter of the way through IT (Stephen King), much better than the film.

    I have read most of, and have a collection of Stephen King books. I think he's a phenomenal writer. However, I have been reading "It" for 15 years. Scares the hell out of me. I take it out every 6 months or so and read a few pages, and then I have to hide it again. In the very back of my bathing suit/vacation wear drawer (I don't go in there very often!) LOL Someday I will finish... :noway:
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