The Friday post: What are you reading? 6/21

[charlatti]

What are you reading and how do you like it?

QOTW: In honor of the solstice, what kind of books do you like for vacation reading? Fluffy brain candy? Something long and dense? Nothing?

[Deleted]

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.

Not too far in yet but the premise seems interesting.

QOTW: Usually fluffy brain candy on vacation. With the kids around needing constant supervision/entertaining, it has to be something that I can pick up and put down easily. We're going to the beach over the fourth of July and I preordered the new Elin Hilderbrand novel which I'm excited for! lol.

[duckduck]

Reading The Grapes of Wrath.

Listening to Darkfever-- a re-listen because I love it so much.

QOTW: Usually fluffy these days. I used to be more the long and deep kind of girl, though.

[mx27]

just finished "The Night Circus" - thought it was okay...i didn't really get into it until about the last 200 pages.  i enjoyed the overall idea of the book - very creative and different, but i didn't find it to be a consistently intriguing read.

about to start "Divergent"

QOTW - a mixture of long and dense and fluffy

[mrsbro]

Currently reading: Joyland - Stephen King

QOTW: In honor of the solstice, what kind of books do you like for vacation reading? Fluffy brain candy? Something long and dense? 

I like reading something fluffy but want it long and entertaining to keep me interested for a while. Although I do love some trashy magazines too 

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm reading Inferno. It seems to be following the formula of previous books, but the short chapters are sucking me in.

QOTW: I prefer fluffy books on vacation, though on my recent "vacation" I barely had time to read anything at all.

[persa]

Currently reading game of thrones. Just finished looking for Alaska on vacation. Vacation reading needs to be compelling in some fashion, whether it's compelling because of how entertaining it is (eg, bossypants) and good characters and draws me in (hunger games, gone girl) or emotionally intense ( jhumpa lahiri short stories)

[secretlyevil]

Reading Beautiful Redemption, the whole series has been just ok. Some very good parts, some eh parts. But of course I had to find out where the series went so I read all of them. Just started Beautiful Redemption. Once that's done, going back to Inferno.

As a pp mentioned - vacation reads have to be compelling. I like to be sucked in and stay that way while on vacation.

[msmerymac]

I just finished The Winter Sea, which is AMAZING. It takes place in 2 different time periods in Scotland. Sound familiar, Outlander fans? Well, I hate Outlander and I LOVED this book. Highly recommended whether you like Outlander or not.

I might start Beautiful Creatures tonight. 

For vacation reads, it depends. Usually whatever is next up on my list/from the library/what I'm currently reading, honestly.

[secretlyevil]

Jun 21, 2013 14:32:21 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I just finished The Winter Sea, which is AMAZING. It takes place in 2 different time periods in Scotland. Sound familiar, Outlander fans? Well, I hate Outlander and I LOVED this book. Highly recommended whether you like Outlander or not.

I have this on my too read list. Forgot all about it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[msmerymac]

Jun 21, 2013 8:50:49 GMT -5 @lcap said:

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.

Not too far in yet but the premise seems interesting.

I really want to read this, I just don't want to pay full price for it since it just came out.

[Pippin]

I'm finishing up A Clash of Kings and then starting up Gone Girl.

QOTW: I usually like to stick with books that are quicker reads in the summer. Thrillers or shorter series.

[elletr13]

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It is for book club on Tuesday. I really like it and will probably finish it during our long drives this weekend.

Qotw--doesn't necessarily need to be fluffy, but I like engaging books for vacay. For example, I read Beach Music by Pat Conroy one vacay. Not fluffy, but I couldn't put it down.

[charlatti]

I'm reading The Inn at Lake Devine and Animals in Translation. Broth are quite good so far.

QOTW: I don't really change my habits for vacation, just usually pack whatever is next on the shelf. I do like to have a mystery or two, though.

[secretlyevil]

Jun 21, 2013 14:56:20 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jun 21, 2013 8:50:49 GMT -5 @lcap said:

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.

Not too far in yet but the premise seems interesting.

I really want to read this, I just don't want to pay full price for it since it just came out.

OOOOHHHHH this sound fantastic.

[dorothyinAus]

I'm two chapters into Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm.  I always enjoy Monsieur Pamplemousse adventures and this one is no different.  Who can not like a book where the main characters are named Mr. Grapefruit and French Fries?  (Pamplemousse's bloodhound is named Pommes Frites.)

QOTW:  I'm all about the fluff.  Even the nonfiction I read is mainly fluff -- The Secret Life of Lobsters, What Einstein Told His Cook.  Reading is my escape from reality, it's almost a requirement that it be fluffy.  Though I do tend to read more nonfiction on vacation.

[christy082]

I'm reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. So far I really like it.  I think I'm liking it more than Gone Girl and Sharp Objects, at least so far anyway.

QOTW: for vacation reading, it depends on the vacation if I read or not. My last 3 vacations were "city" vacations, and I didn't read on them because we were so busy the whole time. Before that was a beach vacation and I read the Hunger Games trilogy.  

[booknerd]

Finished Shiver by Karen Robards yesterday so tomorrow evening I'm going to start Obsession by the same author. I really enjoyed Shiver, some of her books are really good and some are meh.

QOTW: I'm pretty much only reading light and fluffy right now. Lots of contemporary and suspenseful romance novels. I just began clinicals in my graduate program and don't have as much time to read and definitely don't have the time for something dense that requires a lot of thinking. Just want to escape and relax! 

[amy726]

I've just started Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. I'm only 2 chapters in but I'm liking it so far.

Vacation reads are just whatever I have on hand. I try to get to the library a day or two before we leave and if I have something on hold waiting for me that's what I read, otherwise I'll just pick something off the shelf.

[MrsAxilla]

Jun 21, 2013 13:17:06 GMT -5 mrsbro said:

Currently reading: Joyland - Stephen King

Thanks!!  I forgot this was coming out!  I just finished Ender's Game (rec from last week, I think) and needed something new.

[aurora]

Jun 22, 2013 14:44:29 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Jun 21, 2013 13:17:06 GMT -5 mrsbro said:

Currently reading: Joyland - Stephen King

Thanks!!  I forgot this was coming out!  I just finished Ender's Game (rec from last week, I think) and needed something new.

What did you think of Ender's Game?  It wasn't at all what I was expecting but I thought it did a nice job drawing in the reader.


Re. the original topic, I'm actually reading 3 books right now:

1632 by Eric Flint on Kindle.  I started this during my work travel last week and I'm not entranced but it's OK.  I figured I'd place it on hold until my next trip next week and read some paper books while at home.

Heroic Efforts: The Emotional Culture of Search and Rescue Volunteers by Jennifer Lois.  An interesting non-fiction analysis, though definitely written from an academic point of view.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix because I need a bedtime book when I'm primarily reading non-fiction.


Obviously from that list I read a variety of books on vacation!

[MrsAxilla]

Jun 22, 2013 16:42:31 GMT -5 aurora said:

What did you think of Ender's Game?  It wasn't at all what I was expecting but I thought it did a nice job drawing in the reader.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I did really enjoy it. I blew off my book club book and read the whole thing over a weekend. I downloaded the next in the series, but I'm not sure if it will draw me in the same way. As it turns out, Joyland isn't on kindle, so I'll at least give it a try.

[mommy3]

I'm reading Ten Toes Down... By Asher Conrad . It's giving a new perspective on divorce . I can't wait to finish it

[AJL]

I'm reading The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley. I don't love it. I feel like her other books were more exciting. This one is kind of bland. I don't feel the same kind of chemistry between the female lead and the potential love interest that I got from her other stories. I'm forcing myself through the rest of it just to count it towards my summer reading contest entry with our local library system. For every five books read, you get an entry into a drawing.

On the docket for the rest of that entry are The List by Martin Fletcher, My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira, Looking for Alaska by John Green, and The Ghost of Hannah Mendes by Naomi Ragen.

QOTW: I like contemporary fiction that's easy to get in to. I'll mix it up with fluff, but mostly I like stories that are like good movies. Something to sort of dream away with. I don't want to have to think too critically, but I don't want to get sucked in to formulaic series.

[foryourboy]

I am currently reading The Hunger Games again! I just finished Gone Girl. It was a good book. Not what I expected, but it was good.