Happy Friday! What are you reading? (9/19/14)

[christy082]

How do you like it so far?

[christy082]

I'm still working on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Almost 80% done with it. I really like it. Definitely interesting to this science geek, lol.

[itsme]

Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that CHanged America, Joe Standiford - It seems to be a very well researched account and I am very much enjoying the book. I mean you can't really enjoy a book about a child being murdered but I think you understand what I meant. It's about the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh. I'm probably about 60% through it. I can't understand (yet) why they never convicted the guy for Adam's murder. They knew who the killer was two years after the murder. I could be all wrong about my facts here but pretty sure that during my childhood (child of the 80s) that I kept hearing the killer was never known whenever there was something mentioned about the case on TV.

The Maze Runner, James Dashner - I like the book. I don't understand why the author chose to replace what I assume are cuss/curse words with made up ones. It brings the story down a notch for me. I am 70%-ish through this book and actually would like to hurry up and finish it so I can take my teen, who also read the book, to see the movie.

[aurora]

I'm re-reading A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. I realize I've forgotten a ton about these books, which I first read maybe 6 years ago. I decided to start a very slow re-read: one book every few months, which will have me reading A Dance with Dragons around a year from now, when we will possibly have some news about book #6. I also have only seen the first season of the TV series so I can watch those in between. I like the series overall but I'm remembering that there are some very slow chapters.

I'm also listening to Christine by Stephen King on audiobook. It's really funny to listen to the male reader try to throw his voice into different octaves like a teen boy. He actually does a pretty good job. So far it's interesting; lots of character development like he is known for.

[AJL]

I'm almost finished reading Book of Life (#3 All Souls Trilogy). Of course I love it!  I loved the previous two books but I think this one is my favorite. 

I read Mudbound by Hillary Jordan this week and it was really good. I picked it up on a Goodreads recommendation. 

I also read We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.  It's the October selection for my local book club. I hated it. If it wasn't on my Nook, I'm sure I would have done this...

[charlatti]

I just finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, which I really loved and would highly recommend. It's definitely going on my re-read list. I'm not sure what I'm starting next; I just got home from a library trip, so I have lots of options.

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Sept 19, 2014 9:35:21 GMT -5 itsme said:

Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that CHanged America, Joe Standiford - It seems to be a very well researched account and I am very much enjoying the book. I mean you can't really enjoy a book about a child being murdered but I think you understand what I meant. It's about the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh. I'm probably about 60% through it. I can't understand (yet) why they never convicted the guy for Adam's murder. They knew who the killer was two years after the murder. I could be all wrong about my facts here but pretty sure that during my childhood (child of the 80s) that I kept hearing the killer was never known whenever there was something mentioned about the case on TV.

The Maze Runner, James Dashner - I like the book. I don't understand why the author chose to replace what I assume are cuss/curse words with made up ones. It brings the story down a notch for me. I am 70%-ish through this book and actually would like to hurry up and finish it so I can take my teen, who also read the book, to see the movie.

James Dashner is an active member of the LDS Church, which is the reason he subbed the curse words out.


I'm reading The Forgotten Garden. It's so slow.

[apelila]

I'm reading What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg. It's okay so far, pretty slow getting into it.
Today I'm going to pick up The Maze Runner from the library.

p.s. This is the first Friday thread I've been able to participate in, ON Friday! Yay for a random PTO day!

[Pippin]

I'm almost done with the HP and The Sorcerer's Stone. I'm debating just buying Maze Runner as I've been on the waiting list forever and I really want to see the movie soon. Decisions decisions...

[MrsAxilla]

I'm still working on American Gods. I'm really digging it.

[msmerymac]

I'm still reading The Known World. It's really good, but it's a downer. I'm about 2/3 of the way through. I'm slacking on my reading this month, after reading 6+ books in both July and August. I'll probably pick up something lighter when I'm done with this. Maybe the Maze Runner.

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm also reading Book of Life. I'd forgotten a bit from the first two books, but I'm enjoying it (more than the second, at least).

Also, I'm reading the actual book from the library and finding that I read much faster on my Kindle, lol.

[itsme]

Sept 19, 2014 11:15:43 GMT -5 @deadthing said:

Sept 19, 2014 9:35:21 GMT -5 itsme said:

Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that CHanged America, Joe Standiford - It seems to be a very well researched account and I am very much enjoying the book. I mean you can't really enjoy a book about a child being murdered but I think you understand what I meant. It's about the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh. I'm probably about 60% through it. I can't understand (yet) why they never convicted the guy for Adam's murder. They knew who the killer was two years after the murder. I could be all wrong about my facts here but pretty sure that during my childhood (child of the 80s) that I kept hearing the killer was never known whenever there was something mentioned about the case on TV.

The Maze Runner, James Dashner - I like the book. I don't understand why the author chose to replace what I assume are cuss/curse words with made up ones. It brings the story down a notch for me. I am 70%-ish through this book and actually would like to hurry up and finish it so I can take my teen, who also read the book, to see the movie.

James Dashner is an active member of the LDS Church, which is the reason he subbed the curse words out.


I'm reading The Forgotten Garden. It's so slow.

Ahh, makes more sense now.  If you sub words for curse words it's still like your cursing right though because that's the intent?  I would have preferred that they were left out completely.  I hav zero issues with curse words but the constant use of the made up ones is throwing it off for me.  DH grew up LDS and his mom, a super devout Mormon, always subbed words for the real curse words.  He said he never understood why if you intend for it to mean the same thing.

[frog]

I'm reading Anne of Windy Poplars. I don't care for it, but I'm working my way through that series between my "deeper" more serious books. I should have it done soon, and then next is The Edge of Eternity, which is the 3rd book in The Century Trilogy series.

charlatti Station Eleven sounds really interesting. I think I'm going to download it for vacation next week!

[dorothyinAus]

I'm about two chapters from finishing Unnatural Habits.  I love Phryne Fisher, and am enjoying this adventure, but I think the author is a bit heavy-handed with her current political belief-lectures in historic fiction.  usually I can just skim over it to get to the story, but other times it's so in-your-face that I can't help but notice it.  And sometimes I just want to read what my mother calls "escapist fluff" and not have the current world creeping into historic fiction.

[aurora]

AJL, I love your gif and am going to have to steal it in the future. Possibly when I finish Christine if it's like many of SK's other endings.