Hey ho, it's Friday! What are you reading? 11/7

[charlatti]

What are you reading and how do you like it?

QOTW: Tell us about your pets, if you have them. If not, or as a bonus, pick a favorite animal from a book.

[labbie]

TGIF!!!
I'm still reading Needful Things by Stephen King. I adore that man's writing but it takes me a while to read his long books.
Keeping it in the family, I'm listening to NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. Taking forever as well. I am enjoying it, the narration is excellent.

QOTW: I have a very spoiled 11yo yellow lab named Chloe. I ended up being her forever mom because I was raising her as a guide dog pup when the organization went bankrupt years ago and released her to me as a pet. My former employer was so supportive of the puppy program, and allowed me to bring these guys to the work! I had the pleasure of a puppy at work with me every day for 6 years,and Chloe was the last one. The first two years of her life were spent going to the office with me every day. She got so well socialized- it was great. She did so much for the morale of the office as well.

ETA: my favorite literary pet is Enzo from The Art of Racing in the Rain

[charlatti]

I'm reading Coincidence by J.W. Ironmonger, which is really, really good so far.

QOTW: I have a quirky little Lhasa apso who is almost 13 (the mop-head in my avatar) and a 9 year old black cat, who does not approve. He's actually a very sweet, loving cat, but he has a lot of opinions. Also, you are late for his petting. Where have you been?

I think Crookshanks is my favorite literary animal. I do love Hedwig, but Crookshanks has so much more personality.

[frog]

I'm still on the Thursday Next series. Book #5. The series is just fun to me.

I think my favorite literary pet may be from this series. The main character has a cloned, wingless dodo bird as a pet named Pickwick. She's both an idiot and smart at the same time.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

I've decided to try reading The Historian again. I tried a couple of years ago, but couldn't get through it, so I'm giving it another go.

We don't have any pets. I think my favorite so far is Oy from The Dark Tower series.

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm reading The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa, the last book in The Immortal Rules trilogy. Like most trilogies, it's a tad repetitive, and for a book about vampires, it reminds me of The Hunger Games, lol.

QOTW: I don't have any pets, though I fantasize about getting a small dog (like a Corgi) that I would name Tyrion Hedwig is my favorite literary pet.

[charlatti]

Nov 7, 2014 12:31:13 GMT -5 frog said:

I'm still on the Thursday Next series. Book #5. The series is just fun to me.

I think my favorite literary pet may be from this series. The main character has a cloned, wingless dodo bird as a pet named Pickwick. She's both an idiot and smart at the same time.

I love Pickwick! That's such a fun series -- glad you're enjoying it. You should give his other books a try too. The Nursery Crimes are a lot of fun.

[frog]

Nov 7, 2014 13:14:41 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Nov 7, 2014 12:31:13 GMT -5 frog said:

I'm still on the Thursday Next series. Book #5. The series is just fun to me.

I think my favorite literary pet may be from this series. The main character has a cloned, wingless dodo bird as a pet named Pickwick. She's both an idiot and smart at the same time.

I love Pickwick! That's such a fun series -- glad you're enjoying it. You should give his other books a try too. The Nursery Crimes are a lot of fun.

It is good fun. I'll have to look into the series you mentioned. I loved his Shades of Grey and can't wait for the next installment to come out.

[aurora]

Nov 7, 2014 13:08:16 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

I've decided to try reading The Historian again. I tried a couple of years ago, but couldn't get through it, so I'm giving it another go.

We don't have any pets. I think my favorite so far is Oy from The Dark Tower series.

Good pick!

[aurora]

I'm reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I'm also listening to Elizabeth Peters' The Curse of the Pharaohs on audiobook, which is fun but not captivating.

We have a 5-year old dog named Nala. She's awesome but still has a ton of energy, so it takes some work to tire her out.

[msmerymac]

I'm reading 11/22/63. It's pretty good, but I think I'll be able to pin point the weak spots once I'm done. And it's LONG. I started it on Sunday and about 60% through.

I have 2 Persian cats named Maximus and Delilah. Looking around casually for a third.

My favorite literary pet is Ser Pounce from the A Song of Ice and Fire series. 

[christy082]

Nov 7, 2014 14:57:26 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I'm reading 11/22/63.

That book is the reason I was only able to finish 3 books last month! Very long! I did enjoy it though. 

I'm reading Flat Out Matt. It's a companion to Flat Out Love by Jessica Park; it's a few prequel chapters plus some other chapters from FOL told from another character's POV.

QOTW: My pet is my dog, Daisy. She's a crazy 7 year old mutt who clearly loves my husband more than she does me, lol. My favorite literary pet is probably Hedwig as well. 

[mrspez07]

Re-reading Drums of Autumn. I needed something I looked forward to reading instead of just being there to read.

I have a tuxedoed mutt named Harvey, who right now is chewing on a hard bone on the floor. It's his "activity"

[dorothyinAus]

Still reading The State Counsellor by Boris Akunin.  I'm really enjoying it, but it's been slower reading than usual.  I think that may be because I'm savoring it a bit; Erast Fandorin is one of my favorite characters, definitely a literary crush.

QOTD:  I had a cat.  Her name was Wimsey (after Dororthy L. Sayers' character Lord Peter Wimsey).  She looked like you crossed a Siamese with a black & white cow.  She was fine and delicate like Siamese cats, but black & white spotted.  She had what we called a "half Hitler mustache," in that half her nose was pink and the other was in a black spot.  She was a spoiled rotten baby girl.  I got her when I graduated from college and she was a faithful kitty companion for 17 years.

ETA:  My favorite literary pets are Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker from Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy mysteries.  I mainly read those just for the parts when the animals are talking to each other.

[booknerd]

I'm near the end of HP and the PoA. I take a big licensure exam Tuesday so I'm nervous about reading too much and not studying enough. I think it's #34 for the year.

ETA: Finished it! 

QOTW: I have two kitties. Baby Kitty is 7 and Millie is 1. Millie is the white one. They get along pretty well most of the time. They are sweet girls:)

[Pippin]

I've been having trouble focusing on one book this month. I just started the second to last Sookie book. I'd like to finish the series by the end of the year.

QOTW: I have 3 cats currently. Cali the calico, Pepper the big fluffy white one and Tator the bitter ex barn cat.

[apelila]

I'm reading "The Gospel of Food: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy What We Eat" by Barry Glassner. It's a nonfictional expose of sorts, about how contradictory the food experts are and how often they change their minds about what's good for us and what isn't. It's interesting, but I think I want to find a fictional novel to go back and forth with.

QOTW: I have 4 kitties. Cody, Karin, Ezio and Smudge. They are all so different in personalities and are constantly cracking me up.

[booknerd]

Nov 8, 2014 21:45:13 GMT -5 Pippin said:

I've been having trouble focusing on one book this month. I just started the second to last Sookie book. I'd like to finish the series by the end of the year.

QOTW: I have 3 cats currently. Cali the calico, Pepper the big fluffy white one and Tator the bitter ex barn cat.

LOL!

[secretlyevil]

Reading Prince Lestat, loving it.

I have two turtles. H calls them living decor. I roll my eyes at him.

[persa]

Re-reading This is Where I Leave You from the last time I read it over 4 yrs ago since I enjoyed it quite a bit the first time.
No pets here. Sometimes I think it would be nice to have a small sized dog in the house but I don't think any of us has the energy to take care of a dog.

[sparrowsong]

Recently started Wild by Cheryl Strayed. It's the book that has a movie version with Reese Witherspoon, which I haven't seen but am looking forward to. I'm enjoying it so far.

Pets. I have four cats. After my elderly deeply loved cat passed away 2 years ago I ended up adopting 3 kittens from the same litter. A year later an abandoned kitten showed up at one of my jobs and I took her home knowing she would be accepted by my other kitties. They are a big pile of chaotic sweet cuteness.

[msmerymac]

Nov 9, 2014 23:59:15 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

Recently started Wild by Cheryl Strayed. It's the book that has a movie version with Reese Witherspoon, which I haven't seen but am looking forward to. I'm enjoying it so far.

Pets. I have four cats. After my elderly deeply loved cat passed away 2 years ago I ended up adopting 3 kittens from the same litter. A year later an abandoned kitten showed up at one of my jobs and I took her home knowing she would be accepted by my other kitties. They are a big pile of chaotic sweet cuteness.

The movie comes out December 5!

[AJL]

I'm reading Ready Player One for my IRL book club. I really like it but I'm afraid I won't have ot finished in time to discuss.

I'm also reading China Dolls by Lisa See. It's OK but not as good as Shanghai Girls or Dreams of Joy.

QOTW: We have two cats, Max and Kinky. Max is mine and is pretty much my shadow once the kids are in bed.