First Friday of 2015 - whatcha reading?

[secretlyevil]

I'm rereading HP series. Currently on PoA. It's been eons since I've read the series. I love them so much.

[Pippin]

I'm reading The Almost Moon for my book club. It's been hard to get into so far:/

[spedrunner]

I am reading:

Neil Patrick Harris Choose your own Autiobiography
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
The Sociopath Next Door (Martha Stout)
Good Manners For Nice People That Sometimes Say fuck

I am liking them all so much!!

[charlatti]

I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. I can't wait to figure out where it's all going (it's going somewhere, right?) but it's good reading even if I don't know how is going to connect.

[zizibet]

Finn Fancy Necromancy by Randy Henderson. Not far into it, so don't really have an opinion yet.

I need to figure out a new non-fiction book to read.

[mrspez07]

Fallen Women by Sandra Dallas. It's ok. I just cannot read anything quickly these days.

[1yeartogo]

Reading a discovery of witches. Not sure how I feel. About a third done but it is a little slow with the pacing. Also not sure if I really feel the tension she is supposed to be creating.

[Pippin]

Jan 3, 2015 9:03:25 GMT -5 charlatti said:

I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. I can't wait to figure out where it's all going (it's going somewhere, right?) but it's good reading even if I don't know how is going to connect.

I would highly suggest watching the movie after you finish the book. The overall story of both the book and movie is one of my favorites right now.

[persa]

I'm reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I like it better than Dark Places, not as much as Gone Girl.

Also, it's probably not most people's first choice for maternity leave reading material but I guess I'm weird

[spedrunner]

Jan 3, 2015 15:04:25 GMT -5 persa said:

I'm reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I like it better than Dark Places, not as much as Gone Girl.

Also, it's probably not most people's first choice for maternity leave reading material but I guess I'm weird

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I just finished dark places. It was my Least favorite. It was good but the other two wre
Ich better. I think sharp objects was my fave!

[booknerd]

I was reading Envy by Sandra Brown but I finished it. It was pretty good. I don't know what to read next.

[bluelikejazz]

Trying to readers more this year, need to keep up with check ins!

I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

[panicked]

I'm halfway through "Without You, There Is No Us" by Suki Kim. It's great so far!

[ally]

I started The Paying Guests yesterday.  I finally broke down and bought it for my IRL book club (a 30 plus day wait at the library), not very excited, but hoping it will surprise me. 

[rootbeerfloat]

Back to The Fiery Cross. This book is so long!

[moreace01]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (somehow, I've never read it)

As for Gilllian Flynn - I think Gone Girl was my favorite, then Dark Places and finally Sharp Objects (that one felt the most predictable to me).

[BlackCanary]

A Dance With Dragons. I'm over 70% done! 

[2curlydogs]

I just fished up "So, Anyway" by John Cleese. I now want to watch Flying Circus. LOL

I'm struggling to finish up "Camille" by Dumas on audiobook. The characters make me want to punch things.

I'm not sure what's next on my list.

[starshine1977]

I just started "The Day the World Came to Town" which is about a small town in Newfoundland that had a bunch (like 30-40) of Trans-Atlantic flights land there on 9/11 when US airspace closed. It's all about how the town came together to take care of everyone. The first bit has been good so I'm looking forward to the rest.

[MrsAxilla]

Prince Lestat. Anne Rice's style has noticeably evolved over the years.

[AJL]

I had five books on hold at the library and they all came in at the same time. I'm halfheartedly reading The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. It's just not catching my attention and honestly, I can't empathize with any of the characters. They're all pretty shallow and obnoxious.

The other books I checked out are -
Our Mother's War: American Women at Home and at the Front During WWII by Emily Yellin
Seven Blessings by Ruchama King
Visible City by Tova Mirvis

NONE of them sound interesting to me now and I think I'm probably going to return all of them without finishing them.

I'm in a reading slump.

[wildfloweragain]

I loved that book. But I think I was hooked by 1/3 in. Maybe give it to halfway.
I read the next 2 but wasn't as engrossed in them as I was the first.

I just finished leaving time by jodi picoult. I liked it. Didn't love it, but it stayed with me even after I was done with it. Those elephants...


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[Myrrhine]

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski. It's one of the better things I've read lately.

[apelila]

I have just a few pages left in The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer. It's been a pretty good story, and reminds me a little bit of Outlander.

[ShaysMomma]

I started reading The Silent Wife on Christmas night and finished it a few days later - very good! Now I am sinking my teeth into Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil. The writing style is interesting. Took me a few chapters to adjust to it.

[Deleted]

Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty.

[secretlyevil]

Jan 4, 2015 23:31:04 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Prince Lestat. Anne Rice's style has noticeably evolved over the years.

So how's it going?

[MrsAxilla]

Eh. I think she's introducing too many characters. Some have new information and are interesting, but lots of these back stories are repetitive and blurring together. Is she setting it up for a new round of Vampire Chronicles detailing the lives of these guys?

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I just stopped reading books for a little while at the end of last year, so I'm jumping back in now! A little late to this thread, but I'm reading Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. I like it so far. I just finished The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty. I like her stuff, but that one wasn't my favorite.