Happy Friday! What are you reading? 1/9/15

[charlatti]

What are you reading and how do you like it? Is it dramatically cold where you live?

[aurora]

I just started The Fault In Our Stars since it came up in my library hold list. So far it's an enjoyable easy read.

The Fall of Hyperion is on my back burner both because it's not really capturing my interest and because it doesn't have a due date.

ETA - oh, and it's chilly here today but not ridiculously cold like in many places.  I love winter, though.

[ally]

I have to finish The Paying Guests this weekend as my book club meeting is Monday.  It is fine, but so very slow, rambling, and really it should be at least 1/3 shorter.  I feel no need to read further books by this author.

It is 19 degrees here, and snowing, and windy.  But, that is about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday!  But, that is also fairly typical.

[Pippin]

Nothing at the moment but I think I'll start Without You, There Is No Us this weekend.

Yes it's insanely cold here but not as bad as last year:)

[BlackCanary]

I am reading Pyramid Scheme by Eric Flint.

QOTW: It's 34 outside right now. So, chilly, but not too bad.

[msmerymac]

I just finished Winter's Tale (FINALLY) and I'm going to start Isla and the Happily Ever After today (need some light reading).

We had a windchill of 9 degrees yesterday, high of around 19, but I saw it was all of 27 this morning, so it is warming up!

My mom lives in Northern NY and they've had school delays and cancellations and white outs all week. A mountain near her recorded a wind chill of -91 the other day. I told her it's only snowed 2 times here this winter (knock on wood), so she should expedite her plans to relocated.

[msmerymac]

Jan 9, 2015 12:19:40 GMT -5 ally said:

I have to finish The Paying Guests this weekend as my book club meeting is Monday.  It is fine, but so very slow, rambling, and really it should be at least 1/3 shorter.  I feel no need to read further books by this author.

It is 19 degrees here, and snowing, and windy.  But, that is about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday!  But, that is also fairly typical.

That's unfortunate. I like her other books. But I can see how her writing is... slow and deliberate. 

[charlatti]

Jan 9, 2015 12:19:40 GMT -5 ally said:

I have to finish The Paying Guests this weekend as my book club meeting is Monday.  It is fine, but so very slow, rambling, and really it should be at least 1/3 shorter.  I feel no need to read further books by this author.

All of her books that I've read have been slow, but I don't think that particular one is representative. The others I read were considerably more interesting and slow in a deliberate way rather than just dull. 

[charlatti]

I just started The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, continuing my streak of long books (unusual for me). I'm only thirty pages in, so I can't judge yet.

High today is 15, much lower wind chill. Definitely colder than normal January here. I hate winter, though weirdly this cold snap isn't bothering me that much.

[SpartanGirl]

I finished What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty and Attachments by Rainbow Rowell in the last week or so. I really enjoyed both books. 

I'm going to start reading I am Malala (the young reader's edition) with my oldest daughter this weekend.

I'm in Minnesota, so it's freezing here.  The kids had off school on Wednesday because the windchill was -40.  It's supposed to warm all the way up to 14 tomorrow.  I shouldn't be this happy about a temperature that low.    January is a rough month.  Good time to stay home and read though.

[Booze Raccoon]

I started re-reading the Harry Potter series.  I am on Chamber of Secrets.

[bluelikejazz]

I gave up on extremely loud and incredibly close, and started the red rising. Only 20 pages, so too early to make a judgement.

[spedrunner]

I am reading:

Flat Out Love (its cute, easy, breezy, light read, Im about 3/4 through)

The Room (loving it so far about 1/2 through)



It is bitterly, brutally, unacceptably freezing here in NJ  I want summer NOW

[spedrunner]

I am reading:

Flat Out Love (its cute, easy, breezy, light read, Im about 3/4 through)

Room (loving it so far about 1/2 through)



It is bitterly, brutally, unacceptably freezing here in NJ  I want summer NOW

[MrsAxilla]

Just finished Prince Lestat. secretlyevil, it definitely picked up from my last comment. Loved it! I even gave it five stars.

[booknerd]

Jan 9, 2015 17:25:21 GMT -5 SpartanGirl said:

I finished What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty and Attachments by Rainbow Rowell in the last week or so. I really enjoyed both books. 

Yay I got both for Christmas! Glad to hear you enjoyed them.

[booknerd]

I just started reading The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio. I really love her books, and I keep waiting on one to reach Blackberry Winter levels, which was my favorite and I still think about it a lot over a year later.

It's been in the mid 30s- low 40s here. Not too bad. It was really cold on Thursday, around 20*.

[secretlyevil]

Still on HP PoA, my reading groove got a crashing derailment.

[mrspez07]

I finished All that Remains by Patricia Cornwell on Friday. I think it was her best so far.

Colo weather is bi-polar this week. 50's/sunny one day, 20s or colder and snowing the next.

[spedrunner]

I just finished reading Room by Emma Donahue. I absolutely loved it, although it was very difficult to read. I was inspired to read up on the actual incident that "inspired" the book and my heart sinks I Highly recc. this for anyone that can handle it

[apelila]

Jan 13, 2015 6:43:17 GMT -5 spedrunner said:

I just finished reading Room by Emma Donahue. I absolutely loved it, although it was very difficult to read. I was inspired to read up on the actual incident that "inspired" the book and my heart sinks I Highly recc. this for anyone that can handle it

I read it based on a recommendation from a friend in Ireland (the author is Irish). It was really good, but really fucked up.

[apelila]

I'm reading Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.
About 40% through and loving it.

[apelila]

Oh, and I'm on vacation in Florida right now. It's a delicious 76 and sunny right now. I might actually turn into a snowbird in a few years. :-p

[Deleted]

Currently reading Gone Girl. I'm about half way through and I think it is just okay. It is insanely cold here but it is supposed to warm up into the 30s by the end of the week.