Welcome to 2016! What Are You Reading?

[dorothyinAus]

Happy New Year, Book Clubbers!

What book is beginning your 2016 reading?

QOTW:  If you could have a conversation with one author, who would it be and what one question would you really want to ask?

[AJL]

Well I still have 6 hours and 20 minutes left for 2015.

However, I'll likely still be reading The House at Riverton by Kate Morton come 2016.

[marigoldgirl]

I just finished The Nightingale. I really loved this one. I was surprised because I did not really like All The Light We Cannot See even though is seems everyone loved that one. I just got notice that my library copy of The Girl On The Train is available so that will be my first book of this year.

[charlatti]

I just started Pines by Blake Crouch, the first in the Wayward Pines series. Good so far.

I can't think of anything to ask an author. I'll have to think about that.

[mrspez07]

On the last few pages of Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. I had hoped to finish in 2015, but couldn't quite do it.

QOTW: probably Laura Ingalls Wilder, although I'm not sure what I would ask.

[itsme]

I am 40% through Bird Box and so far I don't care for it. I am not understanding the hype.

QOTW: I have nothing

[MrsAxilla]

Finders Keepers, Stephen King. It was an xmas gift and I love it so far. I always love King, though.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Jan 1, 2016 11:27:26 GMT -5 marigoldgirl said:

I just finished The Nightingale. I really loved this one. I was surprised because I did not really like All The Light We Cannot See even though is seems everyone loved that one. I just got notice that my library copy of The Girl On The Train is available so that will be my first book of this year.

I was also underwhelmed by All the Light We Cannot See- I'm glad there are two of us, ha.

I just started Crazy Rich Asians, and I'm enjoying it so far. i have The Nightingale up next, but also have a bunch of holds at the library that are coming up any minute, so we'll see what happens. I'm hoping to get to read a bit more this year, (having a baby really screwed with my down time in 2015:)) and hopefully post a little more here as well.

[abs]

I'm reading The Lake House by Kate Morton. I like it but it's taking me so long to get through!

[frlcb]

I just read Into The Darkest Corner yesterday, loved it. I am not normally a thriller type reader but it was great. Also finished China Dolls last week and loved it.

Not sure what I'm reading next.

[dorothyinAus]

I'm starting 2016 with Death in the Truffle Wood. It's a bit quirky so far, though the front of book review quotes say it's a quirky book.

QOTW: I had trouble with this question, but I think I'd want to talk to Agatha Christie and find out really what she was doing for those eleven days.

[kangaroo11]

I started the first book of The Legend of Vanx Malic yesterday and finished today. I liked it a lot. I'll probably pick up Mista of Avalon next.

The question I want answered has already been skirted by the author when he was asked. Lol

[MrsAxilla]

Jan 1, 2016 18:41:54 GMT -5 5kcandlesinthewind said:

Jan 1, 2016 11:27:26 GMT -5 marigoldgirl said:

I just finished The Nightingale. I really loved this one. I was surprised because I did not really like All The Light We Cannot See even though is seems everyone loved that one. I just got notice that my library copy of The Girl On The Train is available so that will be my first book of this year.

I was also underwhelmed by All the Light We Cannot See- I'm glad there are two of us, ha.

I thought it was just meh. But I'm kind of tired of WWII/Holocaust themes. It seems to be a popular topic and backdrop, and I've read some great stuff over the years, but in general it's too heavy for pleasure reading. It did inspire me to read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which I enjoyed, so it wasn't a total waste.

[aurora]

Jan 1, 2016 18:22:52 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Finders Keepers, Stephen King. It was an xmas gift and I love it so far. I always love King, though.

I just listed this in the other thread as one of my best of 2015. Very fun read.

[aurora]

Jan 1, 2016 17:24:29 GMT -5 itsme said:

I am 40% through Bird Box and so far I don't care for it. I am not understanding the hype.

QOTW: I have nothing

I finished it and it was interesting - actually frightened me since I was listening to it on audiobook, so it was easy to close my eyes and put myself there - but I definitely don't get the level of hype it received.

[aurora]

Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley (a retelling of Beauty and the Beast) - really enjoying it but that may be partly because I used to be obsessed with McKinley when I was young

At the Water's Edge - Sara Gruen (audiobook) - also really enjoying this one


I would love to ask JK Rowling more about her experiences with sexism in the literary world. I know she's talked about it in some interviews (why she originally published under her initials instead of JoAnne, why she chose a man's name for her later pseudonym), but I'd ask for more details and thoughts on the matter.

[charlatti]

Jan 2, 2016 0:24:40 GMT -5 kangaroo11 said:

The question I want answered has already been skirted by the author when he was asked. Lol

Well, now you have to say who and what it was!

[kangaroo11]

Jan 2, 2016 8:45:42 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Jan 2, 2016 0:24:40 GMT -5 kangaroo11 said:

The question I want answered has already been skirted by the author when he was asked. Lol

Well, now you have to say who and what it was!

Ha! There's a character that appears once in Wheel of Time at the end and changes the potential future for one of the races of people. I want to know who the hell she is!

[pandora89]

The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

[fiddles]

I just finished The Secret Life of Violet Grant. I thought it was pretty good. I didn't want to put it down and finished it in 2 days.

Now I'm reading Bird Box. I'm 90 pages in and it definitely has my attention.

[spedrunner]

Fates and Furies
Loving it so far!

I also just finished "Have You Ever Had a Family" really enjoyed it!