Happy Friday! What are you reading? 1/6

[MrsAxilla]

What are you reading and how do you like it?

QOTD:  if you could re-read any book and experience it as if it were the first time, what would it be?

[MrsAxilla]

I'm reading The Nightingale. I am enjoying it, but I'm burned out on WWII books. I grabbed it when it was on sale for $2 because everyone raved about it, but I never bothered to see what it was about. I might have held off for a while if I knew.

QOTD: hands down, The Dark Tower VII. I waited soooooo long and it was so satisfying! I really do wish I could read it again for the first time.

[charlatti]

I'm reading Wayward by Blake Crouch, #2 in the Wayward Pines series. The first was a super-fast thriller-type read, and this one seems like it should be similar.

It almost seems cliche to say Harry Potter, but I'd love to have a first time through again. (Book 7, if I have to pick just one.)

[kiminky]

Just finished After You by Jojo Moyes (the follow up to Me Before You), I enjoyed it.

Started In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. Can't think of the last time I read a Judy Blume book.

[doxies]

I'm reading The Red Queen and so far I like it.  I'm still just in the beginning.

I recently finished Throne of Glass.  I can't believe how long it took me to start it.  I had a bunch of other stuff that I needed to read before it, so I didn't get a chance to read it after I bought it in one of those $1.99 sales.  I did pick the perfect time to read it - over Christmas break.  I tore through the first and instantly started the 2nd in the series.  I forced myself to stop after that and read am few other things so that I can enjoy the others in the series more slowly.  I can't wait to see where things go.  I think it was MrsAxilla who said she loved the series.  

I did read some non-YA fantasy in between.  I try not to have genre burn-out.

[MrsAxilla]

Jan 8, 2016 15:47:35 GMT -5 doxies said:

I'm reading The Red Queen and so far I like it.  I'm still just in the beginning.

I recently finished Throne of Glass.  I can't believe how long it took me to start it.  I had a bunch of other stuff that I needed to read before it, so I didn't get a chance to read it after I bought it in one of those $1.99 sales.  I did pick the perfect time to read it - over Christmas break.  I tore through the first and instantly started the 2nd in the series.  I forced myself to stop after that and read am few other things so that I can enjoy the others in the series more slowly.  I can't wait to see where things go.  I think it was MrsAxilla who said she loved the series.  

I did read some non-YA fantasy in between.  I try not to have genre burn-out.

That was me! I think I originally heard of it from origami..? I had it sitting on my kindle forever but the cover art didn't appeal to me so I never read it (lol!). I couldn't believe how long it took me, either.

[Nonny]

I'm currently reading Euphoria by Lily King, and 1st to Die by James Patterson.

Euphoria is good, but I'm enjoying the snippets of anthropology observations more than the weird love triangle.

1st to Die is my first foray into the massive collection of Patterson - it's an easy book, almost like reading an episode of CSI, but the characters are doing some things that are annoying me.

QOTW - I'd love to experience HP for the first time again, but I'd like to rewind it back to the very beginning, before any other books came out because the speculation and anticipation was half the fun.

[brewco]

Just finished Big Little Lies. It was ok, I thought it was slow. I will be picking up The Nightingale next and whatever we pick for book club tomorrow.

QOTW: Harry Potter

[mrspez07]

Reading Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin. Good so far but I haven't been reading as much as I would like.

QOTW: jemima j by Jane Green
It was my first one by her and I was in my 20's and it was just awesome at the time, a perfect storm of sorts. Not sure that feeling could be relived.

[origami]

Jan 8, 2016 16:36:47 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Jan 8, 2016 15:47:35 GMT -5 doxies said:

I'm reading The Red Queen and so far I like it.  I'm still just in the beginning.

I recently finished Throne of Glass.  I can't believe how long it took me to start it.  I had a bunch of other stuff that I needed to read before it, so I didn't get a chance to read it after I bought it in one of those $1.99 sales.  I did pick the perfect time to read it - over Christmas break.  I tore through the first and instantly started the 2nd in the series.  I forced myself to stop after that and read am few other things so that I can enjoy the others in the series more slowly.  I can't wait to see where things go.  I think it was MrsAxilla who said she loved the series.  

I did read some non-YA fantasy in between.  I try not to have genre burn-out.

That was me! I think I originally heard of it from origami..? I had it sitting on my kindle forever but the cover art didn't appeal to me so I never read it (lol!). I couldn't believe how long it took me, either.

I've never read that so it wasn't me but now I'm interested!

[dorothyinAus]

I'm reading Death in the Truffle Wood.  It's quirky, but it's picked up and things are fitting together now so it's making much more sense.  Though there is an abandoned dog in it I wish the author would discuss more, I am very concerned about the dog.

QOTW:  I am scared to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird for fear the re-read will not be as great as the first experience.  And I would love to re-experience The Winter Queen and fall in love with Erast Fandorin all over again.

[abs]

I'm reading After You right now. Easy and quick read--exactly what I needed!

Harry Potter seems like the easy answer to the QOTW but I got so much enjoyment the first time around that I don't think it could be topped. So, I don't know. Maybe The Babysitters Club? It's the series that ignited my love of reading 30 years ago.

[MrsAxilla]

Jan 8, 2016 20:29:11 GMT -5 origami said:

Jan 8, 2016 16:36:47 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

That was me! I think I originally heard of it from origami ..? I had it sitting on my kindle forever but the cover art didn't appeal to me so I never read it (lol!). I couldn't believe how long it took me, either.

I've never read that so it wasn't me but now I'm interested!

It's good!  You should check it out.
Not sure why I thought it was you.  Maybe I just don't see you around enough and miss you! 

[origami]

Jan 8, 2016 20:49:55 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Jan 8, 2016 20:29:11 GMT -5 origami said:

I've never read that so it wasn't me but now I'm interested!

It's good!  You should check it out.
Not sure why I thought it was you.  Maybe I just don't see you around enough and miss you! 

Awhhhh thank you!!! I will add it to my good reads list

[marigoldgirl]

I just finished The Girl on the Train. I really enjoyed it. I just started Looking for Alaska.

QOTW: I would love to read Outlander for the first time again.

[pandora89]

I just finished The Dressmaker and I did not like it at all. I found it really boring and had to force myself to finish it because I had started. I kept thinking it would pick up but it never did.

[mx27]

Jan 8, 2016 21:34:46 GMT -5 marigoldgirl said:

I just finished The Girl on the Train. I really enjoyed it. I just started Looking for Alaska.

QOTW: I would love to read Outlander for the first time again.

yes, outlander is my answer, too!

[mx27]

Jan 8, 2016 20:49:13 GMT -5 abs said:

I'm reading After You right now. Easy and quick read--exactly what I needed!

Harry Potter seems like the easy answer to the QOTW but I got so much enjoyment the first time around that I don't think it could be topped. So, I don't know. Maybe The Babysitters Club? It's the series that ignited my love of reading 30 years ago.

loved the baby sitters club!!! I devoured those books in elementary school!

[SpartanGirl]

I just finished I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. My brother recommended it, and it was a good, fast read. I can't decide what to read next. I need a light fluffy read after the intensity of I am Number Four.

QOTW: Harry Potter. I loved reading it the first time through.

[aurora]

I'm reading Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory (guilty pleasure) and listening to The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Enjoying both.

QOTW: there are a lot of books I've loved, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the only book I've ever set aside a day to read and finished the day I got it. I just can't think of anything else that compares for me in terms of wanting to find out how it all ends, with the years of suspense building up to it.

[aurora]

Jan 8, 2016 20:29:24 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I'm reading Death in the Truffle Wood.  It's quirky, but it's picked up and things are fitting together now so it's making much more sense.  Though there is an abandoned dog in it I wish the author would discuss more, I am very concerned about the dog.

QOTW:  I am scared to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird for fear the re-read will not be as great as the first experience.  And I would love to re-experience The Winter Queen and fall in love with Erast Fandorin all over again.

I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird again a few years ago and the re-read was so much better than the original, which was saying something, but I was a lot younger when I read it the first time. I hope that if you do re-read it you feel the same.

[aurora]

Jan 8, 2016 15:47:35 GMT -5 doxies said:

I'm reading The Red Queen and so far I like it.  I'm still just in the beginning.

I recently finished Throne of Glass.  I can't believe how long it took me to start it.  I had a bunch of other stuff that I needed to read before it, so I didn't get a chance to read it after I bought it in one of those $1.99 sales.  I did pick the perfect time to read it - over Christmas break.  I tore through the first and instantly started the 2nd in the series.  I forced myself to stop after that and read am few other things so that I can enjoy the others in the series more slowly.  I can't wait to see where things go.  I think it was MrsAxilla who said she loved the series.  

I did read some non-YA fantasy in between.  I try not to have genre burn-out.

::adds Throne of Glass to TBR list::

[So_Fetch]

I read a book in 2016! Which is one more than I read in all of 2015. lol So I'll play.

on 1/6 I was reading Bird Box. It was engaging. The ending was just meh.

QOTW: The Time Traveler's Wife.

[aurora]

Jan 11, 2016 12:56:17 GMT -5 So_Fetch said:

I read a book in 2016! Which is one more than I read in all of 2015. lol So I'll play.

on 1/6 I was reading Bird Box. It was engaging. The ending was just meh.

QOTW: The Time Traveler's Wife.

Welcome! We don't have entry requirements for the book club here.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Jan 10, 2016 22:54:16 GMT -5 aurora said:

Jan 8, 2016 20:29:24 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I'm reading Death in the Truffle Wood.  It's quirky, but it's picked up and things are fitting together now so it's making much more sense.  Though there is an abandoned dog in it I wish the author would discuss more, I am very concerned about the dog.

QOTW:  I am scared to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird for fear the re-read will not be as great as the first experience.  And I would love to re-experience The Winter Queen and fall in love with Erast Fandorin all over again.

I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird again a few years ago and the re-read was so much better than the original, which was saying something, but I was a lot younger when I read it the first time. I hope that if you do re-read it you feel the same.

I re-read it every year for a few years in a row, and it really does hold up. I first read it in high school, and when I re-read it as an adult, I got so much more out of it.  I haven't had a chance to read it again since having my son last year, but I suspect it'll hit me differently again now that I have a kid. (God, I sound like one of those smug aholes, ha.)

And mrspez07, I'm giggling to myself, because I hated Jemima J SO MUCH, it led me to Wendy McClure's blog, where she had an entire week devoted to how much she hated that book.  However, that also led me to reading her first book, I'm Not the New Me, which is one of my most favorite books ever, and one of the books I wish I could re-read for the first time.  So thanks, Jemima J!

I just finished I'll Give You the Sun last night, which I liked but didn't love. It was a quick read, though.  I haven't started anything new yet, but I did just get Cary Elwes's book on audio, so I'll start listening to that in the car on my way home tonight.  

[dorothyinAus]

Jan 13, 2016 12:47:21 GMT -5 5kcandlesinthewind said:

Jan 10, 2016 22:54:16 GMT -5 aurora said:

I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird again a few years ago and the re-read was so much better than the original, which was saying something, but I was a lot younger when I read it the first time. I hope that if you do re-read it you feel the same.

I re-read it every year for a few years in a row, and it really does hold up. I first read it in high school, and when I re-read it as an adult, I got so much more out of it.  I haven't had a chance to read it again since having my son last year, but I suspect it'll hit me differently again now that I have a kid. (God, I sound like one of those smug aholes, ha.)

I'm considering giving it a chance t a re-read, but for right now I'm definitely tending towards savoring the memory of the first experience.  And I have the movie to satisfy any cravings I have for the story.