Happy Friday! What are you reading? (5/31)

[elletr13]

Hope it is okay that I started this thread!

I am almost finished with Gone Girl. It was slow at first but now I'm tearing through it. I have Hell Hound on His Trail next; it is about the assassination of MLK Jr. Living in Memphis and working blocks from the Lorraine, I think this will be an interesting read.

[msmerymac]

I'm reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. Over half way through. Once you get into it, it goes pretty fast, although there are a lot of different families/people.

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May 31, 2013 11:47:03 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I'm reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. Over half way through. Once you get into it, it goes pretty fast, although there are a lot of different families/people.

I wanted to read this but I seriously couldn't get passed the first chapter without tearing up. She seems to be a really good writer though.

I'm reading The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm by Juliet Nicholson. It's ok so far. 

[5kcandlesinthewind]

I just (like half an hour ago) finished Khaled Hosseini's And The Mountains Echoed, and I've finally stopped crying. It's really haunting and beautiful, but I would put it like a half-star below his other two novels. But that still makes it a 4-4 1/2 star novel.

Next up is Julie Kibler's Calling Me Home.

[charlatti]

I just started Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen, the fourth (I think) in the Her Royal Spyness series. It's fluff, but I needed a quick read and some brain candy. Also still re-reading Jane Eyre little by little.

[rootbeerfloat]

Nothing at the moment. I'm in a hangover from the last book I read, which I loved - Me Before You, Jo Jo Moyes.

I might start The Selection by Keira Cass next.

[daydreamer]

I'm still reading The Brothers Karamasov. I'm at 33%.

[charlatti]

May 31, 2013 13:44:04 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

Nothing at the moment. I'm in a hangover from the last book I read, which I loved - Me Before You, Jo Jo Moyes.

I might start The Selection by Keira Cass next.

What did you like about Me Before You? I keep seeing rave reviews but the plot description is not at all appealing to me. I can't decide if I need to try it anyway.

[rootbeerfloat]

charlatti, the description doesn't really do it justice, nor does the cover. True, it is about two characters who are complete opposites fall in love, but I guess the appeal is in how they change each other and grow. Also, Will's struggle is really heartbreaking. (I hope that isn't too spoilery.)

[GilliC]

I'm reading The Dark Light by Mette Newth.  It's like a lot like Molokai'i but it's YA set in Norway (and published a decade earlier).  I had no idea before reading this that they found the cure for leprosy in Norway.

May 31, 2013 12:07:07 GMT -5 @lcap said:

May 31, 2013 11:47:03 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I'm reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. Over half way through. Once you get into it, it goes pretty fast, although there are a lot of different families/people.

I wanted to read this but I seriously couldn't get passed the first chapter without tearing up. She seems to be a really good writer though.

I have a copy of this, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.  Glad to hear good things!

May 31, 2013 13:44:04 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

I might start The Selection by Keira Cass next.

I actually really liked this one, because it was exactly what I wanted it to be.  Pretty dresses and fluffy YA romance.  It's a weird mix of Princess Diaries and Hunger Games!  Haha!  (My only qualm is that I think it's really just one book, and I'm slightly annoyed that I have to read/buy it in three parts.)

[rootbeerfloat]

May 31, 2013 15:03:35 GMT -5 GilliC said:

May 31, 2013 13:44:04 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

I might start The Selection by Keira Cass next.

I actually really liked this one, because it was exactly what I wanted it to be.  Pretty dresses and fluffy YA romance.  It's a weird mix of Princess Diaries and Hunger Games!  Haha!  (My only qualm is that I think it's really just one book, and I'm slightly annoyed that I have to read/buy it in three parts.)

Positive feedback is good! I actually have The Prince, too. Should I read that one first?

[writingwithheld]

Only a couple hundred pages to go in War and Peace.

[GilliC]

May 31, 2013 15:06:23 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

May 31, 2013 15:03:35 GMT -5 GilliC said:

I actually really liked this one, because it was exactly what I wanted it to be.  Pretty dresses and fluffy YA romance.  It's a weird mix of Princess Diaries and Hunger Games!  Haha!  (My only qualm is that I think it's really just one book, and I'm slightly annoyed that I have to read/buy it in three parts.)

Positive feedback is good! I actually have The Prince, too. Should I read that one first?

I haven't read it, but I don't think I would read it before The Selection.

[bluelikejazz]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (re-read) and Under the Dome. I have UTD on my Kindle, so it's my "travel book" and HP on my nightstand for night time reading.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

May 31, 2013 14:58:28 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

charlatti, the description doesn't really do it justice, nor does the cover. True, it is about two characters who are complete opposites fall in love, but I guess the appeal is in how they change each other and grow. Also, Will's struggle is really heartbreaking. (I hope that isn't too spoilery.)

I just read this book, and I agree completely. I didn't know much about it other than it was getting rave reviews, and I was completely in love with it by the end.

[booknerd]

I just finished book two in the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy by Nora Roberts, Tears of the Moon. It was amazing. Better than book 1. Ready to start book 3 tomorrow.

Next I'm debating reading The Hunger Games trilogy or re-reading the Harry Potter series or starting another NR book.

[christy082]

I'm still reading Winter Sea (16% into it). Haven't had much time to read lately. I'm enjoying it though.