What are some good books you've read lately?

[brandienee]

I just finished "A Discovery of Witches". It was fabulous. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I loved it. It was beautifully detailed.

What about you MN. Anything catch your fancy? We will just leave 50 Shades out of this thread, so we're clear.

[prettyinpink]

Kristen Hannah- The Things We do For Love. It was excellent, I couldn't put it down.

Other than that I'm at a loss lately. Boo.

[bigmamma]

That sounds interesting! What was it about...


The only thing I've been reading lately is sharpie marker on moving boxes. Looking for something to pick up.

[JakJak]

I just finished The Historian. It was pretty good! I'm starting her other book called Swan Thieves, and it's just ok.

[peachdragon]

Right now I'm reading A Thousand White Women. It's about the program that Pres. Grant agreed to (and then reneged on) with Native Americans: One thousand white wives in exchange for one thousand Indian horses. The idea was to integrate the races and teach each the other their ways.

It's pretty good but it makes me so angry that this country has done such deplorable things to Native Americans.

[pennylane]

I'm reading Game of Thrones now... on book #2. I think it's going to be a while before I can move onto anything other than this series.

[audette]

I tend to be a sci-fi/fantasy reader. Mmm.... brain candy.


I'm re-reading the Ender's Game books right now, and really enjoying them.

[bettydraper]

Savage Beauty by Nancy Milford. Its about the wonderfully chaotic Edna St Vincent Millay. I am so in love with this book. So much so that I'm considering the name Edna or Vincent for my next child...or Millay. Ok, not really, but I do love this book and its subject.

[bettydraper]

Jun 26, 2012 9:55:35 GMT -5 pennylane said:

I'm reading Game of Thrones now... on book #2. I think it's going to be a while before I can move onto anything other than this series.

I'm fighting starting this series, I know I'll love it and it will consume all my time I'll get to the first one soon though. I've just heard they're so good.

[baconlettucetomato]

Jun 27, 2012 23:26:28 GMT -5 bettydraper said:

Jun 26, 2012 9:55:35 GMT -5 pennylane said:

I'm reading Game of Thrones now... on book #2. I think it's going to be a while before I can move onto anything other than this series.

I'm fighting starting this series, I know I'll love it and it will consume all my time I'll get to the first one soon though. I've just heard they're so good.

I'm 3/4 of the way through the first book. It's soooo good!

[basilosaurus]

Jun 26, 2012 9:51:45 GMT -5 peachdragon said:

Right now I'm reading A Thousand White Women.

I read that! I'd totally forgotten about it until your post.

I just finished Unorthodox. It's a memoir of a woman who grew up Hasidic and left after her arranged marriage before 18, similar to Escape, but a different religion. Not the best book I've ever read, but I'm a sucker for any type of escape from oppressive background story.

I'm just trying to get through my pile of half finished Nat Geos now. And my backlog of New Yorkers.