Happy Friday!! WHat are you reading?

[alithebride]

Since I've migrated over here from TN and used to post this there every week-here we are

So what are you reading? How do you like it so far?

And Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!!

[specka]

Love and War by John Jakes (the second book in the North and South trilogy). It's ok so far. The setup is a little slow.

Blindness by Jose Saramago - about an epidemic where everyone suddenly goes blind and the social fallout because of it. It's really good. But I am listening to it and this is my first Saramago book. I've heard he doesn't really use punctuation (like Cormac McCarthy) which drives me up the wall but it doesn't come through on the audiobook.

[charlatti]

I couldn't get into anything, so I picked up a reread -- The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel. I have trouble articulating why I love this book, but it's one of my all-time favorites.

[imoan]

It's my goal to finish Don Quixote this weekend. And hopefully move on to my next book in the challenge.

[SpartanGirl]

I just started The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai. I'm enjoying it so far. I hope to finish it and move on to The Magician King by Lev Grossman this weekend.

[secretlyevil]

Last night I finished the third in the mageborn series. I'm really glad I stuck it out with this series. The author finally hit his stride (or got a better editor) with this book. Great plot and character development. It was an enjoyable read. I'm looking forward to the nest installment.

But now I'm looking for something new to read. Maybe I'll read something off the 100 best novels lists or the 1001 books to read before you die.

[falada45]

11/22/63 - Stephen King

[5kcandlesinthewind]

I've got about 40 pages left in Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey. It's really interesting. And it makes me want to go to England asap.

I'm also about 1/3 of the way through Cinderella Ate My Daughter on the Kindle, and I am now completely terrified for my nieces, who are obsessed with princess everything.

[PinkSquirrel]

Nothing. Sad. I've been busy all week and have not read a word since last weekend. That will be changing this weekend, but I'm not completely sure what I plan on reading next

[sweetc80]

Three Cups of Tea

[bluelikejazz]

I've got 3 books going right now:

11/22/63: LOVING it. I'm only 20% in, but I'm really really enjoying it

His Excellency (George Washington Biography): Not far enough to really know how I like it, but I'm still chugging through

Wuthering Heights: Again, only a few chapters in, but I think with the board discussion, I will really enjoy it when I finish.

[sparrowsong]

Still two of the same I was reading last week. Pretty long ones I guess.

Audio: The Thirteenth Tale I only listen to about 2-3 hours per week during one long commute I have so it takes about a month for me to finish one book. I'm just now getting into it. I was pretty confused at the beginning. A lot of characters and the POV kept switching, but the voices on the audio don't sound different enough for me so I had to keep catching up with what characters went to what woman's story. That's the thing about audio books, it's not easy to flip back and reread a few pages when you find yourself confused, especially in the car.

Kindle: The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Age Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. I'm about halfway. It's a series of mini-biographies on a handful of early scientists of the 18th century, discovering planets and comets and other galaxies, exploring parts of the world never seen before by Europeans, taking flight in hot air balloons for the first time. It's very interesting if you are at all into history or science, or both.

[doxies]

May 25, 2012 7:06:59 GMT -5 specka said:

Blindness by Jose Saramago - about an epidemic where everyone suddenly goes blind and the social fallout because of it. It's really good. But I am listening to it and this is my first Saramago book. I've heard he doesn't really use punctuation (like Cormac McCarthy) which drives me up the wall but it doesn't come through on the audiobook.

I read this and it was fascinating and disturbing. You're right - he doesn't use punctuation often and it takes a while to get used to it. But I enjoyed the book anyway - it was great. I always wonder what I would do if that happened to me. Crazy to think about!

[charminglife]

I'm reading Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. It is really interesting, but there's a ton of information and its taking me a little while to get through it. There are some interesting parallels between the early prohibition movement and politics today that I find fascinating.

more info: www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Rise-Fall-Prohibition/dp/0743277023

[mdgirl]

I just finished The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture, and I'm probably going to get Bonk and The Women when I return it to the library today.

[textbookcase]

I'm finally reading Bossypants.

[nova726]

I'm reading Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)

It's brain candy but I'm really liking it so far.

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[lemondrop]

I'm reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. I'm liking it more than the other ones so far, and I really liked the other two.

[angnshaun]

Plum Island - it makes me happy and since i have my Egg Retrieval tomorrow id like to be happy lol

[BravoBravo]

May 25, 2012 10:46:04 GMT -5 nova726 said:

I'm reading Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)

It's brain candy but I'm really liking it so far.

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This series is so great!

I am starting Wuthering Heights for the board book club. And The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts.

[pthermal]

Real Boys (about raising boys) - It's ok. I feel like I'm in psych class again with it. And I'm starting Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton this weekend on my trip. I read Sister and really like it so I have high hopes.

And I'm reading Wuthering Heights.

[msmerymac]

A Visit from the Goon Squad. It's okay, but I recently read Cloud Atlas which has a similar structural concept and was way more awesome.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

May 25, 2012 14:40:36 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

A Visit from the Goon Squad.

I do not get the love for this book. At all. I read it a while ago, and I don't think there was a single character I liked in it. Bleh.

[whitepicketfence]

I've got a few books going at the moment since I'm trying to get through them all before they're due back to the library:

Unbroken - I can't put this down! I never thought I'd like a story about war so I've been pleasantly surprised. Some of the events discussed in the book have been very sobering.

1Q84 - I'm a little over halfway through and really enjoying it but had to set it aside for Unbroken. It's really intriguing and the characters have been really interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing where the story goes from here.

Wuthering Heights - I'm not feeling it but I'm giving it a try for the discussions on here.

[AJL]

I finished Shanghai Girls on Wednesday and started Dreams of Joy today. Both by Lisa See.

[aurora]

May 25, 2012 16:09:54 GMT -5 AJL said:

I finished Shanghai Girls on Wednesday and started Dreams of Joy today.

I'll be curious to hear whether you like Dreams of Joy. I read Shanghai Girls and when I finished I really wanted to hear more about what happened to the characters, but couldn't quickly get Dreams and am wondering if I should pick it up now 8 months later.

[aurora]

May 25, 2012 8:40:01 GMT -5 5kcandlesinthewind said:

I've got about 40 pages left in Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey. It's really interesting. And it makes me want to go to England asap...

Stupid question (that I could probably Google more quickly than posting): is this book related to the Downton Abbey TV series? If so, which was first?

[marytini]

I am reading Running Away To Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From and What Really Matters by Jennifer Wilson.
I've been reading it for a while now. It is interesting but slow to read. I have actually read several other books while reading this one.

[Nerd Alert]

This week was busier than planned so I haven't read much. I finished Talk of The Town by Suzanne Macpherson (easy chick lit) and have caught up with Wuthering Heights.

I picked up nine books from the library today. Tomorrow I will start The Paris Wife.

[dorothyinAus]

May 25, 2012 10:13:40 GMT -5 mdgirl said:

I just finished The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture, and I'm probably going to get Bonk and The Women when I return it to the library today.

I found The Women very interesting. I'd like to hear what you think of it.