What are you reading...right now? - Page 54

Rissask · 02-29-2008

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Originally Posted by Sol

Don't feel bad. I saw this book when I was in Costco. I read the first few pages and that convinced me to not buy this book; like you said "what a waste."

I thought you would see it like it too, Sol.

I got it from a GF who swore it would 'change my life'.

Yeah, I vow not to read anymore crap.

(I should have know, she also loved The Secret.)

syl · 02-29-2008

has anyone read the good earth book oprah is very into??it has me curious...??any feedback??

NorthMinnesota · 02-29-2008

We're supposed to read it for BC in March but I haven't started it yet. Seems I never like the ones that get all the hype.

Rissask · 03-19-2008

Just recently finished the second in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber, very good. Just more of the same, basically, but I will keep reading the series, they are enjoyable.

Right now reading a Ruth Rendell my mom loaned me, Not in the Flesh (it's an Inspector Wexford one).

And I just bought Janet Fitch's Paint it Black at Costco (she wrote White Oleander).

E in DC · 03-19-2008

I'm reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (which, coincidentally, just one the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction).

I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it's enormously entertaining. It switches back and forth between New Jersey in the 1980s and the Dominican Republic in the 1940s and is the story of a grossly overweight, uber-geek college student and his immigrant family, interspersed with some fascinating footnotes about the DR under the Trujillo regime.

I know it sounds bizarre, but it's great.

bizzokiki · 03-24-2008

Do any of you go to goodreads dot com? I just learned about it and signed up. It looks like a great site to see what other people are reading and for you to rate a book or write a review or see how others rated/reviewed. You can add friends so you can see what they have read/are reading and they can see yours if they sign up on the site too.

bizzokiki · 03-25-2008

I'm reading Atonement right now. It was a really slow start for me, took awhile for the story to really get going. It has my interst now, so very curious to see how it ends, then I think I'll see the movie.

Moses266 · 03-25-2008

I am currently reading two books. The God Delusion and The Uncle John's Bathroom Readers Institute 14th Editon.

JameyBano · 03-25-2008

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Originally Posted by bizzokiki

I'm reading Atonement right now. It was a really slow start for me, took awhile for the story to really get going. It has my interst now, so very curious to see how it ends, then I think I'll see the movie.

Do not see the movie or talk to anyone who has seen the movie before you finish the book!!!! Stick with it--you will be happy you did!

JameyBano · 03-25-2008

Going to Florida next week for Spring Break--any recommendations for an easy paperback beach read????

melliedee · 03-25-2008

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Originally Posted by JameyBano

Going to Florida next week for Spring Break--any recommendations for an easy paperback beach read????

Two recent paperbacks I've finished: Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson. Fast read, great story of characters in a small southern town, kind of a romance/comedy. Definetely a beachy book.

And The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon. Long title, but a wonderful story. It is a mystery told from the perspective of an autistic boy. Funny, engaging, interesting.

Have fun in Florida!

JameyBano · 03-25-2008

Thanks girl!!!
Visiting my nephew in Florida, so excited to see my family and the Sun!

Rissask · 03-25-2008

I am reading Duma Key by Stephen King...it's (surprisingly) not bad at all so far. I haven't liked many of his recent books.

My GF is loaning me Atonement when she is done with it.

melliedee · 03-25-2008

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Originally Posted by Rissask

I am reading Duma Key by Stephen King...it's (surprisingly) not bad at all so far. I haven't liked many of his recent books.

My GF is loaning me Atonement when she is done with it.

I haven't been able to get into recent King books either, but I still love The Stand.

I am currently reading Knockemstiff, a short story collection by Donald Ray Pollock. I picked it up when I found out the author is coming to campus for a reading in April, plus I thought it was funny because Woodman is from the town in the title.

So far: engaging, creepy, violent. It's like Deliverance meets a Harry Crews novel. Aptly described as "Southern Ohio gothic," it's the kind of book that while you cannot put it down, it makes you feel a bit ruined when you finish a story. Great writing and characters, though.

Rissask · 03-25-2008

sounds interesting.

Yeah, The Stand is my favourite King book by far, I also liked The Shining, Christine, Cujo, Carrie, his collections of short stories...pretty much anything prior to 1995-ish.

If you haven't The Talisman by King and Peter Straub,do-it's excellent.

02-29-2008	#797 (permalink)
syl añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: santa ynez Posts: 7,380	has anyone read the good earth book oprah is very into??it has me curious...??any feedback??

02-29-2008	#798 (permalink)
NorthMinnesota añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,606	We're supposed to read it for BC in March but I haven't started it yet. Seems I never like the ones that get all the hype.

03-19-2008	#799 (permalink)
Rissask Canada Dry Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 49,569	Just recently finished the second in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber, very good. Just more of the same, basically, but I will keep reading the series, they are enjoyable. Right now reading a Ruth Rendell my mom loaned me, Not in the Flesh (it's an Inspector Wexford one). And I just bought Janet Fitch's Paint it Black at Costco (she wrote White Oleander).

03-19-2008	#800 (permalink)
E in DC beachaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 486	I'm reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (which, coincidentally, just one the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction). I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it's enormously entertaining. It switches back and forth between New Jersey in the 1980s and the Dominican Republic in the 1940s and is the story of a grossly overweight, uber-geek college student and his immigrant family, interspersed with some fascinating footnotes about the DR under the Trujillo regime. I know it sounds bizarre, but it's great.

03-24-2008	#801 (permalink)
bizzokiki añejo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 1,673	Do any of you go to goodreads dot com? I just learned about it and signed up. It looks like a great site to see what other people are reading and for you to rate a book or write a review or see how others rated/reviewed. You can add friends so you can see what they have read/are reading and they can see yours if they sign up on the site too.

03-25-2008	#802 (permalink)
bizzokiki añejo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 1,673	I'm reading Atonement right now. It was a really slow start for me, took awhile for the story to really get going. It has my interst now, so very curious to see how it ends, then I think I'll see the movie.

03-25-2008	#803 (permalink)
Moses266 way into it Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 130	I am currently reading two books. The God Delusion and The Uncle John's Bathroom Readers Institute 14th Editon.

03-25-2008	#805 (permalink)
JameyBano reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,330	Going to Florida next week for Spring Break--any recommendations for an easy paperback beach read????

03-25-2008	#807 (permalink)
JameyBano reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,330	Thanks girl!!! Visiting my nephew in Florida, so excited to see my family and the Sun!

03-25-2008	#808 (permalink)
Rissask Canada Dry Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 49,569	I am reading Duma Key by Stephen King...it's (surprisingly) not bad at all so far. I haven't liked many of his recent books. My GF is loaning me Atonement when she is done with it.

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03-25-2008	#810 (permalink)
Rissask Canada Dry Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 49,569	sounds interesting. Yeah, The Stand is my favourite King book by far, I also liked The Shining, Christine, Cujo, Carrie, his collections of short stories...pretty much anything prior to 1995-ish. If you haven't The Talisman by King and Peter Straub,do-it's excellent.