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What are you currently reading?
Adam wrote: "Joycedale wrote: "Today I already read Zombie! Zombie! Brain Bang! and now I'm starting Loving Your Lies"How was that zombie anthology? I got it free the other day, sure you did, too. I just got ..."
Lol yea I did. It was good, a couple of the stories were blah but most of them I really enjoyed.
Currently reading What Makes You Die by Tom Piccirilli, got it as a FirstReads giveaway. Not sure how well I like it, but it's definitely well written....
Brenda wrote: "Working on I SEE YOU. Seems pretty good so far."This is turning out to be a pretty good book. I'm over halfway done, and really want more reading time right now.
I've started two books recently. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. The first one because I was at home and didn't have anything else to read. The other one because I've been curious about it for a while(and a friend gave it to me). I think it's the same high school vampy stuff as everything else, but we'll see.
I think I have four that I am really focusing on right now:
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Chuck wrote: "I think I have four that I am really focusing on right now:, , , [bookcover:Foucault's Pen..."Chuck, you are a beast!
Right then, I am focusing on
Lina wrote: "I've started two books recently. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. The first one because I was at home and didn't have anything else ..."I actually read the whole vampire academy series last month and really liked it, but then YA paranormal is my favorite genre.
Sean wrote: "Right then I am concentrating on
[bookcover:The..."Sean, you're going hog wild!
Gregor wrote: "Chuck, you are a beast! "LOL! Those are just ones I plan on finishing this weekend, but I have quite a few more going. I haven't added them all to my CR, though:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Still reading
but made some really good progress today.
but made some really good progress today.
I'm reading both
and
. They're very good thus far.
Joycedale wrote: "Lina wrote: "I've started two books recently. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. The first one because I was at home and didn't have a..."Yeah, I enjoy the genre too, but there is something about VA that I don't know if I really like
Ah, Dustin, A Dance of Dragons answers some questions but raises so many more... Read it slow. 2015 is a long time to wait for answers. :)
Michelle (The World is Quiet Here) wrote: "I'm reading The Gates (Samuel Johnson #1) by John Connolly."How far along are you Michelle? Addy and I just finished this as a buddy read, and really enjoyed it.
@Rick I'm almost halfway through. It seems to have gotten better once the book got past the footnote-heavy stage. I just discovered your buddy read thread when I started this yesterday! LOL. Too little, too late, huh? haha ;)
I recently finished The Well of Ascension and today I finished Doctor Sleep.I have no idea what I'm going to read next.
Working on Doctor Sleep. Then I have like 37 other books on my 'currently reading' list (if I just have them in my 'to-read' list, they get lost - these are the ones I really want to get to quickly!).
Currently reading Switched by Amanda Hocking. And let's just say that I'm glad that I'm borrowing it. It's not terrible. But I feel the same way about it as I did with Vampire Academy. Rushed, but still very slow.
I've been reading Nocturnes by John Connolly. Some stories are better than others, but mostly I like it. :)
Just started
yesterday. Wow, I can't believe I haven't read this before! Excellent!
yesterday. Wow, I can't believe I haven't read this before! Excellent!
Cindy wrote: "Just started yesterday. Wow, I can't believe I haven't read this before! Excellent!"I have Bell Jar, but haven't read it either. I love her poetry.
You ought to read it Rick. It's pretty short.
Not currently reading. No time. Just checking in. I'm thinking of starting On Writing by Stephen King.
Patrick wrote: "Not currently reading. No time. Just checking in. I'm thinking of starting On Writing by Stephen King."That is an amazing book, Patrick.
Thanks Adam. Do think I will pick it up.
Cindy wrote: "You ought to read it Rick. It's pretty short."Actually, I'm going to write it in for November. I have a huge collection of books I need to try and work my way through by the end of this month.
I'm reading Ghost Story, which I can't put down. The book is so different than the movie. I am really enjoying the book. Peter Straub writes like Stephen King.I'm also reading The Graveyard Book, which is also pretty good.
Valerie wrote: "I'm reading Ghost Story, which I can't put down. The book is so different than the movie. I am really enjoying the book. Peter Straub writes like Stephen King.I'm also reading The Graveyard Boo..."
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book Valerie. (view spoiler)
I just finished The Graveyard Book. I really enjoyed the story and like you Rick, I am also impressed. I just wished there was more to the ending.
Just finished Coyote Medicine and The Bell Jar. Still reading The Casual Vacancy and plan to start Skin tomorrow at work.
I just finished Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell; and I am so glad I fell for the hype. This was a great YA read for me.
Reading some short stories. Picking up Screamscapes and The October Country. Putting down the tomes. Plan on reading King's On Writing. It's waiting on my shelf right now. I want to go pick up The Shambling Guide to New York City. The sample was pretty good. I like listening to the author's podcasts.
Hey Patrick, Screamscapes rocks. You should try Toes Up as well. (Shameless Plug, sorry).
I've read a couple of stories and loved them. Just had to put it aside due to lack of time. Would love to read your work Adam. Are you doing NaNoWriMo?
Honestly, Patrick, I just had to look that up! I am in the process of writing a manuscript, but I had never heard of that.
Honestly I just learned of it. I guess assumed published knew about all of that stuff. Btw, just put Toes Up on my wish list on Amazon.
How do I edit on the iPhone app? I guess I assumed published writers--including self-published--knew about all of that kind of stuff. I learned of it from Mur Lafferty's podcast, I Should Be Writing. Anyway, do profit more from the print edition, because the Kindle edition is dirt cheap.
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How was that zombie anthology? I got it free the other day, sure you did, too. I just got Dr. Sleep! I am forcing myself to wait until I finish everything else I am reading first.