Book freaks discussion

I am currently reading more than one book: I have The Widow's Story (why not Tale?), Fellowship of the Rings, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil....and put away Female of the Species which was just downright disturbing.....

I just finished and loooved it. Now i'm reading and loving it till now.

Violet wrote: "I just finished and loooved it. Now i'm reading and loving it till now."

I was gonna read Rebel Angels too !! And I think i wrote down JGDDS Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

I will begin in book form. It was recommended by a philosophy of religion prof. It has been called his best work. I wish there were sermons avail on this work.

I recently finished . I am continuing with . I've started reading "Mercy" by Jodi Picoult and .

I'm currently reading and and starting on and

Deborah wrote: "Have a copy of Moby Dick but never read it. A chapter a day sounds like a fun way to do it."

At least you won't get bogged down on the long chapters detailing what species of whales there are and how to kill a whale. The story is extremely slow but the writing is the most uncommon I have read in years. There are 135 chapters- some of which can be scanned or read as a separate essay. This kind of writing would not be tolerated today.

I just finished I Am Number Four and it was such a huge disappointment. Talk about boring aliens... Anyway, I'm still going to watch the movie, maybe it's a little better than the book. And if not, I can always drool after Alex Pettyfer.

I'm currently reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Sándor Márai'sThe Rebels. I completely adore Márai's writing style. Has anyone here read any of his books?

Margarida wrote: "I just finished I Am Number Four and it was such a huge disappointment. Talk about boring aliens... Anyway, I'm still going to watch the movie, maybe it's a little better than the bo..."

My daughter married into an Hungarian Family (she lives with them now) and this looks very interesting. Their movies are either quite good or hopelessly dark and existential. They seem to be heavily influenced by the darker German culture. I put it on the list.

I'm now reading By the Time You Read This by Lola Jaye and it is a tear jerker right from the start!!! I'm sitting here smiling and crying at the same time!! Great read so far!!

Johnnie wrote: "Margarida wrote: "I just finished I Am Number Four and it was such a huge disappointment. Talk about boring aliens... Anyway, I'm still going to watch the movie, maybe it's a little ..."

I've never seen an Hungarian movie (I think), but I've read Sándor Márai's Embers and it was so dark and beautifully written I knew I had to read more books by the author. Short, but so good. You should try it. :)

I am finally going to start Virgin River by Robyn Carr and I'm sure I'm going to love this series like everyone else has!!

Margarida wrote: "Johnnie wrote: "Margarida wrote: "I just finished I Am Number Four and it was such a huge disappointment. Talk about boring aliens... Anyway, I'm still going to watch the movie, mayb..."

Does not sound like a book I would normally be interested in but I'll take a chance- good writing often wins over just another good story.

Just finished reading St. Dale by Sharyn McCrumb. It was published in 2005, but I had never read it - shock! She's my favorite author! I recently read her book The Devil Amongst The Lawyers and it was so, so good! Any more Sharyn McCrumb fans out there????

I'm reading the Night World No.1 series and so far its very good.

Right now I'm reading Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson, Dead City by Joe McKinney, and The Money Class by Suze Orman. I like to read a few different books at one time so I can switch depending on my mood.

Quantisha wrote: "I'm reading the Night World No.1 series and so far its very good."

That is one series which had me hooked till the end.L.J.Smith's writing is quite exceptional and the Night World is one of my favorite books.

I'm reading . Its quite good and quite different from Meg's books.

Finished and it is the better of the series. Dexter now has feelings of love, attachment and most importantly guilt! And there are new family members, three of them! Now on to for the book club!

I'm reading , which had a slow start but has turned into a really good book.

Currently Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror by R.L. Stine.

i'm currently reading 'the murder exchange' by simon kernick, but have just finished 'out' by natsuo kirino, which was very disturbing and very good.

Everything is Illuminated - just finished it up last week. Watched the movie last night.

Where is the discussion? I don't see it up under monthly book talks yet.

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Also reading . . .

Midnight at the Dragon Cafe - one of Toronto's picks. We're reading that for April's discussion at the HighPark Library. And also for Book Buzz which is TPL's online book discussion.

Galapagos - just started that - one of the clubs here at Goodreads is doing that one.

I just finished The Brothers Ashkenazi by I.J. Singer (I.B. Singer's older brother). It's an interesting romp through Jewish life in Poland from the turn of the century until just before WWII. The style is light but the subject matter is dark - especially as the anti-semitism mounts in the twenties and thirties.

Currently reading: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri she's coming to my school this friday! I'm so excited!

Have you read Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories "The Interpreter of Maladies"?
It's sooooo good!

About 60 pages into Blindness by Jose Saramago.

Jennifer wrote: "Have you read Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories "The Interpreter of Maladies"?
It's sooooo good!"

Yep! Fantastic!

northanger abbey by Jane Austen

I am reading The Disappeared

I'm still reading and just started .

Gone with the Wind

I'm currently reading White Girl by Sylvia Olsen.

I am reading and .

I'm back to Shelter Mountain.

Reading several things. Jude the Obscure, The Count of Montecristo, and Everything is Illuminated. Enjoying the first two. Not really enjoying the last one. Will give it a bit longer before I throw in the towel.

I am reading Looking for Alaska =)

I have just started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! Trying to let go of the extreme hype around it, hype has ruined lot of books for me. So fingers crossed!

Finished finally! Will start . Recommended by my dancing daughter.

I'm currently reading If I Stay

I'm reading . Finally working my way through the series.

Just finished reading . Still working on "Mercy" by Jodi Picoult. I am going to start reading .

I just started Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. I've been told to keep the tissues close by!!!

Currently Reading: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

I love the folger editions!

I'm still reading and also reading

Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
Someone Like You by Susan Mallery
Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn

so far...

I finish the night series and now reading the forest of hands and teeth

I'm reading , really good so far.

Steve Martin's SHOP GIRL showed a side of him that I never knew existed! His autobiography is also excellent. If you like book tapes, its even better b/c he narrates them himself