Chicks On Lit discussion

My mom just got "Nineteen Minutes" in a library book sale in the town I grew up in. The library gives you a bag and you fill it up as much as possible with books and the whole bag is 5 dollars. I don't think she realized she even got it until I mentioned "My Sister's Keeper". So, when I go home for Christmas I'm "stealing" it! LOL

As soon as I'm done with Plain Truth, I'm planning on getting "Myth of you and Me" for my trip next weekend, then starting "History of Love". That's the plan anyway.

Kristen you can borrow my copy of The Myth of You and Me if you'd like. Want me to give it to you Saturday?

I just finished For The May Queen as well......LOVED IT.

Halfway through CUTS by Richard Laymon

next up JANE EYRE

JP books......Loved MY SISTERS KEEPER and CHANGE OF HEART.....There's only been 1 I have disliked Harvesting the Heart....I'm not too sure about her new one about Wonder Woman.

I've only read one Jodi P book Plain Truth. While she was a great story teller I was pissed off at her with the ending and have been hesitant to read any more because I hear she does that in quite a few of her books. I wont give it away but even though I had guessed it early on it just angered me to have it realized and for her to twist characters so much. Grrr months later that book still makes me angry. Like I said she was a good story teller but if all of them are like then I'll be the pissiest (sp?) reader ever if I keep going with her.

I loved For The May Queen Kristie Faye....wasn't it so good?

I felt right there with the characters. Living there life and since I'm from CA I could even picture everywhere they were and where they went. Great book by one of our own members!!

Tera, she does that every time. As soon as you think you have it figured out - BAM! A twist!

Thanks for the offer Holli, but I think I'll get my own. Just in case I loose the book enroute. I'm horrible with misplacing things! LOL

I'm going to go to Half Price books tonight and use my 40% coupon after work. Hopefully I can find a few on my list there.

Sounds good Kristen!! Have fun :)

I read My Sister's Keeper, and I thought it was OK. Same way I thought The Secret Life of Bees was OK. They are good books and good stories, but they don't make me want to read everything by the author. They didn't make me go, "WOW!" Anybody read The Mermaid Chair, or hvae a JP book they'd really recommend?

I have the Mermaid Chair if you want to borrow it Emily. Heck you can have it. I tried to read it because I really liked Secret Life of Bees but I didnt like it. Found it drawn out and blah. I was hoping for a lot more I guess. The only Jodi P book i read was Plain Truth and it pissed me off to the point I really have no desire to read any of her other books. (Elizabeth L loaned it to me so she has a copy if you want to try it)

I too have The Mermaid Chair and was so disappointed! Someone can have my copy also if they want it. I really liked The Secret Life of Bees and was looking forward to reading more from the author so was surprised that I didn't like it.

I quit on the Mermaid Chair after 50 pages....I was soooooo annoyed with it. HATED IT!

Holli-I LOVED For the May Queen. I couldn't put it down....I totally connected with each character and lived the story with them!

I really liked Change of Heart by JP.

I just finished "Nothing to Fear" by Karen Rose.

One of those romantic suspense books.... you know... killer is introduced.... two other characters introduced who are not connected... two connect.... killer is lurking.... two fall in love.... killer after one of the two... two get hurt and one goes to save the other..... killer gets caught.... two get engaged.... blah blah blah....... can you tell I'm not too fond of romance stories?? Suspense wise... was pretty good.

Now I am trying to decide what to read next. I am off work until Monday and can get a good bit of reading done if I could just figure out which book to start......... help me out ladies!

Choices at the moment:

The Alchemist

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Thirteenth Tale (tried to start this months ago and got bored)

The Book Thief

Special Topics in Calamity Physics


Notice I said "choices at the moment"....... have to go to dentist tomorrow and there is a B&N and a BAM within 10 miles... so I am sure that my car will find its way to them....blasted car brain....

I read My Sister's Keeper and thought it was really good - but did not really like Change of Heart. Been meaning to pick up another Picoult book, but I have too many others to read!

I LOVED The Book Thief. I would tell anyone to read it.

JP books are among my favs BUT i didnt care for change of heart(thot it was like her harvesting the heart meets the greenmile) or the tenth circle(just did NOT get the comicbook thing)
i liked the Pact and My Sisters Keeper. Songs of the HumpbackWhale was good too-oh HECK they ALL were good!!

Hated the Mermaid Chair. was dying to read it b'c of Bees but no way did it measure up in my opinion.

i'm still slogging thru PANIC but thinking i'm about ready to hit the panic button-thinking i'm just not in the twisted plot mood.

i LOVED Land of a Hundred Wonders by Lesley Kagan tho and would recommend THAT or Whistling in the Dark by her too! Great reads with a good story.

ASHLEY. from your 10/29 post..
isnt jenn lancaster freakin' hilarious????
i LOVED her books! and her blog is just as good
jennsylvania.com

I have every JP book...I loved "Plain Truth" best...set on an Amish farm. Mine is a signed copy or I would lend it out, but if anyone wants to try antoher JP, her older ones held me more.

I have never read "The Alchemist" and it is also in my pile!

I really enjoyed The Alchemist.

Kat - I would pick Thirteenth Tale 1st from your list and A Tree in Brooklyn 2nd. But I haven't read Book Thief, and have heard OODLES of good things about it. So there you have it! Happy reading.

April, I agree. I need to reread it as well. I found the first read fascinating.

I am reading Tara Janzen's Crazy Kisses. I am not sure I'll finish it.

I am also reading Walmart in the 21st century or a similar title. Work-related curiosity. (No, I don't work for Walmart but for one of its suppliers.

I am going to find my Chaucer and read that. I am also checking my shelves for Cisneros.
Jess

I have taught this book for a creative writing class that I taught to mostly military personnel. Do you find it an easy read? My students did, but I had some difficulty--enjoyed it but found it hard to keep track of who and what. It is well worth the read. What have you learned about it in your lit class?

I've seen AWAY by Amy Bloom and thought it looked good, Meg!

___ I am reading A Great and Terrible Beauty
It's great so far!

I'm starting Pillars of the Earth. So far it's fascinating!

Have you read the other two?

I just LOVED pillars of the earth. So well done.

I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. Highly recommended.

I just finished A Child Called It. So depressing, unfortunately I work with a lot of kids that fit in that description. I heard his other two books get a little more uplifting.

I'm starting on From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris today. It's her last book she's written in the Sookie Stackhouse Vampire series. Then I've got several to pick up and read. I need a new bookshelf. I need to add that to the list.

I started Jane Eyre on Friday.

Meg and all ~ "Pillars..."~ That is the book that rides around in my car with me that I read when I am waiting for my kids..I may actually get through it by the time my 1st grader graduates! LOL

Guess I better bring it inside and try to really get into it!

I might start on Pillars after I finish an 800 pager I've been reading and mostly audio-ing for sometime - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I'm also still reading I Capture the Castle, which is getting better now that there are love interests for both daughters.

I have the first Sookie Stackhouse in my TBR, I'm really looking forward to that one. I better get a move on too, because it is a holdlist book at my library.

And gotta start reading Extremely Loud...soon too!

Has anyone read the other books in the A Great and Terrible Beauty series?

How are you liking Jane Eyre, Kristie Faye?

So far so good....

Yes read all the AGATB they only get better!

I am reading Twilight and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

Two different complete styles of books but both so far are good. :~)

I'm still loving AGATB :)

I didn't like Mermaid Chair either, but liked Bees. I am looking forward to the movie.

I like Jodi Picoult, my favorite being Second Glance. If you decide to read it, do some research on Eugenics while you are reading. It scared the crap out of me. Also, for my Vermont friends, really really read it. What a discussion this book could be. I met Jodi Picoult and she is awesome in person.

Finished "Love Walked In" over the weekend and now have started "Belong To Me" both by Marisa de los Santos. I enjoyed "Love Walked In" though it started out a little slow for me.

I loved the Mermaid Chair, but haven't read Bees. Wow, I wonder if I would still like it now. It sure got some bad reviews here! I was a little oversexed at the time, maybe that had something to do with it??

<< frowns >>

hmm

I just finished Cecelia Aherns, Love, Rosie yesterday, and I really liked it! Has anyone read it? I saw the movie about her other book (PS, I Love You) but this is the first of hers that I read. I picked up on Saturday night, just for something different, and loved it so much I finished it yesterday. Good chick lit book!

I started to read the 19th Wife last night but didn't like the style so I'm putting it down and picking up 100 White Women. I'm pushing myself to stick with my goal for the year and so far so good but the holidays and nanowrimo are taking its toll.

Oh Tera. I liked 100 White Women. I keep thinking it was a true story and had to keep telling myself. "Hey it's not!" Enjoy.

I had to see what all the fuss was about, so I picked up "Twilight" over the weekend. I'm going to start it today.

Mystic River and Bastard out of Carolina currently...but have a whole stack waitin'

I loved Dorian Gray, even though it was one of those High School Required books. I have to get around to rereading it.

Right now I am reading:
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (book on CD)

Deb, Bastard out of Carolina is one of my most fav. books ever. I hope you enjoy it.

I loved L M Montgomery when I was younger too....

tera~ I recently read "1000 White women" for my real life book club..and I also kept thinking that it was a real story! I liked it

I LOVE Terry Pratchett, he is one of my favorite authors. He is good if you just want to laugh out loud (and I do constantly with him). He is a wonderful satirist, but not too raunchy. You should check him out!

Who wrote that 1000 White Women book Cyn or Tera?

Hi Laura...I loved both books, by Sue Monk Kidd and really wish she would get busy and do something else....Im hungry for more of her books.