What book are you currently reading?

[Krisna]

Dean Koontz seems to be popular. I really do not like his style of writing. At all.

Me either!  I tried to read a couple of his books and just couldn't!

[Krisna]

I'm reading a few different books.  Some informational and some entertaining.

1.)  How to Write Your Own Life Story by Lois Daniel
2.)  Genealogical Standards of Evidence by Brenda Dougall Merriman
3.)  Midnight Sacrifice by Melinda Leigh

[Sugarlump]

Gone Girl has got much better. I did, however, instantly pick up on the 'New Carthage' reference, as would any theatre aficionado, so I suspected much of what would happen before it happened, so far anyhow. I think it may get more surprising, though.

I've read this and found it quite annoying ... but I liked the twists 
The writer's style is slightly erratic and I hate books that do lots of flashbacks in time!!!! 

[CebuShan]

The Visitationby Frank Perretti

[Poppylicious]

I picked up World War Z (Max Brooks) and Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell) from the library this weekend.  I'm now going to take both of them to the bath and decide when I get into it which one I'm going to focus my attention on.  I'm actually still halfway through the David Sedaris book, and although I'm enjoying it a bit it's not enough to keep me from starting something else in the meantime.

 

[galvo]

Don't drop 'em in the suds, Pops!

I am reading 'Bad Girl Magdalene' by Jonayhan Gash. It's quite a moving tale of an ex-inmate of one of Ireland's infamous Magdalene orphanages, and her planning to revenge her friend who was raped, on her death bed, by a pedophile priest! Ingenious and moving!

[Big E]

Just finished January First, about a girl with childhood-onset schizophrenia,
which is extremely rare, and how her parents cope, or not, with her condition. Recommended.

[UkrainianTracksuit]

I'm re-reading A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright.  That's what I do when I'm bored...  Nothing like a book about societal collapse when you're prepping for HD.   

[cassandra]

Mmm I must try that one. Now reading Karin Slaughter's Indelible. I love it like all of her books. Escapism

[Krisna]

I also read J.A. Jance's books.  She has 3 series that I read...J.P. Beaumont, Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds.  That last one is newer than the others.  I really love her books!

[cassandra]

Jojo Moyes' Silver Bay, I hope it's as good as Last letter from your lover

[Sugarlump]

Just started Deborah Moggach Heartbreak Hotel ... enjoying it....

[CebuShan]

The Homecoming by Carsten Stroud. (It's the sequel to Niceville)
It's odd and a bit creepy but all in all I'm really enjoying it!

[iKAZ3D]

Ryan White: My Story

by Ryan White and Anne Cunningham

[Sugarlump]

Just finished
NEVER COMING BACK by Tim Weaver
Brutal but one hell of a story. Well worth reading. 

[MomoMcSleepy]

Just started The Island of Dr. Moreau, and just finished Clash of Kings (book after game of thrones). Kindle apps are the best!

[cariad]

I am reading 'Bad Girl Magdalene' by Jonayhan Gash. It's quite a moving tale of an ex-inmate of one of Ireland's infamous Magdalene orphanages, and her planning to revenge her friend who was raped, on her death bed, by a pedophile priest! Ingenious and moving!

Oh my god, that film The Sisters Magdalene was so haunting, it's been about 10 years and I'm still trying to forget certain scenes (the one in the shower!) When a critic calls work "a brave performance" they are referring to roles like those women undertook. If you haven't seen it it's worth a view.

Just finished reading Dial A Ghost aloud with the boys. Checked it out in August but have been too busy to really devote any time to it. Perfect time of year for it. All of you YA fans should try Eva Ibbotson, she really is a clever writer, although if you're looking for perfect teenage romances you won't find them in any of her work that I've encountered.

[Bill Peckham]

I'm reading The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

In 1983 a record snow yield in the Rocky Moun­tains cre­ated the high­est vol­ume of melt­wa­ter ever to surge through the Col­orado River. The mas­sive buildup of hydraulic pres­sure threat­ened to over­come the 710-foot bar­rier of the Glen Canyon Dam and sent a dev­as­tat­ing cur­rent of destruc­tion at incred­i­bly high speeds through the mile-deep gorge that winds its way through the Ari­zona desert.  The Grand Canyon was inun­dated with a cat­a­strophic wall of the dead­liest white­wa­ter seen in a gen­er­a­tion. And as the National Park Ser­vice con­ducted the most exten­sive heli­copter res­cues of trapped and injured boaters in its his­tory, a trio of inspired fools launched them­selves down the rapids in an open wooden dory called the Emer­ald Mile. By the seat of their pants the three-man crew braved a 277-mile jour­ney in the fastest decent of the Canyon ever recorded.

I'm just a third of the way through but so far I am really enjoying it and already don't want it to end except I want to find out what happens.

The most amazing thing about that 1983 flood is that there was a group of dialyzors on the river at the time! I have been reading as much as possible about the Dialysis in Wonderland trips that the University of Utah organized in the early '80s. They organized travel for dialyzors all over the US and VIrgin Islands including three trips down the Grand Canyon (here is a little about the device they used (thanks Okarol for the link) http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/pdf/2002_kolff.pdf ). Most of the article I found mentioned the tour leader's name, John Warner so I finally Googled him and found someone about the right age (88) living in Utah and decided to try calling him to find out if it was the same guy. It was! And he is still sharp as a tack.

One of the stories he told me was about the 1983 Dialysis in Wonderland trip when a helicopter flew over and told them to camp higher because they were going to release an unusual amount of water. The helicopter came back two more times telling them to camp higher every time. They were on the river when the Glen Canyon dam nearly breached! In the end the dialysis group was one of, if not the, last group to make it down the river before it was closed. Thinking of them on the river is making the book even more exciting to read.

[CebuShan]

The Guardian by Robbie Cheuvront and Erik Reed.
I just started it. Haven't decided if I'm going to like it yet!

[cassandra]

The hundred year old mam who climbed out of the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Pretty funny, and weird, and keeps you reading

[galvo]

I am enjoying Genesis by Karin Slaughter. "The first woman was tortured. The second was scared to death. Now a sadistic killer hunts the third..." A pleasant little read!

[Sugarlump]

I am currently reading Stranded by Emily Barr
About a group of people who get left on a Malaysian island ... literally ... with nothing

I can only read books that don't give me nightmares!!!!

[frankswife]

Re-reading Ken Follett's The Pillars Of The Earth

[paris]

Just finished book club's choice "Flight Behavior".  About monarch buttterfles, cllmate changes, human behavior patterns. I liked it. Based on facts but fictional.

[MaryD]

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.  It won this years Man Booker prize.  Beautifully written, strangely constructed, 830 odd pages, set in New Zealand in the 1860's.  The author is only 28!  One of the best reads I've ever had, but it may take another couple of weeks to get through it.