What book are you currently reading?

[MooseMom]

There is even a "Game of Throne" cookbook!  LOL!  The cover shows Cersei at the table filled with pheasant and all sorts of weird stuff.

I do find it fascinating, though, that the main female characters are the most interesting in the vast cast of characters (although Tyrion is captivating, it must be said).

[chinksnicky]

Yes,I've seen the cookbook ,was going to mention that ,but forgot.I think I like the kids the best,Arya,Sansa,Jon Snow,though Tyrion is my favorite Lannister.

[MooseMom]

Oh yeah, I am really curious about where Arya and Sansa end up.

I can't decide when to read the fifth and latest installment.  I think I may tackle it once I have seen the third season on HBO which should serve as a reminder of where we are now in this epic tale. 

Oh, and there's "the mother of dragons".  I can't wait until SHE makes it into the main storyline.  Will there be a clash between her and Jon Snow and the Lannisters?

[chinksnicky]

Yes,I also am very intrigued by Danerys Targaryen.I am at the same place you are ready to start the fifth,but I read the first four straight through and am taking a short break to read something else first.I have never really watched the series (no cable) except my nephew gave me a DVD of the first couple episodes and it seemed pretty close to the book.        Nick

[AnnieB]

"The Broker" by John Grisham

[Riki]

over the summer, I read the Fifty Shades of Grey series, and reread the Twilight series.  I've started rereading Harry Potter, and I'm on Prisoner of Azkehban.

[cassandra]

Nearly finished 'the eleventh hour' from James Patterson.

[cariad]

Death at Intervals by Jose Saramago. I think it's the fourth book of his I've read, maybe even the fifth.

[jbeany]

"Sourcebook of Receivership Law Practice" and "Entrepreneurial Practice - Enterprise Skills for Lawyers Serving Emerging Client Populations"

The things I do to get a job....

Some one shoot me now and put me out of my misery, pllllllleeeeeease!

[MooseMom]

The Phantom, which is the newest in the Harry Hole series by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo.  (Sorry, I don't know how to make the "O" with the line going through it.  My laptop doesn't speak Norwegian.)

I love Scandinavian noir.

[KarenInWA]

I just started reading "Area 51 - An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base" by Annie Jacobsen. I bought that and a book about Groom Lake while RichardMEL and I visited the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. I thought that place was highly interesting, and found these books in the gift shop. The clerk in the shop had read both of them, and had just finished the Groom Lake one. Apparently, the Groom Lake one will give the reader a different view of the whole thing than the Area 51 book gives.  I personally find the whole thing highly fascinating, and know that I will now be my family and friend's "Area 51" library. Already, Dad and my bro-in-law want to read them next!

I also bought a book about what it was like to be an astronaut on the Space Shuttle from the Museum of Flight in Seattle.  That one is called "Riding Rockets" and is by Astronaut Mike Mullane.

Notice a theme here? 

KarenInWA

[Ricksters]

Just finished "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett.  I liked it but I loved her "Bel Canto".

My thoughts exactly.

I am just starting the 18th book of the Stephanie Plum series.  Number 19 comes out in late November.  I have about 20 books on my Nook's wishlist, and I don't know which one I will start next.  I've been terribly distracted for the past few months, so I don't know whether to pick something light or something that requires deeper thought.

Have you read the two books in Janet Evanovich's latest series abut the 7 deadly sins?  Can't remember the names, other than Diesel, who occasionally shows uo in the Plum series is one of the main characters....Pretty good, albeit a little farfetched at times.

I just finished Bill O'Reilly's book, Killing Kennedy.  I was in elementary school during those years, and there is a lot of info I just never knew!

Ricki

[BillSharp]

Love the Jo Nesbro books about Harry Hole; starting The Phantom. Just finished a couple of Daniel Silva's series about the art restorer/spy Gabriel Allon. Really good. Also boning up on html5 and responsive css for a few web sites I still maintain. Need to make them look good on a phone and tablet.

[Riki]

I finished Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the other night.  I saw J. K. Rowling on The Daily Show last night, and now I'd like to read her new book.

[CebuShan]

Just finished "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett.  I liked it but I loved her "Bel Canto".

My thoughts exactly.

I am just starting the 18th book of the Stephanie Plum series.  Number 19 comes out in late November.  I have about 20 books on my Nook's wishlist, and I don't know which one I will start next.  I've been terribly distracted for the past few months, so I don't know whether to pick something light or something that requires deeper thought.

Have you read the two books in Janet Evanovich's latest series abut the 7 deadly sins?  Can't remember the names, other than Diesel, who occasionally shows uo in the Plum series is one of the main characters....Pretty good, albeit a little farfetched at times.

I just finished Bill O'Reilly's book, Killing Kennedy.  I was in elementary school during those years, and there is a lot of info I just never knew!

Ricki

Wicked Business andWicked Appetite. Love Diesel!

[Leanne]

Right now Im reading "Rapture" by JRWard.  Its the fourth in her fallen angel series.  She spins awesome tales of believable worlds that exist within our own.  My favorite books by her are her Black Dagger Brotherhood series.  I have all of them and am patiently waiting for spring for the new one.

I too read the 50 shades mess.  Alot of hype for.......what?  Needed more story and more defined characters.  Same phrases and expressions over and over.  I cant imagine a virgin agreeing to that so easy.  What with everybody swooning all over facebook I thought I would give them a go.  I think maybe all the swooners need to read some more.  They would find many better reads.

I read  "The Hunger Games" recently.  It was ok but not as good as hoped, at least for me so #2 is sitting patiently on my book shelf. 

I truly need some new books tho.  Badly.  But money never permits anymore so alot of the time Im stuck with free stuff for my nook.  Hit or miss there.  Damn dialysis.  Sucks us dry and cuts into my good time.  I have a long list of books and authors that I hope to read in the future.

Our library stinks here....VERY small WV town.  We have one street thats a mile long.  Our librarian mostly buys what she likes so its lots of Danielle Steele which ain't my thing.  They are mostly the same thing over and over with small changes.  Anything good there I mined long ago.

[jbeany]

Leanne - not sure how tight your budget is, but have you looked into http://www.paperbackswap.com ?  You post the books you don't want, and get credits to request the books you want.  You pay shipping to mail out your books, and receive the books you order for free.  It averages about $3 a book.  (I've been on the no-budget-for-anything-at-all, so I understand if even that much a book is too much.)  I've really enjoyed it though, and if the book you want isn't currently posted, you can put it on a wishlist and get in line for it.  Because it's not a direct reader to reader swap, you don't have to find someone to trade with who likes the books you like.  You just post whatever you have (like when someone gives you Danielle Steel books for a gift) and look through all 5,000,000 posted to books to select one you want.  They also do DVD's and Cd's, and the credits transfer back and forth.  As in "I posted all the crappy action movies my ex left behind, and got murder mystery books instead - so I could figure out the best way to leave no forensic evidence."

Or - for freebies you can't get from the local library -
http://www.rarebookroom.org/
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
http://www.gutenberg.org/

Sometimes the oldies really are the goodies!

Does your local library participate in book exchanges with any others?  I owned more books than my local one had, but I could request just about anything.  When the librarian finally figured out I'd read just about anything sci-fi, she even cleared space from the romances and started a shelf just for me.  (And was really quite overly-surprised that other people checked them out too.)   

[Poppylicious]

I've become a bit of a Vonnegut whore. I've just finished Breakfast of Champions (the third book of his I've read) and am now about to embark on The Sirens of Titans. 

Thank YOU, cariad for recommending him!

[Riki]

Leeanne, the Hunger Games books get better as you go along.  they actually get scary, which is why they're not books for little kids.

[CebuShan]

Leeanne, the Hunger Games books get better as you go along.  they actually get scary, which is why they're not books for little kids.

Haven't read the books but just saw the movie. I wasn't really impressed. It reminded of too many other "future-world-fight-to-the-death" books I've read.

[Poppylicious]

Haven't read the books but just saw the movie. I wasn't really impressed. It reminded of too many other "future-world-fight-to-the-death" books I've read.

The film really doesn't do the first book justice at all, plus it changes a few things (like the story behind the mockingjay pin) which annoyed me because it will ultimately change meanings behind what happens in the next films too.  I'm hoping to get the Blu-ray version eventually because it's a 15 certificate (the theatrical and DVD release are only a 12 certificate) and I'm assuming it may have scenes which are more of a true reflection.  It is quite similar to Battle Royale which is a brilliant read, but not as bloody or as grown up (and I've only read Battle Royale, not yet seen it but very much want to).

[shannonwells830]

I am currently reading the book 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James.

[Kitty Cat]

I'm reading Promise Me by Harlan Coben. He's one of the best mystery writers I've ever read.

Every time our library has a book sale, I aim for his books first thing, then Janet Evanovitch.

[MooseMom]

I'm reading the creepiest book of all time, In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson.  It's a non-fiction account of the life and observations of the new US ambassador to Germany, and those of his daughter who lived there with him along with her mother and brother, during his tenure in the early 1930's as Hitler and his maniacal cohorts came to power.  The actions of Hitler and the SS were frightening enough, but what was really scary was the hopeful and purposeful ignorance of the Americans.  What also struck me was the pervasive yet casual anti-semitism of the American government at that time.

We all have been taught the horrors of WWII and the Nazis, but it's the way the Nazis came to power and how they came to so completely control and terrorize the German people that's so fascinating. 

[Jean]

If you like Harlan Coban, then try Greg Iles. Excellent writers.