What book are you currently reading?

[jbeany]

Just finished Good Christian Bitches.  Meh.  Other than a few inspired scenes at the prayer group, and the bit explaining what a good Christian bitch is, it was pretty bland. 

[kitkatz]

Redoubt by Mercedes Lakey

[jbeany]

Redoubt by Mercedes Lakey

Which of her series is that?  I just ordered a slug more of the Valdemar ones from someone on my book swap website.  I was afraid to before I was done with the party - I'd have my nose in them instead of working on the house!

[paris]

My book club has chosen "The Gone Girl" for next months book. It is on the NYBest Seller list.    Anyone read it yet?  Most of the group loves mysteries, and I like them, but they aren't my first choice.  Love to know if anyone liked it   (or not!)

[kitkatz]

Redoubt by Mercedes Lakey

Which of her series is that?  I just ordered a slug more of the Valdemar ones from someone on my book swap website.  I was afraid to before I was done with the party - I'd have my nose in them instead of working on the house!

The First Collegium series, 4th book.   The Mags story.

[jbeany]

Hmmm...have to add that to my wish list!

[MooseMom]

My book club has chosen "The Gone Girl" for next months book. It is on the NYBest Seller list.    Anyone read it yet?  Most of the group loves mysteries, and I like them, but they aren't my first choice.  Love to know if anyone liked it   (or not!)

I loooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeeeedddddd this book!  It is more than just a mystery; it is a real psychological thriller.  It knocked my socks off (and they were such cute socks...).  This tale constantly surprised me.

[paris]

Thanks MM.  It was my pick this time.  I thought it sounded good and also "The Forgotten"  but that was a little too much for this group.  So I will read The Forgotten on my own!    Anyone read it?   Thanks for the feedback.  It helps!

[Kitty Cat]

@ Annig83-thank you so very much for letting me know...I have it on my kindle wish list now. After the holidays when things slow down a bit, then I'll get it. Right now 2 books are a bit much lol!

I like this thread, because I hear of books that I normally wouldn't and it's given me a world of options for future reading. Thanks everybody!

[Riki]

Mom gave me the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit for Christmas, so I guess I'll have to read them now.. *G*

[Jean]

The 36 hour day. It is about people who have dementia ( or alzheimers) and the problems faced by their caregivers. Interesting so far, but then, I have a very close friend who is a victim.

[Big E]

I just read "Heads in Beds" by Jacob Tomsky, about his experiences (good, bad and ugly) working in the hotel business. It's something entertaining to read during dialysis.

[jbeany]

Liz Gilbert's memoir - "Eat, Pray, Love."  Better than I expected, actually.  I'm not big on memoirs usually, but she's pretty funny.  The language lessons on Italian swear words are pretty entertaining, too.

And no, I haven't seen the movie, nor do I want to!

[Poppylicious]

Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro.  Having seen the film I thought I ought to read the book ... I'm halfway through and it is really good and slightly sad. It's about organ donation, but really makes you think about the morals and ethics behind it due to how the donation occurs.

[MooseMom]

Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro.  Having seen the film I thought I ought to read the book ... I'm halfway through and it is really good and slightly sad. It's about organ donation, but really makes you think about the morals and ethics behind it due to how the donation occurs.

I have the film on my Netflix queue.

I'm reading The Alienist at the moment.  An "alienist" is an old term for one who studies mental illness because those who are mentally ill were deemed to be "alien" to normal society.  The book is historical fiction based on the first profiling of a serial killer.

[kitkatz]

Crown of Vengeance by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

[jbeany]

I have one nearly empty shelf in my previously overflowing to-be-read bookcase, so I'm slowing gaining on the heap.  I cheated though - I gave up on Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next Series (it just didn't hold my interest, no matter how highly recommended it was), and added those to the "Out" pile to pass along to friends or swap online.  I had 4 books in the series, and they all went at once.  I did the same last week with the Sookie Stackhouse books I had.  They may be incredibly popular, but they weren't doing a thing for me either.  4 of those went in the "Out" pile, too - and some of them got swapped immediately.

Just finished a complication called Midnight Blue - the Sonja Blue series by Nancy Collins.  Not bad for yet another vampire book.   

[CebuShan]

I have one nearly empty shelf in my previously overflowing to-be-read bookcase, so I'm slowing gaining on the heap.  I cheated though - I gave up on Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next Series (it just didn't hold my interest, no matter how highly recommended it was), and added those to the "Out" pile to pass along to friends or swap online.  I had 4 books in the series, and they all went at once.  I did the same last week with the Sookie Stackhouse books I had.  They may be incredibly popular, but they weren't doing a thing for me either.  4 of those went in the "Out" pile, too - and some of them got swapped immediately.

Just finished a complication called Midnight Blue - the Sonja Blue series by Nancy Collins.  Not bad for yet another vampire book.   

Where do you swap online?

[jbeany]

I have one nearly empty shelf in my previously overflowing to-be-read bookcase, so I'm slowing gaining on the heap.  I cheated though - I gave up on Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next Series (it just didn't hold my interest, no matter how highly recommended it was), and added those to the "Out" pile to pass along to friends or swap online.  I had 4 books in the series, and they all went at once.  I did the same last week with the Sookie Stackhouse books I had.  They may be incredibly popular, but they weren't doing a thing for me either.  4 of those went in the "Out" pile, too - and some of them got swapped immediately.

Just finished a complication called Midnight Blue - the Sonja Blue series by Nancy Collins.  Not bad for yet another vampire book.   

Where do you swap online?

www.paperbackswap.com  It's very convenient - post what I don't want by ISBN #, use the online service to print pre-paid labels for the Post Office, wrap the book in plastic (I use the bags my newspaper comes in usually) and use the paper the label printed on as the outside wrap.  Drop it in my box at my front door.  There's a small fee for the print postage at home service, but I find it worth it compared to the hassle of getting to the post office.  Each one I mail gives me a credit  that I can use to order any of the other 4,000,000 plus books on the site.  I can also wish list anything I want that isn't currently posted.  They also have sister sites with CD's and DVD's, and the credits can be exchanged - ie, a stack of books can be sent out to get credits to order DVD's.

[CebuShan]

I have one nearly empty shelf in my previously overflowing to-be-read bookcase, so I'm slowing gaining on the heap.  I cheated though - I gave up on Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next Series (it just didn't hold my interest, no matter how highly recommended it was), and added those to the "Out" pile to pass along to friends or swap online.  I had 4 books in the series, and they all went at once.  I did the same last week with the Sookie Stackhouse books I had.  They may be incredibly popular, but they weren't doing a thing for me either.  4 of those went in the "Out" pile, too - and some of them got swapped immediately.

Just finished a complication called Midnight Blue - the Sonja Blue series by Nancy Collins.  Not bad for yet another vampire book.   

Where do you swap online?

www.paperbackswap.com  It's very convenient - post what I don't want by ISBN #, use the online service to print pre-paid labels for the Post Office, wrap the book in plastic (I use the bags my newspaper comes in usually) and use the paper the label printed on as the outside wrap.  Drop it in my box at my front door.  There's a small fee for the print postage at home service, but I find it worth it compared to the hassle of getting to the post office.  Each one I mail gives me a credit  that I can use to order any of the other 4,000,000 plus books on the site.  I can also wish list anything I want that isn't currently posted.  They also have sister sites with CD's and DVD's, and the credits can be exchanged - ie, a stack of books can be sent out to get credits to order DVD's.

 

 
I'll have to look into it.

[Rerun]

On my ColorNook I'm reading "Proof of Heaven"  by Eben Alexander, M.D.
A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife.

Very good so far.  This doctor was a total scientist and pretty much a nonbeliever in God.  That is until a coma for seven days took him to the higher realm. 

[cariad]

Still reading Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Gah, I started that two months ago, what happened? 

I am still really sick with a tonsil infection that seems to wax and wane but never disappear, so I have the motivation to just lie in bed and read. After that, Barnes and Noble featured Jose Saramago for one of their daily specials. I bought 4 of his books for $12 total, so those await when I am ready.

[thegrammalady]

the complete father brown mysteries collection. it was free! i love my kindle!

[Ladystardust24]

Oh god, I'm with a Kindle Paperwhite now. I've finished three books already this past week. 

I just literally finished Full Frontal Feminism. Because I've enjoyed Jessica Valenti's blog. It's meant to be a more intro into Feminism (Possibly for someone a bit younger) But it was a good basic explaination of third wave feminism. And talked a bit about the phrase "I'm not a feminism, But...".
Some of the reading could have been improved. But overall, I highly suggest it.

But currently I'm reading I, Robot. By Isaac Asimov. I've read a few other of his works, especially about robotics. He's my favorite Sci-fi writer.

[jbeany]

Spanish for Dummies.  I really need to learn - the last three jobs I interviewed for were all looking for someone with at least basic Spanish skills.