Anna Begins

I'm reading Keith Luethke's A Zombie Apocalypse series, released as Kindle Singles. Each is about 70-90 pages.

Thanks! I love reading your reviews and will continue mine!

Yep! Mojo is back now with Wild Swans even though it drags a bit. I still had to read something more simple inbetweeen POTE and WS. Isla Vista was horrible. 3 of the people killed were from the Bay Area, where I live. The whole thing happened about 7 hours away. There was one in Seattle yesterday too. I don't understand the US and it's violence.

No, I didn't review it, I got too busy and then lost my mojo reading Athena and Steve's reviews- they write such better review than I do! I'm also afraid of giving things away in my reviews. Oddly enough, I've been to Trinidad, several times- we vacation there and it is exactly described- actually, the grocery store Carly goes in, is one of the coolest grocery stores I've been to (it's called Murphy's). Not even many people in California know about it, it is right on the coast and is like, population 300. I've driven nearly the entire CA coast, so we found it! Then I found out Catherine Ryan Hyde is from Cambria, a TINY costal town in the south, I've been there too! Re: the book- I loved the pace and I liked how the story was told between the past and the present, through the different states they travel through. I also thought Carly's question of "Why not me?" was an excellent sidebar. The end left me a little disappointed- "That's IT???" If you liked it, I highly, highly recommend When I Met You by Hyde. Did you know she wrote Pay it Forward?

This is a pretty cool "book" news item: Don't know how many people are following the coup situation in Thailand, but they are protesting by reading books! A few days ago, people sat around Bangkok reading 1984 and yesterday I read a story about them giving the 3 fingered Hunger games salute. I'm posting this here cause I thought some might find it interesting. 1984 sit in: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/0530/Orwell-s-1984-suddenly-fashionable-on-Bangkok-streets Hunger Games salute: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2014/06/04/in-thailand-flashing-hunger-games-salute-can-lead-to-arrest/ Just thought it was such a cool way to protest- through books

We have been waiting forever for this movie! My mom loves Angelina Jolie and Maleficent is her favorite Disney villain. I loved how they did the story, the ending and the make up, costumes, Angelina, etc. I loved it. But that's just me Glad you liked it! I am starting to agree with you about seeing movies you don't know much about though. I've been fairly disappointed by the movies I've seen this year (looking at you JACK RYAN) but I already was plently prepared for them. Maze Runner is the next movie I want to see and I'm not sure I should read the book first, as that has killed a lot of movies for me this year (looking at you DIVERGENT!) Anyway, rambling...

Oh that's good to hear because it was rambling. But I've noted this with Rushdie, the beginnings DO tend to ramble- maybe that's why I haven't read so much of his stuff. I think I might skip Jack Reacher 16, go to 17 and then back to 16 again. So it's A Wanted Man for me. I'll pair it with Wild Swans- should be different enough, ya? lol

I hate when that happens, happened to me after Pillars of the Earth. We Need To Talk About Kevin is on my TBR list for this year- I hear it's pretty dark.

It's really grabbed me in at the first page! I'm sure you wouldn't miss the Intro from the Author, but Kindle sometimes starts it at Chapter One. What she has to say is really interesting. Even at 500+ pages, I think it will go fast, and you read MUCH faster than I!

Grrr- I tried getting into Midnight's Children last night, and just couldn't get excited. I will try again though, before June is up. Finished Jack Reacher 15, Worth Dying For and Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart. 4/5 for both. I started Wild Swans last night, just seemed too hard to resist, even though it wasn't chosen for book club. Also into my monthly buy of BBC History Magazine. I still haven't subscribed, and it's so much cheaper than buying one at a time! Looking forward to After the Black Death: How Life Changed For Medieval Women.

Midnight's Children might be my next read- I've never done a circle and have limited knowledge of Rushdie's work. Maybe I will read the Sample tonight and see if I like it. Wonder how that would go with Mr. Mercedes

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Ooooh- That might be my next read, or at least my next King read. I've been waiting for it. About 65% through with both Brandon Sanderson's STEELHEART (thanks Tim for the correction in last months thread ) and Lee Child's Jack Reacher 15, Worth Dying For. Both are so good and it's hard to decide when to read what!

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill is on sale for only $1.99 It was a great read. My review is here. http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/12425-annas-books-for-2014/page-5

I really want to read that!

Darn it! I keep doing that!

Is it really? I didn't know that! About it being the first Castle Rock story...cool.

Well, Thanks Timstar for the delicious Battleheart. I am only at Part 2, but I am enjoying it a great deal. I also started Lee Child's Jack Reacher book No 15, Worth Dying For to go with it, as I think somethimes I might need something a but different from it. But otherwise, it's got a lot of action (as does Worth Dying For! I'm 10% in and Reacher is already beating guys up!). Cujo is on my TBR list for this year. I hope I get to it.

I think I will read World Without End... maybe this summer. I can see myself in the shade on the porch step in 90 degree heat reading it lol I really really like Folletts writing and want to read more. I'm also interested in his Century trilogy, I'm glad you recommended that as I was curious! His Bio says he was a Thriller writer before Pillars. Makes me curious what his would be like.

I'll be checking out the Steelheart Kindle Sample today- thanks for the review! Hey- if it wasn't for you, I'd have never read Starship Troopers, one of my favs of the year so far! Edited: Finished the sample- loving it! Bought it and enjoying it now. Seems like it will be a quick read.

Loooooved Carrie!

I'm almost finished! I will review this one, I also read When I Found You and loved it.

I kind of read in an unconventional way- on the edge of my bed with my trunk as a table. I like to sit straight in chairs with tables. What I really want is a bedroom vanity.

This is us. Although my daughter is only 5, she is now into video games and You Tube, Netflix, etc. She isn't too big of a reader (but I have big plans lol). We monitor it but we never tell her she can't watch something. She knows what bad words are and what we do and don't. She knows what is make believe and isn't scared by it. So right now, it's zombies. I really don't care. This was my view before I became a parent and was the view of my mother as well. She just trusted me.

The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. Maya Angelou