Eryk Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Today I finished Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. And I read two short books: Metta: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love by Acharya Buddharakkhita, and Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. And I just started Caspar Hauser by Jacob Wassermann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I really enjoyed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and I'm loving Half-Blood Prince too These ones feel more grown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I've been reading It's The Little Things by Erica James in bed, really enjoying it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm almost in the third part of 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm re-reading Seven Ancient Wonders by Mathew Reilly. Gearing up for the third book The Five Greatest Worriors which is released in a few days. I also scored a ticket to go and hear the man himself talk about his work next week which I'm over the moon about I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm about half-way through The Day Job by Mark Wallington. He's a scriptwriter - this is the account of how he worked as a gardener whilst waiting for his writing career to take off. I haven't come across him before (although he's apparently written several successful accounts of his dog, 'Bogie' (in fact, I think I've seen that someone hear is reading one?), which I gather are quite well known) - it was in a bag of books given to my mother-in-law. It's light reading but good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I convinced my friend to stop at 1/2 Price Books last night before we went to the show, and I'm so glad we did! He probably wasn't too excited since I did a mini-dance in the isle in front of some other peeps, but who cares, I was excited! Lexie and Gyre (and anyone else whose read this one), I found Bitten by Kelley Armstrong! A hardcover, and I completely lucked out because you guys were just talking about it yesterday and there you are it was on the shelf. I also was excited to find Susan Vreeland's The Forest Lover, and just because it was so cheap I bought the DVD of High Fidelity, one of my fave Cusack movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm re-reading Seven Ancient Wonders by Mathew Reilly. Gearing up for the third book The Five Greatest Worriors which is released in a few days. I also scored a ticket to go and hear the man himself talk about his work next week which I'm over the moon about I can't wait! FGW is going to be a great book, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy I have been hooked by all his other works. And the man himself is a great talker I met him a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I convinced my friend to stop at 1/2 Price Books last night before we went to the show, and I'm so glad we did! He probably wasn't too excited since I did a mini-dance in the isle in front of some other peeps, but who cares, I was excited! Lexie and Gyre (and anyone else whose read this one), I found Bitten by Kelley Armstrong! A hardcover, and I completely lucked out because you guys were just talking about it yesterday and there you are it was on the shelf. I also was excited to find Susan Vreeland's The Forest Lover, and just because it was so cheap I bought the DVD of High Fidelity, one of my fave Cusack movies. Yay Enjoy!! I finished The Reader, and now have read 100 books this year, which is the most I've ever read in one year and it's still only October, good times! Now I'm starting Katherine Howe - The Lost Book Of Salem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yay Enjoy!! I finished The Reader, and now have read 100 books this year, which is the most I've ever read in one year and it's still only October, good times! Now I'm starting Katherine Howe - The Lost Book Of Salem Yay! Another one reading it. I started it the other day, I am only 70 pages in but It is Ok so far. I am hoping to have a huge reading session later so I can actually get into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Me too, i'm gonna do all the housework etc that needs doing, then I'm having major reading time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Woohooo two peeps reading The Lost Book of Salem!! I'm so excited! I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfunction Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just finished reading Daphne du Maurier's short story, The Birds. The story was fun to read and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, even though the ending was a bit of a letdown. With that done, I just started reading Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. It sure looks exciting! Oliver Twist is coming through nicely. Every time I finished a chapter, it gets better and better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Now reading Cass by Cass Pennant but bought Wilbur Smiths Warlock and all six James Herriot books in one big volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just about to start Skin Trade by Laurell K Hamilton. Been looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I did all of my housework this morning, reading time awaits, I am reading 'Emotional Geology' by Linda Gilliard and I just bought some books from amazon ~ Beauty by Robin McKinley Spindle's End by Robin McKinley Touching from a Distance by Deborah Curtis (autobiography on Ian Curtis of 'The Joy Division) The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan (Its the first three books in one book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I did all of my housework this morning, reading time awaits, I am reading 'Emotional Geology' by Linda Gilliard and I just bought some books from amazon ~ Beauty by Robin McKinley Spindle's End by Robin McKinley Touching from a Distance by Deborah Curtis (autobiography on Ian Curtis of 'The Joy Division) The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan (Its the first three books in one book) Yay for Beauty!! And you'll have to let me know what The Vampire's Assistant is like, I've been thinking about getting it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Not much today but yesterday I got three books in the post. Dead until Dark and Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris from here, and The Cure for Death by Lightening by Gail Anderson-Dargatz from Bookmooch. Yay new books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I had a bit of a book haul today and bought: *The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory *Dracula - Bram Stoker *The Accidental Time Traveller - Sharon Griffiths *Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice *Class - Jane Beaton. They were only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueB Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I too bought a book today but its a young adults book but the synopsis reads so good and only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Finished Hunted by P.C. and Kristin Cast. Updated my TBR list to include my next month reading group book, Keeping The World Away by Margaret Forster (the other book is A Thousand Splendid Suns but I've already read it) and another library book I picked up, The First Person by Ali Smith which is a collection of short stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just finished Karin Slaughter's Blindsighted, it was absolutely amazing! I have to get the next Grant County book soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 another library book I picked up, The First Person by Ali Smith which is a collection of short stories.I wish you luck with that, I was made to read some Ali Smith by my crazed creative writing teacher of old and didn't like her at all...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I wish you luck with that, I was made to read some Ali Smith by my crazed creative writing teacher of old and didn't like her at all...! I've read some of her other books and liked them a lot - in fact, Boy Meets Girl was one of my favourite books of last year, it was so joyful. I'm trying to read more short stories and came across this one in the library and couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawkins Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Read the first four chapters of Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, cant wait to get back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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