Your Book Activity Today - Thread 9

[sirinrob]

I finished 'Watt' by Samuel Beckett this morning, an interesting challenge to read. Going to write more of my novel today, now I've got started

[Univerze]

Just read a few pages of The Great Hunt, and am taking it with me to work, only have a 15 minutes break, but am going to read anyway hee hee.

[MuggleMagic]

I finished reading Percy Jackson & the Lightning Theif. A bit of light reading and a super little fantasy to get lost in.

 

I'm going onto White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi next.

[Kylie]

Whatwhat whaat, I can't believe that of my best friend Wikipedia It's a real shame, the book not being what you were after and being a bad one as well.

 

Sorry, I saw this after I posted. I think I'll have to go and edit the Wikipedia page at some stage. I was kind of interested in reading the book anyway because I thought it might be a little like one of my favourite series, Tomorrow, When the War Began. However, it turned out to be far inferior, which is pretty much what I was expecting because I don't think anything could top John Marsden's series.

[Kate]

I'm listening to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Really enjoying it. Think I'll finish it today

[Cookie]

My reading has really slowed down but I did manage finish Brave New World. I enjoyed it when I could make myself sit down and read it. I'm not sure why I was so unwilling to pick it up.

 

I'm not sure what to read next. I will have to stand in front of my book shelf and hope something jumps out at me.

[Nollaig]

Haha. Damn. I'm wishing I hadn't stopped at Chapter Three last night. I really like the world she's created already. I'm trying really hard to take in all the details so as easy it is to read I'm going a bit slowly at the moment.

I'll try to save my comments for that thread rather than clogging up this one. I had kind of avoided it because I didn't want to see spoilers.

 

Yeah that's fair enough. I might actually spoiler tag my mini-reviews. That way all that's visable are the synopses, which are taken from the back covers.

 

Also, you're right, there IS a lot to take in. I read the first book quite slowly at first, but once they set out on their adventure the wall of info lets up a bit and it's more about characters and twisty turn-iness

[vodkafan]

Just read a few pages of The Great Hunt, and am taking it with me to work, only have a 15 minutes break, but am going to read anyway hee hee.

 

if you have a good book 15 minutes can make a difference to your whole day.

[vodkafan]

I ordered A Scanner Darkly and The Lovely Bones from Amazon. First one is the Reading Circle Group choice and I have heard so much good stuff about the latter book I had to do it and it was only 76p....

[BookJumper]

Freelancing for Australians for Dummies by Susan M Drake & Monica Davidson

Putting two and two together, you might be able to work out that I want to start a freelancing proofreading and editing business

Oooh, would you employ me? I'm good, I really am I mean, I was filling out a job application form last week and found myself correcting spelling and grammar mistakes in the application form template...!

[poppyshake]

I've just started 'The Behaviour of Moths' by Poppy Adams and am liking it so far.

[pickle]

Unfortunately work got in the way of my reading this morning, I am most of the way through Paul Magrs Hells Belles and loving it.

[vodkafan]

My reading has really slowed down but I did manage finish Brave New World. I enjoyed it when I could make myself sit down and read it. I'm not sure why I was so unwilling to pick it up.

 

I'm not sure what to read next. I will have to stand in front of my book shelf and hope something jumps out at me.

 

Cookie Cookie! PLease take a look at my swop list and see if there is anything you want? I am not even bothered about getting a book in return I just want them to go to someone who appreciates books....

[Shin]

I have now finished A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter and now about 120 pages into Indelible by the same author.

[Kate]

I have just reserved The White Queen by Philippa Gregory and Complete Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm at the library

[ethan]

I read Man in the Dark a short novel by Paul Auster yesterday. Going to try Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson today.

[Stephanie2008]

I started and finished Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot today Not sure what to read next.

[chesilbeach]

Read about 120 pages of A Spot of Bother which I enjoying much, much more than I was expecting (as I couldn't get past page 20 of The Curious Incident etc.) and started The Feast of the Drowned - one of the Doctor Who books with the tenth Doctor and Rose.

[sirinrob]

Settling into 'Tiare' by C

Edited March 8, 2010 by sirinrob

[Lucybird]

Finished Sunrise by Rosie Thomas (only started it last night). Easy but quite a good read.

 

Think will be Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides next, as I still can't find The Rotter's Club (God knows what I've done with it!)

[AbielleRose]

I'm just about to tuck into Flowers for Algernon for a few minutes before my break is over with. What a great book.

[Nollaig]

I... am reading too many books again. I still haven't finished Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. What's that all about? That said, it IS easy to get back into, but I need to stop taking on four and five books at a time.

[Kimmy619]

Easier said than done though. As soon as I get a new book, I have to start reading that in addition to the one that I already have on the go.

[Nollaig]

That's what happened to me! I got three books from other people, all of which I want to read, while reading Jonathan Strange, and I started I, Lucifer because I couldn't bear to wait. If I could even get two finished and have just two on the go, that'd be great.

[joe]

I am continuing to read Water for Elephants and i think I am going to have to add it to one of my favourite books of all time