Kate Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 I received Rooms by James L. Rubart today from LibraryThing
Raven Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Picked up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Juliet, Naked in Tesco in a two for one offer. Hoping I can kick-start my reading mojo again . . .
Stephanie2008 Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 I haven't read anything for a while again because I still haven't got time due to stupid uni work So I'm just over halfway through Cell by Stephen King and Interview With A Vampire by Anne Rice. Hopefully I'll be through with those soon. Today I bought three books: *Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (which is a really nice hardback copy) *The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova *Life of Pi by Yann Martel I have no idea when I'll get the chance to read them (considering Mount TBR is still too big!) but they were only
Johnny Carson Whit Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Got 'Cell' Stephen King & 'Forever Odd' Dean Koontz from the library today. So far read 40 pages of 'Cell' and loving it!
Ooshie Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 ^ I'm sure I bought Cell months ago, but can't find it! It will be a nice surprise when I finally come across it, though... Glad to hear it's good.
Johnny Carson Whit Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 ^ I'm sure I bought Cell months ago, but can't find it! It will be a nice surprise when I finally come across it, though... Glad to hear it's good. Its great so far, goes at a hundred miles an hour from the first page, from what I've read about it grows into an apocalyptic/zombie fest bit like The Stand without the 500 pages of back story
Tina Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 I've been reading a bit of this and that while waiting for this and that here and there. It's been a funny day indeed. Anyway, the book I've made most progress in is in Finnish only, about music biz and especially the role of the management. Then I finished Slowness by Milan Kundera (loved it) and now I'm trying to decide which one to pick up next: Kerouac's On the road or some Guillou... Or maybe even Ewan. Hm.
AbielleRose Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Started Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken today. It's pretty good so far.
Ooshie Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Its great so far, goes at a hundred miles an hour from the first page, from what I've read about it grows into an apocalyptic/zombie fest bit like The Stand without the 500 pages of back story Excellent! I'm 750 pages into The Stand, and thoroughly enjoying it, but there is a lot of back story to get through...
lexiepiper Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 I'm about to finish a Kelley Armstrong - Stolen, not sure just yet whether I'll be reading Kelley Armstrong - Broken next or something else. Today I picked up a few books though: Richard Montanari - Play Dead Claire Seeber - Bad Friends Alexandra Sokoloff - The Harrowing Lisa Jewell - 31 Dream Street Jonathan Ross - Why Do I Say These Things?
chesilbeach Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Yesterday I finished I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley which I loved, then started Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick yesterday evening and finished this morning, and I've just started The Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd.
Karsa Orlong Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 I finished Joe Haldeman's The Forever War at about 1:30 this morning. Thought it was fantastic. Haven't quite decided what to read next. It's between Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination and George RR Martin's A Feast For Crows. I'll probably go with the latter so that I can put that series to bed until the next one comes out.
poppyshake Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Yesterday I finished I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley which I loved. What a fantastic title
ned Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Finally finished Under The Dome and deciding what to read next
Peacefield Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Have you read the Armstrong series before, Lexie? How long did it take you to read Under the Dome, Ned? The thing's a behemoth! I read a bit more of 'Acceptable Risk' this morning in bed, and to tell you the truth I had to go back to almost the beginning because I forgot what was going on! Oops. I'm liking it so far though.
ned Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 How long did it take you to read Under the Dome, Ned? The thing's a behemoth! About 2 and a half weeks Nothing feels as good as turning that last page
Heather Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 I have that book on my shelf still read my son got me it for Christmas so now I have a rough guide to how long it can take me to read the book:lol:
Peacefield Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 About 2 and a half weeks Nothing feels as good as turning that last page Well wtg to you for finishing it during that time! Probably would've taken me half a year...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Hoping to read a sizeable chunk of 'Cell' if my eyes stop bloody burning and I can focus for more than 5 mins, it's a real page turner
sirinrob Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Ontpo chapter 7 of How we buried Puso, the emotional tension has increased making it an interesting read.
Peacefield Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Just returned from a run to 1/2 Price Books, and came home with Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong and The Family Tree by Carole Cadwalladr. Oh, and also got a DVD of one of my fave thrillers, The Others .
Jack Dawkins Posted April 24, 2010 Posted April 24, 2010 Read a few chapters of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson. My toe dabbling into the world of poetry may prove to be quite expensive, lots of poets worth a further look.
StephenKingman Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 Im a few chapters into 1984 now and im struck by how relevant the themes and description of modern cities are. Even though the book was published in 1949, many of the problems and criminal hierarchies are the exact same and this book also has quite a bleak feel to it. I read the thread on 1984 and it seems to have split opinion down the middle, it will be interesting to see what i make of it when im done.
Chrissy Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 I'm slowly carrying on with Lisa Gardner's 'The Neighbour'. The slowness is not due to a wavering mojo but lack of opportunity though.
Kylie Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 In between trying to access the forum for the last few days, I managed to get several books read, most of which were very short. I finished The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, which was a wonderful read. I followed that up with Bill Bryson's African Diary, which was as enjoyable as such a bleak subject can be. I hope Bryson does another book about Africa one day. I read Allan Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems; as much as I wanted to enjoy this (I'm very interested in the beat writers) I'd be lying if I said I liked it or understood it. I read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, which was OK. I find that I'm not particularly drawn to these fable-type stories that don't have much of a plot to them. This is one of the reasons why I also disliked The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I read Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Ghostly Galleon, which was a typically enjoyable read. And today, in honour of ANZAC day, I read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, which was a simple but lovely read. Now I'm reading Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman.
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