What are you reading?  

There is a thread in the Paws and Reflect about this subject.

I am reading Jodi Picoult's Song of the Humpback Whale - I am really into her books now.

I recently have read
One at a time a week in an American animal shelter
its a good book but it will make you cry. I am just so glad our shelter doesn't have to euthanize animals because of space.

and I am currently reading Marley and Me Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Ooo...did you read "The Pact" by her? It made me cry! I loved it though. The rest of her books I really couldn't get into.

I'm currently reading textbooks for 3 classes. But for enjoyment I'm in the middle of "Reading Lolita in Tehran". That won't get touched until after the semester though

We bought Desirée the second book last year for her birthday, I don't think I could read the first book.

I haven't read that one yet - I am just starting with her - so far I have read:

Salem Falls
Vanishing Act
Picture Perfect
and now the humpback one.

Lurlene McDaniels 16 and dying.It's a good book, but sad.

I just recently read Marley and Me! That is such a great book! The end made me cry so hard though!

James Patterson's books. I have read most of them and enjoyed them. I usually get books from a store called Book Trader so the books are not brand new. Since I don't have room to store books this is a good alternative. I buy books at a discount and when I return them I get a discount on the books returned plus the books I buy. As I said, they are used books but they are kept in good shape and most are like new.

I also love Belva Plain and many others. Since I got my new computer, I don't read as much as I used too tho, bad girl

You should see if you can get - Richard North Patterson - He writes some good books. Also Lee Child - Jack Reacher series. Also, Diana Gabaldon has the Outlander series....I love to read. I've got 3 - 4 books going at any given time. I buy them as well as use the postal library service as I live in the country.

Currently, DH and I are reading Lirael by Garth Nix.

I'm now reading Midnight Flight by VC Andrews.

I'm reading

I, Elizabeth ~ About Queen Elizabeth I's reign. It's fabulous.
The Other Boleyn Girl ~ On the same vein as above but about Mary Boleyn
Bedlam ~ About a woman trying to get her husband out of the Bedlam Asylum.

And also some textbooks for class.

I enjoyed The Other Boleyn Girl. Which reminds me. Phillipa Gregory has a new book out. Have to go the library site and request it.
I've read all of Jodi Picoult's and loved them all. She came to our library and spoke one night. She gave a great talk!

Anyone read any of Chris Bohjalian's books. I've enjoyed his too.

Just finished Phillipa Gregory's new book - another stunner!!

Working like a hero at the moment, so mostly reading emails and a rather dull book about Time Management and a fab book the kids bought me called the First Time Manager.

Hmm, some light entertainment called for, I think!!!!!!

Right now I'm reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and I'm absolutely loving it!

I just finished Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

I just started Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion.

I just finished The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Mom belongs to a book club and when I was at her house the cover intrigued me. When I had 20 pages left I searched online for more books by this author to find out this is her first book. I don't know what to read next. LoL

I have The Other Boleyn Girl, I think I liked it... I might need to reread it. I love Jodi Picoult too, btw, she's one of my favorite writers, tho sometimes I think her novels are predictable it its unpredictability.

Right now I'm reading Life of Pi. I'm not THAT impressed, but it's holding my interest, for the most part.

I used to read all those books when I was younger... my mother said the books were so dramatically titled and depressed but I loved them!


Is this Jodi's newest book or an old one? I haven't heard of it before...

Its actually her first novel. Its quite good.

I am still on my Jodi Picoult kick - right now it is Second Glance and then I have The Tenth Circle and My Sisters Keeper waiting in the wings. I want to read Nineteen Minutes.

Ack, I didn't realize that her new book came out today!! I need to get it now! Yay!

It did? Im not sure when it comes out here in NZ. I hope its not a long wait!

Yeah, I was just checking on her website because I saw it was coming out soon... and it said March 6th.

Not sure about you though... but if it is too long, I can always send ya my copy - I read ridiculously fast! Though, it might take as long to get there...

I just finished reading Monster by Frank Peretti. I thought it was very good.

My mum bought it for herself at a christian bookstore. When she finished reading it, she told me that I would probably like it. I finished it in about 2 days. It was really interesting, kept me glued to it.

For a book coming from a christian bookstore, it doesn't seem right. There was lots of violence, gore, and such. I personally didn't find it religous at all.

Anyway..

Right now it's A Father's Story by Lionel Dahmer, and Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.

Cats and books just go so well together, don't they?

And I have so much to say! Heh.

I'm reading 'Second Chance' by Picoult. I read one of her books, expecting not to like it, and fell in love with the way she writes, and how her stories have plots that twist and are completely unexpected.

I just finished 'A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake' by Simon Winchester. It was very, very detailed, with all sorts of geography as well as socialital impact. It seemed to drag at times, but was very informative.

I also just finished 'Eat Pray Love' by by Elizabeth Gilbert. This book follows a woman across Italy, India and Indonesia after her divorce. I LOVE travelogues (I'm quite proud of my ever-expanding collection ), and I'm interested in nearly everything about India (I worked there for six months), so this book was very close to my interest. It was written well, making it a fast, easy read. Didn't go into depth as much as I'd like as far as her reactions to the cultures, but was definately entertaining.

Up next to read:

'Alive' by Piers Paul Read. This is the story of the sports team from South America that crashed into a mountain, and some of them who survived for 72 days before being rescued.

'Forever' - Pete Hamill. This is a book I picked up on one of my famous, spend all my grocery money at the bookstore, extravaganza. The back cover describes it as a man who comes to New York in 1740, and is granted immortality as long as he stays on the island of Manhattens, and goes through to present day.

'Shantaram' - Gregory Davis Roberts. A reread, and another book set in India.

I love recommendations, so throw some my way! I read all genres, and don't really have a favorite, and I'm a sucker for detail in writing.

I'm into the first few chapters of Stephen King's Misery. I bought it a few weeks ago and only started reading it. It's scary!

Okay I bought the latest Jodi Picoult book yesterday, I grabbed the last one off the shelf! I finished Life of Pi and it's got me thoroughly confused...

I need to check out that Jodi Picoult you all are talking about.
Right now I am reading Adriana Trigiani's books... She has a 4 book one that I am reading now, I am on the 3rd book...They are excellent, and I have read her other books also, I have met her at a bookstore here, she's unbelievably awesome!!!