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What are you reading? Anything great? I was reading a book I had picked up at the used paberback store. Had finished all but the last chapter when I left it sit to go do something else for a little. Miss Ginger ate the last chapter:eek: Amazingly, (the book had been laying upside down) she tore all of the last pages out and consumed the majority of it before I caught her. Sigh.....so now I'm looking at starting In the Woods by Tana French. Anyone read it? Or read anything else great lately? BTW, before you worry too much about little miss paper eater, this is her thing. I know how and when to worry, how to help things slide through, and how to induce vomiting when she eats something that requires it. She is my paper hound. I DO have covered trash cans, covered tp holders, etc., I just had a momentary lapse of judgement. |
Oh no! That's horrible! I guess she just thought the ending didn't do the rest of the book justice. :) I just finished reading Mitch Albom's books (Five people you meet in heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie, and that other one I forgot about). Those were pretty good. I also enjoyed Neil deGrasse Tyson's book The Pluto Files. He talks about the rise and fall of Pluto in a way that's informative but also has cute little anecdotes that will definitely make you laugh and keep you interested. Although, I'm sure the book isn't for everyone. But if you want to know why Pluto was destroyed (figuratively), then you should give it a go! I also have the Marley and Me book ... but I don't want to cry, so I've been putting off reading it for forever. lol |
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No kidding on Marley and Me. Everyone I know keeps trying to get me to read that book. I guess they figure since I'm a dog lover I should. You know what? I can't handle the pain!!!;) Actually, the Pluto book sounds interesting... |
I am reading Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. It is an incredible book that takes a look at how we define success. I did read the Mitch Albom's books (Five people you meet in heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie. One of my favorite all time books is Flirting with Pete, by Barbara Delinsky. |
Ooh. I saw Gladwell talk about his book on The Daily Show ... or maybe it was The Colbert Report? and I'd been wondering if it was good. I'll definitely have to add it to the list. Sigh. Book buying makes me so happy and so sad at the same time. |
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It's an addiction ... one of the better ones, but still ... :) Is there a rehab for excessive book buying? :rolleyes: |
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I know what you mean though. I really like to buy books, and I'm picky about the kind of cover they have and paper they are on too. |
Right now I'm reading non-fiction - "The Six Wives of Henry the 8th" - I know it may sound dorky, but I LOVE it...and I love English history, especially during Tudor times and the Regency. |
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I'm currently reading Timline, but Michael Crichton. Hopefully I will have time to finish it before I go out of town this week. It's pretty good...a bit confusing at first and took me a bit to really get interested in it. But I have found that is the case for any book I've ever read by him. |
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I'm reading a book called The Secret Scripture. It's about a 100 year old Irish woman who is in an insane asylum, and she's writing her life story. It's really interesting because it also has notes from the main doctor/psychiatrist. I love it! |
Oh wow. If I ever get the opportunity, I definitely will. He's always seemed informative in a funny, entertaining way on television. I'm sure it's even better when he doesn't have such a short time limit. Yes, I believe he did. I can't remember anything about it, but I seem to recall him talking about a team. He spoke about a few different examples. |
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Then I have about 6 or 8 books I've read that are about "life" in the 17th/18th century - those books cover culture, society, customs, etiquette, courting, food, servants, economy, etcetera - LOVE it! It's just so interesting to get a peek at how people really used to conduct their lives. |
I have several books I'm about to dive into The Secret Life of Bees The (story or journey) or Edgar Sawtelle (spelling ?) I'm trying to find a new novel for my 9th graders next year. I get a little tired of reading the same book after a couple of years. ;) |
The Pluto book sounds really interesting! I'm still poring over that doggie body language book I mention in every post. There is so much information in it, I need to review it like six more times. I still need to read Day of the Locust for my book club, having trouble getting started, by which I mean, opening it. I also picked up this year's Pullitzer Prize winner for fiction, Olive Kitteridge: Fiction. I thought last year's winner, The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was one of the best books I've read in a while, but everyone else in my book club hated it, so there you go. I find that Amazon's monthly picks are excellent, that's the first place I go for recs nowadays. |
The Pluto Files was such a breath of fresh air for me. I had been reading James Patterson books (the first and second of the Alex Cross series and the first of the women's murder club) and I disliked them all. I know that they're best sellers and all, but I just found it trite and slow-paced. So when I finally sat down and read that one, it was so nice. In interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson is so funny, so I was thankful his books continued to express his good-natured humour. I'm going to start his other book as soon as I finish Obama's Dreams From My Father. Tyson's other book is Death by Black Hole. Can't wait! (Uh oh. I just totally showed my secret dorkiness into loving space and stuff. I have to learn to keep that hidden! :)) I've never thought about reading any of the Pulitzer Prize winners ... I don't know why. I'll definitely have to give those books a go! ... and the book list continues to grow. |
I'm currently reading, "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. It's Fiction and I usually like to read Non-Fiction books but I am loving this book. I love to read & I do have my next book I want to read its " Who's The Dummy Now?" by Terry Fator. He's the one who won America's Got Talent. The next time I'm in Las Vegas, I so....want to go see his show. He's playing at The Mirage out there. |
Hee hee, I love space books too. I'm totally into relativity, quantum physics, black holes, and string theory, so long as it is dumbed down to my level. "The Elegant Universe" is about string theory, and it's very accessible. Supposedly "real" physicists hate the author because he's like the cheap suit, used car salesman of string theory. But he's the only one us normal folks can understand. The "Best American Science Writing" series is excellent, they do a digest of science articles every year. I personally think it's way better than "Best of Science and Nature Writing", so make sure you look at the right title if you check it out at amazon. |
Yay! I'm glad to find another space dork LOL I've heard that book is pretty good. I'll have to give it a go. Yeah, who cares what other physicists think of him as long as it's simple enough for me to understand! :) As far as the series, I've never heard of it, but I'll definitely have to look that up on Amazon. I really like Michio Kaku's books. He does a lot of the theoretical physics stuff as well and he simplifies things wonderfully with great, simple examples and anecdotes. |
I'm reading On Hinds Legs even though I must have read it 10 times already. It's an alagory(sp) about a persons life, and how the get to follow God. Very interesting, and I find something new everytime I read it. |
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A great "dog book" I got for Christmas was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein....written from the dog's perspective...LOVED it! |
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Right now Im reading fluff... Dean Koontz... the darkest evening of the year. Its about golden retrievers actually. Its ok, not something I would or would not recommend. If you like him, read False Memory... it gave me chills for years.. it's not supernatural scary, but it almost makes you wonder if things like this can really happen in real life! That is the most scary of all! Pillars of the Earth was GREAT ... long but a really great read! |
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Do you like classic lit? I mean, Jane Austen, for example - but if you like that era, I can't recommend highly enough Anthony Trollope's "The Eustace Diamonds". It's almost sacrilege to say this...but I almost think his book beat Austen in this case. :p |
Anyone else adore Janet Evanovich? I am totally into her Plum series and cannot wait until 6/23/2009 when Finger Lickin' Fifteen comes out!!! |
Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs is the book I just finished. She also wrote the Friday Night Knitting Club. I have just started The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander. I love to read especially when it's raining and of course nothing beats a good book on the beach or on a long plane trip. |
I was in the middle of the Twilight series=halfway through the third when I misplaced it. Now I am reading a Yorkshire Terrier book. :) Trying to absorb everything I can before I bring Zoe home! |
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Forgot to mention - it's a fiction! |
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