What Are You Reading?

[sam peebles]

About halfway through Neal Stephenson's Anathem, but in between chunks I'm taking breathers with Nightmares and Dreampscapes, just flipping through a re-read.

So far I've re-read Dolan's Cadillac, The Night Flier, Popsy, and am currently on Crouch End.

 

[sam peebles]

The series that really burned me on series was the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The first book was sooooo good but the next couple books were a bit slow and Jordan wasn't writing very fast so I gave up on the series.

I have the first book and haven't been able to finish it. I'm maybe three hundred pages in. It's just such generic high-fantasy that it bores me. It gives me nothing new in world-building or style that I haven't seen before so that I feel like I've already read it a hundred times.

 

[skimom2]

Finished The Opposite of Everything and quite enjoyed it. Now I'm reading $2.00 a Day, non-fiction look at people living on very limited funds. Sobering, to say the least. I have Walking Dead and Joker graphic novels on deck to follow, then back to review books . If I have time, I'd like to start Pillars of the Earth--I picked up a copy, based on Kurben 's recommend, and it looks very interesting!

 

[cat in a bag]

Finished The Opposite of Everything and quite enjoyed it. Now I'm reading $2.00 a Day, non-fiction look at people living on very limited funds. Sobering, to say the least. I have Walking Dead and Joker graphic novels on deck to follow, then back to review books . If I have time, I'd like to start Pillars of the Earth--I picked up a copy, based on Kurben 's recommend, and it looks very interesting!

Pillars of the Earth is really good. I loved it, too. Was thinking about a re-read just the other day! Hope you like it!

 

[no bounce no play]

About halfway through Neal Stephenson's Anathem, but in between chunks I'm taking breathers with Nightmares and Dreampscapes, just flipping through a re-read.

So far I've re-read Dolan's Cadillac, The Night Flier, Popsy, and am currently on Crouch End.

Anathem sounds interesting I think the last hard sci-fi novel I read was Dragon's Egg by Robert Forward. I'm too twopid to understand the science behind the story but I really liked it anyways. Do you have to understand the science behind Anathem to enjoy it?

 

[no bounce no play]

I have the first book and haven't been able to finish it. I'm maybe three hundred pages in. It's just such generic high-fantasy that it bores me. It gives me nothing new in world-building or style that I haven't seen before so that I feel like I've already read it a hundred times.

I can grok that lol. What are some of your favorite world-building novels?

 

[no bounce no play]

Finished The Opposite of Everything and quite enjoyed it. Now I'm reading $2.00 a Day, non-fiction look at people living on very limited funds. Sobering, to say the least. I have Walking Dead and Joker graphic novels on deck to follow, then back to review books . If I have time, I'd like to start Pillars of the Earth--I picked up a copy, based on Kurben 's recommend, and it looks very interesting!

Pillars of the Earth is really good. I loved it, too. Was thinking about a re-read just the other day! Hope you like it!

I've never read anything by Follett. Would Pillers of Earth be a good one to try first? He must be very popular, his kindle editions cost more than paperbacks

 

[cat in a bag]

I've never read anything by Follett. Would Pillers of Earth be a good one to try first? He must be very popular, his kindle editions cost more than paperbacks

Most of his older books are spy thriller types, I think. I have only read one of those. Pillars is really good and the sequel, World Without End was not as good but still pretty good. I have the first two of The Century Trilogy but have not read them yet. Need to get the third one. If you like historical fiction, Pillars is a good one to start with!

 

[no bounce no play]

Most of his older books are spy thriller types, I think. I have only read one of those. Pillars is really good and the sequel, World Without End was not as good but still pretty good. I have the first two of The Century Trilogy but have not read them yet. Need to get the third one. If you like historical fiction, Pillars is a good one to start with!

Thank you!

 

[Haunted]

She's old-school romance, right? Not a lot of nasty sex?

Yes, old school romance! Usually a relaxing read. Enjoy her new one; let us know, if you can, what you think.

 

[Haunted]

Started The Twelve, the second in Justin Cronin's vampire trilogy. Only read about the first 30 pages but found myself doing abit of skimming here and there. I just want to get to the story folks! Don't bog me down with mundane descriptions of crap.....

That book was one big slogathon for me.

 

[skimom2]

Yes, old school romance! Usually a relaxing read. Enjoy her new one; let us know, if you can, what you think.

I will! I can't give specifics until it publishes, but after that the ARC is up for grabs I keep very few of them--I have to REALLY like the book--but I do like to see them to a good home.

 

[do1you9love?]

Just started Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. It's technically what they call a Middle Grade book. My daughter's school is having the author stop by to promote his new book, the sequel - Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, at the end of this month. She read this one in a couple of days and kept running in to tell me parts that she was enjoying. It's like a Willy Wonka character, only with books and libraries instead of candy and a chocolate factory. Pretty fun, so far, and there are plenty of pop-culture references from back in the day to keep older folks interested.

 

[Haunted]

Just started Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. It's technically what they call a Middle Grade book. My daughter's school is having the author stop by to promote his new book, the sequel - Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, at the end of this month. She read this one in a couple of days and kept running in to tell me parts that she was enjoying. It's like a Willy Wonka character, only with books and libraries instead of candy and a chocolate factory. Pretty fun, so far, and there are plenty of pop-culture references from back in the day to keep older folks interested.

Sounds like a lot of fun!!

 

[Haunted]

I picked up Go Set a Watchman by Lee and The Past by Tessa Hadley. I started my first 100 page run with Watchman and I feel the same flow as with Mockingbird .

 

[do1you9love?]

I picked up Go Set a Watchman by Lee and The Past by Tessa Hadley. I started my first 100 page run with Watchman and I feel the same flow as with Mockingbird .

How long has it been since you read Mockingbird? It has been a long time for me and I am wondering if I should reread first?

 

[morgan]

I'm slowly getting into Tabby's Caretakers (only about 50 pages in) and just finished Morality in BoBD this afternoon. Thought I'd read that SS - wasn't it included in Scribner's edition of Blockade Billy? If I did read it before, I remembered absolutely nothing, which is hard to believe because it is a very disturbing story.

Still waiting for The Book of Matt from the library. Am really anxious to read that one. Thinking of starting Sphere by Crichton while I wait. NEVER been one to read more than one book at a time before. Not sure why I picked up the habit in the last few years.

 

[skimom2]

I just got a notice from the library that The Border is in--I didn't even remember that I'd requested that one! Is it good?

 

[kingricefan]

I just got a notice from the library that The Border is in--I didn't even remember that I'd requested that one! Is it good?

If it's The Border by Robert McCammon, then yes, it is good. Not my favorite McCammon book, but still a good read.

 

[skimom2]

If it's The Border by Robert McCammon, then yes, it is good. Not my favorite McCammon book, but still a good read.

Yep, that's the one Thank you! and thanks for recommending Thriftbooks. I found a book my daughter needs for school, a book I've been looking for, and 3 books LilMan wanted, all for $20 and free shipping