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Post by paigepea on Jun 30, 2014 0:40:32 GMT
Forgive me if this thread was started already. If it was, just ignore this one. But I tried the search function and couldn't figure out how to use it. I don't think Batya's here yet, and this is one of my favourite threads, so I'm trying it out.
I posted a couple of days ago that I just finished A Time To Kill by John Grisham in an attempt to get myself ready to read Sycamorw Row. The book was good, but felt dated. I'm looking forward to Sycamore Row - it sounds more modern.
I'm currently reading The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes. It grabbed me from the very beginning.
I would LOVE to hear what others are reading!!
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Post by paigepea on Jun 30, 2014 0:41:22 GMT
I now I see someone bumped another thread. Ok.
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Post by roxiemarie0524 on Jun 30, 2014 0:44:37 GMT
I am reading Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman - just started it but I like it so far. It was recommended my someone on the reading thread a few months ago and I am finally getting a chance to read it.
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Post by Charlotte on Jun 30, 2014 0:59:52 GMT
Yesterday I finished Orange Is the New Black. And today I finished an ARC of JoJo Moyes' new book out on Tuesday, One Plus One. It was a great read about an essentially single mother trying to meet the needs of her kids with low wages and no help from their father. Really great read. |
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Post by paigepea on Jun 30, 2014 1:05:58 GMT
And today I finished an ARC of JoJo Moyes' new book out on Tuesday, One Plus One. It was a great read about an essentially single mother trying to meet the needs of her kids with low wages and no help from their father. Really great read. I'm so glad to hear the good reviews on this!! I can't wait. I just love how she writes. |
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Post by heckofagal on Jun 30, 2014 1:07:39 GMT
I finally read "The Fault In Our Stars" this week so that I could go see the movie with my daughter. She said I had to read it before.
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Post by bandjmom on Jun 30, 2014 3:00:17 GMT
Here are a few of my recent reads (or listens). Ironically, since I started a library job last month I'm listening to more audiobooks to keep up with reading and prepare for a monthly program.
I'm about 3/4s through Wally Lamb's We Are Water. At the beginning I found one of the main characters quite annoying, but I got wrapped up in the story which centers around an artist preparing for her second marriage, to a woman, and the reactions of her ex-husband and children. Chapters are narrated by a variety of the characters. I was rolling along with the story until I hit a difficult section told by a pedophile. A co-worker assured me it was worth continuing. I'll need to decide soon whether to finish or walk away.
In the "fluff" category I read The Divorce Papers. It was enjoyable enough with a fairly predictable story, told through emails and letters, of a young criminal lawyer handling a high-profile divorce.
Finally, I thoroughly enjoyed The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. If I'm remembering correctly, it got mixed reviews on last week's reading thread. It isn't literature for the ages, but I thought the plot and characters were interesting and I enjoyed the literary references scattered through the book.
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Post by tampascrapper on Jun 30, 2014 3:19:49 GMT
This week I read Secret Lives by Diane Chamberlaine. I picked it after reading about it on last weeks reading thread. I really liked it. Also read The Dinner by Herman Koch. I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit shocking. Anyone read it?
Up next is Forgive Me Leonard Peacock.
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Post by Judy26 on Jun 30, 2014 3:32:00 GMT
I just finished The Wedding Bees by Sarah Kate Lynch. Light and fluffy but quite enjoyable. I'd give it 3.5 stars. It is about a bee keeper running from her past and how she helps the tenants in her NYC apartment building.
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Post by maryland on Jun 30, 2014 3:36:08 GMT
Thanks for starting the thread! I hope Bayta finds out about this new board. I am reading "The Dinner" too. Couldn't get into it for the first 100 pages, so just skimmed. It's getting a little better, but still not half way through.
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Post by StacyinUT on Jun 30, 2014 3:38:47 GMT
Just finished reading Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. It was an ok read. I thought it was a little long in some parts.
Next up is If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I picked this book up awhile ago. I had no idea they're making a movie for it. I saw the preview recently and it looked really good.
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Post by mamashosh on Jun 30, 2014 3:46:11 GMT
Just reread The Bell Jar---loved it when I was a teen, not so much this time around. Reading Into Thin Air now, and I am more engrossed than I thought I would be.
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Post by zoeybug on Jun 30, 2014 4:03:58 GMT
I responded on the four-page thread from a few days ago because I didn't see this one so I'm going to copy and paste here. I'm so glad you started this ! I'm a HUGE reader and I love to share what I've read and I want to know what the rest of you are reading!
I guess Batya didn't come around yet *sigh* ( but this great, I just want us to have one !) Oh well, here's what I read the past week or so:
First up was Shine,Shine,Shine by Lydia Metzer. This was an Amazon daily deal I picked up and it's a weird little book but a good one! Basic story line is about a boy with Aspergers and a girl born without any hair meet as children and become best friends and eventually fall in love and marry. Then the girl, Sunny, feels as if she has to become "normal" according to society's standards in order to be a good mother to her and Maxon's( the brilliant Aspergers robotic engineer) son. The twist is Maxon ends up going into space with a crew that is setting up a colony on the moon and using his robots to do that. It took me awhile to get onto this one but I really liked it.
I just finished Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Jr. This is the book "October Sky" was based on and it was originally published in 1998. I really really enjoyed it and as much as I loved the movie, the book was that much better.
I just started a "fluffy" book- The Last Original Wife by Dorthea Benton Frank. Set in the south ( like me) , the main character is the last "original" wife of her husband's friends-meaning she hasn't been replaced by a trophy wife "yet."
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Post by bandjmom on Jun 30, 2014 4:09:26 GMT
"Also read The Dinner by Herman Koch. I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit shocking. Anyone read it?"
It's on my ever-growing "to read" list. Now I'm intrigued. I'll have to move it up the list.
"I just finished Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Jr. This is the book "October Sky" was based on and it was originally published in 1998. I really really enjoyed it and as much as I loved the movie, the book was that much better."
Love, love, love "The Rocket Boys" and "October Sky." They are a definite family favorite. My oldest ds' copy is well worn from many readings.
ETA - I'm not doing something right with links and quotes. Have to work on that some more.
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Post by Jili on Jun 30, 2014 4:13:18 GMT
I just finished reading the second book in the Peculiar Children series, Hollow City. I actually liked it more than the first book, and now I'm anxious to read the next in the series (which probably won't be published for a year or two, and I will forget all of the details in the meantime). It was an entertaining story that kept me on the edge of my seat and the pages turning.
Next.. I'm not sure. I will probably re-read The Westing Game just for fun,
and then decide from there what's next.
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Post by leannec on Jun 30, 2014 4:18:47 GMT
Also read The Dinner by Herman Koch. I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit shocking. Anyone read it? We read this a number of months ago for my IRL Book Club ... I liked it but I didn't love it ... it was promoted to be similar to "Gone Girl" but I just didn't enjoy it as much (I'm one of those people who thought that "Gone Girl" was great  ) ... it definitely led to some interesting conversation about the father's behaviour ... It's summer so I'm reading total fluff  ... I've just started the third book in the S.E.C.R.E.T. series by L. Marie Adeline called "S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed" ... it's like "50 Shades" but better written  Leanne |
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Post by zoeybug on Jun 30, 2014 4:37:07 GMT
I just finished reading the second book in the Peculiar Children series, Hollow City. I actually liked it more than the first book, and now I'm anxious to read the next in the series (which probably won't be published for a year or two, and I will forget all of the details in the meantime). It was an entertaining story that kept me on the edge of my seat and the pages turning. Next.. I'm not sure. I will probably re-read The Westing Game just for fun, and then decide from there what's next. I loved the first one (those photographs are so intriguing) and the second one has been sitting on my Kindle App for awhile  , I need to read it before I COMPLETELY forget the first one ! |
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Post by paigepea on Jun 30, 2014 4:38:56 GMT
Also read The Dinner by Herman Koch. I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit shocking. Anyone read it? Dh started that over Xmas and couldn't get into it, so I never tried it. But shocking is always fun. I think I'll have to try it. Paige. |
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Post by Jili on Jun 30, 2014 4:44:41 GMT
I just finished reading the second book in the Peculiar Children series, Hollow City. I actually liked it more than the first book, and now I'm anxious to read the next in the series (which probably won't be published for a year or two, and I will forget all of the details in the meantime). It was an entertaining story that kept me on the edge of my seat and the pages turning. Next.. I'm not sure. I will probably re-read The Westing Game just for fun, and then decide from there what's next. I loved the first one (those photographs are so intriguing) and the second one has been sitting on my Kindle App for awhile , I need to read it before I COMPLETELY forget the first one ! I had to read the first one again! I always swear that I will hold off on reading a series until all of the books are published, but I never seem to actually do that. |
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Post by Goldynn on Jun 30, 2014 4:47:45 GMT
I posted this on the other thread, but want to post it here also. I love the reading threads!
I read A LOT, so I try to throw in some classics with all the other junk I find to read. Yesterday I finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. He's an amazing writer, but the injustice done to Tess by the males around her was infuriating. So I had to read Yellow Tale by Tiffany Goik. Total booze book about a crazy alcoholic - quick, easy reading, although it's sad to read about the tragedy of alcoholism.
I'm also reading Goldfinch, which is very long. It's lost me for the time being, although it's got a ton of positive reviews so I'll stick it out. Happy reading, friends!
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jun 30, 2014 4:56:38 GMT
I was traveling overseas so I read a lot on my Kindle while flying.
My favorite read was the Think Like a Freak book from the Freakonomics writers, Steven Levitt and Steven Dubner. Just an easy read about thinking differently, one of my favorite topics. I suspect I will go back and apply some of the chapters on a regular basis.
Lots of fluff, as i was on a plane, including Jennie Garth's Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde, where she is apparently trying to live up to the stereotype. Her writing voice is very juvenile and the only reason I think I was able to finish without too many eye rolls is because of the book I read right before hers. That would be Finding Me by Michelle Knight. Now, Michelle has lived one horrific life and is a survivor in every sense of the word, and I have no problem that any money she gets by me purchasing her book is deserved. I simply think she cannot write. Her poetry is just, well, if you don't have anything nice to say... I think she could have definitely benefited from a ghost writer, an editor, anything, as I think her life is quite compelling. At the same time, I am not sure how much you can write about being held captive for the endless years without it started to get kind of repetitive.
I also finished The Theory of Opposites by Allison Winn Scotch, and I enjoy her books a lot. This one was good, not great, but did keep my attention.
Finally, We'll Always Have Paris by Jennifer Coburn was an absolute snooze. I was freaking on my way to Paris and was bored by the book. How can you make a travel book boring? Read this one and you will find out. Did not help that the author/protagonist seemed to be incredibly self-centered. "I want my child to have all these awesome experiences with me, so I will just leave my husband at home and travel to all the awesome places with her." I did not understand that at all!
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Post by zoeybug on Jun 30, 2014 4:56:41 GMT
I posted this on the other thread, but want to post it here also. I love the reading threads! I read A LOT, so I try to throw in some classics with all the other junk I find to read. Yesterday I finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. He's an amazing writer, but the injustice done to Tess by the males around her was infuriating. So I had to read Yellow Tale by Tiffany Goik. Total booze book about a crazy alcoholic - quick, easy reading, although it's sad to read about the tragedy of alcoholism. I'm also reading Goldfinch, which is very long. It's lost me for the time being, although it's got a ton of positive reviews so I'll stick it out. Happy reading, friends! Just try to stick with The Goldfinch, it's really worth it.im guessing your on the part where he's in Las Vegas with his dad. That was agonizing but it gets better ! This was one of my favorites this past year! |
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Post by RobbyKay on Jun 30, 2014 4:59:15 GMT
Two for me this week
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. This was more of a classic thriller than his other works. I enjoyed it.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. Lovable loser finds true love. This was a cute read.
I just picked up Ayelet Waldman's Love and Treasure. WWII fiction. So far so good.
Happy reading refugees!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 30, 2014 4:59:18 GMT
I'm not reading anything deep. I just picked up Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs. It's the second book in a vampire/werewolf/supernatural series. I read too much serious stuff at work, so most of my leisure reading is fluff.
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Post by Goldynn on Jun 30, 2014 5:03:28 GMT
.im guessing your on the part where he's in Las Vegas with his dad. That was agonizing but it gets better ! This was one of my favorites this past year! You guessed it, zoeybug. Glad to hear it was one of your favs, I'll definitely have to finish it. |
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Post by gottapeanow on Jun 30, 2014 5:42:33 GMT
Hi Peas who Read, Our first reading thread on the Refugee board. Last week at this time, we had no idea we would be here. Paige, thanks for starting the thread. I hope batya comes over, too. I am itching to read The Dinner and actually heard it was more like Defending Jacob. I loved that! But I have to wait until I read some of my books at home first. Three for me this week. I finally finished Winter of the Worlds. The history was interesting, but it dragged on and on. JMO, but much worse than Goldfinch, which I read at the beginning of the year. I will just echo what another reviewer wrote. Follett is a great storyteller but a not-so-great writer. So the plot keeps you moving without the literary ability to support it. 3/5 stars. Next up was a very interesting but very dry Christian book called Priscilla's Letter: Finding the Author of the Epistle to Hebrews. The title says it all. The author believes and offers very strong evidence that Priscilla, the wife of Aquila and close friend of Paul, wrote the New Testament book of Hebrews. Because she was a woman, the greeting included with the other NT books was lost "accidentally on purpose." The book is seriously academic and thoroughly researched. Did I mention it was dry?  But the author, Ruth Hoppin, makes a solid case. She also dismantles all of the "usual suspects," including Paul. She convinced me. 4/5 stars. And last, but certainly not least, The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Loved loved loved. I know it's sappy. And a bit trite. But it's beautiful. I love the moral that everyone has value and what we do affects others. Sigh. I absolutely loved this book. 5/5 stars. Until next week! Lisa |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 6:12:53 GMT
I've been jumping around from book to book for the last few weeks, not being able to get into anything or finish . . .
Building Your Business the Right Brain Way by Jennifer Lee
Productivity for the Perpetually Overwhelmed (ironic much?)
Battery Brothers by Steven Carman (about 2 brothers who pitch/catch on the same high school team)
The B-Side Diaries by Brian Joyce
I did finish - quickly! - The Fault in Our Stars. What a great book. It made me wonder if teenagers who talk like that actually exist, LOL. But it was a lovely read.
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Post by finaledition on Jun 30, 2014 6:31:21 GMT
I'm on vacation and have my kindle loaded with several "good" books, but I couldn't resist a newly released fluff book Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton. Not far into it, but so far it's shaping up to a perfect vacation book.
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Post by cjp on Jun 30, 2014 6:32:08 GMT
I didn't like The Dinner! It just seemed to drag on and on to me...
I read the first William Monk mystery by Anne Perry, The Face of a Stranger. I'm already half way through the 2nd one. They are fun mysteries.
I can't wait to read to One Plus One!
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Post by paigepea on Jun 30, 2014 7:19:14 GMT
]I did finish - quickly! - The Fault in Our Stars. What a great book. It made me wonder if teenagers who talk like that actually exist, LOL. But it was a lovely read. I loved The Fault In Our Stars, but I also wondered if kids talked like that, and as a high school teacher I'm tempted to say no. The teen conversations did remind me of Party of Five and Dawson's Creek! Although I think there is some truth to the fact that teens going through a terrible illness are often mature beyond their years. |
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, I need to read it before I COMPLETELY forget the first one !
But the author, Ruth Hoppin, makes a solid case. She also dismantles all of the "usual suspects," including Paul. She convinced me. 4/5 stars. 
