Originally Posted by ambpure:
Many women will probably think I'm insane, but I'm reading 'ultimate hitchhiker' (all 'hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy' books by Douglas Adams), which I think is probably the funniest thing I ever read...

Not insane at all! That series is definitely in the list of my top ten favorite books. Adams seems to have a finger on the humor found inheritently in well... just existence. It's like reading careless profundity. Any time I need a good laugh and a bit of a slap in the face, I read the sperm whale and bowl of petunias section of the Hitchiker's Guide.

Reading a few things currently. Have to juggle between class reading and my reading quite frequently.

Moby Dick - Herman Melville. LOVING it. I'm really quite ashamed I've never read this before. I've always loved Melville's short stories, but never got around to his monster of a novel. I've been delightfully surprised at just how cool Ishmael is.

The Plague - Albert Camus. I wish I knew French so I could read it in its original form. In my opinion, Camus definitely deserved the Nobel prize in lit. for this book alone.

I'm also reading a collection of essays by Bertrand Russell on the side.

All kinds of light reading. Lol. I think I need some humor next month, for sure.

OK so, I learned a valuable book lesson.

Everyone told me, "You MUST read The Hunger Games". There was a whole contingent devoted to getting me to read this book. I read a plot summary, and honestly, it sounded weird. I was NOT INTERESTED.

Finally I gave into peer pressure and I could NOT put it down...was up until 2am reading and woke up early to finish it.

So the lesson - don't judge a book by its plot summary!

You didn't think it was a little...kiddie? It was like a lite version of The Long Walk! The whole lovey dovey thing was very Twilight and annoying (to me).

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You didn't think it was a little...kiddie? It was like a lite version of The Long Walk! The whole lovey dovey thing was very Twilight and annoying (to me).

Well, I read the whole Twilight series too...I'm not obsessed like many, but I did enjoy them for what they were.

My reading list has some room for fluff (the other book I'm reading right now is "When Gay People Get Married", which is an analysis of what actually happens to marriage trends and stability in both same sex and different sex couples when gay people are given the right to marry, based on data from the Netherlands and other parts of Europe that have given some variation of rights, so I do read heavier things as well), and I have a great appreciation for young adult fiction. Particularly, I tend to enjoy books about smart kids that get put in difficult/extreme/challenging situations (which was why the Ender series was so appealing), so it was right up my alley.

It's considered a Young Adult title, so yeah, it was written to an audience younger than I am. But I still enjoyed it.

Don't get me wrong, I love fluff!! I just kind of wanted more like the Long Walk and it ended up being Twilight-y (for me). I ended up wishing a different author had run with the premise! Gladitorial-style games, always a crowd pleaser around here ;)

Just finished with Twilight (not the entire saga, just the first book), and honestly for me, it was a struggle to get through. I just didn't enjoy it. I'm starting The City & the city tonight.

I just finished Red Zen by Jason Earls and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen...just started Hotel of Irrevocable Acts by Carl Watson and about to start The Van by Roddy Doyle.

and Song of Surly have you read Albert Camus' The Stranger I thing is the name. If you have, how did you think it compared to The plague bc I enjoyed the strnager a good bit.

About to start Breaking Dawn in the Twilight series.

It took me forever to read that darn Capture and I couldn't figure out the connection between the two subplots (the theatrical producer accused of murdering a starlet, and the terrorist gang). Anyway, now I'm on Murder at the Academy Awards

Just finished (and loved) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, and now beginning Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult.

I just finished "The Book of Lost Things" by John Connolley and it was phenomenal. Best book I've read in a long time.

Mandalinn- i'm curious to know what you think about the Shadow Series? I liked it much better then the Ender Series and in the end I think I love Bean a little more then Ender. :)

Hubby and I have been listening to an audio version of a young adults fantasy novel called "The Iron King" by Julie Kagawa. It is really really good.

Originally Posted by lolajean624:
I am trying to keep up with my 13 year old who is reading the Vampire Diary Series by LJ Smith - she is officially obsessed with vampires and werewolves.

this is the series i plan on reading next!

Right now im reading Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris. Im not even sure what book it is in the series...it has taken me forever to read(busy the past few months) but i have really enjoyed the book and all the books in the Sookie Stackhouse series.

Hi MissPriss,

I too have enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series. The only bad thing about it, is they always seem like a quick read because I want to know what happens and I can't put them down.

I'm reading Paula Deen Memoirs It Ain't All About the Cookin' . Really interesting about her life, I had no idea some of the things about her.
I love the Sookie Stackhouse series, need to get back to that, but had to take a break.