Just finished "Water for Elephants" by Sarah Gruen. It was wonderful. My tastes in reading have become quite jaded after 67 years of reading but this one kept me going back to it between tasks during my day.
The next book club selection is McCullough's "The First Man in Rome." I can see yet another "classical" movie epic on the horizon.
I'm still plugging away at John Irving's "Last Night in Twisted River", self-inflicted rather than for book club. I read every night before I fall asleep but fall asleep fast reading this one. I know it's epic but was expecting it to hold my interest as did Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Just started Greywalker by Kat Richardson on my ebook reader. It's got my attention so far. Still trudging through Last Night in Twisted River and Alice I Have Been.
I am reading Kitty Kelly's new Oprah biography. It's okay.
I liked The Help too (read it last Christmas) but felt it was a little one dimensional. The good people are SO GOOD, the bad people are SO BAD.
While I was visiting my mom last week, I read Every Last One which had nice prose but was predictable and Killing Floor - I don't normally do thrillers, but it was okay. Surprised they haven't made it into a movie franchise yet.
I just finished Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris (I like all her series) and now I'm reading Phillippa Gregory's The White Queen and Women, Food, and God by Geneen Roth.
I also just finished Every Last One. I absolutely loved it. I agree with Glory87 that it was predictable, but the writing was so beautiful. I don't think it was meant to be unpredictable anyway. It had me crying through the almost whole second half.
Now I'm reading A Certain Slant of Light. I just started it a couple of hours ago, but so far I love it. I didn't think I would. It's so much darker than I expected. I've really been on a roll lately with books; I keep finding the most perfect ones. I hope it keeps up
I'm also still reading Under the Dome, but I've been so into my other books that I haven't devoted chunks of time to finishing it.
I just got an audio version of the help, which I plan to listen to on a long drive next month. Hopefully I'll like it—you ladies seem to have enjoyed it!
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OMG! I just got back into reading.
This month I read "The Time Master Trilogy" by Louise Cooper.
Genre, Sci-Fi
A great story about the forces of Order and Chaos.
I picked up Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" (Cross Stitch in the US I think?), at a book sale last month and finally got started on it last week.
...I'm really enjoying it (can't believe she had never visited Scotland when she wrote it!) and I'll have it finished before the month is out.
I have the others in the series lined up as future mini goal rewards.
To the OP...I read Dietgirl too, must read it again for inspiration. I've been a fan of her blog for ages too
I picked up Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" (Cross Stitch in the US I think?), at a book sale last month and finally got started on it last week.
...I'm really enjoying it (can't believe she had never visited Scotland when she wrote it!) and I'll have it finished before the month is out.
I have the others in the series lined up as future mini goal rewards.
I loved Outlander. Haven't gotten around to reading the rest of the series though.
I picked up Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" (Cross Stitch in the US I think?), at a book sale last month and finally got started on it last week.
...I'm really enjoying it (can't believe she had never visited Scotland when she wrote it!) and I'll have it finished before the month is out.
I have the others in the series lined up as future mini goal rewards.
To the OP...I read Dietgirl too, must read it again for inspiration. I've been a fan of her blog for ages too
Just realised - it was Cross Stitch in the UK, not the US.
BTW The Book Depository has #s 2 and 3 in the series at a good discount currently..and free postage
