Whatcha Readin' July 2010
 

Jumping the gun a bit, starting this on 06.30. Tonight I finish Absolute Power, then tomorrow night I start Wicked: A Tale of Two Schools by Jilly Cooper

The Road to Guadalupe:A Modern Pilgrimage to the Goddess of the Americas by Eryk Hanut

I am still reading on Turning Angel by Greg Iles and the second book of the Vampire Chronicles series.

Terry Pratchett in all shapes and forms

Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons by Lorna Landvik.

Love this group of women.

I read The Great Santini for the first time - awesome book. Pat Conroy has a real ear for dialogue and writes amazing prose. Just really emphasizes what I've been reading lately is crap.

I am reading The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes.

About a 100 pages in and it has been a great and surprising read so far !!

I LOVE Conroy! - he is my fav author, awesome writing - pure enjoyment! My all time favorite book is The Prince of Tides, which I've read 17 times. :D


Right now I am reading SEVERAL books (very usual for me) including two different Buffy the Vampire Slayer books, one Vampire Diaries book, and the "Women, Food & God" book by Geneen Roth.

Just finished Underground by Kat Richardson. And yes still reading Last Night in Twisted River. I have put a deadline on myself to finish reading this monster of a book by Sunday night. So I am not starting another novel til I do. It will be a test of will.

Still reading The Ice Man. Confessions of a mafia contact killer. It's utterly chilling if you're into that sort of stuff.

I'm reading Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli! I'm reading it for my children's lit class so it wasn't exactly a choice but I kind of like it!

I'm reading The Year of the Flood by Margaret Attwood. It's sort of science fiction.

I realize I read mostly books by Canadian authors and wonder if anyone has even heard of some of them. I finally finished John Irving's "Last Night in Twisted River" plus my book club selection "Through Black Spruce".

Just finished re-reading all the twilight books,lol, I'm reading the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy now =p

Books I'm reading
 

I'm walking to: The girl who played with fire. I listened to "The girl with the dragon tatoo a couple of months ago and just say the movie. It was pretty darn good and was really close to the book. The movie was swedish, so it was all in subtitles and all the actors looked like real people - wrinkles, ect. It was good to see something less polished.

On my night stand is: The Complete Beck Diet for Life. I'm still at the beginning and taking it all in.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition by Joy Bauer

Still reading the Harry Potter books and I'm about half way through the 4th book. I still have to buy the rest of the books, though...

On the side, I'm reading the Necronomicon, which was provided by my SO. It's a fairly hard read (for me), so I'm not flying through it like I do with my other books. Still, it's very interesting and I love H.P. Lovecraft's sense of dread.

Yes! I want to own the big version that's leather bound and looks like some kind of satanic bible, it's very cute lol.

I'm currently reading no country for old men, but.. it's kinda boring lol.

I finally finished that monster of a book, Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving, two days past my self imposed deadline. It had its moments of lol humor, but it felt so forced. The story did not flow. Sad when the author feels the need to point out who the hero of the story is in the final 100 pages or so.

Anyhow, onto Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy now. I have read many of her books and have enjoyed all that I've read.

I've never read it, but I found the movie just horribly depressing. Well acted, but depressing. Because of this I had no desire to read the book.

Cat and Mouse by James Patterson. I loove James Patterson

I finished Turning Angel by Greg Iles and started on The Quiet Game by the same author. I am also still reading the second book in The Vampire Chronicles series.

books
 

Reading "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult
Also, Emily Giffin's books I just finished "Love the One You're With"

I read a lot, so I'll be posting a lot!

i havent read a book for ages, got the twilight books here unread... well i read 2 pages lol

I just started reading Shanghai Girls by Lisa See - very good so far!

I am reading Breathless by Dean Koontz. Sci-fi is usually not my thing but I am really into this book.

I just finished "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen. It reminded me a little bit of "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman but without all the flowery prose. BTW, the book "Practical Magic" is very different from the movie that stared Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Enjoyed "Garden Spells", so I"m going to read another one she wrote called The Sugar Queen. I also recommend any of Alice Hoffman's books. Her descriptions are wonderful.

~bliss

"I'm walking to: The girl who played with fire. I listened to "The girl with the dragon tatoo a couple of months ago and just say the movie. It was pretty darn good and was really close to the book. The movie was swedish, so it was all in subtitles and all the actors looked like real people - wrinkles, ect. It was good to see something less polished."

Just finished all three of these and really enjoyed the series. The last book has a character that inspired me to go back to the gym!! The first movie came out on DVD this week and looking forward to seeing it as I heard the actor who plays Lisbeth is great!! A friend of mine has read many Swedish thrillers/mysteries (by other authors) and I can't wait to dive into those.

For anyone who likes vampire books/movies, check out the Swedish vampire film: Let the Right One In. It's great!

I just got done reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Absolutely AMAZING. I will never look at my sweet dog the same again. I, too, just started "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", started off a little slow but now I absolutely can't put it down. :)

Currently reading, The Well Trained Mind.

His books do start off SLOW, but they're like a rollercoaster climbing slowly, slowly uphill and then - whoosh!! hang on to your seat! - it is so worth it.

I'm currently reading Spindle's End by Robin McKinley, my constant read of Small Animal Clinical Nutrition (Veterinary Medicine textbook), and the book I'm probably going to read after that is either going to be The Lovely Bones or Wicked. Or maybe Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. Depends on what mood I'm in. ;)

I'm reading 'Secret Daughter' by Shilpi S. Gowda. (it is realllly great so far)

Next on my list is 'Alternatives to Sex' by Stephen McCauley. (it's actually about real estate, LOL)


Usually, I read mostly memoirs and biographies, but I thought I would change it up a little bit.

Tell me about it! I'm already on "The Girl Who Played With Fire". Again, slow. But I'm sure it will be will worth it. :)

I finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. DH tried desperately to finish The Girl Who Played with Fire before we went to the movie, but he was 2 chapters short. Now he can't wait to finish #2 to go onto #3. And there was an article that there really is a (yet unnamed) #4!

So no I'm re-reading Bret Easton Ellis' Less than Zero (which I loved in college and am finding it rather tedious this time around). After that I'll read his new book, which is a sequel, Imperial Bedroom. I wonder if I'll find that as tedious?

I am reading "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Really enjoying it!

I'm reading A Million Little Pieces right now and I'm not liking his writing style that well... especially after just reading Middlesex! lol

I have Eat, Pray, Love on my nightstand. I picked it up a couple of years ago on a buy 2 get one free sale. I'd heard it was good from some people and as soon as I bought it, others said otherwise. But now seeing the movie ads makes me want to read it (but we'll probably wait for the movie to hit DVD so I'm in no hurry).

I enjoyed both Middlesex and A Million Little Pieces. Of course, I read A million little pieces BEFORE the controversy! I had a hard time believing parts of it, though.

Ok, all you avid readers: Have you ever heard of Bookswim? It's like Netflix for books. I haven't looked at it closely, but it looks promising.

Bookswim
 

Bookswim looks so awesome! Thanks for the link! When I get back to making a steady paycheck (been off from surgery) I will definitely sign up. It will save me so much $ in the long run! Plus not having to drive 45 minutes to a big library is a plus! I have a teeny tiny one near me and the librarian is rude. Plus they are only open a few hours a day, Not even open on Fridays/ Sundays/ Tuesdays. The rest of the time they are open like 8-1 and thats it. Let me know how you like it, if you decide to join!

Adrienne

Just past the halfway point of Wicked (Jilly Cooper); still about 400 pp to go. I think I'll keep Play Dead in reserve until October (since it's both football and Halloween seasons). Frank Deford was on the Today show plugging a new novel, Bliss, Remembered, about a romance between a 1936 Olympic swimmer and a German guy