What are you reading?

lls31

This weekend, I finished The Maze Runner trilogy.  I liked it for the most part, although the weird words that the author used to replace vulgarities kind of annoyed me.  

I have The Night Circus and The Passage up next.  

What are you reading?  

KellyBrian2013

I am currently reading Gregory Maguire's Son of a Witch... it's basically the sequel to Wicked. I haven't gotten too far into it yet, though, so we'll see how it is.

I don't read too often for leisure anymore, though, because of my school schedule.

peekaboo2011

I just started A Feast for Crows, from the Game of Thrones series.  I think that's going to go on the back burner though.  I saw the previews for Anna Karenina and Les Miserables this past weekend when we saw Argo, and I really want to see both.  So, I need to read both books before that.   I have until Christmas to read Les Mis, but I don't remember when Anna Karenina comes out.  So, that's probably up first.

brittany634

I just started re-reading the wicked books. I adore the musical and haven't read the books in awhile

KellyBrian2013

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[QUOTE]I just started re-reading the wicked books. I adore the musical and haven't read the books in awhile :)
Posted by brittany634[/QUOTE]

I had to do a book talk on a young adult book for my literacy course and decided to do it on Wicked... I re-read all 400+ pages in 2 days. LOL. And Son of a Witch was right next to it at the library, so I just grabbed both of them. I loved the musical (saw it twice - once in Chicago, once in NYC) and couldn't believe how different it was from the book.

Ven&Radio

I recently purchased the Huble eBook Bundle and I'm making my way through that.  I love John Scalzi's "Old Man's War".  It appears to be the first book in a series, so I'll probably read more of those when I finish the rest of the bundle.  I'm currently working on Cory Doctorrow's "Pirate Cinema".  Hasn't grabbed me yet, but I'm not ready to give up on it either.

Ali092011

I'm reading The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin. It's pretty engrossing. I also started and promptly stopped reading By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham. I should have listened to the scores of bad reviews, but I saw the book at a used book store so I grabbed it anyway.

brittany634

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : I had to do a book talk on a young adult book for my literacy course and decided to do it on Wicked... I re-read all 400+ pages in 2 days. LOL. And Son of a Witch was right next to it at the library, so I just grabbed both of them. I loved the musical (saw it twice - once in Chicago, once in NYC) and couldn't believe how different it was from the book.
Posted by KellyBrian2013[/QUOTE]

I know! I've seen it here in Tampa, and in NYC, the book is completely different. You should read the other two- there are four total.

KellyBrian2013

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : I know! I've seen it here in Tampa, and in NYC, the book is completely different. You should read the other two- there are four total.
Posted by brittany634[/QUOTE]

What are the other two? I only knew about Son of a Witch (which scored brownie points with my professor; she didn't realize there were ANY sequels to Wicked).

AdeleDazeem

I'm reading Gone with the Wind.  I was expecting to hate it.  Holy moly - I love it.  It takes dedication (the copy I have is nearly 900 pages), but I'm around page 600 and thoroughly thoroughly enjoying it.  I'm not big on romance and, quite frankly, this book has very little romace and is so much more about how the Civil War/Reconstruction affected the South.

After this, I think I'll read JK Rowling's new book: A Casual Vacancy.

princess pop

I just finished reading the Shoemaker's Wife, which was pretty meh all in all, but the historical aspects of it were pretty awesome.

@peekaboo - I am so jeaous that you are reading that! I just finished those books not too long ago and I didn't want them to end. Didn't know what to do with myself for a while because I poured so much time into them.

brittany634

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : What are the other two? I only knew about Son of a Witch (which scored brownie points with my professor; she didn't realize there were ANY sequels to Wicked).
Posted by KellyBrian2013[/QUOTE]

A lion among mMen
and
Out of Oz

I haven't read the last one yet- tho I wanted to read the others again before I jumped into the last one.

Was Wicked hard to get into for you?

KellyBrian2013

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : A lion among mMen and Out of Oz I haven't read the last one yet- tho I wanted to read the others again before I jumped into the last one. Was Wicked hard to get into for you?
Posted by brittany634[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the first few chapters were pretty dry. But once it got more into Elphaba's childhood and life at Shiz, I couldn't put it down. I was a little astounded as to how sexual it was, though.

lls31

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[QUOTE]I just started A Feast for Crows, from the <strong>Game of Thrones series</strong>.  I think that's going to go on the back burner though.  I saw the previews for Anna Karenina and Les Miserables this past weekend when we saw Argo, and I really want to see both.  So, I need to read both books before that.   I have until Christmas to read Les Mis, but I don't remember when Anna Karenina comes out.  So, that's probably up first.
Posted by peekaboo2011[/QUOTE]

<div>How is this series?  I'm interested in the books, but I'm not a fan of the show.</div>

AdeleDazeem

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : How is this series?  I'm interested in the books, but I'm not a fan of the show.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]

The first season is basically the first book, word for word.  However, the books explain a helluva lot more about what is going on.  You understand the motivations and what is going on much more with the books.  However, it departs from the books in Season Two, or so I've heard.

The books move slowly.  They bored me a bit, but my husband tore through them.

brittany634

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : Yeah, the first few chapters were pretty dry. But once it got more into Elphaba's childhood and life at Shiz, I couldn't put it down. I was a little astounded as to how sexual it was, though.
Posted by KellyBrian2013[/QUOTE]

I agree, it's the first 5 or so chapters that i'm like can something please happen- and yeah the author is good at that :)

GoodLuckBear14

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[QUOTE]I'm reading Gone with the Wind.  I was expecting to hate it.  Holy moly - I love it.  It takes dedication (the copy I have is nearly 900 pages), but I'm around page 600 and thoroughly thoroughly enjoying it.  I'm not big on romance and, quite frankly, this book has very little romace and is so much more about how the Civil War/Reconstruction affected the South. After this, I think I'll read JK Rowling's new book: A Casual Vacancy.
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]

I have my grandmother's first edition of this book.  Much much better than the movie.  I had also read a book of Margart Mitchell's letters where I found out in a footnote that Scareltt's original name was Pansy O'Hara but the publisher didn't like it.

GoodLuckBear14

Right now I'm reading "Catherine the Great, Portrait of a Woman" by Robert Massie and "Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace" by King Abdullah II of Jordan. 

jennylee813

I read The Night Circus a few months back, and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It reminded me of old school writing, if that makes any sense.

I just finished The Maze Runner, which is a YA lit book, and while I didn't really like it (the cheesy made up swear words were a little much), I can see why it would be of interest to pre-teens.

And ... I have read all of the Game of Thrones except the latest one - and I just needed a break from Westeros for a while! I found book three to be tedious, and there were too many characters to keep track of, but I agree with PP, it makes the series make more sense.

I'm not really sure what I'll read next...

AdeleDazeem

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : I have my grandmother's first edition of this book.  Much much better than the movie.  I had also read a book of Margart Mitchell's letters where I found out in a footnote that Scareltt's original name was Pansy O'Hara but the publisher didn't like it.
Posted by GoodLuckBear14[/QUOTE]

Oh, Pansy is baaaad.  Especially because, in current slang, Scarlett is definitely NOT a pansy!

Her name is so different than her sisters', though.  Careen and Suellen?  Scarlett dodged a bullet.  :-)

cwaggoner07

I have tried to read Wicked a few times and I could never get through it.
I just finished The Timekeeper by Mitch Ablom. It was REALLY weird, but I liked it, and it was a quick read.
I really want to start a Casual Vacancy, but Gone Girl is up next for book club.

AdeleDazeem

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[QUOTE]I have tried to read Wicked a few times and I could never get through it.
Posted by cwaggoner07[/QUOTE]

I read it.  I hated it.  Don't worry - it was a struggle for me to finish.  In fact, most of Maqguire's books have been that way for me.  I've given up on trying, which pains me because The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie.

brittany634

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[QUOTE]I<strong> have tried to read Wicked a few times</strong> and I could never get through it. I just finished The Timekeeper by Mitch Ablom. It was REALLY weird, but I liked it, and it was a quick read. I really want to start a Casual Vacancy, but Gone Girl is up next for book club.
Posted by cwaggoner07[/QUOTE]

Once you get past the beginning it gets REALLY Good, it's the beg that is so slow! :)

brittany634

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[QUOTE]I have tried to read Wicked a few times and I could never get through it. I just finished The Timekeeper by Mitch Ablom. It was REALLY weird, but I liked it, and it was a quick read. I really want to start a Casual Vacancy, but Gone Girl is up next for book club.
Posted by cwaggoner07[/QUOTE]

How was South Padre?

cwaggoner07

brittany - AMAZING. It's the off season, so way fewer crowds, but highs in the 80's and the water was 100% swimable. I seriously could not get out of the ocean I was having so much fun.
I want to go back every October! It was so perfect!

Oh and luckily we kept the drinking at a reasonable pace which I was glad for.

bunni727

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[QUOTE]Just finished Hit List by Laurel K Hamilton on audio book.  I needed something to listen to on my 12 hour drive this weekend and it wasn't TOO bad.  <strong>Much better than the last few Anita Blake novels</strong>.   As far as actual books go, I'm in the middle of Starting Your Career as a Theatrical Designer: Insights and Advice from Leading Broadway Designers by Michael Riha.   It's interviews with leading scenic, lighting, and projection designers.
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

Stage, I LOVE the early Anita Blake novels. One of my favorite useless reads. I just hate how they took a nosedive into smuttyweirdville. Does this mean there is hope?

SJM7538

Just finished "One Good Dog." It was one of the random free books offered on my Nook.

Great for animal lovers and an easy read.

peekaboo2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What are you reading? : How is this series?  I'm interested in the books, but I'm not a fan of the show.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm really loving it.  It's funny though - BF has them on his Nook, and I refuse to pay for them, so my break isn't so much self-imposed as it is that he put his foot down and said "You have to let me finish the last one.  Fingers off the Nook."</div><div>
</div><div>I started trying to watch the series, but I found it hard to get in to.  Granted, we have them on demand, but I hate the way that the end with a cliffhanger, and you can't exactly watch half an episode.  Whereas I CAN read just one more chapter.  Or seven.  And get further.  I don't know, maybe I'm in the minority here, but that irritates me.</div>

danielleper03

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[QUOTE]I just started <strong>A Feast for Crows</strong>, from the Game of Thrones series.  I think that's going to go on the back burner though. 
Posted by peekaboo2011[/QUOTE]

I'm about 15% through A Storm of Swords and have been for a while. Just had no time to read. I have lots now though. I'm so excited to finish it!

tpeoples7

Finished Gone Girl and Sutton last week -- hated the ending of Gone Girl.  

I'm reading A Causal Vacancy right now.  I am probably one of the few people who never read any of the Harry Potter books -- not my cup of tea -- but I am not impressed with A Casual Vacancy.  It is really dragging.