What are you reading..fall edition??

[threeh]

I just finished number 13 in the Stephanie Plum series ( 14 is on my nightstand) and just finished Breaking Dawn. How about you all...what are you reading??

[Daisy'sMom]

I just raided my neighbor's bookcase and started The Reluctant Suitor by Katherine Woodwiss. I have Nora Robert's Homeport waiting.:mickey:

[J9]

I've been reading a lot lately now that I never have to read anything for school ever again! (yay!) I literally have a pile of books from the past 3 years that I have bought and not had the chance to read.

In the past month, I've knocked out:

-Baby Proof by Emily Griffin
-Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
-Dating Game by Beverly Brandt
-Reality TV Bites by Shane Bolks
-All 4 Twilight Books

Right now I'm in the middle of Peter Pan in Scarlet. Next up is Firebird by Mercedes Lackey.

Also, I've found an awesome website called bookmooch where you basically trade your books for others. So far I've gotten 4 Gossip Girl Books (never read or seen the show), Water for Elephants, and Love the One You're With. It's pretty much my favorite website ever right now!

[Mousemates]

Currently:

American Creation---Joseph Ellis

[MauiMouse]

Finally got the 3 Jeffrey Archer books when he was in prison in the U.K. Actually they are being shipped and will be here shortly. I've wanted to read these for a long time. I enjoy him very much. :thumbsup:

[tinkerbell04]

I have just finished Love the One You are With by Emily Giffin. I think I am going to start a Sandra Brown book next.

[drummerboy]

Just got finished reading Clyde Edgerton's "The Bible Salesman."

[mrsgaribaldi]

I just finished The Ice Storm by Rick Moody and I started The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper. (after I saw the movie with Johnny Depp)

[RenDuran]

Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall.

[sassafras]

Swine Not by Jimmy Buffet

[RedSoxFan]

I am reading #12 in the Stephanie Plum series. I started reading the series a couple of months ago and now I'm addicted to them. I ended up buying them all on line through Barnes/Noble and Amazon. I love them and I'm not a reader.

[Lacy]

Mostly I've been reading baby books to prepare for the arrival of my first in a couple of weeks. I plan to start reading The Appeal (John Grisham), The Last Lecture, and The Kite Runner soon.

[TinkerbellT421]

So far I have read a lot this summer, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. Duma Key by Stephen King, those are finished. Im currently reading two books, Lisey's Story by Stephen King and The Host by Stephanie Meyer. (LOL< yes sometimes I read two books at a time...Im wierd, I know lol)

[KJZO1]

I love Stephanie Meyer! I read all 4 books in one week. Could not put them down, can't wait for the movie. I am secretly in love with Edward Cullen. I am also reading The Host right now. I'm enjoying it, but not as excited as I was during the vampire series. Still a good read. I don't know what I will move onto next, let me know if you find anything worth reading. Thanks.

[threeh]

I am reading #12 in the Stephanie Plum series. I started reading the series a couple of months ago and now I'm addicted to them. I ended up buying them all on line through Barnes/Noble and Amazon. I love them and I'm not a reader.
I went to college and worked near to the burg, so I love thses books. The story lines are a hoot, someimtes I laugh out loud. Who do you root for, Joe or Ranger, tough call


So far I have read a lot this summer, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. Duma Key by Stephen King, those are finished. Im currently reading two books, Lisey's Story by Stephen King and The Host by Stephanie Meyer. (LOL< yes sometimes I read two books at a time...Im wierd, I know lol)
I read the host when it first came out and could not put it down, such a great story.

I love Stephanie Meyer! I read all 4 books in one week. Could not put them down, can't wait for the movie. I am secretly in love with Edward Cullen. I am also reading The Host right now. I'm enjoying it, but not as excited as I was during the vampire series. Still a good read. I don't know what I will move onto next, let me know if you find anything worth reading. Thanks.

Try charlainne harris, she has a southern vampire set of books that i like. There are also the queen betsy books such as undead and unwed which are pretty light but good. Another good book was written by sbettiger here on the boards called "to hell with love " about a girl who falls in love with the devil. very good read too!!

[TinkerbellT421]

I love Stephanie Meyer! I read all 4 books in one week. Could not put them down, can't wait for the movie. I am secretly in love with Edward Cullen. I am also reading The Host right now. I'm enjoying it, but not as excited as I was during the vampire series. Still a good read. I don't know what I will move onto next, let me know if you find anything worth reading. Thanks.

I would recommend the Last Vampire series by Christopher Pike. I will warn you though, it has been stopped on printing for a couple of years now. You can usually find them dirt cheap on ebay or through amazon. Or a local mom and pop book store. Very good reads! One of my favorite series ever!!!! Espcially if you enjoy the fiction/vampire thing. It might be a pain to find them but it is well worth it. There is a total of 7 books to the series.

[QTPie68]

I am reading the Stone Cold by Balducci but I just can't seem to get into it, and I love his stuff. I think I need some more writers to read. I have read most of the usual ones, Plum, King, etc.

So help me out with Nora Roberts - - I hear that she does some book trilogies that are kinda mystery? I like a little romance and anything that is historic.

Anybody else?

Oh by the way, I like ones I can find at the used book store or online cheap! Thanks:thumbsup:

[Melanie]

I just finished Twilight and am moving on to New Moon tomorrow. :thumbsup:

[RedSoxFan]

I went to college and worked near to the burg, so I love thses books. The story lines are a hoot, someimtes I laugh out loud. Who do you root for, Joe or Ranger, tough call




I, too, find myself laughing out loud. Not sure who to root for. Sometimes it's Ranger and other times it's Joe. My sister, however, likes Ranger.

[DisneyOtaku]

I just picked up The Looking Glass Wars yesterday and am pretty impressed with it so far (I'm 1/3 in). I don't get alot of free reading time due to grad school though--mostly articles and old poems/prose I already read before :(

[threeh]

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Also, I've found an awesome website called bookmooch where you basically trade your books for others. So far I've gotten 4 Gossip Girl Books (never read or seen the show), Water for Elephants, and Love the One You're With. It's pretty much my favorite website ever right now!

Thank you for that web site. I love it!!!:blush:

[J9]

I just picked up The Looking Glass Wars yesterday and am pretty impressed with it so far (I'm 1/3 in). I don't get alot of free reading time due to grad school though--mostly articles and old poems/prose I already read before :(

I loved this book! It was so creative! The second installment, "Seeing Redd", wasn't as good, but definitely still enjoyable. Still no word yet on when the 3rd book is coming out.

BUT...."The Looking Glass Wars" has been optioned for a movie. I think it has the potential to be awesome!!!

[J9]

Thank you for that web site. I love it!!!:blush:


Awww, you're welcome! I've gotten some great books, and i think the site is so neat! I'll add you as a friend! :-D

[Georgesgirl1]

(LOL< yes sometimes I read two books at a time...Im wierd, I know lol)


I am always reading at least two books, so I don't think it is weird at all. I am reading Suite Francaise by Irene Nemorovsky, To Live is Christ by Beth Moore, and I am rereading for about the 100th time Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

[mdhiggin]

Dawn's Light by Terry Blackstock

[PirateLover]

Unfortunately, having been hired to teach a week and 1/2 before school started, I don't have much free time to read for fun. Looks like I'll mostly be reading the books I have to teach to the kids...
Right now it's "Glory Field" by Walter Dean Myers.

[DisneyDog]

I am reading Toss of a lemon by Padma Viswanathan. It takes place in India. I have been into Indian fiction ever since I read Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. We have a large Indian population in my town and I find the culture fascinating.

[Disneyatic]

I just finished reading the latest Ridley Pearson, Disney at Dawn. It was pretty good, not as good as the first one but I LOVED all the Disney details. Looks like the next one will be about Disney Hollywood Studios.

I love the Stepanie Plum novels. The only problem with them is that they are so good that I finish them in just a few days and then have to wait for the next one to come out!

Not sure if my vote would go to Morelli or Ranger though!


So help me out with Nora Roberts - - I hear that she does some book trilogies that are kinda mystery? I like a little romance and anything that is historic.

Anybody else?

Oh by the way, I like ones I can find at the used book store or online cheap! Thanks:thumbsup:


I love Nora Roberts and think I have read everything she has published. I don't like her JD Robb stuff though, too gory for me!
Her trilogies have some romance, some history and some magic mixed into most of them. I really like the ones with the fantasy and magic in them...here are a few of my favorites
Irish Trilogy
*Jewels of the Sun
*Tears of the Moon
*Heart of the Sea
Three Sisters Trilogy
*Face the Fire
*Dance Upon the Air
*Heaven and Earth
In the Garden Trilogy (these are REALLY good)
*Blue Dahlia
*Red Lily
*Black Rose
Circle Trilogy (these may be my favorites)
*Morrigan's Cross
*Dance of the Gods
*Valley of Silence
Her newest trilogy is Sign of Seven
*Blood Brothers
*The Hollow
*The Pagan Stone (coming out in Nov, can't wait!)

If you like the old folklore and magic stuff, you will like all of these.

I usually buy mine at Half Price Books but if I am eagerly awaiting a new release, I will preorder it on Amazon! Since I haven't been working, I have been trying to use the library more and the first two books in the Sign of Seven trilogy I checked out from there.

I had almost all of these and sold them to Half Price Books, I should have kept them and we could have started a book swap!!!

Happy Reading!

[QTPie68]

Disneyantic - Thank you so much:thumbsup: I am going to check them out get one of the trilogies, although I think I read one set. It was about three princess that were locked up in little trunks and the modern ladies (who looked just like them) had to find the keys to open the trunks. Daughters of Glass they were called, there were poems and tapestries about them - very good books.

Thanks again for the help!!

[threeh]

I love the Stepanie Plum novels. The only problem with them is that they are so good that I finish them in just a few days and then have to wait for the next one to come out!

Not sure if my vote would go to Morelli or Ranger though!


They do read fast. I just finished fearless fourteen in like 2 days. I vote Dickie Orr (just kidding);)

[SBETigg]

Currently:

American Creation---Joseph Ellis

Cool! Small world, he was a friend of my in-laws, and a history professors at my alma mater, Mount Holyoke.

I'm reading Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones (about time I got around to it!).

And reading recommendations? The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance was a really fun read, for mature audiences only. Full disclosure, I'm one of the featured authors, but I really enjoyed everyone else's story, too. If you're an adult Twilight fan, you might enjoy this. Also, I'm throwing in a shameless plug for my October release, Naughty or Nice (women's fiction/paranormal romance- Emily Giffin and I shared the same literary agent until recently :thumbsup:). Happy reading, everyone!

[Davyjones]

I'm currently reading Bloody Confused! by Chuck Culpepper. It's a true story about a disenchanted American sports writer who moves to England and becomes interested in the English Premier League (football/soccer).
:soccer2:

[dolphinmickey9170]

Perry and Potter's Fundamentals of Nursing.

Sure wish I had time to read Sherri's book I just bought, To Hell With Love. Hopefully during the winter semester, which I will not be partaking.

[SBETigg]

Perry and Potter's Fundamentals of Nursing.

Sure wish I had time to read Sherri's book I just bought. Hopefully during the winter semester, which I will not be partaking.

Wow, thanks! I really appreciate your support. :D But gosh, the Fundamentals of Nursing sounds pretty engaging, too. ;)

[SpecJoe Magic]

I've become an Agatha Christie fan in recent years. I've read many of her novels and a few of her short stories. At the moment, I'm about halfway through Hercule Poirot's final mystery known as "Curtain."

I seldom read novels for most of my life, but I now read them a lot more. I suppose I should have expected that to happen after I married a librarian. :D

[MamaStyles]

I've just read Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains:ski:
by Jeremy Davis

( I used to live in New England)

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There's a great,big,beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of ev'ry day

[TikiGoddess]

Do audio books count? I listened to David Sedaris' "When you are Engulfed in Flames" over the summer. Fantastic.

And I just stopped at the bookstore today for a true page turner... the 2009 Unofficial Guide. :D

Kathy

[pixiesmimi]

I just started Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers. I can't put these books down. I usually stick to Christian Mystery/Fiction and love to read series but venture off sometimes with the classics or a good series like Twilight that someone recommends, so keep up the recommendations. :) I try to read from the Oprah Book Club when I can because I have discovered the old classics are better now than when I was going to school and have really enjoyed them and some of her other recommendations are really good but some are just not for me and I skip them. I usually keep a couple of different books going at one time. DH couldn't believe that I read one of the Harry Potter books in two days. :) If they are that good, I don't put them down until I finish. My DGSs and I read together. I buy a good Fantasy Series/Teen Series that I think they will like and read them and then pass them on and we discuss them together. This keeps them reading. My oldest DGS is the one who recommended the Twilight series to me on the same day as I saw the thread about it on here. Can't wait to get Host and see what it is about.

Sherri, I'm going to look for your books now. :thumbsup:

[Simba's Mom]

I love to read. Right now I'm reading Whiskey Island by Emilie Richards. Before that I read Murder by Puffins by Donna Andrews. I'm glad to see positive comments about Janet Evanovich's books. I was planning to try one after this.

[IloveDisney71]

I'm a big Dean Koontz fan. I've read a ton of his books already and I'm trying to get to the ones I haven't had a chance to yet. I just bought: One Door Away from Heaven and False Memory. I can't wait to start reading them.

[Disneyatic]

Can someone tell me more about the Twilight series that I have seen mentioned a couple of times? I re-read the thread and couldn't find the author, so any info on what it is would be great!
I am looking for a new series to start and this sounds interesting...
Also, I was perusing the campus bookstore the other day and saw a book called InkSpell by an author with the last name Funke, it looked interesting. Kindof a Junior Science Fiction, I think.... Has anyone read this? I think there are 2 others in the series with it now.

[pixiesmimi]

Inkspell is actually Al Roker's book club pick right now on the Today Show.

The author of Twilight is Stephanie Meyer. You shouldn't have any problem finding the books since one just came out a couple weeks ago and Wal Mart and probably other stores have it on their Best Seller shelves. It is a very good series and I am on the third book after starting the series about two weeks ago.

[Tiggerlovr9000]

I am reading a book by Beverly Lewis. It is called Summerhill secrets. I love all the books by this author. Most of them are based in Amish Country. Love their innocent ways of courting. The books make the Amish way of life seem so peaceful. The love they share as a community. i know I am romanticising it because they work very hard. The also have their problems. I just love reading something without blood, sex and cursing..I used to read Harliquins but they are almost pornographic now.

[SBETigg]

I am reading a book by Beverly Lewis. It is called Summerhill secrets. I love all the books by this author. Most of them are based in Amish Country. Love their innocent ways of courting. The books make the Amish way of life seem so peaceful. The love they share as a community. i know I am romanticising it because they work very hard. The also have their problems. I just love reading something without blood, sex and cursing..I used to read Harliquins but they are almost pornographic now.

I would hesitate to throw around the word "pornographic" but yes a lot of the Harlequin lines are very steamy now. Erotica/erotic content is a growing trend in romance and popular with most genre readers. Harlequin does still offer a few lines that are considered "sweet" meaning no graphic love scenes.

Walmart picked up my latest book (Naughty or Nice, out next week) for a special holiday promotion. I'm very proud and excited. It's a big deal for me. But Tracey, it's probably not your kind of read.

[Tiggerlovr9000]

I would hesitate to throw around the word "pornographic" but yes a lot of the Harlequin lines are very steamy now. Erotica/erotic content is a growing trend in romance and popular with most genre readers. Harlequin does still offer a few lines that are considered "sweet" meaning no graphic love scenes.

Walmart picked up my latest book (Naughty or Nice, out next week) for a special holiday promotion. I'm very proud and excited. It's a big deal for me. But Tracey, it's probably not your kind of read.

Sorry if this was taken personally. I just really enjoy the innocence of their courtships. Books are like food, we have a endless variety for everyones tastes. Good luck with your book..

[SBETigg]

Sorry if this was taken personally. I just really enjoy the innocence of their courtships. Books are like food, we have a endless variety for everyones tastes. Good luck with your book..

Thank you. No offense taken. I'm glad there's a variety of books for readers to enjoy and I hope that variety remains. When something takes off with readers, it seems that's all the publishers want to put out and suddenly, every other book has vampires and it seems hard to get away from it.

[pixiesmimi]

Don't know if I can post this here or not but since Amazon is an affiliate of Intercot, I'm going to try.

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Although the Amazon Kindle costs $359, Oprah looks at it as an environmentally friendly investment. "I know it's expensive in these times, but it's not frivolous because it will pay for itself," she says. "The books are much cheaper, and you're saving paper." All books are $9.99 or less.

As a special offer for Oprah Show viewers, Amazon.com is giving $50 off the price of Kindle. Enter the promotional code OPRAHWINFREY during the checkout process at Amazon.com to receive the discount. This offer is valid through November 1, 2008."

Wish I had the money right now to get one. I spend a lot of money on books and probably would get my money back on this. Guess I could always go to the library to check books out but I'm too lazy to drive over there all the time. :)

Code for $50 off the price of Kindle: OPRAHWINFREY

[ElenitaB]

I just finished The Secret Life of Bees. I wanted to read it before seeing the movie because I enjoy the depth one's own imagination and interpretation brings to the party when reading a novel, before the movie imprinted the screenwriter and director's imagination and interpretation on my brain! ;) It's an amazing book!

Wish I had another good book in my hands right now. This is where the Kindle could come in real handy! Too bad I don't have the extra $$$ right now. November doesn't normally have me buying gifts for myself though... it's more a season of getting ready for the December holidays (and family birthdays in November).

[SBETigg]

I just finished The Secret Life of Bees. I wanted to read it before seeing the movie because I enjoy the depth one's own imagination and interpretation brings to the party when reading a novel, before the movie imprinted the screenwriter and director's imagination and interpretation on my brain! ;) It's an amazing book!


Did you read Sue Monk Kidd's The Mermaid Chair? I really didn't like it much. It's not bad, but it didn't engage me. So I have been hesitant to pick up TSLoBees, but I keep hearing good things and the movie looks fantastic. I wish I'd read Bees first, but I think I'll pick it up now.

I just finished Augusten Burroughs's Running with Scissors. Really enjoyed it. I don't normally enjoy nonfiction, but his style is so fascinating. It took place in my area, and he's around my age. There's a movie, too. I want to see that, and I want to read Dry, his follow up.

[jillluvsdisney]

I'm in the middle of Empire Falls by Richard Russo. It is fabulous read. I'm really taking my time and absorbing every word. It's funny, sad, insightful and poignant.

It was made into a mini series and Paul Newman played Max. I have not seen it but when I am reading I think about Newman potraying him and it makes me laugh even harder.

[threeh]

Wish I had another good book in my hands right now. This is where the Kindle could come in real handy! Too bad I don't have the extra $$$ right now.

Google bookmooch. It's a book trading site, I'm low on cash and have traded some decent books. Got the info from another Intercotee!!

[jrkcr]

Our Lady of the Forest, by David Guterson

[DizNee143]

im reading A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks...loving it so far..granted i am a bit more than half way done..:thumbsup:

[Stitchahula]

I just got done reading A Good Dog the story of Orson, who changed my life by Jon Katz. It's a great story but it doesn't have the happy ending you hope for. I was so mad at one point I was crying but then I had to think about it and understand he did what he had to do. (I just wanted to warn anyone who might be wanting to read this). I've started on a Christine Feehan book called Dark Celebration A Carpathian Reunion. So far I've really enjoyed her Carpathian stories. Liz I really like Nora Roberts too I can't wait for Pagan Stone to come out but I had hear Dec. of this year. If you like Nora Roberts than you would probably like R.D. Robb it's Nora Roberts writing under a different name. Sherri I would love to read some of your books they seem to be right up my alley but if you could pm me with your last name or the name you write under so it will be easier to look for in the book store I would really appeciate it. I used to read alot of Dean Kontz but after my son was diagnosed I changed the things I read. I can't read about how horrible people are anymore unless it's something that I know doesn't really happen.

[Carol]

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

[Diznee4Me]

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

I just finished this - great, really inspiring!:thumbsup:

Now I am reading John Adams by David McCullough, Standard of Honor by Jack Whyte (book 2 of the Knights Templar Trilogy), and X Marks the Spot: The Archaeology of Piracy edited by Russell Skowronek and Charles Ewen.

[julian]

American Psycho and Rules of Attraction... just finished them. American Psycho is a satire on 1980-90's Yuppie culture, and Rules of Attraction follows some kids at college, told from different points of view.

Characters in one book appear in the other.

Has anyone read any of these?

[handmaidenofprincesses]

Just finished for fun:

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - for about the 157th time. I just love this story :) Can't wait for my Jane Austen on Film class next semester!

Parallel Lies (Ridley Pearson)- Did you know that Pearson, who writes the Kingdom Keepers books, also writes grown-up suspense thrillers? Good ones too! This one is about terror attacks focused on trains, but the interesting thing about the style is that you end up unsure of who to root for- the terrorist or the Feds trying to stop him. Definitely recommended :thumbsup:

Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)- Again, probably read this 100 times, but I keep going back for more :) The classic story of Jean Valjean and his battle to escape his past and become a good man is one of my favorites (right after pride & prejudice) Now if only I could find an unabridged version for less than $50...(the unabridged version is actually many books.. 7 or 8, I think)

Just finished for school:

Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation (Jonathan Kozol)- A chronicle of the lives of poor children being raised in some of the harshest conditions in NYC. Absolutely heartbreaking, but somehow inspiring as well. I would definitely recommend this book as well, if only because to inspire more people to help.

Tristan et Iseult- The medieval French predecessor to Romeo and Juliet, written entirely in prose. I felt the same way about this as I did about R&J: :ack: So whiny and stupid...

Cyrano de Bergerac- I can't remember who wrote this and I'm too lazy to go look, but this is possibly one of the funniest French plays I've ever read/seen. Yes, it's a tragedy, but at least it's a tragedy with a comic air. I love it :)

Waiting to read as soon as I have time:

The Brethren (Beverly Lewis)

De la Terre a La Lune (Jules Verne)

Cut and Run (Ridley Pearson)

On the Move (Pamela Britton) I love her whole Nascar romance series, they're so good!

[pixiesmimi]

I'm actually reading two books also. I started Host by Stehanie Meyers until I got Kingdom Keepers II last week and couldn't wait to start it. I'm going to have to go back and read the first one again though because I was lost at the beginning of this one talking about previous characters and I can't remember them or what they were doing.

[mouseaddict]

Perry and Potter's Fundamentals of Nursing.


Geesh..I just had a horrible flashback to 10 years ago in Nursing School....

I am about to start Pillars of the Earth and the Historian. I too read several books at one time. I also read the entire Harry Potter series every winter..it just seems to be a great cold weather series!

[DrivingSideways]

Recently, I read all 4 Twilight novels and The Host for the first time.

I am also rereading the Beloved Mitford series by Jan Karon for the 4th or 5th time. Love them!

[DrivingSideways]

Did you read Sue Monk Kidd's The Mermaid Chair? I really didn't like it much. It's not bad, but it didn't engage me. So I have been hesitant to pick up TSLoBees, but I keep hearing good things and the movie looks fantastic. I wish I'd read Bees first, but I think I'll pick it up now.

I just finished Augusten Burroughs's Running with Scissors. Really enjoyed it. I don't normally enjoy nonfiction, but his style is so fascinating. It took place in my area, and he's around my age. There's a movie, too. I want to see that, and I want to read Dry, his follow up.

I loved The Mermaid Chair, but it absolutely PALES in comparison to The Secret Life of Bees. That is one of my favorite books ever. I hope you enjoy it! :thumbsup:

[pixiegoose]

I just read The Photograph by Virginia Ellis. I loved it!

[sportsguy2315]

I finished Last Lecture a couple weeks ago and DGF has convinced me to read the Twilight series (so far, so good!).

[Simba's Mom]

I just finished "Distant Shores" by Kristin Hannah. It was outstanding! It was the type of romance book I love-a real married couple who actually love each other.

[J9]

I've gotten like 30 books off bookmooch, and have no clue when i'm going to read them all! (Seriously, the site is awesome!)

I just started "Water for Elephants" last night. I'm not far enough into it to have an opinion, but I've heard some amazing things about the book from friends.

[SBETigg]

I've gotten like 30 books off bookmooch, and have no clue when i'm going to read them all! (Seriously, the site is awesome!)


It's not entirely awesome from an author's point of view. When you swap books or buy books from a used book source, the author doesn't get royalties, which basically means they're not getting paid even though you're enjoying their work. But on the upside, it's a great way to introduce new readers to an author's work (like libraries), because there's little to no financial risk in trying something new. I'm as willing to buy used or swap as anyone else, but when I find an author I really like, I make it a point to buy their work out of appreciation, and to make sure they keep writing and selling books. Just a humble observation from someone trying to make a living.

[J9]

It's not entirely awesome from an author's point of view. When you swap books or buy books from a used book source, the author doesn't get royalties, which basically means they're not getting paid even though you're enjoying their work. But on the upside, it's a great way to introduce new readers to an author's work (like libraries), because there's little to no financial risk in trying something new. I'm as willing to buy used or swap as anyone else, but when I find an author I really like, I make it a point to buy their work out of appreciation, and to make sure they keep writing and selling books. Just a humble observation from someone trying to make a living.

Yeah, I can see that, but it's really no different than a global library. I only buy books that I know I'll want to reread. Books are way too expensive nowadays! Have you ever noticed a book that would have cost like $4.99 in 1996 now costs like $11.99? It's crazy!!! I don't need fancy paper or trade paperback size or nicely textured covers. I just want to read the book! LOL!

[PittFan]

The Kingdom Keepers 2 : Disney at Dawn... when I can get it away from my DD. :mickey:

[Aggie97]

I just finished reading "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" by Kate Atkinson. It was wonderful -- hilarious and sad at the same time. I really like her books.

Last night I started "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive" by Alexander McCall Smith (8th book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series).

Next up will be "What Was Lost" by Catherine O'Flynn and "The Miracle at Speedy Motors" by Alexander McCall Smith.

[pixiesmimi]

The Kingdom Keepers 2 : Disney at Dawn... when I can get it away from my DD. :mickey:

I just finished that but now I've gone back to read the first one because I was lost at the beginning of the second one with some of the characters that I had forgotten. Apparently there is going to be a third because of the way it ends. Good book!

[DizNee143]

i now moved on to..
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks..

[Thumper03]

Neat thread...

Going through the Jack Ryan series of Tom Clancy books in order...into "Clear and Present Danger" now.:thumbsup:

It's incredible how they hacked the movie versions!

[Brer Rabbitt]

I've just started Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult. Recently, I finished The Pact, also by Picoult. I love her books and her style of writing, and most of all, her endings!! :thumbsup:

[Mousefever]

I just finished a book called "Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White" by Adam Hamilton. It's a book about ways Christians can find common ground on divisive issues. It's a very thought provoking book. I highly recommend it, especially if you are disheartened by the current state of polarization within Christianity and politics.

Amy

[SAHDad]

I plow through a lot of books, so I am a little surprised that I hadn't posted on this earlier. My current reading stack has these books:

"Soon I Will Be Invincible" by Austin Grossman. A humorous take on superheroes, mainly from a villain perspective. (Re-reading it though)

"No Plot, No Problem" by Chris Baty for NaNoWriMo. (I'm behind on my wordcount, but catching up fast.)

"Batman and Philosophy" ed by Mark White and Robert Arp. Philosophy as it applies to comics in general, and Batman in particular.

"Deer Hunting with Jesus" by Joe Bageant. Seemed topical during the campaign season.

"A Race Like No Other" by Liz Robbins. About the 2007 NYC Marathon.

"Smart Kids, Bad Schools" by Brian Cosby. Suggests changes to the education system.

"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" by Haruki Murakami. A memoir by a runner.

"Chi Running" by Danny Dreyer. Looking for changes to my running technique.

"The Trouble With Boys" by Peg Tyre. Again, suggests changes in the school system.

I also got part of the way through "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson, but it was only a 2 week loan from the library, so I had to return it. I'll pick up a copy in the next week or so, put it back in the queue, and finish it by early December.

[kakn7294]

I also read quickly and alot. I recently finished Sherri's Naughty or Nice and Janet Evanovich's Foul Play and Naughty Neighbor. I'm in the middle of JD Robb's Suite 606. Still on my reading list are JD Robb's Three In Death and Salvation in Death and Janet Evanovich's Wife for Hire. Whenever I can finally score it from the local library, I'm going to read Janet Evanovich's Fearless Fourteen. On Nov 25, Nora Robert's The Pagan Stone will be available so I'll be getting that as well. And all this still won't carry me through the entire month!

[pixiegoose]

I've just started Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult. Recently, I finished The Pact, also by Picoult. I love her books and her style of writing, and most of all, her endings!! :thumbsup:

Jodi Piccoult is one of my favorite authors. My favorites of hers are My Sister's Keeper and Second Glance.

[julian]

I'm reading American psycho...its violent at times but mostly a giant satirical look at 1980's-90's Yuppie culture. has anyone read this.

[Simba's Mom]

Right now, I'm reading "The Runaway Jury" by John Grisham. It's just OK. I read "The Testament" by him and loved it, so I tried this. I guess what the salesperson at the book store said is true, "Some of his books are great, but some are just OK". I guess she was trying to warn me.

[threeh]

I also read quickly and alot. I recently finished Sherri's Naughty or Nice and Janet Evanovich's Foul Play and Naughty Neighbor. I'm in the middle of JD Robb's Suite 606. Still on my reading list are JD Robb's Three In Death and Salvation in Death and Janet Evanovich's Wife for Hire. Whenever I can finally score it from the local library, I'm going to read Janet Evanovich's Fearless Fourteen. On Nov 25, Nora Robert's The Pagan Stone will be available so I'll be getting that as well. And all this still won't carry me through the entire month!

How did you like Janet Evanovich's other books?? I've seen them at the library and always wondered if they were as good as Stephanie Plum?? I got Fearless 14 from the library and it was really good, as usual!!!

[Brer Rabbitt]

Jodi Piccoult is one of my favorite authors. My favorites of hers are My Sister's Keeper and Second Glance.

I love My Sister's Keeper! My other favorites are Nineteen Minutes and Plain Truth. I haven't read Second Glance yet, but that's on my list of books to get next!

[kakn7294]

How did you like Janet Evanovich's other books?? I've seen them at the library and always wondered if they were as good as Stephanie Plum?? I got Fearless 14 from the library and it was really good, as usual!!!I like the Stephanie Plum stories better. The others are mostly romance although there are a few that have some drama to them but not much. They're easy reads though.

[pixiesmimi]

I just finished number 13 in the Stephanie Plum series ( 14 is on my nightstand) and just finished Breaking Dawn. How about you all...what are you reading??

What is the Stephanie Plum series? I tried looking for it last week when I went to BAM but couldn't find it. What are some of the title names or classification so I can find it easier. What is it about or the theme? I saw where several mentioned it here and thought I would look for them because I love serial books.

[kakn7294]

What is the Stephanie Plum series? I tried looking for it last week when I went to BAM but couldn't find it. What are some of the title names or classification so I can find it easier. What is it about or the theme? I saw where several mentioned it here and thought I would look for them because I love serial books.Stephanie Plum is actually the main character in a series by Janet Evanovich - she's a down-on-her-luck girl from Jersey who finds herself working as a bounty hunter for her bailbondsman slimeball relative. The stories combine mystery, romance, and humor and are really entertaining. They start with One for the Money and they are in numerical order with the number in the title. There are also several "extras" like Plum Lucky that fit in between some of the numbered stories. You can search her the author's website for a complete list. I recommend reading them in order as they do tie into / build on each other.

[pixiesmimi]

Stephanie Plum is actually the main character in a series by Janet Evanovich - she's a down-on-her-luck girl from Jersey who finds herself working as a bounty hunter for her bailbondsman slimeball relative. The stories combine mystery, romance, and humor and are really entertaining. They start with One for the Money and they are in numerical order with the number in the title. There are also several "extras" like Plum Lucky that fit in between some of the numbered stories. You can search her the author's website for a complete list. I recommend reading them in order as they do tie into / build on each other.

Thank you! I figured that was the case after I read one of the above posts. I wasn't sure if she was the author or it was a series about her. I looked for both but couldn't find them. I'm going to B&N and see if I can find them. Of course, I have a huge stack of books waiting to be read now, :) but always looking for more good series. I may go to the library first and see if they have it. Thanks again!