What are you reading?

Passanie

What's everybody reading these days? Read anything good lately?

Passanie

I'm reading Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater. It's pretty good. Before that I was tearing through a couple of the Sookie Stackhouse books.

StefandTodd

When we were in europe, I finally really The Help. Loved it!! Now though? Just baby/preggo stuff.

mrswall84

I'm waiting on two books to come into the library. One is the second book in The Mark of Lion series by Francine Rivers and the other is the first book in The Hunger Games series (conveniently titled The Hunger Games). There was a book I read a few years ago called Gap Creek that was REALLY good. It was part of Oprah's book club. I don't know if you're a Stephenie Meyer fan but her book called The Host was really good. 

secretkeeper321

I finished Room a couple weeks ago...OMG....LOVED IT!!! Bawled my eyes out though so fair warning to sensative, hormonal types like me.

Now, just finishing the latest of the Harper Connolly mysteries. (Same author as the Sookie books.)

Next up is Jennifer Weiner's latest.

I'd love some more suggestions to add to my "to read" list.

MeggyO

Currently reading The Orchid Affair--part of the Pink Carnation historical lit books. Really great so far (but I'm a sucker for fun period novels)

Just finished Alice I Have Been, a novelization of the life of the girl who Alice in Wonderland was based on. It was pretty good.

Also finishing up listening to Odd Thomas from Dean Koontz on CD in the car. Enjoying it more than I thought I would (I tried reading this years ago, and couldn't get through it)

danandkelly

I'm currently reading Millie's Fling by Jill Mansell. 

greekwife05

Currently I am reading Paranormal State: My Journey Into the Unknown by Ryan Buell and Heat Wave by Richard Castle.  

Both aren't bad but neither of them are mind expanders by any means.  

legaleagles

Just finished Zeitoun - it was incredible! A quick nonfiction read that read like fiction. It is about a muslim man from New Orleans and his family during and after Katrina. I moved back here just a few months before Katrina and have thus had an interest in stories from there, but seriously everyone should read it.

Now I'm reading In Defense of Food - been on my nightstand for a while and I finally started it. 

Next up: who knows..though I'd love a good novel. 

torylynn1

I read Water for Elephants-I LOVED it. Can't wait for the movie. My mom just gave me Under the Duvet by Marian Keyes so that will be next.

Mrs.BoomBoom

I've been tearing through books since I got my Kindle.  I've read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hangman's Daughter, and now the Girl Who Played with Fire

Mrs_Shmoopie

Mrs.BoomBoom:

I've been tearing through books since I got my Kindle.  I've read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hangman's Daughter, and now the Girl Who Played with Fire

Hey, I'm reading The Girl Who Played with Fire on my new Christmas Kindle too!  How awesome is it?!??  I didn't care much for the first book but it was worth reading to get to this second one.  I've been loving it!  

 

Mrs.BoomBoom

I liked the 1st one too.  My mom and aunt skipped directly to the 2nd.  I'm realizing that the expensive part of the Kindle is not the kindle, it's the books!  I need some sort of public kindle library!

RoxysMama

reading The Lost Dogs...it's so sad but actually a really good book.

MadameD517

I'm reading 'The Pig Did It' and its pretty entertaining so far.
I'm also reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (very slowly) and it has some great information. Highly recommend it if you're pregnant. (And aren't set on a csection or epidural...)

ZoeMay06

MadameD517:

I'm also reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May is my hero! I read that when I was pg and loved it too. I think I've read her other book, Spiritual Midwifery, like 3 times. I wish her Guide to Breastfeeding had been out when Kyva was born.

ZoeMay06

Do textbooks count? 'Cause this is all I'll be reading for the next 4 months: Treatment Resource Manual for Speech Language Pathologists, Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology, Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing, Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, and Articulatory and Phonological Impairments: A Clinical Focus. Aren't you jealous?

Aimee8314

I just finished Room and My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster.  Moving on to Orange is the New Black

dirtbikemom

Mrs.BoomBoom:

I liked the 1st one too.  My mom and aunt skipped directly to the 2nd.  I'm realizing that the expensive part of the Kindle is not the kindle, it's the books!  I need some sort of public kindle library!

You can get a library card for $15 from the Philadelphia Library http://www.freelibrary.org/ and you can check out ebook from them.  I heard they have a lot of ebooks in their collection.  Several ladies on the Nest Book Board uses it. 

MadameD517

ZoeMay06:

MadameD517:

I'm also reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May is my hero! I read that when I was pg and loved it too. I think I've read her other book, Spiritual Midwifery, like 3 times. I wish her Guide to Breastfeeding had been out when Kyva was born.

She's great, it's been a nice balance to everyone that has told me how 'excruciating' and 'awful' labor pains are or 'just get the drugs, it's much better'. I don't understand why some people want to share that stuff with me! (Luckily I also have a Mom and SIL that are a little more like Ina May to not completely stress me out!) 

dirtbikemom

I just finished A Secret in the Attic: A Novellla by Samantha Bayarr and now I'm starting Awakened (House of Night series) by P.C. Cast.  I'm not sure why I am still reading the HoN series the last few books weren't that great but I want to finish the series.  This is #9 and there are going to be 12 total. 

Passanie

mrswall84:

I'm waiting on two books to come into the library. One is the second book in The Mark of Lion series by Francine Rivers and the other is the first book in The Hunger Games series (conveniently titled The Hunger Games). There was a book I read a few years ago called Gap Creek that was REALLY good. It was part of Oprah's book club. I don't know if you're a Stephenie Meyer fan but her book called The Host was really good. 

You're going to tear through The Hunger Games. My 13-year-old nephew loaned that to me and we both couldn't put it down. And I loved The Host! I thought that was far better than the Twilight books.

And Meggy O, I loved the Odd Thomas books. Well, at least the first few. The third or fourth one wasn't so hot.

sm23

I am not reading anything right now  :-/  But I love seeing what everybody else is reading because these books sound really good! Thanks for the suggestions.

Mrs.BoomBoom

dirtbikemom:

Mrs.BoomBoom:

I liked the 1st one too.  My mom and aunt skipped directly to the 2nd.  I'm realizing that the expensive part of the Kindle is not the kindle, it's the books!  I need some sort of public kindle library!

You can get a library card for $15 from the Philadelphia Library http://www.freelibrary.org/ and you can check out ebook from them.  I heard they have a lot of ebooks in their collection.  Several ladies on the Nest Book Board uses it. 

I'll have to check into that!  Thanks!

Mrs.BoomBoom

ZoeMay06:

Do textbooks count? 'Cause this is all I'll be reading for the next 4 months: Treatment Resource Manual for Speech Language Pathologists, Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology, Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing, Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, and Articulatory and Phonological Impairments: A Clinical Focus. Aren't you jealous?

I was so happy when I finished my degree and could start reading for pleasure again.