What book are you reading atm??

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I'm doing what I've developed a habit of lately and reading a fiction and non-fiction book at the same time. Right now they're Dracula and Inverting the Pyramid.

LizT

Finished The Kite Runner, loved it, although it's a pretty heartbreaking story.

Have started Jodi Picoult's new book, Leaving Time. Only about 100 pages in but loving it so far.

LizT

Finished The Kite Runner, loved it, although it's a pretty heartbreaking story.

Have started Jodi Picoult's new book, Leaving Time. Only about 100 pages in but loving it so far.

SarahBM

The Kite Runner has been in my "to read" pile for about 2 years now. I thought A Thousand Splendid Suns was so depressing so I have been avoiding it.
I am reading Middlesex at the moment. So not what I thought it was going to be about. Im struggling through it, but I have to say its not really my cup of tea. I will try finish it though.

DuMorph

Hakan Nesser- The Unlucky Lottery

LizT

SarahBM wrote: »

The Kite Runner has been in my "to read" pile for about 2 years now. I thought A Thousand Splendid Suns was so depressing so I have been avoiding it.
I am reading Middlesex at the moment. So not what I thought it was going to be about. Im struggling through it, but I have to say its not really my cup of tea. I will try finish it though.

The Kite Runner is equally as depressing as A Thousand Splendid Suns Really great book though, would thoroughly recommend it to anyone!

Aglomerado

LizT wrote: »

The Kite Runner is equally as depressing as A Thousand Splendid Suns Really great book though, would thoroughly recommend it to anyone!

+1 they are amazing. Middlesex is great too. I'm currently reading short stories by Stephen King - at the moment I'm reading n the Skeleton Crew compilation on the e-reader. In traditional book form I'm reading Nightfall Two by Isaac Asimov (I read on breaks at work).

I'm going through a lot of my old paperbacks at the moment before taking them to the charity shop. I dropped a big bag into my local one last week and only came out with one new book!!!

Collie D

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

I was just reading through this thread and decided to look up the book you spoke of as I too loved the original, what with me being around 13 & 3/4 when I read it. Then I seen there was a Adrian Mole - The Prostate Years, and so decided to check her wiki to see how many of the series there actually was that I also was unaware of and unfortunately, and rather sadly, I see that Sue died in April.

Will do my best to read all installments written since the original now for sure, but sad that we will never read about Adrian getting nearer to getting his bus pass, aged 59 & 3/4.



RIP.

Reading back through this thread as I'm on Amazon at the moment and looking for ideas. Really didn't know there were so may Adrian Mole books. Read the first three in a compilation when I was around 13 3/4 and loved them. Still have it on my bookshelf 20 years later.

Sad to hear Sue Townsend passed away as she created a character I read and reread throughout my teen years. I now plan to finish the series. Have just order The Wilderness Years

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

I'm reading 'The Last Woman On Earth' and it's absolute rubbish.

I hate not finishing a book though, so I'll probably keep going. Good job it's a small one.

I have Kings Mr. Mercedes lined up, and David Brins The Postman - I've never seen the movie, which is apparently only very loosely based on the book. Looking forward to both of them.

branie2

The Atlantis Revelation

baron von something

so i've completed my goodreads challenge of 24 books this year finishing with The Black Prism. Great book

now on to the sequel The Blinding Knife

Thargor

Was the challenge to read 24 books? I probably had that completed back in March

baron von something

:eek: wowzer 24 books by march.what were they,pamphlet size?

hairyprincess

baron von something wrote: »

so i've completed my goodreads challenge of 24 books this year finishing with The Black Prism. Great book

now on to the sequel The Blinding Knife

You know the year isn't over yet?!

Irishchick

I'm on track with my usual goodreads challenge of 100 books for the year.

Finished the surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - it was ok. Fairly bland

Half way through the miniaturist by Jessie burton - I'm hoping it picks up it's terribly boring so far.

Not sure what to start next. Have a few options on the kindle

LoganRice

Today I'm reading Boards.ie -- the novel edition. It comes in the form of a forum

Thargor

baron von something wrote: »

:eek: wowzer 24 books by march.what were they,pamphlet size?

Nah mostly sci-fi/fantasy but Ive finally started branching out into non-fiction after all these years aswell. An ebook collection on my phone and a boring job with lots of downtime is a big plus. When I get into a book I devour it though, a good series like the Quite War or the Dune sequels and I might read 3 books in a week, it all adds up.

Stinjy

Finally got my hands on the new Patricia Cornwell... I'm a happy bunny

Davarus Walrus

The Road to Serfdom by Hayek.

A book that was continuously recommended to me by a number of my colleagues who identify themselves as libertarians. It is written in the true style of a disciple. It can never question the dogma that has lead the author to write such a book in the first place. There are some salient points to the thesis. There is no philosophy to it though.

In some respects, the great cornerstone books of socialism and libertarianism are very much alike in that they have no humanity. They appeal to people who have no sense of give or take. Rigid and unforgiving. The 20th century witnessed the disgusting inhumanity of Marxist ideology put into principle. The 21st century doesn't need libertarianism as a counter-balance.

scream

Darksong by Jean Simon. Waves of evil coming from an old radio, apparently. I love radio, and spooky dark happenings emanating from it sounds great to me. Published in 1990 and gets 1 star on goodreads and I can't find any reviews of it at all anywhere, not even on goodreads so that 1 star review may be right.

I'll be reviewing it when I'm done anyway, so that's one review it'll have now.

Vojera

Thargor wrote: »

Was the challenge to read 24 books? I probably had that completed back in March

You set your own goals.

In 2012 my goal was 60, which I hit.
In 2013 my goal was 80, which I didn't hit (got to sixty-something).
This year my goal is 50, and I've read 38, which leaves me four books behind schedule. Damn new job, providing money to buy books while also leaving me no time to read!

I'm currently reading Pale Demon by Kim Harrison. It's part of The Hollows urban fantasy series, where the last 50 years have seen a fair portion of the human population decimated by a virus and the supernatural population have revealed themselves and now live side-by-side in a mostly harmonious arrangement. It's closer to the end of the series than the beginning and so far it's pretty good. The main character can be a bit frustrating at times because she keeps making bad decisions, but I like how the lore has evolved through the series and how the different types of magic (wild, demon, witch) have come into play. The final book is out, which is why I'm getting a move on, and I'm glad to know it has an end in sight rather than going on forever.

Mars Bar

I'm two behind my goal of 15.

I used to read a lot more but then I got my kindle.

IvyTheTerrible

Mars Bar wrote: »

I'm two behind my goal of 15.

I used to read a lot more but then I got my kindle.

Do you mind me asking why getting a kindle means you read less?
I find I read about twice as much since I got the kindle (shorter page turning time, maybe! )

Birneybau

Yeah, I fly through books on the Kindle.

Also, a godsend for books like the one I'm currently reading, 'The Crimson Petal and The White' (amazing!) which at 840 pages would be a pain in the arse to lug around in the bag.

IvyTheTerrible

Birneybau wrote: »

Yeah, I fly through books on the Kindle.

Also, a godsend for books like the one I'm currently reading, 'The Crimson Petal and The White' (amazing!) which at 840 pages would be a pain in the arse to lug around in the bag.

I read a lot "on the go" so I love the built-in dictionary, I'm learning lots of new words because it's so handy to check any ones I don't know.

Vojera

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I read a lot "on the go" so I love the built-in dictionary, I'm learning lots of new words because it's so handy to check any ones I don't know.

Oh yes! I was reading the old Sherlock Holmes books earlier in the year and I used the dictionary a fair bit as there were a lot of words that I didn't really recognise or I only knew the gist of them and the dictionary taught me a lot of historical meanings and some societal ones too. It's a great feature.

branie2

Anyone reading Dalo?

GLaDOS

Can't say I'm fan of setting a target amount of books to read in a year. I'll read as much as I can comfortably, but I'd feel like I was rushing myself if I was trying to meet a target.

Probably doesn't help that I was too lazy to ever update my goodreads account :pac:

Mars Bar

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Do you mind me asking why getting a kindle means you read less?
I find I read about twice as much since I got the kindle (shorter page turning time, maybe! )

It's backlit so I now read in the dark. I turn the backlight down fairly low and I just drift off to sleep as I read. No tossing and turning to turn off the beside lamp or anything. I think I'm also reading more weighty fiction books compared to the crime books than I used to.

JohnMearsheimer

Fate Amenable To Change wrote: »

Let us now if it was better than the film, which I found boring as hell. It was upsetting but I found I was so removed from the situation and ti was fed to the viewer in something like a time-warp you don' get too upset baout it.

Frederick Doulgas's auto cut way closer to the bone I found.

The 12 Years a Slave book was ok but not a book I think I would re-read any time soon. I found the movie more engaging and perhaps a more vivid account of Northup's enslavement than his own book.

I'm halfway through Follow the Money by Steve Boggan now. Boggan follows a $10 note around the US for a month. The premise was enough to make me buy it. It's a mix of travel and human interest. It's a bit Paddy O'Gormanesque in places but I'm enjoying it.