What Are You Reading Right Now? Part II (Incomplete book list in 1st post)

[MIGrandma]

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress

I am not one to read and laugh at humorous books, but I am really enjoying this one.....and laughing out loud too! Very quick and easy to read. However, be warned that there is some trashy vocab throughout the book and the author makes you laugh at some delicate subjects.

Who is the author of that? DH was a Mennonite himself before he met me and I "corrupted" him. I might want to read that one!

Right now I'm almost finished with "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks. It's good, and only the second or third one of his that I've read.

Next up will be "The Things We Do For Love" by Kristin Hannah.

 

[browneyes106]

I just started reading A Little Bit Wicked by Kristin Chenoweth and Joni Rogers

 

[Pig Pen]

Juts started AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman.

I started this a few days ago, but just couldn't get into it. I put it aside and started The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith. I enjoy Egyptian themed books.

 

[Kirby]

I finished Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais yesterday. It is a good read. I like his Elvis Cole and Joe Pike characters.

 

[cannp123165]

I am reading Pretties by Scott Westerfeld at the moment. It is better than the first one in the series Uglies so far.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Finished The Road a few days ago and now I am reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the third time. Going to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows after that, and then... who knows.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Juts started AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman.

I love Gaiman, and this book wasn't bad but wasn't my favorite, either.

 

[samepoohdifferentday]

Finished The Road a few days ago

I just started this.

 

[Cat0727]

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See. It's a fast read & I like the characters.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Just finished World War Z by Max Brooks. Zombie stories aren't usually my cup of tea but this one got my attention. It was good. Parts of it were surprisingly touching.

Rereading The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. Haven't read them since I was a teenager and they are SO DIFFERENT from the tv series. I picked this up as "filler" while I figure out what I really want to read next. I think I probably need to lighten the mood with some chick lit. I just got Best Friends by Jennifer Weiner in from paperbackswap.com so maybe I'll crack that one open.

I've read both Under the Dome and The Road. Really enjoyed them both. I've never read The Stand so I got myself a copy and will likely pick that up soon. If post-apocolyptic is your "thing" I also highly recommend Alas, Babylon.

 

[curiouslittleoyster]

Just finished World War Z by Max Brooks. Zombie stories aren't usually my cup of tea but this one got my attention. It was good. Parts of it were surprisingly touching.

Rereading The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. Haven't read them since I was a teenager and they are SO DIFFERENT from the tv series. I picked this up as "filler" while I figure out what I really want to read next.
If post-apocolyptic is your "thing" I also highly recommend Alas, Babylon.

I looooove Alas, Babylon! I had to read it back in junior high or high school for my English class and it's since become one of my favorites! It's dog eared and the spine is completely broken. lol!

I was hoping for more blood and guts in World War Z (I'm such a horror, doomsday fiend), but I did enjoy parts of the book. You are right, there are some touching bits in there.

Can you tell me about The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith? What is the tone like? Is it geared toward teen readers? I must admit, I enjoyed reading the Twilight Saga so books aimed at young adults are ok with me.

Right now, I am reading Trail of Crumbs. Someone told me that since I enjoy reading books with detailed description of food I would like this. I started it a year ago, but didn't get into it and it put it down near the beginning and I'm restarting it now. I want to pick up The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. I heard this is a good rec for those that liked Like Water for Chocolate (which I did!).

 

[Kirby]

I'm reading Running Blind by Lee Child. Love that Jack Reacher!

I am reading Pretties by Scott Westerfeld at the moment. It is better than the first one in the series Uglies so far.

I've read through book 4. I actually liked the first one, Uglies best. Are there any more?

 

[TheBigBadWolf]

I looooove Alas, Babylon! I had to read it back in junior high or high school for my English class and it's since become one of my favorites! It's dog eared and the spine is completely broken. lol!

Wow, I'm surprised to see two people here who've read Alas Babylon!! My mother loved this book and first shared it with me when I was in 7th grade. I love it too, and read it every few years. I have two copies of the book and both are totally worn out. I would love to find a new copy in better shape.

I just finished Janet Evanovich's Finger Lickin' Fifteen earlier today. I'm going to bed now to begin reading the newest Charlaine Harris book, Dead in the Family. The third season of True Blood starts tonight (Sunday) on HBO. I can't wait.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Can you tell me about The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith? What is the tone like? Is it geared toward teen readers? I must admit, I enjoyed reading the Twilight Saga so books aimed at young adults are ok with me.

It is a teen series and I was obsessed with it as a teen. It's older though, so some of it, like the clothing choices (LOL!) are a little out of touch. I think it was first published in the early 90's. I can see why they refreshed it for the tv show. There are 4 books (though you can get them published two and two together now) and I believe she just wrote a new, 5th book.

I'm not sure I could properly compare it to Twilight. It's similar in some plots of the storyline but also very different. Very different. They're quick reads and you'd probably know by the end of the first one if the series is for you.

Wow, I'm surprised to see two people here who've read Alas Babylon!! My mother loved this book and first shared it with me when I was in 7th grade. I love it too, and read it every few years. I have two copies of the book and both are totally worn out. I would love to find a new copy in better shape.

I was on a post-apocolyptic trend there for a little bit, after seeing the movie "The Book of Eli", so that's what led me to The Road and Alas, Babylon. Both were just so well done and yet so jarringly different. Still, the both spoke so much to the human spirit. If someone was new to that genre, I'd definitely have to recommend the latter, however, as the former is just so very dark and sad.

I'm not sure if this has ever been mentioned on here, as I'm new to this thread, but a great place to get books on the cheap is paperbackswap.com. If you have books you don't want anymore, you post them and as people request them, you earn credits. You then use those credits to make your own requests. All it costs is the media mail price to mail a book (about $2.38 for a paperback). I've saved over $600 using the site rather than buying books brand new and it's all forms of media - paperback, hardcover, audio books. I highly recommend it.

 

[Christine]

Speaking of vampire books, I'm going to be starting a new one in the next few days. It's called The Passage by Justin Cronin. The Washington Post gave it a fantastic review last week and below is the Amazon review. I'd love to know if anyone else has read it yet!

You don't have to be a fan of vampire fiction to be enthralled by The Passage, Justin Cronin's blazing new novel. Cronin is a remarkable storyteller (just ask adoring fans of his award-winning Mary and O'Neil), whose gorgeous writing brings depth and vitality to this ambitious epic about a virus that nearly destroys the world, and a six-year-old girl who holds the key to bringing it back. The Passage takes readers on a journey from the early days of the virus to the aftermath of the destruction, where packs of hungry infected scour the razed, charred cities looking for food, and the survivors eke out a bleak, brutal existence shadowed by fear. Cronin doesn't shy away from identifying his "virals" as vampires. But, these are not sexy, angsty vampires (you won’t be seeing "Team Babcock" t-shirts any time soon), and they are not old-school, evil Nosferatus, either. These are a creation all Cronin's own--hairless, insectile, glow-in-the-dark mutations who are inextricably linked to their makers and the one girl who could destroy them all. A huge departure from Cronin's first two novels, The Passage is a grand mashup of literary and supernatural, a stunning beginning to a trilogy that is sure to dazzle readers of both genres. --Daphne Durham

 

[Sthronds]

I've got The Passage on my Kindle waiting to be read but I'm not sure when I'll get to it. It looks good though.

Right now I'm reading Insatiable by Meg Cabot. It's another spin on the vampire story but actually hits on the history of Vlad Tepes, rumored to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. These vampires don't sparkle (not that there's anything wrong with that) and can shape change like Dracula could. I'm about halfway through and so far so good.

 

[LukenDC]

Just finished reading Indian Summer about the last days of the British Raj in 1947. The book focuses on the key players in Indian independence and partition, particularly Lord and Lady Mountbatten and Nehru. As her husband was overseeing the transfer of power from the Raj to newly independent India and Pakistan, Lady Edwina Mountbatten had an affair with Prime Minister Nehru. Her husband was aware of the attraction between them and seems not to have minded since they had had an open relationship since the early years of their marriage. Some claim that Lady Mountbatten and Nehru were the closest of soulmates. Really an amazing story.

Now I am reading Three Cups of Tea about American climber Greg Mortinson's work on opening schools in rural Pakistan.

 

[KarenB]

Who is the author of that? DH was a Mennonite himself before he met me and I "corrupted" him. I might want to read that one!

Right now I'm almost finished with "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks. It's good, and only the second or third one of his that I've read.

Next up will be "The Things We Do For Love" by Kristin Hannah.

Rhoda Janzen is the author.

 

[ShannyMcB]

The Eyre Affair-Jasper Fforde

Good Omens-Neil Gaiman&Terry Pratchett
I like to have a mass market sized book in my purse all the time (lunch breaks at work, meeting people who always show up late) anyone else do this?

 

[Pinnie]

The Eyre Affair-Jasper Fforde

Good Omens-Neil Gaiman&Terry Pratchett
I like to have a mass market sized book in my purse all the time (lunch breaks at work, meeting people who always show up late) anyone else do this?

That is the beauty of my kindle. I always have it in my purse and can read whenever I have some free time!

pinnie