What Are You Reading Right Now?

[Rozzie]

Halfway through Wicked. Didn't know what to expect, but really like it so far.

 

[paintnolish]

Halfway through Wicked. Didn't know what to expect, but really like it so far.

It's bizarre, but I liked it! "Son of a Witch" is good, too, but I didn't love the others of his that I read.

 

[paintnolish]

Tinkerbellarella and Stacerita- I hear you about reading for pleasure. I just finished my last class this morning and am not taking any summer classes! I am going to finish up "The Lightning Thief" (kid book suggested to me by a H.S. Eng teacher, since that is my field), then I don't know what to read next!

 

[swilphil]

Perfect Match is Picoult, Snow Flower is another author (can't think of her name right now)

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is written by Lisa See. She also wrote a sequel to it called Peony in Love.

 

[MELSMICE]

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is written by Lisa See. She also wrote a sequel to it called Peony in Love.

Oh, is that a sequel. I just saw it at Barnes & Noble today & almost picked it up but figured I should finish Snow Flower & the Secret Fan first. Glad to know it's a seqel because so far I like "Snow Flower".

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is written by Lisa See. She also wrote a sequel to it called Peony in Love.

I enjoyed both of these as well....

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Halfway through Wicked. Didn't know what to expect, but really like it so far.

LOVED this book! And Son of a Witch is good too. Not as good as Wicked, but read it afterwards. Great ending to it, IMO.

 

[paintnolish]

LOVED this book! And Son of a Witch is good too. Not as good as Wicked, but read it afterwards. Great ending to it, IMO.

If I recall (been awhile) didn't seem like there could be another book after "Son of a Witch"?

 

[dolcezena]

Just finished 'Blood Brothers' by Nora Roberts, & 'Blind Alley' by Iris Johanssen, both of them for the umpteenth time!

I really have to splurge & buy some NEW books!! (Then again, they would cut into the planned Disney trip fund.)

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Can anyone suggest a writer with the Lisa See style? I would love to read more about that time period & culture...thanks

 

[MELSMICE]

Can anyone suggest a writer with the Lisa See style? I would love to read more about that time period & culture...thanks

I just ordered Memoirs of a Geisha today for the same reason. That time period/culture seems pretty interesting. Have you read that yet?

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

If I recall (been awhile) didn't seem like there could be another book after "Son of a Witch"?

Oh, I would love that! I want to know what goes on beyond that, what happened to the girl!? I haven't heard there was a book though after it. I will go search and find out.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Found this...so looks like we will see one!

It is the basis for the Broadway musical Wicked. A sequel, titled Son of a Witch, was published in fall of 2005. As of October 2006, Maguire is working on a third novel in the Wicked Years, A Lion Among Men.

Gregory Maguire stated that there will be a movie, but not for four to five years, and it will be based on the musical.

 

[tink1978]

Currently reading Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell. It is good so far.

 

[shelly3girls]

Love this thread! I have not read through all of the suggestions so sorry if I repeat.

I really enjoyed Year of Fog

I am now reading Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. I really do not like it but am giving it 100 pages before giving up. I would NOT recommend it!

 

[shelly3girls]

Someone PLEASE tell me that Atonment is going to get better.

I was barely past 100 pages on Sunday & I'm only at 130 pages now. It's putting me to sleep every time I try to pick it up. I've never put a book down when I'm this far in to it, but I might be doing just that.

It is just dragging & dragging. Is their any point to this book & when do you realize what it is?

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who did not like this book. I cannot get into it. Now I will not even try. I moved on after starting it three times. I was planning to go back to it but now I think I will skip it.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

I just ordered Memoirs of a Geisha today for the same reason. That time period/culture seems pretty interesting. Have you read that yet?

I have & really enjoyed it...that is what actually made me do some research and find Lisa See, not sure who to buy next.

 

[java]

The Invisible Wall. - really loving it-
Historical kind of read. I have been reading more and more of these kinds of books. I read The Worst Hard Time - that was a rough one to get through. The River of Doubt(teddy roosevelt) another good one.
I liked reading outside my comfort zone. (which is usually Evanovich books )

 

[MELSMICE]

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who did not like this book. I cannot get into it. Now I will not even try. I moved on after starting it three times. I was planning to go back to it but now I think I will skip it.

Well, I'm glad too. I gave it 200 pages, actually 200 lonnnnggg pages!!! I felt like I was listening to someone tell a story that kept going off on tangents & never finishing telling what they started.

I really wanted to like it too.

 

[T1130]

I am reading the Last Summer Of You and I by The author of Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants seris.