What happened to our book thread?

[SunFloridaDisney]

I recently read True Sisters, by Sandra Dallas. Really enjoyed the story and the characters. Dallas is great with historic fiction, I recommend her if you haven't read her books before.
This one is about the Mormons in the 1860's. She focuses especially on the women and how they demonstrate strength in difficulty.

 

[KrazyPete]

Let's see, my recently finished books include...

"A Prayer for Owen Meany" - I really liked the character of Owen. I didn't care much for the politics of narrator. It's a coming of age book for Baby Boomers and I couldn't relate to much of it. There were a lot of thought-provoking ideas around religion that I enjoyed. I'm glad that I read it but I would have a hard time recommending it.

"The Anansi Boys" - I picked this one up when Barnes and Noble had the Nook version on sale. I recognized Neil Gaiman from his graphic novels and Coraline and the description sounded interesting. It's a contemporary fantasy story based on animal mythology. It took a couple of turns that I didn't like but I enjoyed it over all, enough to keep "American Gods" on my "to read" list.

I decided to put off "The Stand" for a while. That's a dauntingly big book. I'm currently reading "The Long Walk." I think I like it so far. The premise is simple enough but there's a good bit of psychology to it.

 

[newt2]

I finished a couple of books since my last post in this thread:

The Name of the Wind and A Wise Man's Fear, both by Patrick Rotfuss. Easily the best fantasy books I've read since a Storm of Swords.

Currently reading American Gods by Neal Gaimon. Very interesting story about traveling across a fantasy but familiar America with the lost gods of mythology who are struggling to exist now that nobody believes in them anymore. The book is very mature, not for young ones at all. It reads like an older Stephen King novel from the late 70's to mid 80's, manic, captivating and sometimes vulgar.

 

[mrsklamc]

Just listened to the audio book 'How Do You Kill 11 Million People" by Andy Andrews. It's very short, but very good. (audio book took about 25 minutes.)

I forget if I mentioned "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" on this thread or a different one. Enjoyed that as well-- except she goes into LOTS of VERY DETAILED research studies, which was a little dull for me at times only because I agreed with what she was saying to begin with so it felt a bit like belaboring the point. But if I started out from an extrovert's perspective who didn't understand introverts, it would be good info.

I enjoyed "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin and happily as of this morning her new book "Happier at Home" awaits me at the local library.

 

[Christine]

I forget if I mentioned "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" on this thread or a different one. Enjoyed that as well-- except she goes into LOTS of VERY DETAILED research studies, which was a little dull for me at times only because I agreed with what she was saying to begin with so it felt a bit like belaboring the point. But if I started out from an extrovert's perspective who didn't understand introverts, it would be good info.

I'm reading this one right now and enjoying it. I feel validated! In a way it's kind of a depressing book to read. Apparently, introverts have a lot to offer but they are not valued in society and the "extrovert" way is what is being crammed down kids' throats as well as in the workplace.

 

[KrazyPete]

I finished Stephen King's "The Long Walk." It wasn't scary or even particularly suspenseful, just morbid. Even so, I liked it a lot.

So I'm looking at a stack of books and trying to decide which one to pick up next.
"Feed" M. T. Anderson
"Intensity" Dean Koontz
"The Mosquito Coast" Paul Theroux
"The Art of Racing in the Rain" Garth Stein

They all are going to get read eventually, choosing which book to read next is always a struggle.

EDIT: 2000th post! That only took six years...

 

[mrsklamc]

Read Gretchen Rubin's "Happier at Home"- similar style to "The Happiness Project" but new ideas. The problem with her books is that I come away w/ a list of more books I want to read. (Which reminds me that I forgot to read through the bibliography before I returned it to the library. Darn.)

Started the audio book of "Kisses from Katie." Basically a girl from TN that gave up her whole life to move to Uganda and care for people there at like, 19. Now she is something like 23 and has something like 13 adopted daughters. It was a little unnerving at first because the narrator has this incredibly upbeat voice and she was describing horrifying conditions in Uganda in this incredibly cheery voice. It was so creepy I almost gave up on it and I did request the physical book from the library, but I got past that part and have continued along.

 

[Pakey]

I read the Strain Trilogy while on vacation in Hawaii. This is not my type of story but I enjoyed it very much. Thanks to the reader who recommended it.

 

[AmazingGrace]

I'm about to embark on The Uglies series.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Another Kindle cheapie-"Marry Me, Maddie" by Rita Heron. I'm enjoying it, which is a welcome change for me, after starting and giving up on 2 Kindle cheapies, "Year of the Chick" by Romi Moondi and I don't even remember the other.

 

[sissy_ib]

I just finished Maine by Courtney Sullivan and I'm still trying to figure out why I wasted the hours reading it as it was a book that went nowhere.

I'm now reading One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf. The first 6 chapters have been gripping. I hope the book keeps the momentum.

I downloaded One Breath Away last night and finished it in less then 24 hours. I have been in a reading slump and that was just the kind of book I needed to pull me out of it.


Gone Girl is on my list now as well. I was looking up several other books posted here and the Outlander Series looked interesting. I punched it in my Nook and I already have the first book. It has been on there almost 2 years! I'm guessing I downloaded it on a B&N free Friday.

 

[skuttle]

Just subscribed to this thread! Always looking for good books to download. I just finished Gone Girl. I was a little disappointed in it. I figured out one of the last surprises towards the end and that ruined it for me.

I'm also working my way through the Stephanie plum books after a coworker recommended them. I finished #10 right before Gone Girl.

Haven't made the 50 Shades jump yet. I am curious about all the hype.

 

[threeboysmom]

Been a while since I posted on here.

I finished Wife 22 - loved this book. Any woman who has spent a lot of time online might want to look into this one.

Since Wife 22, I've read The Long Walk by Stephen King. OK book but nothing I'd recommend. I hate bad endings, lol.

Seems like there was something else I read, but can't remember now... Oh! Read the first five books of Wool. Was interesting enough to grab my attention throughout all five books, but it didn't seem to end(?) Must be more books coming perhaps.

Currently reading Les Miserables since the movie will be out this Christmas. It's going to be a three-month project at least!! Very hard read, but am enjoying the storyline so far. I'm only about 200 pages in though, but already love the characters!

 

[wvjules]

I took a Harry Potter break after The Order of the Phoenix and now I'm reading Dark Places. After that I'm going to finish Harry Potter and then move on to some Stephen King, either It or The Stand.

As for Dark Places, I'm really enjoying it. I like the suspense of getting a shock at the end of one chapter but not getting back to it because of going to Libby today in the next chapter. I can't wait to see how it turns out and hope it isn't a bust of an ending like Gone Girl. I'm also on the waiting list for Sharp Objects.

 

[wvjules]

So I finished Dark Places last night. It had a much better ending than Gone Girl. I really like this author. I'm #127 on the waiting list for Sharp Objects.

I hope to finish up HP in the next couple of weeks. Between work, school, running and just life in general reading is getting hard to fit in.

 

[KimR]

I'm almost finished with 11/22/63. The beginning was engrossing; however I felt it started to drag quite a bit after a while. I'll finish it tonight so we'll see how I feel about the ending of this one. There are so many possibilities for an interesting resolution to this, I hope I am not disappointed. I love anything to do with time-travel; however sometimes I feel like I am too analytical for this type of book. I keep thinking 'but what if....' and then my head starts spinning when I start thinking about all the possible paradoxes (paradoxi?).

Next up is 'The Alienist' (which has nothing to do with Aliens of the outer space variety ). I am so excited about this book. It takes place in New York City around the 1900's and has to do with profiling serial killers (a new concept at that time).

 

[luvmy3]

I just finished (literally) Gone Girl and what a let down! I really loved the book, I didn't want to put it down and couldn't wait to start reading again to find out what happened. But, the ending was horrible!
I had to come here to see what others thought and I see most everyone agrees.

I'm going to try Dark Places because I do like the author's ability to tell the story, maybe she figured out how to end it in this one.

 

[khertz]

I just finished (literally) Gone Girl and what a let down! I really loved the book, I didn't want to put it down and couldn't wait to start reading again to find out what happened. But, the ending was horrible!
I had to come here to see what others thought and I see most everyone agrees.

I'm going to try Dark Places because I do like the author's ability to tell the story, maybe she figured out how to end it in this one.

I'm a little disappointed to read this! I just started Gone Girl this morning, and I'm having trouble putting it down and doing anything productive. Oh, well, I will still finish it I guess and give it a try.

I just finished reading Deadlocked, the latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series. It was okay...typical Sookie book, though I was disappointed in the end of that one too. I find myself rolling my eyes a lot through those novels (because I mean REALLY, does everyone have to be some kind of supernatural creature?!), but they are okay for fluff reading.

 

[yoopermom]

I recently finished Gone Girl and felt the ending was appropriate for the characters development, but still a disappointment. The whole book reminded me of "War of the Roses" in that it was two characters who you never really know if you should believe or not, or like or not. The author is really *excellent* at creating strong characters (whether you like them or not....).

Terri

 

[wvjules]

I recently finished Gone Girl and felt the ending was appropriate for the characters development, but still a disappointment. The whole book reminded me of "War of the Roses" in that it was two characters who you never really know if you should believe or not, or like or not. The author is really *excellent* at creating strong characters (whether you like them or not....).

Terri

I completely agree. I didn't particularly like the ending but it was definately appropriate for the Character. I was initially hugely disappointed in the ending but the more I thought about it the better (still a little disappointing though) the ending was.

I can't wait to read Sharp Objects now. I really enjoyed both Gone Girl and Dark Places.