Originally Posted By Tinkeroon I've read several Nicholas Sparks books and they never fail me. My fave being "A Walk to Remember". Well, actually, come to think of it, "Message in a Bottle" angered me with it's ending and I retaliated by throwing the book across the room, but it was really good up until then. LOL I am STILL reading The Fiery Cross by D. Gabaldon It's very good but I end up spending too much time on LP and not enough time reading.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Still reading Gone with the wind but not getting much reading time either I think part of me wants to still be reading it when we go away as the next book I have is a bit big to put in my bag.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Gone With the Wind is not a big book? Gate of Ivrel was so-so. I am learning how incredibly picky I am about fantasy. Well, a little more before I switch to french for a while and then back to classics. I am currently reading:Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo <<Gone With the Wind is not a big book?>> Well yes it is fairly long but the next book is Diana Gabaldon's Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade which as well as being fairly long it is tall and wide so physically will not go in my bag well.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I am currently reading:Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny.<< I hope you're enjoying it. The first Amber series (Nine Princes, Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, Hand of Oberon, Courts of Chaos) is one of my all-time, absolute favorites.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I thought I had To Kill A Mockingbird but I can't find it anywhere so I guess I wont be reading it for the book club. 3U2, there is a House of Mirth movie? I love the book (so upbeat, haha). I also loved The Age of Innoncence (good movie as well).I keep meaning to read Ethan Fromme.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I just finished Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris for my book club tomorrow. There was a whole lot of hype about this book. I would call it a cross between Sex in the City and Ally McBeal written from a gay man's perspective on his growing up and escapades into manhood. It was a fast, somewhat strange read and was pretty enjoyable until the last chapter. Huh? Kinda spoiled the whole book for me, but obviously lots of people liked the book as it was a best seller.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin alexbook - I did like it although it is not exactly what I look for in fantasy. I have the whole series in one book so I may start the second at some point. The book is still on my bed-side table for consideration. I stopped reading the Julie Andrews biography and The Once and Future King due to boredom. I am currently reading "A Year in the Merde" by Stephen Clarke which I got for my birthday and it's so-so. There are occasional moments of hilarity. Maybe it would be a better read if I was a womanizing Brit?
Originally Posted By alexbook >>alexbook - I did like it although it is not exactly what I look for in fantasy. I have the whole series in one book so I may start the second at some point. The book is still on my bed-side table for consideration.<< One word of warning on the Amber novels: Zelazny wrote a series of five books, which I think of as basically one novel in five volumes. I think they're some of the greatest fantasy writing ever, but YMMV. Then, some years later, he wrote a mediocre sequel, which also stretches over five volumes. The "omnibus" editions I've seen have all 10 books, which means they're pretty much 50% wasted space.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I do have a version with all 10. It's good to know your opinion. What is YMMV though? For fantasy, my favorite authors are: Tad Williams, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Jordan, Sharon Shinn, JK Rowling, and then CS Lewis, Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card, and Madeline L'Engel. Who do you like best? (I don't mean to take over the topic, but love to talk books.)
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin ooh, I forgot Douglas Adams and JRR Tolkien on my list. I just looked at your reading list off your home page, alexbook. WOW!! I wish I had more time to read and I'd say I read more than any other vet student. How do you read things so quickly? My roommate reads a lot faster than I do too. I hope we get to meet eventually.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Alexbook...let me know what you think of "The Host". I've been curious but don't know anyone yet who has read it. But the other books by her in the Twilight series...I haven't talked to anyone yet who hasn't practically GUSHED over them. HaHa Of course most of them have been teen age girls or twentysomethings. Anyone else read "The Host"? Opinions?
Originally Posted By Kira Tink I am a big twilight fan and got my friend hooked on Twilight. She went out and bought The Host, I didn't. She has tried to start reading it 3 or 4 different times and said it's just too slow for her. I don't think I'm going to read it I have heard very mixed reviews on it though! Alex I would be interested in hearing your thoughts about The Host when you finish it! Right now I'm reading Breaking Dawn (last book in the Twilight Saga) as well as Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. Next on the list are Lock & Key (Sarah Dessen), A Break With Charity (Ann Rinaldi), My Sister's Keeper (Jody Picoult) and The 10th Circle (Jody Picoult). I really need to catch up on my Nicholas Sparks books. I have nearly all of them and have only had the chance to read a few. =/
Originally Posted By NAPC I just finished "The Quickie" by James Patterson and I picked up "1st to Die" by Patterson today too.. I need to get my last minute summer readings in because next week I start my critical thinking and analysis english class and Ill have 7 novels to read haha!!! - NAPC
Originally Posted By alexbook >>What is YMMV though?<< "Your Mileage May Vary" (i.e., you might have a different opinion) >>How do you read things so quickly?<< I'm not actually that fast a reader in terms of words per minute, but I do tend to spend a lot more time reading than most people I know. It's one of the advantages of taking the bus to work. I also go through phases of more or less TV watching. >>Who do you like best?<< Ten authors I like, off the top of my head: Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, C. M. Kornbluth, Robert Silverberg (science fiction); Neil Gaiman, Roger Zelazny, J. R. R. Tolkien (fantasy); Dorothy L. Sayers, Donna Andrews (mystery); Daniel Handler ("literary" & children's). Ask me again next week and I may answer differently. ;-) >>She went out and bought The Host, I didn't. She has tried to start reading it 3 or 4 different times and said it's just too slow for her.<< I'm enjoying it so far. It's certainly not a page-turning adventure novel, but it's holding my attention. I'll write more when I've finished.
Originally Posted By DLTheo Hello everybody. I love to read, too, but haven't had as much time for it the last couple years. At least not as much as I'd like! Right now I'm reading Peter and the Starcatchers with my daughter (I'm rereading it, but she's never read it). We love this series; haven't read the 3rd one yet, though, but we just ordered it. My daughter is 15 and we still get to read together! We alternate who reads to whom, and who picks what we read. She's reading the Narnia stories to me on her turn, so we just finished the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I recently read The Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion to her. Also, my wife and I are reading the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes right now. Currently in the middle of "Valley of Fear". We recently read The Three Musketeers. Love the Musketeers! The size of the book always intimidated me, but man was it worth it! Also, I'm reading a little book by John Calvin called Truth for All Time, and my Bible.
