Originally Posted By PetesDraggin I'm in the middle of "East of Eden". Steinbeck has to be one of the most amazing authors. I recently re-read "The Grapes of Wrath" and was absolutely blown away at how beautifully tragic it was.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove PetesDraggin, my DH loves Steinbeck, as well. He's listening to "Of Mice And Men" right now on CD. I finished off a little book the other day called "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson and a co-author.
Originally Posted By NAPC SoThisIsLove, How did you like Sunday's at Tiffany's? I recently bought it but haven't started reading it yet. - NAPC
Originally Posted By alexbook Back to reading Mark Twain stories. Currently in the middle of "A Horse's Tale."
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <<How did you like Sunday's at Tiffany's>> A fun, easy, breezy read of a romance. I guess the guy in the story would be every girl's perfect dreamboat... You'll like it. It's the book version of a chick flick, if that makes any sense at all.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo STIL that deffinatly sounds good to me I will have to put that on the wish list.
Originally Posted By ecdc I'm reading two excellent books right now. Massacre at Mountain Meadows by three Utah historians. The massacre remains (despite the atrocious Jon Voigt movie last year) a little known part of American history, when Arkansas immigrants, on their way to California, were massacred by Mormon pioneers and Paiutes. As you can guess, it's a very touchy subject here in Utah and so far this book is a balanced, excellent treatment. I'm also reading Taylor Branch's "Parting the Waters" the first volume in his history of the United States during the King years, via the lens of the Civil Rights movement. His prose is superb; this is history at its best.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove A girl at work plopped it on my desk last week and said, "You will read this!" And then she said, "Hurry up! I need to mail it to my mom!" Yeah. It's got a kind of M. Night Shymalan twist to it. I liked that. And that's about all I want to say about that.
Originally Posted By DAR <<The massacre remains (despite the atrocious Jon Voigt movie last year)>> Hey I liked Transformers.
Originally Posted By mele I just finished reading "Charms for the Easy Life". It was alright. Interesting enough to hold my attention but not a book I will read again. It didn't capture my imagination at all. I've been trying to read "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle for months. I bought it right before my trip to DL in April. I think I read the same paragraph about 20 times but I finally got past it and have read more of it. I don't find his writing style overly easy to read but the concepts do make me think. I love those highlighting pens with the tiny post-it flags! Very handy.
Originally Posted By mele Oh, am also reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris. I only read one or two stories at a time. I usually only read in the evenings so I can't read too many funny things or I'll never get to sleep. I love David and his sister, Amy. They're both so hilarious. I'm also trying to re-learn how to sew, so I'm reading a few sewing books. Not very interesting. LOL
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove I'm reading some book (did I already say this somewhere? If so, my apologies) about soldiers in Iraq and chaplains...have no clue what it's called, but I'm trying to sound more literary, like mele.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Last night I stayed up and read Eric Clapton's bio, not sure it was worth an all-nighter but some interesting blues info I enjoyed. I'm now reading Ken Follett's World Without End. I haven't been able to read since Chrismas so I'm enjoying the opportunity.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Last night I stayed up and read Eric Clapton's bio, not sure it was worth an all-nighter but some interesting blues info I enjoyed. I'm now reading Ken Follett's World Without End. I haven't been able to read since Chrismas so I'm enjoying the opportunity.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra Among other things, I'm currently reading the Tanith Lee entry (White as Snow) in Terri Windling's Fairy Tales series.
Originally Posted By digby7 I am rereading the Agatha Christies's this summer and right now "Pocketful of Rye". I love Miss Marple and how she is always so underestimated by those around her. Same with Poirot, reminds me not to judge the book by it's cover.
