What Are You Reading?

[Dells]

Noah... I love Koontz...and have read all his stuff, for years... but honestly.. the last book (don't even remember one thing about it) was a disappointment to me. You???

No team Jacob (Twilight) fans here?????? :sad:

Anybody read J A Jance with her characters JP Beaumont and Joanna Brady (different series)?

Gotta love Evanovich's Stephanie Plum!!! (Ranger or Morelli????)

Bolding mine....

I read the Joanna Brady books by JA Jance. I just love that series!

[Dells]

Oh thank you thank you thank you, Dells. Now I'm excited! I absolutely LOVE huge, fat books that I can sink my teeth into. This one looks to be just that. And historical romance, time travel....well I can get into that. I'm planning on taking this book on a cruise, and know I will absolutely love it laying by the pool and beaches! :thumbsup:

That is the perfect book for vacation. Once you get into the series you will be so captivated by it you won't want to put it down. It's one of those series where you feel you can't read the books fast enough, but once you are done w/them you are sad that it is over. You always look forward to the next book in the series, but you have to wait 2 years or more for a new book to come out. The books are so long and complicated that it must take her so long to write them. Definitely worth the wait though.

[Mamie]

I am just finishing up "The Yosemite Murders" by Dennis McDougal about Cary Stayner who murdered those four women and confessed to it. It's a ho-hum book, good for sleeping. I loved the movie about Cary's younger brother, Steven Stayner who was kidnapped by that pedophile, Kenneth Parnell and even back then the movie portrayed Cary as kind of getting pushed in the background and that's the only real thing I learned from this book is that Cary offered himself up, when he confessed to the murders, to anyone who wanted to make a movie about him and the murders----he was open to anything and overly anxious to grab the fame. So it turns out, that although the movie about Steven Stayner on television was several years earlier than Cary committing these murders, the part in the movie about Cary wanting some limelight but getting pushed in the background when his brother returned turned out to be too true! But he had head problems years before then.

And then next up in my reading is "Beyond The Body Farm" by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson who also wrote "Death's Acre". Dr. Bass founded Tennessee's Body Farm and so I expect this book will be able to keep my attention.

[ttcRider]

I am reading The God Of Small Things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_of_Small_Things
War and Peace (1/2 reading, 1/2 listening to audio book)
and Maggie:A Girl of the streets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie:_A_Girl_of_the_Streets

I loved The God of Small Things! :thumbsup: I hear The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo is a huge rave, anyone read that yet?

[ABC]

Renegade is GREAT. I loved it even though i wish i hadn't bought it once i discovered he joined a lobbying company lol. Gave my copy to my dad for his birthday on wednesday

I just finished Nora Roberts "Black Hills", a terrific mystery/suspense novel of hers that is based on a wildelife refuge. Now i am in the middle of Catherine Coulter's Tailspin, the new FBI dillon savich novel.

My favorite book in the last 3 months though was Anne Perry's Execution Dock, a Monk novel that has to be one of her best books ever. Normally i prefer her Thomas Pitt mysteries (both series are set in the 1800's though), yet this one was just superb..on the level of her "Silent Cry" about a man getting raped. I always loved her but now read with a recognition that she and her best friend murdered the friends mom at age 15, and see how she puts her empathy for those with are criminals and those who are the detectives into play with a sociological perspective. Another great one of hers was about a man sued for breach of promise and turned out it was a woman forced to live as a man because she was a brilliant architect but back then no one would take her seriously as a woman. She was murdered in the end.
I love the Monk Series too and as an RN, of course Hester is my herione. The first fifty pages were a little slow but after that it was fine. How about the Cholera in the clinic book where the rat catcher is Hester's confidant and they are isolated for a while. I really like the River Police books. I am not a fan of the Pitt series. I read about Anne and the friend's Mom. Sad. I just got done "The Great INFLUENZA "and will be first in line for the flu shots.

[ABC]

Have you read a book called, SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay? I will never forget this Holocaust story - even though it is not as gruesome as some I have read. Finding the little boy in the cupboard is a scene I will never forget. Makes my backbone crawl.:sad: Also, the scene when the children are separated from the women, just horrible! Inhuman!

I cried through much of the book and it haunted me for weeks after I finished it. The scene of the little children and toddlers left to fend for themselves in the camp touched all of us who read the book, particulary them following Sarah around cause she was nice to them.

[February]

The Number 1 selling book of all time.. for the 3rd time. :blushing:

[worried]

I just finished "Hollywood Station" by Joseph Wambaugh. He has great insite into the world of LA crime since he is a retired LAPD Detective Sergeant. I had a bit of a hard time with the book at first. There are so many characters that it was hard to keep them all straight. Some of the characters are so slimey that it was rather hard to read. Half way through I was hooked. I was actually laughing out loud at some of the story towards the end. He really brought the quirky characters together by the books close.

[SavannahStar]

Has anyone mentioned A Thousand Splendid Suns yet? LOVED that book!

[Pashie]

No team Jacob (Twilight) fans here?????? :sad:
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I am a huge Twilight fan! I got them to read to my daughter after I finished reading her the Harry Potter series, and became thoroughly hooked on them myself! Love the books!

but, um, it's Team Edward ovah here! LOL

Right now I am reading a book called "Evil Serial Killers" it's nothing in depth, just a few pages on some of the most notable killers...relaxing mind candy.

If anyone likes true crime books, The Ultimate Evil by Maury Terry is my favorite of all time. It is about the Son Of Sam Killings, but he has a totally different, and seemingly plausible, theory about the whole case. It intertwines with cults, and Charles Manson and on and on...good reading!

[AHairyPotter]

OMG. :ohmy: Well, Prince of Tides was an OUTSTANDING book. One of the best I've ever read. Would never read it again, though.....one part in particular was too depressing for me.

Books that are too depressing, or have parts that are too depressing for me, are few and far between. Two others I can think of are Sophies Choice and Roots.

I fogot all about Prince of Tides! I think I can reread that one. And his other one I really liked - about the Citadel - Lords of Discipline maybe it's called?

[Kathlb]

Usually, it's true crime books like Anne Rule's, but right now it is one of my favorite series of novels and this one is "A Breath of Snow & Ashes" by Diana Gabaldon. (wonderful ongoing story of time travelers and their lives on both sides of time).

[Amused]

Anybody else miss Anne Rice's vampire books?

Not sure what she is doing now, but I loved the vampire and witches books. The Witching Hour is one of my all time favorites.

Those of you discovering the "Twilight" series and want to continue in that genre....there are some really good series out there!

[SavannahStar]

Anybody else miss Anne Rice's vampire books?

Not sure what she is doing now, but I loved the vampire and witches books. The Witching Hour is one of my all time favorites.

Those of you discovering the "Twilight" series and want to continue in that genre....there are some really good series out there!

The Witching Hour is about the only one of her books I ever got into...and by "got into"....I must say, sadly, I never finished it, though got pretty far along at least two or three times. That book was SO deep, SO heavy...but very, very good. You are certainly right about that one. I just LOVED the "atmosphere" of that book, old New Orleans.....you could almost feel being there....smell the city....the old city......ah......

[Citygirl]

Usually, it's true crime books like Anne Rule's, but right now it is one of my favorite series of novels and this one is "A Breath of Snow & Ashes" by Diana Gabaldon. (wonderful ongoing story of time travelers and their lives on both sides of time).


I'm crazy with waitin for An Echo In The Bone..I may have to go back and re-read the last of Snow and Ashes just so I'll be up on what happened, fresh in my mind..I absolutely love this series..wonderfully written..

[ttcRider]

Anybody else miss Anne Rice's vampire books?

Not sure what she is doing now, but I loved the vampire and witches books. The Witching Hour is one of my all time favorites.

Those of you discovering the "Twilight" series and want to continue in that genre....there are some really good series out there!

I think Anne is the Queen of vampire books! I loved her Witch books too. Did you know she also wrote some erotica under another name??:blushing:

[Amused]

I think Anne is the Queen of vampire books! I loved her Witch books too. Did you know she also wrote some erotica under another name??:blushing:



Yep. Read those also....
wowzer. She has one kinky twisted mind.

(They were the Sleeping Beauty Trilogy.)

[ttcRider]

Yep. Read those also....
wowzer. She has one kinky twisted mind.

(They were the Sleeping Beauty Trilogy.)

Yes IIRC she wasnt asleep for long. :laugh:

Hey, I got my 1,000 posts! Do I win anything?

[Amused]

OK, now for the new vampire lovers:

Laurell Hamilton (Anita Blake series). THE BEST.
There are many now and they do get progressively more X-rated as the series progresses. But, I would still highly recommend them.

She also write another great series...Meredith Gentry. Excellent.

***For both, you must start with book one and read in order.

Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire books are also really good.
I haven't seen the adaptations as the TV show (I think it's called True Blood), but I doubt I would like them.

[Patriot]

I am finishing up "The Broken Circle" by Rodney Barker. It's about three high school boys in 1974 who tortured and murdered three Indian men in Farmington, New Mexico. They got off lightly with a reform school sentence and the Indian community was so outraged that they had Medicine Men cast spells on the boys and today they are dead.

To read about the appalling discrimination against Indians only 35 years ago is shocking. I always felt badly about the way the Indians were treated in this country but took comfort in the fact that it was over a century ago and they no longer suffered such harrassment and discrimination. Not so. What an eye opener this book was.

[Amused]

Yes IIRC she wasnt asleep for long. :laugh:

Hey, I got my 1,000 posts! Do I win anything?

She sure wasn't.......


Well, I can give you a hearty CONGRATULATIONS!.

I've been here for YEARS and don't have a third of that. Good Job.

[SavannahStar]

I am finishing up "The Broken Circle" by Rodney Barker. It's about three high school boys in 1974 who tortured and murdered three Indian men in Farmington, New Mexico. They got off lightly with a reform school sentence and the Indian community was so outraged that they had Medicine Men cast spells on the boys and today they are dead.

To read about the appalling discrimination against Indians only 35 years ago is shocking. I always felt badly about the way the Indians were treated in this country but took comfort in the fact that it was over a century ago and they no longer suffered such harrassment and discrimination. Not so. What an eye opener this book was.

I feel the exact same way you do, about Native Americans.

Was that a true story?....I guess so.......OMG......:sad:

[ttcRider]

She sure wasn't.......


Well, I can give you a hearty CONGRATULATIONS!.

I've been here for YEARS and don't have a third of that. Good Job.

I was unemployed for most of it. :crying: :wink:

[Amused]

I was unemployed for most of it. :crying: :wink:


Yep, the dam* job sure cuts into my posting (and reading) time.
I'm always AMAZED at how quickly the day goes when I'm here.

I wish we could work 2 days and off 5.
THAT would be ideal!

[TealMermaid]

I just got "Stripping Gypsy" by Noralee Frankel. It's about the life of famous Burlesque stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. I'm enjoying the book.:thumbup:

[farrahrani]

OK, now for the new vampire lovers:

Laurell Hamilton (Anita Blake series). THE BEST.
There are many now and they do get progressively more X-rated as the series progresses. But, I would still highly recommend them.

She also write another great series...Meredith Gentry. Excellent.

***For both, you must start with book one and read in order.

Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire books are also really good.
I haven't seen the adaptations as the TV show (I think it's called True Blood), but I doubt I would like them.


I read the first one or two of the Anita Blake series, but couldn't get into them, she seemed to be turning kind of Mary-Sueish after a while :tongueside:

My favorite series are the Southern Vampire series. I have been watching with my love on Sundays the HBO series and we are both crazy about it.
If you are a diehard canon nazi, no doubt you will not like the series. But we are of the opinion, while not exactly following the path of the books and characters, keeps the spirit and humor of the novels alive. We love the changes made, and how characters on the backburner in the novels have been fleshed out and given more character. Anna Paquin is amazing as Sookie and the rest of the casting is great. I am really crazy about the actress cast as Pam, she's a real kick.

Ok, off my little soapbox now. :thumbsup:

(if you are unsure go ahead and search youtube.com for true blood, and check out the first episode or two. Though they recast Tara after a couple of eps, I think you'll really enjoy it.)

[texaslb218]

Anne Rice went through a religious awakening or conversion and only writes religious novels now. She moved to California after the death of her husband. Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 11, Pat Conroy brings out his first book in 11 years!!!! South of Broad. You can read the reviews on Amazon. It may or may not measure up to Prince of Tides. He is a wonderful word and sentence master.

I can't get into fluffy mysteries. I really like Connelly, Child, and several others of like style.

[Amused]

Bolding mine.....

Outlander is seriously the best book I have ever read in my life!:thumbup: The whole series is excellent. I think there are 6 or 7 books in the series now, and a new book in the series is slated to come out this Fall (I think September). The whole series is outstanding, but the first book in the series is especially extraordinary. Happy reading!


Well, based on this review, I just ordered Outlander on CD at Amazon.
It's like 30 CD's.lol.

Hope it's good!!

[Krystal]

Has anyone mentioned A Thousand Splendid Suns yet? LOVED that book!

That was a good book, but I felt really depressed after reading it. I'm too sensitive,:sad:

[SavannahStar]

Anne Rice went through a religious awakening or conversion and only writes religious novels now. She moved to California after the death of her husband. Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 11, Pat Conroy brings out his first book in 11 years!!!! South of Broad. You can read the reviews on Amazon. It may or may not measure up to Prince of Tides. He is a wonderful word and sentence master.

I can't get into fluffy mysteries. I really like Connelly, Child, and several others of like style.

I've heard of South of Broad. Anxious to read it. I NEVER buy hardbacks though (and RARELY do I buy any book, even paperback), so I will wait till my library has it.

[Hannibal]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111218053

Slamming open the door...

I might get it when I have a few extra dollars to spend...

A catharsis I would guess..a way to expend yourself to deal with the loss....

:rose:

[Vol Fan]

Bolding mine.....

Outlander is seriously the best book I have ever read in my life!:thumbup: The whole series is excellent. I think there are 6 or 7 books in the series now, and a new book in the series is slated to come out this Fall (I think September). The whole series is outstanding, but the first book in the series is especially extraordinary. Happy reading!

Dells, I just got back into this series. I had read them up to Drums of Autumn and took a break. I love the series, but those books are soooo huge & my TBR pile was getting bigger & bigger, so I took a break. Actually, I was late to the series anyway, so I didn't have to wait the years in between for the new one. So, anyway, I'm back into them now, so that I can be ready for the new one coming out Sept. 22!

I do love this series, but for some reason I had trouble picking DoA back up. Don't know if it was because the entire scenery shifted, the hugeness of the book, or what actually, because now that I've gotten back into it, it just pulled me back again just as easily as before. But the more I think about it, I think it was because I read them back to back and because they are all so big, I just physically needed a break.

Question: I've read stuff online about a movie being made of Outlander. True or false?

[bchand]

Dells, I just got back into this series. I had read them up to Drums of Autumn and took a break. I love the series, but those books are soooo huge & my TBR pile was getting bigger & bigger, so I took a break. Actually, I was late to the series anyway, so I didn't have to wait the years in between for the new one. So, anyway, I'm back into them now, so that I can be ready for the new one coming out Sept. 22!

I do love this series, but for some reason I had trouble picking DoA back up. Don't know if it was because the entire scenery shifted, the hugeness of the book, or what actually, because now that I've gotten back into it, it just pulled me back again just as easily as before. But the more I think about it, I think it was because I read them back to back and because they are all so big, I just physically needed a break.

Question: I've read stuff online about a movie being made of Outlander. True or false?

I know the Time Travelers Wife is coming out today. I wonder how that compares to this series? I've made a list of all of them and just may have to start reading them.

I put my name on the list at the library for Nancy Grace's new book, The Eleventh Victim and already got the email that it's ready for me !!!

I'm going to start reading that this afternoon. Will give my comments as soon as I finish.

[Lectora]

I am reading the Oxford History of Britain and another one, Istanbul.

[Amused]

I am reading the Oxford History of Britain and another one, Istanbul.

Welcome to IS, Lectora.

[PJS]

I read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It was sad, but what an eye opener! The Kite Runner was another book that really had me thinking.

Maeve Binchy is a favorite author, as well as Lisa Scottoline. Her stories are set in Philadelphia, which makes it interesting for me.

I also enjoy true crime-Ann Rule is my favorite. I recently read a fairly new book about Bonnie and Clyde, which was quite good. I love to read. I am disabled and can't get around well, but thankfully, I can often get to my library, which is only about two blocks away. I am so grateful for that!

Enjoy your books. I get so many great ideas from this thread. Thank you everyone!

Pat

[SKARDYKAT]

Anyone a fan of the character Odd Thomas from Dean Koontz?

Anyone read "The Shack"? Thoughts???

I feel like I am in good company here.
I did get very fond of Odd Thomas, a fanciful, loveable charactor. Just reading Koontz's first Odd book had me engrossed.
Also, I enjoy Janet Evanovich - might have been my first belly laugh with a novel. Today I got overwhelmed. I am reading Jack Ford's Osiris Alliance and it is good. But then I got e-mails from the library that Nancy Grace's and Kathy Reich's books were both in. I have been on a long wait list for them and they all three came in at the same time.
:ohmy: So, here goes !

[daniel green]

I read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It was sad, but what an eye opener! The Kite Runner was another book that really had me thinking.

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Terrific, terrific books. The Kite Runner (I saw the movie first) just broke my heart into about a zillion pieces.