Anyone a Bookworm?

[mooselips]

Planning on readong
Someone knows my Name" but I don't have it yet.

Been so busy, haven't even had time to finish my BEAN TREE book! LOL

[PacNorwesterner]

So many people have recommended reading My Sisters' Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I finally got around to reading it. It was a wonderful book, I loved it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[mooselips]

FINALLY finished "The Bean Tree" what a delightful story.
Not as intense as a Piccoult book, for sure, but none the less a nice, cute, easy reading book.

Looking forward to reading the next in the series, "Pigs in Heaven"

Having a wonderful time trading books on Swaptree.com

What a fantastic deal, all you do is pay for the postage to send a book you have, and you get to choose a book to receive, cost free.

Thank you for the recommendation, Attyma !

happy reading to all.

[bohemianzen]

I'm reading Obedience by Will Lavender
I love it-- I wanted to stay up all nite long and finish it last nite. Thankfully my eyelids wanted to sleep or it would have been a long day at work. I'll probably finish it tonite.

It's about a Logic & Reasoning class at a college. They are given an assignment about a girl named Polly who disappeared (this is all supposedly hypothetical) and the class must figure out what happened to her or she will die in 6wks (I think that was the length of time) The teacher (who seems to be a shady character himself) emails them different clues and then they talk about it in class...Also things happen out of class. I'm halfway through and am just like the students--I can't figure out what is true and what is not. So I hope the ending isn't disappointing!!!

[PeaceTrain]

The Lawrence Hill Book is the best book I have read in a long time --
In Canada -- the Book of Negroes
In the US -- Someone Knows My Name
My Book club chose it and we had to research the author as well -- Lawrence Hill
was brought up by an interesting family - also for the older "readers" on this forum - he is the brother of Dan Hill the singer who sang - Sometimes When We Touch...
A little trivia

I'm currently reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by
Mary Ann Shaffer It is a light read, but interesting nonetheless.

[Live]

I just read "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarty.
To me the plot was simply a vehicle for far deeper issues of humanity.
WOW, has been a long time since a book truly moved me so deeply...can't wait to get my hands on his other books!

[PeaceTrain]

Hi Live -- I did see that movie and it did win an academy award -- yet, it was filled with death and killing and relentless pursuit of witnesses -- Is the book in that vain?
Just curious..

[mooselips]

I watched the movie also, never read the book.
Hopefully the book was better, the movie wasn't in my flavor.

[Live]

That is not what I got from the book at all.
In the book, the crimes are a reflection of the changes in our culture but are not truly what the book is about.
To me the book was about life, it's meaning, illusions shed and coming to acceptance of life as it is today versus our past, and our ideals.
I sat and cried for 1/2 an hour at the end...so it isn't a happy ever after book, but I found it that moving.
Didn't see the movie.

[jhay]

Hey guys! I just noticed that this section was on the forum. Boy am I ever a book worm. Now that I'm sober I've started reading most of my spare time. I work at a Half Price Books and we get half off the already half off price so I have piles and piles of unread books at home that I'm finally having time to get through! I just got into Sedaris and Burroughs and am currently reading Naked, Farm Sanctuary, and a tarot book. I typically read more than one book at a time so I have choices depending on my mood. Is anyone on goodreads.com? Feel free to add me. Jennafhur - Sachse, TX

I only just discovered paperbackswap.com too.. wish I would've found it years ago it's awesome.

[mooselips]

So afr I have received 9 books from Swaptree.com, and I'm saving them all up for reading late at night at our Summer house. Yum, I love to read at night all cozy under the blankets!

[headset]

Originally Posted by liveweyerd

I just read "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarty.
To me the plot was simply a vehicle for far deeper issues of humanity.
WOW, has been a long time since a book truly moved me so deeply...can't wait to get my hands on his other books!

Did you ever read any more McCarthy? I've got one book left (Child of God), and I'll have read them all (including essays). He's an amazing writer. Complicated. I recommend having a dictionary handy if you're going to dig in.

[Firehazard]

Finishing "choke" in the morning and so happy to be able to finish a book. When I was

drinking my attention span wouldn't allow it. So now I am going down the lists of books I

missed. Next up is "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison Yeeah

[Sikkisirus]

I loved No Country For Old Men both book and film

[Live]

thanks for the recommendation of other McCarty books!

Gee I have all ready forgotten that book...I am going to say it is because I am busy living in the moment! LOL

I am currently reading "Infininite Life" by Robert Thurman, which needs to be read slowly and digest as it is about spriritual life and wisdom..from a Buddhist perspective.

hugs, (hope, unity, gratitude, serenity)

Tena

[mooselips]

Hi every1,
Back in Ohio (and internet access) for the week, before I go back to Canada. I have read a zillion books this Summer so far, best one of all was
"Someone knows my name" by Lawrence Hill. Fantastic book.
When I get back at the end of Sept. or early October, I'll give a rundown of what I've read.

I just bought the book, "Oxygen" today, has anyone read it?

Happy reading........

[PeaceTrain]

Hi - I have read a number of book lately, yet have only one recommendation.

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan - I will repeat what the author says in the Afterword -
Loving Frank is a work of fiction based on events relating to the love affair of the brilliant and controversial architect, Frank Lloyd Wright and one of his clients, Mamah Borthwick Cheney in 1903.
It is a love story, yet it depicts the times and brings up questions of what is/was
is right/wrong with society and the choices we make.

Very good book on many levels

[Live]

okay, I needed to skim thro' the whole thread to re-aquaint myself.

I just finally watched The Reader this evening...from net.flix, there was a scratch so we had to skip a part (BOOOO!!!).
I found it very moving and really got riled up.....I was upset with the man's choices. VERY..and several times. I almost cried but am still sitting here a bit stunned. It has been a long time since I read the book, so I didn't recall it well enough to make comparisons between the stories very closely. (Anna, I am pretty sure you would love this book!) Did you ever get around to it Mooselips?

For some lightweight stuff, but I found them interesting...and they are quick reads, I just read a 5 book series by Beverly Lewis. She writes about the Amish in an engaging manner where each book takes you into the family, their customs, their dilemnas and virtues.

I finally read My Sister's Keeper and liked it very much. I then read Handle With Care and was disappointed in it. It seemed a bit cliched, the characters weren't as well developed...it just lacked the humanity, intensity and humor that My Sister's Keeper had.

Ah....I just noticed that I also have Jodi Picoult's "Mercy" here in the library stack.

I am kind of like the tasmanian devil in the library....whirling around grabbing things LOL
But it seems rather telling that I can't recall any more than what I have mentioned as being recommendable..since LOL, I can't even remember any of them! LOL

This is OLD literature but one book I can recommend as delightful is "The Canterbury Tales"...it is a group of people walking together on a pilgrimage and they tell their stories and converse, the interplay between the characters is fun...a wonderful classic, and we get to glimpse many characters and viewpoints. It is one that I will re-read from time to time.

I notice no one has mentioned "Honeymoon" by James Patterson. I had grown tired of him..but this one had a co-author, a woman...and it is a whole different ballgame than the usual Patterson. It is a quick read and rather light, but is distinguished by it's twist from the usual fare of books of these types. I got a real kick out of it.

So, now that I have skanned the thread, I will take the list to the library instead of grabbing books willy-nilly until my arms are full! Well, unless I get distracted! LOL

Okay, back to The Reader for a moment...as much as I love the Red Tent...I think The Reader is by far a better book. And I found the movie emotionally intense and engaging in a way that the book wasn't. I am still swirling and want to shout "WHY?" questions at the characters! LOL So, I am bumping that book and movie as my top choice for this thread.

Anna, I know that you have an interest in the "dark" side of things...so I would most especially recommend "Dark Eros" by Thomas Moore to you. It is non-fiction. I have read it several times. I still don't understand it! But it is an interesting commentary and viewpoint of our culture and etc. The reason I don't understand it is some things are clear but as in a really good classroom, it ends with bringing up and stirring the pot for things to think about ourselves, rather than providing pat answers where there are none.
If anyone here has read it and come to understand...please clue me in! LOL

At the moment I have an Ann Quindlen book started. I loved one of her earlier ones and decided (since Q is next to P for Picoult LOL) to check out "Rise and Shine" I am on page 78 and it is going to have to get alot better than it starts out to stay in the count!

I peeked into Eckhard Tolle's "The Power of Now" and decided not now!

Hey, how about someone else read "Rise and Shine" and tell me if it is worth finishing, because I am strongly tempted to put it in the return stack?

Happy reading!

[aqua4017]

I'm a huge bookworm and just discovered this section. I just picked reading back up in these last few weeks since I quit drinking. My first book to tackle was Ayn Rand's "We the Living." It was good, but I think "The Fountainhead" was much better. Now I'm reading "A Prayer for Owen Meany." It has been recommended to me a few times throughout the years so I have high hopes for it...has anyone here read it?

[Live]

Many people really love "Prayer for Owen Meany" I can't say that I did. It was a ho-hum for me.

Well, I took back the book by Anna Quindlen "Rise and Shine" without delving any further into it.

However I just read "Mercy" by Jodi Picoult and I LOVED it, to me it was every bit as good as My sister's Keeper. In fact, I think I might even say I liked it better as the subjects were more easily identifiable within most of our lives.

read a sociology book "Childhood Unbounded" since. It has it's points but I think I could find it better done elsewhere...or at least HOPE I could.

[ClayTheScribe]

I just started and finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury last week. It is really great science fiction with a great message about censorship. I'm also reading Lazarus and The Hurricane about the freeing of the '60s boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter who was wrongfully convicted for murders he never committed and how the power of a book inspired a young black teen to fight for this man's freedom. It's chronicled in the 2000 movie The Hurricane. Next I start Giovanni's Room by my favorite writer right now, James Baldwin. I've been using speed reading techniques and it is my goal to have that book done by the end of this week. I also need to dig into my book on Buddhism called Living Dharma: Teachings of Twelve Buddhist Masters.

Reading, what pleasure, huh?

[XStacyReneeX]

I LOVE to read...I'm a nora roberts fan...Danielle Steel was my very first fav. author, but then I read nora..she's great...I also love the twilight saga. I like Anne Rule, Marry Higgins Clark, Dean Koontz, Brenda Novak, JT Ellison. I am currently rereading the twilight saga and i'm reading The Christmas Train by David Balacci...I've never read him before..I hope I like it! Anyone read it?