What are you reading?

Re:What are you reading? (jaylhorner)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:03:32 GMT

Just started Private London... James Patterson

Re:What are you reading? (John B)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:40:43 GMT

Working on "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. Just finished some oldies, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

Re:What are you reading? (CajunKing)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:05:52 GMT

Welcome back MG

I am hitting several of my favorites from school again, I needed a break from life.

So:

Fahrenheit 451
Martian Chronicles
Johnny Got his gun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Hiroshima
The Pearl
Amongst Others

Re:What are you reading? (chewingthefat)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:25:24 GMT

Just got "The Hit" David Baldacci

Re:What are you reading? (JanetPelle)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:18:26 GMT

Freakonomics!
Check it out!

RE: What are you reading? (chewingthefat)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:38:23 GMT

It's Harbor Nocturne!

RE: What are you reading? (chewingthefat)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:35:57 GMT

Joe Wambaugh's new book, can't think of the name of it, great read so far

RE: What are you reading? (BelleReve)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:51:34 GMT

Mary Roach's new book - Gulp. Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

RE: What are you reading? (chewingthefat)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:15:22 GMT

I did, and I'm on Stuart Wood's newest, Unintended Consequences

RE: What are you reading? (FriedClamFanatic)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:26:41 GMT

OK, whoever brought up Stuart Woods and Stone Barrington..don't know whether to love you or hate you! Already on # 3 (reading them in order) and got 4-7 waiting on my Nook. Because they are "old" they are cheap, but ya cost me at least 2 good RF meals! Actually, Propping up the Nook up while scoffing down a burger and beer someplace ain't so bad either

RE: What are you reading? (morningglory)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:16:02 GMT

Hi, Just a note. Been off this board for awhile (no reason, no internet) anyway, back on board! Hi all! Donna

Re:What are you reading? (morningglory)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:54:52 GMT

mar52

A wonderful gentleman opened three huge bookstore in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Every book in all three stores are only $1 each whether hard back, paper back or brand new. It was always his dream to be able to afford everyone books to read. Wish I knew his name because he's a hero.

I picked up eight Stewart Woods brand new hard back books.

Many years ago I read his Palindrome and loved it.

I'm now reading Beverly Hills Dead.

Can't wait to go back there and buy the rest of his books. I will donate back those I've finished reading.

You are a kind heart. Did you ever make it back? Hope you did. Small local businesses need our support! Keep on reading, girl!

RE: What are you reading? (morningglory)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:48:26 GMT

Lee, just back on the board. CONGRATULATIONS on son's acceptance to Princeton! What an accomplishment! But, of course, you raised him! Blessings to you & him (from this ex-Flemington NJ girl) Donna
Edited to stay on topic;

i am reading "The Keepsake" by Tess Gerritson. Love J. Patterson, and all others of this genre!

RE: What are you reading? (ces1948)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:58 GMT

Finished Roadwork by Richard Bachman. Pretty good book. Now reading Ace Atkins "Wicked City"

RE: What are you reading? (mike1980)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:20:04 GMT

I'm reading Anne Frank's diary at the moment, because I never read it at school or anything!

It's weird reading it as an adult, I think I'd definitely feel differently about things if I were younger. Interesting read though, historically speaking, the rest is much like I imagine any other diary of a 13 year old girl to be.

RE: What are you reading? (leethebard)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:28:22 GMT

I'm in my classics kick again. My son just got accepted to Princeton,class of'17, so I decided to read F.Scott Fitzgerald's THIS SIDE OF PARADISE. It is set mainly at Princeton U. He was class of 1917, 100 years earlier! Just Started Melville's Moby Dick.

RE: What are you reading? (improviser)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:15:05 GMT

Finished Strange Embrace by Lawrence Block, a novel originally published more than 50 years ago under a pseudonym. A few years ago, Hard Case Crime and Subterranean Press reissued the novel in a special edition with another Block book, 69 Barrow Street.
Strange Embrace finds a theater producer trying to discover who is trying to shut down his surefire hit show, somebody who seems willing to kill to do. Quick read that I really enjoyed.

RE: What are you reading? (leethebard)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:44:03 GMT

About to start an Easton Press version of Moby Dick. Oooohhh that leather and 24 caret gold feels so good!!

RE: What are you reading? (Davydd)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:42:24 GMT

I just finished the 13th book in the Joe Pickett, Wyoming game warden, mystery series by C. J. Box. Joe Pickett is a Dudley Do-right sort of guy. The book was, Breaking Point and the subject was about the abuse by the EPA on individuals and the use of drones on American civilians on American soil by our government. Farfetched? Not really. A good read but I got to warn you. The Joe Pickett series is a growth timeline over the years series about his family, friends, townfolk and enemies and is best read in order from oldest book to newest to fully appreciate.

RE: What are you reading? (carlton pierre)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:44:44 GMT

I've got 2 really good books going right now: Detroit/ An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff is excellent reading.
To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild is also excellent, about the start and events leading up to WWI

RE: What are you reading? (leethebard)

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:32:19 GMT

Just finished the Complete Sherlock Holmes and now am half way through my latest edition to my Shakespeare library, with the all to common title, The Life Of William Shakespeare, this one by Lois Potter, was published in 2012 and looks at his life through his works. Fascinating reading!

RE: What are you reading? (ces1948)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:15:44 GMT

I'm about halfway through "Roadwork" by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King) It's the story of a man who is slowly losing it because a coming freeway expansion will destroy his house and his place of employment. Enjoying it so far as it doesn't really have any supernatural or other worldly stuff which I find tiresome in some of his books.
I'm reading it on my newly purchased from Ebay used Nook color which is quite nice even though it's not the latest model.
One thing that has really surprised me is the amount of typos and misspellings in this electronic version.

RE: What are you reading? (BelleReve)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:23:52 GMT

I just started reading Truth in Advertising by John Kenney which I'm really enjoying, it's the author's first novel, a funny, behind the scenes look at ad agencies.

RE: What are you reading? (ces1948)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:55:53 GMT

Saw earlier today that Amazon is offering a free Kindle copy of the Da Vinci Code. If you've got a Kindle or the Kindle app for your PC it's a great deal. I downloaded it this morning and there are no strings attached.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/...F8&ref=oce_digital

RE: What are you reading? (jmckee)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:46:02 GMT

FriedClamFanatic

ces1948

Finally finished "Blue Highways" seems I've been reading it forever. I did enjoy the book though for some reason I only wanted to read 20-30 pages at a sitting.

William Leastheat Moon is a great storyteller. I adored Blue Highways decades ago and his book on Iowa and then the story of his travel across the USA via boat.......the route now no longer passable. A little info, a little introspection, a lot of laughs. Would have loved to have met him in a RF café along the way

A great opening line: “Beware thoughts that come in the night. They aren't turned properly; they come in askew, free of sense and restriction, deriving from the most remote of sources.”

RE: What are you reading? (FriedClamFanatic)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:08:57 GMT

ces1948

Finally finished "Blue Highways" seems I've been reading it forever. I did enjoy the book though for some reason I only wanted to read 20-30 pages at a sitting.

William Leastheat Moon is a great storyteller. I adored Blue Highways decades ago and his book on Iowa and then the story of his travel across the USA via boat.......the route now no longer passable. A little info, a little introspection, a lot of laughs. Would have loved to have met him in a RF café along the way

RE: What are you reading? (ann peeples)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:59:05 GMT

Jay-Love the Alex Cross books!

RE: What are you reading? (love2bake)

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:14:05 GMT

ces1948

I started listening to an audio book last "The Regulators" by Stephen King (Bachman) 1st time in several years I've tried an audio book. It was pretty disconcerting when the person reading would change his voice when different characters were speaking. Not sure audio books are my cup of tea.

Unless it's a really interesting book, it'll put me to sleep like someone reading me a bedtime story. However, a few audio books have kept me company driving across the country: The Summons (John Grisham), Standing in the Rainbow (Fannie Flagg), and Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck). Seems like Stephen King would be excellent!

RE: What are you reading? (jmckee)

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:35:36 GMT

Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero. Absolutely fascinating.

http://www.amazon.com/Superman-High-Flying-History-Americas-Enduring/dp/1400068665/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363620631&sr=1-1&keywords=superman+history

Also reading Verdi With a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera in preparation to sing in an all Verdi-Wagner concert with the Cincinnati May Festival chorus in a couple of months. http://www.amazon.com/Verdi-Vengeance-Energetic-Guide-Complete/dp/037570518X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363620865&sr=1-1&keywords=verdi+with+a+vengeance

RE: What are you reading? (ces1948)

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:40:33 GMT

I started listening to an audio book last "The Regulators" by Stephen King (Bachman) 1st time in several years I've tried an audio book. It was pretty disconcerting when the person reading would change his voice when different characters were speaking. Not sure audio books are my cup of tea.