What are you reading? (continued)

[EMARX]

Mountolive, by Lawrence Durrell. It's the third of the Alexandria Quartet, and it becomes more brilliant by the book!
Also. Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson. If you haven't read him yet and are a fan of fantasy, give him a try.

[cat in a bag]

I have been a reading fool since the board was down!

Finished Drood, by Dan Simmons...liked it much better than the other 2 I recently read by him.

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson...didn't realize it was nonfiction until I started reading, but I liked it a lot. Followed the American Ambassador to Germany and his family in Berlin during the years Hitler was Chancellor but before he had complete control. Full of disturbing signs of what was to come, and yet not very many people were concerned. It read very easy, did not get bogged down with names or dates, and I did not feel like I was reading a history book.

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill...I liked this one too. Only 164 pages, a very quick read. It wasn't quite as scary as I expected, I maybe should have read it when hubby was gone working night shifts, in the dark. But, it was a good ghost story, and I am looking forward to seeing the movie now.

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein....LOVED this one. Was told all through the perspective of the family dog, Enzo. It was funny, and sad, and really a touching story. Want this one for my own book collection.

The White Devil by Justin Evans...this one was just ok to me, about an American kid who gets sent to a school in England, and the resident ghost starts haunting him.

And now I am reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, about a family who moves into a mysterious house. The dad is a pilot who survived a crash, so is dealing with all kinds of feelings, and the move is supposed to be a new start...but weird things are happening, and there is a mysterious door in the basement locked with 39 carriage bolts. I am liking it so far!

[randallFlaggfan1]

I have just finished Dark Tower VII and am now reading The Dead Zone by the master.

Right on! You should finish right in time for TWTTK!!

[J.T. Adams]

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said - Philip K. Dick

[randallFlaggfan1]

I really, really cannot give Ted Dekker's Circle series nearly enough positive feedback. They are, without a doubt, some the very best books I've ever read!

Next, I'll be re-read the Eragon books in preparation for the final book, Inheritance, which I've had since before Christmas. I'm really looking forward to going back to Alagaesia, and all that the series entails.

Plus I still need to wrap up Wizard & Glass in time for TWTTK. Good stuff!

[Laymonking]

Night Shift by the great man himself.

[FlakeNoir]

Where's My Cow? By: Terry Pratchett. Over and over and over again! Actually, I don't mind, I love this book!

(It's the school holidays and I'm recovering from surgery, so my youngest has been able to pin me down day and night for many a re-read of this story. )





I hadn't realised that Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's, I was very sad for him when I heard this the other day. (Then when I looked him up online, I wondered where I've been, as he's had it for a while now.)

I'm also almost ALL of the way through 11/22/63..... oh wow. Marsha, I'm going to be mailing you about this soon.

[Milica]

The Gambler by Dostoyevsky

[King fan from trinidad]

About halfway through Blockade Billy and it's really just ok so far. Maybe i might like the next short story in the book.

[blunthead]

I finished On Writing for the second time a few weeks ago, in which sK mentioned From A Buick 8, which became my obvious next choice despite my avoidance of the title in the past, which had always sounded like I wouldn't be interested. But, I'm learning to ignore book titles. Buick 8 is already very interesting!