What Are You Reading?

[EMARX]

I'm about two thirds done Swamplandia. It's great when you can pick a book and say to yourself. "I've never read anything quite like this."
The voice of Ava Bigtree is spot on.

 

[danie]

Alive is this it, do you think?

I've read Alive a couple of times and seen the movie countless times.
If you like this story you must, simply MUST, read Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado.
He was the one who kind of led the trek out of the mountains. His story is so enlightening and filled with love. One of my favorite books.

 

[Kurben]

I don't recall the title of the movie...but it was years ago. I wonder if more than one film or documentary was made? I'd guess probably.

You probably mean Alive. It has been made a movie and a documentary on it. A good one i thought.

 

[Neesy]

Long time away from the thread, but happy to be back. No time for reading when you're nursing your other half back from open heart surgery! At 6 weeks post-op, life is slowly returning to normal, and I just finished my first book since surgery day. A friend gave me "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini to read several months ago. I wish I could just learn to say no when friends say "Oh, I have this great book you need to read...", but I'm always afraid I might miss out on something good, so I go ahead and take it, and then I feel obligated to finish it before I return it. Not that there was anything wrong with the story. It's just that I have so many books of my own choosing in my "TBR" pile! This was a pretty quick read, though, when I finally had the time to get back into some intermittent reading, and I usually enjoy historical fiction. I always knew Mary Lincoln as a tragic figure in history, but never knew the story of her dressmaker, which was equally tragic. It seems to me that loyalty should always be rewarded, but hers certainly wasn't. If one could find a copy of her book, "Behind the Scenes", it might be an interesting follow-up read. Not sure what to pick up next, but I hope I'm back here sooner rather than later!

I hope your other half is doing better now and welcome back!

 

[FlakeNoir]

I've read Alive a couple of times and seen the movie countless times.
If you like this story you must, simply MUST, read Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado.
He was the one who kind of led the trek out of the mountains. His story is so enlightening and filled with love. One of my favorite books.

Thank you danie I will try to look for it.

 

[HollyGolightly]

I'm about two thirds done Swamplandia. It's great when you can pick a book and say to yourself. "I've never read anything quite like this."
The voice of Ava Bigtree is spot on.

That sounds interesting - I just read the synopsis on Amazon. A book I felt that way about was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - that was some newfangled writing technique, for me to read anyway. But I loved it.

I'm reading Desperation - when I can. Things are crazy around my abode these days.

 

[Neesy]

That sounds interesting - I just read the synopsis on Amazon. A book I felt that way about was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - that was some newfangled writing technique, for me to read anyway. But I loved it.

I'm reading Desperation - when I can. Things are crazy around my abode these days.

I can tell - you have not been on here as much as usual - come back and post when things calm down a bit!

 

[Walter Oobleck]

Childhood's End~ Arthur C. Clarke...from 1953. Found a hardcover at a used book sale this weekend...this one among others...Podkayne of Mars by Heinlein...some other nice finds. I've read some Clarke and some Heinlein...this Clarke story, from the dust jacket: "the is the story of the last generation of mankind on earth." Something about Overlords...pure narrative...blah blah blah...I enjoy some science fiction from time to time. I hope this story is okay...I think it will be.

 

[skimom2]

Mark Bittman's FOOD MATTERS and Jojo Moyes' ONE PLUS ONE

 

[kingricefan]

Started Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet last night. Really liking it so far! Heard alot of good things about it from some folken here.

 

[VultureLvr45]

Long time away from the thread, but happy to be back. No time for reading when you're nursing your other half back from open heart surgery! At 6 weeks post-op, life is slowly returning to normal, and I just finished my first book since surgery day. A friend gave me "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini to read several months ago. I wish I could just learn to say no when friends say "Oh, I have this great book you need to read...", but I'm always afraid I might miss out on something good, so I go ahead and take it, and then I feel obligated to finish it before I return it. Not that there was anything wrong with the story. It's just that I have so many books of my own choosing in my "TBR" pile! This was a pretty quick read, though, when I finally had the time to get back into some intermittent reading, and I usually enjoy historical fiction. I always knew Mary Lincoln as a tragic figure in history, but never knew the story of her dressmaker, which was equally tragic. It seems to me that loyalty should always be rewarded, but hers certainly wasn't. If one could find a copy of her book, "Behind the Scenes", it might be an interesting follow-up read. Not sure what to pick up next, but I hope I'm back here sooner rather than later!

 

[mjs9153]

I've read Alive a couple of times and seen the movie countless times.
If you like this story you must, simply MUST, read Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado.
He was the one who kind of led the trek out of the mountains. His story is so enlightening and filled with love. One of my favorite books.

Read it,was very good..

 

[FlakeNoir]

Long time away from the thread, but happy to be back. No time for reading when you're nursing your other half back from open heart surgery! At 6 weeks post-op, life is slowly returning to normal, and I just finished my first book since surgery day. A friend gave me "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini to read several months ago. I wish I could just learn to say no when friends say "Oh, I have this great book you need to read...", but I'm always afraid I might miss out on something good, so I go ahead and take it, and then I feel obligated to finish it before I return it. Not that there was anything wrong with the story. It's just that I have so many books of my own choosing in my "TBR" pile! This was a pretty quick read, though, when I finally had the time to get back into some intermittent reading, and I usually enjoy historical fiction. I always knew Mary Lincoln as a tragic figure in history, but never knew the story of her dressmaker, which was equally tragic. It seems to me that loyalty should always be rewarded, but hers certainly wasn't. If one could find a copy of her book, "Behind the Scenes", it might be an interesting follow-up read. Not sure what to pick up next, but I hope I'm back here sooner rather than later!

Good to have you back Skootie... sorry to hear your news and I hope things are much better now.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

I'm about two thirds done Swamplandia. It's great when you can pick a book and say to yourself. "I've never read anything quite like this."
The voice of Ava Bigtree is spot on.

Karen Russell's latest collection of short stories recently got a nice review in the NYT. I have not read her yet, but she sounds like an interesting author to read and Swamplandia has been on my extended list for some time. Guess I'll have to jump in soon.

 

[EMARX]

Karen Russell's latest collection of short stories recently got a nice review in the NYT. I have not read her yet, but she sounds like an interesting author to read and Swamplandia has been on my extended list for some time. Guess I'll have to jump in soon.

She also has a new novella out now in e-book only. And I have the collection Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Swamplandia is almost fable-like with many funny pieces intermingled with some serious issues like habitat loss.

 

[EMARX]

That sounds interesting - I just read the synopsis on Amazon. A book I felt that way about was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - that was some newfangled writing technique, for me to read anyway. But I loved it.

I'm reading Desperation - when I can. Things are crazy around my abode these days.

Another really good book is The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, by Reif Larsen. It sort of just came and went a few years ago, but it is unique in ways different from Swamplandia, but also has a young protagonist.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

She also has a new novella out now in e-book only. And I have the collection Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Swamplandia is almost fable-like with many funny pieces intermingled with some serious issues like habitat loss.

Sorry, you are correct; the novella is exactly what I was thinking about. It's called Sleep Donation and sounds very interesting.

Amazon.com: Sleep Donation: A Novella (Audible Audio Edition): Karen Russell, Greta Gerwig: Books

 

[Haunted]

Bram Stoker's Dracula!

Amazon just alerted me to this title: Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty. It really sounds intriguing; back to Transylvania. I am going to library to pick up today.

 

[EMARX]

Amazon just alerted me to this title: Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty. It really sounds intriguing; back to Transylvania. I am going to library to pick up today.

Your library is in Transylvania? Cool!

 

[Haunted]

Yeah, that was fuzzy, fuzzy thinking...meant the story in the book goes back to Transylvania. I found a copy of book at my local branch of the library and will go to pick up today.