Book Lovers Club

glennie19

I'll probably see the movie. I read the book back in 2012, and I honestly can't remember it at all! Not one bit,, even when I watch the trailers!  So that's a little freaky to me. I usually don't remember everything about a book I read,, but usually when I see a trailer, or read the cover description, it comes back to me,,,, not this one.

M0mmyof3

I hate when books that I found to be great are made into movies. They tend to leave out a lot of what was in the book.

sandra4611

Some film adaptations do a good job. I thought Atonement was very much like the book. The Help was pretty true to the book too, just left so much out, which of course they have to do or the movie would be 4 hours long. Usually I don't bother seeing the movie. If I liked the book, I'm sure to be disappointed by the movie. Once in a while I'll see a movie before reading the book (like Gone With the Wind) and don't hesitate to read the book after watching a movie I liked. If it's different it's ok...it's just another story. If it's similar you can get a lot more character development in the book.

My book club met last weekend and universally agreed that no one liked Monday, Monday or Life After Life. We are on to the next - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. Anyone read it?

I signed up for a free 30 day trial of Kindle Unlimited. You can download as many titles as you want. Anyone have it? If you go ahead and sign on the dotted line for the $9.99 monthly service after the trial, what is the time limit on the books? Do they just disappear off your Kindle at the end of the month? I can get new books with Overdrive e-books but the list of available Kindle Unlimited books doesn't have many new titles. Doesn't seem worth it. What am I missing? 

ruthbru

My Book Club read The Cuckoo's Calling......we were not thrilled with it.

I have never checked out the Kindle 'free book' option because I can't even keep up with the books I really want to read!

voraciousreader

Can we EVER keep up with reading what it is that we truly want to read????

glennie19

I loved the Cockoo's Calling .

VR:  no we can't keep up.  At least I can't.  **so many books, so little time**

MinusTwo

But one good thing cancer has done for me...  I now do take the time to sit & read a lot more than before.  Probably too much, but it's my drug of choice.

I have Galbraith on my list but haven't read yet.

Valsa123

sorry to hear this!

Valsa123

I am planning to see the movie Gone Girl.

I read a Philip Yancey book Why? The question that never goes away...for anyone struggling with the whys is life this is a powerful read.

M0mmyof3

Been reading a lot of my Sherrilyn Kenyon books. Love the sarcastic humor of some of her characters, always cheers me up on a bad day.

blondiex46

Really never read b4 now doing tokeep brain alive

I have "Jesse sone books her

Just 1/2 read jenifer weiners nubook, had to take it back, will get it again 

Have "small blessings" reading thhat noe

Also have the secret place by tana french

Read  diane keaton mem. Hated it

Lincoln

Mitch albom

I go on amazon n look at the new  york times.

M0mmyof3

Reading Retribution by Sherrily Kenyon

WaveWhisperer

Rurh, Glennie and others,  you know that "Cookoo Calling" is actually written by J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame. She didn't want to write under her own name to see if the book,  not the author, could sell. I liked it so-so. 

glennie19

Yes, and there is a sequel too. I've read them both and I really liked them.

M0mmyof3

Finished the other book from earlier now reading "Dark Side of the Moon" Sherrilyn Kenyon

ruthbru

Yes, I knew Cuckoo was Rowlings. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either. I thought she put some things in just to prove that it wasn't a children's book. I am reading the companion book to Ken Burns PBS special on the Roosevelts. Very interesting (to me the amateur historian).

MinusTwo

VR - I took myself to see This Is Where I Leave You this morning.  Really glad I went, in spite of the fact that I should have been cleaning my house before my son comes to town tomorrow.  I rarely see movies before I read the book, but in this case I'll still look forward to reading the book.  I liked it a lot.  I'll be interested to see how you think it compares to the book if you can get to the movie before it leaves town.

Finally bought Gone Girl yesterday since the grocery store had the paperback on sale.  If I remember it's been either love or hate reviews on this site.  My BFF who now lives in another town is reading it too but neither of us have been in a hurry to start.

voraciousreader

Minus...glad you enjoyed it!  I will definitely see it and let you know what I think of the film.

Radical2Squared

Minustwo...

I think the Gone Girl love/hate comes from the characters...when you fall in love with a character, it's easy to like a book...it's not easy to fall in love with these characters..Just when you start to love them, they do something that makes you want to slap them!

sandra4611

Radical2Squared

Sandra..... so true!

sandra4611

I keep getting sidetracked by book recommendations. There are 5 library books sitting by my reading chair and 13 (gulp) on my Kindle. Yesterday I started Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin, who was Johnny's lawyer and the butt of Johnny's jokes sometimes. (The Bombastic Buskin) Fascinating behind the scenes read. Like so many other personalities (Bing Crosby, Dick Clark, Henry Fonda, Dick Van Dyke), he was aloof, cold, and a lousy father and husband, but entirely different on screen. He was a t.v. icon and I remember him for his quick wit and suave demeanor, I wasn't sure I wanted to know the truth about him. Finally couldn't resist. I'm only 22% into the book but feel sorry for him on one hand and think he was an arrogant s.o.b. on the other hand.  

sandra4611

glennie19

Just finished Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.  Wow,,,, it was riveting. Could not put it down.

M0mmyof3

Gonna start Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Dream Warrior" tonight

Jelson

whoa, The Husband's Secret!! eventhough I wasn't surprised by the secret,  like that wasn't the point, I really got involved with all the characters and how their actions impacted each other, very disturbing, in a good way - but I felt I had to recover my equilibrium, so I read Spencer Quinn's 6th Chet and Bernie mystery, The Sound and the Furry.  Well, there is one section where Chet is thrown from a motor boat, wrapped in a fishing net; Near drowning from a dog's point of view and then a fight with an alligator!! Even though I had the next Chet and Bernie mystery sitting there right in front of me and knew he would survive and he is a dog and fictional besides, I was incredibly scared for him. So now I am soothing myself with one of MC Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries.

fgm

Glennie-I just finished Unbroken, too. I also could not put it down. What a great story of survival and forgiveness!!!

Minus-I saw This Is Where I Leave You yesterday, too. But I didn't care for it....it was only 80 minutes long but to me it felt like 3 hours.  Too bad since it had a good cast.  Maybe the book is better.

Marple

These have been mentioned before but The Kite Runner is one of the best books I've ever read so now I'm reading A Thousand Splendid Suns.  I'm hooked.  For those interested, they are both by Khaled Hosseini.  My book club hooked me onto The Kite Runner which I finished too quickly and needed another read so I got the second book.  Neither one would I have ever picked myself.

Marple

Has anyone read Sky Burial?

M0mmyof3

After I finish my latest book that I am starting tonight, I'm gonna re-read The Namesake by Steve Parlato. He was my favorite English professor and when I bought the book last year when I ran into him at our local Barnes and Noble, he autographed it for me. Its a great read despite being a Young Adult fiction. I highly recommend it, not just because the author was one of my college professors, but because the story is compelling and very involving. First time I read it, I read it in one weekend, I just couldn't put it down!