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  • vtellen
    vtellen Member Posts: 345
    edited September 2011

    Yes, it will, AnneW. But, I enjoyed it! She just has a descriptive style that I like. Always easy to get to know her characters, I think. I just finished The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill. Someone on here suggested it to me - it was fun! Think I'll try some others in the series.

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited September 2011

    I just finished Buried Prey by John Sanford. I have read most of the prey series and really enjoy them. I think this was actually one of the better ones. My DH likes them too. Although he is always reading several books at a time, some "better" quality and some easier reads. The prey books are definitely easier reads, but I find really well written with lots of details that Sanford manages to tie all together in the end. But I admit, I love mysteries and cop books.

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  • ReadingMama
    ReadingMama Member Posts: 573
    edited September 2011

    Kay - I liked all 3 Dragon Tattoo books, though found it took about 100 pages to get into each of them.  I did not see the original movies and will have to see about the Hollywood versions.

    I used to read alot of Jodi Picoult, but have stopped.  I kind of got tired of always having a twist at the end, kind of weird I guess?  I also agree My sisters keeper book was great, movie was so bad.

    I though HeLa was so interesting!  A little dry, but very informative, esp. given our situations.

    I haven't started The Other Wes Moore yet, I was on vacation so wanted to go light, so read the first two books in the Hunger Games trilogy.

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  • voraciousreader
    voraciousreader Member Posts: 7,496
    edited September 2011

    Okay, back to non- fiction. A First Rate Madness by Nassir Ghamei. It is on The NY Times best sellers list. Rightfully so. The theme of the book is that underlying mental illness creates great leaders. My mind is being so stretched, I am starting to feel like Gumby. Briefly mentions breast cancer patients -- the "psychologically healthier patients were the most unrealistic.". Very provocative book.

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  • wenweb
    wenweb Member Posts: 1,107
    edited September 2011
    VR  That's more like it!!
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  • AnneW
    AnneW Member Posts: 4,050
    edited September 2011

    VR--that's going to the top of my list. Sounds fascinating!

    I flew right through STATE OF WONDER. Fun read, food for thought. Am in book limbo right now but am sure I'll latch onto something good later today!

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  • wenweb
    wenweb Member Posts: 1,107
    edited September 2011

    Someone just leant me "My Stroke of Insight"  It's about a 37 year old brain scientist who has a massive stroke.  The book talks about how she was able to move her thoughts from the left side of her brain (where her body was failing her) to the right side during this experience.  It's fasinating so far.

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  • hrf
    hrf Member Posts: 3,225
    edited September 2011

    I'm reading "Prisoner of Tehran" which is amazing. True story of the author's experience in Iran where she was imprisoned and tortured following the revolution there and how she managed to escape. 

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited September 2011

    Just returned from my weekly trip to the library.  My name finally came up for "The Help" so that's in my hands and next up.  (Unlike some, I cannot read more than one book at a time.)

    After that will be "This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All".  I'm looking forward to reading the chapters on Radical Reference, for example the activist librarians who sued the government, post-Patriot Act, over access to their patrons' records.

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited September 2011
    Just read The Love Of My Youth by Mary Gordon. A striking book about two lovers who meet by chance almost 40 years later. They reconnect and revisit their youth and relationships in a series of conversations.
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  • ellenquilt
    ellenquilt Member Posts: 172
    edited September 2011
    Just thought I'd thank everyone who recommended A Fine Balance.  Reading it now and loving it!
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  • voraciousreader
    voraciousreader Member Posts: 7,496
    edited September 2011

    "the only difference between history and psychiatry, in this sense, is mortality- psychiatrists examine the living, historians the dead, but both in the same manner.". A First-Rate Madness. I am exhausted from reading this book! I just finished reading it and my brain hurts. One of the most interesting books that I have ever read. Enlightening.

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited September 2011

    Hi all, back home from bmx. Cannot read Bossypants as it's making me laugh too hard. Now that's a good recommendation! Caryn

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited September 2011

    VR - thanks for the rec, that book is now on my list.  Reminds me of a saying I once heard:

    neurotics build castles in the sky, psychotics live in them, and psychiatrists collect the rent.

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  • voraciousreader
    voraciousreader Member Posts: 7,496
    edited September 2011

    Badger... I will never be able to think "normally" again.

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited September 2011

    May I paste that onto the 'favorite quotations' thread?

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  • voraciousreader
    voraciousreader Member Posts: 7,496
    edited September 2011

    Ruth! Sure! Why not! Can't say, after reading the book I ever want to be "normal" again!

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  • ellenquilt
    ellenquilt Member Posts: 172
    edited September 2011

    Badger I love that quote! I may just have to borrow it.

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  • Suzanne3131
    Suzanne3131 Member Posts: 3,953
    edited September 2011

    I know this forum is for actual "reading", but I listened to the audiobook of Bossypants and it was out of control funny....Read by Tina Fey herself!

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited September 2011

    Suzanne, See my earlier comment about this book. I have it on my iPad but it makes me laugh so much that I'm afraid I'll pop a stitch! Caryn

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  • WellWater
    WellWater Member Posts: 6,546
    edited September 2011

    Laurie....I mentioned Elizabeth Street...it was a Kindle Daily Deal @ .99 - I downloaded it but haven't had a chance to get to it yet so I'll depend on you to give me a review....you're such a fast reader.

    I did read A Rope and A Prayer, the story of Pulitizer Prize winner David Rhode who was kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan.  It's a tremendous story of faith, resilience and survival told by David and his wife Kristen back in New York struggling for his release.  It also gives an insight into the life and beliefs of the Taliban.  Recommended.

    It looks as though I'm going to have to get Bossypants.....I need a good laugh!

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited September 2011

    wellwater- a rope and a prayer sounds interesting, I'll add it to my list.  I do recommend Elizabeth Street.  It took my a little bit to get into it, but once you do you are hooked.  The story is amazing considering it is based on real events and people.  It took me three days to get 100 pages into it and another three days to finish it, couldn't put it down by the end.

    I just got Ann Patchettes new book at the library today, State of Wonder.  I was psyched I was able to snatch it.  Now I need to get some more requests in at the library- that or search for these 99 cent deals on Kindle!!

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  • Elizabeth1889
    Elizabeth1889 Member Posts: 1,036
    edited September 2011
    I just finished reading Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler.  The characters there were as endearingly quirky as they are in all of her books, but all in all, it was not one of her best stories.
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  • voraciousreader
    voraciousreader Member Posts: 7,496
    edited September 2011

    This is NOT a typo:

    Emus loose in Egnar: Big Stories from Small Towns, by Julie Muller.

    http://www.amazon.com/Emus-Loose-Egnar-Stories-Small/dp/0803230168

    It's a charming book about small town newspapers. 

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited September 2011

    I actually loved the Clan of the Cave Bear series and I am usually a 'serious' reader.  Read the Help.. and liked the movie much better.  I never go to movies - This is the first I've seen in a theater since Scoobie Doo about 10 years ago.  There is something about the expensive tickets and popcorn that bug me.. I fall asleep during many movies at home.  Books are great because you needn't miss anything.

    I read James Herriot over a small vacation along with The Help.  He is just a delightful personality with a love of the English landscape and animals... and so darn funny.  There is something about British humour that is so refreshing.. just funny funny.

    peace and love, apple / Mary
    Diagnosis: 4/10/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 4/9 nodes, mets, ER+, HER2+

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  • Elizabeth1959
    Elizabeth1959 Member Posts: 346
    edited September 2011

    Fellow kindle users

    I have a library card from my local library.  Yesterday, I logged into the library site and was able to "borrow" a book on my kindle app on my ipad.  The book was free  - yeah-  I'm going to be reading Jennifer Egan A visit from the goon squad.  I'll let you know what I think of the book.  I already know I love this new ability to download ebooks for free without trip to library.

    Elizabeth

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited September 2011

    That is great! I will have to see if I can do that through my library too. I have a nook, not a kindle though, don't know if that matters.

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited September 2011

    Kay- My library does the e books too- the only one not compatible IS the Kindle.  I think the Nook is more library friendly.  Good luck checking it out- I'm jealous!

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited September 2011

    Check with your library system. A friend of mine bought a Nook because that is what her library system used. Caryn

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  • wenweb
    wenweb Member Posts: 1,107
    edited September 2011
    Laurie I get Kindle updates on my facebook page.  Kindle announced 2 days ago that it is now available at 11,000 libraries across the country.  I checked with my library today and sure enough I can check out a Kindle book.  You might want to re check with yours.  If it's one of the 11,000, then I'm sure you will be able to do so as well.  
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