Just for fun...What is everyone reading??

Hi everyone!

I just finished reading The Summons by John Grisham, and I loved it!  I  started The Last Juror by Mr. Grisham last night and so far it's ok-- not as good as The Summons, yet.  I like John Grisham because his writing is easy to read and he can tell a great story without so many bad words (not that I'm a stick-in-the-mud, but I just rather not read the f and gd words, etc.-- really takes away from a story) 

Junie, Greg Isles is great-- very exciting and suspenseful stuff!  And I have always been drawn to Maeve Binchy books, but just cannot get into them

Debbie, I too loved The House Next Door, and didn't realize it had been made into a movie-- was that recently?  Thanks for all your suggestions-- I've wondered about the Nevada Barr books since they caught my eye... will check them out.

Has anyone out there read The Secret?  A lady at work just recommended it to me... Thanks!

Happy Reading to all!

Mary Jo 

Didn't like Almost Moon anywhere near as much as Lovely Bones.  I thought the behavior of the main characters were too incredible for otherwise sane people.  Maybe I expect a lot.  Then, again, look at ex-Gov. Spitzer.

Hi, ladies, I just discovered this whole board. 

Well, I belong to a book group, as do so many others these days.  I joined in 1992 or 93.  They had been together for at least ten years before that.  It's evolved into a smallish (9 or so) group of friends who meet once a month and actually do discuss the books.  We take turns picking, depending upon who is hosting.

Right now, we're reading Stepanie Coontz' "Marriage: a History."  My pick, my house. 

I can recommend some of our previous reads:  Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes; Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (now a series, British mystery); anything by Iris Murdoch, Richard Russo, Michael Ondatje.  Have you read Steinbeck's East of Eden or Travels with Charlie?  OMG, stop me now! 

Looking forward to talking books with you.

Oh, cannot forget one of my all-time favorites, A Confederacy of Dunces!

Tina

I just started Almost Moon and I do not think I am going to like it.  I will give it a few more nights.  I just do not like this authors writing style or something.    I tried reading Lovely Bones a long time ago but never finished it. 

I'm reading A New Earth by Eckharte Tolle.  I really like it.  Its part of Oprah's bookclub which I've never been involved with before.  But its a book that will either impact your life or bore you.

I haven't read as much the past few years; trying to quit being such a hermit but I'm going to rifle through here and get some ideas.  I have a terrible time finding fiction I like because I don't know who anybody is anymore and I get impatient trying to randomly pick something.

I am reading American Legacy by C. David Heymann which is a biography of Caroline and John Kennedy. it's pretty good so far.

Hi everyone!

Raye, I too really liked "The House Next Door".  After finishing John Grisham's "The Summons", I tried reading "The Last Juror" and just couldn't get into it.  I just bought "The Innocent Man" and I'm glad to hear that it's excellent!  Right now I am reading "The Husband" by Dean Koontz and it too is great and I highly recommend it (unless it falls apart towards the end)-- will let everyone know how it is when I finish.

I apologize if I've already mentioned this one, but "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards was an excellent book-- a little slow in some spots but worth hanging on until the end.  That book is still on my mind after reading it months ago, and not many books stick in my mind that way.

Happy Reading to all!

Mary Jo 

For some reason due to the movie "The Other Boleyn Girl" which I have yet to see but have read the book (because the preview of the movie caught my attention)  I have become fascinated with the history of British monarchy.  Once I read the book I became curious about the Tudors.  I scoured the internet and the more I read the more fascinated I become so right now I'm into learning everything I can about it and it makes interesting reading fiction and non-fiction accounts alike.

I am reading "The Husband" by Dean Koontz.  It's a quick mystery read.  You can finish it on the beach in a day or two. I'm going to Marco Island next week and I'm planning to read under palm tree, frolic in the ocean, take walks and drink pina colatas.

"Down to the Marrow" by Catherine Ann Stone.

http://www.downtothemarrow.com/Downtothemarrow.com/Welcome.html

Yes Catherine is a very good friend of mine but she has no idea I'm posting a comment here about her book. I'm also going to take the liberty of I hope adding a link to her blog which I hope some of you ladies here will read and perhaps find care to comment on.

Feel free to mention how you heard about the book and blog if you wish, though when I get to meet Catherine for the first time next month I dare say she will kill me!

 I have read the book and below is what my review would say,

"A truly outstanding, story of love , tragedy and perseverance, which Catherine uses with thought provoking magnificent effect to portray her fears and battle to firstly overcome breast cancer and then non-Hogin lymphoma. It teaches us all something often ignored about human nature. I'd never had until recently any experience in dealing with cancer but Catherine's book made me see the things she saw and feel the things she felt. Each chapter captures the significance of the events in her life and is very intelligently written with an immense hidden strength of character. Stories filled with sheer emotion, often hilarious yet simultaneously heartbreaking, make for a marvellous read.  This book shows that present circumstances don't determine where you can go in life; they merely determine where you start. No hesitation in highly recommending this book to anyone seeking inspiration."

I have read a lot since December.  I try to read different authors to keep my interests.  Some light reading:  The Cinderella Pact(funny story of three girlfriends trying to lose weight)

T is for Tresspass by Sue Grafton (mystery)

The Quickie by James Patterson (Couldn't put the book down) Really good page turner -mystery                                                                    

Hey Readers,

I was reading The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian and Lost & Found by Carolyn Parkhurst (author of the Dogs of Babel - great book) kind of at the same time (both very good), but then the library called to tell me that my reserved book by John Sandford, Phantom Prey, was in. I will have to put this book on the top of the list since it's due back in two weeks. So far, very very good.

Debz - T for Trespass I found to be a great read - reminded me of the Sue Grafton of old - back in the A's - M.

Raye

Hi readers!

I just found this thread - I'm so happy! I knew I'd love it when I read AlaskaDeb's original post recommending Laurie Notara - she used to write for the newspaper here in Phoenix before she started writing books and I love her! Love Anne River Siddons (thanks for the rec. for her new one), John Sandford mysteries, Greg Iles. I got Girls Like Us for Mother's Day - bio. of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon - it's really interesting and it's hard not to sing along as I read!

I'm a teacher and I'm looking forward to having some reading time this summer so I'll be checking out the recommendations on this thread. Thanks!

Sue

Hi all, I am reading   Mistaken Identity   true story about Laura Van Ryan and Whitney Cerak

Two  college girls who were in an auto accident and they were mistaken for each other , one died at the scene one lived. The story made national news  , it is scary and intersting at the same time. Makes one wonder how things happen .

If you get a chance pick up this one, I got my copy at the local library.

Rhonda I did read  A million little pieces   I found the book very interesting, and even it part of all of the story was not true, what a story writer  James Frey ..

Hi!  I am still reading Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Series that I started on in May.  I am on the fifth book and the series is just delightful and has really kept my interest.  I recommend them highly-- good books to get lost in and have something else to worry about for a change, like what's going to happen in Cedar Cove...

I think it is great that lots of folks still read and enjoy a good book, with all the electronic influences in our world-- nothing can beat curling up with a juicy novel-- hard to curl up with a computer! 

Happy Reading, everyone!

Mary Jo