What are you reading right now ?

[marilynmay123]

I know what you mean by "poetical parts", I sort of go brain dead. The stories are beautiful though. I like some poetry but others, more brain dead.

[lincolnp]

I keep thinking that if the words would just make more sense, I would reach true enlightenment

[Hadiqa]

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

[Syntheticaudio]

Just starting reading Gone Girl last night. I finished LYCCYX also last night but for some reason I'm having a bit of a problem getting through 1Q84 even though I am really enjoying it. I suppose it has a lot to do with the fact that i keep opting to take lighter and smaller books to work and to bed with me which is where I do most of my reading.

[DiDonovan]

C. Lynn Murphy's The First Noble Truth actually appeared back in April and I would recommend it not for those seeking a light story of women's friendships or associations, but a gritty psychological saga of self-hurt that begins with a whimper, not a bang.

It takes a while for one to realize that this story is actually being told from the viewpoints of two very different women: Japanese rural teacher Machiko, whose compulsion to self-injure reflects deeper traumas in her life, and that of Krista, whose life holds equally somber tones of danger and pain.

The unifying link between their experiences is suffering - and this is narrated in chapters packed with insights and impressions that are not easily solved by conventional processes of healing, recovery, and logic.

With slow precision C. Lynn Murphy deftly tells their stories (or, more accurately, lets the protagonists' lives speak for themselves), building reader interest and involvement with each chapter and allowing circumstances and settings to 'leak' through emotional responses.

That these worlds will collide seems inevitable. That these women will come to know each other and, through this knowledge, will find the way to healing and resolution is one of the many pathways The First Noble Truth takes in its long, winding journey to psychological and spiritual recovery.

Again: not a read recommended not for light leisure pursuit, but for those who seek the gems of literary brilliance in the trappings of everyday adversity.

[pretzelsnow]

I am reading a very good historical novel called:
George's Washington Secret Six
by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaegar
It is a very nice novel. Totally recommend.

[Paulie]

Terminal by Robin Cook
Up The Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman
Wool by Hugh Howey
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

[Allison]

Reading Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting....Trying to finish the entire series before the months end!

[vadadagon]

Started reading The BrotherBand Chronicles - Slaves of Scorro by John Flanagan. Got it on Tuesday and I'm already on page 340 out of 462.

Love it would recommend it to anyone (Old, young, male, female). They are geared towards boys and it is about a band of sailors and their adventures. These sailors would be the equivalent of Vikings without the plundering, murder and raping.

Plenty of humor and action.

[Christy9172]

I am currently revisiting the fantastic Faerie world of Laurell K Hamilton. Her Meredith Gentry series is amazing! I enjoy her Anita Blake series as well.

[estelle]

I am reading Blood of Olympus...

[Bree_bradley]

I'm reading A dance with Dragons. George R. R. Martin. I'm almost done with it and kind of sad. I'm moving and have books out to read, but I'm always looking for books. It felt sad to pack up my books. I love so many of them. I'll probably get myself "Gone Girl" I loved her other book "Dark Places" but any suggestions I'm open.

[ALynnPowers]

Reading a YA book called Spartanica by Powers Molinar, which is pretty much the greatest author's name ever.

[Hadiqa]

Reading a YA book called Spartanica by Powers Molinar, which is pretty much the greatest author's name ever.

LOl, never heard of it but sure, the greatest

[ylisa7]

On multiple recommendations I am finally reading Still Life by Louise Penny.