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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3466  Postby Geneen Karstens » 20 Apr 2012, 11:49

Just beginning Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo.
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3467  Postby StephenKingman » 20 Apr 2012, 12:32

Nothing right now, Im waiting on House of Leaves which will probably get here week after next and I dont see anything I fancy in my current small pile of books I havent read, added to which I have nothing on my bank card and Im between credit cards right now so I dont have the cash until next week to splash out. Oh well, I will have another root through my shelves to see if i missed anything. :D
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3468  Postby Ant » 20 Apr 2012, 12:36

StephenKingman wrote:Nothing right now, Im waiting on House of Leaves which will probably get here week after next and I dont see anything I fancy in my current small pile of books I havent read, added to which I have nothing on my bank card and Im between credit cards right now so I dont have the cash until next week to splash out. Oh well, I will have another root through my shelves to see if i missed anything. :D

You could try having a mooch round your local Library......use it or lose it :?
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3469  Postby StephenKingman » 20 Apr 2012, 12:42

Yeah good point Ant, I probably have to pay the yearly fee at this stage its been so long since I have been there. I just cant seem to maintain the habit of libraries, but if im in towm tomorrow Ill see what they have. :D
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3470  Postby Trinity31 » 20 Apr 2012, 15:12

Just finished the entire hunger games trilogy and not gonna lie I'm kinda sad because it was awesome.
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3471  Postby lwilliams » 20 Apr 2012, 15:21

I am number 4 the lost files nine's Legacy i just got done with Fat Assassins by marita Fowler Funny as heck I def Reccomend
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3472  Postby Carla Hurst-Chandler » 20 Apr 2012, 17:45

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3473  Postby Fran » 20 Apr 2012, 18:02

Carla Hurst-Chandler wrote:The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes


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I'll be really interested in your opinion
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3474  Postby Carla Hurst-Chandler » 21 Apr 2012, 08:06

Fran, just started...will get back with ya :)
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Great quick read - could not put it down until finished it!

Post Number:#3475  Postby lazyreader » 21 Apr 2012, 10:10

I just read a new fiction novella that was great! It was written by Pat Brown, the criminal profiler often seen on Nancy Grace. It is called "Only the Truth", and is an e-book available on Amazon for only $2.99. Could not put it down and was able to read the whole book in three hours. Did not expect her to be such a good writer. Very interesting twists and turns throughout the book. Highly recommended. Enjoy! :D
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3476  Postby Bookwurms » 21 Apr 2012, 15:28

I started reading "the Hunger Games" thinking I probably won't like it as I don't read much fantasy or sci-fi but OMG! I was hooked after the first page! So strange how that happens! I'm loving the book, a real page turner! I'm glad its a Trilogy too! :D
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3477  Postby carlin » 22 Apr 2012, 01:51

I've been reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I'm 100 pages in, and it feels like a good book, possibly a great book

I'm also reading, and have been reading for some time, London Fields by Martin Amis, which has some great writing style wise, but I'm not happy with the plot or the characters really, so its become somewhat of a drag. I read it in small portions with my eye on the craft, trying to learn and absorb as much as I can, which makes the reading feel more worthwhile.
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3478  Postby Fran » 22 Apr 2012, 04:04

I downloaded Albert Nobbs by George Moore to my Kindle last night ..... in anticipation of seeing the movie this week & it's always important IMO to read the book first. :)
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3479  Postby proudmom25 » 22 Apr 2012, 14:29

Bookwurms wrote:I started reading "the Hunger Games" thinking I probably won't like it as I don't read much fantasy or sci-fi but OMG! I was hooked after the first page! So strange how that happens! I'm loving the book, a real page turner! I'm glad its a Trilogy too! :D

I tried to hold a discussion about the hunger games thinking if i should watch the movie or read the book first? Probly read the book that's usually better anyway. But I also dont read much fantasy or sci-fi either but now that you say after first page i am going to put that book on my top list of BTR.
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Re: What are you reading right now ?

Post Number:#3480  Postby Bookwurms » 22 Apr 2012, 14:41

proudmom25 wrote:
Bookwurms wrote:I started reading "the Hunger Games" thinking I probably won't like it as I don't read much fantasy or sci-fi but OMG! I was hooked after the first page! So strange how that happens! I'm loving the book, a real page turner! I'm glad its a Trilogy too! :D

I tried to hold a discussion about the hunger games thinking if i should watch the movie or read the book first? Probly read the book that's usually better anyway. But I also dont read much fantasy or sci-fi either but now that you say after first page i am going to put that book on my top list of BTR.



You won't be disappointed I guaranty it! It's so encompassing because you're learning about a new world every little detail matters so it's very interesting. Unlike reading say a murder mystery you take for granted certain things like eating, sleeping etc.. In the Hunger Games everything is a new knowledge so you just want to take it all in!
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