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What Are You Reading --- October 2014

lainey1 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:19:46 GMT

This book thread is started on the first of each month.

Some suggestions for posting here:

~ underline, bold or CAPITALIZE the name of the book you're reading - it makes it easier for us readers to see what it is

~ include the author of the book - there are so many books with the same title (if you are recommending a book we want to make sure we read the right one)

~ post a few words about the book - would you recommend it or not

~ tell us the book genre - is it mystery, romance, historical, biography, etc.

***There is no obligation to do any of the above.

As always, all posters are welcome here!

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I'm not even going to mention that it's October already....but I am looking forward to cooler weather to curl up with a good book!

I just started reading Sinister by Lisa Jackson.

Happy reading all! lainey

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

skyblue — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:16:04 GMT

Thanks, LAINEY! After BIG LITTLE LIES, I was ready for a change. I decided to go with a BOOK FORUM recommendation: DEATH OF A GOSSIP by M.C. Beaton. So far, so good! Thanks to the fans of this series for the recommendation!

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Pianomama — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:30:11 GMT

I am more than half way through Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (sp?). For some reason I thought it was a love story, but it is nothing like that. However, it is very compelling and I am enjoying it a lot. BTW, he is still in the POW camp where I am reading. Amazing man!

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

skyblue — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:11:27 GMT

On 10/1/2014 Pianomama said:
I am more than half way through Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (sp?). For some reason I thought it was a love story, but it is nothing like that. However, it is very compelling and I am enjoying it a lot. BTW, he is still in the POW camp where I am reading. Amazing man!

It is a great book! So glad you are enjoying it!

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

hopeQ1 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:30:03 GMT

I would like to make a comment at this point. I have been following this Book Club for quite some time as I am an inveterate reader. I'm not very choosy, as I will read fiction and non-fiction, whatever suites my interest at the time. As any good reader, I do have my favorite authors in the fiction line, but I don't limit myself to just those ones.

What I have noticed here, that is so different than I expected of a Book Club, is you read a very diverse label of books, which is good, since this reaches such a large portion of the country. But what I sense is unusual is I expected more people to be reading consistently from the best-seller list, nationally and locally. I come here frequently to get opinions of these books and I rarely see much readership of these titles. I do see a broad reading of various books but the titles and authors span any amount of time from the classics to current day titles, including some best-sellers. I guess I thought it would be more heavily dosed with the best-sellers as most long-term readers are basically up-to-date on most past published books.

But it is good to know that you exist and I do enjoy all reviews on all books. I will continue to check in and see what everyone thinks about the books they decide to read.

Perhaps with more time the size of this club will even grow more with readership. I hope people have not converted to other methods of entertainment and enlightenment, as I personally feel that reading is one of our greatest treasures as well as pleasures.

Blessings.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

SparklesMcGee — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:53:07 GMT

As a person who can never read just ONE book at a time, I have finished my pile and started a new one. I loved Festive in Death by JD Robb. I was needing an E&R fix! This installment had a heavy dose of Eve, Roarke, and all of their friends (I love Summerset and Mira best), but the mystery wasn't great. I also read a kindle unlimited selection Not Quite Dating by Catherine Bybee. It was a cute romance, but not one that I am planning on passing on to my reader friends… I also finished Where's You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple, which I loved! I amused myself by laughing out loud when reading in public!

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

LoriLori — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:34:01 GMT

I just finished "Haunted" by Tamara Thorne, I think the third book I've read by that name and by far the worst. If you like ghosts with active secks lives who are cruelly violent, this is the book for you. :smh:

And coincidentally because the poster above me just finished it, I started "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple. It's clever and an easy read, I'm flying through it, and while I don't understand all of the technical terms (it takes place in Seattle and some of the main characters are bigwigs at Microsoft) I'm loving it. It's got some things in common with "The Curuious Incident with the Dog in the Night Time" by Mark Haddon, a book I adore, but both books are unique.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Judaline — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:15:24 GMT

On 10/1/2014 skyblue said: Thanks, LAINEY! After BIG LITTLE LIES, I was ready for a change. I decided to go with a BOOK FORUM recommendation: DEATH OF A GOSSIP by M.C. Beaton. So far, so good! Thanks to the fans of this series for the recommendation!

I read all of the Hamish MacBeth books. Love them. I shouldn't say all. I can go a while without them, but then it hits me, I need HMc. I usually have one as my 'waiting for my hold' book.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Judaline — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:18:34 GMT

On 10/1/2014 hopeQ1 said:
I would like to make a comment at this point. I have been following this Book Club for quite some time as I am an inveterate reader. I'm not very choosy, as I will read fiction and non-fiction, whatever suites my interest at the time. As any good reader, I do have my favorite authors in the fiction line, but I don't limit myself to just those ones.

What I have noticed here, that is so different than I expected of a Book Club, is you read a very diverse label of books, which is good, since this reaches such a large portion of the country. But what I sense is unusual is I expected more people to be reading consistently from the best-seller list, nationally and locally. I come here frequently to get opinions of these books and I rarely see much readership of these titles. I do see a broad reading of various books but the titles and authors span any amount of time from the classics to current day titles, including some best-sellers. I guess I thought it would be more heavily dosed with the best-sellers as most long-term readers are basically up-to-date on most past published books.

But it is good to know that you exist and I do enjoy all reviews on all books. I will continue to check in and see what everyone thinks about the books they decide to read.

Perhaps with more time the size of this club will even grow more with readership. I hope people have not converted to other methods of entertainment and enlightenment, as I personally feel that reading is one of our greatest treasures as well as pleasures.

Blessings.

I wonder if you might start a best seller list thread for yourself and others. I find that reading the description of most of the best sellers, they're not to my liking. Just not interested. And then there's the wait list if I do like one, so by the time I would post it would be wayyyyy into next year lol.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

LoriLori — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:19:58 GMT

Jud, I think that's great advice, to start a thread.

Hope, I personally don't read most bestsellers because I buy all of my books brand-new so unless it's something I really, really want, I wait for it to come out in paperback.

The other reason is that most of the bestselling fiction books are about serial killers and other violent things and with the exception of J.K. Rowling, I do not enjoy that at all.

My mother loves her Patterson and Cornwell and Stiart Woods and basically won't read anything without a serial killer in it, LOL. And she will only read hardcovers. They have gotten so expensive, and she reads them so quickly, that I wait a year or so till they're off the bestseller list and I get them for her used on Amazon. Usually the books are a penny, in "very good" condition, and the shipping is $3.99.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Marsha2003 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:34:11 GMT

I just started Proof Positive by Archer Mayor, the latest in the Joe Gunther series. I just finished the latest Temperance Brennan book, Bones Never Lie, by Kathy Reichs. I liked the last bit particularly, a little cliffhanger for her next book.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

smoky22 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:19:56 GMT

On 10/1/2014 hopeQ1 said:
I would like to make a comment at this point. I have been following this Book Club for quite some time as I am an inveterate reader. I'm not very choosy, as I will read fiction and non-fiction, whatever suites my interest at the time. As any good reader, I do have my favorite authors in the fiction line, but I don't limit myself to just those ones.

What I have noticed here, that is so different than I expected of a Book Club, is you read a very diverse label of books, which is good, since this reaches such a large portion of the country. But what I sense is unusual is I expected more people to be reading consistently from the best-seller list, nationally and locally. I come here frequently to get opinions of these books and I rarely see much readership of these titles. I do see a broad reading of various books but the titles and authors span any amount of time from the classics to current day titles, including some best-sellers. I guess I thought it would be more heavily dosed with the best-sellers as most long-term readers are basically up-to-date on most past published books.

But it is good to know that you exist and I do enjoy all reviews on all books. I will continue to check in and see what everyone thinks about the books they decide to read.

Perhaps with more time the size of this club will even grow more with readership. I hope people have not converted to other methods of entertainment and enlightenment, as I personally feel that reading is one of our greatest treasures as well as pleasures.

Blessings.

I actually don't understand the post. I'm not sure what your definition of a best seller is. I understand when someone says they are reading the most current book by a certain author and plenty of people post their reviews here on the latest book by their favorite author (Tana French, Stephen King, John Grisham, Kathy Reichs, M. C. Beaton, etc.etc).

I get almost all of my books from the library but I think we have a great mix here of people who read old stuff and people who read new stuff. I wouldn't change this thread for the world. But I think you could join in and give us your reviews of the latest best sellers you've read. Perhaps you would give us the needed encouragement so we would read them, too.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Judaline — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:53:27 GMT

On 10/2/2014 LoriLori said:
Jud, I think that's great advice, to start a thread.

My mother loves her Patterson and Cornwell and Stiart Woods and basically won't read anything without a serial killer in it, LOL. And she will only read hardcovers. They have gotten so expensive, and she reads them so quickly, that I wait a year or so till they're off the bestseller list and I get them for her used on Amazon. Usually the books are a penny, in "very good" condition, and the shipping is $3.99.

lori, your mom and I would get along great. Many times I have handed a librarian a book that has come in that I requested, and it's a paperback!!!!! (I'm kind of a "no.....wire.....hangers" person), very set in my ways. I will grab the paperback between my thumb and forefinger and dump it in her hands. Yuk!!!! I am such a snob. It's all I can do to read a library book with all the unspeakable things on some pages, and I sometimes will try and figure out what they are-orange juice? Blood? Unmentionables? Truly, it's hard for me, but I steel myself and just hope this one will be clean. Literally. Don't hate me folks, just pity me, hahahaha

Oh, I forgot! The serial killers! Got to have them, too~

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

BornToShop — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:38:11 GMT

I just finished THE GIRL WITH A CLOCK FOR A HEART which is a debut novel for author PETER SWANSON. This one jumps right from page 1. It's a crafty & a sexy journey that unfolds in a fresh & terrifying, irristible plot. I just learned this will be a movie in 2015. Anyone loving a fantastic mystery thriller will love this.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

sunala — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 03:38:17 GMT

hi HopeQ1 and welcome!

I think we are quite a diverse group from all across the USA, and have very different tastes in our reading.

I've been trying to expand my choice of books, but when I want to relax, I have to read what I'm most comfortable with, which is almost always fiction pertaining to slavery and race relations, the holocaust, books taking place during WWII either here or abroad, and books about Jewish families and customs. I enjoy mysteries but I'm not a mystery addict. I very very rarely read series, but I do read new books as well as the older ones. I enjoy John Grisham, Stephen King, Nelson DeMille, Elizabeth Berg and Anne Tyler, and will try my best to get those new books as soon as I can.

The thing is, I don't buy my books. For my whole life I've used the library but since I got my Kindle, I basically read eBooks. I get them from my library system, and they have a great selection of new books as well as older ones.

I get some of my best books from the recommendations of my reading pals right here. We have a wonderful, diverse group of friends and readers who are more than happy to share their reading experiences with the group. I've gotten some of my most favorite books from the recommendations right here.

I hope you'll join us and share your reading experience with us, and please feel free to start a thread. We have a whole board, so there is always room for a new thread about anything having to do with reading. I look forward to seeing you again!

Best regards, Sunny

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Judaline — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:01:04 GMT

sunny, I like a lot of the type books you like. I also see that besides Unbroken there is a new WWll movie coming this Oct starring Brad Pitt. I love these movies.

I love this thread, too. I have gotten soooooo many book ideas here. Books I never in a million years heard of. Rush Home Road ???? Whoever heard of this one? I did! Right here. And too many more to mention. Like the HSN slogan, "It's fun here.''

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Janey2 — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:16:01 GMT

First I have to say if I wanted to read only the "best sellers" I can go to The Times best seller list (which I look at every Sunday), or any other list to find out the popular and new books for the week. That's easy. I like to look at this thread to get a list of books I would never have heard of without checking this forum out. I have read some really good books that all of you have listed. Thank you!

This month I read Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham

The Promise by Ann Weisgarber

All I Know and Love by Judith Frank

Fast Track by Julie Garwood

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

SWEET — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:49:55 GMT

Ooops. Put my replay on September's thread but here it is again.

I finished The Arsonist - Sue Miller. I'm on the fence of liking it. It was part family/part arsonist. Liked the small town feel of this book but the ending was abrupt. Better than some of her other books I've read at least.

Starting Catching Air by Sarah Pekkanen next.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

smoky22 — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:20:27 GMT

I finished Middlemarch (George Eliot) and really enjoyed it. I'm going to try to read more of the classics that were free on my kindle.

I also read a couple of books by Josephine Tey, To Love and Be Wise and The Daughter of Time (truth is the daughter of time). Ms Tey does a wonderful job with characters. I have read that some consider the Daughter of Time to be the best mystery book ever written. You would have to be more interested in the Richard III time period than I am to think that, but I enjoyed it.

I'm currently reading The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush by Susan Wittig Albert. Also The Shifting Tide by Anne Perry (I love the William Monk books).

I have The Blood of an Englishman (newest Agatha Raisin) on waitlist at the library. I didn't know there was a newest Agatha Raisin until I read it here.

Re: What Are You Reading --- October 2014

Jessa9 — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:49:17 GMT

I started reading historic novels by Sandra Byrd. To Die for....Secret Keeper...Roses have Thorns....all excellent.