What Are You Reading?

AlethiaSi · #1 05-06-2007, 11:38 PM

the secret...
well its short, so i read it (i saw the movie, and its basically the movie, just in print) but i've been flipping through it almost everyday
i recommend it, a little cheesy at times, but the message is awesome

OneTimeSBX · #2 05-07-2007, 12:32 PM

uummm, judging from some of the other books, should i be reading classics and bestsellers? because frankly, they bore me. unless someone has any really good suggestions.

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

gosh, i feel like the kids at the end of Reading Rainbow! i always wanted to review a book on there...that was like my 10 year old fantasy! i would practice in front of the mirror lol!

BetteDavisEyes · #3 05-07-2007, 12:52 PM

I am rereading The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. It is one of my favorite books especially the story Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. It never fails to send chills up my spine when I read that.

I'm trying to get a hold of the book Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. I want to read it b/c I've heard a lot of interesting commentary on this book.

Drolefille · #4 05-07-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

uummm, judging from some of the other books, should i be reading classics and bestsellers? because frankly, they bore me. unless someone has any really good suggestions.

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

gosh, i feel like the kids at the end of Reading Rainbow! i always wanted to review a book on there...that was like my 10 year old fantasy! i would practice in front of the mirror lol!

I find most classics and bestsellers boring. It's only occasionally that, IMO, the general public has good enough taste for me to like a best seller.

What kind of books do you like cause I bet we could make recommendations.

ETA: Oh, and now I'm reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete protection from the living dead It's also written by Max Brooks so I went ahead and read it now. In the daylight...

BetteDavisEyes · #5 05-07-2007, 01:07 PM

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ETA: Oh, and now I'm reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete protection from the living dead It's also written by Max Brooks so I went ahead and read it now. In the daylight...

I HAVE THAT BOOK! Mike gave it to me as a gag gift b/c he knows I'm convinced that zombies will one day walk the earth so we need to be prepared. I don't want to get caught with no plan like in all the zombie movies I secretly love.

I'm such a dork.

AlphaFrog · #6 05-07-2007, 01:24 PM

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the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd (started it last night, love it so far)

Great book, I loved it. Her followup novel (The Mermaid Chair), however, I have not heard great things about

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Wicked: The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West

I would have enjoyed it more if I had known it was NOTHING like the musical.

I don't really have time for full books right now, but I read Psalms, Proverbs, etc outloud to my daughter in Spanish & English. I have one of those stacked Spanish/English bibles, and I love it.

susan314 · #7 05-07-2007, 01:48 PM

I love to read, but don't have time to enjoy a book very often right now. (My 2 toddlers + a reading habit aren't very compatible.

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I did have the opportunity to read a novel last week though. (My in-laws kept the kids overnight while I was having a medical procedure. Being able to indulge in a novel almost made the experience not unpleasant.

) It was Blood Orange by Drusilla Campbell. I picked it up awhile ago, because the back cover intrigued me. (The idea of a missing child is heartbreaking to me - I also follow the Project Jason website and blog.)

Anyhow, the book took a lot of twists and turns, and didn't go quite in the direction I would have anticipated from the blurb on the back cover. However, it was an enjoyable read - I have a few minor complaints about certain parts, but since this isn't a full scale book review I won't go into all that.

Even though the book actually wasn't about what I had expected, it was a good way to indulge myself for the day.

Drolefille · #8 05-07-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

I HAVE THAT BOOK! Mike gave it to me as a gag gift b/c he knows I'm convinced that zombies will one day walk the earth so we need to be prepared. I don't want to get caught with no plan like in all the zombie movies I secretly love.

I'm such a dork.

Then you MUST read World War Z

honeychile · #9 05-09-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

uummm, judging from some of the other books, should i be reading classics and bestsellers? because frankly, they bore me. unless someone has any really good suggestions.

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

gosh, i feel like the kids at the end of Reading Rainbow! i always wanted to review a book on there...that was like my 10 year old fantasy! i would practice in front of the mirror lol!

Read what you enjoy - that's what it's all about!

Thanks for the suggestion of "Under the Banner of Heaven". As an amateur genealogist, I deal with more than my share of LDS, and I try to keep a respectful but honest opinion.

I'm another fan of Alison Weir - but I'll read almost anything about the Tudors.

For those who like David Baldacci, try Brad Thor and Vince Flynn, too. Vince Flynn is almost scary, when you see the year of a copyright and then what happened IRL later! My uncle & I switch these books back & forth a lot!

SWTXBelle · #10 09-14-2007, 05:35 PM

Let's see, I've recently read

Innocent Traitor - Allison Weir (Lady Jane Grey - historical fiction and very well-done) I too love me some Tudors.

The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell - very important book if you are at all interested in the spread of ideas, fads, etc.

Birth - Tina Cassidy. No, not a how to - but a discussion of how the way we handle birth has changed - great if you like social history.

Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott - I love her writings on faith. Here she tackles how to write - and does so brilliantly. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be a better writer.

btb87 · #11 09-14-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

I have about 40 pages left of Cupcake Brown's book - I have no words! She is TRULY amazing! I couldn't even wait to finish the book and went to the website a couple of weeks ago and looked at the pictures of some of her VIPs. I am going to recommend this book to one of my former Counseling instructors so she can suggest that her Substance abuse classes read this in their "spare" time.