What are you reading? - Page 428

norealityhere · 06-09-2009, 04:17 PM

Well after all the recommendations on this site, I am going to reserve "the Help" at the library, as well.

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obsession57 · 06-09-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by inthegarden

Well, I've been on the waiting list since you first posted your recommendation. I was curious since I grew up in Jackson MS in the 60's.

Please give us your take on the book when you're done! And I waited so long for my copy of the book that I'd forgotten that I had it on hold and tried to reserve it a second time!

Thanks everyone for the Kristen Hannah suggestions. True Colors, her newest, looks good, too. I hadn't heard of this author until Firefly Lane.

NJ EJ · 06-09-2009, 08:57 PM

Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir, by Christopher Buckley. It's as funny as any of his fiction, although it's mostly about the death of his parents who passed less than a year apart.

MotherSister · 06-10-2009, 05:00 PM

I'm about 50 pages into The Little Giant of Aberdeen County. It's slow going. I think the first-person omniscient narrator is hanging me up; it gives everything a sense of self-importance that's a turn-off for me. I'm going to stick with it and hope the plot kicks in soon, because the jacket description is really compelling, and it's got Crit's strong recommendation.

Meanwhile, I'm flying through Joe College. I am really impressed by Tom Perrotta's ability to draw vulnerable characters without running the sentiment into the ground. And I agree with AJane too; he's extremely good at presenting flaws in a very stark but generous way.

obsession57 · 06-11-2009, 04:49 PM

Went to the library this a.m. and checked out Joe College and another book called 19th Wife, about a Mormon woman. Saw it at a bookstore yesterday and it looked intriguing.

CaliLily · 06-11-2009, 07:53 PM

I just made a trip to the book store and bought Stephanie Meyer's The Host. It sounds interesting, has anyone read it?

I also got the next Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) Finally! Cannot wait to start.

brunette trixie · 06-11-2009, 08:26 PM

I've started Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. It's a novel that follows the contestants on show very much like "The Amazing Race". I'm enjoying it very much so far.

A book I didn't enjoy at all was Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz. It was almost as cheesy as its title. Yeck.

NJ EJ · 06-11-2009, 09:01 PM

I'm about to start Finger Lickin' Fifteen. [Shout out to Stephanie Plum fans.]

lildago · 06-11-2009, 10:02 PM

I thought the new Plum novel was coming out on the 23rd. You've got a copy already?

I'm reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.

NJ EJ · 06-11-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lildago

I thought the new Plum novel was coming out on the 23rd. You've got a copy already?

I'm reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.

I got distracted & completely botched the post. I meant to write that I'm about to start The Scarecrow (new Michael Connelly) & that I'm hoping next book is the new Janet Evanovich.

Thanks for keeping me honest!

06-09-2009, 04:17 PM	#4271
norealityhere Remembering Zac Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,522	Re: What are you reading? Well after all the recommendations on this site, I am going to reserve "the Help" at the library, as well. __________________ To Thine Own Self Be True

06-09-2009, 08:57 PM	#4273
NJ EJ Éirinn go Brách Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 689	Re: What are you reading? Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir, by Christopher Buckley. It's as funny as any of his fiction, although it's mostly about the death of his parents who passed less than a year apart.

06-10-2009, 05:00 PM	#4274
MotherSister Hopey Changey Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 2,639	Re: What are you reading? I'm about 50 pages into The Little Giant of Aberdeen County. It's slow going. I think the first-person omniscient narrator is hanging me up; it gives everything a sense of self-importance that's a turn-off for me. I'm going to stick with it and hope the plot kicks in soon, because the jacket description is really compelling, and it's got Crit's strong recommendation. Meanwhile, I'm flying through Joe College. I am really impressed by Tom Perrotta's ability to draw vulnerable characters without running the sentiment into the ground. And I agree with AJane too; he's extremely good at presenting flaws in a very stark but generous way. __________________ After this, Tyler Perry will adapt the works of Audre Lorde; tentative title: "The Master's Tools Are Gonna Build a Sunroof for My Big A** House."

06-11-2009, 04:49 PM	#4275
obsession57 FORT Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 49	Re: What are you reading? Went to the library this a.m. and checked out Joe College and another book called 19th Wife, about a Mormon woman. Saw it at a bookstore yesterday and it looked intriguing.

06-11-2009, 07:53 PM	#4276
CaliLily FORT Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Age: 24 Posts: 656	Re: What are you reading? I just made a trip to the book store and bought Stephanie Meyer's The Host. It sounds interesting, has anyone read it? I also got the next Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) Finally! Cannot wait to start.

06-11-2009, 08:26 PM	#4277
brunette trixie FORT Fogey Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,204	Re: What are you reading? I've started Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. It's a novel that follows the contestants on show very much like "The Amazing Race". I'm enjoying it very much so far. A book I didn't enjoy at all was Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz. It was almost as cheesy as its title. Yeck.

06-11-2009, 09:01 PM	#4278
NJ EJ Éirinn go Brách Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 689	Re: What are you reading? I'm about to start Finger Lickin' Fifteen. [Shout out to Stephanie Plum fans.]

06-11-2009, 10:02 PM	#4279
lildago gypsy soul Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,868	Re: What are you reading? I thought the new Plum novel was coming out on the 23rd. You've got a copy already? I'm reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. __________________ "I would wear him like a scrunchie."