What are you reading? - Page 54

christie · 01-11-2012, 11:45 AM

I've been done with the Hunger Games - I was surprised at how quickly I blew through them. I've mentioned them to random strangers in airports. Sigh. I am such a nerd sometimes.

I am currently reading "At Risk" by Patricia Cornwell. For those who remember my vehemence about e-readers vs. books... I've surrendered and downloaded the Kindle app on the iPhone AND the iPad.

foxyshaman · 01-11-2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

Just finished reading

"Butterbox Babies" by Bette Cahill.

What an amazing and sad stories of babies that were sold and/or murdered in a home for unwed mothers in Nova Scotia.

It's a quick read if anyone is interested.

I read that, it is quite the story.

UofMfan · 01-11-2012, 01:32 PM

I need some good reading suggestions, please.

My son gave me an Amazon Gift Card for Christmas, which I am eager to use, and I am done reading all that I had previously downloaded.

christie · 01-11-2012, 02:32 PM

What genre do you enjoy?

One of my favorite authors is Jacqueline Carey - the Kushiel series is one that I can re-read over and over.

I also enjoyed "Room".

Sherri Reynolds lives here in VA and is, IMO, a wonderful southern author.

On my Kindle app waiting to be read are:

A Tinker's Damn
Keeper of Keys
Dead Wood
Big Lake
The Collectibles
The Wedding Gift

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Originally Posted by UofMfan

I need some good reading suggestions, please.

My son gave me an Amazon Gift Card for Christmas, which I am eager to use, and I am done reading all that I had previously downloaded.

UofMfan · 01-11-2012, 02:40 PM

I like magical realism, mystery, drama, basically anything that is intelligently written and I don't figure out the ending within the first few pages.

I will look those up, thank you.

Tawse · 01-11-2012, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by UofMfan

I like magical realism, mystery, drama, basically anything that is intelligently written and I don't figure out the ending within the first few pages.

I will look those up, thank you.

I love the Dresden File series... about a PI who also happens to be a Wizard. I believe there are 13 books at this time...

Maria · 01-11-2012, 04:02 PM

Still on the food science tip. After Gary Taubes' groundbreaking Why We Get Fat: And What To do About It, Wheat Belly is a quick read.

Greco · 01-14-2012, 01:50 PM

Picked-up Haruki Murakami's new book "IQ84"
willl crack its 900 pages open as soon as I finish

Paulo Coelho's "Las Valkiras"

Greco

ONLY · 01-14-2012, 02:11 PM

I am reading I think it is the 11th book of the "Anita Blake" series from Laurell K. Hamilton "Cerulean Sins"

I wanna that my girl for getting me HOOKED on the series

SoulShineFemme · 01-14-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ONLY

I am reading I think it is the 11th book of the "Anita Blake" series from Laurell K. Hamilton "Cerulean Sins"

I wanna that my girl for getting me HOOKED on the series

You are most welcome. Now just wait until you REALLY get into the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich.....

Ciaran · 01-14-2012, 02:19 PM

Currently reading - 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York

SoNotHer · 01-14-2012, 05:02 PM

"Sowing Seeds in the Desert by Masanobu Fukuoka - Chelsea Green

This revolutionary book presents Fukuoka’s plan to rehabilitate the deserts of the world using natural farming, including practical solutions for feeding a growing human population, rehabilitating damaged landscapes, reversing the spread of desertification, and providing a deep understanding of … read more."

Soon · 01-14-2012, 05:27 PM

MockingJay--the third book in the The Hunger Games trilogy

Liam · 01-14-2012, 05:29 PM

Empires, Nations & Families: A History of the North American West 1800-1860 by Anne F. Hyde

This book documents the broad family associations that crossed national and ethnic lines and that, along with the river systems of the trans-Mississippi West, formed the basis for a global trade in furs that had operated for hundreds of years before the land became part of the United States. It shows how the world of river and maritime trade effectively shifted political power away from military and diplomatic circles into the hands of local people, and reveals how, in the 1850's immigrants to these newest regions of the United States violently wrested control from Native and other powers, and how conquest and competing demands for land and resources brought about a volatile frontier culture.

I haven't finished this, but it is fascinating and very well written.

Semantics · 01-14-2012, 05:54 PM

The Taming of Chance (Ideas in Context) by Ian Hacking.

Interesting and well written, but I don't love it.

sanee66 · 01-14-2012, 08:34 PM

13 1/2 by Nevada Barr, pretty good so far.

PaPa · 01-19-2012, 05:59 PM

Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls.

Tawse · 01-20-2012, 07:04 AM

reading "Witch and Wizard" by James Patterson right now. 65% in and I still don't give a damn about any of the characters. Not a good sign. I think I'm just reading it cause I'm 65% done and I may as well finish it... kinda like a Saturday night date...

JustLovelyJenn · 01-20-2012, 09:49 AM

Yesterdays reading selections included Edgar Allen Poe's a Tell Tale Heart, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's The American Scholar.

I just love the early American Authors, they have so much passion, so much drive and such eloquence. If today's activists, or even politicians had even an eighth of their skill and determination and grace, the world would be a far different place.

Tawse · 01-20-2012, 09:55 AM

uhm... didn't Poe have a passionate relationship with Opium? lol

Or is that just an urban legend?

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Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

Yesterdays reading selections included Edgar Allen Poe's a Tell Tale Heart, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's The American Scholar.

I just love the early American Authors, they have so much passion, so much drive and such eloquence. If today's activists, or even politicians had even an eighth of their skill and determination and grace, the world would be a far different place.

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01-14-2012, 02:11 PM	#1069
ONLY Senior Member How Do You Identify?: well my girl calls me honeybear, sugarbear, sexy beast, hot tamale..... Preferred Pronoun?: female pronouns Relationship Status: Married to my Rare Beauty with a Beautiful Soul.....SS Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: eastern ontario, canada Posts: 2,783 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 975 Thanked 1,735 Times in 679 Posts Rep Power: 15139964	I am reading I think it is the 11th book of the "Anita Blake" series from Laurell K. Hamilton "Cerulean Sins" I wanna that my girl for getting me HOOKED on the series __________________ *"If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real. "*

01-14-2012, 05:02 PM	#1072
SoNotHer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Professional Sandbagger and Jenga Zumba Instructor Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: In the master control room of my world domination dreams Posts: 2,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 4,734 Times in 1,409 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Intelligent, inspiring, necessary "Sowing Seeds in the Desert by Masanobu Fukuoka - Chelsea Green This revolutionary book presents Fukuoka’s plan to rehabilitate the deserts of the world using natural farming, including practical solutions for feeding a growing human population, rehabilitating damaged landscapes, reversing the spread of desertification, and providing a deep understanding of … read more."

01-14-2012, 05:29 PM	#1074
Liam Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Guy Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him, His Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Evergreen State Posts: 2,269 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,865 Thanked 6,875 Times in 1,860 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Empires, Nations & Families: A History of the North American West 1800-1860 by Anne F. Hyde This book documents the broad family associations that crossed national and ethnic lines and that, along with the river systems of the trans-Mississippi West, formed the basis for a global trade in furs that had operated for hundreds of years before the land became part of the United States. It shows how the world of river and maritime trade effectively shifted political power away from military and diplomatic circles into the hands of local people, and reveals how, in the 1850's immigrants to these newest regions of the United States violently wrested control from Native and other powers, and how conquest and competing demands for land and resources brought about a volatile frontier culture. I haven't finished this, but it is fascinating and very well written. __________________ <3 Love is weird.

01-11-2012, 11:45 AM	#1061
christie Member How Do You Identify?: A Force with which to be reckoned Preferred Pronoun?: just be nice... Relationship Status: I call her Mine Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Transplanted to the PNW Posts: 1,246 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 2,476 Times in 706 Posts Rep Power: 14753262	I've been done with the Hunger Games - I was surprised at how quickly I blew through them. I've mentioned them to random strangers in airports. Sigh. I am such a nerd sometimes. I am currently reading "At Risk" by Patricia Cornwell. For those who remember my vehemence about e-readers vs. books... I've surrendered and downloaded the Kindle app on the iPhone AND the iPad.

01-11-2012, 01:32 PM	#1063
UofMfan Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: A very happy Mr. Grumpy Cat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Neither here or there Posts: 7,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 27,733 Thanked 18,935 Times in 4,705 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I need some good reading suggestions, please. My son gave me an Amazon Gift Card for Christmas, which I am eager to use, and I am done reading all that I had previously downloaded.

01-11-2012, 02:40 PM	#1065
UofMfan Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: A very happy Mr. Grumpy Cat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Neither here or there Posts: 7,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 27,733 Thanked 18,935 Times in 4,705 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I like magical realism, mystery, drama, basically anything that is intelligently written and I don't figure out the ending within the first few pages. I will look those up, thank you.

01-14-2012, 02:19 PM	#1071
Ciaran Member How Do You Identify?: Altocalciphilic Preferred Pronoun?: Papa Smurf Relationship Status: Curmudgeonous spinster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London (but from Belfast) Posts: 678 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 471 Thanked 3,654 Times in 602 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Currently reading - 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York

01-14-2012, 05:27 PM	#1073
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	MockingJay--the third book in the The Hunger Games trilogy

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01-19-2012, 05:59 PM	#1077
PaPa Senior Member How Do You Identify?: GQ Butch Daddy Relationship Status: A Very Protective BIG Daddy... Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,657 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,597 Thanked 5,871 Times in 1,530 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls.

01-20-2012, 07:04 AM	#1078
Tawse Member How Do You Identify?: TG Gender Queer Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 730 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 2,733 Times in 642 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	reading "Witch and Wizard" by James Patterson right now. 65% in and I still don't give a damn about any of the characters. Not a good sign. I think I'm just reading it cause I'm 65% done and I may as well finish it... kinda like a Saturday night date...

01-20-2012, 09:49 AM	#1079
JustLovelyJenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: That's Need to Know Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 4,478 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 12,464 Thanked 13,991 Times in 3,684 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Yesterdays reading selections included Edgar Allen Poe's a Tell Tale Heart, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's The American Scholar. I just love the early American Authors, they have so much passion, so much drive and such eloquence. If today's activists, or even politicians had even an eighth of their skill and determination and grace, the world would be a far different place. __________________ --Jenn

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