What Are You Reading?

I really need something to start reading to them at night. We have gotten away from that habit, and it is sad.

I am partially into it and so far it's just sort of erry, nothing too bad or inappropriate. But, it's a re-telling of a lot of fairy tales. Well, they're mixed into a new story.

Finished The Geometry of Sister, now reading Under the Dome by Stephen King (1074 pages !)

Angie wrote:I really need something to start reading to them at night. We have gotten away from that habit, and it is sad.

You should read them "A Little History of the World." It's the actual history of the world, told very beautifully as a "once upon a time..." story by E.H. Gombrich (best known for his art history book "The Story of Art"). I really enjoyed reading it as an adult, and have also bought it for a lot of parents.

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I finally finished my re-reads of Liars' Club and Cherry (both awesome!) and am now on to Mary Karr's new one, Lit!

Also reading "Doubting: Growing Through the Uncertainties of Faith" by Alister E. McGrath.

The Lightening Thief. I like it so far...

I've heard good things about that book Katy

I'm reading Naked by David Sedaris and I'm a little meh about it.

Katykc wrote:The Lightening Thief. I like it so far...

Ooooo! It's been out of stock the last two times I have looked for it at the library! Err! I wanna read it so bad!

meether369 wrote:

Katykc wrote:The Lightening Thief. I like it so far...

Ooooo! It's been out of stock the last two times I have looked for it at the library! Err! I wanna read it so bad!

If you haven't gotten it by the time I'm done... I can send it to youl

finished Mary Karr's "Lit" a couple of weeks ago. It was so great! Possibly her best book (and one of the more interesting, moving and powerful conversion stories I've read in a long time).

Now I'm reading Jhumpa Lahiri's "Unacustomed Earth" and enjoying it, though her writing can sometimes be very dry.

Bloodsucking Fiend by Christopher Moore... vampires in San Francisco

In keeping with my "reading things I should have read years ago" streak I'm reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time.

Bethany wrote:In keeping with my "reading things I should have read years ago" streak I'm reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time.

i never have read that.. but own all the mini-series

I've never seen the mini series either

Ahh, those books and movies (minus the third one) are both on my respective favs lists! I was born in the wrong era.

The Brother K - by David James Duncan

After 2 times through, this thing makes my top 5 works of fiction of all time!

I have that on my shelf but haven't ever read it. Good, eh?

i started reading Lit last night at the bookstore, and decided I am going to have to get it out of the library....I would buy it, but it was $26...too rich for my blood.

I got Liar's Club from the library but haven't started it yet.

I actually looked for it at the bookstore, but they didn't have it...I need to go to the library.

Reading, Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury. Just got it yesterday. Looks good!It's an oldie, from 1996.

meether369 wrote:I have that on my shelf but haven't ever read it. Good, eh?

it's a tome, but once it gets going, oh man... some lovely stuff in there. the family dynamic and character work is stunningly real. I weep openly reading this thing.

Pot stirrer or pot smoker?

TheGreat&TerribleBob wrote:Pot stirrer or pot smoker?

no, Bob...that's still you.

Angie wrote:

TheGreat&TerribleBob wrote:Pot stirrer or pot smoker?

no, Bob...that's still you.

Yeah, he's both. No OR about that one!