I just finished The Thirteenth Tale which was our book club book. It was weird, but kept sucking me in! I'm glad I finished it, but never would have dreamed of the ending!

I am reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield as my main book. I had noticed that it is very populat at one of my local libraries and on BookReporter.com.

My listening-in-the-car book is by Simon Winchester. A Crack in the Edge of the World. It is about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. I have read and enjoyed previous books by Winchester - most notably The Professor and the Madman about the expansion of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The Thirteenth Tale revolves around one of my favorite subjects - books and authors.

Oh, pass it on - I'm going to meet a writer next week in Columbus who has been very encouraging to me. It's T.A. Barron. He writes books that probably appeal more to "young adults'. His The Lost Years of Merlin series has been acclaimed. If anyone would like a signed copy of one of his books - I'll be happy to do what I can.

Linda

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Originally posted by Preciousmew:
1. Key Lime Pie - Johanna Fluke (Stephanie Plum Series) - Fantastic as usual!!

I'm confused. Are there two different authors with a Stephanie Plum series? Janet Evanovich is the only one I've heard of.

I was just getting ready to post the same thing.

Dawn

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Originally posted by johnbol:
Yesterday, for my local library reading group, I started Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. [...] What a great read. This will not be the last Picoult book I read. She has a very illustrative way with words.


Linda: Very happy to hear this, as I have had this book on my amazon wish list for some time now because it was recommended to me (by whom, I have by now forgotten!).

Would you classify it as heavy/sad?

I just read this on my vacation. Loved it! I don't know if I would characterize it as heavy/sad but it is a sobering subject but really well written I think. It is a very interesting subject and I too enjoyed the family dynamics. I was surprised by the ending but not shocked if that makes any sense.

Peg

I started reading Jane Eyre. I have had it on my bookshelf for a while but just haven't picked it up until last night. I love reading classic books. Barnes and Noble has a display of many of them so I try to buy one each time I go.

Jill

Oops...I mean Hannah Swensen mystery series..

Heather

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Originally posted by Preciousmew:
1. Key Lime Pie - Johanna Fluke (Stephanie Plum Series) - Fantastic as usual!!

I'm confused. Are there two different authors with a Stephanie Plum series? Janet Evanovich is the only one I've heard of.

hehehe, We have another Stephanie Plum convert

I gave my sister #1 a couple of months ago and she just got around to reading it recently. Last Tuesday when she was here for dinner she took #2 and she just called and said she is ready for #3 when she comes tomorrow.

I think I had better give her several this time because it will be a month before she comes back again.

My reading recently has been books on Knitting but I also re-read a favorite of mine:
"The Cuckoo's Egg" by Cliff Stoll. From the back of the book:
"Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The Hacker's code name was "Hunter" - a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labyrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own, spying on the spy--and plunged into an incredible international probe that finally gained the attention of top U.S. counterintelligence agents. "The Cuckoo's Egg" is the wild and suspenseful true story-a year of deception, broken codes, satellites, missile bases, and the ultimate sting operation--and how one ingenious American trapped a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB. (copywright 1989)

I am not usually a "non-fiction" reader but I find this book fasinating enough to re-read it occasionally. It was even made into a semi-docudrama by NOVA on PBS but I don't remember the title of the NOVA episode. I do remember that the NOVA show did not do justice to the story in the book.

I am currently reading Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock. I'm only 7 chapters into it, so I can't really tell if it's going to be a "thriller" or not yet, but I am enjoying it so far, and like that I can't tell, yet, what is going to happen

Currently reading two books at the same time..

1. Key Lime Pie - Johanna Fluke (Stephanie Plum Series) - Fantastic as usual!!

2. Sisters - Daniel Steel..The story is hitting very close to home for me..I am enjoying it.

Heather

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Originally posted by SheriaVa:

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Originally posted by johnbol:
Yesterday, for my local library reading group, I started Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. [...] What a great read. This will not be the last Picoult book I read. She has a very illustrative way with words.

Linda: Very happy to hear this, as I have had this book on my amazon wish list for some time now because it was recommended to me (by whom, I have by now forgotten!).

Would you classify it as heavy/sad?

Sheri,

It is a very easy read, yet it's also thought provoking. I would not classify it as heavy (like James Joyce, for instance).

Going to the book discussion last night, before I finished the book, let me in on a few things that I didn't know yet. Some definites and some supposition on my part.

I did hear that Picoult's teenaged son read the book prior to its publication and he had tears in his eyes. I haven't gotten that far yet (I'm on 300 of 412, now).

I think you would like it, Sheri. It's thought provoking because it deals with a controversial issue. I also felt some of the family dynamics hit a bit close to home for me.

I think Judy (BrenauMom) would like it, too.

Linda

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Originally posted by johnbol:
Yesterday, for my local library reading group, I started Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. [...] What a great read. This will not be the last Picoult book I read. She has a very illustrative way with words.

Linda: Very happy to hear this, as I have had this book on my amazon wish list for some time now because it was recommended to me (by whom, I have by now forgotten!).

Would you classify it as heavy/sad?

Yesterday, for my local library reading group, I started Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper.

Oh!

My!

Gosh!

What a great read. This will not be the last Picoult book I read. She has a very illustrative way with words.

I didn't finish the book for the discussion last night, but I was more than half way through and that was all read between 10:30 and 6:30!

Linda

My current reading:

Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver

Trace by Patricia Cornwell

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer


The Deaver is my work book (read during lunch) and I'm moving right along and enjoying it. Deaver is my favorite author of the mystery/thriller genre.

The Cornwell is my car book (read while eating out or waiting in doctor's offices, etc.) and that one is going okay--I used to be a MAJOR Cornwell fan but I think she's gone downhill.

The Krakauer is my at home book (read at bedtime) and is VERY slow going. Slogging would be the most descriptive word. I've adored the other two books of his that I've read but this one is too bogged down in details.

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I'm getting ready to start "Beginner's Luck" by Laura Pedersen for my work book club.

Dawn

I am in the middle of this book now and am really enjoying it. There are some parts that really ask you to suspend logic and reality a bit, but it is really enjoyable.

A little bit "Evanovichish" in that can make what should be a really bad situation comical.

Dawn

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Originally posted by BrenauMom:
I am still ploughing thru "The Cat Who..." books I got for Christmas. They are good but not "omg, I can't put it down" great.

Linda-totally forgot to look for that book. I will try to get that done soon

Funny how opinions vary, because I LOVE "The Cat Who..." books and generally read them in abotu 2 days, because I can't put them down. Also, because I have been reading them for so many years, when a new one comes out, I feel like I'm catching up with old friends.

Dawn

I am still ploughing thru "The Cat Who..." books I got for Christmas. They are good but not "omg, I can't put it down" great. I will probably trade them off on the Paperback Book Swap site as I read them.

I haven't been reading as much lately. Been spending a lot of my "reading time" knitting instead.

Linda-totally forgot to look for that book. I will try to get that done soon

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Originally posted by johnbol:
I finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. It is purported to be the first full length detective novel written in 1868.

I would love for someone else to read this mystery and let me know what you thought. I have some strong opinions, but don't want to share for fear of ruining the book.

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Linda

I'll see if I can find it.

I finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. It is purported to be the first full length detective novel written in 1868.

I would love for someone else to read this mystery and let me know what you thought. I have some strong opinions, but don't want to share for fear of ruining the book.

Eventually, I plan to read The Lady in White, also by Collins and Robinson Crusoe which was referred to often in this book.

The book I will start at bedtime is by my favorite mystery author Carol O'Connell - Find Me.

I read Memory Keeper's Daughter last year. I really enjoyed it. It brought strong feelings.

Linda

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Originally posted by cobismom:
I finally did it! I joined a book club, or do you call it a reading group. I've wanted to do it for a long time, and just didn't. There are six of us, and we meet once a week to share about the current book. This month we are reading the B & N selection book, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. This is going to be an experience.

We're reading that book next month for our book club.

Dawn