Originally posted by Tayhudson: Sookie Stackhouse it the main character. The author is Charlaine Harris (I think that's her name ; ) but any search for the Sookie Stackhouse Novels will yield results.
I can't wait to get started!
Ha, see! I don't know that much about it. When I was reading Twilight, a friend said "Oh, my wife just got done reading the Sookie Stackhouse books." and I said "I'm not familiar with those" and he said "The True Blood show is based on those." So, I thought, ok I'll try those. I just like vampire books, so they sounded interesting.
Glad you straightened me out Brie. I'd feel stupid going to the library or bookstore and asking for the author Sookie Stackhouse.
Dawn[/QUOTE]
I highly recommend watching True Blood. The first season is out on DVD - it's Twilight for grown ups ; )
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Sookie Stackhouse it the main character. The author is Charlaine Harris (I think that's her name ; ) but any search for the Sookie Stackhouse Novels will yield results.
I can't wait to get started![/QUOTE]
Ha, see! I don't know that much about it. When I was reading Twilight, a friend said "Oh, my wife just got done reading the Sookie Stackhouse books." and I said "I'm not familiar with those" and he said "The True Blood show is based on those." So, I thought, ok I'll try those. I just like vampire books, so they sounded interesting.
Glad you straightened me out Brie. I'd feel stupid going to the library or bookstore and asking for the author Sookie Stackhouse.
Dawn
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire." anonymous
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Originally posted by Brie: I'm addicted to the HBO True Blood series and am about to start the Sookie Stackhouse novels that the series is based on.
You can see that I'm all about light summer reading right now : )
I'm glad you posted the author's name. I want to read those and all I could remember was Sookie, which made it hard to look them up at the library.
Dawn
Sookie Stackhouse it the main character. The author is Charlaine Harris (I think that's her name ; ) but any search for the Sookie Stackhouse Novels will yield results.
I can't wait to get started!
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
I just finished Falling by Olivia Liberty. Very well written, about a guy whose fiancée disappears and what happens after that.
Next on my list is Jeanette Winterson's Lighthousekeeping.
I recently finished Oscar Wao and I really enjoyed it. After that I tried Marguerite Duras' Emily L. and Georges Perec's Life A User's Manual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life:_A_User%27s_Manual). Duras was just irritating (faux artistic, can't really describe it) and Perec was too much for me right now.
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I'm addicted to the HBO True Blood series and am about to start the Sookie Stackhouse novels that the series is based on. Not very heavy reading but fun.
I'm also reading the new Jen Lancaster Book Pretty in Plaid.
You can see that I'm all about light summer reading right now : )
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
I'm reading The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos. It is so beautifully written. I love it. I think I love it even more since it takes place in Venezuela, so I'm reminded of things I haven't thought about for a long time. I can also visualize much of it very well, having been there.
Aside from that though, it is just an amazingly well written book.
Dawn
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire." anonymous
Posts: 4533 | Location: Indianapolis, IN | Registered: March 15, 2004
Finished Three Cups of Tea last night. What a phenomenal book about a man modeling love for his fellow man. I highly recommend it. I would hope government officials would read it before they drop any more bombs or employ troops.
Originally posted by p7eggyc: I'm hosting next month for Like Water for Elephants. Haven't started the book yet.
I LOVED Water for Elephants. I've read it three times.
Add me to the bandwagon. I loved it, too. Though I was VERY surprised a few months ago when, in a discussion with my fellow Amazon Vine reviewers, that book was heavily dissed. I can't remember why now...but I came out and admitted that I loved it anyway.
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Originally posted by p7eggyc: I read 3 Cups of Tea for my first book club meeting. Liked the book and totally loved the book club discussion. Something I've wanted to do for years. I'm hosting next month for Like Water for Elephants. Haven't started the book yet.
Peg
Oh, Peg!
I LOVED Water for Elephants. I've read it three times. Originally by myself, second for my book discussion and thirdly, exactly one year ago when a gf and I drove to Raleigh for my sis's birthday. We listened to the book on disc. It gets better each time I read it. I hope you enjoy it, too.
I read 3 Cups of Tea for my first book club meeting. Liked the book and totally loved the book club discussion. Something I've wanted to do for years. I'm hosting next month for Like Water for Elephants. Haven't started the book yet.
I am also planning to read Toss of A Lemon by Padma Viswanathan which is a story of an Indian family. I bought 2 copies for myself and a good friend for her birthday and we're going to read it together and then go to brunch. Might start that today. Can't seem to get into the other book I've been reading which I can't remember the title of! LOL Not a good sign.
Finished Be the Pack Leader by Cesar Milan. Enjoyed it. Was surprisingly well written. Even had pie charts explaining how to walk the dog. Sounds anal retentive and over-detail-oriented but then so am I so I could relate. LOL
Still working on Rinnavation by Lisa Rinna. It's not that big a book, but I just haven't been reading much lately. I like Lisa Rinna, but this book is NOT what it was pitched to be. The subtitle is "Getting Your Best Life Ever" and, if the book is really about that, I haven't gotten to it yet. All I've read so far is a lot of vanity-laden crap about face lotions, wrinkles, Botox, etc. Disappointing.
Recently started a book recommended and loaned by a friend/neighbor--When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin. It's a memoir about a white kid who grew up in Africa. Okay, but not a scintillating read so far for me.
Finally closing in on the latter part of Booked to Die by John Dunning. Enjoying it even more than most others of the Cliff Janeway series.
I recently picked up Evanovich's 13 and 14 but haven't read them yet. I see her 15 is out now. I used to be a rabid fan, but the blush is off the rose for me at this point.
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
Originally posted by johnbol: [...]Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich - no matter how bad the last one, I'm still compelled to read the latest Stephanie Plum. I read this one in one day and really liked it - especially so much better than Fourteen. I did notice that no cars were harmed in the making of Fourteen. She's back to norm in this latest one.
[...] Linda
Boy, I am so behind on this series. The last one I bought was Twelve Sharp and I can't remember if I finished it or not. I just can't seem to get into reading lately.
Are we falling behind on this topic? I guess this isn't really what KD is about. But I know there are a lot of readers out there.
So here's what I've read since I last posted here:
"I" is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - always a good read, or in my case a good listen.
Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff by Scholastic Books which should have signaled me it was a juvenile book - nothing new for me here.
East of the Sun by Julia Gregson - close to chick lit but still a decent read involving 3 girls who travel from England to India in the 1920s for the wedding of one of the girls.
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli - I loved Bertinelli (watched One Day at a Time religiously) until I read this book. One more shallow celebrity memoir.
Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love by Myron Uhlberg - an endearing memoir. Uhlberg not only was his parents' translator with the hearing world but was also protector of his younger brother who had epilepsy. Reading about his translation of a boxing match he listened to so he could translate for his dad is priceless.
The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems by Billy Collins - my favorite living poet (other than me!). The bob Newhart of poetry.
A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures by Quinn Bradlee - the son of Ben Bradlee, former editor of the Washington Post and Sally Quinn was born with a myriad of physical challenges. As a teacher of ld students and the wife and mother of two more, I understood and saw pitfalls. He's not the greatest writer, but the story is good.
Things that Made Us [Sic]: The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World by Martha Brockenbrough - The author sends letters on behalf of SPOGG pointing out offenses to our language. She includes some in this funny, but serious book. She might get her points across through her humor.
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard - is a coming of age story about 13-year-old Henry whose parents are divorced. His life is changed by a man they meet in the grocery and bring home. I really enjoyed this one - different plot, but I was engrossed.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich - no matter how bad the last one, I'm still compelled to read the latest Stephanie Plum. I read this one in one day and really liked it - especially so much better than Fourteen. I did notice that no cars were harmed in the making of Fourteen. She's back to norm in this latest one.
Working on Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, We Are Sisters by Dee Brestin and The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
