kappy22 1 Report post Posted July 8, 2009 I'm just finishing Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen. Slow for first 2/3rds and then it's hysterical for the last third ~ Especially if you really dislike telemarketers. :4biggrin: I read Skinny Dip last year and enjoyed that one more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fykeylicious 1,099 Report post Posted July 8, 2009 I'm reading THE IVY TREE by Mary Stewart and gearing up to read THE SECRET SPEECH by Tom Rob Smith (his follow up to CHILD 44) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bittermuch? 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2009 Is American Wife the Curtis Sittenfeld book about a character awfully similar to Laura Bush? Yes. I rather liked it and it was a quick read. Still reading Netherland because people won't let me read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoyaheel 1,874 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 I just finished Shanghai Girls by Lisa See. I really enjoyed it - it was a very quick read, and I found myself wishing it had been an epic. The style of storytelling was interesting - broad strokes (skipping over lots of time) mixed in with minute details. Sort of a hodgepodge. But I liked it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bette Davis 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2009 The Lady in Red by Hallie Rubenhold. 18th century divorce on acid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bittermuch? 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2009 Finished Lush Life by Richard Price last weekend - highly recommend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michellelbc 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein Probably the first book I've had to read in school that I actually found interesting. If your under 35 or even if your not you should get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GovMarley 90 Report post Posted March 3, 2010 Just finished "High on Arrival" and "Secrets She Left Behind". Both good. I hadn't read Diane Chamberlain before but I think I will check out more. Mackenzie Phillips's life was just fucked up. If even half of what I read is true, it's a miracle she isn't dead. And her dad....I don't have the words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 About to start "Bin Laden - The Man Who Declared War On America" by Yossef Bodansky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoyaheel 1,874 Report post Posted April 13, 2010 I know a lot of you didn't like (couldn't finish....) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, but I LOVED it. I'm now reading her 2nd novel, The Swan Thieves, and think it's wonderful. I haven't a clue what's going on but I can't stop reading! (Actually, I think the story line isn't quite as convoluted as the Historian was, and it's not as dense at the beginning which makes it easier to get into) I'm almost half way through it. Hopefully it will end as well as it has started! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Just finishing up The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and loving it! Next I want to read Shanghai Girls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoyaheel 1,874 Report post Posted April 18, 2010 Next I want to read Shanghai Girls.I enjoyed it and wished it had been longer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GovMarley 90 Report post Posted April 18, 2010 I've been on a reading spree while I'm waiting on the family to relocate to me at the end of May (more so than my usual reading), and I have been using the Goodreads.com app on my iPhone to keep me organized on my trips to the library, bookstore and Amazon. What a fantastic tool! If you haven't used Goodreads before, you should check it out. I just finished "Annie's Ghosts," a biography / family studies book about a man who was always told his mom was an only child, but found out after she died that she had a sister who had been institutionalized. Interesting journey he took to solve his family mystery. I also just finished "Songs Without Words" by Ann Packer. It was good, but not as great as "The Dive From Claussen's Pier," which I loved. I am currently reading "The BoneMan's Daughters" by Ted Dekker. And next on my shelf is "Sickened--the Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood" by Julie Gregory. I usually alternate between a fiction and a non-fiction to shake things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted April 19, 2010 Next I want to read Shanghai Girls.I enjoyed it and wished it had been longer! Good to know! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virginia4 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2010 I just read The Outcast by Sadie Jones. I couldn't put it down. I read it in 2 days. Very engrossing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akua123 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2010 The Value of Nothing by Raj Patel - very interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoyaheel 1,874 Report post Posted August 2, 2010 Just started Furious Love - about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - I think this is going to go fast - and be good! Reviews I've seen have all been good too..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bittermuch? 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Excerpt in Vanity Fair was a juicy read - tempted by the book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoyaheel 1,874 Report post Posted August 10, 2010 I loved it!! Finished it in 4 days. (work days - not vacation days ;-) I recommend it. Of course, I got mine at the library so it's no risk.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KikiTopaz 34 Report post Posted October 24, 2010 I just love this site. I am very interested in reading the Taylor/Burton story, Furious Love. Thanks for the recommendation! I had dinner at their villa in Puerto Vallarta once. It is owned by an eccentric woman with several small dogs. Hacienda San Angel, I will never forget it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GovMarley 90 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 I just finished "Every Last One" by Anna Quindlen. I went into it fairly blind, and I am emotionally wrecked right now. If you like family books that rip out your emotions, check this one out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Just finished reading Sea Glass by Anita Shreve (The Pilot's Wife, The Weight of Water). It takes place in 1929 and follows a newly wed couple as they deal with the fall out of the depression. There's something about how she deals with the people in her books that always keeps me intrigued. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted December 29, 2010 I began Water for Elephants yesterday and don't want to put it down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GovMarley 90 Report post Posted December 29, 2010 I liked it a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fykeylicious 1,099 Report post Posted December 29, 2010 I'm reading The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis and it's AWESOME! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
