Sue Grafton
 

After years of not reading her for some forgotten reason, just started A is for Alibi! $1.99 on Nook - by the time I get to X it will be $1.99 too!!!!

Carl Hiaasen's Skin Tight. Boomer (one of my favorite TOTV posters) introduced me to Carl and I can't get enough of his books.

I know this sounds weird but my granddaughter gave me twilight....finished it in five hours non stop..starting new moon as i write.

Recently read The Confession by John Grisham. Speaks volumes about Texas "justice".

Just started reading Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly. It was recommended for Catholics who need a refresher. It's available as a Kindle version or you can get a free copy from
www.dynamiccatholic.com

A Dog's Purpose by W Bruce Cameron-a book for anyone who has ever loved a dog. Touching, funny, sad.

Bonnie by Iris Johansen-Finally, answers to all the questions.

[U]The Resolution for Men. Incredible book on being a husband, father, and grandfather. Can't put it down.

I recommend a book titled "Room" by Emma Donaghue. I was fascinated by the story. I usually read chick lit or Grisham-type books. So this was a bit different for me. I read it without stopping, and I still think about it.

Just finished "Middlesex". A great read!

Just finished "No Ordinary Time" chronicalling the war years and the lives of Eleanor and FDR by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

I am fascinated by the amount of research that goes into these type of books. She also wrote "Team of Rivals" about Lincoln's contentious cabinet members.

She is an amazing writer.

Great ideas, thanks.
 

I recently finished "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand," about racism, immigrant assimilation and the class system in Britain, fairly current time-frame. Enjoyed it a lot.

One of the best books ever! The author just came out with a new book but I haven't read it yet.:coolsmiley:

Just read ROOM also. Fascinating story, great writer.
Major Pettingrew I listened to on tape, it was a treat.
Any takers for getting a Book Club together?

One of the best books ever
 

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and the sequel World Without End

Of course all if his spy novels are great and have become classics. Neither of the above are spy novels although there is much intrigue.:coolsmiley:

Book club
 

Yes yes yes--am leaving one I have been in for years in Miami --will be in TV in two weeks and will be looking for a book club --my new neighbor might be interested also.:coolsmiley:

I'm so happy that someone liked "Room". I thought the author was so talented, to write a book from the perspective of a small child about such an unusual subject.

Count me in as a Book Club wanabee! Reading is my favourite pastime. I haven't joined a bookclub yet, as I'm seasonal.

Virtual or Real?
 

I am already in 2 book clubs in TV, not sure I could handle any more, but maybe. . . Anyone ever been involved in an online book club?

The Night Circus - a very good read. Well written, imaginative, and mesmerizing. Read the dust cover before buying but at least look at it.

Book Club
 

I'm seasonal too Barefoot. Let's do it anyway.
Shall we name some books we'd like to read or have read and start a plan?
I met a woman yesterday at Toning Circuit in Mulberry who wants to start a club too. That's already 4 or 5 of us. Makes a club in my book....get it?..... book...

Any James Patterson book. If you like murder mysteries you can't go wrong. They make my heart beat fast when I read them. Suspenseful.

Love this author!

Oprah recommended this book for her book club.

11/22/63 by Stephen King - what if Kennedy had lived? Not the usual King book at all - fascinating read that you don't want to end.

Just finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo", "The Girl Who Played with Fire", "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest" for the second time. Great books. The first was very hard to get into until the first 100 pages were history. Then the rest was a great read. The movies (Swedish version) were good. The GWTDT was also a good American movie but only if you read the book. I could see it was hard to follow if the book was not read.

John Grishim - The Litigators
 

Just finished it. Couldn't wait to find out what happened at the end. Good story.

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon.

Just finished The Night Circus and The Hunger Games. Liked them both.

Just finished Diedrich Bonnehoefer Pastor,Spy. It was a great read about life in Pre World War 2 Germany and the war years. This book highlighted what happened to the church and its pastors including Bonnhoefer under Hitler.

book club
 

Count me in if you start a book club. We'll arrive Feb 1 to take possession of our sens... er, new house.

I heard there's a great new library down by the new sections somewhere.

book club
 

Would also be interested in joining a book club. Already belong to Bookworms (membership is closed now...too many members). I'd like to belong to two clubs. Send me a private message if you are starting a club or know of another one I could join. Thanks.

That would be three of us! :coolsmiley:

We move in the 1st of march!

When we become frogs, I want to join the book club too!

I just started reading, Fall of Giants by Ken Follet. It's an historical novel and the first of a trilogy than spans the 20th century. So far, I'm loving it!

My book club in ATL, which is on it's 14th year, just finished reading a series of short stories focused on The Seven Deadly Sins.

book club
 

:agree:
I too am interested in joining a book club.

Tap Room Tales
 

Just read Tap Room Tales by Chuck Acquisto: downloaded for Kindle...also available for Nook and the IPad...great read!!

It's a fun history of Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with stories and quotes from some of the players and people directly involved in making this a major event

The Silent Girl
 

i just read The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen - If you like mysteries you will enjoy this - I found it hard to put down.

Run into a period yet?

Yes, yes, Tess Gerritsen is one of my faves. Now I'm reading the Alex Cross series from James Patterson - read Kill Alex Cross, then thought I'd "catch up" and start at the beginning. "24 Hours" by Greg Iles was definitely a read that hard to put down...give it a try....it'll keep you on the edge on your seat.

A Stolen Life - By Jaycee Dugard
 

To my great surprise my family gave me a Kindle Touch 3G for Christmas. I downloaded a couple of short stories for $2.00 each. Today I downloaded A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. I'm only about 10% of the way into this book which recounts Jaycee's 18 year ordeal of her abduction at the age of 11 by a pedophile sex offender and his wife who are now deservedly serving life sentences in California prisons. So far it's a compelling survival story written by a young woman who is trying to overcome her years of imprisonment.

Side note: It's amazing how many books these e-readers can store. According to the Amazon web site, the Kindle Touch 3G can store 3,000 books. I told my sister that by the time her 4th grader starts high school, I'm predicting that all of her textbooks for school will be on an e-reader. No more lugging around heavy books in a backpack.

I just finished "Learn Me Good" by John Pearson. The book was a free download from Amazondotcom last week, so I downloaded it to the Kindle app on my Android tablet. I don't have an e-reader yet.

This is the first complete book I've read electronically, and I'm still not sure if I like reading this way. I did love being able to read in bed without a book light (the tablet is back-lit), but I really missed 'feeling' how far along I was in the book. I found myself asking, "Where am I? Am I near the end?" Yes, there's a percentage bar, but 85% doesn't register in my brain the same way that the thickness of the pages did. Plus, there were a few blank pages before the final chapter, which threw me off. I'm easily confused... :laugh:

Back to the book. The story is about an engineer who was laid off and took a job teaching third grade in Dallas. The book is a series of emails to his ex-cohorts at his old engineering company. He writes about his experiences as a new teacher, his students, their parents, the school district... Overall, it was an interesting (and funny!) book. If you can still get it for free, it's worth every penny! :icon_wink:

Fairy Tale Interrupted
 

I'm now reading Fairy Tale Interrupted - A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss, by RoseMarie Terenzio. The author was the personal assistant to John F. Kennedy Jr. during the last 5 years of his life. Interesting, not too gossipy. I wonder what would have happened if JFK Jr. had not died in that plane crash with his wife and sister-in-law in 1999.

Thanks to your post I downloaded the book also. My husband is an engineer and I have worked in several facets of education (now consulting) so I related to it. Well written with humor throughout.