What book are you reading?

riotgrl wrote: »

Anita Diamant's The Red Tent

Loved that book! Heard they are making a TV movie, I think. Not interested.
Right now I am reading the funnies by J Robert Lennon. Quirky, light reading.

he.who.forgets wrote: »

After I finish Gaiman's American Gods, I'm starting The Martian by Andy Weir

Good choice - an excellent book.

I just started The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey (who by the way is an interesting writer, originally self-published on Amazon but made the leap to best-seller lists). A couple of pages in is this little paragraph made me smile:

"My mother was from Antigua, a small island in the Caribbean. She used to say her greatest find was my father, this crazy white shell who washed up on the beach one day. She said if you put your ear up to him you could hear traffic and car horns and people from Boston talking funny."

ldent42 wrote: »

River's Song by Melody Carlson.

book had a cute story, thought it was poorly written. So I was enjoying it up until the last 2-3 chapters. Then it seemed to floor it right over a cliff. And it turns out it's the first in a series!

I need to get back into my comfort zone. Probably going to read Percy Jackson or HHGTTG again.

http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2015/02/03/breaking-news-harper-lee-to-publish-a-second-novel/

You could hear the audible gasps at the Southern Living offices this morning when we saw the Tweet:

This, of course, is major. Lee is legendary for having published the Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1960, and never publishing another book. Until now. The novel, called “Go Set a Watchman,” was written in the 1950s and is a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” According to her publisher, the 304-page book will be released July 14 and will reveal Scout’s life as an adult woman. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1950s.

In the meantime, for more on Lee, read our guide to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and learn about our July 2014 Sip & Flip Book: “Spend A Day With Harper Lee.”

We get to learn what happened to Scout. It’s going to take a minute to let this news sink in. Who is joining us in counting down to July 14?

he.who.forgets wrote: »

http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2015/02/03/breaking-news-harper-lee-to-publish-a-second-novel/

You could hear the audible gasps at the Southern Living offices this morning when we saw the Tweet:

This, of course, is major. Lee is legendary for having published the Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1960, and never publishing another book. Until now. The novel, called “Go Set a Watchman,” was written in the 1950s and is a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” According to her publisher, the 304-page book will be released July 14 and will reveal Scout’s life as an adult woman. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1950s.

In the meantime, for more on Lee, read our guide to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and learn about our July 2014 Sip & Flip Book: “Spend A Day With Harper Lee.”

We get to learn what happened to Scout. It’s going to take a minute to let this news sink in. Who is joining us in counting down to July 14?

Very interesting, look forward to reading!

he.who.forgets wrote: »

http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2015/02/03/breaking-news-harper-lee-to-publish-a-second-novel/

You could hear the audible gasps at the Southern Living offices this morning when we saw the Tweet:

This, of course, is major. Lee is legendary for having published the Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1960, and never publishing another book. Until now. The novel, called “Go Set a Watchman,” was written in the 1950s and is a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” According to her publisher, the 304-page book will be released July 14 and will reveal Scout’s life as an adult woman. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1950s.

In the meantime, for more on Lee, read our guide to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and learn about our July 2014 Sip & Flip Book: “Spend A Day With Harper Lee.”

We get to learn what happened to Scout. It’s going to take a minute to let this news sink in. Who is joining us in counting down to July 14?

Wow.

I wonder if it can live up to the hype it will certainly get. And I also wonder why it was never published until now.

^^ Went to add to Wishlist and it said this item was already in Wishlist.

I wish I liked Nick Hornby as much as everyone else. I liked Fever Pitch. I love Fallon but that movie ruined the hell out of the book. I read High Fidelity (another movie that I felt hit way below the mark, although I also love Jack Black) and thought that was OK. Haven t enjoyed the few others I tried. Glad you love him and laughed at your blog post.

Finished the Gustav Dore book, now on to Prince Edward Island: An Illustrated History by Douglas Baldwin. So far it's a relatively light look at the history of one of Canada's gems.