What are you reading now? #2

[Chloe]

OLD THREAD (http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38886)

The old thread was hugeee, so I think we need a new one! :)

I'm reading Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur right now. It's an odd book about vampires and werewolves, a bit like like Twilight, only a lot more raunchy. :lol: I turned a friend onto the Twilight series and in turn, she lent me this series. It's amazing so far! It's a bit fun, because the vampires are gross and smelly in this, while the werewolves are the more civil ones. Lots of "mating", but it's a good book. :lol:

[Taminar]

"Full Exposure" by Diana Duncan. It's part of a Harlequin series, set on a cruise ship. They're all different stories, tied together by a bit of a mystery thread. The series has a book a month for a year, which is kind of a neat concept. The books themselves are uneven, as far as how interesting the stories are, but this one is going to tie up one of the major mysteries that's been going on through the whole thing, so it's pretty good.

[Daydreamer]

I'm reading at the moment The Hobbit from Tolkien & The catcher in the Rye from Salinger

[Steeph_]

Still reading Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

[GuessGirl]

Eclipse-Stephenie Meyer

[sandram38]

Anyone like Lisa Jackson?

[ChrisCapulet]

Haunted by Melinda Metz, quite an interesting series that one

Does anyone here read the CHERUB books?

[OCallyFaN80]

I'm reading multiple books at this point. I got Jumper, The Golden Compass, Twilight, and continuing on with my Gossip Girl series. :)

[ChrisCapulet]

I'm reading multiple books at this point. I got Jumper, The Golden Compass, Twilight, and continuing on with my Gossip Girl series. :)

Is The Gold Compass good? There's a lot of contradictions about that book and the movie of it.

Twilight, the Vampire book? I've got that, gotta get through like 6 books first though.

[OCallyFaN80]

Is The Gold Compass good? There's a lot of contradictions about that book and the movie of it.

Twilight, the Vampire book? I've got that, gotta get through like 6 books first though.

Eh, honestly, I don't really like it. But apparently, if your into fantasy and Lord of the Rings type thing, then you should go for it. But as what I heard about the comparison of the book and movie, TOTALLY different. The movie supposibly cut out the good parts from the book.

And yes.. Pretty much the same here. But I'm going to try my best to read it alongside with the others because I hear the book is just amazing. The Golden Compass is from my English class and Jumper is for my Astronomy class and then I have to write a 10 page essay on it. RIDONKULOUS! :lol:

[ChrisCapulet]

Eh, honestly, I don't really like it. But apparently, if your into fantasy and Lord of the Rings type thing, then you should go for it. But as what I heard about the comparison of the book and movie, TOTALLY different. The movie supposibly cut out the good parts from the book.

And yes.. Pretty much the same here. But I'm going to try my best to read it alongside with the others because I hear the book is just amazing. The Golden Compass is from my English class and Jumper is for my Astronomy class and then I have to write a 10 page essay on it. RIDONKULOUS! :lol:

Okay.. I'm not gonna go anywhere near Golden Compass then - I fell asleep watching LOTR on movie, and I read one sentence of the first book and I just gave it straight back to my friend.

Unlucky about the essay, here we get essays where we have limits of no more than like 8 pages or we fail automatically.. Which is kinda weird but it's okay for us XD

[TutorGossipGURL]

hey everyone ... right now i am reading pride and prejudice for the 4th time but reading it everytime is amzing and i enjoy it every much
now after i finish this one i am going to read sense and sensibility

[Katherine]

^^^ No-one should ever tire in reading Pride & Prejudice.
I actually started reading that a couple of weeks ago but then Harry Potter was on TV and I started reading that again.

[lavendot]

DEMOCRACY by Joan Didion.

[Serena/Nate]

The Vampire Diaries (book series) by L.J. Smith

[Steeph_]

New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

[OCallyFaN80]

^ :D

"New Moon" by Stephanie Meyer

[xgoslinglovex]

Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler :D

[timekiller0]

Gone with the Wind. Book 2.

[lavendot]

'The Assignment' by Friedrich Durrenmatt. It's pretty pretentious and definitely not one of my favorites. I'll probably only finish it because it's super duper short.

[twinreader]

I just bought Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolf. I don't usually buy short story collections, but I heard him interviewed on NPR and it sounded interesting.

Chloe - if you like supernatural books you might try the Charles DeLint books. He is pretty good. Try the Newford series - he mixes together all kinds of mythologies (Celtic, Native American, etc.) It matters if you get the order right though - he has a website that lists them.

[Trina]

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening & The Struggle - L.J. Smith

- The person at the book said I'd like it if I love Twilight, so I am looking forward to reading more so far it's good. I can't help but compare it to Twilight all the time, as I read, I compare the characters and scenes and what not :lol:

[LauzG]

The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy Book Three - Trudi Canavan

Oohh Trina, my sister bought those because it was recommended to her (because of Twilight), I gave them a quick read as the series goes on it goes a bit above and beyond...but it's cheesy, good light reading.

[Katherine]

I'm still re-reading my Harry Potter books. I'm up to The Half Blood Prince now.

[twinreader]

Just finished Tell Me Where It Hurts, a book by a vet about his experiences with animals and their owners.

It is really good, but made me weepy remembering when my dog was put down.

Still, excellent read. I hope he writes another one!

[LauzG]

Vampire Academy and Frost Bite -Richelle Mead Both very enjoyable

^Trina, you might like these books too :) They're good, not Twilight but still good!!

[Serena/Nate]

the 4th and last book of The Vampire Diaries

[seth_is_my_baby]

namedropper by emma forrest

its alright.. a bit slow, but i think i'm not enjoying it as much as i should cos i keep stopping and starting it.

[schnoodle]

Lavendot - did you read Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking"?

[GuessGirl]

The Lovely Bones-Alice Sebold

[GuessGirl]

The A-List: California Dreaming-Zoey Dean

[twinreader]

Just finished Physik by Angie Sage. Good, but not as good as Flyte.

[Dying 2 Live]

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

[LauzG]

The Host - Stephenie Meyer

[comatose]

The Lovely Bones.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuch a good book!

[twinreader]

I am taking a break from serious reading. My neighbor was moving & gave me a big bag of trashy summer reading books. Yummy.

[Panda]

The Guardian -- Nicholas Sparks

[GuessGirl]

Murder on the Orient Express--Agatha Christie

[twinreader]

Up Close & Dangerous by Linda Howard. Good, but not beach reading.

[LauzG]

All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris

[rachelfan88]

Emma - Jane Austen

HP & GOF I used Harry to feel better =)

[Sanne!]

New Moon - Stephenie Meyer.

But ehh, skipping the parts without Edward, 'cause it's making me depressed.

[Danizinha]

I've just started reading Twilight - Stephenie Meyer :)

[love-dom-monaghan]

^^same here :D
i'm reading Twilight right now, i just started two days ago, and i'm addicted! :D

[twinreader]

Thin Air by Rachel Caine. I love her Weather Warden series.

[ky2here]

candy everybody wants - josh kilmer-purcell. Kind of fun, not as good as his first memoir ' i am not myself these days'.

[Sophie_]

I have recently been going through my older books - and have been reading the Making Out series By Katherine Applegate. I need help, for a university project...

Which book does Benjamin regain his sight?

Please any answers - or better yet - the book itself would be so, so greatly appreciated! Thank you.

p.s I have also been reading "the curious incident of the dog in the night time" - going on about older books. Genius.

[Panda]

Are you there Vodka? It's me Chelsea -- Chelsea Handler

[GuessGirl]

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

[zealousheart]

So my summer reading is two books. Brave New World (Alduos Huxley (?)) which I read, and I highly rec. So interesting the way the world could be in the future.

And now...The Kite Runner. Hear it's good. :)

[twinreader]

Just finished The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. It was good - if you like Raymond Feist, you might like it.

[Summer_Roberts2]

New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

[xtremequeen]

The Vampire Diaries - The Awakening & The Struggle by L.J. Smith

[timekiller0]

Gone with the wind.

[Sparker]

Rereading the Harry Potter series.
yeah i can't help it those books still make me laugh, (and cry) even though i read them so many times already.
hah

[gregluver07]

Currently rereading Sisterhood of the traveling pants.

[x-fallenstars-x]

A Certain Age by Rebecca Ray

[huggr1960]

Reading and re reading Eckhart Tolles book The New Earth!

[zealousheart]

An anthology of short stories by Orson Scott Card (of Ender's Game fame)

[Katherine]

Re-reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer.

[LauzG]

Re-reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J.K.R

[ldrnc2000]

The Power of Now by Tolle

[twinreader]

Meghan's Mark by Lora Leigh. Not much plot, but very sexy.

[rachelfan88]

Lemony Snicket's A series of unfortunate events: The Bad Beginning.

[zealousheart]

Guess what? Guess what? *DRUMROLL* I am reading Twilight. Yes, Twilight forum peeps be scared. :lol:

[JJMS1021]

I just finished Streetcar named desire play. Ive been wanted to read twilight. How is it?

[x-fallenstars-x]

Re-reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer <3

[OCallyFaN80]

BREAKING DAWN BY STEPHENIE MEYERS!!!!

byebyenow. :D

[Manon]

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

[GuessGirl]

Breaking Dawn--Stephenie Meyer

[rachelfan88]

Just about finished with Breaking Dawn

[love-dom-monaghan]

Eclipse-Stephanie Meyer

[timekiller0]

Chibi Vampire Volume 8 (Graphic Novels)

[Manon]

The pursuit of happyness - Chris Gardner

[zealousheart]

After a lovely vacation I'm almost done with Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer.

[twinreader]

My daughter and I are re-reading City of Ember to get ready for the movie in October. We just read that Bill Murray is going to play the mayor - which is PERFECT! He does smarmy so well.

[OCallyFaN80]

"Killing Yourself To Love" by Chuck Klosterman

[xgoslinglovex]

Just finished reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss for the second time. LOVE that book!

[zealousheart]

Rereading the Guardians of Time Trilogy which is not popular enough. It's quite amazing.

[tudamax]

Another romance novel... so easy to read and extremely easy to pick up where I left off (even if it was a month ago!! LOL)

[huggr1960]

Still Love A Return to Love from Marianne Williamson.

[huggr1960]

Rereading the New Earth from Eckhart Tolle.

[littleputz114]

Currently reading William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' as summer reading for my Humanities class this year.

[twinreader]

I am reading a Tad Williams series - The Overland. It is about kids slipping into comas or dying because they get trapped in a virtual realty world. It is good, but huge. Each book (there are 4 I think) is several inches thick. It is kind of a committment....

[ky2here]

Going Down for the Count - Michael Stukas. He is very funny and yes, the title is intentional.

[Manon]

Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee

[Taminar]

"700 Sundays" by Billy Crystal. It's a memoir of his growing up years (he figured 700 Sundays is all the time he really had with his dad before he passed) and it's written very much in the same style that he speaks. That probably has to do with the fact that he did a one-man show on the topic as well. It's very interesting, not laugh out loud funny so far, but fascinating and they do bring a smile to the face, some of his stories.

[Lorren]

I'm reading World Made By Hand right now. It took a few chapters for me to get into it, but right now it's pretty interesting. It is a book about what would happen if we no longer had oil and had to do without it.

[ophelia]

I'm reading The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell.

[timekiller0]

The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 4 (Conan (Graphic Novels))

[nicnac]

a novel would be great but alas, im stuck with research papers, think i need a break

[Chris]

No Logo by Naomi Klien, its about multinational corporations and branding - and before y'all think im weird its a textbook for uni :lol:

[heroesgirl]

a doctor's secret by marie ferrarella

[AllieFWilliam]

Mary Higgins Clark's book The Second Time Around. I have read most of her books and they always hold my attention.

[twinreader]

I am reading the new Emma Bull novel Territory. It is fabulous already.

If you haven't read her first book, The War for the Oaks, it is available as a free download on Tor.com for a limited time. The War for the Oaks is one of the original urban fantasy books and if you like the genre and haven't read it, you should try it. It is still the best of the bunch.

[Lorren]

I just finished World Made By Hand, and I started The Last Patriot.

World Made By Hand was pretty good. Not the best I've ever read though.

[chicagoaudra]

I am reading a very interesting non-fiction novel (really interesting story) called Guitar: an American Life by Tim Brookes. Very good writer. He does lots of travel stuff too.

[daves angel]

just started reading wicked, its very bizarre but think im going to like it

[Tina12312]

I just finished Choke, now I need to see the movie.

[twinreader]

I am reading City of Light. It is a murder mystery set in turn-of-the-century Buffalo, NY. So far it is great - makes me want to go see Niagra Falls.

[zealousheart]

I so get it nicnac. I'm reading all stuff for classes...Macbeth, A People's History of the United States and textbooks.

[twinreader]

I am reading the new Terry Pratchett novel called Nation. I feel disappointed. I knew it was a YA novel, and not Discworld, but jeesshh! It isn't fun and funny like his others. Burying dead family members? Come on Terry......

[xtremequeen]

I'm reading Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith.

[Panda]

Club Dead (A Sookie Stackhouse Novel) -- Charlaine Harris

It's the third book in her series. :)

[twinreader]

Don't Make Me Think. It is pretty good.

[la_ny]

i am going to start sense and sensibility by jane austen soon. and probably her other famous works. the only one i've read so far is pride and prejudice, which is one of my faves!

[Smiling June]

Now i'm reading Eva Luna by Isabel Allende. A writer from Chile. So far a like it very much. I think i can sense magical realism in her work so it makes everything more misterious. But not to complicated...i think so far. We'll see :)

[roglows]

besides re-reading "breaking dawn", i'm also reading "insomnia" by stephen king.

[nicnac]

wrath of a mad god by raymond e fiest........ very good so far, it will make a fine addition to the series

[twinreader]

I just finished A Scholar of Magic (the sequel to A College of Magic) It was good, but probably not as good as the first one.

[piratepony]

I am reading Prom Nights From Hell which is a collection of short stories by different authors. Really interesting! Recommend to anyone

[xtremequeen]

A Great And Terrible Beauty by: Libba Bray. It had a slow start but it's starting to pick up. I like it and will be picking up the other books in the series.

[Katherine]

The Toyboy Diaries by Wendy Salisbury.
Very raunchy.

[oceanista]

'Intimate Adventures of a London Callgirl' by Belle de Jour. Loving it.

[clonedlemons]

Lois the Witch by Elizabeth Gaskell

[josephbarnes]

the odyssey by homer

[day0day]

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer

[twinreader]

I am reading (almost done with!) A Test of Wills by Charles Todd. It is super and I am looking forward to reading the second book in the series. The hero is Ian Rutledge, a WWI veteran with shell shock who is just returning to his civilian job as an inspector at Scotland Yard. He is a great character and the mystery is well done.

[xtremequeen]

Wicked: Witch & Curse by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie

[Scarlet]

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

[oceanista]

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer

Is this any good? I've heard mixed reviews...

[Mrs. Chuck Bass]

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

[Helen Weasley]

Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli.
Way good. I suggest reading it.

[oceanista]

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Euginides - weird yet good...

[twinreader]

A Party of Manners. It isn't very good, but I guess I'll finish it.