What are you reading now?

[zeb'smom]

I love to read and sometimes forget to make time for myself to read books just for pleasure. (read:non D related) So recently I picked up Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (as in The Da Vinci Code) and although I didn't like it as much as Da Vinci it was a good read if a bit unrealistic. Now I am reading Never Change by Elizabeth Berg. I have read a few others of hers and always enjoy them, quick reading but good. Next up is a book I borrowed from my mom by one of my all time favorite authors Jodi Picoult called Change of Heart.

So what are you reading?...give me some good ideas to keep me going.

Robyn

[momandwifeoftype1s]

Embracing Autism (non-fiction) and Honor Thyself (fiction, fun summer reading).

[Karenwith4]

We're off to the cottage next week for 3 weeks so I have a stack for reading/re-reading but the ones I am most looking forward to are

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Living the Good Life : How One Family Changed Their World from Their Own Backyard
A thousand splendid suns (looking forward to this one)

I want to find some more fiction too so I am looking forward to people's suggestions.

thanks for starting this thread!
Karen

[golfermom]

Funny you should ask! I have been on a roll since Sunday. I have read "Sunday at Tiffany's" by James Patterson. Great read, but a little bit strange. I read " The Woman Next Door" by Barbara Delinsky. Couldn't put it down! Today I started and finished "The Infidelity Pact". Hard to keep interest at the start, but then again, I couldn't put it down!

Great thread:)

Valerie

[kiwikid]

Juliet Marillier - I love all her books
'Year of Wonder' - Geraldine Brooks (didn't like her 'March' though)
Mary Sheephanks - 'Off Balance' - if you have a sister this is brilliant :D
Rosamunde Pilcher :cwds:

[MamaC]

We have a book exchange at the pool so I've been picking through that.

I just finished James Patterson's When the Wind Blows and am in the middle of Anita Shreve's The Last Time They Met.

I noticed yesterday that someone had put in a bunch of Grisham books which will probably occupy me for a little while.

~~Becky~~

[BrendaK]

I just finished The Kite Runner last night -- GREAT book.

[frizzyrazzy]

I'm just finishing up re-reading all of Phillipa Gregory's books about the tudor in order; The constant princess, The other boleyn girl, the boleyn Inheritance, and The Virgins Lover. They make more sense in order, I had read them out of order before but I wanted to read them as one complete piece.

before that I read Homefront by John Jakes. It's older.

[Lee]

ugh...when I am not reading for work, school, or d, I am only reading trashy romance novels...I am so embarrassed...

[MamaC]

Nothing wrong with brain candy, Becky!

~~Becky~~

[musicjunkie]

I just got done reading Tom Robbins 'Jitterbug Perfume'...it was AWESOME...I love that guy
'Celestine Prophecy' is a good one too,by James Redfield:)
I'm a big Isaac Asimov fan too :D
and Stephen King...I have/had his book 'Cell' that I bought before xmas,started it,got distracted:o and now I can't find it:confused:

[OSUMom]

ugh...when I am not reading for work, school, or d, I am only reading trashy romance novels...I am so embarrassed...

I'm even more embarrassed because I just don't read at all - or when I start I can't finish. In the last maybe 8 years the only non-fiction book I have read is My Sister's Keeper. I was so proud of myself for finishing it. LOL That's a very interesting book by the way!

[twodoor2]

"Warped Passages" by Harvard theoretical physicist Lisa Randall. It's a physics book obviously.

I don't read much fiction, only non-fiction.

[OSUMom]

"Warped Passages" by Harvard theoretical physicist Lisa Randall. It's a physics book obviously.

I don't read much fiction, only non-fiction.

I like non-fiction too, but not physics - yikee! My brain would explode.

I need to get started on Intuitive Healing by Judith Orloff. I just can't read cover to cover.

[momtojess]

I cant read justs 1 book at a time...lol this drives my husband crazy

I am current reading

Parenting with love and logic

12 steps to a more organized home (christian based)

and I just picked up the newest Mary Higgins Clark, but didnt start that yet.. I meant to grab it before we left for AL but forgot too.

[etringali]

Elizabeth Peters - He will Thunder in the Sky or something to that effect.
Waiting for the Newest Anne/Todd MCCaffrey books. Gotta get a Pern fix soon

Daisy says Coo
Come Along Daisy
Daisys favorite things
Go to sleep daisy
read nightly to Kira the Duck fiend

[Karenwith4]

I'm even more embarrassed because I just don't read at all - or when I start I can't finish. In the last maybe 8 years the only non-fiction book I have read is My Sister's Keeper. I was so proud of myself for finishing it. LOL That's a very interesting book by the way!

I read My Sister's Keeper at the cottage last summer (maybe the one before).
It was an interesting book. I think it would "feel" different to read it now that Em has D though.
Karen

[frizzyrazzy]

Daisy says Coo
Come Along Daisy
Daisys favorite things
Go to sleep daisy
read nightly to Kira the Duck fiend

bwhahaahah...

[Jacob'sDad]

Calculus Made Easy
I now realize I'd better read Algebra Made Easy first.

[zeb'smom]

[QUOTE=musicjunkie;184427]I just got done reading Tom Robbins 'Jitterbug Perfume'...it was AWESOME...I love that guy


Love, Love, Love Tom Robbins...I have read all of his books. When I was VERY pregnant with Zeb (days before he was born) Tom Robbins did a book signing about an hour from here. My mom went and had my copy (old and worn) of Another Roadside Attraction (my Fav.) signed. I could read that again...it's been awhile.

I have read a few Anita Shreve...she is a great story teller and I loved The Last Time They Met (did I get that name right?) I really liked The Weight of Water and All He Ever Wanted both by Shreve.

I loved My Sisters Keeper but as I have already said Jodi Picoult is a favorite of mine. I too thought The Kite Runner was amazing.

Marsha not surprised by your choice....sounds like something my DH would like and that I would need to take a class just to understand.

This is good stuff...keep it coming.

Robyn

[saxmaniac]

Duma Key by Stephen King. (I've read everything he's put on paper since about 7th grade, so why stop now?)

Sadly, this is probably the first non-D book I've read since dx.

[jules12]

Unfortunately, I don't read a lot for myself - I try to stay ahead and read what my 11 year old is reading so she doesn't get too far ahead of her age :rolleyes:

Our latest books are Percy Jackson and Titans - The Lightning Thief and all four books that followed!

My daughter is too young for this one but I enjoyed the Twilight Series by Stephanie Myers - there is a movie coming out at the end of this year.

[Karenwith4]

Unfortunately, I don't read a lot for myself - I try to stay ahead and read what my 11 year old is reading so she doesn't get too far ahead of her age :rolleyes:

Our latest books are Percy Jackson and Titans - The Lightning Thief and all four books that followed!

My daughter is too young for this one but I enjoyed the Twilight Series by Stephanie Myers - there is a movie coming out at the end of this year.

My kids adored the Lightning Thief series. It is one of their absolute favourites.
Karen

[Kaileen]

Call Center Forecasting and Scheduling. I'm a little TOO involved with my work. :D

[Beach bum]

The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain
and My Love Affair with England by Susan Allan Toth

I always have two books going. One for in the car when waiting at gymnastics and pickup and one in the house.

[andeefig]

Ok, FINE...I'll admit it...I'm reading Skinny Bit**. :p

While on vacation, I read Throw Like A Girl by Jean Thompson. It's a collection of short stories. Easy reading when you have a short attention span.

[Big Hair Momma]

I always have two books going. One for in the car when waiting at gymnastics and pickup and one in the house.


That's what I do too, a book in the house and one in my "Waiting Bag". It drives my dh crazy. Right now, I'm reading "Cheating Destiny' by James Hirsch and "The Blink of an Eye" by Ted Dekker. Ted and his family attended the same church as my family until they moved to TX last year. He's an amazing man, and a very talented author.

[Brensdad]

I'm reading a great book called "The Speed of Trust" by Stephen Covey. It basically states that as trust goes up, costs go down and speed goes up. When trust is down, speed goes down and costs go up. And the cool thing is that this concept applies to lots of things.

[Lee]

Covey is an amazing man! He writes in plain language and his concepts are easy to understand and life altering! I have mentioned him many times in the thesis that will never finish itself...

[BrendaK]

Ok, FINE...I'll admit it...I'm reading Skinny Bit**. :p.

I just finished that book -- very thought provoking!! And now my neighbor is reading it too!

[Tigerlilly's mom]

Currently I am reading "You've been warned" by James Patterson, when I get a chance between readings of Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see? and we are going on a bear hunt:D.

[Caydens_Mommy]

I just finished that book -- very thought provoking!! And now my neighbor is reading it too!

What is this book about??

I am reading "Daddy's Little Girl" don't remember who it is by and I am not home right now!

[Abby-Dabby-Doo]

I LOVE to read! I usually read 2 novels a week, mystery is my favorite. I read so many that I couldn't even tell you the title of what I'm reading right now.
My top 3 FAVORITE authors are...
Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series)
Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series)
James Patterson (Alex Cross series)

[Gaia]

"Tangled Webs" by Anne Bishop. Just finished "Dreams made Flesh" by her...wanted to read more in the Black Jewels series but the only other Anne Bishop book my library carries is "Sebastion" which is next on my list. I also have "PS I Love You" from the library ( based on the movie) and Terri Blackstocks "Emerald Window"....I visit the library at least every other week. I read too fast lol...Am on waiting list for the new Nora Roberts, Danielle Steele and James Patterson.(at the library also) I also recieved a free promo book in the mail yesterday from Carla Neggers called "The Widow" I enter so many book contests though Id hope Id win some.....But in between, at night when the house is quiet & I can concentrate, I need to read more in the Pink Panther book. Apparently Joey's honeymoon stage is ending :(

Thanks for this topic idea. I love to read and actually feel lost if I dont have at least 1 book around. Its how I relax at night. No tv, no comp.........me a book & a hot cup of tea & Im happy. ( Crazy aint I :D ) W/O me time after kids go to bed, I become a raging, crazy, bulging eyed MONSTERMOMMY lol. :p

[BrendaK]

What is this book about??

I am reading "Daddy's Little Girl" don't remember who it is by and I am not home right now!

Ahhh, Skinny ***** -- there was a thread on this a while back. Basically it's about losing weight by eating vegan. More the philosophy behind the author's reasons for a vegan lifestyle. They go into why milk/dairy is really bad for you -- we are the only species that drink milk after babies are weaned, they talk about the use of antibiotics/hormones in animals, and they also talk about avoiding refined sugars, chemicals, etc. Very interesting book. The authors were on Ellen the other day, but I missed it.

I don't agree with everything they say, but it definitely is something to keep thinking about.

[Karenwith4]

Covey is an amazing man! He writes in plain language and his concepts are easy to understand and life altering! I have mentioned him many times in the thesis that will never finish itself...

What's your thesis topic?
Karen

[Tigerlilly's mom]

I LOVE to read! I usually read 2 novels a week, mystery is my favorite. I read so many that I couldn't even tell you the title of what I'm reading right now.
My top 3 FAVORITE authors are...
Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series)
Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series)
James Patterson (Alex Cross series)

The Kay Scarpetta and Alex Cross series are at the top of my favorites too, I will have to read the Harry Bosch too!! Always good to get a new author on my list! THANKS!

[Abby-Dabby-Doo]

The Kay Scarpetta and Alex Cross series are at the top of my favorites too, I will have to read the Harry Bosch too!! Always good to get a new author on my list! THANKS!

Try and start with Concrete Blonde! Excellant Book!!!

[musicjunkie]

Duma Key by Stephen King. (I've read everything he's put on paper since about 7th grade, so why stop now?)

Sadly, this is probably the first non-D book I've read since dx.

I have all Stephen Kings books too!!(except a few of my gunslinger ones that got moldy in my moms basement:() but I LOVE the gunslinger series,except the end,that was unacceptable to me:mad:

[Sarah Maddie's Mom]

Just finished , "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett
Very funny, charming novella about Queen Elizabeth II suddenly discovering her inner reader and the havoc her discovery brings to the palace.

Nearly done with , "Lady Macbeth" By Susan Fraser King. Who knew Scotland in the year 1058 could be so interesting?

I read bit too much :o but there are so many good books out there!

[muddymessalonskee]

Call Center Forecasting and Scheduling. I'm a little TOO involved with my work. :D

Hee hee...I just finished Bloom's "Reliability Centered Maintenance". Now I'm starting to plow through online Plone documentation.

Deborah

Also (for a change) I'm reading Harry Potter in Spanish. I just learned what "asqueroso" means. A most excellent word...

...and I'm reading Will Cuppy's "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody" to my daughter and her friend, both 14.

[muddymessalonskee]

Just finished , "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett
Very funny, charming novella about Queen Elizabeth II suddenly discovering her inner reader and the havoc her discovery brings to the palace.


DH's mom sent that to me. Hilarious.

Deborah

[Ivan's Mum]

Observations of a very short man - can't remember the authors name but he also wrote fat fourty and fired which I've not read.

Funny book thou' just reading someone else's take on life. The funny things like Mcdonals toys and my fave chapter about listening to someone before you jump in. His brother phoned to tell him he had rats so author jumped in ans said "Gawd yeah, we've got em too, big ba$tards too" he's australian "runnin' all over the house...." only to discover that his brother had pet ones, in the garden, in a cage. Painful as this is the kinda thing I do!

I joined a book club to get a better range of books to read. I'm just not an oprah book club kinda girl. I want escapeism.

[Skyefire]

ugh...when I am not reading for work, school, or d, I am only reading trashy romance novels...I am so embarrassed...

Becky I am right there with you, I love a good romance novel...lol I just finished the newest Johanna Lindsey...lol

[etringali]

Absolutely Nothing wrong with a good ol trashy romance novel..... especially if it takes place in the Scottish highlands...... love those Scotsman :P

[Mama Belle]

Not so much reading as it is listening, but I am currently about half way through John Lutz's Night Spider. I am a mystery/thriller/espionage/serial killer novel junkie. I am also an audible junkie. I love to read actual books but because of night time testing causing my inability to fall back asleep at night and my irrational anxiety causing my inability to fall asleep to begin with I listen to audiobooks on my iPod. It lulls me to sleep (yes, even though I am reading about serial killers) the way no book can.

I also love these other mystery/thriller type authors and highly recommend them to anyone who digs the genre:

Vince Flynn
Brad Meltzer
Stephen Cannell
David Baldacci
Mike Lawson
Joseph Finder
Tess Gerritsen
Anne Perry

[zeb'smom]

Absolutely Nothing wrong with a good ol trashy romance novel..... especially if it takes place in the Scottish highlands...... love those Scotsman :P

I read and loved the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon...nothing but Soctsman. My dad is from Scotland and all my female friends LOVE his accent. I have been lucky enough to travel to Scotland a number of times to see my grandparents and uncles, just such a beautiful place. I would love to bring the kids but flying the 5 of us overseas just isn't in the budget.

Robyn

[twodoor2]

Absolutely Nothing wrong with a good ol trashy romance novel..... especially if it takes place in the Scottish highlands...... love those Scotsman :P

Like Gerard Butler (star of films like Phantom of the Opera, P.S I Love You, and he was really buff in "300"). Sigh - heart thumping heavily.

[StillMamamia]

I've just realized I haven't read anything non-d since Ian's dx (Oct. '06) :(

I used to read 2 books per month.
Was addicted to Patricia Cornwell (the Kay Scarpetta series too), and Marian Keyes (Sushi for Beginners, etc). They both write such amazing plots, and their stories keep you glued to the book.
I was also a fan of P.D. James (mystery).
That was when I had a life...now it's so overly consumed by d...even the soap-opera is d-related :(

This has got to change!

[Illinifan]

That's what I do too, a book in the house and one in my "Waiting Bag". It drives my dh crazy. Right now, I'm reading "Cheating Destiny' by James Hirsch and "The Blink of an Eye" by Ted Dekker. Ted and his family attended the same church as my family until they moved to TX last year. He's an amazing man, and a very talented author.

The Hirsch book is excellent.

I consume Dekker's books as soon as I get my hands on them. They are phenomenal!