What are you reading?

Post by **Anthony** » Fri May 28, 2010 2:28 am

flip-flop wrote: LOVE IT!!! Was majorly pissed when I went to Costco yesterday and saw it there while I wait for my PRE-ORDERED amazon copy. Last time I'll do that!

So Costco now has brand new books discounted like Amazon - when published? I was pissed last summer when I bought a Flip video camera at Costco - as soon as I had it outside of the store, I realized it was the older model, and was more expensive than the new one available on Amazon... so sometimes it works the other way around I guess!

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Fri May 28, 2010 5:35 pm

Just read the Girl with the Dragon Tatoo in my book club. It as just great. I will bring the second one, the Girl Who Played With Fire to St John in a couple weeks. I am looking forward to it. I am not sure that I can bring all the books I want to read though. Too heavy. Has anyone had any experience with Kindles or similar readers at the beach?

Bigcheeze · Post by **Bigcheeze** » Sun May 30, 2010 8:34 am

"It's all in your head" by Steven Poulan

Keys to happiness...

AH · Post by AH » Mon May 31, 2010 2:21 pm

I finished "The Motion of the Ocean" by Janna Cawrse Esarey. It is the author's story of her & her husband's 2 year sailing adventure across the Pacific Ocean.
AH

loria · Post by **loria** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:46 pm

Wolfhound wrote:Just read the Girl with the Dragon Tatoo in my book club. It as just great. I will bring the second one, the Girl Who Played With Fire to St John in a couple weeks. I am looking forward to it. I am not sure that I can bring all the books I want to read though. Too heavy. Has anyone had any experience with Kindles or similar readers at the beach?

my husband has his Nook at the beach al the time---and it's great--just make sure you get a cover for it--and it's super great since you can pretty much download books anywhere!

toni · Post by **toni** » Mon May 31, 2010 10:32 pm

I took my nook to the islands and read it on the beach w/no problem. Could read it just fine. I have a cover from m-edge I keep it in. This is the style I have:
http://www.medgestore.com/products/nook-leisure.psp
Keeps the water/sand off it. I like having a cover too because it holds the charger.

I do try to keep it partly unzipped to not let it get too hot in this cover if it's in direct sunlight-maybe I'm overly concerned but I think the vinyl might make it like a sauna.

AH · Post by AH » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:24 pm

I've spent the past couple days reading "Those Who Save Us" by Jenna Blum. Very powerful story about a German woman's survival during WWII Germany. I look forward to reading more by this new author.
AH

Shari · Post by **Shari** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:09 pm

I thought "Those Who Save Us" was good with a different perspective than you typically find in WWII fiction.

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:51 am

Wolfhound wrote:Just read the Girl with the Dragon Tatoo in my book club. It as just great. I will bring the second one, the Girl Who Played With Fire to St John in a couple weeks. I am looking forward to it. I am not sure that I can bring all the books I want to read though. Too heavy. Has anyone had any experience with Kindles or similar readers at the beach?

My best friend just gave me Girl with the Dragon Tatoo and I am nearly page 100. I like it so far.

I am taking My Life in France to STJ next week.

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:00 pm

PA Girl wrote: I am taking My Life in France to STJ next week.

LOVED this book. if you have not already read it, you should pick up a copy of The Apprentice also, by Jacques Pepin.

I just finished Anthony Bourdain's new book, Medium Raw. Not as funny as Kitchen Confidential, but it does have some interesting stories.

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:09 pm

liamsaunt wrote:
PA Girl wrote: I am taking My Life in France to STJ next week.
LOVED this book. if you have not already read it, you should pick up a copy of The Apprentice also, by Jacques Pepin.

I just finished Anthony Bourdain's new book, Medium Raw. Not as funny as Kitchen Confidential, but it does have some interesting stories.

Thanks for the recommendation!

I can't wait to start Life in France. It should be at the house when I get home and I am putting straight into my suitcase as I don't want to get into it before vacay, like I in February when I read 3 of my 4 STJ books.

Marcia (Mrs. Pete) · Post by **Marcia (Mrs. Pete)** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:44 pm

Anybody read Lamb by Christopher Moore? Just started it. Very interesting/funny. Any opinions out there?

Read Help last week and loved it.

loria · Post by **loria** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:10 pm

Loved 'the help' currently reading sarah's key. looking good so far.

LysaC · Post by **LysaC** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:33 am

Sarah's Key- I really loved. I learned a lot.

The Help- I'm reading now and like it! I've really falled for the character story lines and hope it ends well.

I'm also reading a new book call The Passage. It's an epic end of the world and what happens after kind of book. Kind of Stephen King's The Stand-ish.

I like it so far- the first part of the book was how everything went to hell. Now I'm on the next part about who survived and how and their struggles.

Reading The Help and The Passage at the same time is kind of a mindf*k but I had already started The Help and REALLY wanted to read the Passage so HAD to start it once it was realeased

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PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:20 am

LysaC wrote:The Help- I'm reading now and like it! I've really falled for the character story lines and hope it ends well.

I liked The Help well enough but the ending left me wanting more of a resolution. I guess I felt the ending wasn't as strong as the rest of the book.

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