What are you reading?

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:59 am

I still need to get the second one!
Blaine got me a Sony Reader for my birthday, and my first downloaded book was "Veronika Decides to Die" http://www.amazon.com/Veronika-Decides- ... 0060955775
It's getting some good reviews but I absolutely hated it and had to force myself to finish. I think alot was lost in translation....
Now I've downloaded "The Hungry Season" by T. Greenwood and will start that on my next sleepless night.
"The Hungry Season" : http://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Season-T-G ... 388&sr=1-1

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:09 am

KatieH wrote:Love Sedaris and my son loved the Riordan series. Right now I'm reading Wally Lamb's "The Hour I First Believed". So far, so good, but I don't like the main character all that much.

What did you think of the book? My BFF loaned it to me and I just finished it. My impression - He tried to jam too much into it and I felt it was all over the place.

KatieH · Post by **KatieH** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:58 pm

PA Girl - I actually just finished it a few days ago, and liked it better than I thought I would. I agree -there was a lot going on with the storyline. He took his own personal experiences (such as working in the Women's Correctional Facility), along with Columbine, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the Civil War, and wove it into the story.

I'm ready for a beach read.

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:08 pm

KatieH wrote:PA Girl - I actually just finished it a few days ago, and liked it better than I thought I would. I agree -there was a lot going on with the storyline. He took his own personal experiences (such as working in the Women's Correctional Facility), along with Columbine, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the Civil War, and wove it into the story.

I'm ready for a beach read.

By the end I did like it more than I thought I would but I did have the feeling of "now what!?!? enough already!" as it progressed. I like books with a lot going on but I think with this one, the subjects depressed me too much to enjoy the weaving aspects of multiple threads.

My beach reads arrived the other day and I made the mistake of openning the box. I are nearly thru book #1 and we don't leave for another week.

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:10 pm

Finished "The Hungry Season," (link above) and liked the author's writing style alot. Liked the book but not necessarily the way the climax played out.
I downloaded "The Help" just now, and will start that one on my next sleepless night.
Then, barring any recommendations for this lighter fare, I'll download another T.Greenwood.
I'm feeling guilty for not being able to pass these books along as I'm used to! Does anyone have any experience with that? I'm not wasting paper, but thoughts and stories....

Agent99 · Post by **Agent99** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:30 pm

A friend just recommended Loving Frank about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright because of my interest in that type of architecture. Has anyone read it? She said the end was shocking and I was not to google it ahead of time. Don't tell me!![/u]

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:34 pm

Agent99 wrote:A friend just recommended Loving Frank about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright because of my interest in that type of architecture. Has anyone read it? She said the end was shocking and I was not to google it ahead of time. Don't tell me!![/u]

oh I'd like to read that. Visited his house in Scottsdale and it was really interesting.

Agent99 · Post by **Agent99** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:51 pm

I'm looking forward to it too. I wanted to see the house when I was in Scottsdale a couple of years ago but it was closed.

Maryanne · Post by **Maryanne** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:48 pm

loving frank is a great book

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:19 pm

Agent99 wrote:A friend just recommended Loving Frank about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright because of my interest in that type of architecture. Has anyone read it? She said the end was shocking and I was not to google it ahead of time. Don't tell me!![/u]

My wife read it and liked it alot. We've been to 4-5 of his houses together...love his stuff...
Fallingwater
Robie House
Oak Park Home/Studio
Dana Thomas House
Wingspread
Taliesin

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:29 am

A big thank you to whoever recommended Sex Lives of Cannibals!

I read it during our recent STJ trip and there were times I actually laughed out loud. Before I openned it, I had no idea it was a true story. For some reason, I thought it was fiction.

(Curious title because the book lacks both sex and cannibals)

I also read Motion of the Ocean which I may have found on this thread, I can't remember.

Marcia (Mrs. Pete) · Post by **Marcia (Mrs. Pete)** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:48 am

sherban wrote:
Agent99 wrote:A friend just recommended Loving Frank about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright because of my interest in that type of architecture. Has anyone read it? She said the end was shocking and I was not to google it ahead of time. Don't tell me!![/u]
My wife read it and liked it alot. We've been to 4-5 of his houses together...love his stuff...
Fallingwater
Robie House
Oak Park Home/Studio
Dana Thomas House
Wingspread
Taliesin

I grew up in a Frank Lloyd Wright house, in Glencoe, IL. He led an interesting life, that's for sure! Have not read that book but I know the ending. Shhhhh, I won't tell.

Maryanne · Post by **Maryanne** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:22 pm

Marcia (Mrs. Pete) wrote:
I grew up in a Frank Lloyd Wright house, in Glencoe, IL.

You did????????
cool

chicagoans · Post by **chicagoans** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:16 pm

I recently read The Art of Racing in the Rain. I got that recommendation here -- MindeHankins mentioned it in a thread I posted about my puppy. Minde if you see this -- GREAT recommendation! I sucked that book down in an afternoon (a great lazy Sunday) and I keep thinking about parts of it. Really enjoyed it -- thanks for the recommendation!

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:08 am

chicagoans wrote:I recently read The Art of Racing in the Rain. I got that recommendation here -- MindeHankins mentioned it in a thread I posted about my puppy. Minde if you see this -- GREAT recommendation! I sucked that book down in an afternoon (a great lazy Sunday) and I keep thinking about parts of it. Really enjoyed it -- thanks for the recommendation!

This book in on my nightstand, next in line.

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