What Are You Reading Now?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I think it's A thousand splendid suns.

I only say this because I loved the book too.

Ha. Thanks.

When I was typing that out it didn't seem right but I hit the submit button anyway.

[SteelBlue]

I put both his other novels on hold at the Library, and am eager to read them. And the Mountains Echoed got some good buzz last year.

[Donuthole]

I liked his second book also (The Warmth of a Thousand Suns).

I think it's A thousand splendid suns.

I only say this because I loved the book too.

Yep. I think I liked it even better than the Kite Runner.

[SteelBlue]

Finished A Thousand Splendid Suns as well as And The Mountains Echoed. Enjoyed both immensely. Mr. Hosseini is a very talented story teller.

[OSUCougar]

Reading Alas Babylon. Really good back so far. It's also awesome to read how my town got nuked!!! :-)

[Jeff Lebowski]

At my daughter's insistence, I just read The Fault in Our Stars. Outstanding.

Now I am just starting The Goldfinch. 800 pages? Yikes. Wish me luck.

[SteelBlue]

Just finished Gone Girl. I know I'm 2 years late on that, but if you haven't read it, it's a very good, suspenseful read.

Now I am just starting The Goldfinch. 800 pages? Yikes. Wish me luck.

Ha ha, Jeff, we all know that's about your weekly page total. The Goldfinch was an excellent book, but I'd like to have seen the middle portion of the story pared down quite a bit.

[SteelBlue]

The Longlist for the Booker prize was announced today. This is the first year in the prize's history that American's have been eligible and 4 have been nominated. Typically a great list from which to choose a can't miss read. I have already read one from this year's list: Orfeo by Powers. The guy is a genius, but the book was a tough read for me as it required a knowledge of music theory and classical music history to fully understand. Having the gaps in your knowledge exposed for 300+ pages isn't always pleasant. Anyway, here's the longlist.


http://www.themanbookerprize.com/new...2014-announced


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/bo...nced.html?_r=0

The decision to celebrate all authors “whether from Chicago, Sheffield or Shanghai” has rankled some purists; until last year, the 50,000 pound, or roughly $85,000, prize was restricted to authors from Britain, the other countries in the Commonwealth, as well as Ireland and Zimbabwe.

But A. C. Grayling, the British philosopher and writer who chairs the new and expanded panel of six judges, has called the change an “exciting” challenge. He said 2014 would be a “highly significant year” for the prize.

Judges now have until Sept. 9 to whittle down the number of contenders to a shortlist of six. The winner is expected to be announced on Oct. 14.

[falafel]

Now I am just starting The Goldfinch. 800 pages? Yikes. Wish me luck.

I'm about 50% through on my Kindle app. I kind of liked not knowing how many pages the book was.

Regardless, I am absolutely loving this book. One of the best books I've read in quite some time. It does seem to be one of those books that people either love or hate though. My mom and dad both hated it, while my grandma loved it.

[SteelBlue]

Just finished Chang-rae Lee's On Such a Full Sea. It's a dystopian novel set in the US at some unspecified time in the future. I'd read a lot of negative reader reviews on Amazon and goodreads , but I think that perhaps many were sci-fi fans expecting a faster pace and more "sci". I thought it was a good, thought provoking read.

[BigPiney]

I finished The Good Lord Bird a week or so ago. I really enjoyed it. Who knew Old John Brown could be so much fun.

[LA Ute]

Our visit to France and Austria has me interested in WWII. I'm now reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," which is both fascinating and depressing. I'm in the section describing Hitler's beginnings as a leader just after World War I. What especially fascinates me is the question of how a nation like Germany, which gave the world Luther, Kant, Goethe, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, fell under the spell of such a crazy, brutish man and perpetrated such a catastrophic war on the entire world.

[TripletDaddy]

What especially fascinates me is the question of how a nation like Germany, which gave the world Luther, Kant, Goethe, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, fell under the spell of such a crazy, brutish man and perpetrated such a catastrophic war on the entire world.

lol. that's deep.

[LA Ute]

lol. that's deep.

Don't you have some research to do for TMZ?

[happyone]

Our visit to France and Austria has me interested in WWII. I'm now reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," which is both fascinating and depressing. I'm in the section describing Hitler's beginnings as a leader just after World War I. What especially fascinates me is the question of how a nation like Germany, which gave the world Luther, Kant, Goethe, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, fell under the spell of such a crazy, brutish man and perpetrated such a catastrophic war on the entire world.

Great book - a must read for anyone interested in WW II!