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mfd25wife · 12-08-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wowlookatthat

it is my sad duty to tell you that my kindle has broken. Rip little buddy but a replacement is arriving soon.

So, i was starting to read o'little town on the kindle but now i am reading 'the christmas cookie club' which is a great book.

rip

tinkerbellandeeyor · 12-09-2012, 08:54 AM

A rose for Melinda
Lurlene McDaniel

Glynis · 12-09-2012, 10:35 AM

I am currently reading "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen. I'm really liking this one! I love Jane Austen, but this one is gently poking fun of the novels of the day. Understated British humor... gotta love it!!!

I need to finish "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle", and "Team of Rivals" too.

Simba's Mom · 12-10-2012, 09:53 PM

I'm reading "Red Velvet Revenge" by Jenn McKinlay. One of the more enjoyable cozy mysteries I've read lately.

threeboysmom · 12-11-2012, 07:58 AM

I've been on a reading spree lately!

I finished The Fiery Cross (thanks to whoever encouraged me to persevere by letting me know that it's the least favorite in the series - I thought it was just me). I'm looking forward to finishing up the series, but probably won't get to #6 until the early spring.

I also finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore- highly recommend for a fun, quick, and quirky book. The book cover even glows in the dark - check it out! lol

I just started The Fault in Our Stars last night - only a chapter in so it's hard to say. This is a young adult fiction which always makes me feel a little apprehensive, but yet I've enjoyed The Book Thief, Divergence, and Hunger Games, oh and the Potter books... all young adult.

diznee25 · 12-11-2012, 10:06 PM

So glad I came across the new book thread!

Always curious as to what others are reading.

I'm currently reading 'Christmas Letters' by Debbie Macomber. It's a really fun read!

diznee25

wvjules · 12-12-2012, 07:59 AM

I'm a failure! I just can't push through Les Mis any more. The Bishop hasn't even met the main character yet and I give up. *sigh* I really wanted to read this book but I just can't!

So now I'm reading A Christmas Carol, then Old Chrismas, then a fluffy Christmas romance, and if I have time another Christmas book.

Then I'm not sure where to go next...I need to stop buying books! Too many of them and I'm feeling overwhelmed.

Glynis · 12-12-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by wvjules

I'm a failure! I just can't push through Les Mis any more. The Bishop hasn't even met the main character yet and I give up. *sigh* I really wanted to read this book but I just can't!

So now I'm reading A Christmas Carol, then Old Chrismas, then a fluffy Christmas romance, and if I have time another Christmas book.

Then I'm not sure where to go next...I need to stop buying books! Too many of them and I'm feeling overwhelmed.

Nope! You are not a failure!!! That is one intense book! If you really want to try it again, may I suggest that you try the abridged version? Same story, but with all the extraneous stuff cut out. No descriptions of the abbey, or the sewers, etc. It's much more plot driven!

wvjules · 12-12-2012, 08:25 AM

This is the version I'm reading. It is only 959 pages so I'm assuming it's pretty abridged.

SpecialK · 12-12-2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by wvjules

I'm a failure! I just can't push through Les Mis any more. The Bishop hasn't even met the main character yet and I give up. *sigh* I really wanted to read this book but I just can't!

So now I'm reading A Christmas Carol, then Old Chrismas, then a fluffy Christmas romance, and if I have time another Christmas book.

Then I'm not sure where to go next...I need to stop buying books! Too many of them and I'm feeling overwhelmed.

I gave up on Les Mis as well. If I have to force myself to read it takes the joy out of it. I settled for the very abridged Spark Notes for some background before the movie!

ckay87 · 12-12-2012, 08:58 AM

I know it's an older book, but I'm reading The Mosquito Coast. It was a movie, also, but I've never seen it. So far, I'm pretty into it. I love really messed up characters like this!

tinkerbellandeeyor · 12-12-2012, 09:03 AM

Went to the library to get some Nancy drew books to fallow in my moms foot steps

threeboysmom · 12-13-2012, 08:05 AM

Has anyone read Zoo by James Patterson?

I was at the library and it caught my eye. However, I have so many books on my "to read" list, I don't want to add any more unless it's worth it.

I've read one James Patterson novel before and didn't really care for it. Think it was Postcard Killers ? I could be remembering wrong. Might not have been same author...

SpecialK · 12-13-2012, 08:30 AM

Patterson runs hot and cold for me. Some I like, especially those where he is the sole author. I find that his series books become predictable.

wvjules · 12-13-2012, 08:39 AM

So I decided not to give up on Les Mis...again. I started reading it again last night. I think I will regret NOT reading it more than I will regret reading it. I am done with school for the semester so I have more reading time now. I might also try to simultaneously read a fluff book to give me Les Mis breaks.

12-09-2012, 10:35 AM	#138
Glynis Taking applications for a WDW tour guide! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alpine, Utah Posts: 15,628	I am currently reading "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen. I'm really liking this one! I love Jane Austen, but this one is gently poking fun of the novels of the day. Understated British humor... gotta love it!!! I need to finish "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle", and "Team of Rivals" too. __________________

12-10-2012, 09:53 PM	#139
Simba's Mom everything went to "H*** in a handbasket Keep me off the high horses! Suffers from theme park dyslexia Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Harlingen, TX, USA Posts: 22,996	I'm reading "Red Velvet Revenge" by Jenn McKinlay. One of the more enjoyable cozy mysteries I've read lately. __________________

12-11-2012, 07:58 AM	#140
threeboysmom I REALLY AM a Princess!!! Hands off the crown! It's not for trade :) Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 8,718	I've been on a reading spree lately! I finished The Fiery Cross (thanks to whoever encouraged me to persevere by letting me know that it's the least favorite in the series - I thought it was just me). I'm looking forward to finishing up the series, but probably won't get to #6 until the early spring. I also finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore- highly recommend for a fun, quick, and quirky book. The book cover even glows in the dark - check it out! lol I just started The Fault in Our Stars last night - only a chapter in so it's hard to say. This is a young adult fiction which always makes me feel a little apprehensive, but yet I've enjoyed The Book Thief, Divergence, and Hunger Games, oh and the Potter books... all young adult. __________________ __________________ Me (48) 2013 Book Challenge: 18 out of 50 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Defending Jacob, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, The Passage, The Shoemaker's Wife, Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen, Fluke, Into the Darkest Corner, Where'd You Go Bernadette, The Fall of Giants, The Great Gatsby, Rush Home Road, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Wheat Belly, The Kite Runner, To Be Sung Underwater, The Light Between Oceans, I Heart New York Currently reading: "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and "Mere Christianity"

12-11-2012, 10:06 PM	#141
diznee25 "Curse you perry the platypus!" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,506	So glad I came across the new book thread! Always curious as to what others are reading. I'm currently reading 'Christmas Letters' by Debbie Macomber. It's a really fun read! diznee25 __________________ My Family: (Me 33) (DH 38) (Chihuahua 8) (Pomeranian 4) AKL Dec. 2010, PC Oct. 2007, PC & BW May 2007, CBR & WL Dec. 2003, POFQ July 2002 Next trip: AKL - Thanksgiving 2016!

12-13-2012, 08:05 AM	#148
threeboysmom I REALLY AM a Princess!!! Hands off the crown! It's not for trade :) Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 8,718	Has anyone read Zoo by James Patterson? I was at the library and it caught my eye. However, I have so many books on my "to read" list, I don't want to add any more unless it's worth it. I've read one James Patterson novel before and didn't really care for it. Think it was Postcard Killers ? I could be remembering wrong. Might not have been same author... __________________ __________________ Me (48) 2013 Book Challenge: 18 out of 50 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Defending Jacob, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, The Passage, The Shoemaker's Wife, Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen, Fluke, Into the Darkest Corner, Where'd You Go Bernadette, The Fall of Giants, The Great Gatsby, Rush Home Road, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Wheat Belly, The Kite Runner, To Be Sung Underwater, The Light Between Oceans, I Heart New York Currently reading: "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and "Mere Christianity"

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12-09-2012, 08:54 AM	#137
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12-12-2012, 07:59 AM	#142
wvjules RIP Sweet Abigail 4-6-13 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 12,595	I'm a failure! I just can't push through Les Mis any more. The Bishop hasn't even met the main character yet and I give up. sigh I really wanted to read this book but I just can't! So now I'm reading A Christmas Carol, then Old Chrismas, then a fluffy Christmas romance, and if I have time another Christmas book. Then I'm not sure where to go next...I need to stop buying books! Too many of them and I'm feeling overwhelmed.

12-12-2012, 08:25 AM	#144
wvjules RIP Sweet Abigail 4-6-13 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 12,595	This is the version I'm reading. It is only 959 pages so I'm assuming it's pretty abridged.

12-12-2012, 08:58 AM	#146
ckay87 demented and sad...but social This morning I had "you can't overlook your underwear" stuck in my head Scared by a clapper in her teens Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6,832	I know it's an older book, but I'm reading The Mosquito Coast. It was a movie, also, but I've never seen it. So far, I'm pretty into it. I love really messed up characters like this!

12-12-2012, 09:03 AM	#147
tinkerbellandeeyor DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Rockledge FL Posts: 2,820	Went to the library to get some Nancy drew books to fallow in my moms foot steps

12-13-2012, 08:30 AM	#149
SpecialK DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,460	Patterson runs hot and cold for me. Some I like, especially those where he is the sole author. I find that his series books become predictable.

12-13-2012, 08:39 AM	#150
wvjules RIP Sweet Abigail 4-6-13 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 12,595	So I decided not to give up on Les Mis...again. I started reading it again last night. I think I will regret NOT reading it more than I will regret reading it. I am done with school for the semester so I have more reading time now. I might also try to simultaneously read a fluff book to give me Les Mis breaks.

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