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Post by brooks on May 26, 2013 12:13:12 GMT -5
;D What is on yours ? I am reading the collection of OZ books now, missed them as a kid  Then looking for a good trilogy to read. |
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Post by adcooper on May 28, 2013 6:36:50 GMT -5
I have three books going at once, so it will take forever to finish any of them: The Gormenghast Trilogy (thank you, Bara!), Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness (the African memoir I mentioned in an earlier thread), A Week in Winter (Maeve Binchy was good company last week when I was helping my dad home from the hospital), and now I've ordered Return of a King, which is about Afghanistan. I heard the author interviewed on Bob Edwards' radio show. Can't wait to start that one! Plus I've got Khalid Hosseini's new book requested. Can you tell I am not reading for school at the moment!?!
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Post by Bara on May 28, 2013 9:51:05 GMT -5
Liar, Ad!
I've only just got Life of Pi - we're a bit behind, here in the Arctic Circle (almost) - so that's next.
I'm also lining up to re-read Titus and co - found my old, battered copies; and re-read 'His Dark Materials'. They're glaring at me accusingly from their Amazon box.
I keep meaning to order 'Wool' as you all speak to highly of it.
I'd add to the list 'Hotel Rwanda' (again, Africa, Ann). I can't for the life of me remember the author. I'll look it up and modify ...
Will have a think about other trilogies, Brooks, but I'd re-recommend the 'Once and Future King'. The first one is called 'The Sword in the Stone' - again, can't remember the other titles. Again, will look it up. I think you'd like it. It's about Merlin and magic - and it's quirky. Ad to add.
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Post by bonesmom on May 29, 2013 18:47:24 GMT -5
I am reading all of the Jane Austen books, starting with Mansfield Park.
Nerd alert. ;D
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Post by Bara on May 30, 2013 8:14:30 GMT -5
Next stop - the Bronte sisters!  |
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Post by Goalie on Jun 13, 2013 9:55:23 GMT -5
King of The Wind, The Spirit Stallion, and the Scorpio Races. I started them at the same time.
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Post by jbrooks on Jun 13, 2013 12:25:09 GMT -5
Ooooooo can't read books at the same time, I get too confused as to who's doing what to whom, LOL
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Post by niaru on Jun 20, 2013 18:16:48 GMT -5
Same here, Brooks!
I've been reading/ grading AP French persuasive essays for a week (in Cincinnatti!) so Midnight Children was on the back burner for a while, but I'm almost finished.
On my Kindle:
- Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
- Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver)
- The eighty dollar Champion
I also will re-read The Rock of Tanios (Amin Maalouf)and a bunch of other French language books. That, and His Dark Materials,too!
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Post by adcooper on Jun 21, 2013 7:24:06 GMT -5
What!? You are in Cincinnati and didn't tell us? Ohio Exracers issue a collective SNIFF!
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Post by niaru on Jun 21, 2013 9:56:32 GMT -5
I know, I know (hang head in shame) - I was there for 8 days but really had no time off: we started at 8 am, finished at 5:30 pm every day even the week-end and were fed and housed on site (Hyatt hotel and Duke Center). It was pretty intensive! But we did get out a few times at night in Cincinnatti and I have to say, I really like the city! Mount Adams, the purple people bridge (so I can say I set foot in KY again, lol), lots of nice walks. And the restaurants! Oh, and the National Underground Railroad Museum, which we did in a hurry the last day, since we were released a bit early and the museum closes at 5. VERY interesting stuff, in that museum, not enough time to see everything!
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Post by jbrooks on Jun 22, 2013 21:47:37 GMT -5
SOMEONE HELP ME!!!! Make me stop I have just downloaded the last 3 Poirot books LOL, when I have read them I will have read her whole series.
I wonder if my "Little Grey cells" will work better ? LOL
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Post by Bara on Jun 23, 2013 5:40:39 GMT -5
Poirot!
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Post by adcooper on Jun 25, 2013 7:20:50 GMT -5
Claire, did you ever find your way to Arnold's Bar & Grill in Cinci? They have the most wonderful Greek spaghetti!
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Post by jbrooks on Jun 26, 2013 15:30:48 GMT -5
Greek spaghetti ? What? Do you use goat cheese on/in it?
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Post by Goalie on Jun 26, 2013 19:04:31 GMT -5
yum greek spaghetti sounds good. King of the Wind and the Spirit Stallion were YA books that I was able to finish in a couple of times of sitting down to read.
Now The Scorpio Races is a little harder to get into, but I am enjoying it.
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