ParisPaulette Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Reading three right now: "Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens, a novel about a young woman's recovery after being abducted by a stranger, Coal River by Michael Shnayerson about the fight between landowners and big coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains and last but not least American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I keep having to put Coal River down, because I find it just gets me so angry over how big business is so willing to rape the land and people's lives in the process of turning a profit. And for those reading books that make you realize just how far we've come as a society I recommend War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race, Expanded Edition by Edwin Black. I've made that one required reading for each of my kids to get them to realize just how close the good old U.S. of A. came to being another Nazi Germany at one point in our history. It's a book that's frightening, heartbreaking and infuriating all at the same time. Very much along the same lines as The Immortal Life of Henrietta Slacks, another book I loved but found infuriating. I know these books make my blood pressure go up, but I think that's a good thing. It never hurts to educate oneself about the darker side of life and how to fight it. Link to comment
SpottiOtti Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 "A Great Deliverance" by Elizabeth George. I can read whatever I want right now, so I SHALL glut myself on glorious detective mysteries!!! Yesssss!!! Link to comment
Liraele Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn Link to comment
imsuperman Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy. I haven't read it since I was in middle school. Ultimate fantasy book. Link to comment
ApocalypseDreams Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Occupy the economy: Challenging capitalism - Richard Wolff Link to comment
Snny Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 image removed Ransom Rigg, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Awesome book so far! I like to think of it as the chick version of The X-Men, though it's not. I was convinced to read it after following an artist online who has released a graphic novel version (she's also done artwork for Mortal Instruments). Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn DUDE! I met him in person and his work is amazing! Link to comment
Liraele Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Snny - lucky you! I enjoyed the book. Waiting on the next one to come from the library. Current read: Takedown Twenty - Janet Evanovich Link to comment
foxes Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Crossed by Ally Condie. It's book #2 in her Matched Trilogy. Link to comment
Snny Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Finished two books last week: The Fault in Our Stars and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I was bored with The Fault in Our Stars from the beginning and the middle, but the ending made it better. Augustus seemed too superficial. I know this is suppose to be a novel targeted for a teen audience... But the writing style just did not appeal to my reading level at all. I may see this novel in theaters next weekend.. I may not. I will wait until what fan reviews say. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children had a better writing style compared to Fault, and the creepy photos made it appealing. The storytelling however... It was good in the beginning, but the ending was a major letdown. The protagonist doesn't appear to have an awesome peculiar ability like the others did and I still can't get over how the love interest is after the grandson of her former boyfriend (there is time traveling involved between present time and 1940s Britain during WWII, but it's still creepy). Plus there wasn't enough action. However, it's only the first book of the series and I decided to give the author another shot based on GoodRead Reviews of his second sequel: image removed I am already more than halfway finished and enjoy this more. The writer must of re-evaluated his previous work and found a better direction to go with the story. It took him two years into work it all out and I'm glad he did because his writing improved. He's a new author and has a good potential direction to go with this series. Much more action from all the peculiar children and it is so much better than the first book. Highly recommend. I getting "book depression" over it bending soon and having to wait a couple more years for the third book to come. Fun Fact About Peculiar Children: it will be coming out to theaters July 2015 and Tim Burton is said to direct the project. They could not have picked a better director to do this type of story than him and I am super excited he agreed to do it. It's going to be an amazing movie under his supervison. Link to comment
little_buttercup Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I recently finished all of The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan, and have been re-reading parts that I like most. I think next I will finish Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Link to comment
Liraele Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Dark Force Rising - Timothy Zahn Link to comment
SpottiOtti Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Daemon by Daniel Suarez I love that one! Read it a couple times. I'm reading A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. Link to comment
Snny Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 image removed This was just from the prologue and it gave me chills. The first page really sucked me in. Everyone needs to read this book. There's a reason this young lady was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Link to comment
Liraele Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The Last Command - Timothy Zahn Link to comment
SpottiOtti Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 James Lee Burke - Light of the World Made me double-check the locks on my doors a few times. I think it's really one of his best. Link to comment
Snny Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 The Last Command - Timothy Zahn I thought you might be interested... Timothy Zahn is doing an "online panel" off on Reddit ("Ask Me Anything" sub forum) on July 9 at 6 pm est. You post a question and he answers. Here's a link: link removed Malala's book was really, really insightful, powerful, and incredible. I have a new perception about Islam culture, Pakistan, and the Middle Eastern world that is not so negative thanks to her breaking some cultural barriers by sharing her perspectives. I highly, highly everyone reads her memoir. This should be a required reading in schools. image removed I just started this. It is about a boy with severe autism who communicates through scripting Disney movie lines. I recommend this by a colleague and plan to share it among my classmates/professors. Link to comment
Liraele Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I thought you might be interested... Timothy Zahn is doing an "online panel" off on Reddit ("Ask Me Anything" sub forum) on July 9 at 6 pm est. You post a question and he answers. Here's a link: link removed Thank you! Current read: Vision of the Future - Timothy Zahn Link to comment
Silverbirch Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Malcolm Frasers Political Memoirs - he is a former prime minister of Australia. Link to comment
imsuperman Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Really good. Read it senior year of high school. Link to comment
SpottiOtti Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I'm reading a biography of Darwin by Niles Eldredge. It's pretty interesting - I had no idea Darwin waited twenty years to publish his theory! Link to comment
imsuperman Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I am preparing to be thoroughly creeped out. image removed Link to comment
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