What book are you reading or recently read?

[heartgirl99]

stalemate - iris johansen

yuck. not sure why i stuck it out to the end. the heroine's dialogue was unbelievably awful.

[rock lobster]

Finished Checkhov's "The Lady and the Dog" , short stories, Czarist pre-revolution Russia.
Classical Russian.

Next a couple of his four act plays, first "The Seagull".

[heartgirl99]

just got 'the outsider'.... everything else is now on hold

[momof3heathens]

stalemate - iris johansen

yuck. not sure why i stuck it out to the end. the heroine's dialogue was unbelievably awful.

lol I gave up on this author a few years ago. Either her writing has become more an more cliche or I've become more discerning in my reading.

[Midnightly]

i'm working my way through the outlander series...

[GoJays]

just got 'the outsider'.... everything else is now on hold

It's sitting on my table, ready to go, as I type this

[alohamom]

just got 'the outsider'.... everything else is now on hold

It's sitting on my table, ready to go, as I type this

oooooo the new Uncle Stevie book? you guys are so lucky! Please post what you think, I probably wont be able to read it for a while, I have a stack of other stuff to get through

[GoJays]

oooooo the new Uncle Stevie book? you guys are so lucky! Please post what you think, I probably wont be able to read it for a while, I have a stack of other stuff to get through

Well, it definitely starts out with a bang...

[heartgirl99]

the outsider - stephen king

like jays said, it started with a bang! interesting premise. not nearly as gory and gruesome as some of his other tales. almost 'tame'.

i wouldn't call it 'great' but definitely a 'good' read.

8/10

[Tweets77]

Just bought "The Outsider" today..with start that shortly and also finished "The Duchess" by Danielle Steele yesterday. ( My MIL reads her stuff and then passes the books on to me).

[alohamom]

Just finished The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Interesting read, it is a story within a story and I thought it was well written but I did figure out one of the 2 the Who Done Its in the book by about 2/3rds of the way through

[heartgirl99]

down the river unto the sea - walter mosley

didn't enjoy it as much as the 'easy rawlins' books but a good read. 7/10

[alohamom]

down the river unto the sea - walter mosley

didn't enjoy it as much as the 'easy rawlins' books but a good read. 7/10

I can never seem to get into Walter Mosley.

I have tried a few times over the years but he just doesnt capture my attention like other authors and I cannot quite put my finger on why...

[heartgirl99]

I can never seem to get into Walter Mosley.

I have tried a few times over the years but he just doesnt capture my attention like other authors and I cannot quite put my finger on why...

his crime stories are very different from 'the man in the basement' which was just weird. that one took some time to digest. it was really good. if you haven't tried that one it's not at all like his other books and you may like it.

[heartgirl99]

born a crime - trevor noah

what a life! his mother is an amazing person. an interesting insight into life in south africa.

not terrifically written. there is some repetition in chapters but each chapter can be read as a stand alone.