Currently Reading (Take 2)

[zepka102]

About 100 pages into The Night Circus, which Tink read a while ago. I like it so far. Reminds me of a Baz Luhrman movie.

[StockardFan]

I just got Corduroy Mansions on my Kindle, but I have a cheesy Nora Roberts and Sophie Kinsella to read first. The one I'm reading now is the Nora Roberts. It's called something like "Treasures Lost, Treasures Found" Dumb but an easy read while I'm watching the Voice.

[all that jazz]

I'm thinking about reading Gatsby because of my fascination with the era, but I'm really excited about the film as well. Should I read it before the film? Will I be disappointed with the film if I read the book before?

[zepka102]

Always read the books first. And Gatsby is a great one.

[StockardFan]

I would definitely read the book first!!!!!

[all that jazz]

Thanks, I guess I will!

[Jay Lerner-Z]

I'm about to read The Great Gatsby too...then I'm gonna see the Robert Redford movie, then I'm gonna see the new movie.

I'm odd.

[CJ N2N]

I plan to read Gatsby during the summer even though I'm going to read it in school next year. I'm currently reading Catch 22 (along with Othello) for my english class and I really enjoy it. I just wish I didn't have to read it in such a short amount of time....

Anyone else read Catch 22 and have an opinion?

[sally1112]

I teach English, and just read Catch 22 about two years ago. I loved it, some of the humor is very dark, but I laughed out loud a lot.

[StockardFan]

JbaraFan...........I'm reading Corduroy Mansions right now. It's a quirky little book isn't it?

[AC126748]

I just picked up Marc Maron's Attempting Normal and I can't wait to start it.

[JbaraFan1]

StockardFan, for sure! I hope you are/did enjoy(ing) it. So far I like his Scotland Street series better, mostly thanks to three characters: a little boy named Bertie Pollock, an artist named Angus Lordie, and Angus' dog Cyril.

Right now I have barely waded into some southern comedy/romance novel, name escapes me, I chose as amazon local deal. Also have Penny Marshall's book to read.

[StockardFan]

I am enjoying it! Thanks for the recommendation!

[JbaraFan1]

Glad to hear it, StockardFan! Sometimes it's nice to have just a fun, mostly nonserious read!

[bwayphreak234]

I picked this up at Barnes and Noble. It's very good so far.

http://www.amazon.com/Golem-Jinni-Novel-Helene-Wecker/dp/0062110837/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368658237&sr=1-1&keywords=golem+and+the+jinni

[MaddieBB12]

"The Fault In Our Stars" (John Green)
Heartbreaking and laugh out loud funny. I was beside myself and couldn't put it down.
and
"To Kill a Mockingbird" (Harper Lee)
...for the 100th time. Just as wonderful as it was the first 99.

[StockardFan]

I'm reading The Black Dahlia. I'm having problems getting into it.

[NYadgal]

Just finished Dan Brown's INFERNO.

A real page-turner!

(And now I want to go back to Florence and Venice!)

[frogs_fan85]

^I had the exact same thought while reading Inferno. I was in Italy exactly one year ago today and really want to go back ASAP.

[sally1112]

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood...so far I am riveted.

[Plum]

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman. Before that it was Bossypants, which is lovely to read when one is in a minor career crisis.

[FindingNamo]

"Great Expectations" because it has been 26 years since I've read a Dickens novel and I've never read this one. I don't know if my tastes have changed or what, but these writers who got paid by the word did find ways to go on and on and on without saying very much of anything or making anything happen.

Right before that I read Capote's "lost" first novel, "Summer Crossing." That moved at a nice brisk pace with plenty of flashes of that Capote genius.

I put down "The Night Circus" for the umpteenth time since it came out. It's not very good. If you saw "Sleep No More" in Brookline, nothing about the magical circus seems that wondrous or magic.

[StockardFan]

I'm reading Shutter Island. It was slow to start but it's getting interesting now!

[bwayphreak234]

I just finished All You Could Ask For by Mike Greenberg. It's about three women in New York. The first half it switches back and forth between their lives, then halfway through it goes to a blog for women with breast cancer. All three have breast cancer and connect through this blog. I really enjoyed it and would HIGHLY recommend it. It's a breezy, but substantial and rewarding read.

[Jungle Red]

I'm reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. Loved Dragon Tattoo and Fire. The problem with this one seems to be the writers habit of giving each character a long, drawn out backstory that does nothing for the plot. He over explains everything. I've started skipping pages because of it. Its the slowest of the three, for sure.

Still, a good read. I'm looking forward to starting Game of Thrones next.