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Get this: I went to my favorite bookstore today and they didn't have The Stand, which I'd seen there the other day, so I ordered it. It would take weeks to get here. But then I remembered Niko must be at the airport in San Francisco right then and texted him and asked him to check the bookstore ther...

I'm still reading Under the Dome. Mellen, I'm finding it pretty good and VERY gripping, but it's a liiiitle too violent for my taste. Sometimes I have to put it down for a break. Have you read The Stand? Amazon readers keep comparing them.

Really? I've never heard that. I said it because I drew a blank

Hardcover! Of course. Thanks!

Yes, guys, that's the spirit. I've also stopped trying to finish books I don't like. If it hasn't grabbed me after 50 or 100 pages, goodbye. Mellen, I missed you'd read it. Good to know you liked it! I'm on page 180 or so, and I think there are too many characters, and I hope he'll stop introducing ...

I gave up on the Korean lady. Now I'm reading Under the Dome by Stephen King. Bad reviews say he recycles characters, but I haven't read many of his books, so I'm good. More things happened in the first 10 pages than in the first 100 in the Korean book! High brow readers would probably be horrified ...

I finished the Jonathan Kellerman, which was barely readable (not enough of a mystery, too much cop talk, stupid premise). Now I'm reading Please Look After Mom by this Korean author http://www.amazon.com/Please-Look-After-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307739511/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1...

When M was born, I waited for this rush of rainbows and unicorns but it didn't happen. I absolutely fell in love with him quickly after but it wasn't this instantaneous feeling. And sure, I've felt bored with M. Sure, I've heard of absolutely normal, loving moms who didn't fall in love with their b...

Interesting, I didn't see it that way at all. The whole nature vs nurture debate I guess. I did "enjoy" the book as well. We have the movie for this weekend - anybody know how it compares to the book? No? Well, I was thinking about these passages (about Kevin's birth): "I felt - abse...

Annie, I can't stand books with no plot either. And I'm SO with you on Kevin. I read it last year and it's one of the best books I've read in years. So powerful. I was re-reading parts of it the other day because I saw the movie. To me the most disturbing thing was not what Kevin did, but what Eva f...

Do you guys know this? I'm having SO much fun!

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I'm reading Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern. It's the worst book I've read in a loooong time. I should know better, chick lit usually sucks, but I was in a hurry and picked it up for lack of choice. I'll finish it because it's a really easy read, but yuck. I can see how it could work as a m...

Hi Skye! Glad to see someone "new"

Mellen, I think it took me a while to get into Dragon Tattoo, too. Then of course I had to read all 3!

I finished the John Grisham, which was readable but VERY predictable. Now I'm reading And She Was by Alison Gaylin and so far it's very gripping.

I finished Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Ugh, it was a sci-fi/horror YA story! All the wrong labels for me! I only bought it because it was by Zafón. The main story did not convince me at all, and I only finished it because it was only 189 pages long. I didn't hate it, but it was SO not The Shadow ...

Next up is The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. Bracing myself for what will be heavy content. But I know the writing will be good so I'm looking forward to it.

I've always wanted but dreaded reading this. Let us know how you feel.

And great to see you here!

I finished Before I go to Sleep and it was really, really gripping. Very good. At some point I thought I knew where it was going, but I was wrong. Good. I hate when that happens. Then I started Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (the guy who wrote The Shadow of the Wind). I didn't know it was supposed to ...

Rowan, does M let you read when he's awake? At what age did he start doing that? I can only read when Leo's asleep. I finished that book by Lucy Cavendish. It was pretty good for its genre. Its "genre" being fiction about motherhood. Now I'm reading Before I go to Sleep. Pretty good so far!

I FINALLY finished Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. Not worth it. WAY too much history and politics, not enough fiction and character development, IMO. I'm mildly curious to see what he'll do with the rest of the trilogy, though. Now I'm reading Lost and Found by Lucy Cavendish http://www.amazon.co.uk...

I finished Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult. Are all her books the same basic plot: something happens to a kid, husband and wife think differently about it and it strains their relationship, then there's a trial and then husband and wife make up? Because I was predicting the story from the getgo. T...

Ooh, there's one in Brazil!! It actually has several branches, and I don't know where that one is. There's one right here in my neighborhood (not the one in the picture), AND it's the original store and the one that gave it its name. Yay! (ok, I'm ridiculously excited about this). However, that's no...