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Definitely read Beat the Reaper first. I really liked it. The dialog is just great.

Mellen, have you read Beat the Reaper yet?

Funny Syl. I've always been a fast reader. Also consider that it was the weekend so I was able to spend some time Fri night reading and finished it Sat AM. Finished Bond Girl yesterday. There's a ton of hype about this one. It was good fun Chick Lit but certainly not new or earth shattering. Quick a...

Finished 11/22/63. I liked it.

I started Bond Girl by Erin Duffy. I'm only 20 pgs in so I really don't know what to expect. Although a little fluff after 850 pgs of King will be a nice change.

I'm still on 11/22/63 - pp 460 or so. I really like it but it's so huge I hate lugging it around. This would have been a perfect book for the Kindle.

I'm about 150 pgs into 11/22/63 by Stephen King. I'm pretty into it so we'll see how the rest of the 700 pages go.

It's ok Blush, we still love you.

I totally hear you on King. It makes me sad that its so hit and miss. I love a good Kennedy controversy so thought I would give it a shot. We'll see...

I have The Informationist on my TBR list - I'll have to move it up the list at your recommendation. Wasn't the author raised in some crazy cult?

I finished Robin Cook's latest this weekend. It is officially the last of his books I will ever read. They've gotten worse over time but the story was boring, he's overly wordy to a point of pompousness and downright wrong in some of the science/medical education items he writes about. I like readin...

Loved "....Kevin". Well, "loved" is the wrong word but I'm really glad I read it! Wow.

Blush, that worked! Cool.

Finished "Fat Vampire" - meh.

I started "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver yesterday. I had tried reading it before but couldn't get into it. Now I'm hooked - can't wait to read more.

Boo mellen! What a bummer that they did that and didn't give you warning. I was looking forward to your list too - I'm always so impressed with the breadth of your reading choices.

Bev,

As a scientist (who's actually worked with HeLa back in the day) I was really excited to read the book but I honestly was disappointed in it. Not trying to discourage you from finishing it because I'm glad I read it but I really didn't like the tone she took with the family.

Anyway....

Look at all the friends we have here!

Right now I'm reading Fat Vampire - a silly YA novel about a teenage vampire who got turned in his "awkward stage" and no one can believe he's really a vampire. Just fun and silly.

I've kept a handwritten book journal since 2003. At the end of the year, I also convert it to an Excel file.

I like to keep track of what I've read, liked, etc.

Anna, if you get in 50-60 pages you'll be hooked. It took me 3 tries to get started.

Here's mine. Sorry for the odd formatting - its an Excel file and I'm too lazy to fix. Total of 93. 3 Blame Michelle Huneven 3 Such a Pretty Face Cathy Lamb 3 Virals Kathy Reichs 3 The Day the Falls Stood Still Cathy Marie Buchanan 3.5 Packing for Mars Mary Roach 4 The Day the World Came to Town Jim...

Spudd, any financial books you'd recommend? Dh does all the $$ stuff in the house (I pay the bills but he does the investment stuff) but I should know more. ONe of my goals for 2012 is to get my 401K in order.

I'm working my way through the Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan series. Just finished Grave Secrets. Can't remember the next one - I just know it has a yellow cover.

Edited to add title: Bare Bones.