It's October...what are you reading?

[Rowan]

I just wanted to point out that I wasn't *that* old!!!!

[Annie]

I had a 10 day dry spell and finally went to the library yesterday. BY MYSELF. So I got three books:

The Price of Motherhood by Ann Crittenden
The Memory Palace by someone Bartok
Blue Nights by Joan Didion

Should be a nice, depressing group of books!

[Sílvia]

I just wanted to point out that I wasn't *that* old!!!!

Silly, I know! I'm the oldest person on this board. What an uplifting thought.

at Annie

[Spudd]

I just got Gone Girl from the library. Looking forward to it!

[mellenhead]

I finished Tell The Wolves I'm Home - excellent book! I dragged out finishing it because I didn't want it to be over.

I've tried to start The Diviners by Libba Bray a few times but I'm just not in the right mood for a book set in 1920's NY dealing with the occult and time travel. Will have to add it to my list to be read another time.

Apparently I am in the right mood for zombies as I just started World War Z and LOVE IT.

I have Judging a Book by its Lover and Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore in transit to the library holdshelf so those will be up next.

[Bugsy]

I finally finished "A Feast For Crows" by George R. R. Martin! It's the 4th in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series and was my least favorite of the books so far. It focuses on only a handful of characters, and for the most part, those tend to be the characters I'm not overly fond of and/or interested in. Some of the best characters and settings in the books' world had zero chapters. There was also a lot less action than the earlier books, so the overall story seemed to drag a bit more than I would have preferred. It was definitely good, though!

Since I start my new job on Monday, I'm going to be taking a hopefully short break from pleasure reading to get myself better acquainted with the world of pain management nursing. I'm reviewing nursing school texts and notes from lectures, and I may just order a well-reviewed book from Amazon. Apparently it's a great resource, so I might bite the bullet and buy it.

[Rowan]

I'm currently reading A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller and really liking it. I even read some this AM after dh woke me at 4 am.

[JenB]

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[mellenhead]

I finished up World War Z by Max Brooks. It was quite good. I'm also just about done with Judging a Book by its Lover by Lauren Leto. It's fairly amusing and is a quick read.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore is STILL in transit so next up is The Cutting Season by Attica Locke.

[Rowan]

Finished A Killing in the Hills on Friday. Two thumbs up!

I also read A light between oceans by ML Stedman yesterday/today which was great! Also two thumbs up.

Next up, I Couldn't Love You More.

[Sílvia]

I finally finished 11/22/63 a few days ago and I really liked it! Well, except for the draggy bits. It took me like 3 weeks to go from pages 200 to 400, and it could have been at least 300 pages shorter, and I was sick and tired of reading about Lee Oswald, but I still liked it a lot. I love time travel and alternative scenarios and stuff like that, so it was fun. And the ending was soooo bittersweet. Sniff. Under the Dome moved much faster, but the ending sucked, so for me this one was much better.

Now on to something completely different: So Much for That By Lionel Shriver. She's so character-driven, and I usually prefer plot-driven novels, but I really like her.

[mellenhead]

I finished The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. Meh. It was supposed to be a crime thriller but it wasn't very thrilling and the ending didn't really make sense. Oh well.

I'm heading to the library at lunch today to pick up:

No Easy Day: the autobiograhpy of a Navy Seal

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Hope this is decent, though it was roundly panned by book critics)

Red Red by R.L. Stein (I loved his Goosebump books so I figured I'd give his new adult horror novel a try)

[Rowan]

Finished I Couldn't Love You More - I really liked it and then...it ended. Apparently this manuscript was in her "drawer" for years and she recently cobbled it back together. Hmmm....it was good but needed a bit more cobbling I thought.

Can't remember what's next in the pile...12/21 by Dustin Tomasen?

[Annie]

I'm reading "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett. SO GOOD.

[Sílvia]

Annie, I didn't pick that up the other day at the store because it was set in the Amazon. I guess that makes me a bad Brazilian. Is there a lot of jungle talk (descriptions, etc?)

[mellenhead]

I'm reading "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett. SO GOOD.

I LOVED that book!! Sil, there are but it isn't boring in any way. It's an excellent read.

[Annie]

I'll admit that I really like classic Americana-lit (if that's such a thing, haha). Set on farms, rural lands. So the idea of something set in the Amazon was a major gamble for me. I was worried it wouldn't be relatable. But I'm finding it fascinating! It's really a good book and the setting is such a central character, in a good way.

[Sílvia]

Mellen and Annie, ok, I'll pick it up next time, then!

Anna, I did wonder if her depiction of tantrums and stuff like that wasn't a liiittle over the top. I didn't hate the ending either, but I wanted more of a definition.

[Spudd]

I finished Gone Girl today. I really liked it up till the ending... Wasn't that thrilled with how it ended.

[Bugsy]

I read a short little self-helpy/business skillsy type book the other day, "The Go-Giver" by Bob Burg and John David Mann; it was recommended by my former mentor at work. I liked it pretty well and did write down the 5 "rules" that were discussed...I can see how keeping them in mind could be helpful.

I'm listening to "A Child Called It" by David Pelzer. It's pretty horrific what happened to that poor boy.

And I'm about to go see what looks interesting from my at-home bookshelf. There are several there that I haven't read.