2013....It's January what are you reading??

[Rowan]

I'm reading The Other Woman by Hank Phillipi Ryan. I picked it up randomly at the library because the author sounded familiar. Turns out she was a broadcaster in Boston when I was a kid (probably still now) so I heard her name a lot as a kid. Funny.

It's not bad but waiting for it to pick up.

[Annie]

I'm working on "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed. REALLY good.

[Sílvia]

I'm reading State of Wonder by Ann Patchett and I'm hating it (sorry, Annie and Mellen). I'm finding it insanely boring and the only reason I keep reading is because I'm at the beach house with no other options, and I'm more than halfway through at this point. But ugh. It has *exactly* what I was fearing: endless, detailed descriptions of the rain forest. I'm Brazilian!! I may never have *been* to the fucking forest, but I sure as hell don't need a 2-paragraph description of what the rain feels like in the forest. I grew up watching those documentaries. Gaaaaaah!! Nothing ever HAPPENS in that book!

[mellenhead]

Sorry, Sil! I adored that book.

I'm starting The Road to Woodbury by Robert Kirkman tonight. It's an offshoot of The Walking Dead comics.

[Annie]

Oh no!!! We led you astray! Eek! Sorry you're stranded with a bad book. Lame.

[Rowan]

I was bored with The Other Woman so put it aside for Those We Love Most by Lee Woodruff. Much better....

[mellenhead]

I finished The Road to Woodbury. Eh, it was about what you would expect from a novel based on an offshoot of the comics. The overall story was really good and tied in well but the writing was clunky.

Next up is The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser.

[Sílvia]

Eh, that's ok. I should have trusted my instincts. I wonder if I'll ever finish it, though, since I always pass out after 10 pages

[Anna]

I can't believe I'm admiting this but my first book of 2013 is erotica. I really need my husband to come home.


I'm also still working on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime but it's not as much fun to read.

[Blush]

Yesterday when I was at the library I saw the 50 Shades series in large print. Now I am picturing all the senior citizens of Bruce County getting off on badly written S&M.

[mellenhead]

I liked The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser, but it's older and some of the information from when it was published has now been proven incorrect. So it kind of bugged me thru the whole book.

I picked up a bunch of stuff at the library tonight. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers, The People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Llyod Parry, A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin and Wonder by R.J. Palacio (which is geared toward middle school kids, but I've heard really good things about it).

[Spudd]

I finished "The Devil's Feather" by Minette Walters. It was pretty good.

Now I'm reading "18 Minutes" which is a business self-help book. So far, meh.

[Annie]

I finished "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed (excellent!) and started "Age of Miracles". It's decent. It moves along quickly even though I haven't figured out what the actual plot is, beyond the sci-fi concept of time slowing down.

[Anna]

Les Mis was free on Amazon so I'm attempting to read it. I may not finish until the end of the year.

[Blush]

I just finished the Jennifer Weiner book, "Then Came You". It was good. Not gripping or anything, but good. Made me think about feelings.

Yesterday I picked up the new Kate Morton book, "The Secret Keeper", which I have to start on first because it's a 2 week hold. I also got "Tell the Wolves I'm home" plus a memoir by Jenny Lawson called "Let's pretend this never happened."

[Sílvia]

I'm reading The Secret Life of Bees a decade after the rest of human kind. Or at least US readers. I thought it started out well, but now it's slowing down. Grrrr... this is the fourth book in a row that's left me unimpressed.

[Sílvia]

Ok, I take that back. There were 30 pages or so in there that felt a little slow, but it's back on track and I'm thoroughly (sp?) enjoying it!

[Anna]

Silvia I couldn't finish that book.

[Rowan]

Finished Broken Harbor by Tana French and really liked it. It was a recommendation from Stephen King. He's usually spot on for my tastes.

Not sure what's next. Really need to get to the library. Started the new Elizabeth Lowell at hockey yesterday but was really boring. I hate when good writers waste their time on a poor series. Just write stand alone books dammit.

[Annie]

I finished "The Age of Miracles" and ended up really liking it. Even though the actual plot was a little weak, I decided the sci-fi concept was intriguing enough to carry it. It wasn't extraordinary writing but it was a fast and entertaining read.

Not sure what's next for me. I have "The Fault in Our Stars" but it's due back. I could renew it but I'm not that motivated to read it. So maybe I'll just go to the library and see what I can find.