What book are you reading?

[tigerlily]

I just downloaded The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks about the life of King David.
Brooks is one of my favorite authors. I thoroughly enjoyed Anthony Marra's first book and on the hold list for his latest book of short stories The Tsar of Love and Techno.

Marlow, I think you liked Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. You might like this one.

[Fern435]

Re-reading Shooting the Sun by Max Byrd. Set in the late 1800's, it has a lot of adventure, mystery/suspense, history, and a bit of romance. An expedition heading west to photograph a solar eclipse has more than just the eclipse on its agenda. I *love* this book. Just received Max Byrd's The Paris Deadline and am looking forward to it. He is an incredible writer and has a dry sense of humor.

[Marlow]

Originally Posted by tigerlily

I just downloaded The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks about the life of King David.
Brooks is one of my favorite authors. I thoroughly enjoyed Anthony Marra's first book and on the hold list for his latest book of short stories The Tsar of Love and Techno.

Marlow, I think you liked Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. You might like this one.

I did love Marra's first book and I heard about his new one on the radio yesterday. I'm definitely going to put it on my list. Thanks for the reminder.

[LookinForMayberry]

Originally Posted by Fern435

Re-reading Shooting the Sun by Max Byrd. Set in the late 1800's, it has a lot of adventure, mystery/suspense, history, and a bit of romance. An expedition heading west to photograph a solar eclipse has more than just the eclipse on its agenda. I *love* this book. Just received Max Byrd's The Paris Deadline and am looking forward to it. He is an incredible writer and has a dry sense of humor.

Thanks, I added both to my "For Later" list, which is nearer in queue than my TRL.

I am nearing the end of "The Devil's Breath" and already know I am going to be reading more of Max's adventures -- though truthfully it would be more believable if Max were older than 15.

I am not as taken with "A Man Came Out of A Door in the Mountain" by Adrianne Harun. I'm reading it, but it seems so despairing that it's very easy for me to set aside.

[Marlow]

Originally Posted by LookinForMayberry

Thanks, I added both to my "For Later" list, which is nearer in queue than my TRL.

I am nearing the end of "The Devil's Breath" and already know I am going to be reading more of Max's adventures -- though truthfully it would be more believable if Max were older than 15.

I am not as taken with "A Man Came Out of A Door in the Mountain" by Adrianne Harun. I'm reading it, but it seems so despairing that it's very easy for me to set aside.

It is dark and despairing. But I loved the mythical portrayal of evil. And, TBH, I can't remember the ending, but I think it ended on a higher note.

I finished Mr. Mercedes and I'm on the fence about whether I'll read the next one in what I believe is a trilogy. My complaint about Stephen King is that his characters tend to be caricatures. They're either really, really good or really, really bad. OTOH, the plot was suspenseful and moved very quickly and sometimes that's all I want.

Next up is Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, that I learned about on here. Hope to start it this evening.

[scatman]

Just finished........
"Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse Eight", by David Marc

Reading, now........
"The Great Bridge," by David McCullough

[LookinForMayberry]

Originally Posted by Marlow

It is dark and despairing. But I loved the mythical portrayal of evil. And, TBH, I can't remember the ending, but I think it ended on a higher note.

I finished Mr. Mercedes and I'm on the fence about whether I'll read the next one in what I believe is a trilogy. My complaint about Stephen King is that his characters tend to be caricatures. They're either really, really good or really, really bad. OTOH, the plot was suspenseful and moved very quickly and sometimes that's all I want.

Next up is Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, that I learned about on here. Hope to start it this evening.

I've kept on with "A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain" and decided I will probably see it through. For me it hits uncomfortably close to the truth of too many situations I've witnessed, and I have to learn to face life as it is sometime!

I have my opinions about Stephen King, and they are not laudatory.

I want to know what you think of "Gilead." I have the audiobook on my Zune and each time I look at it and then choose something else. I don't know why I'm so ambivalent about it.

Meanwhile, I started listening to Jo Nesbo's "Police." It's the last of his Harry Hole series and I will miss the abrasive, drunken detective that has a big heart and always gets the bad guy.

[Amber18]

I finally got the sense to get a library card and rented out A Man Came out of A Door in the Mountain onto my ereader and ive liked it so far it is dark and mysterious in a supernatural way, a perfect Halloween read Im about 30% through and will keep posting about it on here as I go along

[TitanRam]

11/22/63 by Stephen King

[SadieLu]

Just finished Bull Mountain. Good read.