What are you reading the week of February 7, 2010?

DUgosh

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Sun Feb-07-10 12:00 AM
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What are you reading the week of February 7, 2010?

Death is a Cabaret by Deborah Morgan an Antique Lover's Mystery Book #1

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YankeyMCC

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Sun Feb-07-10 07:29 AM
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1. "In the Garden of Iden" by Kage Baker

(A wonderful story teller who's stories live on but who's body unfortunately died)

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pscot

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Sun Feb-07-10 12:09 PM
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2. All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot

I'm finally going to start on Anathem, by Neal Stephenson, which has been sitting on my bedtable for over a year. I'm also reading 1848, Year of Revolution, by Mike Rapport.

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gratefultobelib

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Fri Feb-12-10 09:27 PM
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12. I read all of his books (I think) years ago. What a treat! They are special.

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fadedrose

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Sun Feb-07-10 01:46 PM
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3. TRAITOR by Andy McNab & Robert Rigby nt

So far, so good. Fast-moving and nicely written.

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fadedrose

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Sun Feb-07-10 06:38 PM
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4. PAYBACK by Andy McNab & Robert Rigby

I finished TRAITOR last week and typed it instead of PAYBACK, which is its next sequel..oops, sorry.

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kalli007

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Sun Feb-07-10 08:25 PM
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5. The Tattooed Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates

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abluelady

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Mon Feb-08-10 08:46 AM
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6. "Little Bird of Heaven" by Joyce Carol Oates

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Dr. Strange

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Mon Feb-08-10 05:03 PM
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7. Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber

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MaineDem

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Mon Feb-08-10 09:09 PM
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8. "The Spies of Warsaw" by Alan Furst

Really good!

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fadedrose

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Wed Feb-10-10 11:12 AM
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9. THE FIRST RULE by Robert Crais

It was okay, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. I like the novels featuring more of Elvis Cole better than more of Joe Pike. Joe is something like Clint Eastwood - doesn't say much, but Clint makes up for it with his face and subtle humor. I like books with lots of dialog, and with a bit of humor. Crais' earlier books were so good.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Thu Feb-11-10 09:10 PM
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10. Just finished reading Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein, the only

American ever to work as a crime reporter for a major Japanese newspaper.

It shows, among other things, how thoroughly the yakuza are woven into the economy.

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gratefultobelib

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Fri Feb-12-10 09:26 PM
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11. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Thanks for the suggestions from this group!! Good book.

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hippywife

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Sat Feb-13-10 10:07 AM
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14. Excellent!

Glad you're enjoying it. This group is how I found it, too. :hi:

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Jade Fox

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Sat Feb-13-10 01:11 AM
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13. "Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

It's the funniest tragedy I've ever read.

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hippywife

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Sat Feb-13-10 10:07 AM
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15. I've read it twice now.

I truly adore Kingsolver. Enjoy! :hi:

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gratefultobelib

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Sat Feb-13-10 10:56 AM
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16. Oh, oh! It's been awhile since I read it, but I truly enjoyed it. It's one of the few I

actually own as opposed to checking out of the library.

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Sanity Claws

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Sat Feb-13-10 11:19 PM
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17. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

I last read it in high school.

I'm blown away by it. What writing style. Steinbeck got the vernacular and dialect down so well. I love how he alternates between the big story and then the Joads.
Then of course there are the parallels to today - the dehumanization, the corporate vultures, the class traitors.
What a masterful storyteller and historian!

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fadedrose

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Sun Feb-14-10 10:52 AM
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18. Started LIVE BAIT by PJ Tracy

Good, sequel to Monkeewrench...

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