Which book are you currently reading?

[Grace]

I read another book of that Berendt guy about Savannah - Sara gave it to me when I was visiting and I sent it to Karen

That was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I read it and really enjoyed it. I have the newer one, about Venice, but haven't got into it yet.

Right now I'm reading one for the second time. Does anyone else do that - read books more than once?

The Day the World Came to Town - 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede. Wonderful book about the generous nature of people in the midst of tragedy.

When thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of United States airspace, the citizens of this small community were called upon to come to the aid of more than six thousand displaced travelers.

For the better part of a week, nearly every man, woman, and child in Gander and the surrounding smaller towns stopped what they were doing so they could help. They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Right now I'm reading one for the second time. Does anyone else do that - read books more than once?

There are many books I have read more than once! That is why I prefer to own books than borrow them. If I have nothing new to read I can go in and pick an old favorite to reread.

Last week I reread a book of the letters between Wallis Simpson and Edward the Prince of Wales. I also read the book "Slumdog Millionaire". Different from the movie in many ways and just as fun.

I am also reading "The Family -The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power." It is too frightening to read too much at one time.

My book club is finishing up "The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys" and then we will read "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress". I have it but don't want to read it too far in advance.

"A Voyage Long and Strange" by Tony Horwitz is another book I read recently and loved! What happened on this continent between 1492 and 1620.

And "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" was very good. A book about the occupation of the Channel Islands in WWII and written all in personal letters.

[Grace]

There are many books I have read more than once! That is why I prefer to own books than borrow them.

And "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" was very good. A book about the occupation of the Channel Island in WWII and written all in personal letters.

I loved the Guernsey book!!

And I also much prefer to own my books. I want to read it when I want - not when someone tells me I can have it for 2 weeks. Books are the one luxury I won't give up

[Edwina's Secretary]

I loved the Guernsey book!!

Did you think you could tell what the niece wrote after the death of the original author? I thought there was a definite change of tone at one point.

[Grace]

Did you think you could tell what the niece wrote after the death of the original author? I thought there was a definite change of tone at one point.

No, I must admit I did not notice a change. And I was unaware, until well after I read the book, that the original author had died.

Then I was disappointed, as I had hoped she would write more books.

[Edwina's Secretary]

No, I must admit I did not notice a change. And I was unaware, until well after I read the book, that the original author had died.

Then I was disappointed, as I had hoped she would write more books.

I think because I read the entire book in one sitting (a long plane ride) it was more noticeable. I did not know why until I finished but I thought the last part very different than the rest of the book. Then I read the story.

I too was disappointed to know she would not be writing another book.

[Queen of Poop]

I am reading Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. It is the last in the Twilight series. I've already read Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. I am reading these for the same reason I read the Harry Potter series. My stepdaughter is reading them and I figured someone (one of us grownups) should be aware of the content of the books. It's been a good read, I'm almost done the last book, but my personal preference is ANYTHING Stephen King.

[CountryWolf07]

I am reading "Nikon D60: Digital Field Guide" by J. Dennis Thomas just to brush up on my knowledge on the digital SLR that I have and been using it for a while.

[Whisk_Luva]

Too close to home- Linwood Barclay

It's really good... I read 'No time for goodbye' by him about a year ago and that was amazing... a really good ending which made everything else in the book make sense.

[catnapper]

I've been reading light and fluffy mysteries (is that possible? ) They are the kind where a strong woman is the heroine who solves the crimes/murders, who also happens to find the love of her life in the process. It fits my mentality right now -- I don't want to have to think too hard, but I also want to be engrossed in the book.

The one I'm reading now is called "the Chick and the Dead". I got it at the book warehouse for $1.50..... and I only picked it up because I needed one more book in my pile to get that price, or else the books would have been $2.50 each. I read all the others and saved this one for last because it seemed to be the least interesting of the bunch. I started it yesterday morning and I'm more than halfway through. I can't wait to put Cam ot sleep so I can finish it. So, the one I thought seemed the dumbest was the one I'm most involved in! The book is FUNNY

[lizbud]

I am reading a book of short stories by Stephen King called
Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

[Grace]

I am reading a book of short stories by Stephen King called
Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

Have you read many by Stephen King? I read Christine and Fire Starter (loved that one), but I'm really not into that type of book. Started one by Dean Koontz once - lasted only 2 chapters.

Anyway, one by Stephen King that I loved is Faithful. He wrote it with Stewart O'Nan. It is their account of a year spent watching the Boston Red Sox games - in person. They just happened to pick the year 2004 - never suspecting that that would be the year

[Glacier]

"Che Guevara; A Revolutionary Life" by John Anderson. Supposed to be the most complete biography of the man ever...well written, meticulously researched and fascinating.