What book are you reading at the moment? Are you reading on paper or on an e-reader?

Last night,I finished 'Hope Never Dies: An Obama/Biden Mystery' by Andrew Shaffer,enjoyed the amusing idea of these 2 as amateur sleuths.
I'm about to start'Eleanor Oliphant' by Gail Honeyman,read good reviews about the book
 

It has actually been a while since I read 9 Lives. It is basically a collection of stories, some more about Dewey, and some about other cats who were special like Dewey was. If you want to see Dewey in action, go to You Tube and search for Dewey the Library Cat. there are a few videos there of him, from I think news coverage of him. Dewey has been gone a long time, he went to the Rainbow Bridge in 1998
 
Still sticking with paper books!

Presently reading , "The Guns at Last Dawn - The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945". A long read at 641 pages, it is the third volume of "The Liberation Trilogy" by Rick Atkinson. The two previous volumes were "An Army at Dawn", the story of the war in North Africa, and "The Day of Battle", describing the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. These two were somewhat over 500 pages each so it has been quite a lengthy read.

I have to re-new this latest book at the library with-in the next couple of days in order to finish it.
 

Finishing up Calypso, by David Sedaris. I can't wait to read this authors other books. This one a memior so endearing how the family dynamics made think of my own siblings also the filters we sometimes like to remember certain aspects through and so much more fun life journies. I don't get why they described it as a good read for anyone who hates the beach, so not true, unless they're talking about the shark stories. :shark::
 
Marie5656 said:
It has actually been a while since I read 9 Lives. It is basically a collection of stories, some more about Dewey, and some about other cats who were special like Dewey was. If you want to see Dewey in action, go to You Tube and search for Dewey the Library Cat. there are a few videos there of him, from I think news coverage of him. Dewey has been gone a long time, he went to the Rainbow Bridge in 1998
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Thank you. I will look into the follow up. I know Dewey is gone but he lived a long life. I have been to YouTube already! It was nice to see Dewey in action, Vicki and the library where Dewey lived.
 
I just got 2 new books to read on my kindle and Ipad...


A political best-seller by Robert Peston, called WTF

...and the other is...

If only they didn't speak English ( notes from Trumps America) by Jon Sopel
 
I've been reading on my Kindle or listening to books from my library for quite awhile now and enjoying it. The other day I went to the library with my hubby who wanted to pick up a couple of DVD's. I wandered over to the books and before I knew it I had an arm full. I started one a few days ago called, These Healing Hills, by Ann H. Gabhart. If anyone enjoys watching the Call the Midwife series on PBS they will love this book. Same concept but takes place in the Appalachian Mountains. Nice to hold a real book in my hands. I think I will alternate from now on.
 
I am reading Y is for Yesterday, by Sue Grafton. I've been saving it since it is her last book. :-(

I read books on my Kindle Paperwhite. I have a stack of regular books waiting to be read that aren't available on Kindle, though.
 
only read paper books' the others i find cant get into the read properly !!!!!
at the moment reading BOOK CALLED last days of summer ; not that great' and struggling to finish it' started off well then gets boring '
 
toffee said:
only read paper books' the others i find cant get into the read properly !!!!!
at the moment reading BOOK CALLED last days of summer ; not that great' and struggling to finish it' started off well then gets boring '
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My latest rule for myself is to read books I know I'll like (by favorite authors) first. And if a book is boring or I'm not looking forward to reading it, I stop. Life is too short, and there are too many books I am eager to read.
 
A couple books I've read since my last post here
"The Story of Arthur Truluv' by Elizabeth Berg,story about a widower,Arthur Moses,who visits his wife every day at cemetery.He meets,Maddie a 18yr old who visits the cemetery to escape other kids at school.One day they strike up a conversation which begins their wonderful friendship.Maddie calls him"Truluv'.I finished the book in 2 days,terrific
'Fear': Washington POst's reporter,Bob Woodward's book on DT
"Dark in Death'-JD Robb,latest book in the futuristic series
The book I'm about to start is"In Sunlight Or In Shadow": stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.Lawrence Block,editor of the book invited 17 of his fellow writers to write a story related to the paintings shown in the book.This is something different Sue
 
I haven't read a book in a long time and I used to be an avid reader but I didn't like fiction.

Someone gave me a book. To Kill a Mocking Bird. I started reading it but could not get into it at all.

I like documentaries like the voyage of Captain Cook. That one I read in one day.

Now I am going to access the books available on my tablet. I will order the hard copy after reading the sample if it interests me.
 
New hardback almost 700 pages arrived a couple of days ago. The Benn Diaries... a 6 volumes of Diaries in one book of one of our more well known Politicians Tony Benn !
 
I'm reading Sally Field's autobiography, In Pieces. It's fairly interesting but I'm only up to the Flying Nun years so far. (She was molested by her stepfather Jock Mahoney as a kid. Also had an abortion as a teen.) I generally find autobiographies to be ego trips and this one reinforces that. But I suppose an autobiography by nature is "all about me," so there's that. :D
 
Just finished "Educated" by Tara Westover. The book is a memoir, Westover, tells the story of her self induced survivalist family and how she as a young girl eventually educated herself out of the crushing hold of that way of life. Very difficult read, I eventually skipped over much as it was just too depressing how extreme and difficult life were made for and between everyone. No really happy ending either, but a fascinating read and look into the minds of some extremist and where with some mental illness plays a part. Stomach churning stuff just sad all the way around.

Next couple of books on my list
"The God Delusion" Richard Dawkins

"A First Rate Madness" Nassir Ghaemi

After these two I have to find something lighter to read.
 
C'est Moi said:
I'm reading Sally Field's autobiography, In Pieces. It's fairly interesting but I'm only up to the Flying Nun years so far. (She was molested by her stepfather Jock Mahoney as a kid. Also had an abortion as a teen.) I generally find autobiographies to be ego trips and this one reinforces that. But I suppose an autobiography by nature is "all about me," so there's that. :D
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Finally slogged through this to the end. Yawn. I'll toss out "drivel" and "self-involved whining" in my final report. Oh, and Burt sounded like a real jerk, but he's not here to defend himself.
 
IN my previous posts mentioned book'In Sunlight&Shadows' stories inspired by American painter,Edward Hopper.I enjoyed the book,some of the stories were better than others.
A couple days ago I finished reading'The Bookshop on The Corner' by Jenny Colgan. The story is about a librarian in England who loses her job because of budget cuts. On a whim she goes to a village in Scotland,buys a beat up van,transforms it into a mobile bookshop,goes around to surrounding villages that don't have any bookstores.A delightful book,finished it in 3 days Sue
 
Half way through hardcopy of "One Second After" by Forstchen. Kinda dooms day, prepper thing. My older brother recommended it. I'm not a fan but will finish it.
 
Got two books on the go. One is fiction, a murder mystery, In the Woods by Tana French and the other is non fiction, The Gardens of the British Working Class by Margaret Willes. Both good reads.
 
I am reading The Returning, by Ann Tatlock. Even though there is some Christian stuff in there, and I am an atheist, I enjoy her novels.
 

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