Books! How do you read and what do you read?

I'm reading again Louise Penny's Murder Mysteries.
She's a Canadian writer. I think I've read nine of her
sixteen books so far. Most feature the Chief Inspector
of the Quebec Federal Police. Good stories. I prefer to
read at night in bed, but I sometime any evening when
it's quite and I'm in a comfortable place. I read mostly
on my iPad.
 

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I have read self-help, psychology, philosophy books among other books since my twenties and continue to be fascinated by them.
I just received The Wheel of Life by Elizabeth Kubler Ross..I read On Death and Dying years ago and am looking forward to this one! She was one incredible lady!!
Also just ordered and received Proof of Heaven and Dying to be Me.
LOL sounds morbid but I am fascinated by NDE and OBEs...I like holding books and enjoy having them around. When I moved from Cal to Fl I decided to give away my extensive library and just read or listen to books ..BIG mistake..I miss my books :( .
So now all I can do is buy the more interesting ones and send blessings to whoever is reading my past collection..
 
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I just discovered a new (well, new to me) author I've fallen in love with: Belinda Bauer, have read 3 of hers so far and really liked them, her characters, plot, and writing are amazing.
 

Couple of books I've read this spring.

THE COLD VANISH BY Jon Billnam.
True story of a man's search for his bi-polar son in the northwest.

Good fiction novel by V.C.Andrews,,,THE UMBRELLA LADY. < book one

Man saves his daughter from their burning home.
After the funeral of his wife,, they get on train & leave.

At one the stops the father leaves his daughter coloring while he goes off to get supplies.
He never returns,,instead an old lady comes along at dusk .
She talks the girl into going home with her.

This novel keeps you wondering.
Sounds like book two will continue the girl's life story.
 
For some reason I haven't gotten alerts about this thread for a couple of months, but then an alert arrived today. Not sure why - electronic whimsy, I suppose.

In any case, I've checked out what people are reading and will add some to my list. I just finished "A Woman is No Man" by Etaf Rum. Excellent novel about three generations of Palestinian-American women.
 
I. Love. Books.
And now I find myself with so many I need to toss. Hoping to donate them. But, I will miss my many texts from college. As each class ended people sell the books and buy used for the next class. Not me. I keep them and buy brand new.
I. Love. Books.
 
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For some reason I haven't gotten alerts about this thread for a couple of months, but then an alert arrived today. Not sure why - electronic whimsy, I suppose.

In any case, I've checked out what people are reading and will add some to my list. I just finished "A Woman is No Man" by Etaf Rum. Excellent novel about three generations of Palestinian-American women.
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"Electronic whimsy": I love that, I'm gonna start using that all the time because there just doesn't seem to be any other explanation most of the time with this darn digital stuff, does there?

I agree with Silverfox about Cold Vanish; it was great! I just finished The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman, very good (and much like Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America by Barbara Ehrenreich which I also loved). Now reading Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen: kinda weird since it has a psychic in it which I don't think is real but still very well-written with engaging characters.
 
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I. Love. Books.
And now I find myself with so many I need to toss. Hoping to donate them. But, I will miss my many texts from college. As each class ended people sell the books and buy used for the next class. Not me. I keep them and buy brand new.
I. Love. Books.
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I used to love buying and owning books. Then I discovered that they were starting to own me. Finding shelf room, dusting them, rearranging them, and so forth began to erode my joy. I donated them all to "Friends of the Library" - a group that resells books and supports the library with the funds earned - and now buy only a book or two a year, and often donate those when I'm finished.

Electronic books and borrowed library books have become my go-to reading sources.
 
Trying to read 10 books in 3 weeks .. think I'll have to renew a couple!
Taking a break from Henning Mankell and reading Lars Kepler.
 
Same problem here @StarSong. The books own me. I refuse to buy another book; use library for books & kindle. It would have to be an incredibly special book for me to clutter up more than I already have.
 
Am just finishing up Neil Peart's Ghost Rider: Travels On The Healing Road. When Rush drummer Peart faced the dual tragedy of losing his daughter to an accident and then his wife to cancer, he took to the road on his motorcycle in an attempt to find solace. Having been a rider for some time, Peart instinctively knew what many riders know - riding can heal.
 
My last post,I mentioned I was reading Daniel Silva's book"Moscow Rules',it was ok,I couldn't finished it was too long
I've recently read"Sit,Stay,Speak" by Annie England Noblin,debut novel.Its the story of Addie Andrews who inherits her aunt's house in small town in Eunice,Ark.She plans on staying briefly just to fix it up&sell it, finds an abandoned pit bull puppy names him Felix.The local residents she meets one farmer in particular she likes,terrific book
"The Lost Book of the Grail' by Charlie Lovett,British professor who teaches at fictious university is obsessed with finding the Holy Grail if it actually exists.A young woman from U.S. arrives to digitalize the cathederal's medieval transcripts.At 1st he doesn't like her,realizes she is just as interested as he is,enjoyed it
I'm now reading'The Book of Longings' by Sue Monk Kidd,set in the 1st century story of Ana,young ambitious girl who secretly writes stories of silenced women,her encounter with 18yr old Jesus changes her life forever
 
I download epubs from internet (cant mention the site) and read them on my LG rebel 4 smart phone. Into some nora roberts/jd robb at the moment.....
 
While in Michigan,,picked up, NAKED AND MAROONED- one man,one island by Ed Stafford.
Man challenges himself to spend 60 days alone on deserted island.
Was interesting to read his reactions.

From out local library I picked up,THE CHOCOLATIER., by Jan Moran.

Young woman writes to her dead husband's parents to inform them about his death.
They send her air fare for she & her son to fly to Italy.

As she spends time with the family she slowly realizes the man she married isn't the son of these people.

By time I finished this book I wanted a box of chocolates to nibble on.
 
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While in Michigan,,picked up, NAKED AND MAROONED- one man,one island by Ed Stafford.
Man challenges himself to spend 60 days alone on deserted island.
Was interesting to read his reactions.

From out local library I picked up,THE CHOCOLATIER., by Jan Moran.

Young woman writes to her dead husband's parents to inform them about his death.
They send her air fare for she & her son to fly to Italy.

As she spends time with the family she slowly realizes the man she married isn't the son of these people.

By time I finished this book I wanted a box of chocolates to nibble on.
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Eek. Spoiler alert! :-(
 

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