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

I've just started reading "Evicted,Poverty and Profit in The American City" by Princeton sociologist, Matthew Desmond. He follows 8 families in Milwaukee who struggle to keep a roof over their heads,so far its been interesting. The author won numerous awards for the book including Pulitzer Prize in '16 Its paperback,have no desire to get a Kindle or Nook Sue
 

What Happened by Hillary Clinton. Hard book. It is good...but I will not discuss it further here, outside of private message.
 

Currently reading Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory. Kind of weird but a perspective on what goes on behind the scenes at a mortuary. Yes, morbid.
 
The Fur Person by May Sarton. I sent a copy to my cousin for Christmas because she's a cat lover. And I do love my cat!
It's the print version (because I like the illustrations).
 
These are the books I've read within the past 2 months:
"The Souls of America' by presidential historian,Jon Mecham
"A Higher Loyalty' by ex FBI director, James Comey. These two I really enjoyed,found fascinating
The book I read last week was'The Grief Cottage' by Gail Goodwin, The story of an 11yr old boy,Marcus who goes to live with his great aunt,Charlotte after his mom dies in a car accident. A terrific book,which I didn't want to end Sue.
 
Reading is like water for me, couldn't survive without it. I'm starting on another book this week and have five more I picked up from the library, I sometimes do download to my phone, but, I like going to the public library every month to pic up a collection of books.

Will be reading as of today, "When A Crocodile Eats The Sun", by Peter Godwin, it's a memoir..

Will probably start on , "Calypso", by, David Sedaris after I finish ^.
 
I am currently reading Forgiven byTerri Roberts. She is the mother of the school shooter who shot 10 Amish girls in their school in 2006 killing five of them. I'm about half way through the book which explores the mothers feelings of guilt, her loss because her son also took his own life, how this affected her life and how the Amish community reached out with great forgiveness and love.
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I usually read paperbacks (often finding them at yard sales) or by checking out at the library. I tried E reader but didn't care for it. I like books on CD's. My daughter is about a ten hour drive from where I live. I can get through an entire novel on the drive to and from her house by listening to it.
 
I'm reading Uranium Fever or No Talk Under $1 Million Dollars. The author, Raymond Taylor, abandoned his campaign for sheriff in 1954 and went to southern Utah, the heart of the boom. His immediate reason for leaving was to help polygamous Mormons who had given him a claim and wished him to file more claims around theirs. They wanted friendly neighbors. Taylor was not himself a polygamist, but both of his grandfathers and father were. The polygamists are only a small part of a big story.

The uranium boom was the last real boom in this country. The characters in this book (only a few are polygamists) are a fascinating bunch. It's hard to put down.

Published in 1970, it's available on Amazon and eBay.
 
moviequeen1 said:
Hi Falcon,I read 'Deception Point','Digital Fortress' in '04,enjoyed both. I didn't like'The DaVinci Code' but the prequel 'Angels and Demons' was much better in my opinion Sue
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I read a few pages of The DaVinci Code. I put it aside at that point because the author mistranslated a simple Latin word.
 
I had read&heard about this book,peeked my interest.The name is "Hope Never Dies: A Obama/Biden Mystery" by Andrew Shaffer.
The story takes place several months after the last election,JOe BIden now retired in Delaware has learned his favorite Amtrak conductor has died in a suspicious accident. He still has the desire to serve,so he decides to become an amateur sleuth along with the help from his BFF,OBama to find the truth.
Its 100% fiction but funny to see these 2 guys in different roles. I'm enjoying the book immensely. Sue
 
At this point I am reading The Taking by Dean Koontz. I have enjoyed many of his books. I like the suspense of his stories. This novel revolves around a young couple who are weathering a weird storm that has pretty much cut off their town from the world. While not the best of his books I have read, I am finding it an interesting read. http://www.deankoontz.com/the-taking/

I am also, at the same time re-reading a funny book by comedian Lewis Black called I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas. It is an interesting and funny take on how this particular Jew sees and spends Christmas, and what he thinks of the whole Christmas season. Lewis Black is not a comedian for everyone. I see him as today's George Carlin. Though a bit angrier..but not in a bad way like Sam Kinneson was.

 
moviequeen1 said:
I've just started reading "Evicted,Poverty and Profit in The American City" by Princeton sociologist, Matthew Desmond. He follows 8 families in Milwaukee who struggle to keep a roof over their heads,so far its been interesting. The author won numerous awards for the book including Pulitzer Prize in '16 Its paperback,have no desire to get a Kindle or Nook Sue
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This sounds very interesting and probably a very unhappy read. I'm going to keep this in mind. Just looked it up on Amazon.
 
I have two books going. Thank goodness this one was recomended to me. I had never heard of it. Not action packed but if you like cats and human interest: Dewey. The small town library cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron. Dewey lived to an old age.
 
I'm picking up West Like Lightning from my local library tomorrow. It's written by a co-author of American Sniper, and is a history of the Pony Express. I heard a brief interview of the author on NPR while driving one day, and thought that I had to get this book. It's fascinating to me that this was the fastest way to get the news out to California back then.
 
I felt the same way until one day I was reading on my iPad, needed to go to the kitchen, laid down my iPad, and automatically picked up my leather bookmark. At that point I realized that it didn't make any difference in my reading - iPad or physical book. However, I DO still like the feel of a regular book in my hand.
 
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