What books are you reading now?

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Rose65

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I am very much a reader, love my kindle as well paper books. Right now I am reading the Morse series by Colin Dexter, just started Book 3. I am really enjoying it, very intelligent and pacy. The characters of Morse and Lewis play off against each other brilliantly.

In contrast I have also got a James Herriot on the go, his lovely books never fail to cheer me up and laugh out loud.
 

I have always was a big reader but the last 15 years or so it has been difficult. I moved into the caregiving role for my husband and mother. After they passed, I tried to regain this passion but migraines and eye strain have made it difficult. I have never used a kindle, I like the feeling of a book, turning the pages. Even the smell when you open a new book is intoxicating in my opinion. My city library is within walking distance in my neighborhood.

I have switched to trying the large print books but most of what I check out now are British TV series or movies. We are blessed to have a large video library. They carry all of the latest magazines and newspapers. I enjoy the magazines and find it is peaceful just to go in and read those in all the little comfortable seating areas. Always an option when you need to get out of the house.
 
Rose65 said:
What are you reading now?

I am very much a reader, love my kindle as well paper books. Right now I am reading the Morse series by Colin Dexter, just started Book 3. I am really enjoying it, very intelligent and pacy. The characters of Morse and Lewis play off against each other brilliantly.
In contrast I have also got a James Herriot on the go, his lovely books never fail to cheer me up and laugh out loud.
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Dexter's began writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday. "Last Bus to Woodstock," was published in 1975 and introduced the character of Inspector Morse, (I still have my copy,) the irascible detective whose penchants for cryptic crosswords, English literature, cask ale and music by Wagner, reflected Dexter's own enthusiasms. Dexter's plots used false leads and other red herrings, presenting Morse, and his readers, with fiendishly difficult puzzles to solve.

By the way, I too have a Kindle. Not knowing what it was or did, I used it as a bookmark.
 

A thing of the past... I used to read while soaking in the tub. As I'm no longer able to take baths, that's gone.

In the last 6 years, too many upheavals in my life made me stop reading on a regular basis. When I was working out of home, I'd eat a book a day. Five days at work, meant 5 novels a week.

I still have a huge library of physical books and even more digital copies on SD card but I don't Kindle lol. I use Android apps to read. Lithium and Librera as I prefer the epub format over the mobi (Kindle exclusive format)

PDFs if well done are nice but too many are messed up. I'm currently in the process of doing serious reading amongst my drafts within my blogger pages and Docs. Story ideas that came one day which I jotted down with the speech app lol.

Hopefully, I'll complete these short stories one day soon. As far as daily reading, well I'm reading my Senior buddies have to say in this excellent forum.

Got to go now, kitten is wanting food and before the paw comes back on my arm for a third time followed by a love nip lol. Laters...
 
Just finished reading a Martin Edwards book, "The Serpent Pool", and have 3 more of his. Took a few chapters to get used to British terms/sayings. If I like them, I've got a long list of titles to borrow from the library.

A few more David Baldacci books are filtering through. To date, he's my favourite author.
 
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Blessed said:
I have always was a big reader but the last 15 years or so it has been difficult. I moved into the caregiving role for my husband and mother. After they passed, I tried to regain this passion but migraines and eye strain have made it difficult. I have never used a kindle, I like the feeling of a book, turning the pages. Even the smell when you open a new book is intoxicating in my opinion. My city library is within walking distance in my neighborhood.

I have switched to trying the large print books but most of what I check out now are British TV series or movies. We are blessed to have a large video library. They carry all of the latest magazines and newspapers. I enjoy the magazines and find it is peaceful just to go in and read those in all the little comfortable seating areas. Always an option when you need to get out of the house.
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How about Audibles? I was sceptical but I now love it. I pay £7.99 a month and this gives me a free credit every month. I can buy any audio book straight to kindle. I just use a simple speaker connected by wi-fi. I have listened to some truly excellent books including War and Peace. It's wonderful to listen while I get on with housework.
 
Supernatural said:
A thing of the past... I used to read while soaking in the tub. As I'm no longer able to take baths, that's gone.

In the last 6 years, too many upheavals in my life made me stop reading on a regular basis. When I was working out of home, I'd eat a book a day. Five days at work, meant 5 novels a week.

I still have a huge library of physical books and even more digital copies on SD card but I don't Kindle lol. I use Android apps to read. Lithium and Librera as I prefer the epub format over the mobi (Kindle exclusive format)

PDFs if well done are nice but too many are messed up. I'm currently in the process of doing serious reading amongst my drafts within my blogger pages and Docs. Story ideas that came one day which I jotted down with the speech app lol.

Hopefully, I'll complete these short stories one day soon. As far as daily reading, well I'm reading my Senior buddies have to say in this excellent forum.

Got to go now, kitten is wanting food and before the paw comes back on my arm for a third time followed by a love nip lol. Laters...
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Kindle is fantastic, lots of classic books are free to download and I can have big font as I need. I love books in any way but prefer Kindle now.
 
I read in bed every night. Usually mysteries.

My nonfiction book club is reading Schopenhauer. It's an older translation and really rough going. But I enjoy the group discussion.

Current mystery is about psycho children of psycho killers, quite disturbing. I try to avoid mysteries that involve family or romance. But since mysteries are about people, it's hard to avoid these aspects.
 
I always read paper books...never liked Kindle. I always carry a book with me in my walker...and will often be seen reading while down in the laundry room.

I prefer suspense and mystery. At present, I just started re-reading Watchers by Dean Koontz. My favorite of his books.
 
NorthernLight said:
I read in bed every night. Usually mysteries.

My nonfiction book club is reading Schopenhauer. It's an older translation and really rough going. But I enjoy the group discussion.

Current mystery is about psycho children of psycho killers, quite disturbing. I try to avoid mysteries that involve family or romance. But since mysteries are about people, it's hard to avoid these aspects.
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Schopenhauer was a misanthrope and especially a misogynist. But he was also a great lover of animals.
 
Rose65 said:
I am very much a reader, love my kindle as well paper books. Right now I am reading the Morse series by Colin Dexter, just started Book 3. I am really enjoying it, very intelligent and pacy. The characters of Morse and Lewis play off against each other brilliantly.

In contrast I have also got a James Herriot on the go, his lovely books never fail to cheer me up and laugh out loud.
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I must say, I am enjoying the Morse books because he is so real. A flawed man who struggles to crack the cases alongside the way he lives. He drinks and smokes a lot, he's grumpy and such a character. The world's into which the novels take you are fascinating. At present I am reading The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn' and it is very good, like watching it on TV. Has anyone read it?
 
I’ve been way too long reading a wonderful but looooooong nonfiction book. But what really gives me joy is a good novel. Finally I’ve just started reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

I’ve enjoyed reading a lot of novels about other places and worldviews. This one about a young woman whose Ghanaian family immigrated to Alabama and how her education and life in science help her cope with the mental illness and disjunction in her immediate family but also further estrange her from parts of her younger self. Good so far.
 
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