Whatcha Readin'? A Book Thread

One of those books I just found out of the blue in the used book stacks..."The Film Club" by David Gilmour. It's about movies obviously but more so the relationship between the author and his sixteen year old son. Anyone who has ever been close to a teenage boy will be able to relate. I totally recommend it. By turns serious and funny but definitely well written.
https://www.amazon.com/Film-Club-Memoir-David-Gilmour/dp/0446199303
 

One that gets better every time you read it is " Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey. I don't watch TV so I really have never seen her in anything. But the book is terrific, you don't have to know who she is to enjoy it. It takes a lot to make me chuckle sometimes. There's a chapter where she and her husband have the cruise from Hell...perfect! The experience of a city nail salon experience? Same thing:eek:nthego:
 
fureverywhere said:
One that gets better every time you read it is " Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey.
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I enjoyed Bossy Pants too. She's a very funny writer in addition to all of her other talents. I'm currently about 60% through the Song of Ice and Fire books on which Game of Thrones is based. Great reading and it makes the HBO series much more meaningful knowing all of the detail in the books.
 

I've been lazy the past few years and have been listening to audiobooks instead of action reading a book. However, I did just start reading The Lonesome Dove once again. It is my favorite book and I usually go back and visit that world every other year or so.
 
A tradition when I was young and went through multiple pregnancies was to begin "Gone With the Wind" a few days before my due date. Katie Scarlett was in the hospital with me every time. Even for us fast readers it's a lovely long story. Sixteen years since my last baby, time to climb back into it perhaps? I have a decorative sign over my desk " You discover you have wings when you open a book". That says it all:love_heart:
 
Caucasia by Danzy Senna

Some Of My Best Friends Are Black, by, Tanner Colby

And just in case considering all possibilities coming, Start And Run a Profitable Craft Business, by, William G. Hynes. :D
 
I am just finishing up a book by Stephen King, name of Revival. Interesting story. I am not as big of a King fan as I used to be, but I found this in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble, and figured what the heck. It is pretty good.
 
Just finished Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run". I really enjoyed it. A long book, about 500 pages, but you learn about his life in the business, the E Street band and his family life. Also talks quite a bit about his struggle with depression.
 
"The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story" by Michael Preston. This reads like a novel but is actually a true story of the discovery and exploration of a hidden city in Honduras. It's an amazing story, moreso because it's true.
 
Just finished reading one of my 20 cents' gems from the local library's bargain bin: Mark Abernethy's "Second strike", published in 2008.
This Australian thriller took place in many parts of Australia I have visited.
Enjoyed the interesting plot, the lack of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure errors.
 
What a great thread! Reading the posts here I've discovered books that I might enjoy too and I can find most of them as eBooks on Google Play or Amazon Books for reasonable prices.

We just finished Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich, a wonderfully funny book that we both enjoyed very much after such a depressing year. I'm reading The Floor of Heaven by Howard Blum, a history of the characters of the Yukon gold rush. Howard Blum writes many other historical books that might interest readers of history.
 
Bobw235 said:
My wife just finished reading Amy Schumer's book, "The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo". She loved it.
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A few months ago I discovered Amy Schumer on Comedy Central, doing some very good standup. I consumed several more of her performances on Youtube.

A very talented comedian.
 
AZ Jim said:
Just finished "The Diary of Anne Frank"....I know I am late to the party since it was published in 1947 but I just finally did it. After toughing it out for 25 months the hiding place is discovered and Anne who kept her diary religiously died in a concentration camp while still not yet 16. Courage....Lot's of courage.
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I have always wanted to read this book. I am glad that you finally did, and hopefully I will find a copy and read it.
 
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