What are you reading?

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Almost to the end. It's interesting, and I feel like it's building up to something big. Guess I'll see soon...

Homer and Langley by E. L. Doctorow.

childeroland said:

Koji Suzuki, Ring.

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I loved that book--the entire series is fantastic.

Current read: Nightfall, by the combined efforts of Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

I just finished A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Which I loved.

Now I'm starting Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and The Scot, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by Annette Blair. Something a bit more serious with something light and fun. Sounds perfect to me.

Going Rogue

lol

Just finished Dean Koontz's latest, Breathless. Now I'm about to start Three Days To Dead by our very own Chaostitan!

Just finished Joy Fielding's Still Life. A bit predictable, and I skimmed some, but it was fun.

Currently into Three Days To Dead. Not my usual genre, but I am definitely enjoying it!

Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions

Not really a fan of the book but of the paltry stock of books I have but have not read, it's the one I feel I should labour through.

Lee Child's Echo Burning. I like his Jack Reacher character, and am working my way through the series.

Choke, from the author of Fight Club

The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood.

S.J. said:

The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood.

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And what do you think about the idea of a novel within the novel? Atwood is one of my favs. Great writer, and ingenious.

Adagio

Adagio said:

And what do you think about the idea of a novel within the novel? Atwood is one of my favs. Great writer, and ingenious.

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She IS a great writer! As for the 'novel within the novel' idea - it's interesting, especially reading it for the second time (everything makes more sense this time around, haha). I like that the two stories run parallel to one another, and trying to link them, event to event; I also like that the tale of the blind assassin/mute girl is a 'story within a story within a story'. Old-woman-Iris's voice is fun to read, too, because she's so critical of everything.

I can totally see why Atwood is one of your favs - she may become one of mine, too. It's on to Alias Grace after this...

S.J. said:

She IS a great writer! As for the 'novel within the novel' idea - it's interesting, especially reading it for the second time (everything makes more sense this time around, haha). I like that the two stories run parallel to one another, and trying to link them, event to event; I also like that the tale of the blind assassin/mute girl is a 'story within a story within a story'. Old-woman-Iris's voice is fun to read, too, because she's so critical of everything.

I can totally see why Atwood is one of your favs - she may become one of mine, too. It's on to Alias Grace after this...

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Oh yes, absolutely! The old Iris's voice was, for long time, some sort of "role-model-in-writing" to me. Although I don't write in 1st pov, I like to think that this is how I wish I write, if I ever convince myself to use 1st pov. I agree with you about the blind assassin/mute girl's story -- quite fascinating.

Try also The Handmaid's Tale -- I didn't see the movie, though.


*~~* Merry Christmas to you, too!*~~*

I'm reading The Flying Troutmans Miriam Toews. First book of hers that I've read but fell in love immediately with her style and voice.

Kathleen42 said:

I'm reading The Flying Troutmans Miriam Toews. First book of hers that I've read but fell in love immediately with her style and voice.

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It's not her best. But if you like it, you really MUST pick up a copy of A Complicated Kindness. It's one of my all-time favourite reads. You'll LOVE it!!

Just started The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. So far, I'm very intrigued and I'm liking her writing style.

Fugitive Pieces. The first novel by Canadian poet Anne Michaels.

CaroGirl said:

It's not her best. But if you like it, you really MUST pick up a copy of A Complicated Kindness. It's one of my all-time favourite reads. You'll LOVE it!!

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Thank you, CaroGirl! I just ordered the book through the Interlibrary Loan Service. I didn't know about this writer and now, you and Kathleen42 have stirred my curiosity.

I'm reading The Fiery Pantheon, by Nancy Lemann, while waiting for Toews's book to arrive.

Adagio

Adagio said:

Thank you, CaroGirl! I just ordered the book through the Interlibrary Loan Service. I didn't know about this writer and now, you and Kathleen42 have stirred my curiosity.

I'm reading The Fiery Pantheon, by Nancy Lemann, while waiting for Toews's book to arrive.

Adagio

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Cool! Let me know how you like it...

Finished Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Sooooo good.

Now starting Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

lostwanderer5 said:

The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

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I read that a while ago, and found it sad and harrowing in places but loved it. Do you like it so far?

John Le Carre, The Secret Pilgrim.