What are you reading just lately?

United States
June 3, 2009 9:51pm CST
I have loved to read since I was a child. My daughter brought over an arm-load of books a couple of days ago. Right now, I am reading "The Shack," so interesting and unique! I also read some favorite blogs each day, and a lot of the discussions here on MyLot, as well as a magazine whose subscription hasn't yet run out, "Better Homes and Gardens." What are you reading these days? Care to share or do a quick review on it? Thank you. Karen
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@raakhee (53)
• Qatar
4 Jun 09
hi karen....i'm currently reading three books :-D i select which one to read depending upon my mood at that time and the place i'm in. 1. 'The Queen's Fool' - Philippa Gregory 2. 'The Enchantress of Florence' - Salman Rushdie 3. 'Superstar India' - Shobhaa De the last one is my favorite coz i love reading works by contemporary indian writers.and it's not a novel in the real sense.there is no story as such.it just takes the reader on a very matter-of-fact journey thru the present upper middle-class india.since i myself belong to that sector of society,i could identify very well with what she has tried to put across.
• India
4 Jun 09
I must add Arundhati Roy is a good writer.
• United States
4 Jun 09
All of the books sound fascinating...Rushdi is always great. The last one I would like to read to learn more about another culture. Thank you for sharing the information. Karen
• Qatar
4 Jun 09
my pleasure! :-) you must read works by contemporary indian writers.some of them are really world class....like 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth,'The Namesake' by Jhumpa Lahiri and 'God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
4 Jun 09
This is a good discussion because reading is very important because it is a good way to pass the time when you are either really bored,or have nothing to do,and especially when it is either really cold or raining and you do not want to leave the house,and I am sure that different people have different opinions when it comes to the types of books they like to read,some people might like mysteries,while other people might like romance books,and others still might like horror books or maybe westerns books,I used to like to read when I was younger but as I got older my attention span got worse,so it is hard for me to concentrate on a book so I can remember what it was I read,but I have found when my fiance reads to me I can concentrate and remember what she reads which is really awesome,and right now we are reading The Quickie by James Patterson which is about a woman who thinks her husband has cheated so she cheats on him with her fellow worker,and then the worker gets murdered,and it is a really good book,and we are also trying to find the book the Settlers by Vilhelm Moberg which is the third book in the series,and we want to find it so we can finish reading the second book which is called Unto A Good Land have a great day,good luck with your life,and all of your mylotting goals,and Happy Posting.
• United States
4 Jun 09
That is cool that you love books in a series that tell what happens next,and yeah it is always good to hear as well as read,and I was more than happy to respond to your discussion,because I like responding to discussions that are well written and you seem to be good at starting discussions,and hopefully I will see more of your discussions in the future,have a great day,good luck with your life,and all of your mylotting goals,and Happy Posting.
• United States
4 Jun 09
Thank you, Cowboy. I'm glad you like the discussion and have found a way to enjoy books. Happy day to you. Karen
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• United States
4 Jun 09
I love books that come in series and tell what happens next. It is good to hear as well as read, so I'm glad you and your fiance have that together. Thank you for adding to the discussion. Karen
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• Philippines
4 Jun 09
Right now, I am reading Eclipse, the 3rd book of the Twilight series. How I admire Ms. Meyer with her creation. I couldn't put the book down. I just want to go on reading until I finish the whole book. The love story and the information she's giving about the vampires and werewolves. How creative she is.
• United States
4 Jun 09
Oh, this series has gotten really high praise. I must begin reading them. Thank you! Karen
4 Jun 09
I'm reading eclipse aswell, but for the second time. I just love Meyers books. She gievs such a vivid description of the characters. I always seem to go back to reading the twilight saga when I run out of other stuff to read!
• United States
4 Jun 09
Like you, once I find a great author, I love to read everything they've written, often more than once!
@UK_Shree (3603)
4 Jun 09
I love reading too, I am quite into reading a bit of fiction before I go to bed, as I find that it helps to relax me at the end of a stressful day. Currently I am reading High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. It is basically about a guy and his account of his failing romantic relationships and how having a failing career at the same time makes him feel a bit rubbish. It's alright, not too bad and quite funny at times.
@UK_Shree (3603)
4 Jun 09
Exactly - nothing like a bit of escapism!
• United States
4 Jun 09
Sounds like a good read, and like you, I find fiction before bedtime very relaxing...a nice way to forget the days stresses and fall asleep with better things on my mind : ) Karen
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
4 Jun 09
i just started a book called safe harbour by danielle steel. i only started reading it because i had been doing these sudoku puzzles at night...and that got really boring. i needed something to read so i decided to just grab something off of my moms bookself. lame i know. but i kinda do like danielle steel.
• United States
4 Jun 09
She is a good writer. My mom, my daughter, and I exchange books all the time. Great way to keep fresh reading material on hand : ) Karen
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
4 Jun 09
LOL! that reminds me of my mother and me...and when i have a daughter i hope she likes to read and we can all share too! its a good way to bond too! you get to talk and discuss the books you read and its just a great time!
• United States
4 Jun 09
I love this form of bonding and discussing as a family, too! :)
@divkris (1156)
• India
7 Jun 09
I just completed reading "The Deception Point" and a few books from the Sydney Sheldons collection. Honestly, i don't like reading Sydney's book anymore after reading Dan Browns books. I need to start reading a few classic thrillers and collecting ebooks like coma, code zero, etc. :)
• United States
7 Jun 09
Dan Brown's books are truly good and keep one reading. Like you, I love a good thriller. : ) Karen
@aweins (4199)
• India
5 Jun 09
hi dear friend, just now i am reading a book on human anatomy. i love to know about my body, its different parts and their functiuons also. i was a science student and i love this subject. i am also having an Encyclopedia . i read that in my pregnancy. i read a lot in my pregnancy priod and becasue ilove to read i am having many books on varied topics. my fav ones are on nature, science, and whats new going and done and how can do it oneself.
• United States
6 Jun 09
Science and anatomy are truly interesting subjects. When pregnant, I was also interested in knowing about my body and the baby...and how to take care of her. Thank you for responding. Karen
• Malaysia
7 Jun 09
i'm currently reading Thanks For The Memories by Cecilia Ahern, one of my favourite authors. just started to read the book so i can't really do a review on it haha. i anticipate it to be good though! here's an official book description taken from wikipedia; "Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. Justin Hitchcock is divorved, lonely and restless. He arrives at Dublin to give a lecture on art art and is persuaded to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Joyce leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of deja vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why. By the dialing of a wrong number, Joyce starts to figure out gradually that the girl with blonde hair in her everyday dream is named "Bea", who is Justin Hitchcock's daughter. And by a series of conversations with Bea, it also turns out that the blood Justin donated has gone into Joyce's body to help her after that accident..."
• United States
7 Jun 09
The book sounds very intriguing, very interesting. I appreciate you telling about it here. Karen
@zabawaus (1730)
• United States
4 Jun 09
Hello PeacefulWmn9, I am currently reading Shibumi by Trevanian. And i can easily say that this book is in my top 3 now. I highly recommend you to read it if you haven't already. This is what it is about. " Nicolai Hell was born in the turbulent China of the First World War, of an aristocratic mother and a mysterious German father, and educated in the spiritual gardens of a Japanese Go master. Surviving the destruction of Hiroshima he appears as the world's most consumate and artistic lover - though better paid as an assassin. Genius, mystic, master of cultures and languages, Hel's secret is his determination to reach that rare personal purity and state of perfection known as Shibumi. Living in an isolated mountain stronghold with a beautiful Asian companion, he meets his most sinister enemy, a vast monolithic spy organisation. The battle lines are drawn: merciless power and corruption on one side, and on the other..." Originally published in 1979, Shibumi has made the greatest impact among Trevanian fans and remains today his most revered novel. Have a wonderful day!!!
• United States
4 Jun 09
Thank you for the great review. The book sounds wonderful, something I would love to read. Asian culture is very fascinating to me. I read Shogun recently, and it was a big novel, full of culture...very informative and interesting. Karen
@taface412 (3175)
• United States
5 Jun 09
Wanderlust by Danielle Steele. I love reading her novels in the summertime, especially when I have a chance to lay out in the sun or in the pool. It's relaxing and entertaining.
• United States
5 Jun 09
Summers it is great to read outside, just as it feels right to curl up and get cozy with a book in the winter time. Steele has a huge following! So glad you enjoy this hobby, as I do. Karen
• Germany
5 Jun 09
Hi, peacefulWmn9. Recently, i have been reading a novel called "Outcast Child". I bought it in carrefour and it is a clearance book, it only cost me 5 Malaysian Ringgit. It is about a girl who lost her mother in an accident and her father remarried a lady who planned to steal his money. This girl then has a miserable life because of the stepmother. However, the father does not know about it. However, she only feels happy when she is together with her cousin. In the end, her father finds out the secret of his wife and their new life has just begun. It is an interesting story that attracts me so much. Happy mylotting and have a nice day.
• United States
6 Jun 09
The book and its story do sound very interesting...a true life story for some. Thank you for sharing it. Karen
• Cebu, Philippines
4 Jun 09
I used to read before but not anymore. In the nature of my job I have to sleep more so...that's why It's very tiring if I have to..but I prefer newspaper at the moment to keep me updated and here in mylot as well.
• United States
5 Jun 09
Reading books does take time, and if you're short on that, it is understandable you'd turn to the paper and internet instead. : ) Thank you for responding. Karen
• Brazil
5 Jun 09
I'm reading a book about pass to the faculty, being a marketing man, financial math, how to being succesful in the life socially. These books talking about locial thinking, developed ideas, life success. I've read and i like so much. You should, search about it, is very good, important in life.
• United States
5 Jun 09
I, too, enjoy how-to and self help books, as well as all the fiction I read. Thank you for sharing what you're reading lately : ) Karen
@northway (53)
• China
4 Jun 09
currently i am reading "The Six Chapters of A Floating Life",a very interesting book, written by ShenFu, translated by LinYutang, i am afraid few of you could find this book, myloters, here who can introduced me some books for reading? not too obscurity but easy to understand.thanks
• United States
4 Jun 09
Perhaps we in different countries could find the book you are reading online? Hm, you might like the work of Amy Tan, Jodi Picoult, or John Grisham. Give them a try. Karen
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
4 Jun 09
i just finished the book 'hunt for red october' i had seen the movie several times, but never read the book. i am not part way into the billy graham biography. we are going away this weekend, so i have to hit the library and get a few more books to take with me.
• United States
4 Jun 09
A special friend and I love the library! We are like kids in a toy store there. I've seen the movie Red October, but not read the book yet. I'll have to check it out : ) Tom Clancy, I believe, is the author. Many good movies have been made of his novels. Karen
• India
4 Jun 09
Son of Fortune by Jeffery Archer that 's the book I am reading right now. I used to read Better Homes and Gardens lovely magazine.
• United States
4 Jun 09
I like Jeffery Archer's work, too. Thank you for responding : ) Karen
@randis1 (112)
• United States
4 Jun 09
I am currently reading several books...they'll take awhile to finish. "The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition" - Rhodes and Boyd "Intelligent Design: William Dembski and Michael Ruse in Dialouge" "Evil and the Justice of God" - N.T. Wright "Red" - Ted Dekker And I am working my way through a Basics of Biblical Greek text book.. Yeah, I'm a nerd. lol
• United States
4 Jun 09
LOL, well then I'm a nerd, too, totally hooked on reading and on-going education! You have some heavy-duty reading there, but I bet it's fascinating! Thank you for commenting here. Karen
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
4 Jun 09
i recently reading "the heart of a leader" by ken blanchard. its actually my husband's but i find it interesting so i read it and really helpful in improving our leadership style and ability. i also read some of shakespeare's works like hamlet and merchant of venice...nice and interesting stories...
• United States
4 Jun 09
You like the classics, then, always timeless, always good and educational. Thank you for sharing that. Karen
• Philippines
4 Jun 09
I've just finished reading an old book (really old, mid-80's) by Stephen King called "IT". I heard hollywood is planning to make a movie about it this 2009 so I bought it and read it. Pretty awesome story. No wonder it was a best seller in its time. Can't wait for the movie if it's going to push through.
• United States
4 Jun 09
The movies made from Stephen King's books are always great. I think you'll enjoy "IT" when it comes out. I want to see it too. Karen
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
4 Jun 09
I recently read the disspaearing act of esme lennox. It was different. I would love any good book suggestions though! Sorry if my typing isoff, my keybord is messed up
• United States
4 Jun 09
Try reading some of Jodi Picoult's work. Her style and subject matter is very unique. Karen