What book(s) are you reading right now? / myLot

Walnut Creek, California

November 17, 2018 9:41pm CST

As @Maluse knows, I survived Angela's Ashes, but struggled through the last 100 pages. At the same time, I was re-reading some Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories and working my way through a developmental psychology book called The Philosophical Baby, by UC psychologist, Alison Gopnik. My music friend Michael just gave me a book called Thunder in the Mountains, about Chief Joseph (he--Michael, not Chief Joseph) and I have been hiking together, collecting acorns, and discussing Native Americans), but a day later Fear arrived, sent to me by my brother as a belated birthday present. It's a book about Donald Trump, written by Bob Woodward, of Woodward and Bernstein fame. I decided to go with Fear. The air quality has been terrible here, thanks to the wildfires, so my girlish figure is disappearing, due to lack of exercise. But at least I am getting some reading done. What are you reading these days?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

18 Nov 18

I have bought the full series of Hercule Poirot novels by Agatha Christie and I am reading all of them. It was a long time I wanted to check how much the movies and series are compared to what the Author really wrote.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse The past summer I have read several novels that I had never heard before, very good novels. Now I am watching the different version of "Murder on the Orient Express". After watching the most recent one I wanted to check the previous ones. The Poirot in the last one is totally wrong.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I've read a few Agatha Christie. But it was years ago. I enjoyed all that I read.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

@LadyDuck How recent is the most recent one? I know I saw one decades ago and thought it was good.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61120)

• Centralia, Washington

18 Nov 18

We just finished listening to Where the Crawdads Sing. Oh my that lady can read and fine, fine though often sad poetic writing. Its a naturalist psychology tale, on the order of the movie Nell. I have ordered the print version from the library so that I can further savor it. Angela's Ashes was tons too close to home for me to read more than a paragraph or so.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

Did you come from Irish poverty?

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61120)

• Centralia, Washington

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse No I did not come from Irish poverty. My hubby and I did know poverty about as deep as the Great Depression when our daughter was growing.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

@sallypup Ah, got it.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (106298)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Nov 18

I would love to hear about Fear. I have been thinking about ordering it.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I'll let you know as I get further into it.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (106298)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse Please and Thanks

Loretta

@noni1959 (10095)

• United States

18 Nov 18

I'm nearing the end of several books in the Joe Pickett series by C.J. Box. The books are about a Game Warden in Saddlesprings, WY named Joe Pickett. I am half way through Vicious Circle and waiting for The Disappeared. His newest will be out next March. He also wrote Shots Fired which is a Joe Pickett Game Warden too but a collection of ten small stories. I haven't read his other works yet but will be. He brings his books alive.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I haven't read anything by this author! What would be a good first read?

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Nov 18

I found Angela's Ashes confronting and upsetting. You only need to read one or two like that in your lifetime and I'd already read A Fortunate Life by a man who grew up in much the area of WA as I did.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I liked his writing style, but I found the book repetitive after the first 150 pages or so.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

18 Nov 18

I did a random pick called "they all fall down" by Tammy Cohen so far it good.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I haven't heard of Tammy Cohen. Glad it's good so far.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse Me either, I was tired of the same old same old authors, so I just picked up a book and said" you`re it, lets go!" I have did the random book thing several times this summer and I was never disappointed.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47313)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

18 Nov 18

I'm rereading Charlaine Harris' Shakespeare series... one down and four to go.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47313)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse I like rereading a series when I've got them all, and in order.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

@BarBaraPrz I never read in order. But I bet there are some Hillermans that I haven't read yet.

The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

I haven't read that series. I do like rereading familiar books now and then, like John Fowles's The Magus. They become a part of me.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (44537)

• Staten Island, New York

18 Nov 18

I am going to read a YA novel called Born Scared by Kevin Brooks. Then I've got a few more YA books and a non-fiction book to read. I love YA books even though I am 35. And I think I will be a fan of YA books even when I am old.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218878)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Nov 18

What makes you like YA books? I haven't read many.

Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (44537)

• Staten Island, New York

18 Nov 18

@TheHorse I just find them interesting and really enjoy them. And in some way I can also relate at times. If that's a good enough answer.