The Dusty Bookshelf discussion

(hope you approve this Jessica)

So this topic is for discussing the books you're reading Now, be they dusty or clean. It's second purpose is to reccommend books to other people.

Anyway.. yep!

For example, I'm reading Cinder!

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I'm currently reading The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings. It's in the cinema at the moment with George Clooney.


Haven't seen the movie but sounded like an interesting plot so thought i'd give it a read. Half way through so far and it's pretty good. Quite funny and rather touching. Also, it has George Clooney on the cover :-D

Currently reading: One Day by David Nicholls
Recommending: The Red Tent and The Language of Flowers (These are NEW favorites of mine)

Yesterday I finished "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"...today I'm reading "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"
(I don't know how to get the books' picture on here!

I would definitely recommend The Tale of Despereaux, Tiger Rising, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. She writes young adult and children's books. They are all fairly quick reads but with a lot of story in them.
“There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

Thanks for starting this Hannah! I am reading the Hunchback of Notre Dame :) Very dusty. Wanted to read for about 6 years, bought it 2 years ago and haven't read it yet. It's actually really good. Much easier than Les Mis.

Adrianne wrote: "Yesterday I finished "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"...today I'm reading "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"
(I don't know how to get the books' picture on here!"

I like Hornet's Nest :) What you do is, above the reply box on right is 'add book/author', click on that and then type in the book (make sure, at the bottom of the search list that comes up you select 'cover' instead of 'link') and that'll show up in the reply once you select the one you want :D

I'm currently reading two books =)

We Need To Talk About Kevin
A Game of Thrones

Here's what I've finished this year to date (Feb 12) along with ratings. I've posted a full review of each of these on my shelf.

January
The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame - 3***
Tomorrow River - Lesley Kagen - 3***
The Christmas Hope - Donna vanLiere - 3***
Lucia, Lucia - Adriana Trigiani - 4****
Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett - 2**
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote - 5*****
The Off Season - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 4****
The Calligrapher's Daughter - Eugenia Kim - 3.5***
Pomegranate Soup - Marsha Mehran - 3***
Bank Shot - Donald Westlake - 4****
The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt - 3***
The Last Tortilla & Other Stories - Sergio Troncoso - 3.5***
Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - 5*****

February (thru & including Feb 11)
How Starbucks Saved My Life - Michael Gates Gill - 3***
The Tiger's Wife - Tea Olbreht - 3***
Girl in Translation - Jean Kwok - 3***
The Weird Sisters - Eleanor Brown - 4****
A Moveable Feast - Ernest Hemingway - 4****

Thank you and wish me luck! I'm over 50, hence...a techno-tard.

Just finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. WOW! 5*****
Review posted in the reviews thread.

Ashley wrote: "I'm currently reading two books =)

We Need To Talk About Kevin
A Game of Thrones"

That's so funny: I just finished both of them this month.

We Need to Talk About Kevin was amazing--let me know what you think.

Okay. I just finished Cinder. AMAZING!

Just started reading The Pillars of the Earth last night before Mercy got jealous of not having all my attention - so I managed about 15 minutes :S
Finished reading The Day of the Triffids which is a very good read, highly recommend it to everyone :D

I'm currently reading 2 books. One on my nook and a hardback when it needs charging or is otherwise unavailable to me (my kids).

My Name is Not Easy
Everfound

(I would link or do pictures, but don't know how. I know I saw somewhere it was explained recently, but can't find it again now of course)

I just finished Alice Hoffmann's Seventh Heaven on my kindle for phone yesterday and am starting In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck (old paperback) today. And I have a copy of Walden on my phone for "when I'm out and about" reading that I keep plugging away at.

Currently reading Losing Clementine by Ashley Ream,so far a very enjoyable read!

Chimney wrote: "Manda, the the thing for links and pictures is in the link right above the comment book, add book/author. You can also add links to other pages by using the HTML codes from the link (some HTML is o..."

Thank you! Seems so obvious now....

Kayci wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I'm currently reading two books =)

We Need To Talk About Kevin
A Game of Thrones"

That's so funny: I just finished both of them this month.

We Need to Talk About Kevin was amazin..."

Haha! I will for sure. I'm trying to get into it as i'm having a hard time trying to get sucked into it. I think it's the vocabulary. I'm not very good with big words

Hannah wrote: "Okay. I just finished Cinder. AMAZING!"

I loved Cinder, too!!

Hannah wrote: "(hope you approve this Jessica)

So this topic is for discussing the books you're reading Now, be they dusty or clean. It's second purpose is to reccommend books to other people.

Anyway.. yep..." I am currently reading Against the Fire by Kat Martin. It is really good.

currently reading ELFLAND

page 390 and love it so far! :)

Not a dusty book, unfortunately, but it HAS been on my shelf for a while. (:

Can I ask everyone to please list the title and author of the books, and not just post the cover photo. It's a little hard to read the titles on most of those.

Thanks

Book Concierge wrote: "Can I ask everyone to please list the title and author of the books, and NOT just post the cover photo. It's a little hard to read the titles on most of those.

Thanks"

I'm sorry you're having issues reading the title, but could you please not order people on here what to do. Some people enjoy seeing the covers of books as well and, myself included, like to brighten up the post with a good picture (heck, sometimes it's the cover of a book that draws me in). There are politer ways to get your point across without the need to order and then capitalise, underline and put the text in bold. Thank you.

An idea might be, if people wish, to please put the book title & author as well as the book cover with the link. An example:

'I'm still reading The Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett
and really enjoying it at the moment.'

Book Concierge wrote: "Can I ask everyone to please list the title and author of the books, and NOT just post the cover photo. It's a little hard to read the titles on most of those.

Thanks"

If you pass your mouse over the picture of the cover, a little popup with the title, series name and number, and author comes up. (: Does that help?

For instance, the one I just posted reads:
"Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate"

Oh wait - is that what was meant - the title on the book photo, not the pop up? Okay, yeah, just hover the mouse over and it appears.

Oh, I assumed the title on the photo, since the popup text is just as large as the text in posts?

Thalia wrote: "Oh, I assumed the title on the photo, since the popup text is just as large as the text in posts?"

I'm not sure now, but glad to hear you're enjoying Fallen more than the previous read :D

A different sky by Meira Chand. Three quarters of the way through. Great book.

Hayley wrote: "Thalia wrote: "Oh, I assumed the title on the photo, since the popup text is just as large as the text in posts?"

I'm not sure now, but glad to hear you're enjoying Fallen more than the previous r..."

Me, too! Then again, getting a root canal might have been more enjoyable. x)

Hayley wrote: "I'm sorry you're having issues reading the title, but could you please not order people on here what to do. Some people enjoy seeing the covers of books as well and, myself included, like to brighten up the post with a good picture ..."

Hayley .. I didn't order anyone to do anything. I asked if people could please do this. It's a courtesy to other members.

But there's no requirement to do anything ... including participate

But was it an issue of reading the titles on the pictures and not knowing about hovering your mouse?

I'm reading "The Book Thief".

So far, it's AWESOME!

I am currently reading Witch and Wizard by James Patterson. So far, I deffinatly reccomend it.

What is Witch and Wizard about?

Maye wrote: "I'm reading "The Book Thief".

So far, it's AWESOME!"

This is on my TBR shelf.. Dusty too, since I bought it two years ago. How far along are you?

I like to always be reading fiction/non-fiction.. so I'm currently reading Death by Suburb: How to Keep the Suburbs from Killing Your Soul and Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans.

Maye wrote: "I'm reading "The Book Thief".

So far, it's AWESOME!"

That is my favorite historical fiction!

I'm new here and hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, but I read a few pages of Coelho's, Winner Stands Alone, found it grotesque and stopped reading. I read all of Solar, Mc Ewan, and well, the language was lovely, but I didn't enjoy it. And then I downloaded 22 Brittania Road and A tree grows in Brooklyn, and they are both such a pleasure to read. I highly recommend both of them.

hi Rod.. i am currently reading winner stands alone...and on page 257 at the moment... i can't believe you stopped reading it.. !! just push through the first few chapters.. i can guarantee you that it's a great read... Coelho definitely has a different view towards life.. and for some reason i find this alternative way quite attractive...non-judgmental... hope you like the book.. (that is if you choose to give it another go.. ) >.< cheers...

Know, what? If u says so. Will give it another go. Maybe it is just the first few pages.

Lillian wrote: "I am reading "Sense and Sensibility" and I am loving it, man. Elinor's sister in law is such a bitch. I am in love in Willoughby, I believe he is gonna be one of those men that I could call my Darc..."

Lillian i'm also reading this at the moment and loving it. I'm off work sick today so i'm hoping I can get lots of reading done. There's always a silver lining ;-)

Lillian wrote: "I am reading "Sense and Sensibility" and I am loving it, man. Elinor's sister in law is such a bitch. I am in love in Willoughby, I believe he is gonna be one of those men that I could call my Darc..."

That is on my TBR list. I saw the movie and just had to read the book. In my experience the book is usually better.

right now I'm reading Every Soul A Star, one that I'm reviewing for my sister. :D

I'm reading 'Before I go to Sleep' Upto page 100 and enjoying it so far!

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.

This one is a reread for me, but I remember loving it! (:

I'm reading by H.G. Wells and going to quickly follow up with by Stevenson.


I'm also reading some non-fic, mostly religious teachings. One is a chapter-a-week kind of thing, which is the ONLY reason I can stomach reading two at once.

And then in our homeschooling I'm reading to the middle boys. We're reading three chapters a week on Mondays; one Monday to go!