Readers thread: what or who are you reading right now?

[Changing4Best]

I am reading EVERYBODY ALWAYS by Bob Goff. This is a book that is like what I like to read. It is full of stories. I've even said many a time that if someone tells me a funny story, I would love them. It is true. I am enthralled by biographical little ditties. I laugh and laugh. I was reading at something like 3 AM this morning and I had to laugh silently. I did not want to wake my neighbor(s). Laughing silently is really difficult to do, but I did do it. The book is awesome! When I am reading during the day, I guffaw and chortle! In a way, reading it at 3 AM is kind of cheating myself out of some good medicine, but it is so good, I did not want to not read it then, so I did anyway.

 

[Ronin]

A touch like Stephen King but faster paced. It

... Is there a continuation of that review or was that an error ending? :) Thought there is going to be another sentence and seeing a few days later, no additions or edits, so thought I would ask.

 

[blackemerald1]

Is there a continuation of that review or was that an error ending?

Lol^^ no that was my typo - I think I was going to add some more about the book but then I'd spoil it for anyone who wanted to pick it up & read. So I deleted but not properly ^^ It was a really good book & I did enjoy it. A bit spooky and I don't spook easily at all... Check it out. (I was probably posting without my glasses too lol)

 

[blackemerald1]

Right so I had another hiccup reading or maybe it was the book I dunno but it was thrown back in my library bag with disgust.

Crossing the Lines Sualari Gentill Pantera Press 2017

I started reading this book and I get the premise "What if you wrote of someone writing of you? In the end, which of you would be real?" Good idea for a story yeah!

Unfortunately my ptsd brain and my speed reading style (I only have one) got in the way again. There wasn't enough structure, delineation between the character's and their respective story's or view points.

I got so muddled in the end I couldn't work out who was saying what or why.... so no good for me. But the story would have been interesting I am sure.

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Plum Tea Crazy Laura Childs Berkley Prime Crime 2018

I got this book out for some light relief from some of the darker books I delve into. And it was light so light I floated away and it didn't engage me at all.

I had to be so strict with myself and pull myself back into reading the words and recognising their meaning and their context.

I am prepared to admit... I could have been in the clouds and disassociating etc., with any book so I pressed on. I was sure it would start to hook me in if I just preserved.

But no...when a book is so much work and I am not enjoying it... I start to doubt the whole purpose of why I am reading it. I didn't have to remember one single word and I'm sure there was nothing in this book worth remembering either. It was forgettable.

But it did teach me one literary skill... if I ever need it... hmm. Don't make the character's machinations and ruminations of everyday living outweigh the actual plot! I don't want to know!!

There may be some saving graces to this book.. It's got a couple of recipes in it and I'm going to look through them. Yeah I know a fictional murder mystery with real recipes in it... That's different. But not enough to compensate for the hard work. So back into the bag it goes.

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Bloody January Alan Parks Canongate 2017

Oooh at Last! :)

Set in 1970's Glasgow it's about a detective with a history and some pretty horrible murders and people who are not at all nice. So just what I love!!

Good character building and I am enjoying it a lot. I like the use of accent and the typical Glaswegian bad tempers, the poverty and the landscape are well constructed parts and interweave realistically.

It is quite funny in a terribly dark way at times. So the humans do seem quite real. I could name a few ppl just like some of these characters. Good book! :) :wacky:

 

[DharmaGirl]

Lol, Laura Childs writes cozy mysteries and you are absolutely right, sometimes they are too fluffy to read. When I have insomnia I will read one, or when I am sick. They are good for the times I can't concentrate. Since I don't watch TV, or stream anything, I consider them a light sitcom.

I'm reading Conquistador by SM Stirling. Another alternative history sci-fi. I'm still reading his Emberverse series, lots and lots of books in that, the last one comes out in Nov. I keep the baby chicks in my room in a brooder with a heat lamp (they are a week old) since I want to hand raise these, and they quiet down when I put an audio book on. They go to sleep with it too.

@blackemerald1, I love the idea of the book Crossing the Lines, I might journal like that for a bit. Journal one page as me, and one as someone watching me. That could lead to amazing insights!

I'm also reading Octavia Butler's Lilith's Brood, which is about aliens saving the human race. It is so much better than it sounds. I love her writing.

I just finished The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore . That was a good one. I really enjoyed it. There is another one in the series, but I might wait til I get through some of the other library books first. I love getting kindle books and audiobooks from the library!

My next book will be Midnight At The Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan. I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[Changing4Best]

"ASSERTIVENESS How to Stand up for Yourself and Still Win the Respect of Others" by Judy Murphy (I started it some time ago, but I guess I forgot I was reading it, so I am starting over with it, as I could use more info in this area).

 

[blackemerald1]

Midnight At The Bright Ideas Bookstore

What an intriguing title...I am going to see if they have that at the library. Yes! please let me know if it worth reading!

I might journal like that for a bit. Journal one page as me, and one as someone watching me. That could lead to amazing insights!

^^Good idea. Use italics or different coloured text for the other person if you can bc it is confusing as hell otherwise! :confused: :)

 

[LuckiLee]

I'm reading The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith. @DharmaGirl you will probably like this author. I like his series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Check him out if you haven't already. :)

 

[DharmaGirl]

I like his series The No. 1 Ladies

I love that series! I will have to check out that book. I've also read the Scottish series by him.

 

[bellbird]

Do audiobooks count here?
I'm currently listening to Reasons To Stay Alive, by Matt Haig and narrated by Matt Haig.

Obviously the title grabbed me as someone with chronic suicidal thoughts.
So far I'm enjoying it; he reads it with a lot of emotion, given it tells the story of his own suicidality and depression. Its relatability is comforting.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I count audiobooks. I listen every day as well as read.

 

[blackemerald1]

Exposed Lisa Scottoline Smart Blonde Publishing 2017

This was okaay - just. It was a sort of medico - legal - investigative drama from a lawyers viewpoint. The major theme in the book being a legal ethical question which apparently is still dividing opinions. Really - to write a book of fiction with that as the glue wasn't a great idea. A factual legal book about the same issue would be really interesting however.

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The Last Legionnaire Paul Fraser Collard Headline Publishers 2016

Fictional book about a soldier who returns from war to the slums of his English home. I'm about a third of the way through and it's not bad so far. I reserve my judgement till I am further through. At least I am still picking it up though.

It's one book in a series of books...The Scarlet Thief, The Maharajah's General, The Devils Assassin, Lone Warrior.

I haven't read any of the other's in the series. Dipping my toe in with Legionnaire to see if I like the writing style before I commit to the series.