What Are You Reading Right Now?

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Comment by Helen on May 16, 2011 at 3:51pm

Oh good! I'd be interested to hear what you think when you've read it.

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on May 16, 2011 at 12:47pm

Thanks Helen .. I really appreciate movies that do justice to the books they are pulled from and it is a rare find! I will jot down The Hours and MIchael Cunningham and tack it onto my must read but don't own list!

Comment by Helen on May 16, 2011 at 9:42am

I'd struggled to find a good "page-turner" for a while. I ended up going to my local library with the intention of picking up a random book that my hands just happened to fall onto. However, whilst strolling along the shelves I noticed "The Hours" by Michael Cunningham. This book was turned into a movie starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore, which happens to be one of my favourite films. I knew I had to read it.

 

I'm about 2/3 of the way through, and I've really enjoyed it so far. The movie actually does it great justice. The author does an amazing job of writing in different styles for the three different main characters. I don't know why, but I find it even more impressive that a male writer can write female characters so well. I'd certainly recommend it to others.

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on May 4, 2011 at 10:37am

Sheree, thanks for all the titles to consider ... and I too, in the past always had several books going at once to sorta switch it up! Of course if I landed a good one the other books would become "good intentions" until I finished the good good book :-) Now, I am deep into several creative adventures working with my gourd art, and crocheting bags from single use plastic bags, and making paper beads and bracelets, and writing ... so the book I am lamenting over is "the" book for reading. I also want to restate that my whole reason for continuing to read this book (which by the way I am liking what the message is) is because of my blog Words Work where I committed myself to reading all the books I own but have never opened ..... so I more or less set myself up for finishing a book I have on my blog. I will add to my want list the book you said was great ... because I am a book junkie :-)

Comment by Sheree on April 21, 2011 at 10:37am

If a book is interesting but slow, I will often pick up a second book and switch between the two.  And I only read before sleeping, so it usually takes me a while to finish a book unless it's REALLY good.  Haven't found one of those in some time...

However, I just finished Heidi W Durrow's The Girl Who Fell From The Sky - fictional tale of a young black girl who comes to live with her grandmother after a family tragedy.  It was interesting, but slow and seemed to plod in places.  Not something I'd recommend unless you check it out from the library or find it at half-price.  Prior to that I read Katie Morton's debut novel "The House At Riverton" - British, WWI, country estate with serving staff, written from the housemaid's POV.  Again, a bit slow in places and downright boring here and there, but an ok read to fill that hour before your eyes slam shut.  Hardly the "stunning debut" it was touted to be.

And now I am reading Robert Hicks' "A Separate Country"  which is VERY well written and quite interesting.  Hicks is capable of writing in a woman's voice so much better than some women writers I've read!!  And John Bell Hood is a subject I've always had an interest in.  Sad man, savage soldier, and apparently an able lover in spite of the deformities left him by the war!!

And lastly, I'll suggest Where The River Ends by Charles Martin.  Loaned to me by Elle (I need to send it back!!) as a "must read" and she was right!!  Cancer, devoted married couple, demanding high-profile father-in-law, a river, a last wish, a chance to think about what you'd do for the one person you love most.  GREAT read!!

Comment by wiffledust on April 20, 2011 at 4:44pm

i love you guys rocking this group! continue!!!

Comment by nancy Sanchez on April 20, 2011 at 3:12pm

After knee replacement surgery I found that good fiction was the way for me to go.....

Good that the next book on your list sounds better to you..and hope whatever pain issues are they will be taken care of...

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on April 20, 2011 at 1:06pm

I buy books for many reasons which can vary from intense interest to support for research. This particular book was a gift from my life coach. And, I can't deny that I set up the blog and the list and the intention of reading books I own but have not read so I am really trying to stick to my "intentions" here .... but ...... anyway, thank you LIllian and Nancy for your feedback! Soon, the pain will be over and the next book on that list looks more promising, especially since it is a book that I myself bought :-)

(now there is another book lurking in my near future ... At A Journal Workshop ... the title is like bait for me.)

 

I look forward to this groups interactions about and recommendations of books so I can put more on my list!

M

Comment by nancy Sanchez on April 20, 2011 at 12:29pm

Maryanne, I haven't read it but these last years  I do not read self help books...maybe you should try a fun to read book that is not so high up on your list..I am a really believer in so many books so little time..I don't waste much time with one I just do not get into...

Comment by Lillian Gaffney on April 20, 2011 at 11:45am

Never read her book, Maryanne. I was recently introduced to her work through my coach and did one of her exercises on line which I found to be somewhat helpful. I personally got more out of Tony Robbins work. Right now, I'm reading At A Journal Workshop by Progoff. Getting ready to go do the actually 6-day intensive workshop.

Hope you enJoy your reads!

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