What Are You Reading Right Now?

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Comment by Karrie Furrow on October 24, 2010 at 7:56pm

Just finished the Ted Dekker series of Black, Red, White and Green. Those are absolutely amazing...Also, now that I have a Kindle I am reading non-stop...Even more than before!

Comment by wiffledust on October 24, 2010 at 7:44pm

hey jen! every time i've read huck finn, i get something new out of it. it is truly a brilliant work. i sometimes wonder how one man could have had so much talent. he managed to capture an american voice so well! i really liked the great gatsby too, but for opposite reasons from huck finn. although they both tell an american story but so differently. that's worth a re read!!

Comment by Jen on October 24, 2010 at 7:32pm

I loved the first Stieg Larrson and have waited for the other two for times when I'm on "break". Right now I've been reading Huck Finn and Dune for classes that I'm teaching. I finish them both next week and then start on The Great Gatsby and Stardust by Neil Gaiman. I'm eagerly awaiting the end of the semester when I can go back to "free reading"! I have to say, though, that I enjoy all the books I re-read (and re-read) for teaching. I'm especially enjoying Huck Finn this time around.

Comment by Maggie Friend on October 20, 2010 at 11:17pm

Wow, I'm so glad to hear about this! There has been a lot of buzz about this series. Now I'm really intrigued! First though, I have to finish Wild Sheep Chase by Murakami because I inadvertently picked up Dance, Dance, Dance (which is the sequel) and read that first. So, of course I have to go back and read the first novel or there'll be a kink in the universe!

Comment by wiffledust on October 20, 2010 at 10:49pm

oooo this is fun, mary catherin! i'm going to put this on fb to share with the folks there! thank you!!!

Comment by wiffledust on October 19, 2010 at 10:44am

oh this sounds good...you have to come back and tell us what to do!!!!!

Comment by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 1:25pm

Thanks :) Yeah, The Alchemist by Michael Scott is the first in a series of four, though the fourth one isn't out yet. It's based on Nicholas Flamel, who was a real guy. He is also referenced in the first Harry Potter book, the creator of the Sorcerer's Stone. Anyway, yeah I like to read a variety of things. Revelations can indeed be scary, but it's also a view of what's to come...it makes you think and hopeful for when it's all over and we're with Him.

Comment by wiffledust on October 9, 2010 at 11:37am

i thought this list was great, carissa. although the book of Revelations is scary as can be!!! isn't The Alchemist by Paul Cuelo? is that a different one you've got there? I didn't know anyone past my generation still read Go Ask Alice, but I enjoyed that when I was young. And the Chronicles of Narnia...yay! So glad you have Mockingbird and The Scarlet Letter on there....excellent choices. Great list, girl!

Comment by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 10:51am

Lisa said I should share this with the group, so here it is....on facebook, a friend started this thing called 20 books. He said to take a few moments to think of 20 books that have stuck with you over the years...so this is what I came up with:

1) Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

2) Eragon by Christopher Paolini

3) Chronicles of Narnia (all seven) by C.S. Lewis

4) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

5) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

6) The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

7) The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

8) New York (multiple authors)

9) The book of Psalms (In the Bible)

10) The book of Revelations (Bible)

11) Ephesians (Bible)

12) A Tangled Web by Judith Michaels

13) To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

14) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

15) Daughter of Fire by Quinn Taylor Evans

16) White Oleander by Janet Fitch

17) Winne the Pooh on Problem Solving by Roger E. Allen & Stephen D. Allen

18) The Alchemist by Michael Scott

19) The Tale of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

20) The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin

Comment by William Joseph George-Stilianess on October 3, 2010 at 9:05pm

I am currently reading, A Movable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway. I had come across is quite by accident as it was mentioned in a film and played a significant role in the film. (City of Angels) I wish to read this book to make further connections and broaden my literature understandings. Has anyone else read this book? If so, what are your thoughts?

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