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What are you reading this year? 2012

Postby Nancy » Wed May 16, 2012 11:39 pm

What are you reading?
What's on your summer reading wish list?
What books are in your to be read pile?
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby OKay » Thu May 17, 2012 7:57 am

Books read in May (so far) -
** Jewel of Persia
** Sarai
** The Philanthropists Dance

I've enjoyed each of these books.

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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby ellyphant » Thu May 17, 2012 9:00 am

This month I've read: "Miss Julia to the Rescue" and "Paris in Love--a Memoir". Enjoyed both of these. I thought this was the best Miss Julia book so far. Have read all of them.

Presently am reading "Quiet:The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking". Am loving this one!

To be read: A Wish for Christmas (this is from the Cape Light Series) and 3 books from the Heavenly Daze Series--A Warmth in Winter, A Perfect Love, and Hearts at Home.
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby Nancy » Thu May 17, 2012 11:33 am

My Summer reading so far.

The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts [Love this one.]

A couple of books by James Patterson
Letters to Sam [This book is so skipable don't waste your time on it.] x
I. Alex Cross [has suspense & was riveting] x
Keep your brain alive x
Kids' incredible Fishing stories By Shaun Morey
Dgson in 3rd grade just finished reading this one enjoyed it.
Big Ideas in the Bible By Charles R. Swindoll [for gkids] Dgd loves it!
Up next :arrow:
Blow back Brad Thor
The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans
A Debbie Macomber Novel Out of the Rain
Arkansas Four stories in the ozarks by diff. authors; [ :idea: Print is very small in this one wishing for a kindle to make it bigger!]

[A couple of found books from the thrift shop.]
Visioneering by Andy Stanley This one is excellent half done with it now love the work sheets at the end of each chapter.
High Adventure in Tibet by David V. Plymire
the life and labors of a pioneer A.G.G. missionary

Trying some new authors [for me];
John Grisham The Associate
Michael Crichton Priate Latitudes I'm enjoying this one more than I thought I would it grabbed me right away.
Robert W. Walker Extreme Instinct
Iris Johansen The killing Game

Drawing Near By John Bevere
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby Harmony » Thu May 17, 2012 8:33 pm

Aw, I'm missing my reading. I had to give that up for my sewing this year. Last year I always had a book going. I did however, read the short book, Animal Farm, just because we had it here.

When all this sewing is done I will go back to my reading, but I think I will limit my reading time. I got so that last year that's all I did. And that's a very introverted way to live.

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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby Harriet » Thu May 17, 2012 9:06 pm



I spent time on Amazon choosing some non-fiction yesterday and have one book in my cart and several on my mind. Will report later! I'm definitely a non-fiction reader.

At B and N, bought dd the third novel in the Gideon trilogy or Time Thief trilogy I've talked about here before. (different titles in England or US) She recently had me recommend here Around the World in 80 Days, which she thinks everyone should read if they missed it in school. Look out for political incorrectness :oops: of that century, but she loved it, and says, "So romantic."

Hi there, ellephant! Hope you'll come by the PWYC Post When You Can thread and chat. I'm an introvert so the title you mentioned is interesting.

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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby ellyphant » Fri May 18, 2012 9:56 pm

Have added "Around the World in 80 Days" to my long running list of books to read. So many books, so little time...

Harriet, I will try to join in soon at PWYC. Have been following all of the goings-on around here for several years. Enjoy coming here and my grown kids and husband have heard much about this nice group of ladies.
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby ellyphant » Wed May 30, 2012 1:52 pm

Presently reading "Restless Hearts" by Marta Perry. It is easy reading for summer. Contains Amish characters--since moving to Amish country have learned that these are called "bonnet books". Very enjoyable.
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby lucylee » Wed May 30, 2012 2:13 pm

I am currently reading Some Assembly Required by Anne... Lamont (?) I think.
It is a diary of her grandson's first year.
Kinda scaring me right now, LOL!!!
Don't get me wrong -- it's a sweet, fun story... and her situation is MUCH different from mine! Her son was only 19 when his live-in girlfriend became pregnant. They (the son & the gf) had a very volatile relationship before the pregnancy, so I'm not sure where this is headed... but it's a sweet story, seeing how this first-time grandmother adjusts and falls so head-over-heels in love with her little grandson.

Y'all are making me want to read Around the World in 80 Days, also, and I've wanted to put the "bonnet books" on my list for a while. I have lots of students who read those.
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Re: What are you reading this summer? 2012

Postby BookSaver » Wed May 30, 2012 10:38 pm

I just finished The Year at Thrush Green by Miss Read. I love the whole Thrush Green series.

I saw part of a mini-series on the SyFy channel based on Dreamcatcher by Stephen King, so I checked the book out from the library a couple of weeks ago. I keep picking it up and putting it back down. I'm about a third of the way through it, but it isn't really grabbing me. I don't know if I'll bother to finish it.


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