What are you reading?

I'm reading Inexcusable by Chris Lynch. It's a YA adult. Very interesting as the narrator seems pretty unreliable but that's the only side you get. I could see some of my students getting into it.

 

Bill Bryson is fabulous! Don't know how many times I have read A Walk in the Woods.

 

I am still working my way through Lincoln's Team of Rivals and Blindness. These are not easy books and will take me a while longer, but I am determined to finish them.

 

Just finished " The diary of a young girl - Anne Frank" and " The time of my life - Cecilia Ahern"
And currently , for a bit of light reading " Who moved my cheese?"

 

I've just finished a one-month blitz of reading 12-15 (I've lost track) memoirs and non-fiction books about the Holocaust (previewing them for my students). I need to switch to something light.

 

I've been reading nothing but things for grad school all year, but I decided to take a break between writing my last paper for my last class and doing more work on my thesis. My brain just needs it. So I'm reading Gone Girl, which I have owned for over two years and only just now got around to reading.

 

I'm currently reading My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard. Imagine a combination of Proust and Kerouac.

For a fast and mostly hilarious read, I recommend Dear Committee Members. It is an epistolary novel written in the form of recommendation letters by a sarcastic professor, which are the sort you wish you could write sometimes.

 

I am down to the last 75 pages of Blindness. This book has taken me forever to read. When I finish this I need to pick up some light fluffy-type book. Has anyone read Hollow City yet?

 

I am finishing Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews. Light, fun read by a favorite author of mine. I highly recommend The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah for those who like historic fiction-this one is set in WWII Occupied France.

 

I read it. Its pretty good but not as good as the first book IMO.
Right now I'm reading a bunch of fun cozy mysteries. I have a ton of books that I got for NOOK and Kindle...all FREE!!

 

After more than a year, I finally finished reading Blindness. That was a difficult book! I am sure there was a metaphor in the story, but I couldn't see it. The translation lacked most conventional punctuation for dialogue, and I spent most of my energy trying to figure out who was speaking. This must be what our struggling readers feel like when faced with a new book.

 

I'm in the middle of Zoo by James Patterson and just started Forever the 5th book in the Unfortunate Fairytales series (a YA series).

 

Just finished Unravel: A Novel by Calia Read. For those who enjoyed Gone Girl or Girl on the Train, I highly recommend it!

 

Zoo was really good! Did you know they were making a TV mini-series out of it this summer?

 

For posters who enjoy YA, I recommend The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Adieh. Just read it last week and really enjoyed it! It's a novel loosely based on 1,001 Arabian Nights (not a retelling).

 

I just finished What Alice Forgot and Things you won't say. They were both excellent books.

 

I loved What Alice Forgot! Read it last summer, bought what I thought would be a nice, fluffy chick-lit read...halfway through, I was practically sobbing (but in a cathartic way, really). Loved all the plot lines and how all the characters' different perspectives came together. I think the part that made me cry the most was Alice's sister.
(And just by the way, it's been a really long time since a book made me cry.)

 

That book was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! I have yet to read Gone Girl but it's on the list.

Right now I'm a little mired in 1776 by David McCullough. Something by Zinn will be next, or A People's History of the World. I'm aiming to bring some new perspectives to my content for next year.

 

I am rereading To Kill a Mockingbird in anticipation of Lee's new novel. As soon as I see it for sale I am buying it. I heard it is a prequel of Mockingbird so I want to be ready.

 

Hooray for actual time to read!
I'm reading the Maze Runner series and "Unstoppable Learning" as professional development. Not sure what will be next after each of those.
I told my students to come back and check in with me next year - if they have read more than me, they'll get a small prize

 

thanks for the tip! I'm a huge fan of these types of books.

 

The Winter People is good too!

 

Just finished Before I Go To Sleep--another page-turner!

 

Not untill I got the book. I'm anxious to see how they make it.

 

I was shocked by George Orwell's "1984". Amazing book that changes your way of thinking.

 

In the last 3 days I've started and finished: "Don't Look Behind You" and "Artichoke's Heart". And today I am starting "Out of My Mind".

It's mostly YA literature. I'm a sucker for it.

 

I just finished an amazing book, the mountaintop school for digs by Cooney. It is newish and charming. If you love dogs and have a soft spot for troubled young adults, try it.

 

I just started the Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox. I have a few Aurora Teagarden books to pick up at the library tomorrow.

 

I am reading The Red Badge of Courage. I never had to read this one in high school.

 

Any good mystery or thrillers books you guys can recommend for Thanksgiving break?

 

I've been reading romance novels lately. I have other, better-written books going too, but sometimes I just want an easy to read book after I've put so much effort and focus into work all day. They aren't too hard to follow.

 

Just finished Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It was a bit of a slog as it was written in 15th century language but I enjoyed it. Now I have to get Bring up the bodies to finish it off.

 

The Girl on the Train.

I just finished it and couldn't put it down. I think I read the entire book in a weekend because I just needed to know.

 

Loved that one!

 

I loved the British/Polish thrillers by Anya Lipska. Great depth of plotting and an interesting setting.

 

I am reading a series of books by Miss Read (her pen name), an English author who has since died. They are sweet stories about a village teacher in the 50s--just my type.

 

The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow. It's several stories which interweave focusing on the war of drugs, definitely recommend!

 

If you like mystery with a paranormal twist, I love Heather Graham.

 

I have been reading some memoirs from people who've escaped North Korea. In contrast, I also have discovered light reading by Debbie Macomer. Looking forward to a week of reading!

 

I love the Krewe of Hunters books!
Right now I'm reading a slew of books for review (some from NetGalley and some from the authors). I guess I'm a book nerd because getting a book in the mail from an author is like Christmas for me LOL