Tea & Books - What are you reading?
I actually have seasons of reading/drawing/music etc. I feel im coming back into a reading one. Anything good happen on the sci fi scene this year?
Currently reading:
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman (Wonderful book, though considering it is in Europe during WW2, it is quite grim.)
Murderer’s Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman (Standard JK fare, it is a good read but not stellar.)
The Delphi Agenda by Rob Swigart (Good for fans of Dan Brown, though not as well written.)
Last Writes by Sheila Lowe (Fiction story about people that get trapped in a cult. Interesting read so far.
The Girl In Between by Laekan Zea Kemp (The concept is good, but so far it reads like a teenybopper book.)
I started the first book in the Dresden files series. Usually I read really bulky scifi/fantasy books that can take me months to finish, but I’m about half way done with this one after two days.
Drinking lots of roasted oolong and reading lots of Georgette Heyer. Fall is definitely here.
Georgette Heyer—that makes me smile. She was on the “approved” list when my mom graduated me to grown-up books around 6th grade, along with Barbara Cartland. (Found a Barbara Cartland for a quarter at a used book sale recently and bought it just so I could look at the title and grin!)
@Rasseru Yes they are!
@gmathis I only discovered her books as an adult, but I definitely see how they would appeal to teens and tweens. And since Sourcebook has re-issued all of them, they probably are winning over a whole new generation of readers :)
Jean Plaidy was another “mom-approved.” Those leaned toward the historical rather than the romantical. (Oh, how I want to play hooky and sit in the glider with pages in my lap!)
Truthfully, it’s been so long I’m not sure I can accurately recommend specific titles. (Hang on…Googling…)
Ah, there it is: http://www.fictiondb.com/author/jean-plaidy~5945.htm Looking at the bibliography, I think it was the Tudor series I remember best. She also wrote as Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr.
For Banned Book Week, I’m reading the Chinese classic Jou Pu Tuan (The Prayer Mat of Flesh). Also, Madame Bovary for my fine/private press blog, The Whole Book Experience.
In the interest of gentle and familiar classics, I picked up a copy of “Little Men” for an upcoming plane trip. After reading “The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott,” I feel a need to catch up with her again.
“A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness, for my Halloween themed book.
I finally got my hands on a copy of “Everyone Brave is Forgiven” by Chris Cleave…the holds list at my library was obscenely long!
Just finished it this morning! I would recommend it with the caveat that the violence is pretty intense. I tend to prefer somewhat gentler fiction, but the beautiful writing and humorous dialogue of this one kept me reading through the stomach-turning scenes.
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World. Pretty interesting little history book about a rather niche topic.
I’m currently reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I’d avoided reading the series for a while but I finally gave in. It’s actually quite good.
I read the 1st book, it’s quite offbeat and it took me a while to really get into it.
I “cheated” a little bit and watched the movie before I decided to read the series. Usually I read the book before I watch the movie. Anyway, I think because I knew what was coming, it was easier to get into the feel of the book.
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