Books you're currently reading

[catherine - remy]

The dark tower series by Stephen King, the first of his books Ive got into and enjoyed.

[Yakshini]

Started and finished The Hellbound Heart by: Clive Barker in one day. Amazingly written with a story I completely devoured. I need to find more horror like this!

[SaveMeJeebus]

Life, the Universe and Everything. Third in the Hitchhiker's Guide.

[Amy1177]

I am currently reading The Thirst Series by Christopher Pike.  On book 2.  Great story and is the second time I am reading it.   I am picking up on a lot of things that I didn't see the first time through now that I know what is happening.

Also reading Silvia Browne's Journey of the Soul Series again.  I have read it more that once.  What I really liked about it was right in the opening introduction she makes it clear that she is just presenting a way to find your own personal truths and that you should only take from it what you need and want and leave the rest.  As I was reading it more and more and really thought about what it was saying and how it applied to everything around me it just really felt right.

[Yakshini]

For One More Day by: Mitch Albom

[Amy1177]

Yakshini:  are you a reader of Christopher Pike?

[Yakshini]

Yakshini:  are you a reader of Christopher Pike?

I read The Last Vampire series years ago, and adopted my internet name after the creature in the books. So, yes I am a C.P. reader.

[Amy1177]

That's cool.  I bought the first book about 6 months ago.  By the time i was into the first couple of hundred pages I knew I would be picking the other two up the next time I was at the store.  I think the fourth one is due out soon.

[Padma]

This might seem a bit retro, but I'm currently waiting for a copy of The Marvellous Land of Oz, 2nd of the Oz books by L Frank Baum. It was a book I read over and over when I was a little kid, and it's just popped back into my memory because it was my first transgender story. I was totally fascinated with Tip becoming Ozma.

[Lisbeth]

I'm currently reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursala K. Le Guin. Written in 1969, it's a science fiction story about a planet where people do not have gender except during their kemmer period when they can temporarily become either male or female for reproduction. And which you were last time does not determine which you will be next time.

http://www.amazon.com/Left-Hand-Darkness-Ursula-LeGuin/dp/0441478123

[JungianZoe]

Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows

My second-fav book of all time, which I read once a year.    At this point in my life, it's like the only book that matters to me.

[Inphyy]

A Million Little Pieces

[BunnyBee]

The Help (loved it!), Northanger Abbey, The Upside of Irrationality, Idylls of the King

[Cindy]

Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows

My second-fav book of all time, which I read once a year.    At this point in my life, it's like the only book that matters to me.

Love that book, keeps me sane, sort of

Cindy

[Cindy]

The Black House by Peter May

A Detective from Edinburgh (Scotland) is sent to one of the isolated Scotland Islands he was brought up on. He has to confront his past in this isolated place. Not only does he have to deal with the way he is changed, but also the murdered man was the school bully . Dark but interesting. Also you can feel the isolation of these places. Possibly a horror story for people who live in large cities. Very well written. Haven't finished it as yet but recommend to the detective reading groups.

Cindy

[Cindy]

Sorry.
Zoe's post reminded me of favourites to live by.

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durell.

Nice, sweet, very funny, a bit dated but if you just want to laugh at a totally dysfunctional  English family going to Corfu post WII it is a great stress reliever.  It was his early autobiography or so he claimed. You may pick it up in 2nd hand book shops. BTW excellent writing.

Cindy

[Jayne]

I generaly read a book in about 3 days (depending on the length), in the last couple of weeks i've read:

Every babylon 5 book (as I have the locations & cast set in memory it only takes about a day to read a B5 book), I'm on a B5 fest at the moment as i've spent my weeks holiday re-watching the entire series whilst reading the books.

Frontier Earth by Bruce Boxleitner, it's a mix of sci-fi & western (did you know that aliens were involved in the shoot out at the OK Corrall between the Wyatts & Earps?)

Profiles of the Future by Arthur C Clark, A C Clarks attempt at predicting the future ( a very brave book for any sci-fi author to attempt)

War of the Worlds by H G Wells, I've read this so many times I know every word off by heart but still can't resist reading it over & over again

[Pica Pica]

Im involved in a online read and discussion of the book Evelina by Fanny Burney, I'll be reading that then.

- link to reading group http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/
- link to my blog http://grubstreetlodger.blogspot.com/

[JungianZoe]

The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune

(I swear one of these days I'll read a book I haven't already read a million times, but right now I need my comforting staples). 

What's more, I loaned my copy of this book to a friend of mine about 3 years ago and she kept it for a year and a half.  During that time, she said she loved it so much that she took it all over the world and she stuffed my book with little souvenirs of places it had been.  When she gave it back, she also gave me a lovely note and this beautiful stone that I keep over my fireplace.

[BunnyBee]

Oh, recently I've been going to bed every night with William Shakespeare and his sexy sonnets.  He'll be a tough act to follow.