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mistress dragon21		#41	[url]	[-]
Posts: 51 01/11/09 9:27 AM	I love the Kushiel trilogy. They are my all time favs. Right now I am reading Duchess of Aquitaine by Margaret Ball. I love historical fiction. Historical fiction and fantasy are all I read. Melinda Current WIP: Woodland Enchantress Finishes: Ellen Maurer-Stroh's Zodiac and all of her animal babies, Celtic Autumn UFO: Ellen Maurer-Stroh Animal Baby Afghan
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bethcross		#42	[url]	[-]
Posts: 98 01/18/09 2:13 PM	Hi - a newbie here. I've posted a couple times down on the Joan Elliot board, but thought I'd put in a few cents here, too I am also in the process of reading the Twilight series. I started it after seeing the movie and I must say, I like them more than I thought I would. I used to be a huge occult novel reader in high school, but after marriage and kids, I moved into more female-type lit. I read most of Anne Rice, but burned out on her quickly. I've read all of Alice Hoffman and Anne Tyler. Now I read mysteries almost exclusively. I vacillate between hardcore mystery and the sappy cozy-type stuff. I've loved most of Diane Mott Davidson, but the last couple, especially the last, were wearing a bit thin, I thought. She's got a new one out soon, I think, so I'll see then. Right now I'm reading Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House. I wasn't sure when I picked it up how I would like it. First, it's British and sometimes the vocabulary confounds me. Second, it flips back and forth with no warning between present day and WWII 1940. Third, it's set in a theatre, which doesn't do much for me. I have to say, though, I love it. He is a very intelligent writer and his characters are well-drawn. I have been just as absorbed by it as I was by Twilight (differently, of course), and I'm happy to have a new author to add to my roster. I think there's five or more in the series to go. It deals with something called the Peculiar Crimes Unit and they make references to occult and supernatural themes. Rather an interesting concept. Just thought I'd put that out there, for anyone looking for an intelligent, absorbing read. Cheers - Beth
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Kiwiflowa		#43	[url]	[-]
Posts: 142 01/19/09 5:15 AM	I'm currently reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. I'm halfway through but wouldn't recommend it to anyone else to read. The first 70 pages was medieval church history that was so hard to keep straight (partly because it's a difficult topic and partly because of the authors writing style) that I actually wrote notes like you would for a history class. I thought it would be worth it if the rest of the book is good. It's a mystery. But the book is so methodical that I'm not really interested in solving the mystery but then I don't want to give it up half read either? I read Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert over New Year and would highly recommend it - it was so interesting and thought provoking. After I get through my current read I'm going to start on the Twilight series. I feel like the last person to have not read them! Lisa in NZ Stitching Album My Blog
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shelleyfaythe		#44	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 01/22/09 7:33 PM	TEXAS by James Michener
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Dizzy Xstitcher		#45	[url]	[-]
Posts: 879 01/23/09 3:37 PM Mine, all mine!	I have moved on to Sovereign by CJ Sansom.... historical who dunnit! very enjoyable so far.... cheating a bit though as its an audio book... unabridged though Diz's Great British Stitching Album!
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hallums		#46	[url]	[-]
Posts: 840 01/23/09 6:55 PM Hey you with the hair Moderator	Nothing cheating about an audio book - especially the unabridged! I just read another YA series called "Chicks with Sticks." It's this cute trilogy about high school, angst, and knitting.
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dogstitcher.mirabiliabullet...		#47	[url]	[-]
Posts: 388 01/23/09 9:02 PM The Mad Stitcher	Just started The Key of Knowledge. Read Texas a few years ago and loved it. Michener is one of my very favorite authors.
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heidinugget.mirabiliabullet...		#48	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1140 01/24/09 2:26 PM	READING????? LOL! Who wants to be reading when they can be stitching?? *Heidi* *http://community.webshots.com/user/heidinugget*
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Kiwiflowa		#49	[url]	[-]
Posts: 142 03/06/09 6:27 PM	Thought I would bump this thread. I never did finish The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.. boooooring.... Since then I have read: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The House I First Believed by Wally Lamb The March by E.L. Doctorow Anyone that likes Civil War history and/or Gone with the Wind would probably like The March it was a really good book. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. This is a YA book about the holocaust and concentration camps. It's a good book to introduce a young person to that particular horrible part of history if their parent/teacher judges they are ready. The narrator is a 9 year old boy but it is definitely not suitable for a 9 year old reader... maybe a 12 year old? Lisa in NZ Stitching Album My Blog
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Shana7426		#50	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3314 03/06/09 6:44 PM Mira Maiden Admin	I seem to be on a YA kick at the moment. I just read Evermore by Alyson Noel and Wake by Lisa McMann. I am now reading Need by Carrie Jones. Shannon My Stitching Album and My Blog
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hallums		#51	[url]	[-]
Posts: 840 03/06/09 11:26 PM Hey you with the hair Moderator	I am currently reading "Dragonknight" by Donita K. Paul. It's the third in a series, which has been moderately interesting. Oh, and YA, of course. The only "problem" with it is that the third book is increasingly heavy handed in its religion talk. It's a badly disguised Christian God but he's an all-loving and all-forgiving being. The third book is light on plot and more on the "what does [God] think a person should do?" I have a ridiculous pile of books from the library that I need to get in to, once I finish that one!! I go through these binges of book borrowing! Sarah 2009 finishes: Seasonal Blooms I, Branching Out, 1 baby hat WIP: Lady of the Mist, Swallowtail Shawl http://www.flickr.com/users/sarbah77
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ginajm		#52	[url]	[-]
Posts: 107 03/07/09 4:45 AM	I've been reading The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follet and am currently reaing the Shardlake Mysteries by C J Sansom in order. Close to finishing Sovereign, so will likely be starting Revelation this weekend. My Blog -Brought to Book
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Dizzy Xstitcher		#53	[url]	[-]
Posts: 879 03/07/09 8:30 AM Mine, all mine!	I'm not doing great progress on sovereign I turn it on when I go to bed and keep falling asleep!!! I am on cd 14 of 20 something... heidi... you can listen to audio books and stitch.... though I usually do tv and films.... I do wonder whether I stop sewing to watch tv though and how much a distraction it is... Diz's Great British Stitching Album! WIP: Mirabilia's Morning Glory
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hallums		#54	[url]	[-]
Posts: 840 03/08/09 12:17 PM Hey you with the hair Moderator	Okay, you ladies are going to laugh at me... after doing a bit of research on the books I've been reading, they ARE in fact intentionally Christian-themed stories! Well, that explains the heavy-handedness, though I think the first two books did a better job of being Christian themed without being overbearing. Sarah 2009 finishes: Seasonal Blooms I, Branching Out, 1 baby hat WIP: Lady of the Mist, Swallowtail Shawl http://www.flickr.com/users/sarbah77
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LisaC in UT		#55	[url]	[-]
Posts: 114 03/08/09 10:08 PM	I've been on a book binge lately too. Right now I'm reading The Summer I Dared by Barbara Delinsky (love her stuff) and I just picked up Jodi Picoult's latest at Costco tonight. Is anyone else on Goodreads? photobucket.com/albums/y208/LisaUT/
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ginajm		#56	[url]	[-]
Posts: 107 03/09/09 4:33 AM	I've not seen Goddreads before, I am on another similar site. Goodreads looks quite good, but I'm a little disturbed that one of their top books ever is a Mormon Bible. Is it a Mormon site? My Blog -Brought to Book
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hallums		#57	[url]	[-]
Posts: 840 03/09/09 7:49 AM Hey you with the hair Moderator	LisaC, I am on good reads as sarbah77 (my usual handle)! Gina, as far as I know, it's not a Mormon site... it's probably just a large number of people entered that as a book they've read. Sarah 2009 finishes: Seasonal Blooms I, Branching Out, 1 baby hat WIP: Lady of the Mist, Swallowtail Shawl http://www.flickr.com/users/sarbah77
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PurpleRachel		#58	[url]	[-]
Posts: 554 03/09/09 9:54 AM Head Mermaid	Yeah, Donita Paul is a Christian who writes Christian fiction. And the Dragon Keeper books aren't YA. They're adult. Water Brook is a CBA house. Donita and I are in the same writers group, American Christian Fiction Writers. I've never met her, but the Dragon Keeper books are immensely popular and have sold over half a million copies. For Christian fantasy, that's equivelent to NYT Bestseller list. If any of you are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition junkies, the Woodhouse family in Colorado has a bedroom in their house that was done around the Dragon Keeper books. They were on the show last January. Since they're Christian books, she has every right to write about Christian themes. There's nothing wrong with Christianity in fiction. Narnia and Lord of the Rings are Christian books. Narnia is an allegory and Aslan is Christ. The stone table scene is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. I'm reading an older book right now, The Plague Tales by Ann Benson. It's from 1997. It's set slightly in the future, and in 1347 during the first outbreak of the plague. Some of the technology is a little dated and amuses me and the writing would never pass muster these days, but I'm absolutely enthralled! Rachel My blog-Romantic Stitches Come visit The World of Passione Ricamo Ivy Cottage Bags
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hallums		#59	[url]	[-]
Posts: 840 03/09/09 3:18 PM Hey you with the hair Moderator	Nope, nothing wrong with Christian-themed books at all! I knew what I was reading, shortly after I started reading book 1. I think I must have worded it poorly, initially. I did figure out quickly that Wulder was the Christian God. However, I thought that book 3 was significantly more heavy-handed than the first two... and that the first two got the theme across better, as a result. Also, I've read both the Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. I think Chronicles of Narnia did a better job with the theming than the Dragon Keeper series. And they're filed under YA fantasy in my library, which is why they initially snagged my attention! But it's still an interesting and well-told story, regardless of themes, heavy-handed or not. Sarah 2009 finishes: Seasonal Blooms I, Branching Out, 1 baby hat WIP: Lady of the Mist, Swallowtail Shawl http://www.flickr.com/users/sarbah77
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LisaC in UT		#60	[url]	[-]
Posts: 114 03/09/09 5:15 PM	Sarah, I added you as a friend! As far as I know it's not a Mormon site (if it was they wouldn't let me on ) photobucket.com/albums/y208/LisaUT/
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