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What are you reading the week of April 14, 2013? (Original Post) DUgosh Apr 2013 OP
Isis Magic by M. Isadora Forrest Hestia Apr 2013 #1
Just picked up James Rollins Tender to the Bone Apr 2013 #2
Addie Pray SheilaT Apr 2013 #3
"The Sixth Man" by Baldacci Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #4
I like his books. Mz Pip Apr 2013 #17
Funny, some of us were in Barnes and Noble today Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #18
Read them in order. Mz Pip Apr 2013 #19
Where'd You Go Bernadette womanofthehills Apr 2013 #5
"The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller YankeyMCC Apr 2013 #6
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak JitterbugPerfume Apr 2013 #7
Oh yeah! I forgot.... JitterbugPerfume Apr 2013 #8
_The Case of the Missing Servant_ by Tarquin Hall getting old in mke Apr 2013 #9
Libriomancer, by Jim C Hines LearnedHand Apr 2013 #10
Just finished "The Dinner" by Herman Koch. SheilaT Apr 2013 #11
"Sphinx" by Robin Cook. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #12
"Kim", Rudyard Kipling. closeupready Apr 2013 #13
The Last Minute Hula Popper Apr 2013 #14
Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins, plus 2 more... Moe Shinola Apr 2013 #15
Shadowy Horses Mz Pip Apr 2013 #16
 
2. Just picked up James Rollins
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 03:55 PM
Apr 2013

figured he might be a good choice...

But it was right next to Josh Rosenberg (ugh....)

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
3. Addie Pray
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 04:36 PM
Apr 2013

by Joe David Brown.

The movie "Paper Moon" (1973) with Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal was based on it. So far, the movie is quite faithful to the book.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
4. "The Sixth Man" by Baldacci
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 06:10 PM
Apr 2013

I just picked it up to start later....finished my last book and the library will not be open until Monday, so I dug through books that people have given me to donate or read. At least this will be a no-brainer kind of book.

Mz Pip

(27,436 posts)
17. I like his books.
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 02:54 PM
Apr 2013

Good page turners that are great for long plane flights. I like his Camel Club series.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
18. Funny, some of us were in Barnes and Noble today
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:28 PM
Apr 2013

and the Camel Club series was suggested to me by one of my friends. I will have to try them.

womanofthehills

(8,690 posts)
5. Where'd You Go Bernadette
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:08 AM
Apr 2013

by Maria Semple

the book had a full page add in the NY Times Sunday book review section last week -

I love the book - funny and original. Much of the story is told thru email, voice mail and text.

JitterbugPerfume

(18,183 posts)
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:47 AM
Apr 2013

It is advertised as a "young adult " book , and since I, as an old woman still like to keep up with things I decided to read it


and I am so glad that I did

It is about (among many other things) a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany, an accordian player who is much more than meets the eye, A young Jewish man with hair like feathers , and a sweet young boy who plays soccer, runs like the wind , and loves the girl with all of his heart.

I highly recommend this book, do not be put off by the fact that it is for "young adults. If you hate labels as much as I do just ignore them!

getting old in mke

(813 posts)
9. _The Case of the Missing Servant_ by Tarquin Hall
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 03:18 PM
Apr 2013

A first novel for Hall, although he has a number of non-fiction books out. Main character is Vish Puri, "India's most private investigator." Only a little way in but it's making me smile with the remembrance of sounds and sights and smells from times in India.

Listening: _Tripoint_ by CJ Cherryh. One of the merchanter novels, post-_Downbelow Station_.

LearnedHand

(3,387 posts)
10. Libriomancer, by Jim C Hines
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:03 PM
Apr 2013

Very well written. Very clever plot (those who work magic by pulling items out of books).

Moe Shinola

(143 posts)
15. Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins, plus 2 more...
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 01:56 AM
Apr 2013

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, and The Grifters, by Jim Thompson.

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