Speaking of books

[indysteel]

Catrin's "computer woes" thread reminded me that we haven't had a what-are-you-reading thread in a while. I'll start.

I have several books that I'm working on that the moment:

Alice Munro's Moons of Jupiter. This is one of her old short story collections. I love Alice Munro; she may be my favorite living writer. If you like short stories, I highly recommend her. Plus, she's quite prolific, so you won't run out of material any time soon.

David Lebovitz's The Sweet Life in Paris. I follow David's food blog, but thus far, I'm a little disappointed in the book as he seems more inclined to complain about Paris than to sing its praises. I want to hear about Paris's magic; not its problems.

Kate Atkinson's Started Early, Took my Dog. I haven't fully gotten into this one just yet. I'm a big fan of her previous books though. This is the fourth in a series involved private investigator Jackson Brody. To say they're "mysteries" is somewhat limiting as a description. They're more involved as character studies than the genre typically suggests. She's quite clever. I've heard this isn't the best in the series, but even at her worst, Atkinson is a very engaging writer.

[hebe]

I agree so much! I've just finished "Started Early, Took My Dog" and won't say anything more for fear of affecting your reading pleasure. I rate her enormously as a writer, despite the fact that I generally forget her novel's plot-lines within a few weeks of finishing one of her books.

Today I bought Sarah Waters "The Little Stranger" and am looking forward to starting it this weekend.

[indysteel]

I agree so much! I've just finished "Started Early, Took My Dog" and won't say anything more for fear of affecting your reading pleasure. I rate her enormously as a writer, despite the fact that I generally forget her novel's plot-lines within a few weeks of finishing one of her books.

Today I bought Sarah Waters "The Little Stranger" and am looking forward to starting it this weekend.

I forget the plots a bit, too--which means I should just reread them I suppose. So far, my favorite of the series has been Case Histories. I couldn't put that one down. I also really enjoyed her Behind the Scenes at the Museum. I have reread that one multiple times and given it as a gift to several friends. It's one of my favorite books.

[Trek-chick]

Here is what I am reading at the moment...


"Climb to Conquer: The Untold Story of WWII's 10th Mountain Ski Division"

[withm]

I am about 1/4 through reading Laura Hildenbrand's Unbroken on my Kindle - fascinating story!

In the car I am listening to, and about halfway through, Ken Follet's World Without End - the sequel to his equally lengthy Pillars of the Earth. This audio book is on 36 CDs! I think it's a new record for long books for me. Very interesting story, but I think I liked Pillars better.

In the last couple of months I have read Franzen's Freedom, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Bill Bryson's At Home but did not enjoy them so much as I had expected to.

I really liked The Girl Who Played with Fire, My Nine Lives (Leon Fleischer autobiography) and The Thousand Autums of Jacob de Zoet

[Trek420]

Just read ....The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ... intense, exciting and very sad. A must read if you're interested in American history and science.

[tulip]

Some short stories by DH Lawrence; current one is The Virgin And The Gypsy.

[ClockworkOrange]

Am so trying to improve the way I swim breast stroke, watched numerous YouTube clips, trying to perfect it.

Came across this book "Master the Art of Swimming" ......Raising your performance with the Alexander Technique. The book is by Steven Shaw.

So far so good, think it is going to be something like yoga in water, it's not about speed or how many lengths you do. (The authors opinion not mine)