Does anybody read books here?

[Tater]

Have you ladies noticed your reading habits changing as you get older? All through high school and for a couple years after that, I was totally into sci-fi and fantasy. Took a couple college literature classes and that opened my mind up to so many new worlds. While in the Navy, I read a lot of military history and such. Now, I am more into historical biographies, autobiographies, historical non-fiction and classical literature. I still read for pleasue, but I also read to learn I guess. There are so many great books out there and I want to read them all!

Currently reading:
S*x with Kings - (forgot the author) The history of the role of the King's mistress(s) through time.
Pride and Prejudice - Austen

Just finished:
Roadshow: Landscape with Drums N. Peart
A Walk in the Woods B. Bryson
The Best of Women's Travel Writing Various
Fresh Air Feind P. Theroux (sp?)
(Hmmm, just a bit of a travel writing kick, there!)
Ansel Adams' Autobiography

To be read:
Les Miserables V. Hugo
Metal Cowboy Forgot author
Monkey Wrench Gang E. Abbey

[Dogmama]

Have you ladies noticed your reading habits changing as you get older?

I loved Sci Fi & Horror. Ray Bradbury and Stephen King. These days, my job is so stressful, I just want mindless chick-lit books. I have a huge Tolstoy waiting for when I retire - Anna Karenina. I bought it because it was on Oprah's book club (OK, I'm a dork) then found out SHE had not even read it!

[Bikingmomof3]

I have a huge Tolstoy waiting for when I retire - Anna Karenina.

Anna Karenina is one of my all time favourite books. I enjoy a lot of Tolstoy's works and picked up several when I was in the former USSR.

[7rider]

I used to read Stephen King all the time in college, until his creative output exceeded my economic income! He just put out book after book, and I couldn't keep up. I got great at picking up his paperbacks at yard sales for a quarter! Then, I sold all those same paperbacks at my own yardsale, read or not. The Stand was my favorite of his.
DH reads sci-fi and fantasy (Friday nights, he's glued to the Sci-Fi channel! ). He's a big HP fan, but I find it rather tiresome and it's all just the same stuff. The movies are good escapist stuff, but even that gets a bit..."Haven't I seen this before?"
I currently have a collection of to-be-read books from what I term the "way-far-away-on-adventures-I'll-never-have" genre: Into Thin Air (mountain climbing), The Hungry Ocean (swordfish fishing), Under the Tuscan Sun (fixing up that dream house in Italy), etc.
p.s. Brandi - I just saw your post...The Hungry Ocean is the Linda Greenlaw book you are referring to about fishing. It was really good - written in response to The Perfect Storm, also a good book. But then, I was involved in the fishing industry up in Gloucester for some time when those books came out, so I had a keen interest in it all! The Lobster Chronicles sounds like somethign I should pick up!

[mtkitchn]

Brandi,
I read Julia Child's book that you recommended some months ago, and found it very interesting!

Lise,
I just picked up "I should have stayed home" from the library today and am looking forward to reading it!

[GLC1968]

I'm a voracious reader (but a lousy speller!) and I love, love, love books. I have to keep myself in check though, because I would easily give up too much in my life to just read. It's crazy. My H gives me a hard time about it and my family used to call me 'brick wall' whenever I had a book in my hands. It's not uncommon for me to stay up all night reading when I'm into a good book! It's also not good for my riding habit. I missed out on too many beautiful evening rides because I was head first into the last Harry Potter.

My favorite are historical novels and adventure stores, but there isn't much I won't read. Luckily, I read quickly. I loved 'Into Thin Air'...I think it's one of my all time favorites. Currently I'm reading a series of Philippa Gregory books (historical romance...but not trashy) and a few on solar power (I'm an EE by trade).

I also tend to like LONG books. I hate it when I'm enjoying a story and it's over too quickly. I think that's why I've enjoyed each Harry Potter more than the previous ones...they keep getting longer! Oh, and I read and loved Sarum which is a super long historical novel set in England (Salisbury area). I loved that it lasted half a summer for me!

[mimitabby]

wow, you read Sarum! I don't know anyone else besides myself that has read that book.

[uk elephant]

My favorite are historical novels and adventure stores,

If you like historical novels and adventures, check out books by Bernard Cornwell. He writes some fantastic stuff, and they are several book sequels so your story won't finish too quick. I'm currently reading the Warlord chronicles, a three book sequel based around Arthurian legends. Another fantastic series was the three books from the time the Saxons were fighting the Danes for control of England. And he wrote a great book called Stonehenge, a novel about the building of Stonehenge. All his books are very well researched too and he includes a chapter at the end detailing the research he has done. BF is a big fan too and next on our reading list is his series based around the American civil war.

[salsabike]

I currently have a collection of to-be-read books from what I term the "way-far-away-on-adventures-I'll-never-have" genre: Into Thin Air (mountain climbing), The Hungry Ocean (swordfish fishing), Under the Tuscan Sun (fixing up that dream house in Italy), etc.

Into Thin Air is an absolutely fascinating, very well written book. The author used to be one of my doc's climbing partners. After the 96 climbing season that the book is about, she said he became pretty reclusive; it was hugely traumatic for him. Great book, though.

[Bklynmom]

Into Thin Air is an absolutely fascinating, very well written book. The author used to be one of my doc's climbing partners. After the 96 climbing season that the book is about, she said he became pretty reclusive; it was hugely traumatic for him. Great book, though.

Great book - amazing journalism - his other books are good as well. I would also add The Heart of the Sea - about the true story that Moby **** is based on -- great sailing story.

[TriMom217]

I just finished Kite Runner. I could not put it down, it was that good.