Does anybody read books here?

[Dogmama]

I know the book you mean -- they eat oatmeal and wear kilts. Wasn't the transport something that happened at Stonehenge some magical night? Don't remember the name, but it's definitely not Argh!!!

Karen in Boise

Outlanders! Steph (post before yours) named it!

[Bikingmomof3]

Apparently not

Can you give us a hint about the writing? Is it worth it? Or are wondering if you should get something by this author to read?

I like Mankell's books. He is a Swedish author and his series take place in Sweden. I am a huge mystery fan. He is one I recently discovered as I was looking for something different.

[pepe6599]

I'm totally in love with books by Walt Witman, poetry has always been what i love to read.

[Pascale]

For the past year I've been soaking up every book by Jack DuBrul (adventure - fiction) - one common character in all the books, exciting adventures - hard to put the darn things down, so they tend to be quick reads for me - but I just love them!!!!

[Lise]

I Should Have Stayed Home, The Worst Trips of the Great Writers

http://www.amazon.com/Should-Have-St...e=UTF8&s=books

It is HILARIOUS, moving, amazing. Travel writers telling about the worst trip they ever went on. I gave my copy away, and think I need to buy a replacement. I think of these stories often, and would like to go read them again and again.

[Kitsune06]

FBG,
Funny you mentioned The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand; I just finished that book a couple weeks ago.

Oh, I read the Fountainhead a few years ago and re-read it recently. It totally changed a lot of my thinking in High School...

Toohey: "What do you think of me?"
Roark: "*pause* ...I don't think of you."

*grin* I loved Roark, though you could easily love/hate him. He changed a lot of my perceptions of artwork and one's rights to one's creative presence. Ayn Rand is a fantastic writer, and she really changed my mind on egoism.

[Lise]

I read We The Living my freshman year in HS, just found it on the shelf and read it. Went from there to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The Fountainhead certainly contributed to the way I see architecture, and probably, relationships between men and women!

[7rider]

I'm kind of glad I don't see a whole lot of new releases here.
I'm currently slogging my way through James Michener's "Chesapeake". It's actually a whole lot more interesting than I thought it would be, but I just never seem to have the time to sit down and read for any stretch lately. Too many "other" things to be doing. Plus, I seem to take what reading time I do have reading magazines.
However, I recently finished Rachel Carson's "Under the Sea Wind." It was wonderful. I highly recommend it.
I have a bookshelf full of books I'd like to read...one of these days.

[eclectic]

I'm currently slogging my way through James Michener's "Chesapeake". It's actually a whole lot more interesting than I thought it would be,

I've read a lot of Micheners books from Sayonora (sp) to
Chesapeake. Chesapeake wasn't my favorite, found it a little burdensome

I LOVED the Covenant a story about how apartheid evolved in South Africa - Never did finish Poland - too many wars and not enough character development, Hawaii was good though

Thanks for posting this - I will be needing a new book and I haven't read his Alaska

AND I am so glad to see there are other cycling Harry Potter fans out there

[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.

[Brandi]

I do a lot of reading with all my traveling and free time in airports. my book pick for this summer was a book called "The lobster chronicles" by Linda Greenlaw. She wrote an book on fishing as well which is really good. She was a captain of boat from the same place " A perfect storm" was from and about.
The book "The lobster chronicles" is about life on a very small island. I think there are less then 50 people living on this island. Linda talks about lobstering with her dad and just what it is like to come home and try to start a new life. It is very funny I thought. I come from a small town and can relate to it. Oh and it is a true story. I think it just came out in paperback.

[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!