Anybody interested in joining in with a Book Club?

Tell us what you're reading, is it any good, would you recommend it?

Books are so expensive and the library is a bit behind the times so i don't get the new titles. Tell me some good reads... no matter how old. I need a good book....

i'll start... 5* rating to...

Yann Martell - Life of Pi
Cormac McCarthy - the road

I'm reading a couple of different books. I've got three Stargate SG-1 novels on my Kindle that I'm in various stages of reading, and in actual book form, I'm reading Glenn Beck's "Arguing With Idiots". (I also have Glenn Beck's "Common Sense" on my Kindle, but havent read much of it because I had a vision problem when I bought it and havent gotten back to it yet)

I love to read. Next to crocheting and knitting, it's my other favorite hobby. I read all sorts of stuff. History, fiction, fictional historical novels. I draw the line at romance novels tho.

I do read fan fiction on the internet too. I love to read.

I'd never heard of a kindle. i thought wtf ?
but i've looked it up... i want one!! can you download the book onto a disc or computer or is it stuck in the kindle thing? sounds cool.

Besides the initial outlay of cost, do you think the Kindle is expensive to run?

How long do you get on the batteries? How do you download?
Does it plug into your computer and do you use the internet?

I was thinking of getting one for our summer place...we have no electricity and are remote in the wilds. But we can get on the internet at the laundromat.

How much does the Kindle hold?

I am visually challenged, so the Kindle isnt something I could use. I download audio books FOR FREE! from my local library. Most cities have this now. You download it to your computer, and switch it to your MP3 player or IPod. Take it with you in the car, or where ever. i LOVE IT! I have a nice sony Walkman that was pretty cheap. 4 gigs will go a looooong way. Dont worry about buying an 8 gig. Ask your local library if they do audio books on the computer from overdrive media. If you belong to the library its free! if you dont, you can chose the next town up, and pay a small yearly fee to belong to their library.

I am listening to Julie and Julia. A young woman embarks on a journey to learn french cooking, and will cook her way through a cook book in a year. the old fashioned cook book. it was made into a movie with meryl streep. Its a great book.

I am on the wait list for Dan Brown's lost symbol. I cant wait!

This summer on my trip I read "$20 a Gallon" by Chris Steiner. I rate it a 4 on a 1 - 5 rating. The book is what will happen "when" gas hits different prices, each chapter is the dollar equivilent to the price, chapter 7 is what will happen when Gas hit's $7 a gallon. He did lots of research and I recommend the book. One thing I read was that at $18 a gallon Walmart and big box stores go away, we will return to "mom and pop" shops and buy more local.

Now I am reading (ok, I am cheating and listening to the audio book" of Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" I just started it but will let you know what I think when I am done.

"The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb is fantastic and really long (I think that's a bonus since it takes longer to read ). Any of his books are really good. I read tons of books so I buy a lot of them used. I get most from half.com or amazon. Just make sure the seller has a good feedback rating. I've never had any problems.

I just finished Dennis LeHanne's "Shutter Island". Really, really, REALLY amazing! I could read it again already . I'll be buying or borrowing all of his other books soon.

I read many different genres but I don't like historical fiction or romance novels. I do read some chick-lit though occasionally to break up my thriller habit .

I've read at least one of Wally Lamb's books so I have to keep that in mind. I don't usually like historical fiction either, but I read "An Inconvenient Wife" (don't recall the author's name) but was set around the mid 1800s and high society New York. It was excellent!

I'm going to revive this thread again so we can all update with any good reads.

I've personally had a drought of good stuff to read and got really bored of everything until...

Michael Conolly, The Scarecrow. Gripping, thrilling stuff. He went off the boil last year but has come back a treat.

And Lance Armstrong, the Comeback 2.0. I've only read it in a bookshop as yet. Still saving up for that one.

Okay, kind of a story here..Just read The Complete Approach by Barry FitzGerald and Dustin Pari. Not my usual fare, but kind of interesting.

Had the thing with DGD seeing the old lady knocking on my door, remember? I think it was Kitty, advised me to contact one of the paranormal investigators, as seen on tv. Well, I tried a couple. Only one responded - Barry FitzGerald (GHI). I ended up getting the book and some good info. He's such a nice guy, very helpful!

We emailed back and forth a couple times. Maybe his rep proceeds him, cuz the activity in my house has amped up since, lol. Are *They* afraid ghost hunters are coming?