Currently Reading?

[Phoebe Jordan]

Since this is a community on blogging about books I was wondering what everyone is currently reading and blogging about. I love to find new authors and books that others are reading and loving, so I'll start with what I'm currently reading.

I'm currently reading Promise of the Rose by Brenda Joyce.

[Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont]

I've only just finished The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell, an American author who grew up and was educated in France. The novel was originally published in French and translated into English. Anyway, for those who don't know it, it's the fictional memoir of one Dr. Maximilian Aue, who served in the Sicherheitsdeinst, the security service of the SS. It's a clever and reasonably well-written book that explores the process by which ordinary people can tolerate monstrous things without themselves being monstrous.

It's had rave reviews, one French publication going so far as to describe it with considerable exaggeration as a new War and Peace! My own feelings are far more mixed. If I have the time I'll write by own appreciation in far more sober terms!

I've moved another novel dealing with a related theme, Alone in Berlin, a new translation of Hans Fallada's Jeder stirbt für sich allein. The American title is Every Man Dies Alone. It's a thriller, centering on a married couple, living in Berlin, who begin their own personal campaign of resistance against the Nazis after learning of the death of their only son in the war.

[John]

I'm really enjoying "The Luck Factor" it's a fabulous read about percieving things the right way. At my age I can tell you that the author Richard Wiseman has it right. I like the way he writes and its a very pleasurable read. I found it on the web page of another author. She has some very interesting choices on her favorite books page.....I read her book a while ago and enjoyed it. check out www.cdnolan.com to see the favorite book page.

I recommend "The Luck Factor" to everyone...it has some really excellant important life skills.....I'm learning new stuff even at my age.......using a highlighter for the good parts....John.

[Patricia]

I just finished Curse of the Dawn by Karen Chance. Really enjoyed it and will post a review on my site , probably next week.

[Phoebe Jordan]

I'm currently reading How to Engage an Earl by Kathryn Caskie and the e-book The Darkness & the Night: Cosmic Orgasm by Lisa Lane.

[Missy Galloway Sharp]

I am reading Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich .The Stephanie Plum Novel So far this one too is So good ..I love all her books! One through Nine have been great.

[Book Calendar]

I am reading Here Comes Everybody The Power of Organizing Without Organizing by Clay Shirky. It is another book about change and communication technology.

[Michelle Shannon]

I am currently reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

[Phoebe Jordan]

That is a very good book. You should try her other book called Joy in the Morning because it is almost like a sequel to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn but with different names for the characters.

[Lisa @ Books and Cooks]

I'm currently reading Etta by Gerald Kolpan, which is the fictionilized story of Etta Place, the girlfriend of The Sundance Kid and a member of the notorious Hole-In-The -Wall-Gang in the late 1800's.

[Carrie Sund]

The Fey by Claudia Hall Christian

[Phoebe Jordan]

I'm currently reading How to Propose to a Prince by Kathryn Caskie and the e-book Blood & Sex, Vol. 1: Michael by Angela Cameron.

[Danielle]

I've been reading old classics like Wuthering Heights, but now I'm reading The Uninvited by amanda marrone. I read The Revealers by her and it was great.