What are you currently reading??

**ana-mish-ana** · September 15th, 2012, 06:23 PM

I got a rec to read Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec which I loved! Its a sexy romance filled with snarky and potty mouthed characters and sarcastic humour. Its about a single mother who comes across the father of her child who wasn't aware he is a daddy, and it follows their exploits to getting to know each other and coping with a kid who is just as potty mouthed as theirs.

Its very very funny and its a great change from the wangsty emo 50 type romances that is going around at the moment. I have the sequel but I know there's a few of us who would love this series and I know would enjoy reading it.

**witchcurlgirl** · September 15th, 2012, 06:25 PM

I just finished The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya.

Loosely based on Antigone, set in the Afghan war. It was astonishing.

**JazzyGirl** · September 26th, 2012, 12:32 PM

Reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Good read. Thouroughly enjoying it.

**choozen1ne** · September 26th, 2012, 12:55 PM

I just finished Southern Charm and I started Gone Girl

**Kat Scorp** · September 27th, 2012, 05:11 AM

Finished Bones are Forever by Kathy Reichs. Feels like a half-hearted attempt by her, and it was short compared to previous books; I read this in seven and a half hours.

**hunterlovesgossip** · October 4th, 2012, 07:05 PM

I'm currently reading "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin and "This is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz.

**MmeVertigina** · October 5th, 2012, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by hunterlovesgossip

I'm currently reading "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin and "This is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz.

Junot Diaz is such a great writer. I didn't know he had a new short story collection out until your post, thanks!

**sputnik** · October 5th, 2012, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by hunterlovesgossip

"This is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz.

ditto. so far so good though of course as with all short story collections, there are some that you connect with more than others.
it's no "oscar wao" but it's a lovely book so far.

**witchcurlgirl** · October 5th, 2012, 09:53 AM

Fred & Edie-Jill Dawson

A novelized version of the Edith Thompson/ Frederick Bywaters murder case. It's quite good.

**calcifer** · October 5th, 2012, 10:21 AM

a feast for crows by george r.r. martin. i'm slowly becoming addicted to this series.

**levitt** · October 6th, 2012, 04:25 PM

The Odyssey. For a course, but turns out I'm enjoying it immensely and feel like a bit of an idiot for not reading it by now.

**witchcurlgirl** · October 8th, 2012, 04:31 PM

Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Two sisters during the Nigerian civil war. It's very good.

**Kat Scorp** · October 9th, 2012, 03:36 AM

Asterix and the Black Gold - a rollicking good adventure. Plus, pictures.

**esme** · October 9th, 2012, 04:37 PM

Another shout out for GONE GIRL - lots of twists and turns - I haven't quite finished it but it seems clever and original.

**sputnik** · October 19th, 2012, 04:47 PM

The ongoing moment, Geoff Dyer's book on photography. Beautifully written and I love it's absolutely subjective and unacademic take on photography. Keep in mind, this guy usually writes novels, and doesn't even own a camera. And yet it was through his amazing descriptions of Michael Ackerman's photos in his novel "jeff in venice, death in varanasi" that I came to discover this amazing photographer, and this recent book is no less wonderful.
I definitely recommend the is to anyone who likes photography, or even if you don't, it's a great read nonetheless.