Have not read the book but did hear a podcast by the author. Not surprised the writing is poor. Her interview wasn't great either. Fascinating story though.

I just finished reading my first EBook (downloaded onto my phone). It was cool to have whenever I wantedi t but I still like holding a real book

Every Fifteen Minutes - Lisa Scottoline 9finished - great thriller/ twists and turns I did not see coming)

Now onto Dark Places - Gillian Flynn (so far OK)

Inner Circle - Brad Meltzer

I'm with you Patsgirls. There is just something about holding a book and the smell of a new book.

And there's something even better about taking 300 of your favorite books with you on vacation and being able to lift them with 2 fingers. E-books FTW!

I am officially on EBook #2
The consolation to me is that I can buy the real book and never crack the binding so they will all look perfect on the shelf yet I have read them : )

Does anyone plan on reading the new Harper Lee book? I re-read To Kill A Mockingbird about a month ago just in case I decide to purchase this one.

It's waiting for me on my Kindle. I hope to read it this weekend.

I always have several books going at once but two I just started are "Far From the Maddening Crowd" by Thomas Hardy and begin rereading "When Money Dies" by Adam Fergusson.

The second one was sobering when I only read it to learn about the run-up to the rise of Nazism in Germany. It's more sobering now, even though 1920s Weimer Germany cannot be considered a direct comparison to the economy of the United States.

With a few substitutions though ...

Picked up the new Harper Lee book at Sam's yesterday. My eldest gran saw it come out of the shopping bag and begged me to let her read it first so she can get in on the conversations on Twitter and the internet. She cannot believe that readers are surprised by Atticus in the new book. Her arguments were persuasive enough that I feel like I should reread Mockingbird first too.

I started Harper Lee's book last night, about 18% through (Kindle reader)and hope to finish it in the next day or two. The adult Scout is as interesting of a character as she was in Mockingbird.

Having purposely ignored all internet chatter, so far I'm enjoying it. When I'm done with it I'll see what the chatter is saying.

Just finished The Martian by Andy Weir. Looking forward to seeing Matt Damon movie this fall.

Looking forward to seeing Matt Damon movie this fall.

not many has said that.

The movie probably wouldn't have caught my attention unless I had read the book. Loved the book so I will be seeing this. Word is Matt Damon is great in this movie.

I'm about a third of the way into David Baldacci's 'Memory Man' and I am really enjoying it.

The Perfume Collector, by Kathleen Tessaro

Very good

Year Zero - Jeff Long

tomb raiders searching for DNA of Jesus...and the issues it causes...good so far

I am SO looking forward to this. Loved the original Mockingbird book and every single character in it.

If anyone has finished Go Set a Watchman yet I'd be interested in your opinion. All I will say is I did not enjoy it.

fortunate enough to never having read the first or the sequel...son had to read to kill a mockingbird this year and said it was horrible...

I've tried to read a great number of "American classics" and have struggled with all of them...

of mice and men - never finished
the ox-bow incident - never finished
a farewell to arms - never finished
the great gatsby - never finished
catcher in the rye - finished but just wanted to punch the main character right in the nose
the adventures of huck finn - never finished
farenheit 451 - finished but not impressed
animal farm - never finished

i'm sure there are more, just can't recall at the moment...

Drat...I already own it but haven't cracked it open yet. Have to read them in the order I picked them up, you know! As I've said, I loved the original, so I've been looking forward to this different perspective. Will keep you posted as I read. Maybe I need to bump it up the list so we can open a GSAW bar!

I read the 1st chapter on the internet and it looked interesting. Haven't bought the book yet.

Currently reading "Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore" - really well written, very pretty turns of phrase.

Paint it Black from the Black Knight Chronicals.

I didn't realize "A most wanted man" was supposed to be a comedy...reading the book now and it's a comedy of errors - very tongue in cheek... very disappointing for someone expecting a good spy novel from John Le Carre.