<p>Reading Herzog by Saul Bellow and Incorrigible by Patrick Middleton. I knew Pat when I was a kid. Google him, his story will amaze you.</p>
<p>Have you seen our (very long) thread on “best books”? People pop out and post whenever they finish something they like.</p>
<p>one of the best books I’ve read in the last 6 months is . . . </p>
<p>If you like historical fiction, I think we were just talking a bit about Wolf Hall near the end of that thread. >>>>>>>>></p>
<p>Okay, sorry!</p>
<p>I like this thread too. So many times I read books that by no means belong on the Best Books thread. I find it interesting to see what others are reading now, knowing that most won’t end up considered a “best book.”</p>
<p>I am currently reading VJ: a history of the early years of MTV written by the 4 surviving original VJ’s (Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter.) It’s light, quick & fun. Nobody watched more MTV that I did back in the day. I was a true 80’s child :)</p>
<p>I am reading And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Kite Runner) and it’s wonderful as are all his books. I loved The Book Thief @ rom828 and I could not finish Snow by Orhan Pamuk either!!!</p>
<p>Lulu, The Kite Runner is one of my all time favorites. I look forward to the new book. It’s on my list. I’m glad to know you loved it.</p>
<p>I’m about 50 pages into Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni. So far, it’s delightful.</p>
<p>I might not have found this book if Ignatius had not mentioned it on the book club thread. Thanks, Ignatius!</p>
<p>I just finished A Thousand White Women". It was well written historical fiction. A real page turner. </p>
<p>I am currently reading “Racing in the Rain”. I am having a tough time of the book being written from the perspective of the dog. The jury is still out but I think I like it. </p>
<p>I have the four novels that the Game of Thrones series is based on and I look forward to starting them.</p>
<p>Reading ** transatlantic ** Colum McCann’s newest - bought kindle version because I liked Let the Great World Spin so much.</p>
<p>** Ignatius ** agree with your post #23</p>
<p>End the Fed-Ron Paul</p>
<p>Not as technical as I would have liked, but the history of our three central banks was nice.</p>
<p>End the Fed-Ron Paul</p>
<p>Not as technical as I would have liked, but the history of our three central banks was nice.</p>
<p>Who’s read A Thousand Splendid Suns? I found The Kite Runner to be so beautiful, but almost unendurable to read. What’s the beauty-to-pain ratio in the second book?</p>