Welcome chicks!
Thanks so much for entering our giveaway for a copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire. The winner is:
Reading through your comments it occurred to me that we haven’t done a “What are you reading?” post in ages. So, what are you reading?
I just started a new mystery series by Christopher Fowler called the Peculiar Crime Unit Mysteries. The first book- Full Dark House- is set in present day London but there are lots of flashbacks to World War II London. Very Foyle’s War.
The Ag Fair starts tomorrow and will keep me busy for most of the weekend but I’ll post pics when I can. The Fair is my very favorite Vineyard tradition- you can read my last year’s post here. If you’re on-Island be sure to stop by the fiber tent and say hey.
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Have a fun weekend!
Right now I’m reading J.N. Liles “The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use” I love the results of natural dyes, and have a plan to do an interesting indigo vat soon.
I just finished “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” which I really recommend and I just started in on “A Lion Among Men” which is the third book in the Wicked series.
Right now I’m reading “March” by Geraldine Brooks, which is a story imagining the back story of the father in “Little Women.” So far, it’s great. I really enjoyed Brooks’s book “Year of Wonders” as well.
i have been on a knitting mystery roll. I cannot remember the name but it is book 2 in the series where the shop is named Ari’s web. Also re-reading Prodigal summer by kingsolver. I always have at least 2 books going at once.
You know, I enjoy your personal blogs and giveaways but it seems like we aren’t hearing much about the animals these days. Since how their lives are going is what farming is all about, I would sure like to hear more about the critters when the dust settles from the fair–after all without them you would have neither fiber nor a farm. Not complaining, mind you, just miss hearing about farming. Hope you will come back to it soon.
Try the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series by Alexander McCall Smith. Here is a link:
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/mccallsmith/main.php
This will teach me not to read your blog every day! I recently read the girl with the dragon tattoo and liked it enough that I went looking for other books by the same author.but couldn’t find any. When I read that Larsen had died I figured that was it. Luckily for us, he submitted the Girl Who Played with Fire and another book before he died. I’ll have to see if my library has it.
I’ll have to look for the Christopher Fowler books. I loved Foyle’s War.
Right now I’m reading a Tom Clancy book, but I have to start over, I think. I kept falling asleep and now I’m all confused on the plot. I think it involves some bad guys.
I also just finished about 6 Dean Koonz books – that dude is great.
I’m reading “The Help”… it’s wonderful!
Let’s see…
I just finished World War Z, which was gory, scary, and all-around perfect. Really well done. Then again, I like zombie horror.
I’ve got The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford on deck. I have no idea if I’m going to like it or not, but I need to read outside my comfort zone sometimes.
I’m also reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels as a bit of “brain candy” and they’re very entertaining. I like that the tv show (True Blood, on HBO) and the books actually compliment one another. Usually I choose the books over other media every time, but this time I like both the same.
I just started Host by Stephanie Meyer, should be good! The first couple chapters aren’t easy to get through, but I’ve heard that after that I’ll never put it down! Perfect for the weekend
I’ve been working my way through the Sookie Stackhouse books, mmmm, brain candy
Did you ever get your triangle loom? They are a blast.
I just started the Sarah Vowel series. Starting with “The Wordy Shipmates”, then “The Partly Cloudy Patriot”, and “Assassination Vacation”. They give you a new slant on history that we didn’t learn in high school.
I’m reading “Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen” by Julie Powell
I had heard about the blog, but didn’t know she wrote a book about it.
I’ve been knitting monogamously but my wantonness must have transferred to reading. I’ve got The Book of Daniel and Brideshead Revisited both going right now.
The Sookie Stackhouse books are on my radar, too, but aren’t in at the library or, I’m assuming, the used book store, so I haven’t started those yet.
almost finished with Tara French’s In the Wood.
just finished F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
and i am trying to read for the 5th or 6th time 1000 Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini. i adored The Kite Runner but just cant seem to get into this one. i am deteremined to finish it someday!
I’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s books–I keep hearing him on the radio & I love him, so I decided I’d better read them. This is surely old news for y’all, but he has great ideas and is a very interesting thinker. With my son (age 6, 1st grade) I’m reading the Freddy the Pig series by Walter Brooks. These are great chapter books, I like reading them as much as he does. Lovely writing, great characters, and the funny bits crack us both up. Highly recommend them if you have kids.
I’m reading Olive Kitteridge and enjoying it very much.
I am reading ‘Map Addict’ by Mike Parker, about the history of maps and – most notably – of the Ordnance Survey. It’s a surprisingly engaging read and it is making me want to splurge all my yarn money on maps.
Also: a short history of the wool trade; dry, old, academic… but informative.
I JUST finished (literally 5 minutes ago!) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld. Love her writing, and surprisingly loved this book. (it’s loosely based on the life of Laura Bush.)
I’m currently reading a history of London cemeteries called Necropolis: London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold. It sounds a bit ghoulish, I know, but it’s really fascinating to find out how Londoners used to take care of their dead (or not….)
I wish I could go to the fair! That’s all I really have to say.
Well, except have fun this weekend!
You deserve it!
I’m reading Heart and Soul, about the lives of the people who open and run a heart clinic in Ireland. It feels old school even though it’s set in current times. I’m enjoying it…not too heavy a lift and entertaining. I have “The Help” on deck.
Right now I’ve just finished reading James Herriot’s “The Lord God Made Them All,” the fourth book in his memoirs.
I’m in the middle of “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies,” which is absolutely amazing. I loved Pride & Prejudice and you can’t really go wrong with zombies, soo…win win!
I just picked up Full Dark House yesterday. I can’t wait to get into it. In terms of mysteries, I love the Kurt Wallander books – another Swedish series and the Denise Mina (Scottish) series.
I am reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, Color Works by Deb Menz and Sunset in the West by Edith Pargeter (who also wrote as Ellis Peters and wrote the Brother Cadfael mystery series, which are one of my favorites to read over and over again).
I’m doing a lot of reading of the books that my kids love. The older 2 are fairly voracious so it’s tough to keep up with both. Right now they’ve got me going between two series that I really like:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, by Rick Riordan – (first book is The Lightening Thief) Ancient Greek gods, modern day heroes, and a protagonists that you can’t help love. The writing is stellar and it’s a fantastic series for boys. This blurb does it absolutely no justice.
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Claire – (first book is City of Bones) If I try to describe it, it will sound horrible. Also, I’m not done with the first book yet. If you know someone who liked Twilight, this will replace that in their hearts and show them what good writing can be!
I second the recommendation for Michael Pollan’s books. I’ve just finished listening to 3 of them. I also loved Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (which got me started on the local eating/organic mindset). I just finished reading The Forger’s Spell by Edward Dolnick. I didn’t expect to love it but I did. The subtitle is: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
http://www.amazon.com/Forgers-Spell-Vermeer-Greatest-Twentieth/dp/0060825413