What Are You Reading? June 2011.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 2:07 am

[quote=""Misfit""]I've made many a visit to downtown Portland. I have never been able to screw up the courage to go to Powells. Be afraid, be very afraid

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We were there last year and loved it. loved it again this year, esp because I sort of knew where to find things. Lots of fun, picked up Shipping News for a book group next month, and some travel books. Going back for a last gasp tonight...You really don't know what youre missing - go already!

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 2:23 am

[quote=""Ash""]We were there last year and loved it. loved it again this year, esp because I sort of knew where to find things. Lots of fun, picked up Shipping News for a book group next month, and some travel books. Going back for a last gasp tonight...You really don't know what youre missing - go already!

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Noooooooooooooooooo!

LoobyG · Post by **LoobyG** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 10:17 am

Half way through 'And the band played on' about the life, death and aftermath of Jock Hume, one of the musicians on the Titanic, by his grandson Christopher Ward. Really, really enjoying it!

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 12:38 pm

Finally, finally, wound up David Shapard's The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, which despite my having read the book quite a few times, I was able to pick up some new things and seeing how our use of certain words has changed over time gave a new spin on some scenes.

Now I am having a very happy wallow in Lady of the English.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 3:33 pm

Just started My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sun June 5th, 2011, 8:29 pm

Very much enjoying The Lion of Alnwick by Carol Wensby-Scott, about the Percy family and begins during the reign of Edward III. Our Hal and John of Gaunt do not exactly get along here.

Kasthu, I think you might want to take a look at these.

Tanzanite · Post by **Tanzanite** » Mon June 6th, 2011, 2:26 am

Starting Cecelia Holland's new one, The King's Witch, tomorrow.

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Mon June 6th, 2011, 11:23 am

Just started The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Tue June 7th, 2011, 1:04 pm

Started Bernard Cornwell's 5th book and final (at least for now) book in the Saxon series The Burnding Land.

Alisha Marie Klapheke · Post by **Alisha Marie Klapheke** » Tue June 7th, 2011, 1:52 pm

Now reading Water for Elephants. Great writing. The main character reminds me of Holden Caufield a bit when he's old. It a good yarn because it feels very real. I've never read a book about the circus before now--very interesting.

My next read will be Confessions of C. Medici by CW Gortner. Very excited about that.