Monday, October 17, 2011

It's Monday 10/17! What Are You Reading?

Ah!  It finally feels like fall here - I am loving the sunshine and cooler weather.  Sweatshirt weather!

Another busy week around here (aren't they all when you have teenagers?), but we did take some time this weekend to relax together.  As always, we enjoyed our books this week:
  • I finished Forever by Maggie Stiefvater...which means I finished the trilogy, finally!  I really enjoyed it.  Check out my review of the last two books, Linger and Forever.
  • I am now reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, another book I've been meaning to read for a very long time.  I'm enjoying it so far - it's very clever.
  • My husband, Ken, finished The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch, a newly released teen/YA post-apocalyptic novel.  He said it was good, a little dark (but then, post-apocalyptic novels tend to be dark - it does take place, after all, after an apocalypse!).
  • Now he is reading a thriller I gave him for his birthday, The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, a Norwegian author who has been compared to Stieg Larsson.  Ken says he's still at the beginning, just trying to keep the characters straight!
  • Jamie, 17, is still reading his Dad's old favorite fantasy series, The Belgariad by David Eddings. He has finished Book Three: Magician's Gambit and Book Four: Castle of Wizardry and is now moving onto Book Five: Enchanter's End Game, the last book in the series.  He has really enjoyed this!
  • Craig, 13, is reading Woodsong, a memoir by Gary Paulsen, author of one of our favorite novels, Hatchet and its sequels.
Last week, I posted reviews of two books: When Parents Text: So Much Said, So Little Understood, a hilarious book, at Book by Book and Linger and Forever  here.  I also posted a link to a Today Show interview (and kids' review) with Brian Selzniak, author of Wonderstruck and a discussion of reading on devices versus traditional books.


What are you and your family reading this week?


(What are you reading Mondays is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for reposting the link to Brian Selznick's interview! Somehow I missed that before!

Lindsey said...

I have been wanting to read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie forever, but whenever I check the library, the first book in the series is checked out. I can't start with the second book, people! :)
Happy Reading!

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dollycas aka Lori said...

I saw the Sweetness...on another blog and have added it to my wish list.

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HAPPY READING!!