What are you reading?

If I like a movie adaptation of a book, I have to watch the movie before I read the book. I think there is one book I liked better as a movie, but I can't remember what it was. 

I liked the movie version of The Joy Luck Club better than the book.  I had trouble remembering which daughter went to which mother in the book, and actually I didn't like the book all that much.  I thought the movie was good though.

A girl from my high school was in the Joy Luck Club.  It was hard to watch the film when I knew one of the daughters had sat next to me in choir. 

Finished "The Constant Gardener".  I think it's beautiful, but that may be partially because the cover design is gorgeous.  And I'm a sucker for novels with dead people as main characters, especially if set in Africa or Asia.

I've had this book on my bookshelf for over 4 years. I lived in Kenya for a couple of years (yes, it was on my bookshelf even then). I ruined it by watching the movie and had some wild PTSD after it. I still hope to read it though! Especially if there is some creative narration.

I just finished Eat, Pray, Love and was very disappointed with the ending... the love bit was just too cheesy for me. 

Now to start up The Kite Runner (again) before it comes out on film.

Delicious by Nicky Pelligrino.  It took a little while to get into it, but now I can't put it down.  The characters are so interesting!

Rereading the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 1 & 2 in preparation for book #3.  Oh and tomorrow I will get my copy of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. 

I loved that book when I was a kid and thought I needed to get it for my nephew, but I might need to read it before giving it to him.

I am starting to reread The Christmas Box Collection.

I just finished Born on a Blue Day, which is an autobiographical story written by an autistic savant. It was a fascinating read!

Next I may go back and re-read Imajica, by Clive Barker.

Angela

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Pies and Prejudice: In Search of The North by Stuart Maconie



Thanks for the loan, Mrs R!

I am re-reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

I am re-reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Yay, that's a really great one.  Although not for the faint of stomach!

Yay, that's a really great one.  Although not for the faint of stomach!

I know I am starting to remember why I didn't eat pork products after I read it the last time.

Yay, that's a really great one.  Although not for the faint of stomach!

Definitely not one to read over supper! 

I'm about to start either Topper Takes a Trip or Three Men on the Bummel. I can't decide which one to read first!

I'm reading this,

http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Title/9780316729635

and although it's a good read, the author is aggravating me a bit. She is from Belfast, but spent 5 years in America, according to the author bio, but she's one of those authors that can't get things quite right. And it's ANNOYING!! Like describing a character as 'opening a jumbo bag of tacos', and later, the character emptying the bowl of tacos......wtf? Also, she quite enjoys bashing americans a bit, that's getting on my nerves as well. Why am I reading it??  :PWell, it is a good read. So far.   Just a bit annoying sometimes.