This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.
Books completed last week
Zilch! :-( I even went whole days without reading! It was just too busy!
Books reviewed from the week before
- Rainwater by Sandra Brown
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
I am currently reading
The Help by Kathryn Stockett:
I probably will complete this book before this post is up, but at the moment, I have the last 150 pages to finish. I am totally loving this book! The prejudices and racial tensions of those times, the politicians playing the race card too often, Martin Luther King's much anticipated walk, the struggle to win equality - all these elements can be felt through the book, and more than once, I could find parallels between the events in the book and some events of today, though in different contexts. It's definitely an eye-opener. 
Open Season by Linda Howard: I can't say I'm really enjoying this. It's not boring or even bad, but it's dragging, and once I finish with The Help, I will be hoping that the pace of this book fastens! 
The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch:
This
book is due back in the library on Thursday, So I'll have to do some speed reading and finish this off by then. I definitely want to read it, since I've waited two months for this thriller.
Precious / Push by Sapphire:
This one is due on Friday. But luckily, it's only 192 pages. I guess I can finish it in a few hours.
23 comments:
I didn't realise that Precious/Push was so short! That makes me more interested in reading it...the subject matter is so dark, I've never really wanted to give it a try. But hopefully I could handle it for 200 pages.
So glad you're loving (loved?) The Help. It was one of my favorites last year!
I imagine you're busy all the time, so you must have been super busy last week! You can read Push quickly, but it will leave you stunned.
I plan to read The Help as soon as I can keep it in my library for more than 2 hours!
Have a great week!
Here's my post:
http://literarilyspeaking1.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_15.html
Looks like you have a pretty good reading week planned. Hope you have some time to sit down with a good book or two!
I borrowed Push from my cousin and only managed to read half of it before she needed it back. It's so sad, and very disturbing. But it's a great read. Hope you like it!
Emidy
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I did so enjoy The Help and 13th Hour. Happy reading. My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-15.html
The Help and PUSH/Precious are both on my TBR
Cool week!
The 13th Hour sounds intriguing. Enjoy!
Loved The Help! I am curious about your review of City Of Ashes. These are books I want to read but have not found the time to squeeze them in yet. :)
You have several books there that I want to read! Rainwater has been on my list...I loved The Help!
My post:
http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_15.html
Great review on Rainwater. So thorough. I wish I could do reviews like that. Told me exactly what I needed to know.
Loved The Help, and I love your comment about "zilch." I've been glued to the Olympics on TV since Friday and haven't read one page since then. Luckily I read a bit before then :) Have a great week.
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Push is on my list and so is The Help. I think I'm the last person on earth to read The Help!!
I've seen a lot about Cassandra Claire's books and they look good. Haven't had a chance to read them yet though.
Don't know much about any of the other books on your list though. Here's hoping you enjoy them.
Great books! I've heard great things about The Help.
I have heard great things about the 13th Hour so you should read it. I have it on my TBR list for sometime this year.
My post
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html
The Help is on my list of books I should read this year. Hope you like it!
I've heard such good things about The Help. Enjoy the books you have coming up this week!
Here's what I'm reading.
push was a good read! as for 'the help'...it was one of my favorites last year. i recommended it to everyone and gave it as a holiday gift to my mom-in-law! :)
I went days without reading last week too! I was so busy and just didn't have the energy to read, hopefully I can do better this week.
Quite a few of us seemed to have had a slowwwwer week, I only read 1book last week :-)
So glad you're loving The Help, it made my favourite read list in 2009! Happy reading!
Eva, the subject matter of Push/Precious is indeed very dark, but I've heard it's well worth the read. Hope you try it too!
JoAnn, Loved The Help!! :)
Kathy, super busy describes it perfectly I guess! I'm still reeling from the effects of last week, but at least I am able to read now.
Michelle, hope you get the book right away!
Alissa, I hope so too!
Emidy, Oooohh, you did not finish the book! I hope you get to finish it!
Jennifer, Glad you enjoyed the two books!
Helen, I hope you get to reading them soon!
Juju, yep! :)
Jennifer, it does sound intriguing right? It's engrossing too!
Sheila, glad you loved The Help! I loved it too!
Laurel-Rain Snow, hope you read them. Rainwater is really good!
Lynne, glad you liked the review! I've been writing (not just reviews) for a while now, I hope I am getting better. :)
Staci, you are certainly not the last person to read The Help! That said, I hope you read it soon! It is amazing!!
Elena, the Mortal Instruments series are good thrillers. You should try them!
Jill, The Help was very good!
MarceJ, I am enjoying The 13th Hour!!
Amy, I hope you read The Help! I loved it!
alitareads, thanks!
nat, that's sweet you gave The Help as a gift to your MIL! It is definitely a great book!
Ash, I hate it when that happens, when I can't read a page one day!
Teddyree, glad to hear so many had a slow week. That said, it definitely sucks when it's like that!
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