What are you reading?

[Curegirl]

I loved Frankenstein.

Me too. More than Dracula. I'm reading about a Victorian sex and murder scandal and it's kind of amazing.

[Chrisada]

Me too. More than Dracula. I'm reading about a Victorian sex and murder scandal and it's kind of amazing.

What is it?


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[Thirteen]

Me too. More than Dracula. I'm reading about a Victorian sex and murder scandal and it's kind of amazing.

Which author?
Sounds a lot like "Pamela".

[LadyFoot]

For those of you who like Frankenstein, Pemberley Digital (a production company that creates modern retellings of classic novels on YouTube) is teaming up with PBS to do Frankenstein, starting in a month or so. I'm super excited about it! They did a fantastic job with Pride and Prejudice and Emma, and I can't wait to see how they handle an entirely different kind of literature.

On a different note (no pun intended), I just watched the movie Pitch Perfect and picked up the book. So far it's pretty entertaining!

[MAPPLEBUM]

Do you enjoy Afro-American lit, slave narrative, or Island lit? There are many fantastic authors and stories in that genre.

If you like dark, I have some recs -- I would call them "good" dark novels, though.

Outside the aforementioned genre:

Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Stephen King - The Stand (unabridged version)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
Richard Adams - Watership Down, or Plague Dogs
Mary Shelley - Frankenstein
Frank McCourt - Angela's Ashes




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mm I loved me some Conrad a few years ago. Can't remember if I finished Frankenstein or not. Definitely didn't finish Moby Dick. Should maybe give it another try.

rain_dancer: I believe Banville's most famous work is The Sea, which was beautiful. The Untouchable and Athena (warning: this book is sordid) were also favorites. The Infinities was probably the lightest of all and also most plot driven.

[Curegirl]

LadyFoot, thanks for the heads up!

If you're down for historical stuff, it's Death at the Priory by James Ruddick. It's a true story about murder, sex, and abortion during Victorian times.

[Sheherezade]

Yes that was a good summer read.

[rainbabies]

I just finished the longest ride, by Nicholas Sparks
Dd is reading the fault in our stars. She came in crying last night over a sad part..poor kid. She's right into it though and almost finished with it.

[WolfpackWife]

I hedged on reading We Were Liars but it's entirely gripping. I've read almost the entire book in 3 days. SO GOOD.

Hmm...I started that via audio a couple months back but didn't even make it a third of the way through. I think it was the narration (hate when that happens). I think I'll try actually reading it because I have heard/read really good things.

I just finished "The Signature of All Thing" which....meh. It was okay. Mostly I found it to be kinda boring.

I'm about halfway through "The Girls from Corona del Mar" and just started "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves"

[WolfpackWife]

Finished the two mentioned above and just started "Outlander".

[diggitydot]

Finished the two mentioned above and just started "Outlander".

Bwhahaha! Welcome down the Gabaldon rabbit hole!

[MAPPLEBUM]

Sped through Margaret Atwood's Surfacing. LOVED it. I've never read anything by her and now want to read EVERYTHING! Must finish Atonement first and maybe WCI's book before I allow myself.

[WolfpackWife]

Bwhahaha! Welcome down the Gabaldon rabbit hole!

I'm already expecting good things. I bought it during a summer sale on Audible and I really like the narrator. That's always a plus.

[spotty_dog]

Bwhahaha! Welcome down the Gabaldon rabbit hole!

I must confess, I read Outlander and enjoyed it, but I have zero desire to read anything else in the series. I've been really soured on series, I think.

[Vanquisher]

I must confess, I read Outlander and enjoyed it, but I have zero desire to read anything else in the series. I've been really soured on series, I think.

This. Honestly, I thought Outlander was just okay. Mostly, too long. I actually started the second book, but quit very soon into it.