What are you reading now?

[Sheherezade]

Richard Bachman's Thinner is the perfect prescription for when your diet isn't working. You'll gladly gain a pound or two.

[WolfpackWife]

Recently finished "What Alice Forgot" and enjoyed it. So far, I have liked most of the things I've read from Moriarty - but I did not like "The Husband's Secret." "Big Little Lies" was my favorite. Her writing is uncomplicated but well done, and her stories engaging but similarly semi-uncomplicated and satisfying in the end. Nothing groundbreaking, but entertaining for sure. Sometime's you need that!

This weekend I started and finished "Saint Anywhere" by Sarah Dessen - whose first novel "Someone Like you" completely enraptured me as a 12/13 year old girl. Her writing was superb and relatable and emotional. I've read it probably a dozen times. Several of her earlier books felt the same, but the later ones seem a bit more trite and juvenile to me. This new one, though, was well written and engaging, thoughtful and emotional as well - a satisfying read, but nothing stellar. I enjoyed it, but am glad I got it from the library instead of buying it. Still, I would recommend it to YA lovers.

I'm also working through "The Accidental Tourist" by Anne Tyler, "A Game of Thrones", and "We are Not Ourselves" by Matthew Thomas, which I started last night and is so good so far.

I can't decide what I'll take on vacation - but I still have a decent chunk of $$ left on a B&N gift card from Christmas, so I'll probably make several more trips there. I did pick up "The Sixth Extinction" last week because it sounded SUPER interesting and also like something my husband would like - he's already called it for the flight to CA, so I'll have to wait until he's done.

What's everyone else reading?

[fluffhead]

I just finished the second Elena Ferrante Neapolitan novel. I'm so excited to have found a "new" author! The books are riveting, really well written (even in translation) and thoughtful. Just ordered the third from the library (the fourth is due out in September).
It's been years since I've been entranced by an author and wanted to find everything they've done. I think Mark Helprin was the last one, recommended by a friend. And this was an accidental foray into DW's library book pile, which she pretty much orders arbitrarily from the bestseller lists.
Check it out!