Quick - what should I download onto my Kindle?

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Anonymous wrote:What are you into?

I'm all over the map, so here are my recent reads:

The Hunger Games: Juvenile (but a step up from Twilight) addictive, couldn't put down and read them back to back to back. Loved them! (I also loved the Twilight books...)

The Help: Typical popular book. Good but not great. Worth reading. Movie coming out very soon.

Water for Elephants: Another popular one. Interesting to read because it's not your typical plot or content. Better than The Help, but hated the ending. Movie is already out, I think.

The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo series: Loved them. They should have been half the size though. They are long and take a while to get through, yet they are still captivating.

The Informationist: Read on a rec from someone on DCUM. Pretty good. Similar to Dragon Tattoo books, but much faster paced. It's not a series, just the one book. Probably a better choice for a vacation read.

A Reliable Wife: Also pretty good. I can't remember when it takes place (late 1800s maybe?) but interesting and well written.

The Righteous: If you liked the show Big Love, you will love this book. It's about a murder that takes place in the heart of fundamentalist mormon territory in Utah.

Right now, I'm reading We Need to Talk About Kevin. It's really well written but very wordy. I kinda think the writer has an arrogant style of writing. But it's really interesting and my friend said it's worth battling through. It's a mother's story of a son who commits a Colubmine style shooting.

are you me? i've read almost all of these and agree. I read "talk about kevin" years ago and it stuck with me. very sad story all around.
for light reading i have read the Janet Evanovich series... 1 for the money; 2 for the dough; etc. they are VERY light and fun to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Room by Emma Donoghue. Couldn't put it down.

Not op, but my kindle keeps suggesting (pushing) this one. It's actually good? Maybe I'll check it out.

this book was okay. it was an interesting read as you go into the psyche of a child whose mother was kidnapped and all he knows is the room he lives in. i don't know if i would recommend it though.

[Anonymous]

I normally read more literary fiction and I"m not a fantasy reader but I LOVED Game of Thrones and am now reading the second book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Room by Emma Donoghue. Couldn't put it down.

Not op, but my kindle keeps suggesting (pushing) this one. It's actually good? Maybe I'll check it out.

One of the best books I've ever read!

[Anonymous]

Hunger Games is a highly addictive beach read. I just finished the series in less than a week on my kindle.

[Anonymous]

the thirteenth tale

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The Help, Kathryn Stockett

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My Kindle list for the summer: (some of these have been mentioned)

Bossypants, Tina Fey (loved it)
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini (loved it)
Run, Ann Patchett (not quite finished but finding it to be good)

I also downloaded Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese but I haven't started it yet.

Also +1 for The Help - my grandmother was a domestic worker in the South - alot of it rang true for me and how my granny described her experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you just finish? What have you read recently?

A Visit from the Good Squad - Jennifer Egan -best book I've read in years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I normally read more literary fiction and I"m not a fantasy reader but I LOVED Game of Thrones and am now reading the second book.

[Spoiler]

I was getting into it, and then he kills off a character that I had already grown to love. I can't pick it up again - I was just so sad.