Tag: reading
group name: booklover
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September 01, 2007 07:04 AM EDT --
Earlier in the summer, I read several good books, including the latest Delillo novel and another book I reviewed here. Now it seems like I've run into a string of mediocre books that have left . . .
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July 10, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
Have you ever picked up a book, started reading it and couldn't get into it right away but decided to keep reading it anyways? Most books that I have read and stuck I did end up liking... such as House . . .
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April 08, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
Everybody always asks what your favorite book is. I was curious as to what your least favorite book might be. I don't necessarily mean a book that's badly written, although it could be, but just . . .
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July 07, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
What are you reading today in your off-Gather time? What books are you reading this summer?
I think of summer reading as slightly decadent, indulgent reading. In keeping with the sunny weather . . .
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November 06, 2007 09:28 AM EST --
I recently received a copy of "Downsizing Your Home With Style: Living Well in a Smaller Space from Bright Ideas Group. Author Lauri Ward gives wonderful tips about how to create a beautiful environment . . .
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December 29, 2007 10:44 AM EST --
I have set a personal goal of attempting to read 50 books in the next year. Given the nature of my life it's more than an ambitious goal. The first way to accomplish a goal is to break . . .
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July 11, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
Michael Palmer writes excellent medical thrillers. In this book, he goes outside the lines and tells a more complex, but incredibly gripping story that hooks readers and holds . . .
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August 31, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
This is the third book in Merry Jones' "Zoe Hayes" mystery series. Although I enjoyed the first two books, this one sadly missed the mark.
Zoe and her friend, Susan, were very entertaining . . .
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December 03, 2007 08:27 AM EST --
"Do you get on a roll , while reading where one book leads to the next, and so on?"
At any given time, I am reading three books. They are as diverse as can be. However, after reading . . .
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June 16, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I like to read fiction, and I tend to pick up books that I find more entertaining than thought provoking. When a story gets to deep or complex I put it down and move on to the next one. Yes, I can be . . .
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October 06, 2007 01:34 PM EDT --
Do you have problem with too much vulgarity or overly explicit scenes in books? Do you take them in stride?
I usually do not read romances. When I am in the mood to read one, which is rare nowadays, . . .
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August 02, 2006 11:11 PM EDT --
Though not religious myself, I'm fascinated by religion, and do a lot of reading about it. I lately read Bart D. Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus", and was so fascinated by it that I put aside . . .
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September 19, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
Many booklovers across Gather have already participated in the Coffee Break Moments chat series. Thus far you've joined together in live discussions to talk about:
Your Favorite . . .
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September 29, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
You're invited to the first meeting of the Gather Book Club , Tuesday, 9/30 from 9-9:30PM ET to discuss NYT Bestseller Water for Elephants . If you haven't yet had a chance to read the book, . . .
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June 10, 2007 12:26 PM EDT --
In my college freshman year one morning when I was sitting in my photography class waiting for the teacher to come in I was reading "A Midsummer's Night Dream" just for the pleasure of it . . .
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January 21, 2007 09:27 PM EST --
Have you ever wanted to catalog the books you own or have read? Do you want suggestions from other readers (or search engines) based on the books you list? If so, you will love LibraryThing.com. You can . . .
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April 26, 2007 12:09 AM EDT --
Why not spend part of Arbor Day sharing a great tree-centered book with your favorite child(ren)? Trees figure into a multitude of children's books, from the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Osborne . . .
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August 01, 2006 10:35 AM EDT --
Back in May, I reviewed the book, Gilmore Girls: The Other Side of Summer. Having enjoyed that one, I recently went ahead and purchased the other books that have been written for this series. They follow . . .
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August 28, 2006 09:24 AM EDT --
Christopher Moore is under-appreciated. Sure sure he has a cult following and is slowly growing in popularity, but his name is not on everyone's lips as it should be. I'm telling you right now . . .
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September 03, 2008 10:00 PM EDT --
I am delighted with the prize I won for my essay for Delaune Michel's Safety of Secrets contest. The prize is a mini library of 15 Avon books! I've started reading them and will be sure to . . .
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