Sacramento Public Library discussion

Better late than never! What books have you discovered this month?

Are you reading a great book this month that you just have to tell someone about? Please share with the group by leaving a comment below and help someone else find their next great read.

Read Omens by Kelley Armstrong and also the Walking Dark..and I started the Book Thief :)

I have been meaning to read The Book Thief for a long time, so let us know how you like it.

I just read The Lexicon by Max Barry, which is a near future sci-fi thriller. It was such a page turner, it only took me one day.

The Book Thief is an awesome read!!

@tabitha I tried reading that one :)

I just finished George Mastras' Fidali's Way, which starts out like a thriller but becomes more of a spiritual quest. A bit of a slog at times, but I'm glad I read it - an interesting foray into the villages in the disputed areas between Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China, plus some insight into Islam and Sufism in particular, which has always fascinated me.

I've just started Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell as my "historical novel" challenge. I'm less than 100 pages into it, but enjoying it very much. It looks like the famous opium-eater, Thomas de Quincy, may be making an appearance!

But I've got to read it quicky - I just got notified that my copy of Salinger by Shields and Salerno is ready for pickup, and I know I won't be able to renew that one!

So many books, so little time!

@tabitha I also have The Dream Thieves up to read :) I adore maggie work.

Yes I read a couple chapters and wasn't feeling it. It might be me or something lol

I'm reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 for our book club at McKinley and listening to "Fool Moon" by Jim Butcher on my iPod. And (still) slogging through "The Red Knight" from July--too many distractions, but I'm down to my last 80 pages!

I just finished Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen. Fun read. I enjoy his crazy characters.

I finished the walking dark. it was like an ode to Stephen king. very creepy. still reading the book thief :-)

I just finishedThe Death of Bees. Depressing, but very good. I'm currently reading The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry.

I just started The deserters a hidden history of World War II. From reading the prologue and first chapter the author's writes with a very clear voice and the seems to be arguing the position that deserters are not cowards but rather suffering from the psychological effects of war. The author also seems to want to present the realities and not the glorification that he says is how history presents war. I'll let you know how it goes.

Tabitha the Pabkins wrote: " Have you read Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh? It is one of my favs - just came out a few months ago."

I hadn't even heard of it, but I'm putting a hold on it at the library now! Luckily, there are a few copies on the shelf. Thanks for the rec. I'm up for just about any dystopic sci-fi.

Adding it to my "Want to Read" list, too. Thanks!

Angie wrote: "I just started The deserters a hidden history of World War II. From reading the prologue and first chapter the author's writes with a very clear voice and the seems to be arguing the position that ..."

Angie, I am about 1/4 of the way into Salinger the new, much talked-about biography of J.D. Salinger by Shields and Salerno, and am very surprised how much of it is about WWII. Salinger served in the Counter Intelligence Corps, 4th Infantry, and landed on Utah Beach in the invasion of Normandy, fought in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge, three of history's most brutal conflicts. I am learning a lot about the war in Europe that I didn't know. If you want to read more about that part of WWII - or you're a fan of Salinger! - this is a very interesting book!

I am almost done with the book thief, and started after eden :-)

I'm on the fourth book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. They are so funny and action-packed!

Finished listening to "Fool Moon" and reading "The Red Knight" on the same day. Since I usually have an audio book and a printed book going at the same time, I'm now listening to Agatha Christie's "Towards Zero" and reading "Benighted," by Kit Whitfield.