What are you reading? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. on May 13, 2012

“‘Of This Earth’ by Rudy Wiebe. It’s interesting because I was raised Mennonite and I’ve read some other memoirs like this.”

— Mary Kay Stucky, nurse, Lawrence

“‘Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up’ by Kaitlin Bell Barnett. I’m educating myself.”

— Kate McGee, technical writer, Lawrence

“I’m reading the ‘Last Olympian’ series with my book club.”

— Marcia Hershiser, elementary school librarian, Lawrence

“‘Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon.’”

— Emily Brandt, kindergartner, Lawrence

“‘The Red Book’ by Deborah Copaken Kogan.”

— Brandy Brandt, pension administrator, Lawrence

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snap_pop_no_crackle 1 year ago

Agincourt by Juliet Barker

Andini 1 year ago

Yet you have time to write this response....talk about irresponsible....

thinkagain 1 year ago

I think you should at least trade your wife in for a new book every other year.

77 Shadow Street, by Dean Koontz, after I finish that book, Kill Shot by Vince Flynn. I read in bed. It helps me go to sleep. Do Babboys sleep? Sounds like he needs a new wife. Golf is a good walk ruined... Mark Twain

Frankie8 1 year ago

Koontz is one of my favorites, I think I have read everything he has written. I just put this book on hold for me at the library. God, I love the Internet.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year ago

I am approaching a period where I will have a bit more time.
I have a list built up on the Kindle.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year ago

CWGOKU,

I play a mean game of field/pasture golf.
When the spousal unit lets me use her semi-independent Commie-Bloc carry piece I can go under par. It is a fixed barrel blow back pistol, and it is dead-on-balls accurate. That 9x18 thumps those little golf balls pretty damn far.

CWGOKU 1 year ago

R_I............. now there is a dude who knows how to live.

geekin_topekan 1 year ago

Grimus by Salman Rushdie

cait48 1 year ago

"The Columbus Affair" by Steve Berry. (I'm such a history nerd.)

RoeDapple 1 year ago

R_I . . . You bring the golf balls, I'm good for a couple of cases of bowling pins. Let me know . . .

Frankie8 1 year ago

Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, it is a novel about Humboldt the scientist. I have read all of Dean Koonz and did not know he had a new book out. I will definitely read that next. I average about three books a week and have done so since childhood. I cannot imagine a life without books.

riverdrifter 1 year ago

Hemingway's Guns: The Sporting Arms of Ernest Hemingway by Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsely and Roger Sanger.

From a .22 Colt Woodsman to a Westley Richards .577 Nitro Express double rifle, Ernesto had one of each and just about everything in between.

Andini 1 year ago

Penthouse forum...to see if my letter got published.

vertigo 1 year ago

They added a bestiality section?

jaywalker 1 year ago

Moby Dick. One of the few classics I've never read.

Frankie8 1 year ago

The book was boring, but Moby was quite interesting. Herman made more money off of that whale alive than if he had killed him. Which is something we should all think about. Everyone headed to the whaling grounds after they read that book and of course they had to go by ship and who do you think owned all those ships? Yep, good old Herman. I am happy to be able to report that Moby lived to a ripe old age, and even though famous preserved his privacy.

cait48 1 year ago

I DVR a fascinating program on Travel Channel called "Mysteries at the Museum". They had a segment about a sea captain's diary that recounted the experience on which Melville based "Moby Dick". A bull sperm whale rammed and sank a whaler and it's crew drifted in it's harpoon dinghys for over two months before being rescued. There were all kinds of bits about cannibalism and people going mad from thirst. Fascinating stuff. (Toldja I was a history nerd.)