I just finished reading The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. Next up, Coffee and Kung Fu, by Karen Brichoux. How about you?

bluesbaby said:

I KILLED MY OWN THREAD!!!!!

I just finished re-reading Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut...

I am also reading a book on Social Work Research and Program Evaluation for school...wheee!

I can't wait to be done with school so I can read books for fun!

I am starting:

Maximize The Moment

by T.D. Jakes

I just finished that book too. It was okay. I am currently reading Shop Girl by Steve Martin and The Virgin Blue by Tracey Chevalier.

jillybean said:

I enjoyed Shop Girl. Steve martin has a nice, relaxed writing style.

I'm currently reading Me Talk Pretty One Day. David Sedaris has amazing wit.

I think I saw the movie based on the Secret Life of Bees. Is that the period piece that's schockingly about incest?

jillybean said:

I just bought Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring!

I just finished The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold. I think I cried the most during this one.

CarrieLee said:

Wuss!

CarrieLee said:

Is that the one about the girl who's talking from heaven after being murdered??...I read that one, too...that was a trip.

Byron said:

Yup, that's the one.

And 9's SHUT IT!

Byron said:

Have any of you guys/gals read Lucky? This is Alice Seabold's memoir recounting her own rape. It was hard to read, but worth it.

jillybean said:

Yes I read that one first...then I HAD to read the next one. What a strong woman...

The Secret Life of Bees

One of my favorite books.. I love the true experiences of being a bee keeper..

I need to do more reading...

I absolutely loved 'the secret life of bees'! it was such a well done book even though i didn't like the use of the words prideful and pridefulness. isn't it proud and pride? anyway, other than that nitpicky complaint, that book is the best.

right now I'm reading 'the dante club' by matthew pearl. so far so good.

CarrieMpls said:

I think you are remembering Bastard Out of Carolina.....a fantastic book

I just finished reading Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell () on Monday and Dubliners by James Joyce the week before. Oh, and The sun also rises by Hemingway the week before that! I loved the book so much, I made my boyfriend read it as well. He dug it.

I'm going to start Tarr: the 1918 version next week ( 9s!) and hopefully kill off some of The Mill on the Floss by George Milton by Thursday, and finish some selected stories by Katherine Mansfield. She is GREAT!



(p.s. school is making me nuts )

bluesbaby said:

Trip out, I just bought a kung fu shirt

bluesbaby said:

No, I read Bastard Out of Carolina years ago (I agree a fantastic book).

I just remembered the movie I'm thinking of is Angels and Insects. There was a costume in the movie that reminded me of a bee, and the characters study an ant colony, I think that's where I was getting confused.

CarrieMpls said:

I dunno why I laughed at that...

Was "The secret life of plants" by Stevie wonder playing in the background?

Natsume said:

I have two books I am reading now which sucks cause I keep getting all confused. Anyway I have to read them for my job, cause the suits in my corp office says they will make me a better manager. Umm ok I will humor them. One is titled how to win customers and keep them for life. and the other is titled good to great, how to make a good company great. Totally unexciting I know. But hey maybe it will make me a better person by reading them who knows. NOT that I am a bad person now

I recently finished Walter Mosely's "Bad Boy Brawly Brown," which got me in the mood for Denzel's "Devil in a Blue Dress." He was perfectly cast for the part of Easy Rawlins, and it's cool to imagine him being Easy in "Bad..."

I've begun Toni Morrison's "Tar Baby," continuing the TM kick I've been on for the past few months. So far, I've read "Sulah," "The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon" and "Jazz." After I finish this, I'll be reading "Beloved" and "Paradise."

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Good one!!

Have you tried Woman, Thou Art Loosed? That's a good one, too!

Natsume said:

cause it's funny.

ThreadBare said:

Beloved is one of my TM favs, as is Paradise. I will have to check out Tar Baby.

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

I understand that! I am about to start another book, Leadership On The Line, which is on leadership development amidst all the conflict and such that can happen. It should be good for clergy--thats where I received the recommendation.....but it is a general leadership book, found in the business section.