Monday, February 21, 2011

It's Monday -- What are you Reading?


  It's Monday - What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at bookjourney to allow us to share with others in the book-loving cyberworld what is on our reading plates.

  I haven't participated in this meme for a while but I'm climbing out of my funk and am ready to rejoin the blogosphere.

  This week I am reading the following books:
   On Friday I attended the taping of Oprah's Book Club discussion of Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities which was interesting (I've only read parts of each of them but I will read them both - eventually).  The show is not one that will be aired on television but will be available as a webisode on her website starting Tuesday 2/22 if you are interested.  I'm not a huge Oprah fan, but my sister-in-law came in from Toronto to join me and she loved the whole experience; I loved it because she brought my 14 month-old nieces with her (oh, and my brother too) so I got some much needed cuddling and playtime with the little ones.


   What are you reading this week?
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    The Book Club discussion sounds really nice. I haven't read these two books either, but I have read a few other by Dickens.

    I once went to a taping of a tv show and although the show wasn't very good, the whole experience was good fun.

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  2. Teacher/LearnerFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Too bad that the show won't be aired on TV, especially since she made a big announcement about choosing these books on the show. Sad to say that I haven't read either of these books. Have a great week of reading :)

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  3. ZibileeFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I am listening to The Emperor of All Maladies right now on audio while I work out, and I must say, it's an amazing book. Scary and crazy, but also very interesting and well written. I will be interested in hearing what you think of it.

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  4. Bev HankinsFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I've read Great Expectations (Meh). I tried A Tale of Two Cities once upon a time and couldn't get into it. It's on my TBR list to try again....

    But here's my Monday list: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_21.html

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  5. Jan von HarzFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    I have been seeing Weird Sisters around a lot and am intrigued a lot by this one. Hope you enjoy all your reads!

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  6. Sheila (Bookjourney)February 21, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    I so want to read Weird Sisters.... I am going to have to pick that one up!

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  7. CatFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    The taping of the Book Club discussion sounds an interesting experience. I'm also looking forward to The Weird Sisters.

    Happy reading!

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  8. pussrebootsFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    I only finished three books because I was working on papers for school. Come see what I'm reading now.

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  9. Marie CloutierFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    the book club sounds interesting- I'm curious as to what she'd do with those books :-)

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  10. SuzanneFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    O did make a point of mentioning a few times during the taping that this was her only book club selection that did not make the NY Times Bestseller list so I wonder if she held a grudge and didn't want to devote a regular show to it.

    I just finished The Weird Sisters and it was ok. I hope to have a review up soon....

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  11. Carin SiegfriedFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Emperor is great I finished it 2 weeks ago and still catch myself thinking about it/mentioning it in conversations!

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