What are you currently reading?

[Musician in His house]

This thread . . .

There. I said it. SOMEONE had to say it. I'm just surprised no one said it before I did, two pages in.

[waitin]

I dont get it

[Kristina]

I am now reading "Welcome To The World Baby Girl" by Fannie Flagg

I started reading her books this year, they are so funny!! I have one more after this one and then I will have read them all. She has a new one coming out this Fall.

Alot of her characters are recurring and I love them. I feel like I know them! Her books are usually set in the 1940'a or 1950's or they are flashbacking to those decades, after her characters have died off. Fannie Flagg wrote "Fried Green Tomatoes" which was made into a movie with Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy. After I read that book this year, the movie just happened to come on TV and I never saw it and I loved it. It is rare that I like a movie after reading the book. I don't watch movies hardly at all anyway, too much CC reading.

I have been watching the old gameshow "Match Game" and I look at Fannie differently now that I know how talented she would become as a writer.

Has anyone else read her books?

I just ADORE Fannie Flagg! My favorite is Standing in the Rainbow. You really do feel like you get to know all the people in her books, I am always sad when they end. Something interesting about her is she is dyslexic. It's very hard for her to write and takes her several years to finish a book. Her book "Can't wait to get to Heaven" wasn't all that good, in my opinion. I think when you read it you'll see why I say that. I was a bit disappointed, but I still love her writing. I would love to live in a town like she describes in her books. She sure has some lovable characters in her books! Oh, did I mention, I just adore her?

[HugsFromJesus]

I just ADORE Fannie Flagg! My favorite is Standing in the Rainbow. You really do feel like you get to know all the people in her books, I am always sad when they end. Something interesting about her is she is dyslexic. It's very hard for her to write and takes her several years to finish a book. Her book "Can't wait to get to Heaven" wasn't all that good, in my opinion. I think when you read it you'll see why I say that. I was a bit disappointed, but I still love her writing. I would love to live in a town like she describes in her books. She sure has some lovable characters in her books! Oh, did I mention, I just adore her?

So far "Standing In The Rainbow" is my favorite also!!! Neighbor Dorothy, Mother Smith, I just love them all, I want them for my neighbors. I am now reading "Welcome To The World Baby Girl", I actually have not gotten into it as much as the others as this is a whole new character Dena Norstrom. But Macky, Aunt Elner and Norma are back and I love them. I do see that eventually Dena comes to visit Missouri so it should get interesting.

I liked "Can't Wait To Get To Heaven" only because I love Aunt Elner!! lol

I started to read Daisy Mae and I loved it but it was really small printing, and I had to stop. I read all large print books and I couldn't get a large print of that one anywhere in the County (I get all books from library, can't afford books). Anyway, I called the library and asked them if they would order a large print as they have them on Amazon. They are doing it. :-) That will be my last one to read and then the Fall release. I don't know what that is about yet, I haven't looked, I want to savor the moment.

I didn't know FF was dyslexic, that is interesting. I wonder how she wrote so easily on the cards during her Match Game days. She sure is a funny gal. I really do miss those characters. When Neighbor Dorothy died I didn't want her to go. I hadn't visited her radio program yet?

This was fun talking to a fellow FF lover....thanks for replying! :-)

[IamHis]

I am reading the "Works of Josephus-Antiquities of the Jews and a History of the Jewish Wars" ( Josephus states that he was born in the first year of the reign of Caius Caesar) Incredible history of all the ancient times! I got my 1905 copy at an estate sale. It is a massive book with tiny type, it is nearly 1000 pages. And he talks about Jesus in there, too. Here's the quote "Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as recieve the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named after him, are not extinct at this day."

[Eternally]

Looks interesting, I put it on my Amazon wish list.

You can have my copy when I am done, which should be this week. We've shared books here on RR in the past, and I would love to pass this on. I may have even learned of this book through RR. Not sure. It was one of many on my bookshelf for several years that I am finally getting around to reading.

[Tall Timbers]

Abram's Daughter's Series, by Beverly Lewis

[lisaann]

You can have my copy when I am done, which should be this week. We've shared books here on RR in the past, and I would love to pass this on. I may have even learned of this book through RR. Not sure. It was one of many on my bookshelf for several years that I am finally getting around to reading.

That would be awesome! Thank you

[Rebecca S]

Just finished "Cecilia" by Fanny Burney and will soon start "Camilla."

After finding out Francis Burney was one of Jane Austen's favorite authors, I'm now determined to work my way through her books.

[Cindybobindy]

I'm reading David Limbaugh's book "Crimes against Liberty". Excellent book!!

[icebear]

This thread . . .

There. I said it. SOMEONE had to say it. I'm just surprised no one said it before I did, two pages in.

i almost said "RR"...but thought that was too obvious....


other than that i haven't read anything in any of my books at all this week. just not in reading mode i guess. been doing other things.

[SoundingtheAlarm]

Visions of His Glory by Anne Graham Lotz

[ByFaithIFly]

" Jesus in the Feasts of Israel" by Richard Booker..I'm actually starting Chapter 6,the Feasts of Trumpets.Very enformative..

[Pat2Christ]

I just got done with The Rising from the Left Behind series. I just ordered th enext book, the Regime and cannot wait to srtart reading it!

[Amber Lynne]

This thread. I was totally thinking it from page 1.

[ZAGS]

The last thing I read was Amber Lynne's post...

[jcalvert]

I'm reading a book by Thomas Watson, called: The Doctrine of Repentance.

[notdecieved]

Just finished "Israel's Final Holocaust" by Dr. Jack Van Impe with Roger F. Campbell.

Now half way through "The Alexandria Link" novel, by Steve Berry.

[ComeLordJesus]

In the Bible: Romans.

Secular: Believe it or not, Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. I wanted to see what junk the dark side is spewing on people these days. He's co-opted Christianity yet again for his version of it. His books are more than propaganda for living the dark way, they attack Christianity head on. I wish he weren't so obsessed with Christianity and just preached his way without involving what he considers Christianity.

I borrowed this from the library. No more of my money to Mr. Brown!

[ComeLordJesus]

Wyatt Earp's Tombstone Vendetta by Glen G Boyer

A book written by someone who was close to wyatt, friends and family.
Suposedly " as close to the truth as you can get". Almost a reflection to
a long ago time. Great read for your history buff.

I love reading about the Earps and the Old West too.