tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post6268989197259272836..comments2024-03-29T05:21:24.446-07:00Comments on Shut Up + Run: What I’m ReadingShutUpandRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-50468824178180388222011-11-16T15:12:24.535-07:002011-11-16T15:12:24.535-07:00I always have at least two books going at the same...I always have at least two books going at the same time too! I will have to check out some of your suggestions. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621284662320242676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-62397076937932174792011-11-15T21:07:41.543-07:002011-11-15T21:07:41.543-07:00Adena - The book is "Unbroken" by Laura ...Adena - The book is "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/0739319698Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-2604684459966652052011-11-14T15:36:08.678-07:002011-11-14T15:36:08.678-07:00we have a lot of the same books
I am reading &quo...we have a lot of the same books<br /><br />I am reading "those who save us" as well<br /><br />I got it after reading Sarah's Key (a must if you have not read it already). Just saw Sarah's Key the movie, really good and it was in FRENCH!<br /><br />I read more than 1 at the time also.<br />I have Unbroken now and also Ellen's latest..makes me laughCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784257254057007640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-48708042918728840042011-11-14T14:24:18.026-07:002011-11-14T14:24:18.026-07:00I bought "I Am An Ironman" for Lady J fo...I bought "I Am An Ironman" for Lady J for her birthday and she has been giving me tidbits from the book. I'll probably end up reading it when she is done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-36569808648824428582011-11-14T14:16:49.504-07:002011-11-14T14:16:49.504-07:00I have the same reading problem!! I usually have 2...I have the same reading problem!! I usually have 2-4 going at once, depending on how interesting they are. I think part of it is that I find it very hard to truly focus; I even read AND watch TV, sometimes. Right now I'm partway into Memoirs of a Geisha, and I'm waiting for Breaking Dawn to be available at the library. (yes, I admit it: I sucked into reading Twilight books, at the age of 42)<br /><br />You have some interesting titles in your post; I'll have to put them on my Goodreads "to-read" list!crimsoncat05https://www.blogger.com/profile/00857197135858767320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-44068891163311994522011-11-14T10:09:28.461-07:002011-11-14T10:09:28.461-07:00Great recommendations! Like you, I sometimes have ...Great recommendations! Like you, I sometimes have more than one book going at once. Usually two different genres so I can go back and forth, depending on what I'd rather read. I also need some "brain dead" moments, so I may just watch TV at night. But, most nights I'd rather get lost in a book. How are you getting involved in international adoption? What will you be doing?JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850088300591079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-80381682169217802742011-11-14T09:25:48.450-07:002011-11-14T09:25:48.450-07:00Thanks for all the great info. I am always looking...Thanks for all the great info. I am always looking for new reads. Can someone say who wrote Unbreakable? (apologize if it's already noted).adenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262821333252088168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-83486464070925387562011-11-14T05:50:01.575-07:002011-11-14T05:50:01.575-07:00Ditto Trisha - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand- trul...Ditto Trisha - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand- truly is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Amazing biography about an amazing man. Who should have been the first american to break a four minute mile. <br /><br />Unbroken was an awesome book. I read it on a flight from LA to DC a few weeks back. I just finished The Paris Wife - good book, not great, but good. Next up is Where You Left Me, a true story about a widow from 9/11.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-70496691571448418082011-11-14T03:17:06.287-07:002011-11-14T03:17:06.287-07:00This book is not easy to find and there's no k...This book is not easy to find and there's no kindle version, but I LOVED it, and since you mentioned you like stuff about India, "India Passion" should go on your list: http://www.amazon.com/Passion-India-Javier-Moro/dp/8176211788 It's a true story of a Spanish dancer who marries a maharaja at the beginning of the last century. It's fascinating!Carla Runs The Worldhttp://www.carlarunstheworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-6458072963752449942011-11-13T18:58:30.012-07:002011-11-13T18:58:30.012-07:00I read Those Who Saved Us this summer and loved it...I read Those Who Saved Us this summer and loved it. I love anything having to do with that time period. The ending left me with something to be desired though.Julie @ ROJ Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759218488508091204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-29142440799835563462011-11-13T14:52:21.697-07:002011-11-13T14:52:21.697-07:00Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand- truly is one of the...Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand- truly is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Amazing biography about an amazing man. Who should have been the first american to break a four minute mile. <br /><br />Also Last Days of Summer is wonderful and very quick read. Room. The God Hater. Cutting for Stone. All my favorite reads from this year.<br /><br />non fiction- Explosive Child and 10 days to a less defiant child- those 2 books alone have just about saved my sanity. Any parent of a very, very strong-willed child needs to read those.Trishanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-11752016726283542862011-11-13T13:54:07.371-07:002011-11-13T13:54:07.371-07:00Wow, great reading list. I am such a reader, I lo...Wow, great reading list. I am such a reader, I love this post. Secret Daughter and Kristin Armstrong's book are both on my list...you just added a few more, so thanks!Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-64956470608910450182011-11-13T11:42:42.147-07:002011-11-13T11:42:42.147-07:00OOoooo, great topic!
Gift from the Sea is wonder...OOoooo, great topic! <br />Gift from the Sea is wonderful. I used a reading from that book in my first wedding. The marriage didn't take but people loved that reading!<br /><br />I also LOVED The Art of Racing in the Rain (told from a dog's point of view, a sweet, short read). Included in the "I also loved" list: The Red Tent and Water for Elephants. Currently reading Tina Fey's Bossypants - it's laugh out loud funny, as is David Sadaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day (another of my absolute favorites).Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013466283071390729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-18145128049196284562011-11-13T10:44:29.799-07:002011-11-13T10:44:29.799-07:00Hi! I'm so happy your getting into internatio...Hi! I'm so happy your getting into international adoption! When I was 17 I was in China for a few weeks sight seeing with a group. I decided then (in 1988) that I wanted to adopt a girl from China. What our guides and interpreter told us about girls being given up was heartbreaking. At the time, not much was known in or out of China about what was going on internally (even when we were their in '08 adopting Maddie, we were told the people of China STILL had no clue so many of their girls were being given up). There are so many stories I can tell you- both happy, sad and horrific- that may or may not be in that book (I haven't read it).<br />I also am reading a couple books at a time. Right now it's Advanced Marathoning and a sci-fi/ fantasy novel whose name eludes me...Erik Ammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425900877907841211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-82639863910388027142011-11-13T10:32:05.575-07:002011-11-13T10:32:05.575-07:00I am currently on book 3 of George R.R. Martin'...I am currently on book 3 of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. Usually fantasy is not my type of read, but I'm hooked on Game of Thrones on HBO, so I had to read the books that the show is based on.<br />If you like reading about Indian culture, I recommend A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. That book affected me so much. It will take you through such a range of emotions. I wish the author would write a sequel because I want to know more about these characters!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668203059404044438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-42401857158831396952011-11-13T09:33:40.269-07:002011-11-13T09:33:40.269-07:00I love reading but horrible at reading for I need ...I love reading but horrible at reading for I need to finish a book I like all in one sitting. <br /><br />I just read a Big Little Life by Dean Koontz ... on how your dog's presence has an impact on your life .. I hope to finish the Room on my next business trip which seems to be the only time I catch time on my reading!J @ ... semplicemente j ...http://www.semplicementej.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-25409378814793396342011-11-13T09:31:59.504-07:002011-11-13T09:31:59.504-07:00I am nearing the end of "A Stolen Life" ...I am nearing the end of "A Stolen Life" as well. It is a train wreck and i've just not been able to put it down. Seems like she got trapped in her 11 yr old thinking throughout her captivity. That she never tried to escape in all those years just goes to show the power of words and how someone can have power over a child. Wow. I used to read more than 1 book at a time but now try to read one...although, I'm also in the middle of The Other Boelyn Girl. Saw the movie and then found the book at a thrift so gave it a whirl. It's very interesting too...takes you to another time and place. Waiting for "in the garden of the beasts", a fictional book about the holocaust etc. Sounds intense.<br /><br />I will agree with another reader and say that Unbreakable is the best book I have ever read. As for running books, Born to Run was my fave and want to own it so I can pick it up and laugh and keep myself pumped about running. <br /><br />Thanks for the book ideas! I get low on ideas and then get stuck reading lame books and feel so bored. I feel reading is cheap therapy, along w/ running....3 and 5 yr old boys here, so I need to "escape"!! hhaa!Shortney Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267256484798099222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-65843696333611061762011-11-13T09:31:26.063-07:002011-11-13T09:31:26.063-07:00I read a lot of books at one time, too (minimun tw...I read a lot of books at one time, too (minimun two) now that my kids (sometimes) sleep through the night. I just finished a Nora Roberts book (romance, don't judge). I am re-reading 1, 000 Gifts (Ann Voskamp; excellent!) because it's not a one-time kinda book. And Grace-Based Parenting. I also have a TON on my kindle but my husband is "borrowing" it right now.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420388082444716211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-41619830818145570032011-11-13T09:27:32.201-07:002011-11-13T09:27:32.201-07:00I am also a book lover. I checked out You Are An I...I am also a book lover. I checked out You Are An Ironman from the library yesterday but haven't started reading it yet. I bought Mile Markers after enjoying Kristin's column for years. It was a great book. Gift From the Sea is another favorite and I thought about it this morning while I was running on the beach. They are doing renourishment of our beach so there are alot of shells being dredged up. I found a beautiful whole one with no chips that took my mind to the book Gift From the Sea. I just finished A Stolen Life which offered an interesting perspective from a kidnap victim. I enjoy your posts and want to recommend a good book called SEE by musician Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth Chapman who are heavily involved in international adoption awareness and have two adopted daughters. The book is about the tragedy of Maria's death a few years ago when their 17 year old son accidentally ran over Maria when she ran out to welcome him home. It is part their story and part adoption awareness.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005174115785229331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-39186304928164322772011-11-13T09:25:07.758-07:002011-11-13T09:25:07.758-07:00Thanks for the suggestions, I love books but hones...Thanks for the suggestions, I love books but honestly don't have time to read. It's so sad but I have "heard" my favorite books as audio books lately. I can listen to books while driving, riding my bike, running, doing laundry etc.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498380171773390533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-70210052366490817172011-11-13T07:37:02.689-07:002011-11-13T07:37:02.689-07:00Currently Kara Goucheres book, so far I like it! S...Currently Kara Goucheres book, so far I like it! Some of those books on your list are also on mine... I wish I could read faster!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245012007392931157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-59172342776205128832011-11-13T05:34:15.536-07:002011-11-13T05:34:15.536-07:00I wish I could do the multiple books at one time t...I wish I could do the multiple books at one time thing. I love to read and have so many books lined up to read right now. Starting Unbroken next and yes, it's for my book club, but it's one I've been dying to read anyhow.misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-82988170986650775682011-11-12T23:27:13.194-07:002011-11-12T23:27:13.194-07:00Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm read...Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins after loving the Hunger Games (have to nurture my inner adolescent self!). I recommend all books by Jhumpar Lahiri, The Privileges by Jonathan Dee, and Little Children by Tom Perotta. I also think anything by David Sedaris is brilliant and super funny.AlisonM.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-55220547406780823872011-11-12T21:35:33.960-07:002011-11-12T21:35:33.960-07:00I love Kristen Armstrong! I have one of her quotes...I love Kristen Armstrong! I have one of her quotes taped to my wall. :)<br /><br />As for my own reading.. I'm working on Unbreakable and Anna Karenina right now. I also read 2+ books at any point in time. Some books -- like Unbreakable -- are intense, and I need to take a break to keep going. (Having a Kindle only makes that syndrome worse.)<br /><br />I was a member of several book clubs before my move, but haven't found one yet in FL! So I'm psyched that one of my old book clubs just happens to have their next meeting when I'm in town for work. I don't care if I hate that book, I'm reading it and going!<br /><br />I definitely prefer books over TV. I especially prefer book-reading at the beach over almost any other passtime.Beth (i run like a girl)http://i-run-like-a-girl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-10856625115967535082011-11-12T20:31:22.554-07:002011-11-12T20:31:22.554-07:00I have about 4 books started right now.
I am read...I have about 4 books started right now.<br /><br />I am reading 'You Are An Ironman' right now and about to finish it and then jumping into 'Iron War'<br /><br />I tend to really dive head first into topics I love and triathlon right now is at the top of the list.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914217156791555569noreply@blogger.com