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July 4th, 2009 by Jason Pinter
Beach Reading

As today is the 4th of July, and I have a barbecue to get to, I’d like to hear what books you plan on reading over this weekend, as well as some of your favorite books to take to the beach.

I’m currently reading THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly, and after that I’m thinking about THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson (which I’ve been meaning to read for a long time).

How about you? What are your holiday reading plans?

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10 comments to “Beach Reading”

  1. Suzan
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     · July 4th, 2009 at 12:09 pm · Link

    After an incredibly stressful week which concluded with my planned beach trip blown to hell, I settled back last night with Leslie Langtry’s I Shot You Babe. I REALLY needed the laugh.



  2. Darlene Ryan
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     · July 4th, 2009 at 12:25 pm · Link

    My copy of Darkness Calls arrived so I hope to start that tonight. I read an advance copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and really enjoyed it. I hope you do too.



  3. Lynn
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     · July 4th, 2009 at 11:52 pm · Link

    I’m alternating between The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Breaking Midnight by Emma Holly, which makes for a surreal experience.

    I’m one of those weird people who don’t take books to the beach because (like my bathing suit) they end up with sand in them. I do listen to audio books in the car while I’m driving there, though, and this summer I’ve re-listening to some old favorites: Pictures in My Head by Gabriel Byrne (read by the author) and Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (read by Marina Sirtis, my favorite audio book of all time.)



  4. Abby
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     · July 5th, 2009 at 9:27 am · Link

    I’m reading that really obscure cult classic, “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. Not light beach reading but I’m a long way from the beach and pay little attention to holidays. My desk is clear for the first time in two years! Now maybe I can get back to work on my novel.



  5. Charlene Teglia
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     · July 5th, 2009 at 10:33 am · Link

    I’ve been reading War of Art. Also Leveraging Drupal. Probably need to chase that with something a tad lighter.



  6. SandyH
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     · July 5th, 2009 at 10:33 am · Link

    I just finished Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin and am going to find the next two books in the series. Fascinating – a medevial “Bones” or CSI.



  7. Vivi Anna
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     · July 5th, 2009 at 11:54 am · Link

    I’m reading Graceling by Kristen Cashore. Fabulous.

    I have a book order to amazon, so hopefully that will be here by the time I’ve finished Graceling.

    On order…

    White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
    Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
    Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
    The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
    Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
    Dying Bites by DD Barant
    The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

    A UF YA extravaganza!



  8. Jason
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     · July 5th, 2009 at 3:37 pm · Link

    It by Stephen King

    The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

    Hawkspar by Holly Lisle



    • Ellie
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       · July 6th, 2011 at 4:04 am · Link

      Knocked my socks off with knloewgde!



  9. Sasha White
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     · July 6th, 2009 at 2:08 am · Link

    SHow No Mercy by Cindy Gerard
    Down In Texas by Delilah Devlin
    Reread Naked In Death by JD Robb



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