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Just finished A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - bloomin' brilliant!
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The leopard- Jo Nesbo
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project pope by clifford simak. dissident robots build an artificial pontif on faraway planet ........ as with all simak "american pastoral" sci fi the plot is prepostrous but the storytelling is lyrical and gentle. good read.
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About to start 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes
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Pig Island - Mo Hayder.
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Deborah Harkness Shadow of Night - brilliant book! Started it on Friday evening I'm already 82% through it....will have to finish it today. Can't wait for the final book to come out - highly recommended if you enjoy vampires/witches, etc. Not just for kids though - my MIL is obsessed with these books!
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Deborah Harkness Shadow of Night - brilliant book! Started it on Friday evening I'm already 82% through it....will have to finish it today. Can't wait for the final book to come out - highly recommended if you enjoy vampires/witches, etc. Not just for kids though - my MIL is obsessed with these books!
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"Before I Go To Sleep" was one of my favourite reads so far this year. I thought it had plenty of tension. I didn't realise until afterwards that it was a bestseller - it was recommended to me by someone who had enjoyed it. I definitely don't agree with your categorisation
![]() Nearly finished The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter. I'm enjoying it too.
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I've just started The Red House by Mark Haddon because I love Hay on Wye and I know the area well. So far I've just been bored and confused
All the characters seem to be introduced at once and the narrative jumps around all over the place.I've got through one chapter and I shall finish it because I'm not a quitter and it's quite short. Not in the same league as TCIOT Dog In The Nighttime. |
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I've just finished listening to Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. It's basically a tale of revenge coupled with the mystery of who is taking the revenge. It is set in a private boys' day school. The story is told from the point of view of a teacher approaching retirement and from the point of view of a boy formerly connected with the school, whose identity gradually becomes apparent. It was a really enjoyable listen although I did work out the twist fairly early on. I'll definitely be checking out more books by Joanne Harris.
I'm still reading Pillars of the Earth in fits and starts. It's really good but is taking me forever for some reason. I've just bought A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness and Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch in the Kindle sale at £1.99 each. Both have been on my wishlist for a while. I'm trying to decide between The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman as my next Audible listen. I have both downloaded but can't decide whether I'm in the mood for fantasy or gritty realism at the moment. Decisions decisions. |
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I've just started The Red House by Mark Haddon because I love Hay on Wye and I know the area well. So far I've just been bored and confused
All the characters seem to be introduced at once and the narrative jumps around all over the place.I've got through one chapter and I shall finish it because I'm not a quitter and it's quite short. Not in the same league as TCIOT Dog In The Nighttime.
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About to start 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes
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I was interested in trying that because I loved Dog in the Nighttime so much. However, customer reviews said much the same as you
![]() ![]() I also find his language quite offensive. I'm not an innocent that must be protected but I didn't think it was needed. A real shame. |
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What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe. I'm enjoying it so far though it's pretty hefty.
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Having just watched the trailer for the film, I've just started Cloud Atlas (having read it numerous times already)
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CM Taylor - Group of Death
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Reading Jurassic Park at the moment.
Enjoying it very much. |
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11/22/63 stephen king
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halfway through 'My daughter Amy' by Mitch winehouse
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Blink by malcom gladwell
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Finished Zero Day by Baldacci, it was quite a good read. Although most of the characters were a bit one-dimensional. The main charters, Puller and Cole were well written.
Also finished When the Eagle hunts, by Scarrow. The third book in the eagle series. A bit different from the previous two, as there is no espionage side to this book. Its more of a seek and rescue story, although this only starts about half way into the book. Have started Black list by Brad Thor, part of the the Scot Harvath series. This is the (current) last book in the series, for anyone that has read this series, does it matter if I read them in order or not? |
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Last week I finished Whispers Under Ground, the third book in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch.
It's one of the books I enjoyed most in the last ten years. The whole series is fantastic. Urban fantasy at it's best. In May I was in London and visited some of the places mentioned in the book by accident, as the book came out 4th week of June. It just gave it that little bit extra. I also visited Russell Square and tried to imagine which one of the buildings could be the Folly. I've started on Harry Turtledove's In the Balance, the first book of the Wordlwar series. It's my first foray into alternative history-SF and I must say, I like it. |
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Tideline - Penny Hancock. Enjoying it so far, though I do find the main character irritating which is probably the point I guess!
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The Midwives Confssion - Diane Chamberlain.
Almost finished it, loving it...
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I've just finished listening to Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. It's basically a tale of revenge coupled with the mystery of who is taking the revenge. It is set in a private boys' day school. The story is told from the point of view of a teacher approaching retirement and from the point of view of a boy formerly connected with the school, whose identity gradually becomes apparent. It was a really enjoyable listen although I did work out the twist fairly early on. I'll definitely be checking out more books by Joanne Harris.
![]() At the moment I've just started Dissolution by C. J. Sansom. I'm not getting very far though as all I seem to be doing is watching the Olympics but have liked what I've read so far. |
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All the characters seem to be introduced at once and the narrative jumps around all over the place.
