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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? - Jeanette Winterson.
Started reading it nearly a fortnight ago and have only got as far as page 30. I'm so bored with it I'm tempted to put it away and pretend I never bought it in the first place. |
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Bringing Up The Bodies Hilary Mantel
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The Horse Witch by Sheila Fulton,set in iron age Scotland.
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Fellowship of the Ring.
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Please give your opinion of the books you have read. I feel none the wiser after reading many contributions. Thankyou
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Please can you give a brief idea of whether you enjoyed the books. I would like recommendations andI I am sure many others would. Thank you
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Jonathan Kellerman- Obsession
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Peony in love- Lisa See
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I've been on a Hannibal Lecter kick. I've read Hannibal, Hannibal Rising and Red Dragon in the last few weeks. Lecter is probably my favourite 'baddie' ever and a great character by any standards.
Hannibal Rising had a lot of influences from Perfume in it so now I'm re-reading that. |
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Please can you give a brief idea of whether you enjoyed the books. I would like recommendations andI I am sure many others would. Thank you
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Bringing Up The Bodies Hilary Mantel
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This has been recommended to me as well as Wolf Hall - what are your thoughts? I've read mixed reviews on amazon where some say that it's hard work?
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I've had a bit of time away from my books but have just come back to George RR Martin's "A Dance with Dragons". Enjoying it so far, but struggling to really get into it because I'm having to spend too much time racking my poor elderly demented brain to remember what each of the characters was up to when last I came across them. I read the first books back to back so it hasn't been an issue but I've had a fair few months since I read "Feast for Crows". I'm sure it will get easier once I've finished the first few chapters. It certainly is a most epic read!
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Finished reading The Hunger Games which I really enjoyed and am now starting to read Catching Fire.
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Really? I really loved it!
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both are fabulous in my view..she writes in the present tense in both which some peeps find unacceptable....i read WOLF HALL really quickly and was bereft when i finished it,,so am savouring Bodies
A book has got to grab me in the first few chapters or I just find it a trial to keep with it. I recall doing the same with Swan Song and then went back to it and finding myself enjoying it immensely.
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I've had a bit of time away from my books but have just come back to George RR Martin's "A Dance with Dragons". Enjoying it so far, but struggling to really get into it because I'm having to spend too much time racking my poor elderly demented brain to remember what each of the characters was up to when last I came across them. I read the first books back to back so it hasn't been an issue but I've had a fair few months since I read "Feast for Crows". I'm sure it will get easier once I've finished the first few chapters. It certainly is a most epic read!
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I've been on a Hannibal Lecter kick. I've read Hannibal, Hannibal Rising and Red Dragon in the last few weeks. Lecter is probably my favourite 'baddie' ever and a great character by any standards.
Hannibal Rising had a lot of influences from Perfume in it so now I'm re-reading that.
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Please give your opinion of the books you have read. I feel none the wiser after reading many contributions. Thankyou
However, over the years I have noticed a rise in great negativity when some people write unfair and generally nasty assessments which are often untrue. This often results in people being put off reading a book when it might be lovely. |
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Knots and Crosses - Ian Rankin.
Its been a long time since I have read any of these and I've decided to work my way through them in order. I'd forgotten how different Rebus was in the first book.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It's very beautiful.
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Just finished "The Death Cure" the third book in the Maze Runner trilogy (YA novels)
I read these because they were recommended by people who loved The Hunger Games trilogy which I did - I have to say I really enjoyed all the Maze Runner books even though they didnt draw me in as much as Hunger Games did. I would recommend them though. Now started another YA novel - Ashes by Ilsa J Bick. So far it is really impressing me. The premise is - One day a massive electo magnetic pulse destroys almost everything, leaving some survivors with superhuman senses and turns some into zombie like creatures. The main character is engaging and the writing is good - I'm kind of hoping this turns into a trilogy as well ![]() I have to say, since I started my quest to find the best YA fiction out there, I have read some awesome books - the standard really is very high and in a lot of cases beats so called Adult fiction hands down. |
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Knots and Crosses - Ian Rankin.
Its been a long time since I have read any of these and I've decided to work my way through them in order. I'd forgotten how different Rebus was in the first book. ![]()
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I love the Rebus books. I am planning to reread the series later in the year
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Has anyone read The Strangers Child, Alan Hollinghurst? I've got that to read next and actually looking forward to it.
Currently reading the Legion, Simon Scarrow. About 100 pages in so far, and looking forward to finishing it. I got it because I love the series Rome. But get too confused and not really following the book too well. It's not really my kind of thing. |
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