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What are you reading at the moment? (Part 4)
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poppycat
14-09-2012
Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.

Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one.

To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position!
mocha-latte
14-09-2012
Originally Posted by poppycat:
“Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.

Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one.

To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position!”

Thank you x
anniesou
14-09-2012
Originally Posted by mocha-latte:
“What did you think of this ? been thinking about buying it ”

Not usually a Stephen King fan, but my daughter persuaded me to read this. It weighs a ton so not holiday reading! The story so far is intriguing, so I'll stick with it.
TH14
15-09-2012
Martina Cole Two Women
Buntym
15-09-2012
Nearly finished 'The Declaration' by Gemma Malley.

Another 'teen' book which I have whizzed through.

Will go on to something more 'grown up' next I think....
poppycat
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by Buntym:
“Nearly finished 'The Declaration' by Gemma Malley.

Another 'teen' book which I have whizzed through.

Will go on to something more 'grown up' next I think....”

I have all 3 on my to read list, to be honest some of the best books I've read are classed as 'Young Adult' books so I've given up feeling like I should be acting like more of a grown up at 38!!
Aarghawasp!
15-09-2012
Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.
-Sid-
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by TH14:
“Martina Cole Two Women”

That was my favourite Martina Cole novel (loved the ending especially). Hope you're enjoying it too

I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book.

I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter).
InkyPinky
15-09-2012
A collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, again. Dagon, at the moment.
Sue_C
15-09-2012
I've started on World Without End by Ken Follett. I'm only a couple of chapters in, enjoyable so far.

My current audiobook is Skeleton HIil by Peter Lovesey. This is one of a series of crime fiction books featuring Police Superintendent Peter Diamond. He is in charge of CID at Bath Police Station and, as is usual in this type of book, is a bit of a maverick. He is in his 50s, a widower, overweight and not very fit, a bit of a loner, is at odds with his commanding officer, is computer illiterate and has a cat named Raffles.

This particular story relates to the discovery of a skeleton at a site where a civll war re-enactment has recently taken place and the subsequent discovery of the body of one of the re-enactors.

I've read several books in the series and have enjoyed them a great deal. There's not much in the way of graphic violence, sex or bad language, just good, often quite humorous, stories with plenty of detail relating to the Bath area and a fair amount of history thrown in for good measure. The character of Peter Diamond is well rounded and there are several other recurring characters who are also well drawn.

I think that the books would be ideal for a tv series and can imagine someone like Warren Clarke (shame he's already done Dalziel and Pascoe) or Timothy Spall as Diamond.
geordielady
15-09-2012
Hunger games book 2, catching fire. on kindle.
nagel84
15-09-2012
The Clown by Heinrich Boll - It's OK but not anywhere as good as the two books of his I've read previously (Billiards at Half Past Nine and The Silent Angel).
KitKat21
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by poppycat:
“Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.

Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one.

To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position!”


I'm glad you're enjoying it, every book of hers I've really enjoyed.

I will give Sleepers and Sleepers 2 a go, looking for something new to read and I do enjoy that type of book.
kimindex
15-09-2012
Sweet Swan of Avon - Robin P Williams

Quote:
“Robin Williams' premise that a woman may have written the works attributed to William Shakespeare is NOT based on analysis of the female characters in the plays or on any perceived feminine attributes. Rather, she grounds her provocative study on documented evidence regarding Mary Sidney, a woman who developed the most important literary circle in English history, whose mission in life was to create great works in the English language, and who was unable to put her name on work written for the public theater.

The intent of this book is to provide enough documented evidence to open the inquiry into this intriguing—and entirely plausible—possibility. She accomplishes this by, on the one hand, debunking longstanding assumptions about the author of these works and, on the other hand, providing overwhelming documented evidence connecting Mary Sidney to the Shakespearean canon”

and

Meltwater by Michael Ridpath

Quote:
“Operation Meltwater: FreeFlow, a group of internet activists committed to the freedom of information have video evidence of a military atrocity in the Middle East and have chosen Iceland as their HQ while they prepare to unleash their greatest coup on the world's media.

On the glacial rim of erupting volcano Eyjafjallajokull, they christen their endeavour Operation Meltwater. Minutes later, in the steam and mist, one of them is murdered.

Asta, a newly qualified priest, has contacted FreeFlow with information about a scandal in the church. Her involvement with FreeFlow will cost her dear. And with the return of Magnus's brother Ollie to Iceland, the feud that has haunted their family for three generations is about to reignite.”

kira nerys
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by Aarghawasp!:
“Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.”

This was the first non Roy Grace Peter James I read,quite a good book,and quite creepy in some ways too,kind of makes you wonder..........
kira nerys
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“That was my favourite Martina Cole novel (loved the ending especially). Hope you're enjoying it too

I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book.

I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter).”




I thought this was a fantastic book,I read it when I was about 14,and have since read the rest of the Lecter series,which,in my opinion,are far better than the films(although silence of the lambs was a very good film,I think they should've left it at that for the films,as the books are far superior!)
geordielady
15-09-2012
Originally Posted by Aarghawasp!:
“Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.”

That was one of my 20p bargin purchases for my kindle, not read it yet!
Aarghawasp!
16-09-2012
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“That was one of my 20p bargin purchases for my kindle, not read it yet!”

Mine too! I nabbed it when someone posted on here.
Aarghawasp!
16-09-2012
Originally Posted by kira nerys:
“This was the first non Roy Grace Peter James I read,quite a good book,and quite creepy in some ways too,kind of makes you wonder..........”

I've never read his stuff before, I just downloaded it when someone said it was 20p on Kindle. Really enjoying it. Creepy indeed...
babysweet
16-09-2012
Just finished 600 Hours of Edward, by Craig Lancaster. This was a gem of a find from the Kindle daily deal. 39 year old Edward Stanton from Billings, Montana has Asperger's syndrome and a bad case of OCD. Over the course of 600 hours, Edward's life is about to change as circumstances conspire to pull him out of his beloved routine. This made me laugh, and made me cry and if you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime you will like this.

Currently on The Man from Beijing, by Henning Mankell, which is pretty good, and The Bloodletter's Daughter, by Linda Lafferty, which is not holding my attention so well.
poppycat
17-09-2012
Finished One Cold Night by Katia Lief, enjoyed it and will read more of hers soon.

Also over the weekend read Divergent by Veronica Roth. Really excellent YA dystopian novel, and read it in just over a day despite it being 500 pages. It's quite Hunger Games-ish so if you liked that then you should like this. Only downside is that the 3rd in the trilogy won't be out until autumn next year.

Now about to start the second in the trilogy, Insurgent and then wait patiently for a year for that last one!
annette kurten
17-09-2012
Patrick Hamilton, the gorse trilogy.
stud u like
17-09-2012
Daphne Du Maurier's "Jamaica Inn"
TH14
17-09-2012
Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“That was my favourite Martina Cole novel (loved the ending especially). Hope you're enjoying it too

I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book.

I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter).”

I'm loving it, I can't put it down. It's a real eye opener and such a sad book really Susan Dalston is such a tragic character that you can't help but really root for
s1960b
17-09-2012
Currently enjoying reading 'Downtime' by Tamara Allen on my Kindle. A good story and extremely good value at only 77p!
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