Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
What are you reading at the moment? (Part 4)
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The Passage by Justin Cronin. I had never heard of it until I discovered this forum a few days ago, loved the sound of it, ordered it from Amazon and it arrived yesterday. I am loving it so far.
Just finished the excellent Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, by Dee Brown - one of those books that'll stay with me long after I've finished it.
Now starting on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, which I've mean meaning to read for ages.
After that I'm going to go for something a bit lighter for a bit of comfort reading!
Now starting on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, which I've mean meaning to read for ages.
After that I'm going to go for something a bit lighter for a bit of comfort reading!
Endless Night by Agatha Christie. I've never read Christie, before, and I'll try anything once. Light, easy to read, the characters interesting and I'm reading it quicker, than I thought I would.
Originally Posted by Reddybook:
“Endless Night by Agatha Christie. I've never read Christie, before, and I'll try anything once. Light, easy to read, the characters interesting and I'm reading it quicker, than I thought I would.”
“Endless Night by Agatha Christie. I've never read Christie, before, and I'll try anything once. Light, easy to read, the characters interesting and I'm reading it quicker, than I thought I would.”
I'm very fond of Agatha Christie, particularly the Poirot and Miss Marple books. Bit old-fashioned these days, perhaps, but still a good read.
Dark Echo by F G Cottam. I've only just discovered this author thanks to my Kindle and love his books, which are psychological thrillers/ghost stories. This one's about an old ship, bought at an auction by a millionaire to restore and sail with his son - except it seems to be cursed by its previous owner. Riveting stuff!
Just finished The Fellowship of the Ring - it took me over a month, but I did it! I'm now going to tackle The Two Towers.
Originally Posted by whodoo:
“I'm reading Dracula, (I'm getting into the "Gothic thing" a bit late in life
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“I'm reading Dracula, (I'm getting into the "Gothic thing" a bit late in life
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Ooh enjoy! I read it when I was younger and couldn't read it at night, it was too spooky! loved Bram Stoker's writing style!
Originally Posted by shortyknickers:
“The Passage by Justin Cronin. I had never heard of it until I discovered this forum a few days ago, loved the sound of it, ordered it from Amazon and it arrived yesterday. I am loving it so far.”
“The Passage by Justin Cronin. I had never heard of it until I discovered this forum a few days ago, loved the sound of it, ordered it from Amazon and it arrived yesterday. I am loving it so far.”
Sequel out end of month can't wait! You won't have to wait to resolve the cliffhanger ending - me I had to wait 2 years....2 YEARS to get the next book
Still reading Wolf Hall - it's taking me ages! I do like it but I just can't seem to get into it like other books - i'll persevere though.
I did start reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on the side, has made me giggle several times and I like how he's used actual excerpts from the original book and added zombies in
I did start reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on the side, has made me giggle several times and I like how he's used actual excerpts from the original book and added zombies in
I would recommend How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, very witty and in places laugh out loud funny (or at least for me). It's basically an account of her years growing up and the things we women have to deal with! It's honest, funny and also she doesn't shy away from embarrassing or important topics. I like her writing style very much!
Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin.
The second in the "Ashfall" trilogy, am enjoying it very much. Easy to read as its a YA novel. Contines the story of Alex and Darla as they search desperately for Alex's parents in the aftermath of the Yellowstone eruption.
The second in the "Ashfall" trilogy, am enjoying it very much. Easy to read as its a YA novel. Contines the story of Alex and Darla as they search desperately for Alex's parents in the aftermath of the Yellowstone eruption.
Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada. Still working my way through, as it's a huuuge book. But HF is/was a terrific writer, with a great understanding of human nature..
Just finished endless Night by Agatha Christie, which was dated,, but that didn't spoil the great storytelling and suprise twist at the end.
Next up is http://Edge by Jeffrey Deaver
Next up is http://Edge by Jeffrey Deaver
Originally Posted by Lizzy11268:
“Sequel out end of month can't wait! You won't have to wait to resolve the cliffhanger ending - me I had to wait 2 years....2 YEARS to get the next book”
“Sequel out end of month can't wait! You won't have to wait to resolve the cliffhanger ending - me I had to wait 2 years....2 YEARS to get the next book
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its thanks to you I am reading it, i googled it after you mentioned it in a Stephen King topic and was delighted to see it was part of a trilogy! I am about halfway through it and totally riveted, i blame my messy house and empty fridge on you! 
I picked up The Quantam Universe: Everything that can happen does happen and Why does E=mc2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw this lunch time. I started reading why does E=mc2? and it is actually quite interesting. Physics used to interest me at school but I was never any good at it.
(Think my inner geek is coming out!)
(Think my inner geek is coming out!)
I'm also looking forward to Justin Cronin's new book. There are a couple of reviews up on Amazon already which look very promising. I'm hoping that an unabridged audiobook will be released, preferably narrated by Scott Brick again, I thought that his narration of The Passage was brilliant.
In the meantime I've finished listening to The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. I was intrigued at the start of the book but, despite the inclusion of a lot of interesting ideas, I thought that the story as a whole was only ok. I'll probably listen to the next book in the series eventually but shan't be in any great rush.
I'm now listening to something completely different - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. It's Allan Karlsson's one hundredth birthday and the nursing home are holding a party for him. Instead of attending the party Allan decides to escape. Quite entertaining so far.
I'm reading The Golden Hour by William Nicholson on my Kindle and in my opinion it's proving to be something of a gem. Since buying the book I've discovered that it's the last in a trilogy about the fictional village of Edenfield on the outskirts of Lewes, East Sussex. I haven't read the first two books but it's not spoiling my enjoyment of the third.
The story basically tells of the lives of various inhabitants of the village over seven days in summer. So far nothing very dramatic has happened, it's just (mostly fairly affluent) people muddling through their lives and the author showing us what's going on in their heads. Despite seeming outwardly successful, nobody is having a particularly easy time. I'm finding the story of the elderly lady particularly poignant - I don't want to grow old!
I worked in Lewes for about four years a long time ago now. I'm finding the descriptions of the town and surrounding area very enjoyable and I want to go back and explore. At the time I was a bit miffed to be working somewhere without "decent" shops and didn't really appreciate what an interesting town Lewes actually is.
In the meantime I've finished listening to The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. I was intrigued at the start of the book but, despite the inclusion of a lot of interesting ideas, I thought that the story as a whole was only ok. I'll probably listen to the next book in the series eventually but shan't be in any great rush.
I'm now listening to something completely different - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. It's Allan Karlsson's one hundredth birthday and the nursing home are holding a party for him. Instead of attending the party Allan decides to escape. Quite entertaining so far.
I'm reading The Golden Hour by William Nicholson on my Kindle and in my opinion it's proving to be something of a gem. Since buying the book I've discovered that it's the last in a trilogy about the fictional village of Edenfield on the outskirts of Lewes, East Sussex. I haven't read the first two books but it's not spoiling my enjoyment of the third.
The story basically tells of the lives of various inhabitants of the village over seven days in summer. So far nothing very dramatic has happened, it's just (mostly fairly affluent) people muddling through their lives and the author showing us what's going on in their heads. Despite seeming outwardly successful, nobody is having a particularly easy time. I'm finding the story of the elderly lady particularly poignant - I don't want to grow old!
I worked in Lewes for about four years a long time ago now. I'm finding the descriptions of the town and surrounding area very enjoyable and I want to go back and explore. At the time I was a bit miffed to be working somewhere without "decent" shops and didn't really appreciate what an interesting town Lewes actually is.
Reading The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti atm, it's not bad but I'm not finding it that interesting.
The last really good book I read was Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S Choi, it was very dark and funny.
The last really good book I read was Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S Choi, it was very dark and funny.
I've been on a roll with great book choices recently and have just finished a confederacy of dunces which had me snorting like an idiot.
Just started Old Mans War which has come highly recommended (which usually puts a scupper on things) and has a very original premise.
Just started Old Mans War which has come highly recommended (which usually puts a scupper on things) and has a very original premise.
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