Finished Stella Gibbons`s Cold Comfort Farm .. Really good humorous tale. Would have been a big waft of fresh air in the 30s .. same as Flora Poste`s impact on the Starkadder family.
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Originally Posted by dymafi:
“Finished Stella Gibbons`s Cold Comfort Farm .. Really good humorous tale. Would have been a big waft of fresh air in the 30s .. same as Flora Poste`s impact on the Starkadder family.”
“Finished Stella Gibbons`s Cold Comfort Farm .. Really good humorous tale. Would have been a big waft of fresh air in the 30s .. same as Flora Poste`s impact on the Starkadder family.”
Great book. Lovely characterisation and very funny.
Miss Read "Changes at Fairacre"..lovely books and this is no exception
i have just found 4 more of her books in the library, that should keep me quiet for a while!
i have just found 4 more of her books in the library, that should keep me quiet for a while!
Chelsea Cain - Heartsick..... good read, actually i can't put it down... 22 chapters in and im hooked
Just finished "Prayers for Rain" by Dennis Lehane, now started on "Moonlight Mile" the follow up to "Gone baby Gone" also by DL.
Prayers for Rain was excellent....i'm expecting good things from Moonlight Mile too !
Prayers for Rain was excellent....i'm expecting good things from Moonlight Mile too !
Originally Posted by mel_drew:
“Wilkie Collins, "No Name".
Since I got the Kindle I've been reading the freebies. I'm stunned by Collin's readability. Modern in style. Humourous. Joyous.”
“Wilkie Collins, "No Name".
Since I got the Kindle I've been reading the freebies. I'm stunned by Collin's readability. Modern in style. Humourous. Joyous.”
I've always enjoyed reading the classics but I think the rise of the Kindle freebies has been a great way to get more people interested in them. I've only read The Woman in White by Collins so far, but yes he does have an easy to read style.
Originally Posted by the_lostprophet:
“I've always enjoyed reading the classics but I think the rise of the Kindle freebies has been a great way to get more people interested in them. I've only read The Woman in White by Collins so far, but yes he does have an easy to read style.”
“I've always enjoyed reading the classics but I think the rise of the Kindle freebies has been a great way to get more people interested in them. I've only read The Woman in White by Collins so far, but yes he does have an easy to read style.”
The Woman in White is Brill. Loved it.
Originally Posted by benjamini:
“The Woman in White is Brill. Loved it.”
“The Woman in White is Brill. Loved it.”
I've never thought to read "The Woman in White", so far. My opinion has always been coloured by an unenjoyable theatre experience some years ago when my daughter treated us to birthday tickets and a hotel because my wife was a fan of Michael Crawford who was playing Fosco. He decided to be ill and was understudied (quite well, but not the same), and I found myself behind the tallest man in London so only saw half the stage.
However, having now experienced Wilkie Collins, It'll be my next read.
Picked up a couple of Agatha Christies today, have started 5 Little Pigs this afternoon.
Nothing like a good old fashioned murder/mystery on a winter's evening when it's chucking it down with snow outside!
Nothing like a good old fashioned murder/mystery on a winter's evening when it's chucking it down with snow outside!
"Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive" edited by Ben Thompson.
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl. I can read this in less than half an hour.
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl. I can read this in less than half an hour.
Originally Posted by stud u like:
“"Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive" edited by Ben Thompson.
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl. I can read this in less than half an hour.”
“"Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive" edited by Ben Thompson.
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl. I can read this in less than half an hour.”
Hi, whats the Mary Whitehouse one like? Im mildly curious.
Originally Posted by benjamini:
“Hi, whats the Mary Whitehouse one like? Im mildly curious.”
“Hi, whats the Mary Whitehouse one like? Im mildly curious.”
I found the book a mixture of sadness and amusement at things she found objectionable.
Originally Posted by stud u like:
“I found the book a mixture of sadness and amusement at things she found objectionable.”
“I found the book a mixture of sadness and amusement at things she found objectionable.”
Worth a read ?
I'm reading The Baader Meinhof Complex by Stefan Aust- it's about the Red Army Faction, as the title would suggest. It's the book the movie that came out a few years ago was based on, and it's VERY well-researched and indepth. Fascinating to see how rational people can embrace extremism.
100 pages into The Mystery Of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes and I'm not enjoying it at all. Neither the plot nor the characters are gripping me and though Keyes usually has me crying with laughter, I haven't laughed once so far. And my god it's sloooooow.
Can anyone tell me if it gets better? Or does the entire story revolve around this obnoxious "Laddz" band? I mean, why would I care about the disappearance of one of the band members? The reader has no connection with him whatsoever.
So disappointed. Had been eagerly awaiting her new book.
Can anyone tell me if it gets better? Or does the entire story revolve around this obnoxious "Laddz" band? I mean, why would I care about the disappearance of one of the band members? The reader has no connection with him whatsoever.
So disappointed. Had been eagerly awaiting her new book.
Tripwire by Lee Child.. I'm reading his books in order, and once you have got used to Lee Child 's style of writing, and the character of Jack Reacher, his books are unputdownable.
Originally Posted by KT-Williams:
“Chelsea Cain - Heartsick..... good read, actually i can't put it down... 22 chapters in and im hooked”
“Chelsea Cain - Heartsick..... good read, actually i can't put it down... 22 chapters in and im hooked
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Onto book 2 in the Archie Sheridan series... and it's as fab as the 1st one... am loving Chelsea Cains book... hooked!
Currently half way through Cujo by Stephen King.
Out of all the SK books I've read so far, it's my least favourite, but it still has the second half to save itself.
Out of all the SK books I've read so far, it's my least favourite, but it still has the second half to save itself.
Originally Posted by benjamini:
“Worth a read ?”
“Worth a read ?”
Yes, if you were aware of the programmes and the people discussed in the letters. It adds to the background.
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