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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson.
It's been on my reading list for ages and only just got round to it. Needless to say, I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I've just finished readings for three plays so it's nice to be back reading a novel! |
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I'm reading All Fall Down by Erica Spindler, it's taking it's time to enthral me.
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I've just started Enclave by Ann Aguirre. It's a YA post apocalyptic affair, I spotted it in the YA thread.
I'm not very far into it but its really fascinating so far.
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I really enjoyed reading Holes and it got me thinking about books I read when I was younger so I'm currently re-reading some Roald Dahl... Matilda; The Witches and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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I'm reading The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes and really enjoying it so far
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Finished Snowdrops by A. S. Miller. It was ok, we'll paced and you got a great sense of Moscow and the Russian winter.
The plot was a bit obvious and the allegory heavy handed but some nice set pieces even if all the characters were rather stereotypical. Maybe they just are but I longed for a mobster that actually had a neck! Anyway mrs. Bleads is on at me to read A Monster Calls so that's next. Anything for a quiet life. |
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Just done with Thief Of Souls - Anne Benson. Simply Brilliant The first read of the year for me that I am going to absolutely recommend to everyone and the first I would give a resounding ten out of ten for. Set in two time periods - 1444 Brittany, and 2002 Los Angeles, we follow two women both in the midst of investigating the disappearance of several children. In 1444 we have Abbess Guillemette, who took holy orders after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son, realising that many children were vanishing without a trace and determines that something must be done. (This part of the novel is based on the actual case of Lord Gilles De Rais,a real life figure on which the fairytale"Bluebeard" is based) and in 2002 we have Detective Lany Dunbar, from the Crimes against Children unit investigating a similar set of disappearances. The author has written this in alternate chapters - one set in 1444, the next in 2002 and so on so that you can see the parallels in the cases as they unfold. Brilliantly written with a satisfying solution, I highly recommend that if you enjoy either crime fiction, historical fiction or both that you give this a go. Or even if you don't like either of those things
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Just started The Terror of Living by Urban Waite.
Its one of the £1 books at Asda, gonna get some more.
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Poorly sick and reading Wilbur Smith - when the lion feeds. Mum and grandad have raved about him for years so thought I'd have a go, enjoying it so far!
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Just done with Thief Of Souls - Anne Benson. Simply Brilliant The first read of the year for me that I am going to absolutely recommend to everyone and the first I would give a resounding ten out of ten for. Set in two time periods - 1444 Brittany, and 2002 Los Angeles, we follow two women both in the midst of investigating the disappearance of several children. In 1444 we have Abbess Guillemette, who took holy orders after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son, realising that many children were vanishing without a trace and determines that something must be done. (This part of the novel is based on the actual case of Lord Gilles De Rais,a real life figure on which the fairytale"Bluebeard" is based) and in 2002 we have Detective Lany Dunbar, from the Crimes against Children unit investigating a similar set of disappearances. The author has written this in alternate chapters - one set in 1444, the next in 2002 and so on so that you can see the parallels in the cases as they unfold. Brilliantly written with a satisfying solution, I highly recommend that if you enjoy either crime fiction, historical fiction or both that you give this a go. Or even if you don't like either of those things
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The 39 steps by John Buchan, 10% into it on kindle. Pretty good, will also record the movie on Ch4hd this afternoon.
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the Phantom by Jo Nesbø. Slow so far, but then they usually are and speed up in the middle.
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Just finished The Elephant to Hollywood, Michael Caine's latest autobiography. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm about to start Gently Does it by Alan Hunter. |
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Memos from Purgatory ~ Harlan Ellison
Account of Ellison's time undercover with a Brooklyn street gang in the mid fifties (researching a novel) and his overnight stay in jail for arms possession in 1960. |
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My Fat Mad Teenage Diary - it's really funny.
I needed something very 'readable', if that makes sense, as I'd just given up on two books in a row (Wolf Hall and The Brief History of The Dead) and was a bit put off reading. |
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The last Days Adam Neveill. Didn;t get beyond 20 pages with banquet of the damned or Apartment 16 but this is quite good.
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I'm reading The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes and really enjoying it so far
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'Assassin's Apprentice' - Robin Hobb. Seems good so far.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
both sound very good.
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Snap! I bought that yesterday along with 'Fault in our Stars; in Smiths buy one get one half price
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" My Old Man " by John Major. It is an affectionate history of old time musical.
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I'm reading The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes and really enjoying it so far
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The reviews were mixed but I have to say I'm really enjoying it at the moment
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Still reading Gone Girl (on my kindle) and it is really really good. My print book at the moment is Perdido Street Station by China Meilville Not ready any by this author before and its a bit weird but strangely enjoyable.
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I'm not very far into it but its really fascinating so far.
