This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

MagicMarker

I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Really good fun I have to say.

I think going straight onto the third book is a bit much for me! So will probably move onto something else and come back to HP in a few books time.

prq

Finished Slaughterhouse 5 by Vonnegut

Wyldwood

Finished Middlesex. It is very well written with great detailed descriptions. The characters are very well developed. You could feel the teenage angst of being different jumping off the pages. The second half of the book was better that the first part, in my opinion but overall it is an interesting story but not an outstanding one.

eire4

Finished a small little book about the 1913 Lockout in Dublin which included some very neat pictures from the period.

MagicMarker

I'm over halfway through 'Norwegian Wood' by Murakami. Really really enjoying it I have to say.

kylith

I'm reading Tuf Voyaging by George RR Martin, one of his sci-fi books. I'm quite enjoying it so far, I must say.

SarahBM

Just finished the Lincoln Lawyer. It was good, but don't think I'd bother with the series to be honest.
I've started The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas. One of his lesser known books. But I think it will be good. Can't read now coz I'm on a bus. Looking forward to reading with a pot of tea when I.get home though.

ivytwine

I'm reading an interesting Kindle single about the lead-up to the First World War, it's called 1913:The Eve of War and it's by Paul Ham. Easy read and fascinating stuff!

a0ifee

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Well, I have to be honest, I do tend to look down on people who think The Fault In Our Stars is anyway good. I honestly think that if you've read any other kind of book, even Harry Potter, you should be able to see TFIOS for what it is.

Harry Potter may be a kids series, or a teen series, but it is a well written series. There is character development, a pretty epic story arc, it's got humour and emotion and a lot of real life stuff among all the magic and what not.

A lot of "teen fiction" though is poorly written paint by numbers formulaic rubbish written by mediocre writers who are cashing in on a trend, or worse, written by ghost writers for publishing houses who are looking to cash in on a trend and maybe get a movie deal out of it.

I think TFIOS is John Green's strongest book, but every time I read one of his books I come away wondering why I expected something any different from the last one :rolleyes:

Callan57

Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson

Wyldwood

Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam. Loved the other two books in the trilogy so looking forward to this.

Swiper the fox

I'm about three quarters way through "The thrill of it all" Joseph O'Connor's new book. It is absolutely brilliant, an absolute must read for music lovers. He has created one of the best characters I've read in a long time, it's the father of the main protagonist, he's got a very small part in the book but absolutely everything he says is pure gold. Nothing here to dispute O'Connor's position as my favourite living writer.

Belle E. Flops

I've just finished the Night Circus. It was an enjoyable read. I thought it was a good story but I don't think it's a book I'd read again.

I'm going to start Game of Thrones next.

I've been watching the tv show, which I love. I've heard that season 3 and 4 deviate somewhat from the books so I'm looking forward reading them and seeing what happens instead.

Meathlass

Just finished The thing about December by Donal Ryan.

Starting Burial Rites tonight based on recommendations from this thread*:D

*I'll be back for ye on Monday if it doesn't live up to expectations

Huzzah!

Halfway trough We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. It's a well-written page turner, but it's a bit weird.

Aenaes

The Hourglass by Julie Parsons.

jackjustjumped

Rereading 1984. Sped through Robert Ludlum's Hades Factor. It was... entertaining.

SarahBM

jackjustjumped wrote: »

Rereading 1984. Sped through Robert Ludlum's Hades Factor. It was... entertaining.

1984 is great

Ice Storm

Australian novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton.

It's about two families living in two halves of a big house in Perth. I'm nearly halfway through and really enjoying it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Ice Storm wrote: »

Australian novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton.

It's about two families living in two halves of a big house in Perth. I'm nearly halfway through and really enjoying it.

One of my favourite books. Love it. There's a great mini series of it too.

OakeyDokey

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

If you're 12 and have never read another book ever you'll like it.

It's stupid remarks like this that put me off of posting. If you didn't like the book that's fine but people don't view things the same way. You could have easily given an opinion on why it wasn't for you instead you chose to degrade a persons book choice.

FYI I'm 23 and a very active reader. Oh and I liked the book :pac:

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

I don't think it's fair to look down on people's choice of book.

I have gone from reading Hemingway 'the old man and the sea' to 'Alice In wonderland' to The Beautiful and the Damned' by F Scott Fitzgerald to 'Divergent'. I am constantly moving between classics, children's books, fiction etc.

I'm the very same I read anything. I could get totally engrossed in a YA series but go and despise the like of Catcher in the Rye. I understand that everyone is different and people don't like the same stuff. If you don't like a book that's find but don't make little of a person for liking a book you hate.


This week I am reading The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

I wanted to read the series for a while and finally getting around to it now.

ivytwine

OakeyDokey wrote: »

This week I am reading The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

I wanted to read the series for a while and finally getting around to it now.

Oh lucky you! Absolutely love Terry's books I read them all out of order lol, so would love to reread them chronologically

The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are ok in my opinion, not his best ones and not really in keeping with the rest of the series. I think once it gets to Mort (which is brilliant) it really hits its stride

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

OakeyDokey wrote: »

It's stupid remarks like this that put me off of posting. If you didn't like the book that's fine but people don't view things the same way. You could have easily given an opinion on why it wasn't for you instead you chose to degrade a persons book choice.

FYI I'm 23 and a very active reader. Oh and I liked the book :pac:

I like that you just ignored my second post on the subject where I explained my issue with this book and books like it. But hey, that's fine.

SarahBM

I think its fair to say peoples tastes vary greatly when it comes to books especially. My best friend and I often argue about books, because like that, she will think its childish or stupid or just rubbish, whereas I might have loved it.
I love arguing about books. It's why I like boom club too because you get to hear so many other perspectives and opinions about books. :-)

About half way through the Black Tulip. Not as good as I thought but its ok.
I'm trying to get my Mam to read the 100 year old man... It wouldnt be her normal choice.

MagicMarker

Started Kafka on the Shore, it's, erm, different, compared to Norwegian Wood.

jackjustjumped

MagicMarker wrote: »

Started Kafka on the Shore, it's, erm, different, compared to Norwegian Wood.

Ah, I enjoyed that quite a bit. You should check out 1Q84, fantastic read.

I'm about a quarter of the way through Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, and very much enjoying it. I wanted to read it before the movie comes out. I'll be interested to see how Fincher (who I love) adapts it and I know Flynn wrote the screenplay too, so I'm hopeful.

biZrb

SarahBM wrote: »

About half way through the Black Tulip. Not as good as I thought but its ok.
I'm trying to get my Mam to read the 100 year old man... It wouldnt be her normal choice.

The Black Tulip is on my to read list, thought it sounded like an interesting read, I love Dumas' writing style so thought it'd be a great read, so its interesting that you just think its just ok. I'm still going to read it at some point though.

I'm currently reading The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, not as good as 100 Year Old Man, but still a good read.

SarahBM

biZrb wrote: »

The Black Tulip is on my to read list, thought it sounded like an interesting read, I love Dumas' writing style so thought it'd be a great read, so its interesting that you just think its just ok. I'm still going to read it at some point though.

I'm currently reading The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, not as good as 100 Year Old Man, but still a good read.

Well I am only half way through The Black Tulip so we will see.
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden is on my next list. I really enjoyed the old man...

Rory Gallagher

I had too take a break from the glorious Ulysses because of my summer exams in school, However I have picked it up once again.
Absolutely adore Joyce's style, He is accomplished at painting a vivid,descriptive image in one's minds,Images that stick with you.
anyway it annoys me to see so much ignorance surrounding the book,ESPECIALLY from annoying college students who have to read it and give the most idiotic reasons for disliking it.Things like ''Wah It makes no sense'' and ''It's so long''.

Why are these people aloud near an educational facility?I would love to read Ulysses for my Leaving Cert.
Unfortuantaly I am reading the dull as dishwater How Many Miles To Babylon,I thought it was alright when I started reading it however since I am stuck with writing about it I realized what a dreary,boring awful piece of whingy shíte it truly is.

Long live Ulysses.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Rory Gallagher wrote: »

Why are these people aloud near an educational facility?I would love to read Ulysses for my Leaving Cert.
Unfortuantaly I am reading the dull as dishwater How Many Miles To Babylon,I thought it was alright when I started reading it however since I am stuck with writing about it I realized what a dreary,boring awful piece of whingy shíte it truly is.

Long live Ulysses.

Bit harsh. I did it for my leaving cert and loved it. I've read it a few times since then.