This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Mr.Buzz

Got my Silmarillion and Unifinished Tales books from TBD today... God, this is gonna be so awesome

Callan57

ivytwine wrote: »

I loved Middlesex too. Must check out the Marriage Plot

I loved Middlesex & I have The Marriage Plot on my to read shelf

Jimmy Iovine

I finished up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the weekend. I loved it. Grabbed me right from the start.

I read The Great Gatsby a few weeks ago. I found parts of it a struggle. It was good, but I'm glad it was so short.

I finished up The Summons by John Grisham at the weekend after starting it a month ago. My interest waned as the book went on. Nothing happened. The ending was very disappointing.

Just downloaded Dr Zhivago. Haven't started. Hope I enjoy it.

eire4

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I finished up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the weekend. I loved it. Grabbed me right from the start.

I read The Great Gatsby a few weeks ago. I found parts of it a struggle. It was good, but I'm glad it was so short.

I finished up The Summons by John Grisham at the weekend after starting it a month ago. My interest waned as the book went on. Nothing happened. The ending was very disappointing.

Just downloaded Dr Zhivago. Haven't started. Hope I enjoy it.

I have read the first 2 and totally agree with you on both.

Jimmy Iovine

Have you read the sequels to the Dragon Tattoo? Any good?

SarahBM

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I finished up The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the weekend. I loved it. Grabbed me right from the start.

I read The Great Gatsby a few weeks ago. I found parts of it a struggle. It was good, but I'm glad it was so short.

I finished up The Summons by John Grisham at the weekend after starting it a month ago. My interest waned as the book went on. Nothing happened. The ending was very disappointing.

Just downloaded Dr Zhivago. Haven't started. Hope I enjoy it.

I haven't read the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because I'm afraid that it has been so over hyped that I won't like it. If that makes sense.
I hated the Great Gatsby. For such short book it took me about 2 months to read because I simply didn't want to pick it up to read it and I was so relieved when it was over!
The only John Grisham book I ever read (I think my mam has read them all) is the Chamber. It felt like it took a million years to read. I just found it so boring.
Dr Zhivago I wanted to read after seeing the film. I loved the film so I thought I would love the book, but I found it very tough going and I only got about half way through. I have yet to go back to it but I think I would have to start it again.

I am really enjoying the Cuckoo's Calling. I hope to finish it over the weekend. I think I want to read a classic next but I have to start another book for book club. so I might have to wait.

There are simply not enough hours in the day!!!!

ivytwine

I really didn't get gatsby the first time around. Read it again as was forced to for college and so glad I had to. It's one of my faves now.

Wyldwood

Picked up Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen on the freebees table in the library. It's a typical Scandinavian detective story but not a bad read at all. Quite a bit of suspense and while the translation does make the dialogue a bit clunky at times worth a read.

Now back on the classics again with East Lynne by Ellen Wood and enjoying it.

Fathom

GRR Martin Game of Thrones.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

ivytwine wrote: »

Never heard of that but it sounds right up my alley! Must look out for it!

I'm about half way through it now and I am loving it. I have to force myself to put it down otherwise I'll have it finished too soon.

Birneybau

Finally finished 'Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet' and to be honest, found some of it a bit of a slog but was worth it for the surprisingly (for me) touching ending. David Mitchell complete collection now ticked off.

Reading two new now, 'Stuff Matters' by Mark Miodownik, a fascinating look at materials from chocolate to concrete, more interesting than I'm making it sound.

Also, 'Flowers for Algernon', 10% in and loving it already. This sounds awful but the first few chapters, written from the perspective of a man with an i.q. of 68 reminds me of so many comments written on the internet these days, not on Boards obviously

Callan57

Birneybau wrote: »

Finally finished 'Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet' and to be honest, found some of it a bit of a slog but was worth it for the surprisingly (for me) touching ending. David Mitchell complete collection now ticked off.

Reading two new now, 'Stuff Matters' by Mark Miodownik, a fascinating look at materials from chocolate to concrete, more interesting than I'm making it sound.

Also, 'Flowers for Algernon', 10% in and loving it already. This sounds awful but the first few chapters, written from the perspective of a man with an i.q. of 68 reminds me of so many comments written on the internet these days, not on Boards obviously

'Flowers for Algernon' ... cried my eyes out over that one, beautiful book

Fidge13

Reading my first John Connolly - Every Dead Thing. Nearly finished - it's brilliant.

boobar

boobar wrote: »

Just finished Your Heart belongs to me by Dean R Koontz, very eery and a great read overall.

So I'm giving another Koontz novel a try.

The Watchers... Riveting stuff, unputdownable...very hard to describe without giving something away. But only a few chapters in and already some seriously interesting characters emerging.

Just finished the Watchers...fantastic, going to get stuck in to another Koontz novel this weekend.

Any recommendations?

SarahBM

Callan57 wrote: »

'Flowers for Algernon' ... cried my eyes out over that one, beautiful book

Remember seeing the film but never read the book. It's on my list.

ivytwine

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I'm about half way through it now and I am loving it. I have to force myself to put it down otherwise I'll have it finished too soon.

I was looking for it for the kindle... $25!!!! I'll check the library :O

Ice Storm

SarahBM wrote: »

Remember seeing the film but never read the book. It's on my list.

I've had Flowers for Algernon on my Amazon wishlist for a while and I just checked and it's currently £1.84 for the kindle if anyone is interested.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

ivytwine wrote: »

I was looking for it for the kindle... $25!!!! I'll check the library :O

That's expensive for an actual book never mind an e book! The one I'm reading is from the library

thedooner

J.V Jones is very good if you are into fantasy. About to finish book two in the sword of shadows series and I find it excellent.

Birneybau

SarahBM wrote: »

Remember seeing the film but never read the book. It's on my list.

Lashing into it, 30% in today! and I just love it. So humane, eloquent and heartbreaking.

giggii

boobar wrote: »

Just finished the Watchers...fantastic, going to get stuck in to another Koontz novel this weekend.

Any recommendations?

I really enjoyed Intensity, it does exactly what it says on the tin, really gripping and hard to put down! Not one if you're squeamish about violence but a great read other than that!!

Just finished Dracula last night, I'm a huge horror fan so it was a travesty that I put off reading one of the definitive horror novels for so long!! I thoroughly enjoyed it though, so atmospheric and beutifully written, it's just so creepy in places!!

Currently reading Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, it was one of my goodreads recommendations so I thought I'd give it a go, I needed something a bit easier to get through after Dracula, it was a bit heavy in places!! Only a few chapters in at the moment but I'm really liking it so far!!

SarahBM

I finished The Cuckoo's Calling yesterday and then realised I had forgotten to bring my next book home with me.
The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Wool are next and Bridget Jones for Cinema book club, but Im not sure if I will bother with that

Callan57

giggii wrote: »

I really enjoyed Intensity, it does exactly what it says on the tin, really gripping and hard to put down! Not one if you're squeamish about violence but a great read other than that!!

Just finished Dracula last night, I'm a huge horror fan so it was a travesty that I put off reading one of the definitive horror novels for so long!! I thoroughly enjoyed it though, so atmospheric and beutifully written, it's just so creepy in places!!

Currently reading Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, it was one of my goodreads recommendations so I thought I'd give it a go, I needed something a bit easier to get through after Dracula, it was a bit heavy in places!! Only a few chapters in at the moment but I'm really liking it so far!!

I agree completly - though I'm not a "horror" fan but Dracula is in a league of it own IMO.

giggii

SarahBM wrote: »

I finished The Cuckoo's Calling yesterday and then realised I had forgotten to bring my next book home with me.
The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Wool are next and Bridget Jones for Cinema book club, but Im not sure if I will bother with that

The Fifteen Lives of Harry August is great, I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I read Bridget Jones yonks ago and it was one of the rare occurrences that the film was better than the book, I was very disappointed by it!!

Aenaes

giggii wrote: »

I read Bridget Jones yonks ago and it was one of the rare occurrences that the film was better than the book, I was very disappointed by it!!

Have to agree. It was really funny in places but it didn't seem to flow very well perhaps because of the diary style.

eire4

Finished a re read of Morgan Llwelyn's The Horse Goddess a lovely coming of age story set in the Austrian Alps in Hallstatt near the begining of the iron age.

Callan57

Finished Capital by John Lanchester last night & today I'm starting The Rehersal by Eleanor Catton

mejulie805

Starting a new book whenever I can tomorrow. Torn between A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley and Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box. Hmm...

Birneybau

Wow, 'Flowers for Algernon' was heartbreaking. That final line.

Don't know what to read next, have 46 unread books on my Kindle.

denis160

Fidge13 wrote: »

Reading my first John Connolly - Every Dead Thing. Nearly finished - it's brilliant.

Love john connollys books, the charlie parker series. Deliciously scary, but a really good read.