This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

The White Feather

miamee wrote: »

The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie. I've never read any Agatha Christy but always loved Poirot on TV as a kid. Really enjoying it so far.

All her books are very good. All highly recommended if you like mysteries

miamee

I do so Im delighted to have so many to look forward to now

AndrewJRenko

Freedom by Jonathon Franzen

An excellent read, though the chapters are bit too long to be digested in manageable chunks for me. He goes off a little on his cat-hating/bird-loving hobby horse a bit though.

otnomart

The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot Wright is a very sad book (avoid if you have small children !)
Now into In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey.

Callan57

A House full of Secrets by Zoe Miller

eire4

Finished Jo Nesbo's crime thriller The Devil's Star. Another enjoyable read from Nesbo.

Foweva Awone

I'm reading Trainwreck, a really interesting book by Sady Doyle about female celebrities such as Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday and lots more who have had very public meltdowns, and the contributory societal factors. I'd really recommend it, it's so insightful and really eye-opening.

In fact this may be the first piece of self-proclaimed feminist literature that I've actually enjoyed - that says a lot! By which I mean, while it's coming from a feminist standpoint, it's not preachy or man-hatey and doesn't beat you over the head with any particular agenda.

New Home

Donal Ryan's "From a Low and Quiet Sea". And I'll read his other books one after the other (I started with "The Spinning Heart"). He's absolutely brilliant, and after having seen him (with Anne Griffin) being interviewed by Rick O'Shea last Saturday in Westport, I can also say he's very very witty. (Great night, BTW).

otnomart

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Callan57

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

Wyldwood

Callan57 wrote: »

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

Would be interested to hear what you think of it, I enjoy Robert Harris but have read very mixed reviews.

Callan57

Wyldwood wrote: »

Would be interested to hear what you think of it, I enjoy Robert Harris but have read very mixed reviews.

Finished The Second Sleep last night. It was OK but definitely not in the same league as Fatherland! The premise is interesting but I felt the delivery was a bit lacking & it felt like the author wasn't too sure where he wanted the story to go.
I'd probably give it 3/5* ... worth a read but definitely not his best.



Next for me is The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand

Irish_rat

Frankenstein. Excellent read.

antietam1

The new Harry Bosch and Jack Reacher plus CJ Ransom's Tombland.
J Reacher awful.
About to start Mick Heron's slow horses.

Callan57

A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

Xofpod

Hell is round the Corner, the Tricky autobiography. Great if you liked the music of the period and the book is particularly good on his childhood and family background.

Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney. It's good but I'm finding it harder to love than Normal People.

miamee

Lying In Wait - Liz Nugent.

eire4

Finished book 4 in Frank Herbert's sci fi Dune Series God Emperor of Dune. A bit of a drop off from the first 3 books in the series I felt but still decent.

otnomart

Recently finished The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell, what a page turner !
Now reading Entry Island by Peter May

The White Feather

eire4 wrote: »

Finished book 4 in Frank Herbert's sci fi Dune Series God Emperor of Dune. A bit of a drop off from the first 3 books in the series I felt but still decent.

I found the first 3 are great but they really get poorer as they go on.Each one is not as good as the last one. The prequels by his son range from good to terrible but are in no way in the first 3 dunes series league. I felt his son was just keeping the money coming in by writing more and more novels. The ones based on his fathers (Frank Herbert) notes were fairly good but the ones he made up on his own were terrible.

eire4

The White Feather wrote: »

I found the first 3 are great but they really get poorer as they go on.Each one is not as good as the last one. The prequels by his son range from good to terrible but are in no way in the first 3 dunes series league. I felt his son was just keeping the money coming in by writing more and more novels. The ones based on his fathers (Frank Herbert) notes were fairly good but the ones he made up on his own were terrible.

Thanks for the advice on the sons books. I will steer clear of them so. I of course still have the last 2 books in the original series to go but totally agree with you so far. The first 3 books really good stuff. The fourth one decent but nothing like the first 3 at all. I will crack out book 5 next month and see how that goes.

Callan57

The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

Wyldwood

Midnight in Chernobyl By Adam Higginbotham. It's a long read and at times tedious if you're not of a scientific background but worth persevering with.

It's the account of the nuclear plant from planning stage right through to the court case of those held responsible for the explosion by the authorities. It's a shocking, disturbing read but also a very enlightening account of the disaster.

Now on to something a bit lighter Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons.

Happy Christmas to all fellow readers and thanks for all the recommendations through the year.

New Home

Re-reading "Knowing Max" by James Long. I love it.

eire4

Finished The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo. An exciting crime thriller that was an enjoyable read.

miamee

Just started I Am Pilgrim and looking forward to getting stuck into it. I hope it lives up to all the good reviews I have seen, it's a long one.

quickbeam

It's a great read. Worth the effort for its size.

Ipso

Almost finished La Confidential (again), phew!
Then it’s The latest in The Last Kingdom series from Bernard Cornwell.

otnomart

finished over Christmas: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan

Callan57

Educated by Tara Westover