This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

AnnyHallsal

Riders to the Sea

baconsarnie

Just finished "Monsieur Pain" by Roberto Bolano and stated "Sins of the father: tracing the decisions that shaped the Irish Economy" by Conor McCabe

The former is probably only for Bolano afficiandos who really, really want to own/read all of his works (stick to 2666 or the Savage Detectives, imho) and the latter already has me hooked

Huzzah!

Just finished the Great Gatsby, which I adored. Have started on the Hunger Games to see what all the fuss is about.

SarahBM

Huzzah! wrote: »

Just finished the Great Gatsby, which I adored. Have started on the Hunger Games to see what all the fuss is about.

you actually liked the Great Gatsby? I didnt like it at all.

Im in two minds about reading the Hunger Games. Saw the film which I enjoyed. I dont want to jump on the band wagon.

Im still reading the Master and Margarita. weird book.

joolsveer

I read "My life as a traitor" by Zarah Ghahramani about her imprisonment in Tehran's Evin prison. It is very well written and despite the horrible subject I really enjoyed it. She now lives in Australia but I don't know how she got there.

baconsarnie

SarahBM wrote: »

Im still reading the Master and Margarita. weird book.

I adore that book!

eire4

I just finished reading The Inner Sanctum by Mark Guidi which is an interesting look behind the scenes of Celtic's league and league cup double winning team of 1998. The author uses player interviews to lead the narrative which is an interesting approach.

Callan57

Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart

perri winkles

Tried my hand at A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking. It's actually quite easy to read (I am not mathematically minded at all!) but I feel like I need to read an actual story alongside it, as it can get a wee bit tedious!

So started Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. Good so far

x_Ellie_x

Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs

emeraldstar

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

doriansmith

Marching Powder by Rusty Young

TheEscapist

Started reading the Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness last weekend and halfway through the third one now. Great read and not what I expected for a teen fiction series. I bought them for my 13 year old sister and read a few pages on the train home and I was hooked after the first page. I'm sure she'll enjoy them even if they're slightly second hand.

tim_holsters

Callan57 wrote: »

Haven't read 'Any Human Heart' but it's on the list ... not really loving 'Armadillo' but I read 'Ordinary Thunderstorms' & thought it brilliant.

Picked OT up in the airport awhile ago but put it down again mainly because I've too many books backing up as it is.

jmc1243

The last hunger games book

Callan57

Going to start The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

Dutchie

In a Moment - Caroline Finnerty

MagicMarker

I'm 12 chapters into The Count of Monte Cristo and so far it's utterly fantastic!

eire4

MagicMarker wrote: »

I'm 12 chapters into The Count of Monte Cristo and so far it's utterly fantastic!

I agree it is a great book. I very much enjoyed it and no doubt will read it again some time.

eire4

I finished A Season in Paradise by Henrik Larsson which is the story of his remarkable 2001 season at Celtic in which he scored 53 goals and Celtic won the treble.

Then on a completely different track I started yesterday The Gearldine Conspiracy by Anne Chambers.

Bigtoe107

Reading Doris Lessings the grass is singing at the moment its very good

emeraldstar

Bigtoe107 wrote: »

Reading Doris Lessings the grass is singing at the moment its very good

Glad you're enjoying it but, gosh, how I hated that book.

A V A

OakeyDokey wrote: »

Finished reading The Tales of Beedle and Bard last night and enjoyed it. Not sure what to start now.

do you know anywhere in dublin where i could get this ??????

x_Ellie_x

I'm 3/4 of the way through Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.

Callan57

Finished The Darkest Room ... very good read

Starting The Wine of Solitude by Iréne Némirovsky today

sproggy13

Trying to read 'Free Fire' by CJ Box. Its tough going!

Huzzah!

Finished the Hunger Games, which was an enjoyable enough read.

I've started Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Robert Holmes.

TheEscapist

World War Z, about a third of the way in and loving it. Zombie Survival Guide was fun to dip in and out of but really enjoying this.

LongTail

Finished The Sisters Brothers today. Enjoyable read. A good page turner.

Callan57

Finished The Wine of Solitude by Iréne Némirovsky .... loved it but then I'm a total fan of Némirovsky's books.

Today I'm starting Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff .... Oh Lord tiny print