This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Ipso

LA Confidential, amazing stuff.

andrewie

Jack and Jill by James Patterson.

IvyTheTerrible

Ender's game by Orson Scott Card

Tom Joad

Just finished The Catcher in the Rye - I'm struggling to know what to say about it - maybe I'm to old to get it but the whole experience of reading it left me cold, hated Holden, hated the style of writing and couldn't see the point of it to be honest.

neveah

Recently finished 'Me Before You' by JoJo Moyes.

At first glance it appears to be just your standard romance novel but it's actually much more than that. It's not a romanctic book in the Chick Lit sense at all, the cover is very misleading. It is a compelling read that is thought provoking and will stay with you long after you put it down. It gives an incredible insight into the life of a quadraplegic. I found myself really emotionally touched by this story. It was my best read for 2012, funny to think I was in the bookshop and the only reason I bought this book was because a woman browsing the shelves next to me went out of her way to tell me what a good book it was. That's never happened to me before so I took a chance and bought it. I'm glad I did.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Tom Joad wrote: »

Just finished The Catcher in the Rye - I'm struggling to know what to say about it - maybe I'm to old to get it but the whole experience of reading it left me cold, hated Holden, hated the style of writing and couldn't see the point of it to be honest.

Read this twice, once when 16, again when 23. Two completely different reactions to it. Second time was a lot like your reaction. Funny that.

I are mostly reading (trying to) American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It's actually not a terrible book but when I put it down I don't seem to be that pushed about picking it up again. Think I'll give up on it.

Callan57

Finished Stasiland today & tonight I'm going to start Changeling by Philippa Gregory

Belle E. Flops

Finished perks of being a wallflower and now starting the Count of Monte Cristo.

MagicMarker

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

Finished perks of being a wallflower and now starting the Count of Monte Cristo.

Oooh you're in for a treat!!

Busi_Girl08

Frankenstein

Ostrom

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

Finished perks of being a wallflower and now starting the Count of Monte Cristo.

Enjoy! Utterly compelling read.

Just finished The Gulag Archipelago, and James Gleick's brilliantly brief biography of Isaac Newton yesterday. Halfway through Paul Theoux's The Old Patagonian Express (am working alternately through his train books month by month).

Got a 3-volume paperback set of The Gulag Archipelago last week, so will fill in the blanks of the awful abridgement over the weekend, hopefully.

Callan57

Well into The Women of the Cousins' War by Philippa Gregory

adrian522

adrian522 wrote: »

Far to go was good, but I thought the present day stuff wasn't nearly as the bit set during the War. It lost a bit of momentum towards the end an the ending was a bit of letdown, but overall decent book and well worth the read.

Currently reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

emeraldstar wrote: »

How are you finding this? I hated it

adrian522 wrote: »

Only about a quarter way through so I'll reserve judgement, does seem pretty slow paced at the moment though...I'll post back next week once I've finished it.

I enjoyed it but it seemed to be always building up to a climax that never arrived. My brother loved it and said that was the point but I think it was a bit anticlimactic.

This week I've started into Blood Meridian: or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy.

It's a bit heavy going for Christmas week to say the least. Long roaming sentences that require a lot of concentration and pretty stomach churning subject matter. I've heard great things about it so looking forward to getting through it.

Catherine!

On my new Kobo Touch:

Across The Universe by Beth Revis - borrowed from my local library
On The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin - free from Kobo store
Free preview of Yesterday's Sun by Amanda Brooke

IvyTheTerrible

I was pretty disappointed by Ender's Game. The writing is not fantastic, the characters aren't believable, and the book could have been 100 pages shorter if Card didn't describe every battle and tactics in boring detail. I won't be reading the rest of this series.

Started The Dirtiest Race in History, about the 1988 100m mens final in Seoul. It is fantastic already.

highlydebased

Reading the Casual Vacancy - unsure what all the hype is about (so far anyway)

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

highlydebased wrote: »

Reading the Casual Vacancy - unsure what all the hype is about (so far anyway)

Was there hype? Other than it was JK Rowling? I didn't see that much hype from reviewers about it once they'd actually read it.

old gregg

old gregg wrote: »

Just started The Infinite Tides by Christian Kiefer. Too soon to tell but have a feeling this might be a slow one to get through.

I finished this last week and have to say that it is absolutely wonderful. Easily the most enjoyable book I've read in quite some time.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13000877-the-infinite-tides


Just starting the final part of Glyn Iliffe's Iliad retelling, The Armour of Achilles.

Callan57

Almost finished The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climber Out Of The Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson .... totally crazy & very funny - a great one to end the year on.:D

mackthefinger

Kevin Barry - Dark lies the Island

Enjoyed this collection over christmas, short stories that
are disturbing, moving, funny and all beautifully told.
Stories are set in a variety of settings, including towns in the west of Ireland, Dublin, Cork, Berlin, Liverpool and London.
Some memorable characters that will linger with me for a while yet.

eire4

Finished a re read of John Connolly's The Black Angel. His best book to date for me.

SarahBM

Finished Life of Pi - hated it. Cant see what all the hype with it was about

Started Rebecca last night. only on Chapter 3 but I already love the style of writing. Cant wait to get stuck in.
Thats what bank holidays are for, right?!?!?

Callan57

SarahBM wrote: »

Finished Life of Pi - hated it. Cant see what all the hype with it was about

Started Rebecca last night. only on Chapter 3 but I already love the style of writing. Cant wait to get stuck in.
Thats what bank holidays are for, right?!?!?

I'm in agreement with you on both books

Wyldwood

Oh no, I just started Life of Pi, hope it won't be a bad start to my reading New Year!

I love Du Maurier's style of writing, must give Rebecca & My Cousin Rachel another go.

SarahBM

Wyldwood wrote: »

Oh no, I just started Life of Pi, hope it won't be a bad start to my reading New Year!

I love Du Maurier's style of writing, must give Rebecca & My Cousin Rachel another go.

well my friend just finished it and she loved it, and I know a good few people who thought it was great, so dont let my opinion put you off.

skeleton_boy

Finished The Stone Cold Truth, now onto The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest

Callan57

Just started my first read of 2013 & it's The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Say it Aint So

Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck

IvyTheTerrible

John Dies at the End by David Wong.

Monkeybonkers

The Governor: The life and times of the man who ran Mountjoy by John Lonergan