This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

The Witches, by Stacy Schiff

SarahBM

The Outsiders - what a great book!

I have no idea what I am in the mood for next!

holy guacamole

Finished 'All the light we cannot see' and found it to be a pretty frustrating experience.

Although it has a great premise, vivid characters and wonderful prose, the pacing and layout almost drove me insane. Ordinarily I don't mind books which tell more than one story at a time and will readily shift from one to the other at the author's discretion, but this was too much.

Bouncing between two, three or sometimes four different narratives in short, succinct chapters is one surefire way to kill suspense and the book seemed to be forever teasing me with cliffhangers before heading off in an entirely different direction.

I thought the author juggled these narrative strands quite deftly and the way everything tied in together is testament to his storytelling ability, but I just couldn't abide being dripfed tiny morsels of plot over increasingly lengthy intervals.

SarahBM

I finished Friday Night Lights at the weekend. I was underwhelmed by it to be honest. People rave about it as being the best sports book ever written, but I just didn't see it. It was good, a good insight into small town american, racism, boom and bust of the oil economy and the pressure of high school football. But it just didn't really grab me.
Anyway, I am on to the Outsiders for the Light House cinema book club. It short enough, so hoping to get that read this week. Then I think Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be next.

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Wyldwood

Finished Unravelling Oliver and I'm a bit on the sidelines about it. The message is an important one.. that we, as adults, are shaped by our childhood experiences. However, the characters never came to life for me, they were too 2 dimensional and underdeveloped for me. It's readable but I wouldn't rave about it.

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Is that the country known as Northern Ireland?

Actually using the term Northern Ireland is a point he makes in the book. A small one but he points out the terms Northern Ireland and also Ulster were used as ways to convey the impression that the area under control of Stormont was larger then it actually was.

Swiper the fox

eire4 wrote: »

Finished a re read of Desmond Wilson's Democracy Denied. A concise but quite brilliant anti- establishment analysis of the war in the northeast of Ireland between 1969-1994.

Is that the country known as Northern Ireland?

Finished a re read of Desmond Wilson's Democracy Denied. A concise but quite brilliant anti- establishment analysis of the war in the northeast of Ireland between 1969-1994.

Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey

Birneybau

'Before The Fall' by Noah Hawley, pretty bloody good so far!

The Silent Girls by Eric Rickstad

ahlookit

Birneybau wrote: »

I really enjoyed 'The Circle', almost read it twice in a row.

I enjoyed The Circle too, but I know a few people who didn't like it as much as his others for some reason.

Working in IT and having an interest in tech helped get into it ... though anyone with an interest in facebook/google/any other other "friendly" tech giant should be able to relate.

Birneybau

ahlookit wrote: »

Birneybau wrote: »

Started 'Heroes Of The Frontier' by Dave Eggers the other night, one of my favourite writers.

Thanks, thats one to add to the list. In my opinion he still hasn't topped "A Heartbreaking Work", but then again, not many writers could.

I really enjoyed 'The Circle', almost read it twice in a row.

Just finished Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels .... outstanding

Next it's Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye

Finished a re read of Porno Irving Welsh's very funny follow up to the brilliant Trainspotting.

Swiper the fox

I'm really enjoying the Glorious Heresies. Maybe being from Cork helps a little butility it's a decent read

ahlookit

Birneybau wrote: »

Started 'Heroes Of The Frontier' by Dave Eggers the other night, one of my favourite writers.

Thanks, thats one to add to the list. In my opinion he still hasn't topped "A Heartbreaking Work", but then again, not many writers could.

Birneybau

Started 'Heroes Of The Frontier' by Dave Eggers the other night, one of my favourite writers.

The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
by Tricia Telep

SarahBM

Finished Unravelling Oliver last night. It's very good.
Just starting Friday Night Lights this morning. Can't wait to get stuck into it!

This morning I'll be starting Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Joe_ Public

Quiet Achiever wrote: »

Am reading Wolf Hall. Some of the writing is a little unusual but it's very enjoyable

Love love loved it!! Greatest living British writer - in my opinion!

Quiet Achiever

Am reading Wolf Hall. Some of the writing is a little unusual but it's very enjoyable

The Red Velvet Turnshoe by Cassandra Clark

BLACK WIDOW
by Daniel Silva