This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Callan57 · 11-01-2019 01:35PM

Finished Normal People ... it was OK but not exceptional IMO

Next is Mafeking Road & Other Stories by Herman Charles Bosman

otnomart · 13-01-2019 09:27AM

Before the War by Fay Weldon

Oops69 · 13-01-2019 12:44PM

South, the Endurance expedition , Ernest Shackelton , Great detail as he kept a diary/ log ... those days are gone , bought in summer and kept to read in January so I Can really appreciate my duvet and hot water bottle while everyone else's ears and toes are frostbitten.... and when I next see a seal on my walk On the Bull island I'll be smacking my lips !

Callan57 · 14-01-2019 11:21AM

About Sisterland by Martina Devlin

Daisies · 14-01-2019 11:22AM

Started Crazy Rich Asians last night and I've laughed out loud a few times already, nice easy escapism.

Xofpod · 14-01-2019 11:30AM

Just finished Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea and the deep origins of consciousness, by Peter Godfrey-Smith.
It's a biology/philosophy book about the evolution of the mind and consciousness, using the octopus as case study. It's a lot more accessible and fun than it sounds....

LionelNashe · 15-01-2019 05:23PM

LionelNashe wrote: »

Reading 'Ancillary Sword' (sci-fi) by Ann Leckie, a sequel to 'Ancillary Justice' which I read a couple of months ago.

Finished 'Ancillary Mercy', the 3rd book in this series. Pretty good. The first book was definitely the best, but I think that's the way it is in books or films; the things that make the first book good aren't going to be as new or surprising in the 2nd & 3rd books.

Deja Boo · 16-01-2019 08:33AM

Daisies wrote: »

Started Crazy Rich Asians last night and I've laughed out loud a few times already, nice easy escapism.

surely it's better than the movie?

miamee · 16-01-2019 04:06PM

Currently reading Dracul (Dacre Stoker, J.D. Barker), supposed to be the prequel to Dracula. Enjoying it so far though I feel like it's a bit of a slow mover.

Daisies · 16-01-2019 09:22PM

Deja Boo wrote: »

surely it's better than the movie?

Haven't seen the movie as I refuse to see the movie until I've read the book

Deja Boo · 16-01-2019 09:39PM

Daisies wrote: »

Haven't seen the movie as I refuse to see the movie until I've read the book

good idea!

Callan57 · 18-01-2019 01:05AM

Family Life by Akhil Sharma

Foweva Awone · 18-01-2019 12:25PM

"Lost for Words" by Stephanie Butland.

I love my crime novels, so this is a very nice change from my usual literary diet of blood'n'guts!

Only a couple of chapters in. Actually reminds me a bit of Eleanor Oliphant, which I also really enjoyed.

New Home · 18-01-2019 12:29PM

I'm reading "Roar" by Cecelia Ahern, a friend gave it to me for Christmas, and I quite like it. Not what I'd usually go for, but I quite like it.

I'm also re-reading "Kartography" by Kamila Shamsie, and I love it as much as the first time I read it.

Busi_Girl08 · 18-01-2019 03:01PM

On Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. The first book in a while that I've properly gotten stuck into.

Callan57 · 20-01-2019 02:27PM

Ordinary People by Diane Evans

otnomart · 25-01-2019 07:21PM

Montecassino - Ten Armies in Hell by Peter Caddick-Adams

Foweva Awone · 25-01-2019 08:24PM

Just started Suicide Club by Rachel Heng. An interesting premise!

Callan57 · 26-01-2019 01:21AM

Just finished Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park .... magnificant read, really cannot rate it highly enough.

miamee · 28-01-2019 01:18PM

Harry's Last Stand - Harry Leslie Smith

Ipso · 28-01-2019 11:06PM

Tana French - The Witch Elm. Really enjoying it, good to see an Irish author do well.

Callan57 · 29-01-2019 01:07AM

Even the Dead by Benjamin Black

Xofpod · 29-01-2019 06:29PM

Lud-in-the-Mist, by Hope Mirlees. Didn't live up to its reputation for me.

On to:
-Milkman, Anna Burns
-No Dream is Too High, Buzz Aldrin (which I am loving so far...)

weetiepie · 29-01-2019 06:33PM

TheFortField wrote: »

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer

I’m half way through and it’s a delightful read so far.

I tried to read this before Christmas, but couldn't get into it..is it worth pursuing?

otnomart · 29-01-2019 06:42PM

weetiepie wrote: »

I tried to read this before Christmas, but couldn't get into it..is it worth pursuing?

I enjoyed the movie, didn't read the book.
I guess the book must be better than the movie, as they usually are

echo beach · 29-01-2019 11:56PM

weetiepie wrote: »

I tried to read this before Christmas, but couldn't get into it..is it worth pursuing?

I read it on a long journey otherwise I probably wouldn’t have finished it although it’s not the worst. I remember that British children talking about ‘candy’ was off putting but can’t remember much else about it which might answer your question.

Deja Boo · 30-01-2019 08:36PM

Queen Emma and the Vikings by Harriet O'Brien ...to get a better ancestoral perspective of the times

Callan57 · 31-01-2019 12:56AM

Transcription by Kate Atkinson

Wyldwood · 31-01-2019 01:57PM

Graham Norton's A Keeper. Having read Holding and enjoyed it I looked forward to a bit of light entertainment from his recent book but what a disappointment. A load of far-fetched waffle. Don't bother.

miamee · 31-01-2019 01:59PM

Wyldwood wrote: »

Graham Norton's A Keeper. Having read Holding and enjoyed it I looked forward to a bit of light entertainment from his recent book but what a disappointment. A load of far-fetched waffle. Don't bother.

That's interesting, I thought Holding was poor but enjoyed A Keeper (despite it being a bit predictable). Maybe I had lowered my expectations after the first one!

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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