What book are you reading atm??

I picked up several 2nd handbooks last week and first up for reading is 'A Horseman Riding By' Delderfield. I have a soft spot for books in charity shops. There is something about an old book I find charming.

Cuttlefish wrote: »

my local charity shop sells books for 50c call in on a regular basis and get the occasional bargain

January is a great time to buy books in my local charity shop.
I guess everyone has read their christmas presents and making room.

Just finished The grass is singing, by Doris Lessing really enjoyed it

Just picked up three books for €3 in local charity shop this morning


Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey

and

The Healthy Thyroid by Patsy Westcott

Not exciting I know

I started a few days ago Agent running in the Field, by John le Carré.

Boy, this writer didn't lose his touch since he wrote The spy who came in from the Cold decades ago! And he moves with the times.

In his inimitably elegant, intelligent and eloquent style Carré describes the work of tired spies in the era of Brexit and Trump, the futility of "fighting for your country" when the enemy is actually within.
No James Bond and no foreign villain, though Russian oligarchs feature, too, so far.

I was gripped from the first sentence which for me is always a good sign.
I'm about a third through and I face another sleepless night with not being able to put the book down.

CrankyHaus wrote: »

I was thinking of getting that, but a lot of the reviews indicated that the novel suffered from Le Carré turning it into his Remainer manifesto. In fairness these were British reviews and everyone's at each throats over Brexit over there so I suspect unbiased reviewing was difficult. Any thoughts?

I'm still reading and can't say so far that it is a remainer manifesto. I think the Brits are a bit snowflakey in this regard .
Sure, there is a character with strong views on Brexit and Trump, but he seems to be a catalyst for events, which ones I don't know yet.

But so far the book touches on political problems as we have them right now, as is Carré's style. All his novels involve current affairs in the spy business at their times, from the Cold War to all sorts of terrorism and now Brexit.
It's still a brilliant spy novel.

Picked up Guns of October the other day.

It outlines the political situation between the major european powers in the lead up to WWI, it's a lot more complicated than it appears and absolutely bonkers how much of it was fueled by egos and the idea of retaining "Power and Prestige"

Highly recommended.

I'm just finished A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the Columbine killers. A really powerful and eye-opening book, tough to read at parts but well worth it. Would recommend.

anewme wrote: »

One more toast left to read in When All Is Said.

Beautiful story, so descriptively written, had me in tears.

Get the tissues ready! Outstanding book.

The horologican book by Mark Forsyth.

Its a book of words that don't exist any more.

I have just finished Ice Cold by Tess Gerristen.

Just finished The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood.

What a rollercoaster of a read!
It's about a survivalist cult, and on another level a Christian cult as well.
The characters are well developed, the story is utterly gripping.

A young pregnant woman survives a massacre of her cult and tries to get along in the "real" world. Or does she?
There are twists and layers that make you dizzy, a truly unputdownable book.

If you like happy endings, don't read. Or what is a happy ending anyway?