This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Finished Gods of Jade and Shadow. It was alright but felt too dragged out. I was more interested in the Mayan mythology than the story and the characters.

And now for something completely different I've started Happy by Derren Brown.

It's Kind Of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Sinister Kid wrote: »

About to start The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

Finished this lastnight, it was a lovely read... really makes you think about things.

Starting Death on the Nile - this will be my first Agatha Christie book.

The Stationery Shop of Tehran

I've three books on the go at the moment; Mordew by Alex Pheby, Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez for when that gets a bit too weird even for me, and Grimms' Fairy Tales edited by Philip Pullman for when I just need a quick brain reset.

Finished Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey the final book in that fantasy trilogy and enjoyed it.

A few on the go at the moment but making most progress with Michael Harding. Started and awaiting finishing Tale of Two Cities; Dickens and The Master by Colm Toibin.
I see on the table oh bought Shakespeare Complete Plays - it might be a hint but I dont think Il go there, just yet.
Pity local library will close tonight as The God Squad, on request, is in transit.

PMBC wrote: »

Pity local library will close tonight as The God Squad, on request, is in transit.

Will the libraries still operate their phone and collect service?

Finished Peter Beresford Ellis' The Celtic Revolution. The book is a very good overview of who the 6 Celtic nations are and how they came to be where they are in the modern world. What is also interesting is the book was published in 1985 and of course a lot has happen in the 35 years since then.

pinking wrote: »

Does anyone have any good autobiographies from successful people?

Here is a list of ones that I have read. Some are better than others. The links are to the reviews I did in my reading log here. They are all successful people

1. It's time by Bruce Buffer
2. Win or Learn by John Kavanagh
3. Never grow up by Jackie Chan
4. Back from the Brink by Paul McGrath
5. Fighter by Andy Lee
6. Hooligan by Paddy Holohan
7. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
8. Believe me by Eddie Izzard
9. The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
10. The Big Fight by Sugar Ray Leonard
11. Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger

The best one is Total Recall. An brilliant autobiography mixed with motivation.
After that probably Grant Cardone, Josh Waitzkin, Jackie Chan and Sugar Ray Leonard. But either read my review or look them up online to see if they interest you.

Finished John Boyne's A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom. A bit underwhelmed by it. It's quite confusing for the first few chapters and then the story keeps repeating through the years while referencing many major historic events but is slow. Doesn't live up to some of Boyne's other books.

Finished Kelley Armstrong's Bitten the first book in her werewolf series and enjoyed it a fun read.

On Midnight Library now, really enjoying it so far.