This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

sproggy13 · 10-04-2011 07:58PM

Page 47 of The English Patient - hard to get into:rolleyes:

AnnyHallsal · 11-04-2011 09:25PM

Picked up As If by Blake Morrison in a charity shop for a euro. An account of the Jamie Bulger murder trial

tim_holsters · 12-04-2011 05:21PM

AnnyHallsal wrote: »

Picked up As If by Blake Morrison in a charity shop for a euro. An account of the Jamie Bulger murder trial

I read this years ago. An extremely good account of the events leading up to and after that tragic day. If I remember correctly, it must be 8 or 9 years since I read it.

If you read the Daily Mail or papers of that ilk you probably won't like it.

AnnyHallsal · 12-04-2011 05:29PM

tim_holsters wrote: »

I read this years ago. An extremely good account of the events leading up to and after that tragic day. If I remember correctly, it must be 8 or 9 years since I read it.

If you read the Daily Mail or papers of that ilk you probably won't like it.

I'm more of a Guardian lady

It's compelling, very well written, judicious, though I find him a little too sympathetic towards the boys. It's interesting in light of all that has passed since. It's excellent, given its proximity to the murder.

EDIT: Post number 1984 - how appropriate it's in the Literature forum : )

The Princess Bride · 12-04-2011 06:49PM

Just finished "The Other Hand" by Chris Cleave- funny, sad , different.

Waiting for Harlan Coben's Live Wire to hit the shelves here.

tim_holsters · 12-04-2011 07:27PM

AnnyHallsal wrote: »

I'm more of a Guardian lady

It's compelling, very well written, judicious, though I find him a little too sympathetic towards the boys. It's interesting in light of all that has passed since. It's excellent, given its proximity to the murder.

EDIT: Post number 1984 - how appropriate it's in the Literature forum : )

You can't go wrong with the Guardian.

Thinking back that's the central memory I have of the book, Morrisons attitude towards the boys. A stance that was counter to most people's feelings on the matter. Which is understandable.

Post no.1984 eh, nice spot.

tHE vAGGABOND · 12-04-2011 08:15PM

While away over weekend I read "the confession" by John Grisham - predictable rubbish, but I wanted something light, so it did the job [very glad I did not pay for it tho!!]

Started Shogun by James Clavel <sp?> - A monster of a book, perfect for reading on my kindle

Mink · 12-04-2011 09:32PM

Just finished Wild Swans by Jung Chang, definitely in my top 10, brilliant book!

About to start Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - as recommended in the 10 to read before the Apocalypse thread

Got it in Easons in Liffey Valley but the selection in there was sh!te - only new releases or mis lit. Going back to Chapters next time I think

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 12-04-2011 10:17PM

Mink wrote: »

Just finished Wild Swans by Jung Chang, definitely in my top 10, brilliant book!

About to start Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - as recommended in the 10 to read before the Apocalypse thread

Got it in Easons in Liffey Valley but the selection in there was sh!te - only new releases or mis lit. Going back to Chapters next time I think

Definitely a top 10 for me too, an excellent way to learn history!

AnnyHallsal · 14-04-2011 01:39PM

The Talented Mr Ripley. Heard good things about Highsmith so I've intended to read it for ages. Good, creepy fun.

Callan57 · 14-04-2011 03:11PM

I've decided to re-read Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four ...

Kalimah · 14-04-2011 03:45PM

I've just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I read it in about four days and it's a long enough book-over 500 pages. I was a bit iffy about it for the first few pages but got into it then and couldn't put it down. The first book in a very long time to make me cry.

AnnyHallsal · 17-04-2011 08:39PM

John O'Donoghue, Sectioned: A Life Interrupted

tim_holsters · 19-04-2011 10:30PM

Finished Shantaram by David Gregory Roberts, I loved it. A picaresque tale if ever there was one.

Belle E. Flops · 20-04-2011 05:27PM

Reading On The Road - Jack Kerouac and also reading The Portable Dorothy Parker at the moment, really enjoying both books!

AnnyHallsal · 20-04-2011 05:29PM

Painted Shadow, a biography of T. S. Eliot's first wife, Vivienne.

micayla · 21-04-2011 09:14PM

Currently reading I Am Number Four. Bought it before I saw the movie back when Waterstones closed, I'm enjoying it more than I did the film

Callan57 · 23-04-2011 12:00AM

The Human Stain by Philip Roth

groovie · 23-04-2011 07:03PM

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

Reading On The Road - Jack Kerouac and also reading The Portable Dorothy Parker at the moment, really enjoying both books!

I read On The Road recently - for the first time - and was astounded by how good it was - I mostly read fantasy or crime. There were some parts I had to re-read a number of times for the pure pleasure it gave me. Wow.
The section "Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?"
gave me goosebumps.

MsJenjers · 23-04-2011 09:30PM

Girl in a Pearl Earring

Asphyxia · 25-04-2011 11:09AM

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer

I read this extremely fast one weekend after borrowing it off a friend but I picked it up for three euro ina little book shop last week

Going to take my time now

Callan57 · 25-04-2011 08:25PM

'How the Light Gets In' by M J Hyland

Hrududu · 26-04-2011 01:06PM

I'm struggling through American Pastoral by Philip Roth. At the heart of it there's a good story. But its padded with so much repetition and endless details that it just bogged me down. I end up skimming a lot of it until the plot comes back into play. Its a shame as I'd read one of his later books, Nemesis, and really liked that.

I feel like a bit of a philistine criticising it but I'm very close to giving up on it. There is just no enjoyment from reading it at all.

Callan57 · 27-04-2011 06:54PM

Give Me Your Heart by Joyce Carol Oates

flyaway. · 28-04-2011 10:53AM

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

ItsNoAlias · 28-04-2011 12:31PM

Sword of Albion by Mark Chadbourn

tim_holsters · 28-04-2011 06:11PM

Hrududu wrote: »

I'm struggling through American Pastoral by Philip Roth. At the heart of it there's a good story. But its padded with so much repetition and endless details that it just bogged me down. I end up skimming a lot of it until the plot comes back into play. Its a shame as I'd read one of his later books, Nemesis, and really liked that.

I feel like a bit of a philistine criticising it but I'm very close to giving up on it. There is just no enjoyment from reading it at all.

I thought AP was terrific, a really intense read I think it almost gave me a headache at times but I did find finishing the book a rewarding experience. I've never read another Roth since though, I'm saving him. The Swede eh :pac:

sallydan · 29-04-2011 10:01AM

Reading Jane Eyre at the mo!
actually very good and i generally wouldnt read the classics! Saw that they were making a movie and wanted to read the book first!

rokossovsky · 29-04-2011 10:13AM

'Everything Flows' by Vassily Grossman. His unfinished final novel which was famously 'arrested' by the KGB.

Funglegunk · 29-04-2011 10:16AM

Just finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Not as good as I was expecting unfortunately.

Now on to A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Very entertaining read so far.

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