This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Callan57 · 19-08-2011 04:09PM

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Paulownia · 19-08-2011 04:26PM

Callan57 wrote: »

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

what is it about?:rolleyes:

x_Ellie_x · 19-08-2011 05:16PM

The Reckoning by Jane Casey

Callan57 · 19-08-2011 10:12PM

Paulownia wrote: »

what is it about?:rolleyes:

About a guy with an IQ of 68 who undergoes some sort of experimental treatment designed to improve his intelligence. I'm only a few pages in but so far it's very gripping ... the first part is written in a kind of diary format by the guy as he goes through all these IQ tests etc Funny in a very sad kind of way ... bit like Rainman.

Asphyxia · 21-08-2011 01:59AM

I'm reading Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kid, I really like The Secret Life of Bees and this one is interesting.

looksee · 21-08-2011 03:51PM

I just read 'Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss. I really enjoyed it (once I got about a chapter in), well written, interesting, some nice angles. Slight touch of up-market Harry Potter about it.

Then I got my hands on the sequel 'The Wise Man's Fear'. I have stuff to be doing, work to get on with, but I keep picking it up to read a bit more. His writing style is amazing. I find myself re-reading bits just for the joy of the way the words fit together. His ideas are delicately crafted, like the very best fantasy steam-punk art nouveau, then perfectly expressed.

I'm sorry if my descriptions are a bit vomit inducing. If I say there is a long description of a fae encounter with most of the conversation written in rhyme I know it would put anyone off, but don't be put off. Its one of the most appealing books I have read in a very long time.

Travel is good · 22-08-2011 12:11PM

I finally just finished "Matterhorn" by Karl Marlantes. Really gripping stuff. I hadn't realised there was so much racism during the Vietnam War, between the soldiers.

Now I'm about halfway through "How to be a Woman" by Caitlin Moran. It's hilarious, and so true.

Callan57 · 22-08-2011 12:17PM

Witness the Night by Kishwar Desai

AnnyHallsal · 22-08-2011 01:25PM

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

cozar · 22-08-2011 01:44PM

"say her name" - anyone read it. about a man's grief after the loss of his wife. liking it so far might be a bit too sad though.

bullpost · 22-08-2011 03:00PM

The Story of Yew by Guido Mina Di Sospiro

The autobiography of a yew tree. Yep - different and imaginative.
The tree lives for up to 2000 years and tells its life story in Ireland from pagan times onwards. Characters it has encounters with include possibly Robin Hood.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Yew-Guido-Mina-Sospiro/dp/1899171630/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314021179&sr=1-10

tim_holsters · 22-08-2011 05:58PM

Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montifiore. Liking it so far, SSB can't be faulted on his attention to detail.

Callan57 · 23-08-2011 11:48AM

tim_holsters wrote: »

Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montifiore. Liking it so far, SSB can't be faulted on his attention to detail.

Great book

tHE vAGGABOND · 23-08-2011 01:41PM

Just finished Home by Bill Bryson and also a utterly stupid "how to be a better manager" book.

I have now resumed A Storm of Swords - book 3 of the Fire and Ice [game of thrones] series...

x_Ellie_x · 23-08-2011 06:25PM

One Day by David Nicholls

Callan57 · 24-08-2011 11:25AM

The Film Explainer by Gert Hofmann

Travel is good · 24-08-2011 03:05PM

Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms by Brett Easton Ellis.

They are both short books so it won't take me long.

SarahBM · 24-08-2011 08:41PM

Just finished John Giles Football Man

I started Persuasion for the 3rd time on the train on Sunday, but due to a pestering from my best friend, I have started Gone With The Wind.

AnnyHallsal · 24-08-2011 09:29PM

Bare-Faced Messiah

Biog of L Ron Hubbard. Out of print but free to read here:

http://www.xenu.net/archive/books/bfm/bfm04.htm

An interesting character, to say the least.

Asphyxia · 25-08-2011 12:59AM

Just finished book number 8th the last one in the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard and I have to say I am blown away

:D So glad I decided to read them I was going to stick it out and watch the programme but I wasn't able to resist temptation

:D:D:D

baconsarnie · 25-08-2011 10:57AM

AnnyHallsal wrote: »

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Looking forward to that, picked it up for quite cheap in Chapters some time back and has been in my ever-expanding "to read" pile.

Plucked "The Grapes of Wrath" out of said pile this week after finishing "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson.

I've no idea how, but i was convinced i had read "The grapes of wrath" years ago.

cozar · 25-08-2011 12:50PM

baconsarnie wrote: »

Looking forward to that, picked it up for quite cheap in Chapters some time back and has been in my ever-expanding "to read" pile.

Plucked "The Grapes of Wrath" out of said pile this week after finishing "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson.

I've no idea how, but i was convinced i had read "The grapes of wrath" years ago.

"The Grapes of Wrath" by a long shot my favourite book of all time. the ending always comes back to haunt me.!

baconsarnie · 25-08-2011 12:54PM

cozar wrote: »

"The Grapes of Wrath" by a long shot my favourite book of all time. the ending always comes back to haunt me.!

Only 70 or so pages gone so far, but I'm really enjoying it. What i need is for work & sundry distractions to take a polite backseat in my life so i can get a few uninterrupted hours reading. Which may not happen until Sunday. :mad:

Travel is good · 25-08-2011 04:24PM

baconsarnie wrote: »

What i need is for work & sundry distractions to take a polite backseat in my life so i can get a few uninterrupted hours reading.

I know what you mean! We have been talking in work about "reading days", where you take a day off work to catch up with your reading, bliss!

Next book up is non-fiction for a change, "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre.

baconsarnie · 25-08-2011 04:30PM

[QUOTE=Next book up is non-fiction for a change, "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre.[/QUOTE]

Brilliant book, well written. And funny too!

Blush_01 · 26-08-2011 12:50AM

Started trying to read "Then We Came To The End" again. Not as bad this time. Think I can relate to the mind-numbing-ness better this time. Might even make it to the end!

AnnyHallsal · 26-08-2011 08:11AM

baconsarnie wrote: »

Looking forward to that, picked it up for quite cheap in Chapters some time back and has been in my ever-expanding "to read" pile.

You won't be disappointed!

Blush_01 wrote: »

Started trying to read "Then We Came To The End" again. Not as bad this time. Think I can relate to the mind-numbing-ness better this time. Might even make it to the end!

I loved that, thought twas funny and so true of office life. Great ending too, I think.

girlonfire · 26-08-2011 10:56AM

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

tim_holsters · 26-08-2011 05:11PM

Blush_01 wrote: »

Started trying to read "Then We Came To The End" again. Not as bad this time. Think I can relate to the mind-numbing-ness better this time. Might even make it to the end!

Laughed out loud on numerous occasions whilst reading this book.

emeraldstar · 26-08-2011 07:05PM

girlonfire wrote: »

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

This was the first Atwood novel I read and I found it rather disappointing!

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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