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This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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  • #2372
    Callan57
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    Finished Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things & now it's on to Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn


  • #2373
    emeraldstar
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    The Other Countess by Eva Ibbotson. It's alright; it's aimed at older kids/teenagers and not the most enthralling read ever.


  • #2374
    IvyTheTerrible
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    The Tree of Seasons by Stephen Gately.

    I really like the style of writing.


  • #2375
    Censorsh!t
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    Finished Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera. I absolutely loved The Hitchhiking Game. The other stories were good, but didn't really love them.

    Now starting Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale


  • #2376
    highlydebased
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    "The Rules of Attraction"- Bret Easton Ellis. Couldn't get into American Psycho so this might be a good appetiser!


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  • #2377
    Callan57
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    Finished Daughters of Rome & tonight I'm starting Ghostwritten by David Mitchell :)


  • #2378
    eire4
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    Finished a re reading of The White Road by John Connolly. Very enjoyable read.


  • #2379
    Monkeybonkers
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    Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden


  • #2380
    Belle E. Flops
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    Have finally got around to starting The Hobbit.
    I've been meaning to read it for years. I have read the LOTR trilogy (and loved them) but never got around to the Hobbit and I decided that I had to read it before I saw the film!


  • #2381
    emeraldstar
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    Belle E. Flops wrote: »
    Have finally got around to starting The Hobbit.
    I've been meaning to read it for years. I have read the LOTR trilogy (and loved them) but never got around to the Hobbit and I decided that I had to read it before I saw the film!
    A far easier read than LOTR, I think - not so drawn out and more light-hearted.


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  • #2382
    SarahBM
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    emeraldstar wrote: »
    A far easier read than LOTR, I think - not so drawn out and more light-hearted.

    I agree, the Hobbit is more fun, but I read the LOTR before I read the Hobbit which was silly.

    I was hoping to get it read again before the film came out, but I wont get the chance. :(


  • #2383
    Paddy Samurai
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    emeraldstar wrote: »
    A far easier read than LOTR, I think - not so drawn out and more light-hearted.

    +1

    I agree on the Hobbit ,I was unable to get into LOTR ,despite 3 failed attempts.


  • #2384
    SarahBM
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    started the Life of Pi today. been wanting to read it for a long time, so doing it for our 2 person book club :D


  • #2385
    MagicMarker
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    SarahBM wrote: »
    started the Life of Pi today. been wanting to read it for a long time, so doing it for our 2 person book club :D
    Snap! Just started it a couple of hours ago.


  • #2386
    Callan57
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    All That I Am by Anna Funder


  • #2387
    Say it Aint So
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Say it Aint So


    How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie


  • #2388
    IvyTheTerrible
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    A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute.


  • #2389
    adrian522
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    Just finished News of a Kidknapping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

    Excellent account of the political kidnappings that took place in Colombia during the early 1990s and the events of the time. focuses on 9 particular victims.

    Currently reading Far to Go by Alison Pick. Seems good. It's a novel based aroud the time just before and just after the Nazi occupation of Czechzlovakia. Made the 2011 Booker long list (I'm planning to read all of those books, this is the 4th one I've tried and they've all been pretty good).


  • #2390
    Tom Joad
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    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute.


    Am two thirds of the way through this at the minute and while it is a good read I am really underwhelmed by it, would be interested to hear your views on it.


  • #2391
    Monkeybonkers
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    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute.

    Think this was the first book I read this year. Had heard of Nevil Shute but didn't know anything about his style. Enjoyed the book. Hope you like it


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  • #2392
    IvyTheTerrible
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    Tom Joad wrote: »
    Am two thirds of the way through this at the minute and while it is a good read I am really underwhelmed by it, would be interested to hear your views on it.
    Monkeybonkers wrote: »
    Think this was the first book I read this year. Had heard of Nevil Shute but didn't know anything about his style. Enjoyed the book. Hope you like it
    I'm half-way through and I really like it. I had read Shute before so I liked his understated style of writing.


  • #2393
    Seifer
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    Just finished The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
    You often see it on many peoples' must read lists and it is now firmly on mine. An epic story told during a time period that I really didn't know much about previously.
    The ending is inspired.


  • #2394
    Sunshineboo
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    Just finished Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton. One of the best books I have read from start to finish. It really grips you and there are a lot of twists during the way.


  • #2395
    Tom Joad
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    Seifer wrote: »
    Just finished The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
    You often see it on many peoples' must read lists and it is now firmly on mine. An epic story told during a time period that I really didn't know much about previously.
    The ending is inspired.

    An amazing book and is fairly high on my all time favourite books - have you tried of Mice and Men?


  • #2396
    Tom Joad
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    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    I'm half-way through and I really like it. I had read Shute before so I liked his understated style of writing.


    Just finished it last night and have changed my mind on it - its nice after some of the heavier books I have read lately to read something simple but well written and actually feel good - think I will read the Beach next..


  • #2397
    Seifer
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    Tom Joad wrote: »
    An amazing book and is fairly high on my all time favourite books - have you tried of Mice and Men?
    No, I haven't but I have it marked for the future now. Saw the film years ago.
    Tom Joad wrote: »
    Just finished it last night and have changed my mind on it - its nice after some of the heavier books I have read lately to read something simple but well written and actually feel good - think I will read the Beach next..
    Read the The Beach recently. I had seen bits of the film but the book seems to go a completely different way. A good read.

    I will be reading Seven Years in Tibet next (No, I haven't seen the film and yes I'm going travelling in the new year :P)


  • #2398
    Reekwind
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    Finished Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog earlier this week. It's a really special little read that

    Jumped straight into Colin Imber's The Ottoman Empire. It's pretty dense in places but push past the dreadful opening chronology and there's some interesting insight into the workings of the Empire and its institutions


  • #2399
    Call Me Jimmy
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    Tom Joad wrote: »
    Just finished it last night and have changed my mind on it - its nice after some of the heavier books I have read lately to read something simple but well written and actually feel good - think I will read the Beach next..

    You won't be disappointed with the beach!


  • #2400
    IvyTheTerrible
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    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    You won't be disappointed with the beach!
    On the Beach or The Beach? Two very different books!


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  • #2401
    Call Me Jimmy
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    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    On the Beach or The Beach? Two very different books!

    I meant The Beach, real good read although I was quite a bit younger when I read it. Must read it again now actually see how it stands up.


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