Teyla Emmagan wrote: » Exploring English 1 - Short Stories we did for our Inter Cert It's actually mad how, 20 years on stories like 'The Poteen Maker' and 'The First Confession' are still burnt into my memory. There's some good writing in here, I'm actually quite enjoying it.
judgefudge wrote: » One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Only about 60 pages in but I already love it!
Custardpi wrote: » Lucky you! It's one of those books that you'll remember for years. If I can give you one piece of advice though - find & download a copy of the Buendía family tree, you might need it to properly keep track of things once you get about half way through.
Custardpi wrote: » About 3/4 through "Against The Tide" - Dr Noël Browne's memoirs, dealing with his role in fighting the Tuberculosis epidemic & of course the Mother & Child controversy amongst other things. It really doesn't paint a nice picture of Ireland & Irish democracy in the 40s/50s at all - at times reading his account of how much influence the Church had back then you have to remind yourself you're reading about Ireland, rather than Iran under the Ayatollahs. A powerful book, which inspires much sympathy for the treatment Browne was subjected to by his so called "Republican" political enemies & admiration for his courage in standing up for what he felt to be correct.
Mardy Bum wrote: » Correct me if I'm wrong but did Browne have himself buried in an unmarked field in the west because of his dislike of the Catholic Church?
missmaw wrote: » Mystic River -Dennis Lehane. Absolutely loved, this really intense reading that I could not put down. Fantastic well rounded characters who you cannot help but dislike (Maybe that's just me). Looking forward to reading more of his work. The 100-Year old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson This book was completely off the wall stuff. You really have to suspend belief reading the parts where the central character encounters famous figures from the 20th century, but these are some of the many entertaining moments in the book. Excellent "light entertainment" reading. The Girls - Lori Lansens Story of two sisters conjoined at the head presented by each sister telling their story in turn. A heartbreaking and engaging story with some fantastic characters.
Smidge wrote: » I tried to read "Love in the time of Cholera" a few years back and for some reason could not get into it at all.
Custardpi wrote: » It's a bit heavier going than 100 Years alright but I found that once I started to understand the main characters in it I wanted to find out more & more about what happened to them & so I kept reading. The first 10% or so was a bit hard to be honest but it was well worth persevering as I loved it by the end.
Smidge wrote: » I don't mind a bit of a challenge in a book but I just for some reason found "Love"........dull!
Custardpi wrote: » I know where you're coming from with that as it can be a bit slow moving in places, though with a writer as elegant as García Márquez it's still worth reading at those times because of the beauty of the language. You might have to be in the right frame of mind for it. I've had a few occasions when I've come back to books a few months/years after dismissing them as dull/slow & found that I really enjoyed them at a second try. Maybe give LIATOC another bash in the future.
Pumpkinseeds wrote: » I've gottten addicted to the Game of Thrones books. I'm on to the last of the current books and am getting twitchy at the thought of there possibly being another 7 or 8 year gap between books:eek:
--Kaiser-- wrote: » The series is called A Song of Ice and Fire! It annoys me when people refer to the series of books as 'A Game of Thrones'. But I'm also skeptical that George will finish the series, he's late sixties and doesn't look too healthy
Pumpkinseeds wrote: » I know, I know but I was just so tired last night that I couldn't remember the exact titles and couldn't be bothered to go upstairs to check the cover up the book, my bad. Regarding finishing the series, does he have any kids? I only ask as apparently Terry Pratchetts daughter will continue writing his books when he no longer can. I really don't think that'll work but hey ho what does it matter when the money keeps rolling in!
