adrian522 wrote: » Have to say I really enjoyed this, it was very well paced, the characters were very likable and it was easy to read. Currently reading Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Has anyone read it?
The Vikings are laying siege to Paris. As the houses on the banks of the Seine burn a debate rages in the Cathedral on the walled island of the city proper. The situation is hopeless. The Vikings want the Count's sister, in return they will spare the rest of the city. Can the Count really have ambitions to be Emperor of the Franks if he doesn't do everything he can to save his people? Can he call himself a man if he doesn't do everything he can to save his sister? His conscience demands one thing, the demands of state another. The Count and the church are relying on the living saint, the blind and crippled Jehan of St Germain, to enlist the aid of God and resolve the situation for them. But the Vikings have their own gods. And outside their camp a terrifying brother and sister, priests of Odin, have their own agenda. An agenda of darkness and madness. And in the shadows a wolfman lurks. M.D. Lachlan's stunning epic of mad Gods, Vikings and the myth of Fenrir, the wolf destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok, powers forward into new territories of bloody horror, unlikely heroism, dangerous religion and breathtaking action.
a0ifee wrote: » Been around two months now, and I'm still reading Les Miserables..still on Fantine! Slowly but surely, getting there...
baconsarnie wrote: » I'd be interested in how you found it- I thought it was an outstanding read (but I don't know many people who have read it)
Callan57 wrote: » Going to start HHhH by Laurent Binet today ... it's the weather for a bleak read
Monkeybonkers wrote: » The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Meathlass wrote: » Great Book
AnnyHallsal wrote: » Philip Roth, American Pastoral. Roth.
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » Can't speak for others but what I meant by that, in relation to this particular book, is that the writing flows very well. It's very easy to get into it and just keep reading and reading. Something like Redemption Falls or Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor have a very unique style, switching between narrators, extracts from newspapers, historical accounts, etc. and I found them quite difficult to really get into them. It took quite a few chapters to get a real handle on the story. They were worth it once I did, but I wouldn't describe them as "easy to read". I wouldn't say it's a factor in choosing a book, mainly because you can't really tell if they are before you read them, but personally I find it a bonus if there's a good story accompanied by a nice writing style.
Say it Aint So wrote: » Lucky Jim- Kingsley Amis
marienbad wrote: » I just curious- a number of posters have used the expression ''easy to read'' in a complementary sense - is this a factor then in choosing books ?
