This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

eire4 · 03-01-2015 06:20PM

Finished a re read of James Joyce's A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.

mejulie805 · 05-01-2015 10:53AM

Onto 'Horns' by Joe Hill - Im only about 70 pages in but I'm really liking it.. for a horror!

Censorsh!t · 05-01-2015 12:31PM

About half-way through the last book of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Kind of upset it's all coming to the end!

Jijsaw · 06-01-2015 01:04AM

Michael Palin's Python Years 1969-1979 diary- enjoying it immensely so far as not only does he comment on his work with Monty Python but also the political changes in Britain but the IRA London bombings. I'm halfway through at 1976.

Unfortunately I'm back in school now so I only have 1/2 hour to read a night, hoping to have it finished by the end of the week, then onto some Kafka I think. Any recommendations?

Aenaes · 06-01-2015 01:00PM

Sons And Lovers by D.H. Lawrence. It's slow and the dialogue is difficult to understand at times but it's getting a bit interesting.

Dibble · 06-01-2015 02:37PM

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Birneybau · 07-01-2015 10:07PM

Finished 'The Book of Strange New Things' by Michel Faber earlier, great book by great writer.

Onto '2010' by Arthur C. Clarke, something short thank god. Enjoyable.

eire4 · 09-01-2015 07:40AM

Finished a re read of Sean Kenny's Celtic Fury. Set in the west of Ireland it is an enjoyable drama with a supernatural theme as its core.

Fidge13 · 09-01-2015 09:57AM

Reading two books at the moment.

Red Or Dead, by David Peace. It's about Bill Shankly's time as Liverpool manager. Has a wonderful repetitive style, which at times is like the book is singing at you. I figure this book is a must read for football fans, not just Liverpool fans.

Also reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Really enjoying it, wishing I could take a stroll around 1960s America.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-01-2015 12:51PM

Finished Half of a Yellow Sun the other day. It's pretty heavy going but at the same time it's not that depressing, if that makes sense. It's a real eye opener historically speaking. I had heard of "starving Biafrans" before but had no real idea what any of it was about. I have a funny feeling the term Biafran has been used in entirely the wrong context by a lot of people because I know I wasn't alive when the actual Biafran war was happening, but I digress...

The writing is brilliant and I found myself so invested in every character despite the fact that some of them weren't that likable. I'm putting Americanah on my To Read list now.

eire4 · 10-01-2015 06:46AM

Finished a rea read of the short little book Folktales Of The Yeats Country by local Sligo native Eily Kilgannon.

Fathom · 11-01-2015 09:24PM

Finished The Doll. Taylor Stevens. Interesting read. Longest chase ever.

Griever931 · 11-01-2015 11:54PM

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

Fidge13 · 13-01-2015 04:38PM

Anyone use GoodReads to track your book consumption etc?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 13-01-2015 05:18PM

Fidge13 wrote: »

Anyone use GoodReads to track your book consumption etc?

I do. I think I've seen a few others mention it too.

I decided for 2015 I'd let other people decide what books I read so I asked twitter and got a few titles. I've started with The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Can't say I'm loving it so far. Too many characters, too much description instead of plot.

Belle E. Flops · 13-01-2015 05:50PM

Fidge13 wrote: »

Anyone use GoodReads to track your book consumption etc?

I like to track the books I'm reading. And it's nice at the end of the December to see what you've read during the year.

I'm doing their challenge this year. Last year because of college and just laziness I only read 11 books which is pretty poor. So this year my challenge is 20. I'm after starting well though, I'm beginning book 3 tonight.

Aenaes · 13-01-2015 07:01PM

Sons And Lovers was a bit of a slog. I didn't really look forward to reading it every night but I'm glad I finished it.

On now to a collection of Oscar Wilde's poetry and Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn.

Belle E. Flops · 13-01-2015 07:12PM

Starting 'Red seas under red skies' by Scott Lynch. It's the second of the Locke Lamora/Gentlemen Bastards books.
I read the first a few months ago and absolutely loved it so I'm hoping this will be just as good.

SarahBM · 13-01-2015 10:10PM

Fidge13 wrote: »

Anyone use GoodReads to track your book consumption etc?

Yep, it's so handy. have the app on my phone. you can scan in the barcodes of books you read and organise them into shelves. Did the reading challenge in 2013 and surpassed my 25 book goal. so I upped it to 30 last year which I managed, despite a heap of college work and work work. So my challenge for 2015 is 40. A bit optimistic, but aim high I say!

Im still struggling my way through Gone Girl. Seriously don't get the hype. I think its very poor. Im not sure what to read next.

Aenaes · 13-01-2015 10:57PM

SarahBM wrote: »

Im still struggling my way through Gone Girl. Seriously don't get the hype. I think its very poor. Im not sure what to read next.

Are you about halfway yet? It reaches a certain point and then just takes off, that's what I found.

SarahBM · 13-01-2015 11:29PM

Aenaes wrote: »

Are you about halfway yet? It reaches a certain point and then just takes off, that's what I found.

I have about 50 pages left (86% read, thanks to Goodreads)
I found the plot predictable tbh. Not a fan of Flynn's writing at all. Hated Dark Places too.
Im interested to see if the film changed my mind though.
I love the Last of the Mohicans the film, but I hated the book. so we shall see.

Ice Storm · 14-01-2015 12:22AM

SarahBM wrote: »

Im still struggling my way through Gone Girl. Seriously don't get the hype. I think its very poor. Im not sure what to read next.

I started Gone Girl last night. I was looking for something low effort and was curious after all the hype.

When I read the first line I knew it wasn't for me!

"When I think of my wife, I always think of her head."
I'm finding the style of writing intensely annoying but I'm going to stick with it, for now at least.

Censorsh!t · 14-01-2015 11:17AM

Finished book VII of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King last week. I really liked it, and it made me cry numerous times....which I haven't done since Dumbledore died in HP! I loved the characters, and I loved the story. Brilliant!

I then read Margaret Atwood's Stone Mattress, a collection of shorts. I'm unfortunately not a short story person so wasn't too pushed by this. Which is a pity cause I loved The Handmaid's Tale and the Maddaddam trilogy.

And now I've just started Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami.

kirk buttercup · 14-01-2015 01:16PM

Started Cloud atlas I know nothing about it Just a random pick up (I havent seen the film either)

Jijsaw · 14-01-2015 05:30PM

Halfway through The Graduate by Charles Webb. It's an alright novel, I should have it finished tonight then onto 'A Woman in Berlin' I think.

GLaDOS · 14-01-2015 05:46PM

Censorsh!t wrote: »

Finished book VII of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King last week. I really liked it, and it made me cry numerous times....which I haven't done since Dumbledore died in HP! I loved the characters, and I loved the story. Brilliant!

I had a few misty eyes moments during it as well

eire4 · 14-01-2015 07:49PM

Finished a re read of Simon Kuper's take on the intersection of football and politics around the world "Football Against The Enemy"

Birneybau · 14-01-2015 10:46PM

kirk buttercup wrote: »

Started Cloud atlas I know nothing about it Just a random pick up (I havent seen the film either)

Fantastic book. The structure is ingenious.

SarahBM · 14-01-2015 11:08PM

Finally finished Gone Girl. Seriously don't get the hype and the ending was a joke.

Can't decide what to read next! Ah!

Callan57 · 15-01-2015 12:37AM

SarahBM wrote: »

Finally finished Gone Girl. Seriously don't get the hype and the ending was a joke.

Can't decide what to read next! Ah!

Couldn't agree with you more - seriously unjustified hype IMO

I recommend getting your hands on The Universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence - great read

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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