This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Callan57 · 29-01-2015 06:45AM

Really enjoyed rereading The Captains & the Kings

Now it's on to A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie

Belle E. Flops · 29-01-2015 09:12AM

Finished Red Seas Under Red Skies. Loved it.
Now moving on to Sense and Sensibility. I loved Pride and prejudice and Emma so I'm hoping this will be as enjoyable.

giggii · 29-01-2015 10:16AM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

It doesn't.

I'm more than halfway through The Goldfinch now, I'm actually really enjoying it! Not sure if it's really a Pulitzer Prize winner, I recall a lot of better books released in 2014, but it certainly has it's merits! The long descriptions of EVERYTHING are a bit grating at times and it could do with being a few hundred words shorter but on a whole I'm really liking it so far!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 29-01-2015 12:03PM

giggii wrote: »

I'm more than halfway through The Goldfinch now, I'm actually really enjoying it! Not sure if it's really a Pulitzer Prize winner, I recall a lot of better books released in 2014, but it certainly has it's merits! The long descriptions of EVERYTHING are a bit grating at times and it could do with being a few hundred words shorter but on a whole I'm really liking it so far!

Well..... Each to their own, I suppose

Birneybau · 29-01-2015 08:46PM

Just finished 'The Girl On The Train' today, fantastic though I figured out the end about halfway through.

Might start 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet' by David Mitchell tonight.

Esterhase · 30-01-2015 10:36AM

giggii wrote: »

I'm more than halfway through The Goldfinch now, I'm actually really enjoying it! Not sure if it's really a Pulitzer Prize winner, I recall a lot of better books released in 2014, but it certainly has it's merits! The long descriptions of EVERYTHING are a bit grating at times and it could do with being a few hundred words shorter but on a whole I'm really liking it so far!

I really liked the start of it as well, but found that it loses its way somewhere after the halfway point. It was such a pity because I was really getting into the story at the beginning but that good feeling was ruined by the end. I hope you continue to enjoy it

I decided to finally get The Woman in White off my todo list since seeing good reviews of it on this thread. I'm about 75% of the way through now. It's a much longer read than I had expected but I'm very happy with it so far!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 30-01-2015 01:50PM

Esterhase wrote: »

I really liked the start of it as well, but found that it loses its way somewhere after the halfway point. It was such a pity because I was really getting into the story at the beginning but that good feeling was ruined by the end. I hope you continue to enjoy it

I decided to finally get The Woman in White off my todo list since seeing good reviews of it on this thread. I'm about 75% of the way through now. It's a much longer read than I had expected but I'm very happy with it so far!

I agree about The Goldfinch, I was fully on board with it until Theo went to Vegas. It lost me after that.

I am also reading The Woman in White! I've only just started it though, finding it a bit hard to get into.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 01:53PM

The Castle by Kafka... took me a long while not an easy read but I can see the resemblance to our modern society even though it was published in 1926

Jijsaw · 30-01-2015 05:14PM

The Long Walk By Stephen King- nearly halfway through, enjoying it so far. It's not exceptional but good enough

zyanya · 31-01-2015 01:29AM

fruvai wrote: »

Finished the Psychopath Test. Now on to Moby Dick

psychopath's test? what psychopath test? i wannnna!

fruvai · 31-01-2015 03:33AM

zyanya wrote: »

psychopath's test? what psychopath test? i wannnna!

Jijsaw · 01-02-2015 11:04AM

Roadwork by Stephen King/Bachman
I was a bit confused at the beginning with the whole Bart/Fred/George scenario but I'm getting into it now.

SarahBM · 01-02-2015 02:46PM

Just finished The Three Evangelists this morning. Not overly impressed to be honest. The Three Evangelists were interesting characters alright, but the story wasnt very original or special I thought. I wouldn't be running out to get another one of her books.

On to Still Alice which is for Cinema Book club. Its about a 40 yr old woman who gets Alzheimer's Disease.
Film is supposed to be great and Julianne Moore has an Oscar nomination, so I am looking forward to the book. The thing I love about book club is you get to read books that you either never heard of or would never be bothered to pick up yourself.

Wyldwood · 01-02-2015 07:23PM

SarahBM, although Alzheimers is a frightening illness, I loved Still Alice and also Left Neglected by the same author. I believe Lisa Genova has a medical background so her books are about medical conditions.

boobar · 01-02-2015 07:27PM

Just finished Your Heart belongs to me by Dean R Koontz, very eery and a great read overall.

So I'm giving another Koontz novel a try.

The Watchers... Riveting stuff, unputdownable...very hard to describe without giving something away. But only a few chapters in and already some seriously interesting characters emerging.

Callan57 · 01-02-2015 10:20PM

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

and The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

eire4 · 01-02-2015 10:52PM

Finished a re read of Steig Larsson's The Girl Who Played With Fire. Really enjoyed it again and definitely one for anybody who likes their crime thrillers.

mejulie805 · 02-02-2015 10:21AM

eire4 wrote: »

Finished a re read of Steig Larsson's The Girl Who Played With Fire. Really enjoyed it again and definitely one for anybody who likes their crime thrillers.

How was it as a re-read? I'm intrigued, I really loved the trilogy but never considered re-reading!:rolleyes:

IvyTheTerrible · 02-02-2015 11:38AM

I'm trying to read more French novels to improve my written French. I just finished "Monsieur Papa" by Patrick Cauvin, it's a touching and funny story told from the perspective of a 10 year old who lives with his father after his mother left with another man.

Callan57 · 02-02-2015 12:47PM

eire4 wrote: »

Finished a re read of Steig Larsson's The Girl Who Played With Fire. Really enjoyed it again and definitely one for anybody who likes their crime thrillers.

Great series but I don't think I'd be interested in rereading them

Mr.Buzz · 02-02-2015 12:53PM

On with the Lord of The Rings, Book Three (of Six) = The Two Towers. Can't say how excited I am to really read it again after so long! I just love all things Tolkien!

SarahBM · 02-02-2015 02:16PM

I would love to read the Lord of the Rings again but I feel like I can't waste my time re reading books when I have so many new ones to read!!

giggii · 02-02-2015 05:51PM

Just finished the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Though I thought the first 500 pages or so were amazing, and I was thoroughly enjoying it, that last quarter of the book just fell completely flat and left me so cold. Not impressed. A very disappointing end to a very promising book. Still though, I got through it in only a week so it didn't consume too much of my time, and [EMAIL="I@m"]I'm[/EMAIL] still 4 books ahead of schedule on Goodreads! :P

Going for a bit of crime drama next, have Dark Places by Gillian Flynn loaded up one the kindle next, I enjoyed Gone Girl and I loved Sharp Objects, so [EMAIL="I@m"]I'm[/EMAIL] feeling optimistic about this one!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 02-02-2015 06:58PM

giggii wrote: »

Just finished the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Though I thought the first 500 pages or so were amazing, and I was thoroughly enjoying it, that last quarter of the book just fell completely flat and left me so cold. Not impressed. A very disappointing end to a very promising book. Still though, I got through it in only a week so it didn't consume too much of my time, and [EMAIL="I@m"]I'm[/EMAIL] still 4 books ahead of schedule on Goodreads! :P

Wow, that's good going. It took me over a month, I think, to get through it. I'm already behind on my Goodreads too, which isn't a great sign this early in the year

eire4 · 02-02-2015 07:43PM

mejulie805 wrote: »

How was it as a re-read? I'm intrigued, I really loved the trilogy but never considered re-reading!:rolleyes:

Loved it. I first read it in 2010 so while I knew what was going to happen reading again the exact details, actions and dialogues was great given the 5 year gap.

eire4 · 02-02-2015 07:49PM

SarahBM wrote: »

I would love to read the Lord of the Rings again but I feel like I can't waste my time re reading books when I have so many new ones to read!!

If you like the books enough and you leave enough time in between re readings it can be a great treat re reading a great triology like the Lord Of The Rings. I have re read that trilogy 3 times I think and will no doubt do so again at some point.

Swiper the fox · 02-02-2015 07:59PM

eire4 wrote: »

If you like the books enough and you leave enough time in between re readings it can be a great treat re reading a great triology like the Lord Of The Rings. I have re read that trilogy 3 times I think and will no doubt do so again at some point.

I've noticed that all of your posts on this thread are re-reads, I know I've mentioned it before but I never got a response. It seems very odd that you never seem to read any books for the first time anymore??
I read the first in the Stieg Larrson trilogy, it wasn't my cup of tea but as far as I remember there was somewhat of a twist towards the end, knowing that would surely spoil it for you and they ain't short books.

Anyway I'm currently re-reading:P Dublin V Kerry by that most excellent sportswriter(you can't take that away from him) Tom Humphreys.

eire4 · 02-02-2015 08:18PM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I've noticed that all of your posts on this thread are re-reads, I know I've mentioned it before but I never got a response. It seems very odd that you never seem to read any books for the first time anymore??
I read the first in the Stieg Larrson trilogy, it wasn't my cup of tea but as far as I remember there was somewhat of a twist towards the end, knowing that would surely spoil it for you and they ain't short books.

Anyway I'm currently re-reading:P Dublin V Kerry by that most excellent sportswriter(you can't take that away from him) Tom Humphreys.

I must have missed that post when you asked me last time. I go through spells every now and then when for a while I will just re read a whole shelf of books.

No the Steig Larsson books are not short little reads thats for sure. Definitely some twists involved as well. Didn't spoil it for me at all.

giggii · 02-02-2015 08:31PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Wow, that's good going. It took me over a month, I think, to get through it. I'm already behind on my Goodreads too, which isn't a great sign this early in the year

I spent a good deal of last week commuting to and from work, so two huors of travelling each day really helped me polish it off!

I'm only upto date with my Goodreads at the mo because I picked a load of really easy to get through books, have Moby Dick and Les Miserables on my to-read pile though so I can see them impeding my progress a lot! :P

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 02-02-2015 08:41PM

giggii wrote: »

I spent a good deal of last week commuting to and from work, so two huors of travelling each day really helped me polish it off!

I'm only upto date with my Goodreads at the mo because I picked a load of really easy to get through books, have Moby Dick and Les Miserables on my to-read pile though so I can see them impeding my progress a lot! :P

I'm the opposite, I've landed myself with quite long books these past few weeks. Need to think smaller page count for a while once I'm done with The Woman in White.

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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