What book are you reading atm??

Samaris · 29-07-2015 12:51AM

Just re-read Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart, "A Novel of China That Never Was", featuring Li Kao, a sage "with a slight flaw in his character", Number Ten Ox, the innocent, very strong, and rather less quick-witted narrator and a host of other brilliant characters, drawn from Chinese myth. It's funny, beautifully written, and lively.

And the best thing is that I've just discovered there's two more books in a trilogy! Yay!

innuendo141 · 29-07-2015 10:58AM

Just finished Go Set A Watchman...... Lads.....

Currently reading Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. Absolutely loving it so far.

Wibbs · 29-07-2015 12:20PM

"A jerk on one end" by Robert Hughes, the art critic, all about his hobby of fishing.

howyegettinon1 · 29-07-2015 02:07PM

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - very hard to put down, just finished Price of Thorns before it

MRnotlob606 · 29-07-2015 05:45PM

Trouble in paradise by Slavoj Zizek.

Bears and Vodka · 29-07-2015 11:09PM

Just finished 'I am Zlatan', by the man himself. Not too bad I must say! There's more to the guy as it seems at face value.

GLaDOS · 29-07-2015 11:19PM

Reading The Three Musketeers, after finding it a bit slow at first Im really getting into it now.

the evasion_kid · 29-07-2015 11:38PM

Sister of the road: the autobiography of boxcar bertha by Dr. Ben reitman

LorMal · 29-07-2015 11:42PM

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Currently 300 pages into the stand. Randall Flagg is looking ominous.

Just finished it. Terribly disappointing.

mrsWhippy · 30-07-2015 12:06AM

Just finished The Spinning Heart, by Donal Ryan.

Fantastic read. It captured some brilliant personalities and I loved the language. First book by Donal Ryan too, very impressive IMO.

cloudatlas · 01-08-2015 10:01PM

innuendo141 wrote: »

Just finished Go Set A Watchman...... Lads.....

Currently reading Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. Absolutely loving it so far.

What did you think of 'Go set a watchman'?

FreeFallin94 · 01-08-2015 10:55PM

Reading two books atm.

I am continuing my love for John Irving with The World According to Garp. I am halfway through and not entirely sure how I feel about it just yet. Definitely enjoying it though and Irving's writing is fantastic as per usual. Garp and Jenny are both very intriguing characters, if not exactly likeable.

I am also reading Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near. It is definitely one of the most imaginative books I have ever read! The writing is absolutely gorgeous.

eviltwin · 02-08-2015 11:36AM

What She Left by TR Richmond and Can Anybody Help Me by Sinead Crowley. Both very good.

sadie06 · 02-08-2015 01:29PM

Just finished Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, and I enjoyed it.

It was a holiday read for me and was very easy to get into and a bit of a page turner. I wouldn't call it a must read, but if you want something quick and easy for your holiday or to get you past a reading-fatigue slump it fits the bill.

Most interesting to me was the description of alcoholism rather than the main story.

Barna77 · 02-08-2015 02:51PM

Gave up on Money, the book...
Started The Princess Bride

hairyprincess · 05-08-2015 01:03AM

I Am Pilgrim and Still Alice. Both excellent reads

fleet_admiral · 05-08-2015 01:08AM

Autumn/Winter by Argos

TheLastMohican · 05-08-2015 01:23AM

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes. Almost Joycean and slow to read. But very entertaining and beautiful prose.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 05-08-2015 02:24AM

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. Sitting on the shelf with a while looking at me but worth waiting for.

Missyelliot2 · 05-08-2015 06:04AM

Menas wrote: »

Just finished "The truth about the Harry Quebert affair'...all 614 pages of it. Not a bad read but a few too many twists and turns for my liking.

Have started 'The Goldfinch'...sure its only 860 pages long...should be finished by christmas.

Am 3/4 way through of 'The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair' and I feel exactly as you did- way too many twists to make it believable.
I had just trudged my way through 'The Crooked House' .....so anything slightly better was appreciated!!!

I finished 'Weightless' by Sarah Bannan- that was fab. 'I am Pilgrim' is my next read...

Aglomerado · 05-08-2015 08:29AM

Menas wrote: »

Just finished "The truth about the Harry Quebert affair'...all 614 pages of it. Not a bad read but a few too many twists and turns for my liking.

Have started 'The Goldfinch'...sure its only 860 pages long...should be finished by christmas.

I usually have 2 books on the go. One on the kobo for home / on the move, the other (paper version) for my break at work.
I'm enjoying the Goldfinch on the e-reader so far. Hard to put down. I'm about halfway through now. I've read Donna Tartt's other books as well, so I was looking forward to this.

Susanna Clark's Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrell is a bit harder going. It's also really long and quite rambling at times. I like the way she's written it in 19th century style prose. I'll persist with it. Over halfway through it.

UpCork · 05-08-2015 08:38AM

'Summer House with Swimming Pool' Hermann Koch. Author of the acclaimed 'The Dinner'.

Enjoying it so far!

Aisling(",) · 05-08-2015 08:42AM

About half way through "A Dark Lure" by Loreth Anne White.

It's chewing gum for the brain about a woman who escaped from a serial killer having been held hostage and settles into her life years later as a ranch manager under a new identity.

It's not bad there's a bit of romance,the return of the killer and family drama.

Fairly predictable but I'm enjoying it so I'll finish it off.

deaddonkey15 · 09-08-2015 07:26PM

Recently finished Missing you by Harlan Coben. Decent enough.

Currently reading A Time to Kill by John Grisham - excellent so far!

deaddonkey15 · 09-08-2015 07:26PM

Recently finished Missing you by Harlan Coben. Decent enough.

Currently reading A Time to Kill by John Grisham - excellent so far!

Mars Bar · 09-08-2015 07:36PM

I've abandoned Going At Home by Bill Bryson. It's not a particularly long book but it has been boring me to sleep for more than two months now and I'm only 70% of the way there.

I've started The Ship Of Destiny by Robin Hobb and I'm completely engrossed in it that I'm struggling to get enough sleep now! :pac:

Hugo Stiglitz · 09-08-2015 07:36PM

I read a load of the lesser known John Grisham books a few years back. He has a nice and easy writing style that allows the reader to become easily immersed in the story's setting. Must pick up one of his books again.

RayM · 09-08-2015 07:52PM

Daft Wee Stories, by the comedian Brian Limond. There's a story in it, called "Arnold's Arse" - about a guy called Arnold, who went to the doctor because he was having "trouble passing solids". Turns out his arse is just one big cheek and no hole... "like a big thumb". Sad, really.

Rubberlegs · 09-08-2015 07:58PM

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Recently finished Missing you by Harlan Coben. Decent enough.

Currently reading A Time to Kill by John Grisham - excellent so far!

I always assumed John Grisham would be a tough read, and only recently read A Time to Kill. Absolutely brilliant! The sequel Sycamore Row was a great read too. I'm looking forward to reading more of him in the future.
At the moment I'm reading The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. Pure escapism

Fleawuss · 09-08-2015 10:15PM

Just finished Chambers biography of Ken Whitaker. Excellent. And a real eye opener on the seeds of our most recent bankruptcy. A great Irishman and a true patriot.

What book are you reading atm??

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