This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Belle E. Flops · 16-03-2016 09:42AM

I finished the Invisible Man a few days ago. It was good enough and I read a few chapters each night but it wasn't a book that I was excited to keep reading.

I'm now onto 'Wise Man's Fear' by Patrick Rothfuss. It's the second in the Kingkiller Chronicles fantasy trilogy. I read the first last year and loved it and really enjoying this one too so far.

minnow · 16-03-2016 11:36AM

White Teeth, by Zadie Smith. 50 pages in and really enjoying it.

Aenaes · 16-03-2016 12:22PM

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is finished. Grim with some light-hearted moments. Having already seen the film, I was surprised that

the story was told through Chief Bromden's eyes.

I've now started Chance Acquaintances, another short story by Colette.

Fathom · 17-03-2016 03:25AM

Horribly Awkward, by Edwin Page.

Swiper the fox · 19-03-2016 11:17AM

About 80 pages into the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry, bored to tears. I had read good reviews, should I finish? does it continue to be this dull or will something happen to restore my will to live?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 19-03-2016 12:00PM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

About 80 pages into the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry, bored to tears. I had read good reviews, should I finish? does it continue to be this dull or will something happen to restore my will to live?

It is pretty much the same thing over and over.

Wyldwood · 19-03-2016 12:17PM

Finished All the Light We Cannot See and really loved it. It's one of those books you look forward to reading and don't want to end. Must look up some other Doerr books.

Onto Helen Dunmore's The Siege now.

Swiper the fox · 19-03-2016 12:42PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

It is pretty much the same thing over and over.

Thanks, I won't be opening it again.

SarahBM · 19-03-2016 12:46PM

I havent had much chance to read over the last couple of weeks but thanks to a few days off I have gotten stuck into Career of Evil. Loving it.

Callan57 · 19-03-2016 12:53PM

Finished There Eyes Were Watching God .... amazing but did take a bit of work to get to grips with the Negro vernacular

Completly different genre but enjoying The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

HamsterFace · 20-03-2016 01:11AM

Am re-reading East of Eden.

This book blows my socks off every time. I can't believe its scope and the threads that run through it. Try to explain his books would make them sound infinitely more inaccessible than they actually are.

Sometimes I fantasize about writing one of these stupid stories I have in my head, then I read something like this and feel like an intellectual pigmy!

SarahBM · 21-03-2016 12:12AM

Finished Career of Evil last night. JK says in the acknowledgements at the back that she has never enjoyed writing a book so much and I really think that comes across. I thoroughly enjoyed every page of it.

Started the Lovely Bones on the train. It's gripping so far. I am sorry I haven't read it sooner. And I really want to see the film too.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 21-03-2016 12:14AM

SarahBM wrote: »

Started the Lovely Bones on the train. It's gripping so far. I am sorry I haven't read it sooner. And I really want to see the film too.

The film isn't great. I loved the book but was fairly disappointed with the film. Saoirse Ronan is great, as she always is, but I felt like Jackson got it entirely wrong, he focused on the wrong things and missed the heart of it, if that's the right word.

Swiper the fox · 22-03-2016 11:13AM

Callan57 wrote: »

The Mark and The Void by Paul Murray

Started last night after months of looking at it, unsure at the beginning but when the Igor character showed up I was wetting myself laughing for the whole Time, I really hope it can keep it up, haven't laughed at a book so much since the begining of confederscy of dunces.

Aenaes · 24-03-2016 11:27AM

Well, I finished Chance Acquaintances by Colette. It dragged a little and I didn't find it as interesting as Julie de Carneilhan.

Now I'm reading The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J.K. Rowling.

Callan57 · 24-03-2016 11:44AM

Finished The Distant Echo by Val McDermid ... liked it even if it stretched credibility in parts and the ending was a bit of a let down but of it's type not bad at all.

Last night I started Before We Began by Tania Unsworth ... picked it up on a whim & it has me gripped

Callan57 · 24-03-2016 11:45AM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Started last night after months of looking at it, unsure at the beginning but when the Igor character showed up I was wetting myself laughing for the whole Time, I really hope it can keep it up, haven't laughed at a book so much since the begining of confederscy of dunces.

Have you come across Remington yet? I absolutely loved him

:D

Fathom · 24-03-2016 09:54PM

Shadow Princess, by Indu Sundaresan

HamsterFace · 24-03-2016 10:07PM

Reading Paddy Clarke ha ha ha. It may be my favourite book.

Gerard3003 · 25-03-2016 03:39PM

Bit late to the party , reading Rebel by Bernard Cornwell , first in his Starbuck series. Great author who has really got me into the genre of historical fiction

Callan57 · 25-03-2016 07:07PM

Bereft by Chris Womersley

eire4 · 25-03-2016 07:35PM

Finished a re read of Anne Rice's epic The Witching Hour the first book in her Mayfair Witches Chronicles. A change of tack from her Vampire Chronicles but classic Rice all the same.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 25-03-2016 08:56PM

Callan57 wrote: »

Bereft by Chris Womersley

I read that a few years ago, loved it.

Jijsaw · 25-03-2016 11:29PM

Been a while since I posted here, read 'East of Eden' by Steinbeck, 'With A Little Help From My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper' by George Martin and did a reread of 'A Storm of Swords'. All were very enjoyable but my God I'm looking for short reads now.

Currently reading: Peter Pan. I never read children's classics when I was a child myself so I'm reading them all now- I'm 40 pages in to my 180 page edition, I didn't like the writing style at first but I'm enjoying it more as it goes along.

For my next book which should I read first: 'The Time Traveller's Wife' or 'The Lovely Bones'?

ivytwine · 26-03-2016 09:04AM

Couldn't get into The Time Traveller's Wife at all, loved The Lovely Bones.

I've been incredibly busy the last few weeks and I'm stuck on a book called The Dante Club for ages. It's pissing me off now!

SarahBM · 26-03-2016 09:39AM

Jijsaw wrote: »

Currently reading: Peter Pan. I never read children's classics when I was a child myself so I'm reading them all now- I'm 40 pages in to my 180 page edition, I didn't like the writing style at first but I'm enjoying it more as it goes along.

For my next book which should I read first: 'The Time Traveller's Wife' or 'The Lovely Bones'?

I never read the classics when I was a kid either. Only recently read the Secret Garden which was lovely. I thought the Time Traveller's Wife was ok. Movie was awful.
Im reading the Lovely Bones at the moment, and I think it is very good. Hopefully I will get to finish it over the long wknd.

Happy Easter everyone!

confusticated · 26-03-2016 10:15PM

Loved both the time traveller's wife and the lovely bones, both a bit odd and sad though.

Currently reading Disney Wars which a friend lent to me ages back. Finding it okay, bit dry though and new names on every page.

Callan57 · 27-03-2016 07:48PM

Making a start on The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Das Kitty · 27-03-2016 10:44PM

Digging into Old School by Tobias Wolff, and I'm about halfway through Tender by Belinda McKeown.

Enjoying both immensely.

KJ · 29-03-2016 07:17PM

Just started Siberian Education by Nicolai Lilin. Good so far but I'm only about 50 pages in.

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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