This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

ian8746 · 07-02-2010 11:49pm

Just finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. A Brilliant read from start to finish.

kerash · 10-02-2010 10:00pm

A Thousand Splendid Suns - I'm really enjoing it. I picked it up for €2 in a charity shop! I've yet to read The Kite Runner but it's next on my list.

jeru · 10-02-2010 11:43pm

Just finished The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, by Stieg Larsson. Really enjoyable trilogy. Have just started on The Road and it has certainly caught my interest...

Busi_Girl08 · 11-02-2010 5:37pm

Finished 100 Years of Solitude. To be honest, I started to lose interest towards the end

Am now half way through Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. So far so good

It's nice reading the narration in Morgan Freeman's voice.

af_thefragile · 11-02-2010 10:49pm

Cuz I can't read on the bus (my eyeballs hurt to the point of popping out), lately I've been listening to The Trial by Franz Kafka.

Quite intriguing. Always carries an air of suspense keeping you wondering what's gonna happen next. Can get a little tedious at times but for most part its very interesting.

pearliefan · 14-02-2010 4:51pm

I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee. Hadn't read it in about four years so I decided to do so again and I've been stuck in it all morning!! I'm trying to read it slowly so as to savour it though..

Also started reading The Great Gatsby last week... can't really get into it but it's been recommended so many times that I'll have to!

Read The DaVinci Code last week and I loved it!!

Any key? · 14-02-2010 6:30pm

Currently reading The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or the murder at Road Hill House

Very disapointed can't wait to finish and start something new. I have a big list for when I go to the library.:D

Busi_Girl08 · 14-02-2010 6:43pm

Currently reading Dracula.

Now THAT'S how you write vampires!!:D

horseplay · 15-02-2010 5:18pm

Man in the dark -- Paul Auster

really enjoying it

tazkatie · 16-02-2010 6:23pm

Again I have been sucked into the authors I have been reading for such a long time. Just can't get away from the lure of James Patterson, his new offering Worst Case is actually very enjoyable and see the reintroduction of Patterson's newest leading man Michaal Bennett. Well worth the read. I have also read two from Karen Rose but to be honest am thinking of steering clear in the future. I have read Don't Tell which a follow on off the back story to one of her other books... okay but could have done without it to be fair. I also read Have You Seen Her by Karen Rose and this was a much better read - but on a very similar theme to all the other.. Professional woman becomes target of killer, falls in love with lead detective and thwarts the killer in the end.. All of her books follow the same well worn pattern and that is why I will not read any more ( or so I say now but will most probably buy the next one in the hope it is better.
I also read this week, Lesley Pearse now book Stolen and really enjoyed it. She is a super story teller and you end up immersed in her worl albeit for a very short time but this is a great relaxation book - nothing too terrible and great for passing the time. I have also read this week the new book in the alphabet series by Sue Grafton we are now at U so only a few more to go. I have read the whole series and I love them. They only come out so infrequently it is always a treat to return to catch up with the characters - Kinsey and her 80 year old plus landlord Henry. Excellent. I have just start Wolf Hall and hear that is a fantastic read so looking forward to getting into it. Also very sad to hear of the passing of Dick Francis, another one of my long time favourite authors. I think I will have to revisit some of his books over the next few weeks.

Blush_01 · 16-02-2010 10:38pm

I, Lucifer - Glen Duncan

I have attempted to read this a number of times but always get distracted, so I'm focussing solely on this for the moment. I have to admit, I've just started it, but I'm really enjoying it!

Cadiz · 16-02-2010 11:00pm

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. I heart Terry.

p to the e · 17-02-2010 12:05pm

Just finished "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis. Started slow but the violence comes thick and fast towards the end. Will Definitely be reading more of his stuff in the future. Started reading "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Very good read and completely different to the film. Also listening to an audio book "The elegant universe" by Brian Greene. Essentially it's an introduction to string theory

Sephiroth_dude · 17-02-2010 1:43pm

Having read the first 7 books of the dresden files by jim butcher,I have decided to take a break from that series and start on twilight.

kerash · 17-02-2010 1:45pm

This week I'm reading Memoirs of a Geisha.

Pittens · 17-02-2010 1:48pm

Just finished Brooklyn by Colm Toibín. Very nice story. Am finishing Dome by Stephen King. As always with King I find the psychological bits and the dialogue sympathetic, the general mayhem bits leave me a bit cold.

But a return to form. After than possibly some popular science book.

Col!n · 18-02-2010 8:52pm

SecondTime wrote: »

Disgrace is excellent, I've liked everything I've ready by Coetzee. Hope you enjoy it!

Disgrace was brilliant, bloody depressing but brilliant all the same.

fontanalis · 18-02-2010 9:09pm

p to the e wrote: »

Just finished "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis. Started slow but the violence comes thick and fast towards the end. Will Definitely be reading more of his stuff in the future. Started reading "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Very good read and completely different to the film. Also listening to an audio book "The elegant universe" by Brian Greene. Essentially it's an introduction to string theory

Great book, how they managed to mess that up, I suppose the cgi and fluffy ending didn't help.

af_thefragile · 19-02-2010 1:06pm

Just finished Kafka's trial and now started Lord of the Rings, the first book.

tazkatie · 19-02-2010 4:03pm

kerash wrote: »

This week I'm reading Memoirs of a Geisha.

I loved this book. Hauntingly beautiful. Enjoy!

tazkatie · 19-02-2010 4:05pm

pearliefan wrote: »

I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee. Hadn't read it in about four years so I decided to do so again and I've been stuck in it all morning!! I'm trying to read it slowly so as to savour it though..

Also started reading The Great Gatsby last week... can't really get into it but it's been recommended so many times that I'll have to!

Read The DaVinci Code last week and I loved it!!

Loved the three Dan Brown books I have read. The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons and the Lost Symbol

tazkatie · 19-02-2010 4:06pm

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry

Loved this book.. Had it in the to ready pile for ages. Finally got around to it a Christmas. Excellent.

SecondTime · 19-02-2010 4:16pm

tazkatie wrote: »

Loved this book.. Had it in the to ready pile for ages. Finally got around to it a Christmas. Excellent.

Sorry, but I have to disagree. I didn't like it and I found the plot just plain silly. But I was in the minority among my friends about that. I'm glad you enjoyed it tho':)

silver_surfer · 19-02-2010 4:19pm

SecondTime · 19-02-2010 4:19pm

Pittens wrote: »

Just finished Brooklyn by Colm Toibín. Very nice story. Am finishing Dome by Stephen King. As always with King I find the psychological bits and the dialogue sympathetic, the general mayhem bits leave me a bit cold.

But a return to form. After than possibly some popular science book.

Brooklyn left me underwhelmed - I had read The Master before so my expectations were probably too high.
I've never read any Stephen King - I must get round to giving him a bash one of these days.:)

tazkatie · 19-02-2010 4:40pm

SecondTime wrote: »

Brooklyn left me underwhelmed - I had read The Master before so my expectations were probably too high.
I've never read any Stephen King - I must get round to giving him a bash one of these days.:)

I have the Master in my to read pile.. Is it worth a read?

SecondTime · 19-02-2010 4:58pm

tazkatie wrote: »

I have the Master in my to read pile.. Is it worth a read?

I thought it was brilliant. But I like Henry James too, so maybe I was biased.

tazkatie · 19-02-2010 5:24pm

SecondTime wrote: »

Brooklyn left me underwhelmed - I had read The Master before so my expectations were probably too high.
I've never read any Stephen King - I must get round to giving him a bash one of these days.:)

Have only read two Stephen King's - Misery and the Green Mile.

Novella · 20-02-2010 3:39am

I am almost half way through 'The Journals of Sylvia Plath', and have just finished reading, 'Living with Evil'.

Absolutely loving the Plath book.

Living with Evil - first and only book ever to make me cry. Absolutely harrowing stuff, definitely not light reading, but I'm glad I read it. Shows just how much it is possible for one to go through and still come out the other side.

OxfordComma · 22-02-2010 10:11am

Finished The Time Traveler's Wife just yesterday. Overall it was a very good read, and the ending really moved me.

I've now begun reading something utterly different - American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm only 50 pages in, but already I'm very intrigued. Gaiman's style is very direct and minimalist, and the plotline, thus far, is totally unique - unlike anything I've come across before.

Sephiroth_dude · 22-02-2010 1:58pm

Finished twilight last nite,starting new moon today.

Julesie · 22-02-2010 2:27pm

I've just finished reading American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld, a fictional novel based loosely on the life of Laura Bush. Not a topic I thought I would enjoy but I was pleasantly surprised as it is very well written and gives an interesting perspective of life inside the White House.

Now I'm getting stuck into Vernon God Little, a book that has been sitting on my book shelf for a very long time waiting to be read. I don't know what was putting me off it but now that I've started it's actually really humorous.

Next on the list is Kazuo Ishiguro's, Never Let Me Go which came recommended by a friend.

FORTY · 22-02-2010 3:22pm

I just finished The Tesseract by Alex Garland. Far better than The Beach

tazkatie · 22-02-2010 6:29pm

1fahy4 wrote: »

Finished The Time Traveler's Wife just yesterday. Overall it was a very good read, and the ending really moved me.

I've now begun reading something utterly different - American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm only 50 pages in, but already I'm very intrigued. Gaiman's style is very direct and minimalist, and the plotline, thus far, is totally unique - unlike anything I've come across before.

Had started reading The Time Travellers Wife years ago but for some reason never got round to finishing it. Just found it the other day on the shelf so going tlo read it this week at some stage. I remember really enjoying reading it so no idea why I never finished it. Am having a little step back in time and revisiting the final Harry Potter book, I read it so quickly the first time just to see how it ended, have decided to re read.

nkay1985 · 23-02-2010 9:20am

1fahy4 wrote: »

I've now begun reading something utterly different - American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm only 50 pages in, but already I'm very intrigued. Gaiman's style is very direct and minimalist, and the plotline, thus far, is totally unique - unlike anything I've come across before.

Read it recently and really enjoyed it. Was a departure for me but I'm very glad to have read it.

I'm currently reading The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life. Have to say I'm enjoying it. It's a long time since I've read a biography or autobiography and what better way to get back into them than with a monster - 800-odd pages!

Was re-reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins until one of my dogs did a number on it. It's still in prefectly readable condition but I'm a bit particular about my books. Have another copy now though so will pick up where I left off after The Snowball.

Pittens · 23-02-2010 4:59pm

Reading a Philip Roth novel - Operation Shylock. Bit meh at the moment.

Sergeant · 24-02-2010 1:13pm

Ploughing into 2666 by Roberto Bolano at the moment. Astonishing stuff, some of the prose is shocking in its intensity.

OxfordComma · 24-02-2010 2:05pm

nkay1985 wrote: »

Read it recently and really enjoyed it. Was a departure for me but I'm very glad to have read it.

Yeah, I'm about 150 pages in now and loving it. It's totally unlike anything I've ever read before. Think I'll read more of Gaiman's stuff in the future.

tHE vAGGABOND · 24-02-2010 2:38pm

The Turnaround by George Pelecanos

Loving it, and also loving the fact I have found a new author [new to me!]

CC23 · 25-02-2010 1:58pm

A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks. Loving it so far!

MUTINEER · 27-02-2010 12:58am

Infinity Blues -Ryan Adams,a book of poetry from the singer/songwriter/genius.

Blush_01 · 28-02-2010 1:33am

I'm mainly reading The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath.

Enjoying it so far. Don't know why I didn't read it before, it's quite interesting.

SarahBM · 28-02-2010 12:20pm

CC23 wrote: »

A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks. Loving it so far!

You have to read the Notebook and the Wedding.

MsMoo · 02-03-2010 8:48pm

Currently reading 'Good Omens' by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
It's a pretty entertaining read so far.

Blush_01 · 02-03-2010 8:56pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Finished twilight last nite,starting new moon today.

Are you hooked yet?

Just about to start The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz. It's supposed to be pretty good, so I'm looking forward to it.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-03-2010 1:44pm

Giving the twilight series a break this week and Im reading laced with magic by barbara bretton.

buck65 · 03-03-2010 2:26pm

With the Ennis book club festival fast approaching I bought a copy of Thomas Lynch's "Aparitions and other late fiction". Very Raymond Carver in tone and feel, language is beautifully descriptive. First 2 stories are certainly good.
Must dig out Claire Keegan's "Walk the blue fields" as well, a super writer and great collection.

Also reading "On writing" by Stephen King.
Finished "2666" by Roberto Bolano recently. Not sure what I feel about it but I certainly enjoyed reading it.

useurename · 04-03-2010 10:27pm

that they may face the rising sun by john mc gahern.really enjoying it.very nice so far.a pleasure to read the words

tHE vAGGABOND · 08-03-2010 2:28pm

Satanic Verses - always wanted to read it.

Busi_Girl08 · 08-03-2010 2:38pm

Finished Dracula (Finally. It was a busy couple of weeks

)

Just started The Road last night

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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