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I've finished 'Time Traveler's Wife'. Will write on the Reading Circle thread later today (am waiting for 8am to come around so I can resume my 18 month disagreement with British Gas..... *sigh*). It was a good book, very emotional, I cried at the end. Don't know how Henry coped knowing what he knew.

 

Will start on the Paul Doherty book next.

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Don't know how Henry coped knowing what he knew.

 

Was that a teaser? Now I want to read it!! Another to add to the list! :hyper:

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Oh it's a definite must read, and is a fine example of a book that manages to constantly change the time and location of the scene without you really getting that lost. Hard to explain really unless you've read the book :hyper: But I deinitely warn you to have a box of tissues ready.

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Finished The Waxman Murders before I came into work this morning (my excuse is it makes me calmer and more able to deal with stuff if I read before I go to work). It was ok. Nothing to write home about though, quite pedestrian in its own way. Will no doubt write a review for my book blog later.

 

Not sure what to read next, probably 'The Secret Life of Bees' or 'The vanishing act of Esme Lennox'.

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I picked up 'The Secret Life of Bees' yesterday after watching Wimbledon on ITV (I do love that film!). Finally went to sleep when I'd finished! It was good, and I really wanted to know what happened but it didn't grab me in the same way that 'The Kabul Beauty School' or 'The Book of Lost Things' did.

 

Now I'll definitely be reading 'The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennonx' next :hyper:

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Time to update the monster list!

 

Currently Reading

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

 

 

Books to be read (in no particular order, those I've currently borrowed/bought are marked with *)

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

To Kill or Cure by Susanna Gregory

A Coin for the Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe

Young Bloods by Simon Scarrow

The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan

The Three Kings of Cologne by Kate Sedley

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

The Iron Horse by Edward Marston (to be published shortly)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett

The Last Empress by Anchee Min

The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin

The Lost Luggage Porter by Andrew Martin*

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Secret Diary of Ann Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

The Remedy by Michelle Lovric

The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White*

The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

The House of Doctor Dee by Peter Ackroyd

The Kings Last Song by Geoff Ryman (actually I think it was my Dad that recommended this one)

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and Portia Rosenberg

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Riverman by Alex Gray

When we were bad by Charlotte Mendelson

The Food Taster by Peter Elbling*

Pelegia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin*

The 199 Steps by Michel Faber

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

Books read in July

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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Have finished 'The Lost Luggage Porter' by Andrew Martin. Really enjoyed it and will definitely go looking for the first two in the series and the latest book which is set after the one I just read.

 

Am now reading 'Pelegia and the White Bulldog' by Boris Akunin. I hadn't realised but it's a translation of an original (Russian?) book by Akunin. It's probably a very good and accurate translation but I find the style jarring and it doesn't read as easily as I would like for what should be a light read. I'll stick with it for the moment but I get the feeling this might be one of the ones I abandon.

 

It's not long now til I loose my internet connection, possibly for 6 months, and I don't know what website they're likely to block at the library. Hopefully not this one but it does mean I won't be able to join in as much :hyper: At least I've figured out a way to e-mail reviews to my book review blog!

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It's not long now til I loose my internet connection, possibly for 6 months, and I don't know what website they're likely to block at the library. Hopefully not this one but it does mean I won't be able to join in as much :hyper: At least I've figured out a way to e-mail reviews to my book review blog!

 

Aww.. we will miss you! I can't see any reason for your library to block this one, so hopefully you can pop in now and again.

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It's not long now til I loose my internet connection, possibly for 6 months, and I don't know what website they're likely to block at the library. Hopefully not this one but it does mean I won't be able to join in as much sad.gif At least I've figured out a way to e-mail reviews to my book review blog!

I can access here from my local library (or at least I could - they've started charging for internet access now, so I no longer pop in whilst I'm waiting for my daughter to come out of school), so hopefully you'll be able to access from your libraries.

 

*crosses fingers*

 

Perhaps there will be a decent, inexpensive net cafe you could use. I know of at least one in Bath that, if I remember correctly, is not too pricey.

 

If not make sure you remember us when you have access again and come back! :biggrin:

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Thats great news Bagpuss :) Fingers crossed I will only disappear for a short amount of time (that old chesnut of needing a bill/official document with your new address on it to register for a library card). I love this site too much to leave permanently or anything!

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Thats great news Bagpuss :) Fingers crossed I will only disappear for a short amount of time (that old chesnut of needing a bill/official document with your new address on it to register for a library card). I love this site too much to leave permanently or anything!

 

You may be able to go on as a visitor until your card is sorted. We allow standard membership without proof of address and then allow full membership once the address has been verified. I suspect every county is different though.

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Right well I've been trying to read 'Pelegia and the White Bull dog' but i don't think its for me. The original is in Russian and I can't decide if its just a bad translation or if it is just the style of story telling that isn't for me.

 

As I'm in the middle of packing, ready to move on Thursday, I suspect I won't really have a chance to do much in the way of reading this week :) So I'm going to update my to read list below so that as soon as I get to Weston I can start reading all these lovely books!

 

Books to be read (in no particular order)

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

To Kill or Cure by Susanna Gregory

A Coin for the Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe

Young Bloods by Simon Scarrow

The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan

The Three Kings of Cologne by Kate Sedley

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

The Iron Horse by Edward Marston (to be published shortly)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett

The Last Empress by Anchee Min

The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Secret Diary of Ann Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

The Remedy by Michelle Lovric

The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White

The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

The House of Doctor Dee by Peter Ackroyd

The Kings Last Song by Geoff Ryman (actually I think it was my Dad that recommended this one)

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and Portia Rosenberg

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Riverman by Alex Gray

When we were bad by Charlotte Mendelson

The Food Taster by Peter Elbling

The 199 Steps by Michel Faber

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

The Prince of Darkness by Sharon Penman

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin

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Currently Reading

 

Not sure yet! Will check when I get home!

 

Books to be read (in no particular order)

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

To Kill or Cure by Susanna Gregory

A Coin for the Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe

Young Bloods by Simon Scarrow

The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan

The Three Kings of Cologne by Kate Sedley

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

The Iron Horse by Edward Marston (to be published shortly)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett

The Last Empress by Anchee Min

The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

The Secret Diary of Ann Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

The Remedy by Michelle Lovric

The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White

The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

The House of Doctor Dee by Peter Ackroyd

The Kings Last Song by Geoff Ryman (actually I think it was my Dad that recommended this one)

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and Portia Rosenberg

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Riverman by Alex Gray

When we were bad by Charlotte Mendelson

The Food Taster by Peter Elbling

The 199 Steps by Michel Faber

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty

 

Books read in July

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

The Lost Luggage Porter by Andrew Martin

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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Currently Reading

The Last Witchhunter by James Morrow

 

Books to be read (in no particular order)

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

A Coin for the Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe

Young Bloods by Simon Scarrow

The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan

The Three Kings of Cologne by Kate Sedley

The Iron Horse by Edward Marston

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett

The Last Empress by Anchee Min

The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

The Secret Diary of Ann Boleyn by Robin Maxwell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

The Remedy by Michelle Lovric

The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White

The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

The House of Doctor Dee by Peter Ackroyd

The Kings Last Song by Geoff Ryman

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and Portia Rosenberg

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Riverman by Alex Gray

When we were bad by Charlotte Mendelson

The Food Taster by Peter Elbling

The 199 Steps by Michel Faber

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

The Fouth Bear by Jasper Fforde

The Brothers of Glastonbury by Kate Sedley

 

 

Books read in August

Medicius and the Disappearing Dancing Girls by R.S. Downie

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

Ghostly Murders by Paul Doherty

The Blackpool Highflyer by Andrew Martin

To Kill or Cure by Susanna Gregory

The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty

The Eve of Saint Hyacinth by Kate Sedley

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