Marie H Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Now I'm getting rather curious! What old-fashioned names... Sanelma! I've never known anyone to go by that name... Oh yes, it's seems to be set sometime after the end of world war 2, and for some reason people only have horse and cart, or bicycles, but no motor vehicles . Post-war hard times, possibly . Those first names must be old fashioned, it sounded to someone young like you . Sanelma remind me of the English name Sandra, which was more popular up to the 1970's, but is very unfashionable now. They call Gunner the miller "Kunnari, in the Finnish way", and are seem to be prejudiced as he came from South Finland. The local people seem to be very small minded. As my art tutor friend says, about mojo problems - "don't force it, just wait until it happens" - which is good advice, but it still you off big-time when it isn't happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Bought on special kindle today: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Son by Philipp Meyer The Wasteland Saga: Three Novels: Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, The Road is a River by Nick Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I managed to finish Cold Blood but it wasn't great. Have started David Copperfield which I've only ever heard good things about so fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Bought on special kindle today: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Son by Philipp Meyer The Wasteland Saga: Three Novels: Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, The Road is a River by Nick Cole. I keep getting Goldfinch recommended to me. Seems interesting, not sure if my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I keep getting Goldfinch recommended to me. Seems interesting, not sure if my cup of tea. I've been on the fence, but at that price, couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 The boyfriend has asked for a list of books that I would like for Christmas . . . Now to pick which ones hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 The boyfriend has asked for a list of books that I would like for Christmas . . . Now to pick which ones hehe Ooh what a horrible job, I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Bought on special kindle today: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Ooh I want it ... badly It's getting good reviews .. hope you like it Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Reading Bossypants by Tina Fey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I've been on the fence, but at that price, couldn't resist. You talked me into it. I just bought Goldfinch at $7.49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 You talked me into it. I just bought Goldfinch at $7.49 Interested to find out how you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I've got to page 60, chapter 13 of Nothing Else Matters by S.D. Tooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 The boyfriend has asked for a list of books that I would like for Christmas . . . Now to pick which ones hehe Ahhh, he knows not the depth of the water in which he treads.............. Ooh I want it ... badly It's getting good reviews .. hope you like it Kate me too!! You talked me into it. I just bought Goldfinch at $7.49 Hope you, actually, hope we both like it! heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Georges Perec's the art and craft of approaching your head of department to submit a request for a raise arrived this morning a book with no composition so no commas no semi colon or full stops what a crazy guy georges must have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Finished Newcastle Uniteds Perfect 10, on page 365 of The Stand (still a long way to go). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Finished The Penultimate Truth last night, ended up really enjoying it. Thanks, Kay! Working on a review. AIE: posted over yonder. Edited December 5, 2013 by pontalba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks to frankie, I've started Purge by Sofi Oksanen.......35 pages in, and the tension is palpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmonkey Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Finished The roots of the olive tree by Courtney Miller Santo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've just read 53 pages in an hour, so am now on page 113 at the end of chapter 21 of Nothing Else Matters by S.D. Tooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) I'm about 75% through The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. It's pretty enjoyable, though a tad too long. Edited December 6, 2013 by bobblybear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Over 200 pages read of Newes from the Dead, can't wait to see how it ends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 1/3 read of The Shooting Party. Now I've found that Chekhov was a very witty, it's a joy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Finished Newes from the Dead, great story and even more amazing when you consider it is based on a true story. Thank you Claire for loaning it to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Finished Newes from the Dead, great story and even more amazing when you consider it is based on a true story. Thank you Claire for loaning it to me! It's great isn't it Hayley? .. and so nice that the same copy has been read by four BCF membies Have at last finished A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz after starting it in February (I left off when ill and went right back to the beginning again as couldn't quite remember the storyline.) It's 710 pages of brilliance Will hopefully start Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson later today and also carry on with Round the Christmas Fire .. have read seven of the short stories/extracts so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Finished The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. I'm still reading The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth. I've been reading it for a couple of months now but it's the kind of book that you can pick up and put down whenever you want. Now, I'm toying with the idea of reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Hmmmm, decisions, decisions..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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