Nollaig Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I got an copy of A Robot In The Garden by Deborah Install today from Michelle, which I'm very excited to read! I've also started HP & The Half-Blood Prince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Paris: I’ve been up all night working on my thesis. “Magical Realism in American Literature”. Are you familiar with the works of Thomas Pynchon? Seth: I’ve only read The Crying of Lot 49. Paris: Gravity’s Rainbow is his masterpiece! I miss The OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Finished The High Window by Raymond Chandler, and made progress in The Man Who Would Not Be Washington. Bio of Robert E. Lee. Not sure what I'll pick up for fiction now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Started The Battle of Pollock's Crossing by J. L. Carr during my lunch break, and I love it already! He's just brilliant, isn't he?! Edited January 19, 2015 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I finished A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron last night, the sequel to A Dog's Purpose, it was good but very much a rehash of the first book, just different dogs and people, so a little disappointing. Awww, that's a shame to hear that. I've got both of them on my TBR. Yesterday I started to read Diane Chamberlain - The Silent Sister (which I pre-ordered last year and arrived a few days ago). I'm enjoying it a lot, so I made more progress yesterday than I thought I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Tim, I was watching an episode of The OC the other day and there was a guest appearance by Paris Hilton: Paris: I’ve been up all night working on my thesis. “Magical Realism in American Literature”. Are you familiar with the works of Thomas Pynchon? Seth: I’ve only read The Crying of Lot 49. Paris: Gravity’s Rainbow is his masterpiece! Hope I haven't put you off your book. Haha, that reminds me of when they get the winner of a beauty pagent to try and say something poignant but they haven't a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Started Gravity's Rainbow, it's rather bizzare yet strangely addictive. Ha! I love this '10 Reasons to Read Gravity's Rainbow' review on Amazon (scroll to the top from where the link puts you) I'm currently 180 pages into Patrick O'Brian's The Reverse of the Medal. It's typically brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've decided on, and started Cypress Grove by James Sallis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ha! I love this '10 Reasons to Read Gravity's Rainbow' review on Amazon (scroll to the top from where the link puts you) Haha, brilliant. The last line sums it up nicely "I'm not saying you should read it; that would be cruel. But if, for some inexplicable reason you choose to do so anyway, you won't regret it. Most of it, anyway." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ha! I love this '10 Reasons to Read Gravity's Rainbow' review on Amazon (scroll to the top from where the link puts you) That's great ! I finished The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain. I really enjoyed it. Now I'm thinking about what to read next, I've got a pile of books on my desk I intend to "get to soon" so I'll have a look and see if any of them seem what I feel like reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've already finished A Robot In The Garden by Deborah Install, which I only got yesterday! Quite a quick read, less than 300 pages. Will write a review up later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've already finished A Robot In The Garden by Deborah Install, which I only got yesterday! Quite a quick read, less than 300 pages. Will write a review up later. That's still pretty good going in one day (and a good recommendation for the book I would think) .. well done Finished Printer's Devil Court by Susan Hill and am just about to start A Strange Eventful History by Michael Holroyd. Still listening to The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters .. not quite the ordinary tale of lodgers that I thought it was going to be .. first it got a bit sexy but she's frightening me with it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 E book buying today - Enid Blyton's The Early Years at Malory Towers , and Alan Weisman's Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? Reading today - Angela Thirkell's Summer Half - this one is the first book of her's I've read, and it's main character is a schoolmaster in a 1937 boys prep school. Difficult to get into, but now I am following the very sharp observations, and Thirkell has a very dry sense of humour in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've done a bit of e-book downloading as well. Yesterday I bought Bram Stokers Dracula on audio, to do Immersion Reading. Narrated by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry as Van Helsing and Simon Vance as Jonathan Harker. This is exciting to me, as I have attempted Dracula three times and failed, mostly because of the language. For some reason, hearing it spoken helps me a lot. I also purchased HG Wells' The War of the Worlds, also on audio for Immersion Reading, I started that yesterday and am still reading the Jack Reacher book with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I finished reading Landline by Rainbow Rowell just now, and it was about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 E book buying today - Enid Blyton's The Early Years at Malory Towers , and Alan Weisman's Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? I hope you enjoy your new books ! I've done a bit of e-book downloading as well. Yesterday I bought Bram Stokers Dracula on audio, to do Immersion Reading. Narrated by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry as Van Helsing and Simon Vance as Jonathan Harker. This is exciting to me, as I have attempted Dracula three times and failed, mostly because of the language. For some reason, hearing it spoken helps me a lot. I also purchased HG Wells' The War of the Worlds, also on audio for Immersion Reading, I started that yesterday and am still reading the Jack Reacher book with it. I hope you enjoy your new purchases ! I started to read Gayle Forman - If I Stay 2: Where She Went yesterday, but so far have only read a few pages. I keep thinking about The Silent Sister (and how good the plot twists were). Hopefully I'll be able to do a bit more reading later today and get more into the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Found out the next book for my reading group is All Our Worldly Goods by Irène Némirovsky, which I'm very excited about. Not often they pick something I haven't read and am interested in before I start it! I finished The Battle of Pollocks Crossing at lunch time, and it was another fantastic book from Carr, then couldn't resist starting on First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton for our group read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Finishing off Lucia in London by E.F. Benson, ploughing on with A Strange Eventful History by Michael Holroyd and very happily back at Malory Towers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I read The Giver last year. I also recommend it. The Giver is one of those books that make the "must read" in our lifetime list. The book, as you say, was definitely very thought provoking. It kinda reminds me of the saying......be careful of what you wish for. This is a great way to describe it "be careful of what you wish for" it makes you think about how our idea of "perfect" might not be so perfect after all. I read it only three or four weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Would recommend it to anyone. As for my reading, I decided to take a break from Life of Pi because I just couldn't get into it at the moment. So I started The Good Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So I started The Good Earth My favorite book of all time! The whole trilogy is great. I hope you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 My favorite book of all time! The whole trilogy is great. I hope you like it. Thank you! I'm really liking it so far. It's a much different setting than most of the books I read, but that adds some nice change and the characters are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Have started my First Term at Malory Towers Am on page 90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I read a lot more in Gayle Forman - If I Stay 2: Where She Went yesterday and am about half way through now. I'm enjoying the story, it definitely reads a little bit differently than the Dutch translation I read of book 1. I don't know if this is because this story is written from a different point of view and so the style is different, or whether the translation I read was a little bit off. Either way, I'm enjoying the book and look forward to read what'll happen in the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I read a lot more in Gayle Forman - If I Stay 2: Where She Went yesterday and am about half way through now. I'm enjoying the story, it definitely reads a little bit differently than the Dutch translation I read of book 1. I don't know if this is because this story is written from a different point of view and so the style is different, or whether the translation I read was a little bit off. Either way, I'm enjoying the book and look forward to read what'll happen in the story. I have 'If I Stay' on my TBR shelf, I'm not sure when I'll be reading it, could be after Jamaica Inn or in 70 books time, it's in the hands of the box! I'm looking forward to it nonetheless! I may have bought it due to your recommendation but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 How exciting.....I finished a book ....'The Lake of Dreams'...Kim Edwards....only been reading it since early November...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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