Anna Begins Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sooo, what did you chose to end the year with? And will you be done by the stroke of midnight?? I will! Of Mice and Men will be my last novel of 2015. Happy new Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I finished with a short read by AA Milne: Now We Are Six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 The last book I actually finished was Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I'm reading three others though to kickstart the new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I started The Natural History of Dragons, by Marie Brennan in the latter hours of 2015 and am nearly 1/7 of the way through it. Hopefully it won't be too many days until it is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Sooo, what did you chose to end the year with? And will you be done by the stroke of midnight?? I will! Of Mice and Men will be my last novel of 2015. Happy new Year! You picked a good one. John Steinbeck is my favorite author. My last book of 2015 is : "The Wild Man of the West ( A Tale of the Rocky Mountains) Didn't finish this book so will go back to my previous book read which was: A House Divided by Pearl S. Buck Edited January 1, 2016 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'm reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them - was hoping to finish last night but fell asleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I finished Susan Hatler - Kissed by the Bay 2: The Perfect Kiss on the 30th of December and then found it hard not to read anything for a day and a half (until today, January 1rst). But I wanted to start from scratch in 2016 and it's also the read-a-thon so I didn't want to be in the middle of a book, nor rush through anything. So yes, I was done by midnight. Great idea for a thread ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 My last book of 2015 was Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and I'm really happy about that because I loved it and gave it a 5/5. A perfect way to end a reading year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I finished Together for Chritmas by Carol Rivers, I nice easy book for the festive period. Now I need to decided what will be my first full book of 2016, I may well go for Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller, will decided tonight, off to the cinema now to watch Star Wars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I began A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole a week ago, and am just a third of the way through it. The humour is so overblown, and the "hero", Ignatius Reilly, is a complete *!$?head, but I'm still quite enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I began A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole a week ago, and am just a third of the way through it. The humour is so overblown, and the "hero", Ignatius Reilly, is a complete *!$?head, but I'm still quite enjoying it. :lol: He's a character alright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebug Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I just finished the 14th book in the George Gently series, 'Gently North-West'. I am loving these books, and am intending to read the first 24 volumes (which is what I curently have!) continuously. There are a further 22 to collect,as and when they become available in ebook format. I watched two episodes on the TV and have to warn you that the Gently of the BOOKS is NOT the same man as the character on the written page. Not set in the north for a start,no assistant named Bacchus,and no action chases,fights etc.More cerebral,along the lines of the Maigret books,for those familiar with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 My last read was Death Descends on Saturn Villa. It was a bit of a disappointment really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 My last read was Death Descends on Saturn Villa. It was a bit of a disappointment really. Oh no! I think that's why I chose Of Mice and Men, I knew it would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanW Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Ihe Gently of the BOOKS is NOT the same man as the character on the written page. Not set in the north for a start,no assistant named Bacchus,and no action chases,fights etc.More cerebral,along the lines of the Maigret books,for those familiar with them. That's interesting. I read a lot of crime novels so might try them. I watch the TV series and like Gently but can't stand the assistant. Why do they do that sort of thing? I guess to jazz it up for modern viewers. My last book of 2015 was A Willing Victim, by Laura Wilson, the fourth in her DI Stratton series which are set in war and post-war London and I can highly recommend them. Not gory or forensic and very well researched historically and I'm hoping she'll go on writing them. She has written several other one-offs too which are equally good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbug3 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The last book I read in 2015 was Weavers by Kate Avery Ellison. It wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be...I didn't feel connected to the characters as much as I did in the earlier books, so that was disappointing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My last book of 2015 was The Commodore by Patrick O'Brian - number seventeen in the Aubrey-Maturin series. As you will guess, for me to have got to number seventeen in a series they are pretty consistently enjoyable, and this one was no disappointment. I will be really sad to get to the end of the series, which will probably be this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My last book of 2015 was Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and I'm really happy about that because I loved it and gave it a 5/5. A perfect way to end a reading year I liked her other book....The Husband's Secret pretty well. I'll have to read this one too. I just finished the 14th book in the George Gently series, 'Gently North-West'. I am loving these books, and am intending to read the first 24 volumes (which is what I curently have!) continuously. There are a further 22 to collect,as and when they become available in ebook format. I watched two episodes on the TV and have to warn you that the Gently of the BOOKS is NOT the same man as the character on the written page. Not set in the north for a start,no assistant named Bacchus,and no action chases,fights etc.More cerebral,along the lines of the Maigret books,for those familiar with them. Hah, We love the George Gently TV series, just binge watched it recently. So, when I saw the kindle books on sale I bought the first 4 in a package. Haven't gotten to them yet, but it won't bother me that it isn't the same, I liked Maigret as well (both TV and books!). lol My last book read of 2015 was The Door by Magda Szabo, it was a 5/5 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I liked her other book....The Husband's Secret pretty well. I'll have to read this one too. I read The Husband's Secret last summer and really enjoyed that one, too! Personally I think Big Little Lies is better, though. But both were great enjoyable reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 My last read of 2015 was A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig which I read on the days following Christmas .. lovely little read and just right. Not too taxing but magical. It helped to keep my Christmas feeling/spirit alive which is no mean feat I can tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 The Mountain Grave by Hans Rosenfeldt & Michael Hjort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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