bobblybear Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ooh, I do love Mandel's Station Eleven. Steadily making my way through her works and finding the vast majority very enjoyable... Which one would you recommend next? Station Eleven is the only one I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCat Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I bought this fairly recently, but I'm a bit intimidated by it. Is it fairly easy to get through? It's very easy to read and understand. Her language is simple and explicit if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 nteresting! I've been looking forward to reading this. Is it better than The Sisters Brothers, do you think? (I assume you've read that...) That's a hard call!! What a position to be put in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I still haven't done this! Culled the questions I have no answers to Favourite read? Radiance by Catherynne Valente, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The Man From Primrose lane by James Renner, Solace by Belinda McKeon, The Herbalist by Niamh Boyce, Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas, The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts, The Black Snow by Paul Lynch Most read author? I Guess Mo Hayder, Stephen King and Hanya Yanagihara, as I read two books each by them and one by everyone else. Favourite book cover? The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, Thin Air by Michelle Paver, All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller, Radiance. Book you abandoned (if there was more than one, the one you read least of)? The Family Man by T. J. Lebbon Book that most disappointed you? The Deposition of Father McGreevy by Brian O'DohertyFunniest book? We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh SundquistFavourite literary character? Jude in A Little LifeFavourite children's book? Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsFavourite non-fiction book? An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Funniest book? We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist Favourite children's book? Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Favourite non-fiction book? An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield I'm happy you liked We Should Hang Out Sometime so much for it to make your 2016 BCF Book Awards list . The same goes for the other two books quoted: both are on my TBR so that's promising . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I'm happy you liked We Should Hang Out Sometime so much for it to make your 2016 BCF Book Awards list . The same goes for the other two books quoted: both are on my TBR so that's promising . Maybe I should have added they were the only books I read that fell into those categories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Favourite read? The Man From Primrose lane by James Renner Yay! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Yay! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! It has issues - namely that it basically switches genre halfways through, so people not expecting the later twist might not like it, and those of us like me who knew something like that was coming, are waiting and waiting for it to happen. So definitely not flawless, but I let it go, coz I really liked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Maybe I should have added they were the only books I read that fell into those categories Ah... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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