Athena Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 We're in the second half of 2017 already ! I'm not reading any book right now, my mojo hasn't been great, and I've been busy doing other things. I've been working on cataloguing some of my books, and I've been making my room ready for the book shelves I'm going to get next week. I might start a new book later today, depending on how I feel. What are you currently reading? Or have you done any other bookish activity you like to tell us about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 On 2017-6-29 at 5:29 PM, More reading time required said: Is that the one with black page edges? I went through a phase of reading loads of books with coloured page edging because they looked cool.. I can't remember anything about the story though! Yes, that's the one. It's good so far, but I'm only in the very early stages, I hope to get more reading done this weekend. July already - where does the time go?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm currently reading My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella. Only 42 pages in, but I'm really enjoying it! I was reading it the other night and I got to page 12 and there was a thing that made me laugh so hard I feared I was going to wake up the neighbors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm about halfway through Sidetracked by Henning Mankell and so far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I finished The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot today. I've been reading other things alongside it, so it took me a month. I'm moving on to Please Look After Mother by Kyung-Sook Shin, which is a Book Club book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm halfway through Gently By the Shore by Alan Hunter, and it's a dreary read. How this evolved into a 46 book series I'll never know! Looking forward to finishing it so I can move on to something better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Sorry to hear you're not enjoying that one Onion Budgie. Fingers crossed your next one will be better Janet, how was The Mill On The Floss? I have that on my tbr Bought quite a few books over a few days starting from last weekend The Green Mile Stephen King The Young Victoria Alison Plowden Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story Of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen Josephine Wilkinson The Italian Woman and Queen Jezebel Jean Plaidy The Doris Day Vintage Film Club Fiona Harper The One Hundred And One Dalmatians Dodie Smith The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Penman Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Lau_Lou said: Bought quite a few books over a few days starting from last weekend The Green Mile Stephen King Oooh, this one's great! I hope you will like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, frankie said: Oooh, this one's great! I hope you will like it! Thank you, Frankie I love Stephen King so I have high hopes. Edited July 1, 2017 by Lau_Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, Lau_Lou said: thank you, Frankie I love Stephen King so I have high hopes. I personally think this is one of King's greatest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 11 hours ago, Lau_Lou said: Janet, how was The Mill On The Floss? I have that on my tbr I preferred Middlemarch and Silas Marner, but it was good, @Lau_Lou. I guessed the ending... and was completely wrong! 11 hours ago, Lau_Lou said: Bought quite a few books over a few days starting from last weekend The Green Mile Stephen King The Young Victoria Alison Plowden Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story Of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen Josephine Wilkinson The Italian Woman and Queen Jezebel Jean Plaidy The Doris Day Vintage Film Club Fiona Harper The One Hundred And One Dalmatians Dodie Smith The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Penman Phew! That's some haul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander the Great Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 11 hours ago, Lau_Lou said: Sorry to hear you're not enjoying that one Onion Budgie. Fingers crossed your next one will be better Janet, how was The Mill On The Floss? I have that on my tbr Bought quite a few books over a few days starting from last weekend The Green Mile Stephen King The Young Victoria Alison Plowden Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story Of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen Josephine Wilkinson The Italian Woman and Queen Jezebel Jean Plaidy The Doris Day Vintage Film Club Fiona Harper The One Hundred And One Dalmatians Dodie Smith The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Penman Phew! I might come and hide in your house so I can read all of these! I literally want to read every single book on this list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath_Os Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 The book I am currently reading is "Fayroll" the author of which is Andrey Vasyliev. The genre this book is written in is quite new but extremely interesting and unusual one - LitRPG. This story is about how the life of typical person whose existence didn't characterize as saturated, active or outstanding one was changed one day when the main character faced the virtual reality and got extraordinary skills. The plot of this book is really breathtaking and the manner of writing is easy-to-understand, moreover, there is very special sense of humor of the author which the reader can find in majority of replicas and descriptions of doings. Personally I really liked this book and I am sure You also will admire the journey around virtual reality of "Fayroll". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 On 1-7-2017 at 10:11 AM, frankie said: I'm currently reading My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella. Only 42 pages in, but I'm really enjoying it! I was reading it the other night and I got to page 12 and there was a thing that made me laugh so hard I feared I was going to wake up the neighbors That sounds good . My pre-ordered medium sized paperback should be here in just under 2 weeks . I hope you enjoy the whole book . 12 hours ago, Lau_Lou said: Bought quite a few books over a few days starting from last weekend The Green Mile Stephen King The Young Victoria Alison Plowden Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story Of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen Josephine Wilkinson The Italian Woman and Queen Jezebel Jean Plaidy The Doris Day Vintage Film Club Fiona Harper The One Hundred And One Dalmatians Dodie Smith The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Penman Phew! I hope you enjoy all of these ! I still haven't started a new book but I did go to a library sale and bought myself a few more books. I plan to start cataloguing them soon. I'm getting my book cases early this coming week and I'm excited. My room is all ready now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Athena said: That sounds good . My pre-ordered medium sized paperback should be here in just under 2 weeks . I hope you enjoy the whole book . 2 weeks isn't a too long wait! I read a fair chunk of the book yesterday, and it's still good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Just now, frankie said: 2 weeks isn't a too long wait! I read a fair chunk of the book yesterday, and it's still good That's true, it's not bad at all . That's great to hear . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 On 01/07/2017 at 9:11 AM, frankie said: I'm currently reading My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella. Only 42 pages in, but I'm really enjoying it! I was reading it the other night and I got to page 12 and there was a thing that made me laugh so hard I feared I was going to wake up the neighbors I loved this book. Her standalone books are so much better than the Shopaholic books which, in my opinion, should have finished after about book 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Autumn said: I loved this book. Her standalone books are so much better than the Shopaholic books which, in my opinion, should have finished after about book 3. Great to hear you liked this one! I liked the Shopaholic books, but like you, only the first so and so many. For example Shopaholic and Sister was just horrible. But I have to say I've not loved all of Kinsella standalones, either. But mostly they are really great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 21 hours ago, Janet said: I preferred Middlemarch and Silas Marner, but it was good, @Lau_Lou. I guessed the ending... and was completely wrong! That's some haul. I am looking forward to reading it. I haven't actually read any of George's novels as of yet but actually think all of her work is on my to read pile. 21 hours ago, Alexander the Great said: I might come and hide in your house so I can read all of these! I literally want to read every single book on this list! Be my guest. 20 hours ago, Athena said: I hope you enjoy all of these ! thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 22 hours ago, Kath_Os said: The book I am currently reading is "Fayroll" the author of which is Andrey Vasyliev. The genre this book is written in is quite new but extremely interesting and unusual one - LitRPG. This story is about how the life of typical person whose existence didn't characterize as saturated, active or outstanding one was changed one day when the main character faced the virtual reality and got extraordinary skills. The plot of this book is really breathtaking and the manner of writing is easy-to-understand, moreover, there is very special sense of humor of the author which the reader can find in majority of replicas and descriptions of doings. Personally I really liked this book and I am sure You also will admire the journey around virtual reality of "Fayroll". You have posted about this self-published author in 5 different posts, and haven't posted much about any other books or authors. I have to wonder if you're connected to the book in any way..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hi! I'm about 60-70% into 'The Amber Spyglass' by Phillip Pullman. I'm debating whether to put this down and start a new book, but I'm so far into it, that it seems a shame not to finish the trilogy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hi Karen - I thought the Amber Spyglass was the weakest book in the trilogy, and I did finish it, but struggled a bit, but good luck if you decide to keep going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 01/07/2017 at 9:11 AM, frankie said: I'm currently reading My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella. Only 42 pages in, but I'm really enjoying it! I was reading it the other night and I got to page 12 and there was a thing that made me laugh so hard I feared I was going to wake up the neighbors That looks really good. Into the `buy at some point` list it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I`m struggling a bit with books atm ; I only managed 4 books last month ( usually, I average 17 - and in January, managed one a day ). I`ve just felt bleah. Anyway, I cheered myself up last night by reading a few chapters of Helene Hanff - Letter from New York. She writes so tenderly of her neighbours ( including the canines ) , it`s a lovely snuggly read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 58 minutes ago, Madeleine said: Hi Karen - I thought the Amber Spyglass was the weakest book in the trilogy, and I did finish it, but struggled a bit, but good luck if you decide to keep going! It's a shame because the first one was brilliant, and the second one was ok. You would think that the third one would be the best but so far, it's just a bit muddled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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