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Books To Be Read Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Inferno by Dan Brown The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak Postcards From The Heart by Ella Griffin Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk Ustam ve Ben by Elif Shafak (Turkish)

Welcome to my book thread for 2015! I will use the following scoring system: 1/5: I didn’t like it 2/5: It was OK 3/5: I liked it 4/5: I really liked it 5/5: Outstanding I’m not going to set myself any goals for this thread, just will read what I want when I want I will have two lists: Books Read This Year Books To Be Read Hope you all enjoy this thread.

All three books are on my wishlist I'm trying to keep away from buying them as I have a heap of books I need to get through on my bookshelf (Let's see how long this lasts ).

A number of weeks ago I finished reading Rainbow Rowell's book Fangirl. I purchased this book while waiting for me flight back home (had to wait 5 hours!). I am so glad I bought this book as I absolutely loved it! I could not put it down and read most of it in the airport. I give this book a 5/5. I look forward to reading Rowell's other books also.

I'm going on a holiday for 5 weeks to Turkey starting on the 8th of September ... Can't wait to be away from work!!!

I loved this TV show. My sister and I were addicted to this show at one stage and reading all these posts has made me wanna watch it again!

Thanks Athena! Can't believe it didn't cross my mind to even think of putting spoiler tags :s I've been away for a while because I've been having a hard time reading for some reason I just cant get into reading a book...

Its been a long time since I have come online to the forum A while back I finished reading the last instalment of the Divergent series (Allegiant) and was a great read. 5 Stars again.

I prefer the old fashion printed book I've tried numerous times to read ebooks and couldn't get into it.

Finished reading the third installment of the Divergent series (Allegiant) and this as well was a great read. I even cried towards the end. One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. - Good Reads Synopsis

I went the other day and enjoyed it... but of course like all books to movies, it can never be as good as the book.

Finished reading the second instalment of the Divergent series (Insurgent) and this as well was a great read. 5 Stars again from me. One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. - Good Reads Synopsis

Just finished reading the second book as well and that was great too! Onto the last book

I heard a lot about Divergent with mixed reviews. It seemed like a book that people either liked or hated. When it comes to me I absolutely loved it and could not put it down. For that reason on its own I gave this book a 5/5. "In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself." - Good Reads Synopsis

Just finished reading The Paris Wife by Paula McLain which I liked reading. Although it took me a while to get into this book it was well worth it and by the middle of the book I was hooked. A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley. - Good Reads Synopsis

Just finished reading Black Milk by Elif Shafak. I have read quite a few books by Elif Shafak both in the english language as well as Turkish and all have been great reads and this book was no exception. In this book Elif wrote a personal account of balancing a writers life with a mothers life and giving us insight into her struggles with postnatal depression. "After the birth of her first child in 2006, Turkish writer Elif Shafek suffered from postpartum depression that triggered a profound personal crisis. Infused with guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment about whether she could ever be a good mother, Shafak stopped writing and lost her faith in words altogether. In this elegantly written memoir, she retraces her journey from free-spirited, nomadic artist to dedicated by emotionally wrought mother. Identifying a constantly bickering harem of women who live inside of her, each with her own characteristics-the cynical intellectual, the goal-oriented go-getter, the practical-rational, the spiritual, the maternal, and the lustful-she craves harmony, or at least a unifying identity. As she intersperses her own experience with the lives of prominent authors such as Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Alice Walker, Ayn Rand, and Zelda Fitzgerald, Shafak looks for a solution to the inherent conflict between artistic creation and responsible parenting." - Good Reader Synopsis

eeeeekk think ill defer that book for a while then

Would love to hear what you think of the book when you read it I would also suggest The Pact and Nineteen Minutes by her they to were great reads.

Just finished reading The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. I absolutely loved this book! And even though the twist at the end was not a surprise, I thought Jodi Picoult did an incredible job of taking a difficult subject and turning it into a great book. "Sage Singer befriends an old man who's particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favorite retired teacher and Little League coach. They strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses…and then he confesses his darkest secret - he deserves to die, because he was a Nazi SS guard. Complicating the matter? Sage's grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. What do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who's committed a truly heinous act ever atone for it with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren't the party who was wronged? And most of all - if Sage even considers his request - is it murder, or justice?" - Good Reader Synopsis

Hi Ibrahim! Welcome to the forum!

This is another book on my TBR list!

Great to hear that this is a great read. I have this on my TBR list for this year. Looking forward to reading it

Hi Claire and Welcome! Hi Sadia and Welcome!

Just finished reading Resat Nuri Guntekin's book Falling Leaves. This was a relatively short book with a fast paced storyline which I liked. I give this book a 3/5. Some information on the author and the book is below (sourced from Good Reads): Resat Nuri Guntekin (1889-1956) published Falling Leaves (Yaprak Dokumu) in 1930. It's a tragicomic novel of bourgeois life in a rapidly changing Istanbul. The novel magnificently and richly depicts Turkish family and work life under stresses caused by the rapid introduction of modern and European norms. The hero, Master Ali Riza, an idealistic ex civil servant who translates business documents for the firm of Goldleaf Limited, leaves the firm out of profound moral scruples, and this leads to extreme financial stresses on his family.