[Your Reading Year So Far]

I've just finished my BA in history and am about to go do an MA in contemporary history

 

I want to do my MA but am planning to do a PGCE next year.

[Your Reading Year So Far]

Wahey another historian, that makes three with me and K.b

Although you are both much much nearer the degree bit than me!

 

Are you both History students?

[Your Age?]

I'm 32:)

[Your Reading Year So Far]

I have just finished doing my BA Hons in History so the books I have been reading this year have been History and academic books. As much as I love History, I am really looking forward now to getting loads of novels that have been on my bookcase read at last!

[Tbains list of books to be read.]

Twilight- Stephanie Meyers

 

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova.

 

Escape - Carolyn Jessop.

 

Midnights Children- Salman Rushdie.

 

The Handmaids Tale- Margaret Atwood.

 

I Have always Lived in the Castle- Shirley Jackson

 

How I Live Now- Meg Rossof

 

Sick Notes - Gwendolin Riley.

 

Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain by Simon Garfield

 

Don't Look Back - Lesley Pearse.

 

The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter.

 

 

These are the ones I plan to read over the summer,does anybody have any recommendations on any particular ones? Thanks.

[What are your top three classics?]

Ack! I hate Jane Eyre with a passion! But I agree with your other Bronte choice. So I'd say:

 

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

The Iliad - Homer

 

Anna Karenina is brilliant, I have not read that for a lot of years, might read it again sometime.

[What are your top three classics?]

What are your top three classic books?

 

I have found it difficult to narrow it down to three but my favourites are:

 

Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte.

 

Tess of the Durbervilles- Thomas Hardy.

 

Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte.

[Top 5 books you would not recommend]

My least favourite books are:

 

The Harry Potter books . ( I know a lot of people love these so sorry if I offend!)

 

Captain Corellis Mandolin. I just didn't like it and find it hugley overrated.

 

Popcorn by Ben Elton. Hate Ben Elton novels and thought this one was awful!

[Hello]

Hi,

 

I am new to forum and really look forward to posting and reading the threads as I love reading and get through quite a few each month.