[Poppyshake's Reading Year 2013]

I'm not sure why it felt like such a slog, it wasn't that it was uninteresting or that the writing wasn't quality. It is of course pretty bleak but I've read bleaker books with more enjoyment. I'm thinking that it probably came at the wrong time for me .. perhaps I needed to concentrate more. It ticks along quite slowly and builds but I couldn't seem to sustain interest. 3/5

 

You've summed up the same reason I didn't like Brick Lane. I just couldn't stay interested even though the blurb suggested it had everything that I would enjoy. I never ended up finishing it - it was just such a struggle!

[Lauren's Reading Log - 2013]

Great review of On Beauty. I really enjoyed White Teeth, and keep meaning to read NW, but for some reason I seem to have ignored this one. It sounds like an interesting read, so that's another one on my wishlist!

[Devi's Mount TBR List 2014]

I have Un Lun Dun on my wishlist. Someone on here mentioned it a couple of months ago and I thought it sounded so fantastically intriguing!

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

Feeling a bit lacklustre about The World's Greatest Idea by John Farndon. I was hoping it would focus on more tangible ideas, rather than things like Epic Poetry, Marriage, and Qi.

 

I've picked up Safe House by Chris Ewan for my fiction read. It seems ok so far.

[Bobblybear's Book List - 2013]

Updated reading plan:

 

Hyperion - Dan Simmons

While We're Far Apart - Lynn Austin

The Sisters Brothers - Patrick DeWitt

Safe House - Chris Ewen
Plague - Lisa C Hinsley

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 - Sue Townsend

The World's Greatest Idea - John Farndon - currently reading

Megacatastrophes! - David Darling & Dirk Schulze-Makuch

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce

World War Z - Max Brooks

Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit - Ian Leslie

[Greetings from beyond the sea]

Hello Cosimo and welcome to the forum! 

[I'm new and want to chat to fellow book lovers!]

Hi Bethany and welcome to the forum! Sounds like your parents have dream jobs for book-lovers, especially your mum! 

[Hello]

Hello Matwek! Welcome to the forum! 

[Hello From Louisville, Kentucky USA]

Hi Elizabeth and welcome to the forum!

 

Microbiology and anthropology both sound very interesting! You like a wide variety of genres, so no doubt you will soon be adding loads to your wishlist! 

[Hi All :)]

Hi there! Welcome to the forum! 

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

I call them middle aged to spare their feelings!  No need to thank me. 

 

Cheeky!!! 

[Steve's Bookshelf 2013]

Nice review of The Black Dahlia. Another one I'm going to have to add to my wishlist! 

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

Was this your first time reading Adrian Mole? I would recommend the whole series. Great stuff, and can be read time and a time again

 

I read it when I was an early teenager myself, and didn't like it or understand it. But reading it now as an adult, I enjoyed it and 'got it'. Aside from describing people in their 30's as old ( ) it was great!

[Kidsmum's Reading Log 2013]

I have The Lady & the Unicorn & Remarkable Creatures on my TBR pile as well so i hope they come out on the enjoyable side rather than the mediocre one 

 

I haven't read The Lady and the Unicorn, but I did enjoy Remarkable Creatures.

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

I finished The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4. Very amusing stuff.

 

Now I'm reading The World's Greatest Idea by John Farndon, which is a non-fiction from my reading plan.

[Kidsmum's Reading Log 2013]

I like the two Tracey Chevalier books I have read, so hopefully Falling Angels will be just as good. From the sound of things, it will be!

 

I'd like to hear what you think of The Long Song, when you get around to it. I really enjoyed Small Island and Never Far from Nowhere.

[Tunn 300's 2013 Reading Log]

Nice review, Tunn. I agree with you that there were questions unanswered. I would have liked to read more about what happened from a more wholesome/global point of view, rather than bits and pieces here and there. I definitely preferred the interviews with the civilians rather than military personnel. The military ones in my mind all started to sound alike.

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

Is it good so far? I have it on my wishlist but I haven't found it in the library yet.

 

It was quite good. Not the most brilliant book I've read, but still pretty good.

 

I'm now about to start The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend.

[Greetings from the granite city]

Hello Satisfied_Mind, and welcome to the forum!

[What are you drinking just now?]

Green Tea with a hint of Jasmine (so the box says!).

[What kind of cook are you?]

I have periods where I love to cook and try new recipes, but usually I stick to our routine meal plan. It's just easier for shopping and planning. Occasionally though, something will catch my fancy or they will talk about something at work and I'll give it a go. But for the most part, I tend to stick with what I know (which isn't a great deal ).

[I got a Kindle]

I have the same question as Janet. If and when my Kindle dies on me, I'll definitely be getting a new one, but it's a choice of the regular one or the Paperwhite.

[Your Book Activity - June 2013]

Read a bit more of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I really hope to finish it this weekend.

[Tunn 300's 2013 Reading Log]

I read Eleven last year (or maybe the year before). I thought it was a pretty good read.

 

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on World War Z.

[Tim's Horror, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Reads from 2012]

I've added NOS4R2 to my wishlist. I like that it spans 30 years - for some reason that appeals to me. I have to admit to not getting very far with Heart-Shaped Box, and since then I haven't even bothered to take note of anything else he has written. This one sounds good though, so I shall keep an eye out for it.