frankie Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I'm 20 pages into Red Dog, it's a short book so I should finish it today or tomorrow.. Good so far! Hehe, no doubt about it! Looking forward to the review Are there any pics in your copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Take our word for it, Timstar, he was brilliant! it is on my lovefilm list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hehe, no doubt about it! Looking forward to the review Are there any pics in your copy? Yep, it's a cute little vintage copy with some lovely red, black and white illustrations, a keeper for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Finished Red Dog, what a fantastic little book (and a fantastic Red Dog!) Now onto Ian McEwan's Enduring Love, not something I would normally pick up but it was a birthday present from a friend so I'm going to give it a go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Shutter Islands gets a lot of knocks but I liked it and DiCaprio....loved Inception....we wont mention Revolutionary Road....and um....am I the only one that remembers him in the tv show Growing Pains.....? I didn't see RR, wondered about it, but wasn't really drawn to it. Was he on Growing Pains?? I didn't watch it too much, I thought that was the one with Michael J. Fox. Yeah, loved Inception, must rewatch the DVD...we went to see it at the theatre twice, just to make sure we had the continuity down pat. it is on my lovefilm list. Our work is done. Bought a few books this afternoon, Dark Shadows, Angelique's Descent by Lara Parker (who, btw, is the actress that played Angelique in the TV series/soap opera) Washington, D.C by Gore Vidal Shiloh by Shelby Foote Edited May 27, 2012 by pontalba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'm reading the third book in the Glass series/trilogy (I'm not sure which it is) Spy Glass by Maria V Synder. I quite liked the other two I've read and I loved the Study books Poison, Magic and Fire - eventhough I read those three out of order they were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yep, it's a cute little vintage copy with some lovely red, black and white illustrations, a keeper for sure.. * Finished Red Dog, what a fantastic little book (and a fantastic Red Dog!) I'm happy you enjoyed it, although I think it was obvious that you would Do you think you'll watch the movie, eventhough the dog is a Kelpie? Edit: I read about 70 pages of Shutter Island in bed last night. Hoping to finish today! If not on the bus, then maybe on my sunny balcony back in Joensuu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'm happy you enjoyed it, although I think it was obvious that you would Do you think you'll watch the movie, eventhough the dog is a Kelpie? I'm sure I will when it comes onto Sky here, although I'll need a box of tissues handy! The only thing that confused me was the fact that Australians called redheads Blueys???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'm sure I will when it comes onto Sky here, although I'll need a box of tissues handy! The only thing that confused me was the fact that Australians called redheads Blueys???!!! A box, or a dozen! That's odd about the Aussie terms. I hope one of our Australian friends can do some explaining!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 It's just an ironic thing. Call 'em the opposite of what they are. A tall person becomes 'shorty' and an overweight person becomes 'slim'. I started dipping into Literary Trivia today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 About 100 pages left on The Book Thief. I'm kind of dreading it because I know what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I finished Room, what a great read I couldn't put it down. Next I'm going to read Raffles E.W. Hornung I read it years ago & I remember really enjoying it though I've forgotten most of the details of the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 It's just an ironic thing. Call 'em the opposite of what they are. A tall person becomes 'shorty' and an overweight person becomes 'slim'. You Aussies are so clever And no, that was not me calling you the opposite of what you are I started dipping into Literary Trivia today. Hehe, I wonder why About 100 pages left on The Book Thief. I'm kind of dreading it because I know what happens. Good luck with the last 100 pages I finished Room, what a great read I couldn't put it down. It's very unputdownable indeed! I came home a few hours ago and found a book package from Devi! Thank you very much I also have a package card saying I have a big 'letter' in the mail and I can go and get it tomorrow. I'm assuming it's from chesilbeach I can't wait for tomorrow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Finished Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis, not a bad debut novel, very typical Ellis style. Started reading Jack Vance's The Blue World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Good luck with the last 100 pages Thanks. It was as depressing as I expected. Have now started The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Have now started The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. That's one of my favourite reads. Hope you like it too. Have you read any other books by Buck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 ^No, not read anything else by her. It's good so far and has brilliant reviews on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) I finished Room, what a great read I couldn't put it down.. . . . . . . It certainly was a great read I recently read The sealed letter also by Emma Donoghue, quite different to The Room, but it was good! yesterday I was given Slammerkin written by her as well I was also given The Prince of Mist ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Edited May 27, 2012 by pipread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Read another 35 pages or so of 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' on the tube this morning, whilst listening to Amplifier's 'The Octopus'. I don't know how my eyes and ears handled so much awesomeness at 6:30 on a Monday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Finished Adventures in a TV Nation, by Michael Moore. Really enjoyed it. Have now started The Six Wives of Henry VIII, by Alison Weir, which looks to be an interesting read Edited May 28, 2012 by Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Have now started The Six Wives of Henry VIII, by Alison Weir, which looks to be an interesting read Ooh, I was looking at that recently. Please let me know what it's like, Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Got a few more books today. I am Legend - Richard Matheson Snuff - Chuck Palahniuk Fallen Angels - Bernard Cornwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Got a few more books today. I am Legend - Richard Matheson Snuff - Chuck Palahniuk Fallen Angels - Bernard Cornwell That TBR pile's growing fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Ooh, I was looking at that recently. Please let me know what it's like, Ruth Will do I have read Alison Weir before, and find her to be very readable (extra-important in non-fiction, I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parenthesis Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 In my absence I finally(!) finished A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson--review posted tomorrow. Today I read 21 pages of a study related book Crime, Criminality and Criminal Justice by Rob White. Hoping to find some time for leisure reading tomorrow...well, one can hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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