bobblybear Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Getting some good reading done of Mr Norrell & Jonathan Strange. Really enjoying it so far - the writing style and the story, and also the fact that I have no idea where it's heading. Haven't met Mr Strange yet but he has been mentioned in dispatches so far.
madcow Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Over a quarter way through Rivers of London and really enjoying it, think I've found another genre I like Forgot to add I downloaded The Beach Cafe by Lucy Diamond on my kindle today too! Edited July 20, 2012 by madcow
Peacefield Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 I finished The Technologists by Matthew Pearl late last night. I'll post my thoughts on it sometime this weekend on my book thread. I also started re-reading the last half of A Discovery of Witches in order to refresh my memory before I start on the newest book in the trilogy that I received last week, Shadow of Night. I'm very excited to see what's happened!
Kidsmum Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 I finshed Memoirs of a Geisha, loved it, i've decided to read the next book in the Earth Children series The Shelters of Stone i expect it'll take me to the end of the month to finish now that the school holidays have started.
chesilbeach Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Down to the last 100 or so pages of Human Traces now, so hoping to finish today.
Inver Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Just finished Tell Tale by Sam Hayes......FAB read...recommend.
chesilbeach Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Have now finished Human Traces. Not faultless, but very, very good indeed. Will review it later, but this afternoon, going to start on The Olive Route by Carol Drinkwater.
Janet Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 I bought Adventures on the High Teas by Stuart Maconie today. I had some money left on a WHS card that I had for my birthday so it cost the princely sum of 15p! I have high hopes for this although goodness knows when I'll get round it it!
poppyshake Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Getting some good reading done of Mr Norrell & Jonathan Strange. Really enjoying it so far - the writing style and the story, and also the fact that I have no idea where it's heading. Haven't met Mr Strange yet but he has been mentioned in dispatches so far. Haha .. I can remember looking out for him all the time .. wondering when he was going to show. All I can say is that when he does show .. it's gets better and better
chesilbeach Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 I bought Adventures on the High Teas by Stuart Maconie today. I had some money left on a WHS card that I had for my birthday so it cost the princely sum of 15p! I have high hopes for this although goodness knows when I'll get round it it! I loved it, Janet. I still remember chuckling out loud while reading it, and is my favourite of his books so far.
Janet Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Oooh, good. I thought it was you who liked his books. It says on the front cover "as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell" so it sounds right up my street.
Cookie Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 I've been reading The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter and Angels and Insects by A.S. Byatt.
poppyshake Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 Just finished Bill Bryson's The Lost Continent :D and I think I'm going to start ella minnow pea next Also reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog and it is, at last, starting to make sense to me .. sort of
Ruth Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Just finished reading Paul Newman: A Life, by Shawn Levy. Excellent biography of a wonderful man:) Now about to start Heat Wave, by Richard Castle.
Sofia Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 hoping to finish The Edible Woman tonight picked up a few at the library: At Home-Bill Bryson A short History of Nearly Everything-Bill Bryson The Snow Child-Eowyn Ivey A Wolf at the Table-Augusten Burroughs The Good Daughter-Jasmin Darznik
Devi Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 My boyfriend surprised me with a gift today, a book from bd turned up in my mail in his name. I told him when I spoke to him on the phone earlier tonight, and he said open it, as I did he said surprise!
Timstar Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 My boyfriend surprised me with a gift today, a book from bd turned up in my mail in his name. I told him when I spoke to him on the phone earlier tonight, and he said open it, as I did he said surprise! That's amazing, a great surprise! The Wife and I (that still sounds weird) got Kindles as a wedding present, enjoying browsing for books! Will be great for our honeymoon
chesilbeach Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Started The Infinite Book today - fascinating stuff!
lauraloves Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 over the weekend i finished Across a Bridge of Dreams by Lesley Downer and have started The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Kylie Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 Still minimal reading here. I literally only get to read when I go to the bathroom. I'm dreaming of escaping to the country somewhere for a week or so - somewhere with no TVs or internet or work to distract me. Just me and my books.
pickle Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 I finished Tami Hoag's Deeper than the Dead, not terrible but I did guess the baddie way before the end as its a little formulaic and I have read a few of her books, I think I prefer the earlier ones. alsp started Jo Nesbo's - Headhunters...would very much like to see the film
lopeanha Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I've finished The secret speech, which was really good and started reading Prized by Caragh O'Brien
pontalba Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I haven't been reading much lately, I've started a few things, Borderliners by Peter Hoeg for one, and today I started A First-Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi, it's an interesting book investigating the links between leadership and mental illness. Starts off well. I did read Redshirts by John Scalzi......what a waste of brain cells that was.
poppyshake Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 finished The Edible Woman and started The Snow Child Hope you enjoy if Sofia
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