~Andrea~ Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Well I've put down Wilfred Price for a bit as I'm not in the right mood for it and I've picked up Flowers for Algernon, which so far is great. I was so tired last night but didn't want to put it down and kept reading 'just one more section'. That's a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I really liked Flowers for Algernon, it's a great story. I hope you have fun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks Athena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) I finished Flowers for Algernon last night. This is the story of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded adult who becomes the subject of an exprimental treatment to increase his intelligence. The experiment succeeds, but its long term effects are not known... What a brilliant book! The older I get the more it takes for a book to impress me, even books I loved when I was younger disappoint on a re-read (Is that because the older you've got, the more you've read, and the higher your standards get?) Anyway - this book did! It was a gem that is definitely going on to my favourite books of all time list. I just loved the character of Charlie Gordon, and the changes in his character through his written progress reports are really well done. It's quite a sad, poignant story, without being overly dark and depressing. I don't normally give ratings to the books I read, but if I did this one would get 10/10 PS Thanks to all the folks who egged me on to read this Edited February 27, 2013 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this The writing is so great and telling of what is happening to Charlie's abilities. And it's such a great story too. A sad one, yes! But amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm glad you enjoyed it , nice to read your review / experiences with the book. It really makes you think about what life is like, depending on your intelligence and abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I found it a really poignant read too, it is a book that has really stuck with me over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Adding Flowers For Algernon to my wishlist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks everyone. I hope you enjoy it Kidsmum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 I finished 'The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year' audio book the other day.At the beginning I quite enjoyed it, it was a bit different, sometimes humourous and I was interested to see where the story would go. By the end though, I felt it had become so ridiculous I couldn't wait for the silly thing to end.I didn't really engage with or like any of the characters - although towards the beginning I thought I would. Nobody was very nice in it, and most people seemed pretty selfish. For the most part I couldn't really sympathise with the main character and several things didn't ring true for me, like why did Brian and Eva get married in the first place? They didn't even seem to like each other. And I thought that the crowds coming to visit Eva was ridiculous. I was glad when the book ended.From an audio pov I thought it was well read by Caroline Quentin, although I did think Alexander's accent seemed to change throughout the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Started listening the The House at Pooh Corner read by Alan Bennett yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I've now completed the first two sections of Andrew Marr's A History of Modern Britain which covers the period from the death of Queen Victoria to then end of the second world war. I've read up to the end of the first world war and these two sections (pre war, and war) cover a diverse range of topics from music halls, to the troubles in northern Ireland to the crushing poverty that was rife across Britain at the height of Empire and the reforms that laid the groundwork for the introduction of the welfare state. So far it's an utterly fascinating and engaging read. Looking forward to reading the next two parts later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I started The Everlasting Man by G K Chesterton last night, a history of mankind, Christ and Christianity, which C S Lewis describes as one of the most influential books in his journey away from atheism. Edited March 11, 2013 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Finished The House at Pooh Corner. What can I say? It was Alan Bennett. Reading Winnie The Pooh. Utterly Delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I love Alan Bennett i find his voice so relaxing but my hubby thinks he's got a monotonous voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hi Kidsmum, how are you doing these days? I know what you mean, but he was actually very good at doing all the voices and was quite dynamic on times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Started listening to The adventures of Sherlock Holmes - vol 2 and 3 (read by David Timson) yesterday - short stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 I finished Sherlock Holmes yesterday. This is the second volume I've listened to and I have to say I am falling in love with them. They are really well written, exciting little stories without being too macabre. I wish I had more to listen to. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I started listening to Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis read by Martin Jarvis this morning. Thoroughly enjoyable so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I finished listening to Metamorphosis yesterday. What a wonderful, and highly unusual, little story. I really got drawn into the situation and characters. I couldn't really claim to know what the story is about, but it seemed to me that the family didn't really treat Gregor very well, (letting him do all the work although it made him miserable) and he became something unpleasant, he became almost what they thought of him. He also could not see anything but good in them and failed to realise how they took advantage of him. He allowed them to transform him thus, and eventually be destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I love Holmes! I've never tried Kafka and maybe really ought to? This site is terribly dangerous for racking up books to live temporarily on my TBR shelf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Haha - yep you know you're back on BCF when the TBR starts growing :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm drowning in non-fiction at the moment, so I'm having a bit of an NF break. Yesterday I started Chocky by John Wyndham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Not quite finished Chocky but I've started another book anyway. I had to go into hospital yesterday and didn't want to take my Kobo or any valuables in so I started reading The Men and the Girls by Joanna Trollope which I'd picked up in a charity shop. I probably won't read more until I've finished at least Chocky. Annoyingly my op was cancelled right at the last minute when I was all gowned and tagged and ready to go in, having been hanging about all day. Good job I had a book with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 .Annoyingly my op was cancelled right at the last minute when I was all gowned and tagged and ready to go in, having been hanging about all day. Good job I had a book with me! Oh, how frustrating for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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