Kylie Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 What are you reading at the moment? I have no time to read books at the moment. I'm reading a thesis for work.
Brian. Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I am just about to start A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini alongside my long term read of 2666 by Roberto Bolano.
Karsa Orlong Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I'm up to 440 pages of Traitor by Rory Clements. About 35 pages to go, so should finish it tonight
chaliepud Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende... Good so far, if a little strange...
risingdawn Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Started reading The Great Gatsby yesterday. So far so good. I love novels about older time periods. However I prefer it in books like Diana Gabaldon.
lauraloves Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I've just finished The Woman In Black by Susan Hill and have started The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton
bree Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Started with a few pages of The Woman in Black, last night - and then thought I'm better off reading in the day. (I'm such a coward )
chesilbeach Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I'm still reading Mapp and Lucia and still loving it as much as the first time I read it!
Kylie Posted February 2, 2013 Author Posted February 2, 2013 You're not a coward, Bree. It is a pretty creepy read!
Bettyboop33 Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I've just started Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. I am hoping to finish it in time to watch the film!
frankie Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I finished The Remains of the Day last night, I cannot decide whether to go for The Dinner of The Psychopath Test next (those are the two books I brought with me to Nurmes).
karen.d Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Well I have abandoned my first book of 2013. I really did not like 'The Casual Vacancy' by J.K Rowling, it was dull and disappointing. Now I'm going to try 'Is it Just Me?' (Kindle Version) by Miranda Hart
Alexi Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I am just about to start A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini alongside my long term read of 2666 by Roberto Bolano. I loved ATSS! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did I've started The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre.
Athena Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I've started to read Tom Raabe - Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction. It's quite interesting so far, a sort of a spoof on self help books while talking about biblioholism (the love of buying books). It's entertaining so far, I've done a test to see how bad I am, and it's really not as bad as I thought, according to the test. The help part comes later, I haven't arrived at that yet.
Brian. Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I loved ATSS! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did I've started The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre. Thanks, I'm about 100 pages in and so far it's been great. I look forward to what you have to say about the Le Carre as I have Smiley's People on my TBR.
risingdawn Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I finished The Great Gatsby this morning. Now I need to decide between Robinson Crusoe or re-reading Lady Chatterley's Lover for my English essay. And whether to start a Kobo read.
Kidsmum Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. I tried listening to this on audio tape but couldn't get into it . It might have been the reader though, can't remember who it was now . I'll be interested to hear what you think of it I stayed up to finish The Power Of One Bryce Courtenay last night, great read but quite a big book so i've gone for something lighter for my next book The Case Of The Gilded Fly Edmund Crispin
bobblybear Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Finished Treasure Island. I struggled towards the end a bit, but managed to get through it. Now I have a couple of non-fictions to finish off, then I'm going to make a start on Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano. It's described as a multi-generational saga, that starts in Italy in the 1900's and ends up in New York. Sounds like it'll be a good read.
risingdawn Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Went to start Robinson Crusoe and then gave up after 5 pages. I can't read through his writing style. It's just too confusing. So I have started The Farm by Emily McKay. It's a dystopian novel which I really love and so far it's got everything for this type of novel as well as the teenage romance so common within young adult fiction. Also going to be starting the beginning of a Robin Hobb series alongside this. Read the series involving Fitz and now I'm reading the series starting with Shaman's Crossing so we shall see how that goes.
Devi Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I'm almost done with A Tenderness of Wolves, I've got less than 100 pages. I would of already finished it but due to poor health, it's taken me awhile.
bree Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Completed The Woman in Black last night. Will be starting with The House on Mango Street - a coming-of-age novel of a Latina girl - by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. I'm almost never disappointed by YA literature - so am looking forward to enjoying this one.
bree Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Reading The Tenderness of wolves. It varies according to the edition : http://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/1725483-the-tenderness-of-wolves Mine had 450 pages as well.
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