geordie9 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nearly finished The Shining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Finished House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III....review over yonder thread. All I'll say is............WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmonkey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Finished Come Home by Lisa Scottoline. Was OK, but don't think I'll try another of hers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) I loved The Snow Child too Gaia .. perfect winter reading x I'm glad to hear it ! x At last I've finished The Luminaries have got to get my thoughts into some sort of shape for the review (or I could just talk about toast I believe there was a mention or two ) Also finished The Turn of the Screw (and it's my first proper Kindle read so very pleased that I continued to pick it up etc .. not a long read but longer than the others I've read on it.) Henry James frustrates the life out of me ... I can't see me attempting him again because he is too much like hard work and not enough like pleasurable work x Congratulations on finishing both! I hope your next read will be easier on the mind . Edited November 26, 2013 by Athena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I've go to chapter 5 of The Drop, It sounds better than page 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Started and gave up on Mary Horlock's Book of Lies, I was never going to enjoy her way of writing! Think I will go on Newes from the Dead now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleonora Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I've go to chapter 5 of The Drop, It sounds better than page 38. yeah, sounds much better, Dex!! Started and gave up on Mary Horlock's Book of Lies, I was never going to enjoy her way of writing! Think I will go on Newes from the Dead now. I saw Book of Lies in my library. But there was something that just didn't catch me.. now I know I won't give it a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 finished The Shining, 2nd time ive read it and i just still didnt enjoy it that much, one of the only Stephen King books where i just didnt like the characters much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Next stop on the Stephen King library The Stand, one of my favourite books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I finished The Assasin's Prayer Ariana Franklin last night, i thought i'd like this as it's historical fiction but i just couldn't get into it. I've read the first few pages In my next book A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens which i'm re reading for the English Counties Challenge & had a very enjoyable afternoon writing out my christmas wishlist & checking out the library catalogue for the books i want to read but don't want to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 At last finished 'the Little Stranger' and can get back to Perfectly Good Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I've just finished chapter 11, page 104 of The Drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm about a quarter of the way through The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg. It was a 1.99 USD kindle special the other day, and I wanted to see how I liked her writing. So far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexi Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm now halfway through Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson for the counties challenge. It's ok, but I fail to see (so far) any evidence for its inclusion on the 1001 list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I saw Book of Lies in my library. But there was something that just didn't catch me.. now I know I won't give it a chance It could just be me Eleanora, it gets pretty good reviews overall. I'm struggling to read at all at present so I might not be the best judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See last night . I am so glad that I read it, that book was one of the best reads of this year so far ! Work in progress for the review for World Tour by Fiction, but I will say now, this is an unmissable book . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm only a little way into City of Bones but enjoying it so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm on page 159 of The Drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Reading The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm now halfway through Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson for the counties challenge. It's ok, but I fail to see (so far) any evidence for its inclusion on the 1001 list... I haven't read the book but i did enjoy the TV production I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See last night . I am so glad that I read it, that book was one of the best reads of this year so far ! Work in progress for the review for World Tour by Fiction, but I will say now, this is an unmissable book . Moving this one to the top of my pile I only managed a few pages of A Christmas Carol today but i did have an enjoyable afternoon watching the Imagine programme with Judith Kerr while doing my ironing.... what an amazing lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I finished reading Lighthousekeeping for the December reading circle, and have started Barchester Towers for the English Counties Challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Nearly through with The Enemy. Thank goodness, because it's pretty dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Getting on well with A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz and also Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan. Hopefully will start Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson soon so that I can join in the December RC. For those in the UK there's a programme on BBC Four tonight (9pm) called Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis I hope to catch it or tape it. I really enjoyed Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and think it deserves its place on the 1001 .. it's all subjective though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Moving this one to the top of my pile Snow Flower and the Secret Fan was a wonderful book, and most of the reading group discussing it this afternoon had been fascinated by it too . It's not often that we talk about one book for almost an hour . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I've finished The Enemy. I won't be reading the sequel! I'm now going to read Want To Play? by PJ Tracy. I've heard pretty good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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