Marie H Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'm happy to hear you're liking The Goldfinch! The Goldfinch is a great read, I'm really enjoying it. You have to let us know how you like the Honore de Balzac book, when you get to it. He's always intimidated me Well, I had little look of the first chapter of another of his novels, can't remember exactly which one it was, (Cousin Bette,possibly?). His writing style seemed very similar to Emile Zola, (similarly they both can be very intimidating!), but after reading two of Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series a couple of years ago, I really, really enjoyed them. And they are usually either free or dirt cheap as e-books too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 About three quarters of the way through Love Nina by Nina Stibbe and absolutely loving it. I have Love Nina on the library's requests list. Good to hear that you're loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Room was a book i really enjoyed I'm already a quarter of the way through and just cant put it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Finished Barkeep by William Lashner last night. Will write a review, soon. I'm a bit torn. Not sure what is next, but someone on Constant Reader mentioned a book I have on the shelf, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon. It's one that a reader can dip in and out of, so I've pulled it to add to the top of the stack. And I was thinking I'd get back into The Illiad. Edited January 30, 2014 by pontalba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Shucks, I only started reading Tove Jansson's Moomin series In my mid-40s, and I love them ! I love the illustrations too. I love the illustrations too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I have Love Nina on the library's requests list. Good to hear that you're loving it I've finished it now ... great read. It got funnier the more I read .. it took a little while to tune into her humour .. but not long. Hope you enjoy it Marie I'm really enjoying The Goldfinch but getting annoyed with it .. not with the writing which is excellent but with Theo ... he's making all the wrong decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Finished Barkeep by William Lashner last night. Will write a review, soon. I'm a bit torn. Not sure what is next, but someone on Constant Reader mentioned a book I have on the shelf, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon. It's one that a reader can dip in and out of, so I've pulled it to add to the top of the stack. And I was thinking I'd get back into The Illiad. I'd like to read Far from the Tree one day. I started reading another of his books, The Noonday Demon (about depression), which was excellent, although I didn't get too far for some reason. I want to get back to it and finish reading it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm already a quarter of the way through and just cant put it down! It's a real page turner isn't it I finished Cousin Phillis at the dentists yesterday afternoon, the book was a bit of a disappointment so i decided i need a nice juicy book for my next read so i've made a start on The Goldfinch Donna Tartt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm enjoying my first copy of BBC History Magazine. Will finish out January with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yes i had mixed feelings about it at different points in the story as well You know, I'm relieved that I'm not the only one! I've come to the second part of the book, three years later, and again I find myself perplexed! What has happened But I'm just going to read on, it'll become clear, I'm sure. I finished Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware (a graphic novel) and have started Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs. We already talked about this, but for reading RwS! Well, I had little look of the first chapter of another of his novels, can't remember exactly which one it was, (Cousin Bette,possibly?). His writing style seemed very similar to Emile Zola, (similarly they both can be very intimidating!), but after reading two of Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series a couple of years ago, I really, really enjoyed them. And they are usually either free or dirt cheap as e-books too. I'm happy to hear that. Maybe you are the missing link to this, maybe you are the one who will make me able to read both Balzac and Zola! Oh, and re: Zola. Remember when we talked about him and you recommended a few of his books? I've recently remembered that the costume drama The Paradise is based on Zola's The Ladies' Paradise. The series was so great that I think the book cannot be that bad, can it? Maybe that's the way to start. And yes, one of the great things about classics is that they are usually either free or dirt cheap, as you put it I'm already a quarter of the way through and just cant put it down! It's freaking brilliant, isn't it? I'm still reading The Line of Beauty, I haven't made much progress in the past few days so I have to really get going today. I've also started Kati in Paris by Astrid Lindgren, the third and final novel in the Kati series. It might be my least favorite... Nothing to do with Paris, though, but the blissful smug married As Bridget Jones might put it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Finished Paper Towns by John Green, excellent. Strangely I found it to be a clever combination of superficial and deep at the same time.. Four reads so far this year and three of them 5/5's. x That's great . My mojo is a little bit on the low side but I started reading Garth Stein - The Art of Racing in the Rain. I bought it upon recommendation from people here (ie. Frankie) and so far I'm liking it a lot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I only had the final chapter of Ghost Moth by Michele Forbes left to read,so finished it in a comfy leather armchair in the library! Recently found a boxed,near mint 1976 illustrated copy of Watership Down in Oxfam for £5! Also bought Butcher's Crossing by John Wiliams,The House Of Silk by Anthony Horowitz,A Cry In The Night by Tom Grieves,and Revenger by Rory Clements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I finished A Scanner Darkly yesterday and started The Last Colony today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 I read around 100 pages of Running with Scissors today. It's going very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I only had the final chapter of Ghost Moth by Michele Forbes left to read,so finished it in a comfy leather armchair in the library! Recently found a boxed,near mint 1976 illustrated copy of Watership Down in Oxfam for £5! Also bought Butcher's Crossing by John Wiliams,The House Of Silk by Anthony Horowitz,A Cry In The Night by Tom Grieves,and Revenger by Rory Clements.x Congrats on the new books, I hope you enjoy them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Reading Hollow City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Reading Hollow City How are you liking it Sofia ? I've heard it's better than the first book . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I got 1984 by George Orwell in the post today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Still reading The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funerals. I've just read a revelation that had my mouth hanging open. Those of you who have read it would know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I got 1984 by George Orwell in the post today 1984 will change your life! Or at least, the way you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I got 1984 by George Orwell in the post today 1984 will change your life! Or at least, the way you look at it. I must read this again. It is a mighty powerful thought provoking book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I'd like to read Far from the Tree one day. I started reading another of his books, The Noonday Demon (about depression), which was excellent, although I didn't get too far for some reason. I want to get back to it and finish reading it this year. I've read only about 20-odd pages, but it's reader friendly and very interesting. He postulating some very interesting connections. Reading Hollow City How are you liking it Sofia ? I've heard it's better than the first book . Me too, me too! Whaddaya think?? Edited January 31, 2014 by pontalba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I read around 100 pages of Running with Scissors today. It's going very well. Are you grossed out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmonkey Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I got 1984 by George Orwell in the post today I got this from the library this week. I read it years ago, and always intended to reread it one day. I remember it being a very thoughtprovoking read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Finished The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funeral last night. I'm going to start Dark Lord: The Teenage Years, for something very light-hearted and silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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