Athena Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Feel like I've been reading loads lately. x That's a great feeling ! I've finished reading Veronica Roth - Divergent 3: Allegiant. I'm not sure yet what to read next, I'll have a think about it. Probably something less actiony though. I'm thinking of reading a contemporary fiction book or a fantasy book, but I'm not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Finished the first Hamish Macbeth book this morning, and damn it, I liked it, so that's another 28 books to add to my wish list! (Actually, the first four came in a single omnibus, so it's only another 25 books ).I had to put aside The Pursuit of Love last week as it wouldn't fit in my bag, so had started a Kindle book instead, but will be going back to it now, as I was really enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I started First and Only by Peter Flannery last night. It's ok; it's another one of those books that I found on my Kindle, yet I have no recollection of buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I finally finished A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe. What a great book! I could've read on and on... But I am glad to have finally finished it. It was such a long novel, and such a heavy book. Not at all ideal for reading in bed. I have no idea what to read next. It has to be something short, something whimsical... Something funny, perhaps. Something completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have no idea what to read next. It has to be something short, something whimsical... Something funny, perhaps. Something completely different. I know something that fits all of those criteria: The Phantom Tollbooth! I've become absorbed in Escape from Camp 14 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I know something that fits all of those criteria: The Phantom Tollbooth! It would, wouldn't it But I meant something lighter. Something rather mindless! PT deserves more than that from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Since I was last on I've err, read Attachments, which was enjoyable, a bit cute a bit funny, and with a bit of meaning, but I wouldn't say it met up to the hype. What else...err I finished Little Women, which I can see maybe have liking ten or so years ago, but found a bit preachy (full review is on my blog). Finished A Long Thaw by Katie O'Rourke which I was reading as a review request. I read the author's previous novel which I enjoyed, but I think this one was better. Now I'm reading Game of Thrones on paper. It's been on my TBR shelf for years, it just looked so daunting! Haven't started a new kindle book yet, and not sure what I will read on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Finished Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir tonight. I thought it would take longer but the last 15% of the book was pictures, household names, further reading, etc. This was one of her best (although she never lets me down!). It gets easier with each book, as I learn who is who in different courts. Might start on her Six Wives of Henry VIII next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I finished Escape from Camp 14 today. A brilliant but harrowing read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I finished Escape from Camp 14 today. A brilliant but harrowing read. That was a great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which I loved. It's the best book I've read so far this year by far. It was so good though I don't know what to read next. Hmm decisions decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which I loved. It's the best book I've read so far this year by far. Oh, what a brilliant, heartwarming book it is Very happy to hear you enjoyed it! I started my second book by Karin Brunk Holmqvist, who wrote one of my favorite books of last year. This is another book of the elderly. Very good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 I'm reading the first Adrian Mole book by Sue Townsend on my Nook (it's a download from the library) - but I got to April 3rd (second year of diary) and there is no more. I'm sure it can't just stop there with ellipses! I guess it didn't download fully. I went to my Mum's library this morning to borrow it in paper form but it wasn't on the shelf and they couldn't find it. I'm destined not to finish it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Awww Janet . I've started to read Jodi Picoult - The Storyteller so far it's good but I haven't read that much yet (instead I was cataloguing my new books). It's maybe strange but for an average sized or a big book, it usually takes me much longer to read the first 100 pages than the last 100 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexi Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I'm very much like that too Athena. In the first 100 pages we are getting the flavour of the characters and story, and therefore I feel I read more slowly and also read for less time. In the last 100 I am racing towards the end (if it's a good book!) so read quicker and more. I find with series I will read the second and third books quicker than the first for the same reason. I am struggling to get into Dracula at the moment, but I have been away with work for the last week snatching a few pages here and there so I think that's the main reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 I'm reading the first Adrian Mole book by Sue Townsend on my Nook (it's a download from the library) - but I got to April 3rd (second year of diary) and there is no more. I'm sure it can't just stop there with ellipses! I guess it didn't download fully. I went to my Mum's library this morning to borrow it in paper form but it wasn't on the shelf and they couldn't find it. I'm destined not to finish it! Awww Janet I tracked a copy down in a different library and it does stop in an abrupt fashion! I'm going to have to read the sequel now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Haha, Janet. All that running around for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 I know! On the plus side, I've never been to Westbury library before so it was a good excuse to visit - and it's a gorgeous building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I know! On the plus side, I've never been to Westbury library before so it was a good excuse to visit - and it's a gorgeous building! Oops Jänet Way to go for finding the silver lining, though! Libraries are wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I started Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night. I know the story as I've read it before, and I'm dreading what is going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Just wanted to post a quick and hopefully unobtrusive reminder regarding the April Reading Circle vote. It's coming down to the wire, voting ends Saturday Midnight, my time. Dystopian/Apocalyptic fiction. Them that wants to vote, vote! http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/12590-april-2014-reading-circle-poll/page-?mode=show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Just finished The Humans by Matt Hoag, Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan and Austenland by Shannon Hale. I'm currently re-reading Tale of Two Cities, which I am enjoying, and Last of the Mohicans, which I am considering setting aside for a couple of other books on my nightstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I started Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night. I know the story as I've read it before, and I'm dreading what is going to happen. Love that book, first read it when i was 10, loved it ever since. The films brilliant too i think (although a lot of people disagree). I think the man who plays Jud Crandall is suited to that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Oops Jänet Way to go for finding the silver lining, though! Libraries are wonderful They sure are! I picked up More Awkward Situations for Men by Danny Wallace for £1.25 in a charity shop yesterday so I started that last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I started Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night. I know the story as I've read it before, and I'm dreading what is going to happen. I don't know if you're being very brave or just plain crazy Enjoy! As it is to be enjoyed... They sure are! I picked up More Awkward Situations for Men by Danny Wallace for £1.25 in a charity shop yesterday so I started that last night. Oooh, bargain! Great find On page 72 of my current read. I've discovered what the title is about (Coffee with Music)! It's coffee with the optional addition of whisky Reminds me of The Men from the Ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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