BSchultz19 Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Am enjoying The Moon Field, a book set around the time of WWI, one of my favourite eras for books.. A complete change from the magical world of Half Wild. I like to vary my books so I don't read anything too similar one after the other, does anyone else like to do that? I do most of the time, unless I find a new genre that I'm completely amazed by/interested in that I read a couple of those right in a row. A lot of the time I'm reading a book and it might have a hint of a different genre, which makes me want to read a book in that genre next The Moon Field sounds interesting. I love books in that era as well Quote
Athena Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Am enjoying The Moon Field, a book set around the time of WWI, one of my favourite eras for books.. A complete change from the magical world of Half Wild. I like to vary my books so I don't read anything too similar one after the other, does anyone else like to do that? I do this too, most of the time. Though if I'm reading a trilogy I sometimes read them all after each other, but sometimes with one or multiple books in between. During the read-a-thon I tend to read more contemporary fiction than anything else, but generally with my reads, I switch genres a lot. Like if I read a contemporary book, then after that I'll read a fantasy, or if I've just read a historical book, I'll then pick science-fiction etc. I don't like to read too similar books one after the other usually, that gets too samey somehow. I've read the first chapter of Philip K. Dick - A Scanner Darkly and I'm on page 494 out of 753 of Penny Vincenzi - A Perfect Heritage. I don't often read two books at once because it usually confuses me, but Anna and I are reading the Philip K. Dick book together and I thought it might be nice to read something shorter alongside the longer book. Edited April 13, 2015 by Athena Quote
bobblybear Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 I finished Empire of the Sun last night (thank goodness!), and started The Girl on the Train this morning. So far I like it, especially how the characters are linked. Quote
poppyshake Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Finished A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr .. really enjoyed it. Have moved on to My Dear Bessie which is a collection of letters written by a signalman (Chris Barker) serving in North Africa (Tobruk) in WWII. They are written to Bessie (obviously) .. just as a friend to start with but quickly they become love letters. I love anything like this .. even though it does feel a bit like eavesdropping Also continuing on at St Clare's .. great fun Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Finished A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr .. really enjoyed it. Yippee!!! I'm about 70 pages into The Curate's Wife by E. H. Young, and I love it! Quote
BSchultz19 Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 I finished A Time to Kill and really enjoyed it. I'll be posting a review soon Not sure what is up next for me, but I plan on going to the library in a couple hours so we shall see. Quote
Athena Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I finished A Time to Kill and really enjoyed it. I'll be posting a review soon Not sure what is up next for me, but I plan on going to the library in a couple hours so we shall see. I shall go forth to your thread and read the review ! I hope you find some nice books at the library . I'm still reading A Perfect Heritage and A Scanner Darkly but I've been quite distracted so I'm only reading for ie. 5 or 10 minutes and then I get distracted by something else. I don't know if it's A Perfect Heritage that's the problem, or whether I'm not feeling much like reading, or whether I just have trouble concentrating because of being a bit ill. I'm going to try to limit distractions today and see how I get on. I seem to enjoy the reading once I'm reading for a little while, but to get started, I don't quite feel like it. But I do want to do some more reading, particularly in A Scanner Darkly. I hope my mojo won't disappear or anything. Quote
frankie Posted April 14, 2015 Author Posted April 14, 2015 I finished Black Dog by Stephen Booth last night and started re-reading A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon, which I've been wanting to re-read for years now. I have a feeling I'm going to have a hoot with it! Quote
bobblybear Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I finished A Time to Kill and really enjoyed it. I'll be posting a review soon Glad you enjoyed it; it's one of Grisham's better ones. Have you seen the movie? I'm still reading A Perfect Heritage and A Scanner Darkly but I've been quite distracted so I'm only reading for ie. 5 or 10 minutes and then I get distracted by something else. I don't know if it's A Perfect Heritage that's the problem, or whether I'm not feeling much like reading, or whether I just have trouble concentrating because of being a bit ill. I'm going to try to limit distractions today and see how I get on. I seem to enjoy the reading once I'm reading for a little while, but to get started, I don't quite feel like it. But I do want to do some more reading, particularly in A Scanner Darkly. I hope my mojo won't disappear or anything. I've been like this for a little while, and it didn't help that I was reading a book I wasn't that keen on. Luckily, my current book seems to have sorted me out. Hope you have a better time with reading soon. I finished Black Dog by Stephen Booth last night and started re-reading A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon, which I've been wanting to re-read for years now. I have a feeling I'm going to have a hoot with it! I enjoyed A Spot of Bother, but unfortunately can't actually remember any details about it. Hope you get on with it ok. I'm enjoying The Girl on the Train. It's all a bit mysterious at the moment. Quote
frankie Posted April 14, 2015 Author Posted April 14, 2015 I enjoyed A Spot of Bother, but unfortunately can't actually remember any details about it. Hope you get on with it ok. That's the beauty of it, though It's like reading it for the first time when I don't remember what's gonna happen The book might have to take a back seat, though, because I got my copy of My Fatter Madder Diary today! Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Over half way through The Curate's Wife and I'm enjoying it even more than Celia. Why have I put off reading E. H. Young for so long?! Quote
pontalba Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Finished A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr .. really enjoyed it. Have moved on to My Dear Bessie which is a collection of letters written by a signalman (Chris Barker) serving in North Africa (Tobruk) in WWII. They are written to Bessie (obviously) .. just as a friend to start with but quickly they become love letters. I love anything like this .. even though it does feel a bit like eavesdropping Also continuing on at St Clare's .. great fun Glad you enjoyed it, that was one of the books we read last May in a group read on books of WWI. http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/12734-a-very-long-engagement-by-sebastian-japrisot-plus-others/ Edited April 15, 2015 by pontalba Deleted misquote Quote
BSchultz19 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I shall go forth to your thread and read the review ! I hope you find some nice books at the library . I ended up not going because I didn't have a ride but I hope to go sometime this week. If not, I have already started two books. I'm reading Gray Mountain by Grisham on kindle and Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult as a physical book. Glad you enjoyed it; it's one of Grisham's better ones. Have you seen the movie? I want to see it! I'm not sure where I will be able to find it as there aren't many movie rental places anymore and I doubt it is on redbox. Maybe I'll get lucky and netflix or hulu will have it. Quote
Athena Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Edit:: Not sure why I can't delete the misquote above. I accidentally quoted Athena and now can't get it off......help! I feel honoured to have been the misquote . I ended up not going because I didn't have a ride but I hope to go sometime this week. If not, I have already started two books. I'm reading Gray Mountain by Grisham on kindle and Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult as a physical book. Awww . I hope you enjoy both of these books, though ! I finished Penny Vincenzi - A Perfect Heritage and will now continue in Philip K. Dick - A Scanner Darkly, I'm just over a quarter into that one. So far it's interesting. Quote
bobblybear Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I'm about halfway through The Girl on the Train. Rachel is a bit annoying, I have to say! Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I finished Penny Vincenzi - A Perfect Heritage and will now continue in Philip K. Dick - A Scanner Darkly, I'm just over a quarter into that one. So far it's interesting. You finished! I will start A Scanner Darkly over again and get to it today, hopefully. I am only 50 pages in. Quote
Athena Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 You finished! I will start A Scanner Darkly over again and get to it today, hopefully. I am only 50 pages in. I hope you enjoy it . I read quite a bit in it today, so not that many pages left for me to go. But don't feel rushed . Quote
pontalba Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I feel honoured to have been the misquote . I actually meant to quote an earlier one, but then I couldn't find it.....oy! I'm about halfway through The Girl on the Train. Rachel is a bit annoying, I have to say! Oh, I know, I just wanted to shake her at times!! Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I've just finished The Curate's Wife and absolutely loved it. Maybe my favourite (grown up) book of the year so far … Quote
muggle not Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I just finished Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. What can I say other than 10/10. I am now in need of another book to read. Quote
Alexi Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I've been struggling with The Man in the High Castle. To be honest, I think it's just a lack of time to concentrate and get into the characters. I want something familiar, so I've picked up The Rosie Effect. Sod it, I'm going straight for the sequel! Quote
frankie Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 To be honest, I think it's just a lack of time to concentrate and get into the characters. I want something familiar, so I've picked up The Rosie Effect. Sod it, I'm going straight for the sequel! Hurraaaah! (Sorry to hear about your struggle with the other book ) I'm 108 pages into A Spot of Bother Quote
Athena Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 I've been struggling with The Man in the High Castle. To be honest, I think it's just a lack of time to concentrate and get into the characters. I want something familiar, so I've picked up The Rosie Effect. Sod it, I'm going straight for the sequel! Awww . I hope you'll get more into it at a later time, and that you enjoy The Rosie Effect . Quote
Kylie Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 I finished Haruki Murakami's Underground this morning. I don't often post reviews, but I have a lot to say about this book, so I'll be posting my thoughts at some stage. I started Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier this morning, but I won't have much time for reading in the next few days, so I'll probably make a proper start on it next week. I also picked up Secret Garden by Johanna Basford from the post office. It's lovely! Quote
Anna Begins Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 I've been struggling with The Man in the High Castle. Aw! That bites! Here I thought you'd like it so much I also picked up Secret Garden by Johanna Basford from the post office. It's lovely! BY no means am I a convert to this coloring business *crosses arms* ( ) but I did order her postcards to send to a friend. They are so pretty I don't want to color them in (and probably won't!). Ok ok, I also bought a book to color in different decorated cakes, cupcakes and candy I finished Haruki Murakami's Underground this morning. I don't often post reviews, but I have a lot to say about this book, so I'll be posting my thoughts at some stage. I look forward to this, as this is one I hope to read (although definitely not on the plane!). Quote
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