supergran71 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Thought I would get in on this blog lark and put down the list of books I have read this year as far as I can remember them (some may have been lent to friends) Here we go then, not necessarily in date order - The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith Blue Shoes and Happiness - ditto Morality for Beautiful Girls - ditto A Full Cupboard of Life - ditto Case Histories - Kate Atkinson Pursuit of Happiness - Douglas Kennedy A Special Relationship - ditto Hour Game - David Baldacci Split Second - ditto Solstice - David Hewson The Righteous Men - Sam Bourne A French Affair- Susan Lewis The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve Light on Snow - ditto Into What Far Harbour - Allen Drury Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver The Savage Garden - Mark Mills A Name to a Face - Robert Goddard A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon Phew!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Great achievement and very satisfying to list don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 You have some good stuff on there. (btw - there is an 'L' missing from your signature, I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 (btw - there is an 'L' missing from your signature, I think). I cant see where you mean Janet:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 The 'L' is missing from 'Girl'. It goes straight from 'Gir' to the smilies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Nice list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 The 'L' is missing from 'Girl'. It goes straight from 'Gir' to the smilies So there is will put it right immediately. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 I am not going to type in the whole list, but there is 24 on it at the moment, including 3 Jane Austen ones ready for the start of the Jane Austen read. I am half way through my current read which I am enjoying. I will attempt to do a review when I have finished it. Not sure which one will come off the list as my next read, it rather depends on my mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I cant see where you mean Janet:blush: I thought it was on purpose - to show the lil'e girlishness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 Well finished Tenderness of Wolves which I sort of enjoyed, and will start another book this evening. Cant make up my mind which one to go for though. I wil try and do a review of T of W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Started "The Interpretation of Murder" last night. Read a couple of chapters, looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I wasnt getting on too well with The Interpretation of Murder, but the night before last I read a passage that I found rivetting. I thought how clever the author was to paint such a vivid word picture of a really tense scene. Am continuing now with high hopes that I am going to enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I wasnt getting on too well with The Interpretation of Murder, but the night before last I read a passage that I found rivetting. I thought how clever the author was to paint such a vivid word picture of a really tense scene. Am continuing now with high hopes that I am going to enjoy it. I love reading books like that. Some authors are able to paint such a beautiful picture with words. It just shows how smart some of them really are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 I love reading books like that. Some authors are able to paint such a beautiful picture with words. It just shows how smart some of them really are! Sure does Adam. A book I read a couple of weeks ago "Name to a Face" by Robert Goddard, also contained a really good description of a woman that the writer met and I could actually "see" that woman, more than any other character I "met". His description was so vivid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 I have just finished The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rudenfeld which I enjoyed very much. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in/understands Psychoanalysis particularly in relation to Freud. The early chapters were hard to get through unless you have. Once I got into the story I really enjoyed all the twists and intrigues and puzzles especially the twist at the end. I also like the detective who carried out the investigation into the murders, without whom no solution would have been reached I dont think. I have now started "The Devil's Feather" by Minette Walters (one of my favourite authors) which involves a female war correspondent in first off Sierra Leone and then Iraq where she is kidnapped briefly. Following this she has a "break down" and hides herself away in the English countryside. During her travels she has encountered a sexual psychopath of whom she is absolutely terrified ................... the story continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I was reading recently that the writer is going to write a second book using the character of the detective - I'll certainly be looking out for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 I was reading recently that the writer is going to write a second book using the character of the detective - I'll certainly be looking out for it. I look forward to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I have finished "The Devil's Feather" by Minette Walters which I enjoyed although I found the end a bit of a let down. I will endeavour to to a full review. I havent decided which will be my next book, need to review the pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Just decided to read Kate Adie's autobiography "The Kindness of Strangers", will be starting that tonight when I go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2791 Supergran, we had The Interpretation of Murder as the Reading Circle book a while back. Feel free to add comments - I enjoyed reading your last review..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Maureen, thanks for that. I will try and do a review of The Interpretation of Murder. Did you enjoy it. I am enjoying Kate Adie's biog so far. She writes how she speaks, clipped and clear, but she has a great sense of fun so the humour is evident throughout. I am into her early days so far. I understand she has written a further book, so may seek that out at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 I looked at the reviews for The Interpretation of Murder and agree with most of the comments made, so I dont think its really worth me just saying the same things. Kate Adie's biography is very funny at times and at other times I find some of the stuff she says very hard to believe. Have just read a chapter where she is reminiscing about her years in Sunderland, which rang a lot of bells with me. My mother was born in this part of the world and I spent quite a bit of my childhood there, especially during WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Am still reading "Kindness of Strangers" by Kate Adie (her autobiography. It has taken me a while to get into her style of writing which moves around quite a lot. Once I had got used to that, I began to enjoy it. There are particular parts I have really enjoyed and found absorbing, I will elaborate more when I do a review (promise!!) .The end is in sight, another couple of nights I should think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 I have just finished reading Kate Adie's autobiography "The Kindness of Strangers", which I really enjoyed. I will be reading "The Mighty Heart" next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergran71 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 I have just postd a review of Kate Adie's autobiography if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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