lunababymoonchild Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Currently reading The Angry Tide (Poldark 7) Winston Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 One of my favourite books in the Poldark series - enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, Madeleine said: One of my favourite books in the Poldark series - enjoy! Love the Poldark series, thank you. Be interested in what you think of The Sanatorium, if you can when you finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) A one-evening read for Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives, the book for Connecticut on my tour of the USA. The first disappointing choice for the tour too, now half-way completed. Relieved it was such a quick read, because, satirical though it was meant to be, it felt horribly dated, and lacked credibility. For just 138 pages and one sitting, it felt remarkably tedious. 2/6. Edited January 27, 2022 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm onto my third book by Margery Sharp ... Cluny Brown, Rhododendron Pie and The Stone of Chastity. These were all written in the 1930's and 40's. Margery Sharp writes rather unconventional and original characters who are very likeable and there is always a good dose of comedy, along with some insightful observations. Enjoying them very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 23 hours ago, lunababymoonchild said: Love the Poldark series, thank you. Be interested in what you think of The Sanatorium, if you can when you finish. Enjoying it so far, easy to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 hours ago, poppy said: I'm onto my third book by Margery Sharp ... Cluny Brown, Rhododendron Pie and The Stone of Chastity. These were all written in the 1930's and 40's. Margery Sharp writes rather unconventional and original characters who are very likeable and there is always a good dose of comedy, along with some insightful observations. Enjoying them very much. That’s good that you enjoyed her books, as I have Rhododendron Pie, The Foolish Gentlewoman and Four Gardens in my kindle list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 I’ve just finished Sirens by Joseph Knox and it was better than I was expecting, especially for a first novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 10 hours ago, Marie H said: That’s good that you enjoyed her books, as I have Rhododendron Pie, The Foolish Gentlewoman and Four Gardens in my kindle list. Hope you enjoy them too, Marie ... let me know what you think. They're fairly light reading, but her characters are well written. I'll probably read another one next 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 29/01/2022 at 1:52 AM, poppy said: Hope you enjoy them too, Marie ... let me know what you think. They're fairly light reading, but her characters are well written. I'll probably read another one next 😄 Thanks Poppy, I hope to read one of Margery Sharp’s next. I love most to the female authors from Dean Street Press, especially around the 40s and 50s, they are very soothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Completed Damon Galgut's The Promise this evening - a vastly better book than my last one! Absorbing, punchily written, it almost forcibly pulled you along unrelentingly. A good start to my round the world challenge 5/6 stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) Recently finished The last two in the Chocolate Lovers series. The Christmas and Wedding. I have enjoyed this as a whole. Loved the first book of the series and it got me wanting more. The last one however I found myself getting slightly infuriated by how unrealistic a lot of it was. The author also had some very good side stories that would have been so much better if they were focused on more. One very annoying aspect was the MC saying/thinking "chocolate gives of endorphins or something/or whatever." This is not exactly what was written but just trying to say the author constantly writing or something all the time. I guess unnecessary dim-witted characters especially when they don't need to be is not a trope I like. However having said all that I gave the books (4 in total) 5* 4* 4* 3* respectively. So I did actually like them despite my moaning 😅 I have also recently finished A Clash Of Kings. I did start quite straight away on the 3rd book so I wasn't losing where I was. I put it down for a while as I was not feeling it at one point but when I picked it back up I seemed to not want to stop reading. The only thing is the many POV and all the main and minor characters I find it difficult to keep up. I am currently reading Emma another book I have been reading for some time with the fact i lost it at one point and also The Lovliest Chocolate Shop In Paris again reading for a few months due to not been in the mood for it at one point. Thoroughly enjoying both though. Other than that in between those have read a lot of children's. Edited February 1, 2022 by Lau_Lou Wrong choice of word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I think Storm of Swords is the best book of the series, I couldn't put it down. I found Clash of Kings and Feast for Crows hard ro get into at first, but fine once they got going. Hope you enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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