lunababymoonchild Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Currently reading Castle Dor, Daphne du Maurier Edited June 1, 2022 by lunababymoonchild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Poppy and muggle not recommended Alan Bradley's Flavia De Luce series to me, just as I was seeking a read-alongside book to accompany my slow reading of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers. Five Chapters in and I am loving it! the character of Flavia is an utter delight. I think the Burgess re read will be taking me a bit longer than I initially planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Chrissy said: Poppy and muggle not recommended Alan Bradley's Flavia De Luce series to me, just as I was seeking a read-alongside book to accompany my slow reading of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers. Five Chapters in and I am loving it! the character of Flavia is an utter delight. I think the Burgess re read will be taking me a bit longer than I initially planned. I just KNEW you'd love Flavia! So happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Do we have a book lists thread here? Given that Book Group is closing on the 6th, and I quite like logging what I'm reading (without having to scroll through my book blog), it might be a good thread to have as a sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Hux said: Do we have a book lists thread here? Given that Book Group is closing on the 6th, and I quite like logging what I'm reading (without having to scroll through my book blog), it might be a good thread to have as a sticky. What I do is that I keep my list of books on the first page of my blog and copy the URL into my About Me section of my profile so that I can just add my latest read to that. If I write a review I put it on the main forum as we do on BGO. This saves me scrolling through my personal blog to find out what I've read this year. I offer this as a suggestion only and hope it might be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Ah, that makes sense, I'll just do that. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Hux said: Do we have a book lists thread here? Given that Book Group is closing on the 6th, and I quite like logging what I'm reading (without having to scroll through my book blog), it might be a good thread to have as a sticky. I'm basically reiterating Luna here but yes most of us keep a book list on our blog thread, so we've never set up a separate section for them (although it's an interesting idea!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 2:38 PM, Chrissy said: Poppy and muggle not recommended Alan Bradley's Flavia De Luce series to me, just as I was seeking a read-alongside book to accompany my slow reading of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers. Five Chapters in and I am loving it! the character of Flavia is an utter delight. I think the Burgess re read will be taking me a bit longer than I initially planned. On 6/2/2022 at 4:17 AM, poppy said: I just KNEW you'd love Flavia! So happy Glad that you are enjoying Flavia. You have a lot of nice reading ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) I now have The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway on hold at the library. I expect it to come available very soon. Edited June 6, 2022 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Finished Anne Patchett's The Dutch House late last night - started around 5 and finished just before 10, a genuine one-sitting read (apart from getting up for the loo and a drink!). Initially reading a bit against my inclination - just not in the mood but need to read for a book group next week, and found it increasingly compulsive. A really good read, with an interesting insight into families and obsessions. 4+ stars out of 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 21 hours ago, willoyd said: Finished Anne Patchett's The Dutch House late last night - started around 5 and finished just before 10, a genuine one-sitting read (apart from getting up for the loo and a drink!). Initially reading a bit against my inclination - just not in the mood but need to read for a book group next week, and found it increasingly compulsive. A really good read, with an interesting insight into families and obsessions. 4+ stars out of 6. I agree, this was compulsive reading. It's one I would be happy to reread if it came up for a book group choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I read Patrick Gale's Mother's Boy in under two days (I was working too). It's wonderfully written and he has the knack of making characters who are not always very likeable extremely sympathetic. Loved it. On the other hand The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune which I wanted to read for ages was so overloaded with syrup that it could have given you diabetes. Childishly written too. I gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Currently reading Pincher Martin, William Golding. ETA Have abandoned this to read Rose Nicolson, Andrew Greig Edited June 9, 2022 by lunababymoonchild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Haven't been reading much, as we were away (properly and for 4 nights!), and I was too tired in the evening to read. I have come home with a few guide books and a photo of a book my son had that I would love to have, Signs & Symbols Source Book. I have spent the past few days catching up with myself, so hope to be reading some more of the delightful Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMohawk Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'm still reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I have about 1/5 left to read. I am really enjoying it. Admittedly, I got a bit lost at one stage during it so I sat it down for about a week, then picked it back up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I was unexpectedly struck by the need to read today and as a result I’m halfway through So Much Things to Say by Roger Steffens. It’s an ‘oral history of Bob Marley’ and although I think I would have preferred a more conventional biography I am enjoying it a lot. I’m also almost finished with my latest James Bond book, Scorpius by John Gardner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 I just bought The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin, who finished it for him. Supposed to be Detective Laidlaw's first case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 Currently reading Intruder In the Dust, William Faulkner Just bought Mysteries: Classic Edition by Knut Hamsun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Plodding through 26% of E. Nesbit’s The Lark. I do hope things get better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Just bought The Thief's Journal by M. Jean Genet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 A bit earlier this month I bought The Time Traveller's Almanac (such a pretty cover!) and A Spotter's Guide to Countryside Mysteries by John Wright. Also received The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah as a gift . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Just bought The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain by Darren McGarvey Edited June 23, 2022 by lunababymoonchild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Started reading Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch. The more I read the Rivers of London series the more I enjoy the books. Delightful reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 13 hours ago, muggle not said: Started reading Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch. The more I read the Rivers of London series the more I enjoy the books. Delightful reading. Whispers Underground was a really good book, so I think you will love it. It’s the best of the series for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Giving up on E. Nesbit’s The Lark for the time being, as the characters & the style of the novel grates on my nerves! So started on Jacqueline Winspear’s An incomplete Revenge (#5 Maisie Dobbs series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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