Kell Posted April 11, 2006 Author Posted April 11, 2006 It's not one I would have picked up given my own choice, but my sister, who barely reads at all, loved it & recommended it to me. And since I'm always trying to encourage her to try books I've been reading, I thought it only fiar that the one tmie she suggested a book for me, that I shoul give it a try. She actually lent me her own copy - ain't she sweet? She enjoyed it so much she read it twice & that's really saying something!
Kell Posted April 12, 2006 Author Posted April 12, 2006 I'm now about 1/2 way through Life of Pi & I have to say I'm lovnig it. It's such a preposterous idea, but somehow utterly believable at the same time! Wish I was home so I could keep reading it right now...
Kell Posted April 13, 2006 Author Posted April 13, 2006 Just finished Life of Pi by Yann Martel during my coffee break & I have to say what a wonderful, wonderful book! It's just gorgeous! I'll write a glowing review for it thiws weekend. Kudis to my baby sis for recommending it to me! I'll be movnig on to Q&A by Vikas Swarup for the Posh Club next - I'll start it at lunchtime...
Kell Posted April 13, 2006 Author Posted April 13, 2006 I'm almost 1/2 way through Q&A by Vikas Swarup & I'm really enjoying it. After Life of Pi, i seem to be on a bit on an Indian jag at the moment - LOL! It's a very interesting concept, especially after all the nonesense with the cheat on Millionaire a while back - An 18-y-o Indian lad wins a billion rupees on a quiz show & is instantly arrested for cheating - but he maintains he simply knew the answers to the questions. he then relates the story of his life to reveal just how he came upon the answers...
The Library Nook Posted April 13, 2006 Posted April 13, 2006 Oh I know what book you mean, I read an extract and review in newbooksmag, it sounded really good!
Kell Posted April 13, 2006 Author Posted April 13, 2006 It IS good - Definitely get a copy. Excellent read.
Kell Posted April 14, 2006 Author Posted April 14, 2006 Bought three more books today - I couldn't resist. Well, they were in the sale & I'm on holiday - LOL! The Sixth Lamentation by William Brodrick The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel The Corn King and the Spring Queen by Naomi Mitchison
Kell Posted April 14, 2006 Author Posted April 14, 2006 Just finished reading Q&A by Vikas Swarup for the Posh Club. Excellent read! So now I have two reviews for books with a touch of India to do this weekend. Amnow moving on to The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss...
Kell Posted April 15, 2006 Author Posted April 15, 2006 Changed my mind & decided to read Killing Me Softly instead...
Maureen Posted April 15, 2006 Posted April 15, 2006 to read Killing Me Softly instead... I enjoyed that one. It is a bit creepy though.
Kell Posted April 16, 2006 Author Posted April 16, 2006 I changed my mind as I wasn't getting into Killing Me Softly (I'll go back to it when I'm in the right mood) & have instead leapt headfirst into The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. So far, so good.
Michelle Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Well they are very different moods! lol It's well worth getting back to KMS, but yes, your mood has to be right.
Kell Posted April 17, 2006 Author Posted April 17, 2006 Yes, I just couldn't get settled into eiterh Vesuvius Club or KMS at all. I decided I needed something lighter, since I've been reading more "literary" stuff the last few books, so I thought a light light comedy might do the trick & it seems to be doing so. I'll get back to the other two eventually...
Kell Posted April 17, 2006 Author Posted April 17, 2006 Finished Undomestic Goddess - it was just what I needed. I think I might start on The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks next, but knowing my state of mind lately, that could all change in the next 5 minutes or so - LOL!
Maureen Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 I decided I needed something lighter, since I've been reading more "literary" stuff the last few books, so I thought a light light comedy might do the trick . I'm the same Kell - I don't want the same style of book over and over - I read different types.
Kell Posted April 18, 2006 Author Posted April 18, 2006 Started Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - so far so good.
Kell Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 Got a new book from CBUK for review (the others are on heir way) that looks very interesting: Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton Who or what is Endymion Spring? A power for good, or for evil...A legendary book that holds the secret to a world of knowledge...A young boy without a voice - whose five-hundred-year-old story is about to explode in the twenty-first century...Blake is visiting Oxford with his academic mother and his kid sister. While their mum immerses herself in olde worlde volumes, Blake feels trapped in the dusty air of the college library. Until one day, Blake is running his finger along the shelf and feels something pierce his finger, drawing blood - like a bite. The book responsible is a battered old volume, with a strange clasp like a serpent's head - with real fangs. Printed on its front are two words: Endymion Spring. Its paper is almost luminous - blank, wordless, but with a texture that seems to shine, and fine veins running through it. The paper quivers, as if it's alive. And as Blake looks, words begin to appear on the page - words meant only for him; words no one else can see. The book has been waiting five-hundred years for the right boy; now it must fulfil its destiny...
The Library Nook Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 That looks good, I love books about books! Have you read Inkheart? An enchanting story, I loved it.
Michelle Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Hey Joss - I really liked Inkhart. There's a sequel out now, isn't there?
The Library Nook Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Yeas, I have read that too and it's just as good!
Michelle Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Ooh - I might have to pick that up soon then. Kell, have you read Inkhart?
Kell Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 Nope, I've not read it - yet. I've been hearing about it lately though & I think I'll enjoy it. I'm sure I'll pick it up at some point - I have this terrible habit of adding to the list before I've taken any more off by reading them. I bought another 3 books today: Rumours of a Hurricane by Tim Lott The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel Futures (collection of 4 sci-fi novellas) by Stephen Baxter, Peter F Hamilton, Paul McAuley & Ian McDonald
Kell Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 Just finished Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - really enjoyed it & can't wait to see the movie. m about to start Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton...
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