Guest velocipede2288 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Around 250 pages into a Dalziel an Pasco thriller called, "The Death of Dalziel" Great read.
Heather Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Read some more of 'The Killing Room' by Peter May
blithe Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Halfway through The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
Larry Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I've read about 50 pages of Enduring Love. It's off to a good start and I'm looking forward to seeing what's going to happen next. I read this some years ago and found the opening two or three chapters to be among the most engrossing openings I have ever read. I'd hate to say the rest of the novel is an anti-climax but I felt that the beginning was so brilliantly written, the imagery so striking, that McEwan was at pains to top it.
BookJumper Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I'm all grumped. Today I went to Bookends, one-hundred-and-eight Charing Cross Road (formerly the 84 Charing Cross Road), found over twenty books I would have gladly taken home between three and five pounds each, but they were all two or more of the following: 1. grimy 2. bent 3. highlihgted (!!!) as remaindered. After two hours of browsing I emerged with nothing more than an enlarged wishlist. If Frank Doel knew what had happened to his shop, he'd die (again) of shame.
Katrina1968 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Picked up Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. Watched the movie with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and decided I HAD to read it!
amethyst Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I finished Random Acts of Heroic Love last night and started Small Island by Andrea Levy today.
Stephanie2008 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I have to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for uni so I've started that today
amethyst Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I have to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for uni so I've started that today That's a bit of a random uni choice isn't it??
Stephanie2008 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 We're looking at children's literature, and that's one of the topics as well as Charlotte's Web, The Illustrated Mum, Storm breaker and others that I can't remember. Could be worse I guess
Janet Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Stephanie - I wanna do your uni course! Just finished Rebecca and loved it. I'm highlighting it as one of my favourite books for this year! Have now started on The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. From one extreme to the other! I love both of those books. I've just started on The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent. I've had my eye on this one for months but have been waiting for the paperback (now Edited September 24, 2009 by Janet
Rosalind Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 I finished Lucky Streak by Carly Phillips last night, started Bitten by Kelley Armstrong half an hour ago.
Ernie Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 I'm doing some research today from an old running book (non-fiction), it was published 26 years ago but the stuff in it is so relevant. The Complete Distance Runner by Bruce Tulloh I had started reading a book written by a friend (his first) Pull Up A Sandbag by Jonathan Smiles (also non-fiction) but loaned it to another friend who's in hospital. I still have a third book on the go though, One Hundred years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I read the first 50 pages but am going back to the start, it's that good.
Peacefield Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Glad you liked Rebecca, Paperplane! I read about 50 pages of Leeway Cottage last night and am really enjoying it. It's one of those quiet reads that I haven't read in awhile. Plus, it didn't take me as long as I thought it would to get back into non-vamp subject matter. Not that I won't go back to it straightaway after I finish this one .
catwoman Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Finished Charlaine Harris's Dead until Dark. Will right a review later. Will start James Patterson's 1st to Die tonight, after watching some more episodes of True Blood.
Redding Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 I got my copy of The Girl Who Played With Fire this afternoon and I can not wait to start it.
SaraPepparkaka Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 "The lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch, was in the mail today.
Kate Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 I finished The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis earlier, great book
catwoman Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 I got my copy of The Girl Who Played With Fire this afternoon and I can not wait to start it. I got an Email from my Library confirming my copy is ready to pick up but I have a load of books to read first so I won't start it for while I don't think.
Lucybird Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Have almost read 200 pages into The Wind-up Bird Chronicle already, and really enjoying it.
Rawr Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Read the first chapter of HP Lovecraft's 'At the Mountains of Madness'
BookJumper Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Read another sizeable chunk of "The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street"; another day or two and I should be able to concoct a nice joint review of that and "84 Charing Cross Road".
page turner Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Finished up Mixed Magics last night. Not sure if I want to read the next Chrestomanci book or read something completely different like a Jeremy Clarkson book. Think it mighht be Clarkson.
Katrina1968 Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 On page 100 of Practical Magic. Really good read!
Stephanie2008 Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I'm about half way through Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This is definitely my least favourite (book-wise and movie-wise!)
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