Janet Posted February 16, 2010 Author Posted February 16, 2010 I'm reading my March Bookworms book - Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant. I've only managed the first 88 pages so far as I've been so busy but I'm hoping to get stuck into it properly soon.
frankie Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Hooray! 250 pages? That's a huge amount to read in one day! Congrats and I'm glad you loved it. Yep, but I started in the morning and finished at 7 PM, and I only had few breaks for eating and doing other life-maintening things. It's got to be the biggest reading stretches I've done, but I was determined to finish it, and I wanted to read it I started Ann Rule's If You Really Loved Me in bed. Mexicola, so glad you enjoyed Jane Eyre! And you're gonna have so much fun with the Eyre Affair, I promise! Edit: I'm heading home today and I've packed my backs*, and I can't believe how heavy they are. How can 16 newly acquired books weight so much Edit: Bags, not backs. I'm no hunchback for No Dame. Edited February 16, 2010 by frankie
pickle Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 In bed this morning reluctant to get up for work I started reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I am enjoying but it reminds me of another book, possibly Terry Pratchett or Robert Rankin
missybct Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Mexicola, so glad you enjoyed Jane Eyre! And you're gonna have so much fun with the Eyre Affair, I promise! Here here! One of my favourite books I read some more of A Thousand Splendid Suns last night and this morning, and I am really absorbed by it.
kss2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 i brought the thosand splendid sun yesterday and started reading it, have got up to chapter 4 now, will read some more at lunch, im not enjoying it atm, but will fight through the begining
BookGeek20 Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 I finished No Time For Goodbye last night and really enjoyed it, i shall be reviewing it later :)Very rarely do i find such a good book that keeps me gripped all the way through! It was an awesome book. Now onto Anita Shreve Where or When!
Cookie Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 I've read half of Bitten so far and am enjoying it although it seems a little long, I'm sure it will pick up again though. I'm still waiting for some books to arrive from Amazon which is annoying I've been waiting a week! I NEED them!
BookJumper Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Good surprise: after being sneakily outbid on a new (still cellophaned!) limited slipcased edition of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights yesterday, I got a second chance to buy it for my maximum bid (
Janet Posted February 16, 2010 Author Posted February 16, 2010 i brought the thosand splendid sun yesterday and started reading it, have got up to chapter 4 now, will read some more at lunch, im not enjoying it atm, but will fight through the begining I hope you manage to get into it - it's a great read. Also, I'm going to dinner with my Dad tonight, the meeting place being Foyle's in St. Pancras Station... I foresee expenditure ! Ooooh, can I come?!
Scarlette Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 I finished The Swan Thieves tonight and man, I just can't think of any words right now to describe how much I loved it . I need to collect my thoughts before I post a review which will hopefully be tomorrow. I can't wait for the review, peacefield! I still haven't read it, myself, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.
BookJumper Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 You may come along if you can keep me off eBay for the next two seconds:lurker: I'll admit to having just bought a pretty first Folio edition of The Wit of Oscar Wilde because it was about to end unbought and unloved & it was only
Janet Posted February 16, 2010 Author Posted February 16, 2010 I don't think I'm capable of stopping you, Giulia!
BookJumper Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Probably not; to be honest, I don't think the person capable of keeping me from buying pretty books has been born yet still, just 'cos I like you: I'm off to Foyle's to have a little pre-dinner drool over the pretty books, are you coming ? Edited February 16, 2010 by BookJumper
Janet Posted February 16, 2010 Author Posted February 16, 2010 I'd love to, but I've made a curry for later and it smells lush, so I think I'll stay put. Next time?!
BookJumper Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Alright then enjoy your curry and I'll enjoy mine, and hopefully I'll be able to restrain myself from buying yet more books before dinner...!
sirinrob Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 After a couple of false starts, now over halfway through 'Ulysses' by James Joyce - now im into how he structured it , I'm really enjoying this. Currently reding the 'Cyclops' episode....
whitegold Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 On to chapter40 of Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain. I am absolutely addicted! I'm having a hard time putting the book down (I've already neglected many much needed chores today so that I could continue to read lol)
Charm Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 On to chapter40 of Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain. I am absolutely addicted! I'm having a hard time putting the book down (I've already neglected many much needed chores today so that I could continue to read lol) I love it when that happens with a book, glad you're enjoying it so much, it's on my wishlist
frankie Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Got these today: Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Sonnets from the Portuguese and Other Poems Peter James: Dead Simple Rainer Maria Rilke: Letters to a Young Poet William Shakespeare: Complete Sonnets Kate Summerscale: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, or the Murder at Road Hill House Amy Tan: The Opposite of Fate Kurt Vonnegut: Deadeye Dick Kurt Vonnegut: Timequake Jari Tervo: Pyhiesi yhteyteen Gloria Naylor: The Women of Brewster Place Toni Morrison: Jazz Daphne du Maurier: My Cousin Rachel E. M. Forster: Howards End The first 6 books are from play.com, the last 7 from the library (20 cents each, so only 1,40e for 7 books!)
chesilbeach Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 I finished The Carbon Diairies 2015 last night, and was mightily impressed. Very thought provoking. Started It's Only A Movie by Mark Kermode at lunchtime, and already garnered strange looks from others in the office as I spluttered my coffee everywhere while trying to read, laugh and drink all at the same time
tunn300 Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Have read about 150 pages of Relentless today. Am really enjoying it and find the structure different from your regular thriller. About 80 page to go so think I will finish it tomorrow.
pickle Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Well on my trip into town today I stupidly went into Waterstones and bought another 2 books I couldn't resist the 2 for 1 offer. Its Night World by I J Smith doea anyone know it, it appears to be a series of short stories teen romance vampire stylee...So far not sure they are never going to fit into my suitcase will have to leave them at home
Kylie Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Edit: I'm heading home today and I've packed my backs*, and I can't believe how heavy they are. How can 16 newly acquired books weight so much Edit: Bags, not backs. I'm no hunchback for No Dame. At least you won't have to worry about being bored on the trip home. In bed this morning reluctant to get up for work I started reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I am enjoying but it reminds me of another book, possibly Terry Pratchett or Robert Rankin Ooh, I bought this recently! Have you read any other Neil Gaiman? After a couple of false starts, now over halfway through 'Ulysses' by James Joyce - now im into how he structured it , I'm really enjoying this. Currently reding the 'Cyclops' episode.... Wow, I admire you. Ulysses is one of those books I want to read 'one day' but it's rather daunting so I doubt I'll get to it for a long time. William Shakespeare: Complete Sonnets Kurt Vonnegut: Timequake You're incorrigible Frankie! Now that I've just finished Macbeth and really enjoyed it, I might get myself the Sonnets as well. I'll be interested in your thoughts on Timequake. I really wasn't very impressed with it. I have about 20 pages left of After the Fireworks. It's an interesting read.
Nicola Booth Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Well on my trip into town today I stupidly went into Waterstones and bought another 2 books I couldn't resist the 2 for 1 offer. Its Night World by I J Smith doea anyone know it, it appears to be a series of short stories teen romance vampire stylee...So far not sure they are never going to fit into my suitcase will have to leave them at home Are these books anything to do with the vampire diaries which is currently showing on ITV2?
pickle Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 I don't know it was impossible to tell, they were all piled on a big table some with vampire Diaries with new pictures from the tv show others not some for Twilight..this is why i hate it when they change all the covers because of the TV serialisation but still stock others...very confused
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