pontalba Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Finished The Loves of Charles II by Jean Plaidy yesterday, and tonight I've started The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster. I've only read the first few pages, but I love Auster's voice here. So dry and downright funny.
Kate Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I'm about to curl up and read more of The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
chesilbeach Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I'm read about a third of The Killing Dance this morning.
Jessi Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 This morning I begun Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot - very good so far (about 35 pages in)!
Lucybird Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Finished The Complete Polysyllabic Spree- Nick Hornby. Just finishing off the review.
Sheeta Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Nearly finished Shim Chong, Sold Girl by Hwang Sok-Yong, and it's the most interesting book I've read about Asia in my whole life. It's not funny, but I've learned a lot of things about Asia at the end of the XIXth century. After, I'll start The Shining by Stephen King if my library is open, or Alone by Lisa Gardner if I finish the book too quickly.
Lemon Crisis Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Thanks for the comments on The Count of Monte Cristo.... I'm looking forward to reading it, but then I'm not. I think it's because I remember being forced to read classics at school, when in fact we were too young to really understand/appreciate them (plus they were Hardy - so depressing!). I'm trying to get stuck into the 1001 list though, so I'm game! pickle - hope you enjoy Black Magic Sanction! I loved it <3
Johnny Carson Whit Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I've read near to 100 pages of Fatherland today, which is a hell of a lot for me to read in one go, a sure sign of a great book. Robert Harris is fast becoming my favourite author.
frankie Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I finished How to Be Good by Nick Hornby today (what a boring book in the end) and started reading Miss Smilla.
Chrissy Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I have just ordered 'Chattering' by Louise Stern, having read about her and her collection of short stories in this Observer interview. I am totally intrigued by the article, so had to get it.
chesilbeach Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Finished The Killing Dance this evening. Written a couple of reviews, and will try and get through a few more (only 10 behind now!) before retiring for the evening with next book which will be Runaway by Meg Cabot.
pickle Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 I am part way through two books, Black magic Sanction - Kim Harrison and Shades of Grey - Jasper FForde. Kim Harrison was a read in the garden Jasper when i was still in bed
Kylie Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 I didn't read anything over the weekend and I doubt I'll get much read today because I'm way too tired to concentrate on anything.
Peacefield Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 I decided to start Land of the Burnt Thigh by Edith Eudora Kohl tonight. It's an autobiographical account of 2 women who travel to South Dakota in 1907 to put a claim on a homestead. It's very interesting so far! My great-grandpa came from Norway and settled in South Dakota in about 1890, so it's a story that hits very close to home .
Skírnir Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 Currently I'm reading a historical novel that takes place in 1874 in Iceland - at the time when king Christian d. 9 comes to visit the small town of Reykjav
Kate Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 I'm listening to Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett. It is very good
Janet Posted May 31, 2010 Author Posted May 31, 2010 I got three books for my birthday: The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain (from mother-in-law), The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson and Tatty by Christine Dwyer Hickey (from hubby and children). It seems my hubby has worked out how to access my Amazon Wishlist! Shame nobody bought me a new reading mojo - it's pitiful at the moment.
poppyshake Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 I got three books for my birthday: The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain (from mother-in-law), The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson and Tatty by Christine Dwyer Hickey (from hubby and children). It seems my hubby has worked out how to access my Amazon Wishlist! Shame nobody bought me a new reading mojo - it's pitiful at the moment. Ah, sorry to hear that Janet, hope your reading mojo comes back soon. By co-incidence I'm just about to start Tatty. Hope you enjoy The Elephant Keeper I really liked that one
Lucybird Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 Went back to Head Trip. Registered a few books on bookcrossing and released one.
Jessi Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 Am now about 200 pages into Jackie, Ethel, Joan. It is a really readable book of the three women.
Weave Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 It took me awhile but I am starting to enjoy 'The Ghost Writer' by John Harwood
BookJumper Posted May 31, 2010 Posted May 31, 2010 Does dancing for joy because my pretty hardback copies of Generation Dead, The Kiss of Life and Passing Strange have been shipped from the states count ?
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