Lucybird Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 More of Pop Co by Scarlett Thomas How are you liking it? It's been my favourite book so far this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I have just finished The Man from Beijing - Henning Mankell I know there is a thread on it somewhere on here will add to it as soon as I have thought about it a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Yessss! I finally got Charlaine Harris's Dead in the Family! I must finish Let the Right One today so I can start reading this one. Me too! I know it's a series tie-in, but I'm liking the cover even if it isn't totally accurate. I also love Let the Right One In and hope you're enjoying it Frankie I'm almost finished Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton and have enjoyed it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGirl Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I've barely read anything in 3 days. Me either, I've been on the forum enough today though, I thought I'd read all day before I go to work, but instead of that, I've been on here and watching re-runs of grey's anatomy! I think I've been dreaming of other books, instead of reading the one I have. It's not that my book doesn't please me, I'm really interested in it... I just want to read everything all at once, which has caused me to not read anything for a few days!! This is sad, goodbye forum, I'm gonna go read. right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I begun The Hobbit and read more of Inkheart today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm almost finished A Pale Horse by Charles Todd. This is the first I've read by the mother/son team and am enjoying it, but at the same time, it seems as though it could have used more editing. Just seems to drag on a bit unnecessarily. AIE: Oh, I forgot I bought at Border's yesterday Major Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. I've not read Poe before, and thought this would be something to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I bought Ant and Dec's autobiography and The White Queen by Philippa Gregory from Tesco today because they were buy one get one free Although, the Tesco offer used to be 2 for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGirl Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I never did read.. now i have to go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Decided to give up on 'Friday Nights' ~ Joanna Trollope Started 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' ~ Kim Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Although, the Tesco offer used to be 2 for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Oooh King Lear is one of my favourite of Bill's Janet, it's so so so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Even though I'm struggling to find time to read the two books I already have on the go, I've started reading Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 Oooh King Lear is one of my favourite of Bill's Janet, it's so so so good! Excellent news - thanks! I'm using the 'Cambridge School Shakespeare' - it gives definitions of some of the lesser-known words on the page facing the text which is only on the odd numbered pages, so I'm picking out those words and writing (sorry, sorry!) in pencil next to the text so that I can then read through without stopping. I've did this for Macbeth too (the first Shakespeare I'd attempted to read on my own) and it worked really well, as I can easily pick out the random words without actually reading, and therefore spoiling, the text. Hubby and I are going to see an open air production at Westwood Manor next weekend so I need to finish by then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm on page 150 of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It is an interesting read. I'm glad you're enjoying it Me too! I know it's a series tie-in, but I'm liking the cover even if it isn't totally accurate. I also love Let the Right One In and hope you're enjoying it Frankie I'm almost finished Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton and have enjoyed it so far. I love the cover, eventhough I don't like the TV series and it's inaccurate. I just love the colors and everything, Eric's nice... Har de haaa I also can't believe that I got it for 9,99e, it's a brand new book, hardback and all! Let the Right One In is alright, I think I should've wait a little bit longer to read it because I'm not sure if I was in the right mood for it when I started to read it. I really like John Ajvide Lindqvist's style though. Glad to hear you're enjoying Guilty Pleasures, I've been meaning to give that one a go for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I only read a couple of chapters last night. I don't know if Industrial Magic isn't as good as the others in the series or whether Miss Smilla killed my mojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm aiming to finish Great Expectations before progressing with The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm onto the third volume and very much enjoying the story; last night I even had a dream about Pip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Me too! I know it's a series tie-in, but I'm liking the cover even if it isn't totally accurate. I also love Let the Right One In and hope you're enjoying it Frankie I'm almost finished Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton and have enjoyed it so far. I'm so pleased you're enjoying Guilty Pleasures, its a great series, I'm reading The Lunatic Cafe at the min Another vamp series I think you may like is Raven Hart's Savannah Vampire Chronicles, starting with The Vampire's Seduction. A bit like a cross between Sookie books and Lestat books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm not feeling well this morning so I think I'll just do fun reading instead of working on my dissertation. I have started listening to What Katy Did at School by Susan Coolidge and I'm hoping to finish The Bell Jar today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicx27 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I've now finished Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty, and found to be an excellent read. Next up is Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 My mojo is snoozing right now, so if I whisper this to you, else my mojo might hear and take fright (or more likely a darned bus)........ I am enjoying my re read of 'The Hobbit', I think it is having a postive effect upon my a'wandering mojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Glad you're enjoying Guilty Pleasures, Nicola! I have that one on my shelf and I think I might pick it up after my current read. Speaking of The World to Come, I only managed about 4 pages last night before I drifted off. I was busy installing my shiny new internet when I got home, and since I was up at 5am yesterday I was wiped. Hopefully I'll get more in tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Lol Chrissy! Glad you are managing to get through a book! I have been to the library twice this week and taken out: Harrison: Old School Ties Harrison: Michaelmas Tribute Weir: Innocent Traitor Sands: Love Bite Chevalier: Remarkable Creatures Nevo: World Cup Wishes I have been working on my blog too, please go take a look! But more importantly: I have just finished The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and have now moved on to True Believer by Nicholas Sparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienna Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm aiming to finish Great Expectations before progressing with The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm onto the third volume and very much enjoying the story; last night I even had a dream about Pip! I have 6 or 7 Dickens novels and have never really quite enjoyed any of them. I can't put my finger on why, though! You seem to read a lot of 19th C lit, do you not think there was just so much better from that period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I have 6 or 7 Dickens novels and have never really quite enjoyed any of them. I can't put my finger on why, though! You seem to read a lot of 19th C lit, do you not think there was just so much better from that period? You could try listening to them - I find I prefer classics if they are in audiobook form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienna Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 You could try listening to them - I find I prefer classics if they are in audiobook form Good idea! I usually love classics, though. There only seems to be a few exceptions that I struggle with and Dicken's always seems to be one of them. But I do love the TV adaptations, and his books always seem to have that feeling of grandfather storyteller, so maybe having someone else read them to me would help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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