madcow Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Oh its sounds a good read think i'll add it to my list Quote
Louiseog Posted January 8, 2007 Author Posted January 8, 2007 I'd start at the beginning (a very good place to start!!) which is 'The Body on the Beach' and then go on from there. Finished it last night and was great, easy to read, lovely, developing relationships among the characters and a believable story. Started 'The Instance of the fingerpost' Quote
Louiseog Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 Ploughing through Fingerpost which i am enjoying but have forgotten who all the characters are! Quote
Louiseog Posted January 18, 2007 Author Posted January 18, 2007 Finished the Instance of the Fingerpost and will post on that thread. Kathy Kincaid, mrs Murphy hires a cleaner, just what I needed, easy, lovely story. Half way through The Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson which was a Christmas present. Have only ever listened to his others but am really enjoying his stories of being a child in the 1950s. Worth it. Quote
Louiseog Posted January 20, 2007 Author Posted January 20, 2007 Finished Thunderbolt Kid and as a professed non non fiction reader it made me laugh and think. Want to live in 1950s America though - the optimism! Now reading Tes Gerritsen Body Double - hooked at once and in there gripped ! Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Got Body Double high on my TBR list Will be interested to see what you think of it. PP Quote
Amy Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 Malcolm Pryce - Aberwrystwyth mon Amour I'd love to hear what you think when you get around to this one! I have read all of Malcolm Pryce's Aberystwyth books now (I can't remember off-hand if it is 3 or 4, and they are on my bookshelves at my parents' house). I went to university in Aberystwyth, so I love them for nostalgic reasons. Part of the fun is that they seem to show quite a perverse view of Aberystwyth that seemed quite different to what I remembered. I hope you enjoy it... By the way, your list is very impressive! My bookshelves seem almost sparse by comparison. Quote
Louiseog Posted January 21, 2007 Author Posted January 21, 2007 Hmm was wondering what to read next, choice made! Thanks! Quote
Amy Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 Hmm was wondering what to read next, choice made! Thanks! Now I feel responsible! Please don't blame me if you don't like it! I hope you do though...... Quote
Louiseog Posted January 22, 2007 Author Posted January 22, 2007 Got Body Double high on my TBR list Will be interested to see what you think of it. PP Finished it last night. Really good, easy to read and thrilling. Liked it being about Maura Isles and only less about Rizzoli. Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Should I be reading Tess's books in any Particular order. I haven't read any yet, so I can easily start them in order. Quote
Louiseog Posted January 24, 2007 Author Posted January 24, 2007 I haven't but there are moments when I get a bit confused with characters but they do all stand alone as well does that make sense? www.fantasticfiction.co.uk is my order guru!! Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Thanks Louise I keep forgetting about that site...although I have it bookmarked. I'll remember to use it in future. Quote
Michelle Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Also, the author's website is often useful! http://www.tessgerritsen.com Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks Michelle. I keep forgetting that they all have their websites! Quote
Louiseog Posted January 27, 2007 Author Posted January 27, 2007 Now I feel responsible! Please don't blame me if you don't like it! I hope you do though...... I did, a sort of mix of proper detective novel (Raymond Chandler) and mad Jasper Ffordeness. Set in Wales in a parallel universe, good fun Quote
Louiseog Posted January 27, 2007 Author Posted January 27, 2007 Nowjust finished Jennifer Donnelly A Gathering Light which I think I would have enjoyed more if I hadn't read the Secret Life of Bees this month as I thought this one was quite similar. Anyone read any others by her (as I have now joined the library) Quote
Louiseog Posted January 27, 2007 Author Posted January 27, 2007 Started: Nrs Mapp E Benson. Gosspiy tales of a woman in turn of the century England, not sure if I can do another bridge party though! Quote
Amy Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 I did, a sort of mix of proper detective novel (Raymond Chandler) and mad Jasper Ffordeness.Set in Wales in a parallel universe, good fun Phew! Glad you liked it! The Jasper Ffordeness never occurred to me when I read it first, but I can see what you mean... Quote
Louiseog Posted January 30, 2007 Author Posted January 30, 2007 Gave up on Mrs Mapp. Went onto Kate Atkinson One Good Turn follow on from Case Histories subtitle a Jolly Mystery. Set in Edinburgh Festival, different stories interact and collide. Then: Veronica Stallwood, Oxford Exit which was OK! Now going onto writing the CV! Quote
Louiseog Posted February 3, 2007 Author Posted February 3, 2007 reading Night Watch by Sarah Waters, great Quote
Polka Dot Rock Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 Ooh yay, I'm also reading it I'm really enjoying it too. Odd question, but do you have a particular favourite yet? I really look forward to Viv's 'turns' but I'm dying to know more about Kay. It's so beautifully written too - and so easy to read! Quote
Louiseog Posted February 9, 2007 Author Posted February 9, 2007 Finished Night Watch. really enjoyed it, like PDR says its one to savour. Don't think this will spoil but liked the way that I changed my opinion of the characters, and that you only found out why they were like they were at the end of the book! Quote
Louiseog Posted February 9, 2007 Author Posted February 9, 2007 Raced through MC Beaton The Skeleton in the Closet which was fun. Quick murder mystery. Then tried the Cutting Room by Louise Welsh and hated it. Now starting Fire Baby author escapes me Quote
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