Maureen Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 Good Start with The bone Collector first, it is the first in the Lincoln Rhyme Series. Quote
Maureen Posted December 1, 2009 Author Posted December 1, 2009 Ok, I guess this deserves an entry in bold. After years of not even deigning to give them a second look, whenever I came across this series, I have just started Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K Rowlings. Quote
anisia Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 I can't wait to see what you think!!! Happy reading Quote
Nightwish Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Oh I love the Harry Potter series, I have to say if you don't like the first one the carry on because I thought the first two were the weakest books in the series and does pick up after Quote
Maureen Posted December 9, 2009 Author Posted December 9, 2009 I loved it I must say, I'm glad I finally tried these. After I read the first book, I watched the first film, too, and I enjoyed that a lot as well, as did my 10-yr old who watched it with me. I now have books 2, 3, 4 to look forward to on my TBR pile. I should also mention that my 10 - yr old is currently reading the first few pages of book 2. UNBELIEVABLE!! Quote
Nightwish Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Woooo! Yay! Really feeling the Harry Potter love at the moment Quote
anisia Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Ah... Harry Potter. I wonder if I'll ever get bored of re-reading this books! Glad you enjoyed the first one Quote
Maureen Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 Opps forgot to update this. Read the second Harry Potter book - which I loved as well. I guess I'm converted. Also read The Secret life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. It is about a little girl who lives with the memory of her mother, who she believed she killed when she was around 4 years old. She really did kill her, although I read almost all the book before I accepted this. I was thinking that her father killed her mother . She does not get along with her father at all, and he does not understand her. Finally one fine day, when she was a teenager, she runs away from home, taking with her, her guardian - a black servant by the name of Rosaleen. This was in the sixties, when the civil rights laws were being passed. An enjoyable book, would recommend it. Quote
Maureen Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 Ok, need to update this. Have since read Harry Potter 3 and 4. Both fab! HAve just started on HP and the order of the Phoenix. Quote
Maureen Posted February 5, 2010 Author Posted February 5, 2010 Finished all the HP series. I'm really glad I finally decided to give these a try, firstly because they are a great read, and secondly because they got my son interested, and he is currently on book 6. Would recommend! Quote
Maureen Posted February 5, 2010 Author Posted February 5, 2010 Kathy Reichs' Cross Bones. Had this book for ages, and been meaning to read it for a long time, but always manage to get something more 'urgent' on my tbr pile. Good story. Quote
Maureen Posted February 15, 2010 Author Posted February 15, 2010 David Baldacci's Stone Cold. American conspiracy theory....bit boring. Quote
Maureen Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 Need an update here! Spot of bother by Mark Haddon. Enjoyed this book, pity that Haddon has written only two books to date! Guess what - another American thriller which turned out to be another conspiracy theory - Brad Meltzer's The book of fate. Not bad, but I am really getting tired of conpiracy theories! Quote
Maureen Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 A thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini. This is this month's Reading cirle book, which I'm hosting. The book is great, and a number of seem to have read and enjoyed it, so we should have a great discussion. Quote
Maureen Posted March 11, 2010 Author Posted March 11, 2010 Actually was expecting more people to join in the discussion for a Thousand splendid sun. My forbidden Face by Latifa - more Afghanistan. Good read two - true story. Quote
Maureen Posted March 14, 2010 Author Posted March 14, 2010 A book I have been looking forwards to reading since I got it as a Christmas present, no good deed by Manda Scott. My 'comfort blanket' read, if you like -I need this from time to time, and it looks as if I was found a new author - thank you C! I have not been able to let go of the book all day. Quote
Maureen Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 Ok, so I need to update this. I've since read 101 days in Baghdad by Asne Seierstad, (author of bookseller of Kabul). This is the story of a Norwegian journalist who was in Baghdad during the March 2003 attacks. She tells of her constant efforts to stay there to continue her reporting, trying her utmost to find the real stories and thoughts of the Iraqi people, which are totally different to whatever statements/thoughts/stories are permitted by the Saddam regime. She describes the aftermath of the attacks, life for the locals, from the poor, to those who are better off, financially. A great read - this was eduacational and informative. Quote
Maureen Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood. I really struggled with this book for the first 200 pages or so. It was so dull and boring. However about half way through, my persistance paid off, and although I will not say it was a great read, I can honestly say I'm glad I read it. According to wikipedia, this book won a number of prizes. There are a number of stories going on within the book - almost like a matryoshka doll, excerpts of these stories are narrated during different timelines, with cuttings from newspaper articles giving flavour and reality to the main story. Quote
Maureen Posted April 19, 2010 Author Posted April 19, 2010 Cold Granite by Stuart Macbride. A truly enjoyable book - comfortzone genre. It's the first book for my by this author, and I think it is his debut novel too. I will surely be checking out the rest of his books though. Quote
Maureen Posted May 1, 2010 Author Posted May 1, 2010 A re-read this time The well of lost plots by Jasper Fforde. Enough said. Quote
chesilbeach Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 I'm yearning to re-read the Thursday Next series, but I just never seem to get my TBR list low enough! Quote
Maureen Posted May 5, 2010 Author Posted May 5, 2010 I was discussing it with my friend and realised how much of it I had forgotten. It is certainly worth re-reading. Quote
Maureen Posted May 5, 2010 Author Posted May 5, 2010 I just finished Tess Gerritsen's In their footsteps, and am really disappointed. It is not her usual style of writing, the dialogue is cliched, the clues are clumsy, and the whole thing reads like a teenager's attempt. Not recommended. Quote
Inver Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 Cold Granite by Stuart Macbride. A truly enjoyable book - comfortzone genre. It's the first book for my by this author, and I think it is his debut novel too. I will surely be checking out the rest of his books though. Give me a shout if you want to borrow others Maureen, we have them in paperback. I am trying to finish Dying Light at the moment. Quote
Maureen Posted May 7, 2010 Author Posted May 7, 2010 Thanks Inver! That's very nice of you. Postage wise it will not be worth it though....or are you coming to Malta for a holiday? Quote
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