Maureen Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 A new year - started off with a new book - Memoirs of a geisha, which kept me up late last night. This year I shall be a bit time-constrained, and I know I shall not be doing as much reading as I would have liked, so I hope that I will enjoy what books I manage to read. Quote
Louiseog Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 This was one of my favourites last year, really liked the way it got you into a different world Quote
Maureen Posted January 6, 2007 Author Posted January 6, 2007 Have now started Ruth Rendell's Adam and Eve and Pinch me. It could be because the book is a hardback and the type is slightly bigger than usual, but the first chapter seems a bit childish............ Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 I've never read and Ruth Rendall. She's at the back of my mind. Should I bring her to the front? PP Quote
Maureen Posted January 6, 2007 Author Posted January 6, 2007 Well it's my first (I got 2 of her books), but she has been recommended before. Will let you know what I think....at the moment I am not ovetly impressed..........but I have just started the book. Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Ok. We'll see what you think after you've read it. PP Quote
Maureen Posted January 10, 2007 Author Posted January 10, 2007 Have now started Ruth Rendell's Adam and Eve and Pinch me. It could be because the book is a hardback and the type is slightly bigger than usual, but the first chapter seems a bit childish............ It has not gotten any better, unfortunately. The whole plot is childish, and every one can see what is coming next.......the liking graph is curving downwards fast............... Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Oh dear...not very encouraging...she's such a well-known name too. Or matbe we are all getting more sophisticated...needing cleverer plots all the time? Keep us informed anyway.It might be that I just listen to her on audio. PP Quote
Maureen Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 Finished this yesterday....all I can say is Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear!! Have another one of hers waiting to be read, which I will do asap - that will decide whether it was just one book I did not like, or the style of the author. Quote
Janet Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Have another one of hers waiting to be read, which I will do asap - that will decide whether it was just one book I did not like, or the style of the author. Just out of interest, which one? I've read a few RR books (if I'm not confused and it is her who writes Wexford) and they were okay, but I don't think I've read any of her non-Wexford ones. Quote
Purple Poppy Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Just checked on http://www.librarything.com/. Ruth Rendell was Inspector Wexford author as well. Plus loads of other novels. PP Quote
Maureen Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 Just out of interest, which one? . Piranha to Scurfy. Liked the few pages I managed to read so far. It is a collection of short stories. Quote
Maureen Posted January 27, 2007 Author Posted January 27, 2007 Finished this late last night.....honestly have not made up my mind about this author. I enjoyed some of the stories - some were too short for the characters to develop..and the story was more like a short essay............a forgettable book though. Quote
Louiseog Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 She (Rendell) writes as Barbara Vine) They tend to be more spooky Quote
Maureen Posted January 27, 2007 Author Posted January 27, 2007 Started on the Winter King. Liked the start of the book. Quote
Maureen Posted February 12, 2007 Author Posted February 12, 2007 I finished this yesterday. It is such a different type of book from that that I usually read! However I must say that I enjoyed most of it, although the place names and language style made the going quite tough! I also thought it drags a bit in places. Quote
Maureen Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 Should be starting on the Interpretation of Murder for the reading Circle later on tonight Quote
Liz Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I'm over a third of the way through Interpretation. It's not too bad - quite enjoying it. Quote
Maureen Posted February 24, 2007 Author Posted February 24, 2007 It's not too bad . Oh! Hope it is not bad at all! Quote
Liz Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Yeah, I didn't mean it was bad. But it will be good to see how others find it. Quote
Maureen Posted March 13, 2007 Author Posted March 13, 2007 Finished the Interpretation. I enjoyed it. Very different stuff from the previous Reading Circle book, but that's what's nice about here - the mixture of different types and styles of books. Quote
Maureen Posted April 14, 2007 Author Posted April 14, 2007 Am currently reading Blood on the Tongue by Stephen Booth. It looks as if I found another author to look out for. Quote
Maureen Posted April 20, 2007 Author Posted April 20, 2007 I finished this book - it did keep me away from my textbooks! The characters are likeble, and the author has a very nice way of describing things - he has a knack for making a scene come to life in the imagination, which I loved. Quote
Maureen Posted May 19, 2007 Author Posted May 19, 2007 At last - I can read again - and I did - I just read THe Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin - almost at one sitting. My review here Quote
Michelle Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 I'm glad to hear you liked it Maureen, as a couple of people here didn't. I'm sure I'll get to it soon. Quote
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