Talisman Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) Finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - it delivered what it promised and was an interesting read from both the moral and scientific standpoint, despite it's non fiction status, written very much like a novel. Definately one I would recommend, particularly for those who like to ponder on the deeper questions. I am now going to try something quite different - a book called Three Men in a Float, which is about 3 English guys who bought a second hand milk float on Ebay and drove it from the most easterly point in Britain (Lowestoft) the the most westerly (Land's End). It sounds a bit like another book I recently read called Round Ireland with a Fridge. Edited March 26, 2011 by Talisman
pickle Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 I managed to get a few interesting books from the library this afternoon. Scaramouche - Sabatini The Cry of the Sloth - sam Savage Newton and the Counterfeiter - Thomas Levenson The spy who haunted me - Simon Green Also still reading The Leopard - Jo Nesbo
Peacefield Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I got many lovely hours of reading in this afternoon and am about halfway finished with The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag. I'm heading to Half Price Books tomorrow, ready to use my coupon!
kurtz Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 It is not 10 am yet but already read parts of 2 books: Lost Horizon by James Hilton and The Enchantress by han Suyin.
lauraloves Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I'm still reading Wicked - Gregory Maguire, hopefully will get this finished today! My lovely fella brought me Room - Emma Donoghue yesterday, id only mentioned that id like it the once and he brought it for me
Charm Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I'm still reading The Witches of Eastwick, in fact I haven't even reached 100 pages yet, I should have finished this by now. Come back mojo, all is forgiven?
chesilbeach Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Finished Free Love and other stories by Ali Smith.
Punkafoo Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Finished reading Hourglass by Claudia Gray and then later today I'm going to start reading Afterlife by Claudia Gray.
VanessaL Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I have just finished one of mills and boon books, got so many of them 'The Stranger and Tessa Jones', I really enjoyed it, stupid me, cried my eyes out. Now I am going to read Nora Roberts 'Montana Sky'
Trillian Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I'm about three quarters of the way through Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth. Great series! I'm also a couple of chapters into The Fool's Girl by Celia Rees. I keep switching between reading them both because they're both so good!
Chrissy Posted March 27, 2011 Author Posted March 27, 2011 I finished 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman last night, then went on to dream about all the characters during the night. A brilliant, evocative quirky and compelling read. what more can I say? Loved it!
Lucybird Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Finished First Among Sequels and started One of Our Thursdays is Missing, both Jasper Fforde
whitegold Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Finished Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. A very funny read! Started Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Katrina1968 Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Finishing up One Second After by William R. Forstchen. What a frightening and realistic read. I am doing this for my New Nation class for extra credit and let me tell you, its a scary thought...
ladymacbeth Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I've got 3 books on the go at the moment. Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care What Good Is God by Philip Yancey and Perfume by Patrick Suskind. It's making for slow progress but means I can dip in and out of the non fiction.
page turner Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) I decided to keep going with the house of night series so I'm now reading Chosen. I also did a little book buying yesterday and picked up The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean Marie Auel The Valley of Horses Jean Marie Auel The Mammoth Hunters Jean Marie Auel The Plains of Passage Jean Marie Auel The Shelters of Stone Jean Marie Auel Burned P.C and Kristin Cast Afterlife Claudia Gray Merlin's Harp Anne Elliot Crompton Edited March 28, 2011 by page turner
Chrissy Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 I forgot to mention that on Friday I spent a huge amount of money on books! I got 13 books for just under £10. All in excellent condition.... X6 Dorothy L Sayer 'Lord Peter Wimsey' books. Cornelia Funke's 'Inkheart', 'Inkspell' and 'Inkdeath'. Linda Fairstein's 'Hell's Gate' A pristine copy of Audrey Niffenegger's 'The Time Traveler's Wife' (to replace my falling apart copy). Val McDermid' 'Clean Break' & William Horwood's 'Duncton Wood', a book I adored as a child but had forgotten about until I saw this copy.
frankie Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 My lovely fella brought me Room - Emma Donoghue yesterday, id only mentioned that id like it the once and he brought it for me He's a keeper I'm currently reading The Fry Chronicles and I'm really enjoying it, no surprise there.
vodkafan Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I'm currently reading The Fry Chronicles and I'm really enjoying it, no surprise there. Is that Stephen Fry Frankie?? We will have to agree to differ there, I would queue up and pay to slap that bloke.... I haven't read anything for 3 days. Not through choice though...
VanessaL Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Nora Roberts ' Montana Sky' absolutely brilliant book, cannot put it down
frankie Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Is that Stephen Fry Frankie?? We will have to agree to differ there, I would queue up and pay to slap that bloke.... I haven't read anything for 3 days. Not through choice though... Stephen Fry indeed. But why the heck would you want to slap the poor fella?!? Or am I missing some British irony here.
Weave Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) I just started reading 'Waking the Witch' by Kelley Armstrong Edited March 28, 2011 by Weave
SueK Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Received Eagle by Jack Hight and The Novel in the Viola by Natasha Solomons and reading Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham on the kindle.
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