vodkafan Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I started reading 'Matched' by Ally Condie this afternoon and I am re~reading 'True Grit' by Charles Portis True Grit is such a great book. It really puts a different perspective on the John Wayne film. I don't fancy watching the new film version at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 >Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers< Kylie this seems an odd choice of phrasebook! Or is there something you are not telling us ? >Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip < I wondered is this some sort of a sequel to Great Expectations ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habeebi Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Kylie that's quite a collection there how did you manage to carry them all home! I am still reading Wally Lamb - I know this Much is True - it is 900 pages though but I am hoping to get it finished today so I can start on Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I have returned to Vanity Fair. Struggling a bit, will try to get passed the half way mark today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 >Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers< Kylie this seems an odd choice of phrasebook! Or is there something you are not telling us ? >Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip < I wondered is this some sort of a sequel to Great Expectations ? Perhaps I should have pointed out that the Guo book is a work of fiction. It was shortlisted for the Orange Broadband prize in 2007. I can't remember exactly what Mister Pip is about, but I think it is about some students in a foreign country who are studying Great Expectations. Kylie that's quite a collection there how did you manage to carry them all home! I am still reading Wally Lamb - I know this Much is True - it is 900 pages though but I am hoping to get it finished today so I can start on Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Luckily I didn't have far to carry them to my car, but my arms were quite sore after that short distance! Several of the books are particularly heavy. How are you enjoying the Wally Lamb book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I literally just finished Bright Young Things and I LOVED it!!! I might be a country girl at heart, but I love her novels about New York society!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I went to a book sale today and bought a few books: Harold Acton: Nancy Mitford: The Biography Michael Bright: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die Isobelle Carmody: The Keeping Place David Crystal: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Gary Dexter: Why Not Catch-21? Frederick Forsyth: The Odessa File Tess Gerritsen: The Bone Garden (for my Mum) Che Guevara: Guerrilla Warfare Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers David Hill: Gold! Homer: The Odyssey Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (new Vintage edition to replace my old copy) Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip (small paperback to replace my large one) Nicholas Jose (ed): Macquarie Pen Anthology of Australian Literature Stephen King: Under the Dome William McKeen: Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S Thompson David Michaelis: Schulz and Peanuts Alan Moore: Watchmen (I've read this but wanted my own copy) Terry Pratchett: Nanny Ogg's Cookbook Alexander McCall Smith: The Miracle at Speedy Motors Mark Twain: Autobiography Volume 1 I have Mister Pip on my TBR pile. The Gary Dexter one Why Not Catch 21 sounds interesting Had a nose round the charity shop this morning with the kids & came out with The Bloody Ground Bernard Cornwell The Visible World Mark Slouka The Hungry Tide Amitav Ghosh The Other Boleyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitegold Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I finished The Alchemist yesterday and loved it. Interesting story! Now I'm looking through my shelves to find my next read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I pre~ordered this morning ~ The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan The Mortal Instruments 4 ~ City of Fallen Angels Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward ^^ Times like this I wish we had a 'Like' button I'm still reading Last Known Vicitm. My mojo is waning, I think it's exhausted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I finished The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne and have started Wicked - Gregory Maguire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Finished Succubus Shadows today - can't believe it's been left on such a cliffhanger! Back to Madame Bovary tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I went to a book sale today and bought a few books: Harold Acton: Nancy Mitford: The Biography Michael Bright: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die Isobelle Carmody: The Keeping Place David Crystal: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Gary Dexter: Why Not Catch-21? Frederick Forsyth: The Odessa File Tess Gerritsen: The Bone Garden (for my Mum) Che Guevara: Guerrilla Warfare Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers David Hill: Gold! Homer: The Odyssey Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (new Vintage edition to replace my old copy) Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip (small paperback to replace my large one) Nicholas Jose (ed): Macquarie Pen Anthology of Australian Literature Stephen King: Under the Dome William McKeen: Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S Thompson David Michaelis: Schulz and Peanuts Alan Moore: Watchmen (I've read this but wanted my own copy) Terry Pratchett: Nanny Ogg's Cookbook Alexander McCall Smith: The Miracle at Speedy Motors Mark Twain: Autobiography Volume 1 Do you take a small pack horse with you when you go book shopping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I am pushing on with Vanity Fair tonight, which I begun months ago! I will get to the end!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Finished Collusion by Stuart Neville. 5/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 The Gary Dexter one Why Not Catch 21 sounds interesting Yes, it does sound interesting. I recall reading the story behind the title of Catch-22 before, but it'll be interesting to read about other books. I finished The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne and have started Wicked - Gregory Maguire. I loved both of these. Did you cry at the end of TBitSP? Do you take a small pack horse with you when you go book shopping? No. I had to leave my pack horse at home this time because there wasn't enough room for him to roam the aisles with me. I'm going to Canberra for the big book fair next weekend. This time I'll be taking trolleys (yes, multiple trolleys; but I'll just load one at a time). I am pushing on with Vanity Fair tonight, which I begun months ago! I will get to the end!!! You go girl! It will feel like such an achievement once you finish it. I've had no book activity whatsoever today. I might go and shelve my new books shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I loved both of these. Did you cry at the end of TBitSP? Yep I did! I really wasnt expexting that ending at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaL Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I was reading at 6.00am this morning 'The Reef' and finished the book at 10.00am, now I am going to start reading 'Montana Sky' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 No. I had to leave my pack horse at home this time because there wasn't enough room for him to roam the aisles with me. Aww . . . Poor Pedro. I have started reading a Mike Gayle Quick Read - Men at Work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have started to read Dreamcatcher and as a result I have also introduced myself to Stephen King. Always had a bit of a block with this author - but 50 pages in and I am wondering why I waited so long. Hes got me already ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Had a nice couple of hours reading in the sun today. The Help just keeps getting better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 ^^ Times like this I wish we had a 'Like' button I'm still reading Last Known Vicitm. My mojo is waning, I think it's exhausted! It will come back hen I'm half way through 'Matched' by Ally Condie, which I am enjoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitegold Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'm currently reading Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I also picked up Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I received the paperback Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris in the mail today. Other book activity: I have been busily updating my various lists to take to the book fair this weekend. Now I just need to work out my spreadsheet app on my iPad and then I will be very high-tech at the fair. My Dad also built a sort of gate for my library entrance. It's about half the height of the doorway so I can see into the library but Jasper can't jump over it (not yet, anyway). It looks very nice. I've read only a few more pages of Invisible Cities, but it's an excellent read so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I finished Last Known Victim last night, which turned out to be pretty good. Today a parcel arrived from Amazon with books I'd ordered (I love getting book parcels!! ). I received: A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Killing Place by Tess Gerritsen Sin Undone by Larissa Ione The Witches Of Eastwick by John Updike I've just started The Witches Of Eastwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I have begun a Home For Rose by Jon Katz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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