frankie Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Finished Howards End today and started reading Haunted by James Herbert.
chaliepud Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Will be interested to hear what you think about The Report Sue, it is on my Amazon Wish List and am undecided about whether to buy it at the mo...
Roland Butter Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Finished Barry Miles' London Calling tonight. A thoroughly enjoyable read if you're interested in "counter-culture" and/or London. He's especially good on the 60s, where he was an active participant in the development of the "alternative" magazine IT. In fact, those chapters, covering hippies, communes and squats, and "happenings", are entertaining and often hilarious (although I don't think they're meant to be!). I know my good friend Kylie has a particular interest in the Beatles, and this is a book I think she'd enjoy, for sure.
MountainGirl Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Almost finished with Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris. WIll probably finish it right now.
Pixie Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 No reading done, cause no mojo I'm sorry, Charm. I know the feeling.
Charm Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 I'm sorry, Charm. I know the feeling. Oh no! Yours gone too? Hope they both return quick smart
Sofia Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 going to finish off In the Country of Last things by Paul Auster
Kylie Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Finished Barry Miles' London Calling tonight. A thoroughly enjoyable read if you're interested in "counter-culture" and/or London. He's especially good on the 60s, where he was an active participant in the development of the "alternative" magazine IT. In fact, those chapters, covering hippies, communes and squats, and "happenings", are entertaining and often hilarious (although I don't think they're meant to be!). I know my good friend Kylie has a particular interest in the Beatles, and this is a book I think she'd enjoy, for sure. Thanks for the recommendation, Roland (and for calling me your good friend ). Charm and Pixie, my mojo has also up and left. Group hug. :friends0:
Peacefield Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I'm sorry for your wandering mojos, you guys! I still have mine, but if I'm not having trouble find the time to sit down and read, when I do my attention span seems to be next to nothing since I keep thinking of other things I have going on in my head! It's annoying. I'm hoping I can empty my brain this weekend and think of only the book I'm reading, at least for longer periods of time! Speaking of, here I am online and not in front of an open book! Now I've decided to start a website so I've been working on that tonight . Oops!
Kylie Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 So I noticed, Lopeanha! Thanks for adding me as a friend. I bought a few books tonight; details on my reading blog. I'm still plodding extremely slowly through The Group and Sourcery. I wish my life would quiet a bit so I could read more!
frankie Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I started reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier. I've only read 46 pages so far but I'm loving it!
Sofia Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 finally finished off In The Country of Last Things by Paul Auster and also finished The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago.....now back to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote which I only got halfway thru before putting aside for awhile
Pixie Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Oh no! Yours gone too? Hope they both return quick smart Thanks for the recommendation, Roland (and for calling me your good friend ). Charm and Pixie, my mojo has also up and left. Group hug. :friends0: Thanks, Charm and Kylie. :friends0: My mojo is still gone. Too many other things on my mind.
Roland Butter Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I've decided to start The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbary, mainly because I'm feeling a bit Gallic this afternoon. I seem to recall a few Forum members have already read it.
Pixie Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I've decided to start The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbary, mainly because I'm feeling a bit Gallic this afternoon. I seem to recall a few Forum members have already read it. I've read that and thought it was excellent. I just received The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough in the mail today.
chesilbeach Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I started The Jewel Box by Anna Davis today, and I like it a lot so far. finally finished off In The Country of Last Things by Paul Auster and also finished The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramago.....now back to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote which I only got halfway thru before putting aside for awhile Did you enjoy The Tale of the Unknown Island? Saramago was an incredible writer - have you read any of his others?
Tai_Mai_Shu Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I'm really into The Camel Club now...really loving it, and I've sent off for the second book already so I can get started on that straight after. Wait until you get to the third book. That is my favorite one of The Camel Club.
Sofia Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I started The Jewel Box by Anna Davis today, and I like it a lot so far. Did you enjoy The Tale of the Unknown Island? Saramago was an incredible writer - have you read any of his others? I loved it...it's a gem of a little book...he happens to be my fave author I have read Blindness, Seeing, All The Names, Death At Intervals, and The Double...so far (I feel like I am forgetting one! )
chesilbeach Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I loved it...it's a gem of a little book...he happens to be my fave author I have read Blindness, Seeing, All The Names, Death At Intervals, and The Double...so far (I feel like I am forgetting one! ) Excellent! You must read The Stone Raft, it's my favourite of the books I've read of his.
Roland Butter Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I've read that and thought it was excellent. Well, that's good enough for me! I'll get stuck into it, then.
pickle Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I read Dark of Night - Suzanne Brockmann it wasn't terrible but it was really wromg to put it in the crime section of the library rather than the romance section, still it was entertaining.
whitegold Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Finished The Postmistress yesterday. Beautifully written. Love it! Started and Finished The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Odd quirky story. Fun read
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