Weave Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have finished Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 It has taken me a while but I eventually finished reading Lolita. I quickly got used to the style but I was pretty appalled at Humbert Humbert and so I could only read a little at a time. I am struggling to get the right words to describe this book. I enjoyed it but at times I hated it and it made me shiver. I am putting it in my to be read again pile. I had to re-read Lolita and I'm very glad I did: you read it very differently, probably because you've 'got over' the shocks in it. You don't end up sympathising with HH, but I think a re-read helps you to see through him more and what a sad character he is (in both sense!). Definitely worth revisiting I am now starting on Suite Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Hi Paula I would recommend reading Lolita, but it can be depressing. I would also recommend reading Alexandra Fuller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 I have got stuck with Suite Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I have finished A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon. This was the 6th book in The Cross Stitch/Outlander series and I loved it. I had put off reading it because of its length and because I had thought that the series was going down hill a bit, but this book saw Diana Gabaldon right back on track. Although glad to have made it through the 979 pages I still I felt quite sad when it finished. Will there be a 7th book? Oh I do hope so. I am starting reading My Lover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Well I have finished reading My Lover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 I finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 I finished Alias Grace last night. I enjoyed it very much. I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I hope you enjoy The Remains of the Day, Rennie It's one of my favourites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 I thoroughly enjoyed The Remains of the Day thanks Aimz. I finished it on holiday. It was the only book I did manage to read. So May was rather a slow month. I have started on The Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy. I do enjoy Andrea Levy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 I finished Fruit of the Lemon. It was very interesting with a great deal of family history from Jamaica. My next read is also set in Jamaica, but I suspect it is very different in tone. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Inspired by Charlotte Bronte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 I have not updated this for some time now. I have had a little period when I stopped reading for some reason, but I seem to have recovered now. Thank goodness! I finished Wide Sargasso Sea some time ago and really enjoyed it. It is the story of Jane Eyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I then went on and read The Hills is Lonely by Lillian Beckwith. I had read this book years ago but could remember very little except that it was a nice easy comfortable read. It was just the thing for someone going through a bad patch in his or her reading. I loved it. It is about a schoolteacher from the north of England who goes to live on one of the islands in the Hebrides for health reasons. Wow - that's a blast from the past. There were loads of Lillian Beckwith books on our bookcase when I was a child. I don't think my Mum has them any longer though. Is it a factual book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Fruit of the Lemon Wide Sargasso Sea Those are two novels I really ought to read: I've become really interested in the Caribbean since reading Small Island! Thanks for mentioning them, Rennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Wow - that's a blast from the past. There were loads of Lillian Beckwith books on our bookcase when I was a child. I don't think my Mum has them any longer though. Is it a factual book? Hi Janet, According to wikipedia the books are semi-autobiographical. Lillian Beckwith (Comber) stayed on Skye for some time and wrote about her experiences. The books are lovely, easy to read and very funny. I got my copy in the local charity shop and unfortunately it is not in great condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Fruit of the LemonWide Sargasso Sea Those are two novels I really ought to read: I've become really interested in the Caribbean since reading Small Island! Thanks for mentioning them, Rennie No problems Aimz! You are always a helping me to extend my TBR list. It is time to return the favour. I think that you would enjoy both these books. I think that Small Island is Andrea Levy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 Well at long last I have finished The Covenant. 3000 years of South African history in just 1079 pages. It tells of the life of three different families over this period, but ends in 1979. I enjoyed it very much except that I thought I was never going to get to the end. I am now starting on Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery for the Reading Circle this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 I loved re-reading Anne of Green Gables. It was just as good as I remembered. I am now starting on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Good Conclusion I thought. I am now starting on Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday. Blurb Doctor Alfred Jones has many reasons to be content with his life. His latest paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Salmon Fishing in The Yemen was an enjoyable read about a ludicrous idea and how, with a bit of pressure from Government, Dr Alfred Jones tries to bring this about. There is a bit of love, a bit of politics, a bit of fishing and a lot of humour. I am now starting The Distance Between Us by Maggie O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have now finished The Distance Between Us by Maggie O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 I have finished The Book of Lost Things. It started really well and was quite emotional. When it got to the fantasy bit I was not so sure, but it was a really easy read and in the end I found that I had really enjoyed it. I have now started on In The Country of Men by Hisham Matar. Blurb Nine-year-old Suleiman is just awakening to the wider world beyond the games on the hot pavement outside his home and beyond the loving embrace of his parents. He became the man of the house when his father goes away on business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Orchid Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I have started on The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman. Ooh, I loved Maus! My parents got me The Complete Maus in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi Princess Orchid! The Complete Maus was one of the Reading Circle books back in February. I think most people enjoyed it. I know I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 I have finished In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar I am not sure about this book. I could not take to Suleiman so perhaps that has coloured my opinion. I wanted to know more about Libya but in the end felt a bit dissatisfied. I am starting A Spot of Bother by Mark Hadden. Blurb George Hall doesn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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