bobblybear Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I finished The Brotherhood of the Rose last night, and I'm back onto The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have been reading and thoroughly enjoying 'The Torchwood Archives' by Warren Martyn. Being a recent convert to Torchwood having recently worked my way through the 3 available series on dvd, and so now I am leaning toward the peripheral literature. I am not usually one to look at or buy 'stuff' related to a television programme, but I wanted more from Torchwood (I have the radio plays already), so I have succumbed, and am darned glad I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 No reading done today yet, although I have made a list of books I wouldn't mind swapping so I'll be starting a swap thread pretty soon. I also managed to get some paperbacks today: Rachel Caine - Bite Club Nora Roberts - Birthright Nora Roberts - Dance Upon The Air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_Mai_Shu Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm 150 pages in Lee Child's Echo Burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Just finished The Man In The Wooden Hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Finished The Economics of Ego Surplus was really impressed, especially as the author is an economist, not an author. Starting The Weight of Silence- Heather Gudenkauf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Today I began reading 'The Swan Thieves' by Elizabeth Kostova. It's past midnight here now and I'm about to continue reading in bed until I fall asleep, which could be quite late if this book is written well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Today I began reading 'The Swan Thieves' by Elizabeth Kostova. It's past midnight here now and I'm about to continue reading in bed until I fall asleep, which could be quite late if this book is written well. Absolutely loved that book, Sadya! I read quite a bit of Haunted last night and today when I got home from work, so I only have 41 pages left! I'll definitely finish tonight. Tomorrow my friend is bringing the other 2 Hunger Games books and the next couple of Sookie books and I'm excited to dig into those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've just finished a Kindle book called When the Flowers Died. It cost all of 86p and is a darn good read. I'm now going to start on All Quiet on the Western Front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I finally finished The Greatest Show on Earth, and it has inspired me to re-read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. On the fiction front, I'm about to start Holes by Louis Sachar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Had a lot of spare time today, hanging around waiting for things, so I've re-read Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith, read a decent chunk of The Death of King Arthur by Peter Ackroyd, and read three short stories from the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Just another 65 pages to go with 'Afterwards'. Really, really enjoying it now, lots of little twists and can't wait to find out how it ends!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simongrant Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Finished heart shaped box a little over an hour ago,still trying to get my emotions back in the box,smoking a bowl of condor should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm trying to finally ease my way in to the forum again, it's going to be a pretty daunting task going through all the posts and might take some time Finished The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón last night, and thought it was a fantastic read that I'd recommend to everyone. Wohoo! I'm so happy you enjoyed it so much, it's an amazing read and it's on my top 5 books. I think I've found my mojo. I haven't been fantasizing about going bookshopping in the last three weeks which to me is unheard of, but I find it very refreshing and soothing. Instead, I've noticed this massive desire to READ READ READ. I've now finished reading Natascha Kampusch's 3,096 Days and I started reading The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery last night, and I'm absolutely loving it. I've also started Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas but I'll leave it on the side until I've finished TBC. Next week I'm housesitting for my parents and am really looking forward to having their house to myself. I can have a sauna everyday, have my morning coffee in the backyard, in a swing if I like. Will hopefully do some reading as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Good to see you back Frankie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Awww thanks chaliepud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Frankie, is that the same LM Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables? The night before last I finished Haunted, which is definitely my fave of the Kelley Armstrong series so far! Last night my friend and I swapped bags of books - I was returning some books of hers and am also letting her borrow A Discovery of Witches. She gave me the following - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris All Together Dead - Charlain Harris I read the first few pages of Catching Fire this morning - yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Frankie, is that the same LM Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables? Yes, it most certainly is! I've only ever read her Emily of New Moon and Anne of Green Gables series, so it's refreshing to read something completely different by her I'm also getting a daily fix of Road to Avonlea, they're showing the reruns on TV this summer, what bliss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Finished Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton today so have added it to my swap list. I did really enjoy it once I got into the way it was written, I can't decided if it was as good as Sister or not, but nevertheless a good read. Will get started on Forever by Maggie Stiefvater this evening, been looking forward to it for a while now. Edited July 20, 2011 by chaliepud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Yes, it most certainly is! I've only ever read her Emily of New Moon and Anne of Green Gables series, so it's refreshing to read something completely different by her I'm also getting a daily fix of Road to Avonlea, they're showing the reruns on TV this summer, what bliss! Wow, I had no idea she wrote anything aside from the Emily and Anne series, Frankie, cool!! Is the Blue Castle also set in PEI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Been trying to get back into reading recently, my mojo has been gone for months. Finding reading the novels from films is helping, so recently started "Jurassic Park" (way better than the film), "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" (just as good as the film) and now, after watching the newest Harry Potter, I'm attempting to read the first HP book (which I hated as a child.) It's all very scattery reading but better than nothing I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Read some more from Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 3, some of which have been very good. I'm really getting into short stories at the moment, and I'm starting to add more and more authors to my wishlist now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Welcome back Frankie Not all that much book activity from me these last couple of days, but I have brought Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi for the reading circle actually cannot wait to read this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simongrant Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Started Swan song by Robert Mccammon and 100+ pages in and I'm getting the feeling its gonna be a cracker Edited July 21, 2011 by simongrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Started Swan song by Robert Mccammon and 100+ pages in and I'm getting the feeling its gonna be a cracker I keep hearing about this novel of late. I look forward to reading what you think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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