chaliepud Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Can't wait to finish Night Road tonight, best book (so far) I have read in ages!
Roland Butter Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I'm reading Parisians by Graham Robb, which styles itself as "an adventure history of Paris". It's not a history in the strict chronological sense, more a series of vignettes of key moments and people over the past couple of hundred years, but it's none the worse for that. Entertaining and well written.
pickle Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 love it when a PreOrder arrives on my kindle which I had forgotten about so my new Phil Rickman has arrived, The Secrets of Pain
Kylie Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I know some people can read anywhere, and I guess I am going to have to learn this skill or my reading days are over. Can you get some noise-cancelling headphones, or good ol' ear plugs? I hope it gets better for you. I entered a contest with Random House Canada and won a Kobo! So that should be arriving in a couple of weeks! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear what you think of it. My reading mojo is AWOL again.
VanessaL Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Catherine Alliott 'The Wedding Day', good book so far
Pixie Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 First of all, thank you everyone for your advice about reading. I have been getting a bit of reading in. It's slow going, but I am learning to adjust. I picked up Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore and I seem to be doing well with that one. Perhaps a light, comic read is exactly what I need right now.
lauraloves Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Kylie, hope your mojo comes back mine has been waivering on and off this last month! I finished reading Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi and have started Practically Perfect - Katie Fforde.
Peacefield Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Well that didn't last long - just finished the excellent first book in The Hunger Games trilogy. Yay!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Chesil! That is excellent . I finished Definitely Dead and have now moved onto the next Sookie book, All Together Dead.
Knox Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Still reading A Clash of Kings only 100 pages left to go so will hopefully finish tonight.
Charm Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I finished Dark Prince by Christine Feehan and the next in the series Dark Desire. I have now moved on to the third in the series Dark Gold
chesilbeach Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Finished The Skeleton in the Closet by M. C. Beaton, and downloaded Out of Time by Monique Martin.
Peacefield Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I read a couple of chapters from All Together Dead last night and was unfortunately only able to read about half a dozen pages this morning before going to work. It was at a very exciting point too, which is what it was unfortunate! Chesil, are you taking a break between the HG books or have you performed a miracle and blown through all three already?!
chesilbeach Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Taking a break, peace! I know if I start the next one, I won't be able to put it down, so leaving it for Saturday or Sunday when I can dedicate the time to it
Inver Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Read some of the two books I have on the go this morning after been to the torture of the dentist. People of the Book Notes from an exhibition
Peacefield Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Taking a break, peace! I know if I start the next one, I won't be able to put it down, so leaving it for Saturday or Sunday when I can dedicate the time to it I wouldn't have put it past you to breeze through them all in one sitting, Chesil!
frankie Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Trying to write down my own thoughts on the reading circle book, it's not as easy as I thought. I started reading Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke last night, it was beautiful. That's the only word to describe it, really. Beautiful. I won't read it all at once, I want to savour it, so will have to pick another book today to take with me to Nurmes.
pickle Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 I have just realised I am reading 6 books at the same tiome cause it depends on my mood and where I am in the house as well as the time of day that I read one of them.....I might concentrate on getting at least 2 if not 3 of them finished by the weekend though.
simongrant Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Still reading swan song,about 150 pages to go,just around the part where they start building the fort around mary's rest......good stuff. My lastest amazon order just arrived,American Psyco and Odd Thomas.Building the TBR pile again,damn it
lopeanha Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) I couldn't resist and baught a new book: Matched by Ally Condie Edited August 4, 2011 by lopeanha
chesilbeach Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Read another section of The Death of King Arthur by Peter Ackroyd (needs concentration and time to get in to the writing style each time, so can only read it when I know I have a decent amount of time available), plus started The Dolce Vita Diaries by Cathy Rogers and Jason Gibb a combination of memoir and recipes (although the Lemon Ravioli with Sage Butter recipe made my mouth water and my tummy rumble!).
VanessaL Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Started reading today Katie Fforde 'Love Letters', think it maybe a nice light read, so far so good
chaliepud Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 I couldn't resist and baught a new book: Matched by Ally Condie I have Matched on my wishlist, I'd be interested to hear what you think of it
chesilbeach Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Realised that the new Kelley Armstrong book, Spell Bound was released today, and it's somehow now on my Kindle
bobblybear Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 I'm still reading Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson, and I'm really intrigued. I have no idea where this book is going. I have a few ideas, but they are usually way off the mark.
pickle Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Just finished one of the books I have on the go..Phil Rickman - The Secrets of Pain. I will hopefully finish The Skeleton in the Closet tonight before bed, then its only a bout 4 books to finish that I have started recently.
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