LauraT’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

I'm here for a REALLY long Read-a-thon!!!
Glad to be together such a group of readers!!!

Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die pag 392
Qiu Xiaolong A Loyal Character Dancer pag 351
José Saramago La vedova pag 320
Winston Graham The Miller's Dance: A Novel of Cornwall, 1812-1813 9 pag 196
Alexandra Benedict The Christmas Murder Game pag 353
Antonio Boggio Delitto alla baia d'argento pag 350
Francesco Abate Il misfatto della tonnara pag 303
Rupert Holmes Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide pag 389

Tot 2654

I'm also a librarian. You can ask whenever you want: as soon as I see it - I'm not often on line - I'll put it in!

I'm reading an italian book I doubt it has been translated, but a really nice one: Il cognome delle donne

Finished two days ago! Fount it excellent!!!
I'll wait some days to give the others time to read!

spoko wrote: "This is interesting. I haven’t settled on a number for next year yet, but I’m also thinking I’d like to read fewer books than I did this year. For me it’s more about making space for other things (..."

Also this is important: I've started again attending my libraray: we talk about books, still it takes time to go there! And I also would like to travel a bit this coming year...

I'll start it soon!

Read it and loved it quite a lot.
It describes a place - India - I really know very little about. That's why I've asked Dhanaraj to read it too so he can tell me - he's also a catholic prist in Kerala!!! - if it describes the reality accurately.
I felt it deep, also because it speaks of things closed to my heart: medicine for all - both my parents were that kind of doctors; of love of water - for me is the seaside, stil...
And I particularly love family sagas!

I'm missing X!!! I'll give a look at your lists for some ideas!

R.C. Sherriff The Fortnight in September Read ***
Adania Shibli Un dettaglio minore Read **** (read it!!! Everybody should, if only for what is going on in Palestine these sad, sad days!)
Winston Graham The Stranger from the Sea Read ***1/2
Vera Caspary Laura
Gavino Zucca Delitto a Foresta Burgos Read ***
Stephen King Mr. Mercedes Read ****

Aurora Tamigio Il cognome delle donne Reading now
Alice Basso Le aquile della notte Reading now
Winston Graham The Miller's Dance: A Novel of Cornwall, 1812-1813 Listening now
Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die
Susan Abulhawa Mornings in Jenin
William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice
José Saramago La vedova
Sándor Márai La donna giusta Reading now

Finished yesterday night and I was "stunned" by it: I've loved every page. A real page-turner, but not only that.
As usual with King, the inside on the main characters is of the utmost importance, and also of the killer himself.
There's no one here - as is the reality of life - who can be considered "sound".
And as long as you don't hurt, willingly hurt, those around you, you can be considered a positive figure. As Holly teaches us; or Billy, for that matters!!!
I'm planning to read the other two and also Holly's other titles!!!

Why Upside-down? Because I've realised that these last years I’ve read…too much?
Is it possible to read too much? I’ve decided that it is. Too many books, and I can’t remember almost no one of those. So, this year the challenge with myself is to give quality a priority over quantity. So, no more than 100/150 books in a year. Not a slim quantity, but I want still to “think” on what I read…

Almost there!!!

174 Frédéric Dard Gli scellerati pag 204 ***
175 Abraham Verghese The Covenant of Water pag 724 ****
176 Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect pag 336 ***
177 Piergiorgio Pulixi Stella di mare pag 432 ***
178 Antonio Manzini Riusciranno i nostri eroi a trovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Sud America? pag 152 ***1/2
179 R.C. Sherriff The Fortnight in September pag 326 ***
180 Adania Shibli Un dettaglio minore pag 144 ****
181 Winston Graham The Stranger from the Sea pag 512 ***
182 Vera Caspary Laura pag 219 ***
183 Gavino Zucca Delitto a Foresta Burgos pag 162 ***
184/185 Stephen King Mr. Mercedes pag 560 ****

Aurora Tamigio Il cognome delle donne pag 416
Alice Basso Le aquile della notte pag 360
Winston Graham The Miller's Dance: A Novel of Cornwall, 1812-1813 9 pag 496
Sándor Márai La donna giusta pag 444

I second The Death of Ivan Ilych

I'd like to nominee The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Not as much as I had hoped: but the weather has been so fine I strolled a lot!!! Anyway, this my Total pag 689 - as updated in my post, n. 15

Really looking forward starting it!!!
In a week time!

I've finished it this long tripp I made to Milan, to see my daughter.
A really good book, complex. I still would like to know how is it accurate in the description oa India of a century ago; I'm waiting for Dhanaraj to enlighten me.
Who has managed to read it?
What have yout tought about it?
Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm in, right back from a 5 days in Milan with my daughter.
Piergiorgio Pulixi Stella di mare pag 387
Winston Graham The Stranger from the Sea pag 197
R.C. Sherriff The Fortnight in September pag 60
Antonio Manzini Riusciranno i nostri eroi a trovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Sud America? pag 45

Tot pag 689

Here's my ideas for this gloomy month!!!
I already know I won't be able of finishing all!!!

Winston Graham The Angry Tide
Winston Graham The Stranger from the Sea Listening now
José Saramago La vedova
Alan Pauls Storia del pianto
Frédéric Dard Gli scellerati
Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect Reading now
Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die
Tey Josephine The Franchise Affair Inspector Alan Grant #3
Abraham Verghese The Covenant of Water Reading now
Aurora Tamigio Il cognome delle donne
Nino Haratischwili La luce che manca

Nidhi wrote: "Greg, Covenant of Water is long but language and style is lucid, very easy to grasp, stories are good. I hope you find time to read it in near future."

Greg wrote: "LauraT wrote: "It is long indeed - and these days I've not so much time to read; but I hope to manage before the end of the month"

Hope you enjoy it Laura, and I hope your work problems are gettin..."

Not really - the working problems I mean. But, as usual in life, you sort of get used to them, and learn to cope...

For the book, I totally agree with Nidhi!