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Lucky you! I just added that to my TBR a few days ago. I'm very keen to see whether a Debra Oswald novel is as good as her screenwriting.
Jan 21, 2015 03:17PM


RETURN: I gave Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies 5★ and I picked A Place of Greater Safety as my return, but it's 21 January and I don't realistically think I can finish a 750 page book by the end of the month. Tackling this problem laterally, I have picked up The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher and read the eponymous story. Different, but I liked it. The rest of the collection will have to wait till I get a full copy.
Challenge complete.


Double gasp!!
Jan 19, 2015 02:47AM

I read that a few years ago and I liked it, although I wouldn't say it rocked my world BUT it's one of those books that pops back into your head time and time again. In fact, I was thinking about it just this past weekend.

Loved this book - can see why it was the 2014 GR SciFi book of the year
review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I'm very curious about this one. I'm not a fan of sci-fi, but this sounds interesting (and I adore Matt Damon).

Ahem, yes but in my defence I was looking at the guide for Thurs night! *blushing*

I hadn't read the book, but I watched episode 1. Strangely my TV guide is showing something different for tonight... Not sure what is going on.
Jan 13, 2015 08:04PM

Wow, B, that sounds unusual but amazing.



Keira Knightly or Jennifer Ehle?
Jan 07, 2015 12:07AM

Dare I read your review?? I'm at 46% and am just now finding that it is picking up a bit (just a bit...)


I do know what you mean - it took me about 3/4 of the novel to warm to him. But unlike you, in the end I did (warm to him) and gave it 4 stars, from memory. I'm not in a rush to read the sequel though.
Jan 03, 2015 08:19PM

I think you started just after me, and I'm only at about 20%. There's nothing wrong with it, but for me it's a bit 'putdownable' (i.e. to go and do something else). But if I spent less time on the computer, I'd probably have read a bit more of it.
Dec 31, 2014 11:50PM

Me too. In my top 5 for 2014. Actually I've enjoyed all his books so far.

From the End of Year Top 5 books of 2014 thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... I have chosen 23 books to focus on in 2015, in amongst other challenges, whims etc. I already own 17 of the 23, so I'll probably lean towards those first to make a dent in my TBR pile, and catch up with the rest later in the year.
Thanks to the recommenders!
My challenge books are:
A Man Called Ove* - Michael, Carolyn, Julie, Sally906, Rachael, Margot (the most highly recommended book in the thread based on numbers, I think) ★★★★★
Alex* - Heather
The Bell Jar* - Mish
The Book of Secrets* - Deb
Code Name Verity* - Julie ★★★★
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena* - Phrynne
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story* - Margot
I'll Give You the Sun* - Patricia
The Lavender Keeper* - Katrina ★★★☆
Life After Life* - Meg ★★★★★
The Luminaries* - Carolyn ★★★★
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart* - Sally906, MaryG2E
Mr Wigg - Brenda, Amber ★★★★☆
Nightingale - Michael ★★★★
Ronan's Echo - Sally906, Janine, Deb, Veronica ★★★★
S. - Liam
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen* - Kathryn ★★★
Still Alice* - MaryG2E ★★★★
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* - Amber, Jen
Unforgivable - Sally906 ★★★★
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry* - Janine, Nicola ★★★☆
The Visitors - RitaSkeeter ★★★★
You* - Mish ★★★★☆























