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[Petra]

I finished reading Beggars in Spain and I recommend it to sci-fi fans. People are genetically engineered in the womb for intelligence & sleeplessness. This sets up all kinds of rifts.

[Gemma]

I have just finished Raising Boys by Stephen Biddulph. It was recommended to me by our Health Visitor and I found I very interesting and thought provoking. I recommend to anyone with a son.

[Jenny]

I've just finished Let the Great World Spin which has been a great start to my reading year 2014.
I'd highly recommend it.

[Kristi]

I finished Longbourn last night. I really liked it. I felt that the author did a great job of including (or excluding, as was often the case) the Bennet family from the story. I recommend it, especially for Austen fans (and Downton Abbey fans to some degree).

[Kristi]

Jenny wrote: "I've just finished Let the Great World Spin which has been a great start to my reading year 2014.
I'd highly recommend it."

A great book, Jenny. I didn't like McCann's newest novel, TransAtlantic, as much as that one.

[LauraT]

Kristi wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I've just finished Let the Great World Spin which has been a great start to my reading year 2014.
I'd highly recommend it."

A great book, Jenny. I didn't like McCann'..."

Don't know neither the author nor the book; I'll write it down...

[Shirley]

Kristi wrote: "I finished Longbourn last night. I really liked it. I felt that the author did a great job of including (or excluding, as was often the case) the Bennet family from the story. I rec..."

ooh good, I should be getting a free signed copy shortly from my neighbour, so shall look forward to reading it!

[Jenny]

I too think it looks really intersting. Since I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet, it could be a nice coupling of books!

[Charbel]

I just finished My Brief History. I don't usually go for biographies, but this one made me wish it had more pages.

[Shirley]

I've just finished My Cousin Rachel which I would definitely recommend - I am slowly becoming quite a fan of du Maurier!!

[Amber]

I just finished The Four Seasonslast night and it was a pretty good read.

[Bionic Jean]

Shirley - you got through that in record time!! I remember loving the ending... Starting my reread in about 10 mins!!

[LauraT]

Shirley wrote: "I've just finished My Cousin Rachel which I would definitely recommend - I am slowly become quite a fan of du Maurier!!"
Starting it next week! I'm really looking forward to it!

[Joy]

Sorry not to have responded to posts relating to mine about Cold Comfort Farm. I can't believe I didn't realise it was a satire - feeling dim! There's a very good review on Goodreads by someone called 'Lobstergirl' - don't know how to put in link.

[Joy]

Leslie wrote: "Shirley wrote: "I've just finished Mockingjay and would definitely recommend reading all three books, although the first one is the best."

I agree that the first book is the best on..."

I felt this too. The first one really gripped me, but the second didn't go anywhere and the third I found unconvincing.

[Kristi]

Shirley wrote: "Kristi wrote: "I finished Longbourn last night. I really liked it. I felt that the author did a great job of including (or excluding, as was often the case) the Bennet family from t..."

Jealous of your signed copy! I love autographed books.

[Leslie]

I just finished (finally!) The Child in Time by Ian McEwan. I didn't like it but I don't care for many contemporary novels which are well-liked so I hesitate to "disrecommend" it...

[Gemma]

I have just read Build a Man by Talli Roland. Great chick lit book! I have been reading it on my phone and its been a great one to dip in and out of.

[Leslie]

Gemma wrote: "I have just read Build a Man by Talli Roland. Great chick lit book! I have been reading it on my phone and its been a great one to dip in and out of."

I have discovered that that is one of the wonderful things about reading short stories - the ability to dip in and out! I can see chick lit being good at it too...

[Amber]

Shift by kathy reichs was pretty good. It was a story from the virals universe! I enjoyed reading the short story. :-)

[Kristi]

I just finished Orphan Train. Even though the writing was a little lacking (in my opinion), and it was incredibly predictable, I would recommend this book. I'm fascinated by the history of the orphan trains.

[Laurel]

I just finished Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, which was pretty funny although not as much as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The only complaint I had was that the ending was just glossed over a bit and felt a bit rushed.

[Amber]

Angels Cry: A Novellaby tina glasnek is pretty good too. ^_^

[Leslie]

I just finished a mystery, Twelve Drummers Drumming. It was OK but I wouldn't necessarily recommmend it.

[Amber]

I read two today at books a million that were pretty good: Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories and Stephen King's N.

[Jenny]

I've just finished Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner this morning. A brilliant book and friendship and on love. The writing and theme remind me bit of Richard Yates minus the alcohol theme and minus the heavy depression. While reading I kept thinking that I would have quite liked to meet the author for tea sometime, which is a thought I rarely have. so yes, big recommendation.

[Tweedledum]

I've just finished Life of Pee: The Story of How Urine Got Everywhere which was part history of the various uses to which urine has been put in history and part wonderful snippets of science, anecdotes literary or artistic connections. All arranged alphabetically. Loved it. Now to find the ideal moment to trot out a few nuggets of information....

[Shirley]

Tweedledum wrote: "I've just finished Life of Pee: The Story of How Urine Got Everywhere which was part history of the various uses to which urine has been put in history and part wonderful snippets ..."

That has to be the most bizarre book title I have seen for a while, Tweedledum! Where did you find that one!!

[Leslie]

Tweedledum wrote: "I've just finished Life of Pee: The Story of How Urine Got Everywhere which was part history of the various uses to which urine has been put in history and part wonderful snippets ..."

I think that it was used in the Middle Ages in dying of cloth, is that true?

[Robert]

Finished Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles

Didn't like it as much as I thought I would.

http://manofyesterday.wordpress.com/2...

A few cute references but the stories weren't that enthralling and Moriarty was more of a supporting character.

[Giacomo]

I've just finished reading Divergent I would definitely recommend it. This book it's a true page-turner and the pace is so fast it's really hard to stop reading, I will read for sure the other two books of the saga and I hope they will be the same level of this one.

[Bionic Jean]

Robert -That's useful to know, thanks! I'll take it off my TBR list I think...

You made a good point about the endnotes. In Chris Naylor's books there are a lot of footnotes, which are jokes that add to the pleasure of reading the story. But if they weren't there in front of you it would be incredibly frustrating to have to keep dodging to the end all the time!

[Leslie]

Jean wrote: "Robert -That's useful to know, thanks! I'll take it off my TBR list I think...

You made a good point about the endnotes. In Chris Naylor's books there are a lot of footnotes, which are jokes that..."

This is one thing that I really prefer on the Kindle (as opposed to paper editions) - the ease of going to endnotes & back.

Jean, Chris's style sounds similar to Terry Pratchett's then, at least regarding the footnotes...

[Bionic Jean]

His readers have been saying that for years, yes! I personally think he's funnier. But then I'm a bit partisan :)

In print, the publishers have put Chris Naylor 's footnotes are at the bottom of the page, as you'd expect. But on Kindle he's put each of them at the end of the paragraph to which they refer. So that's even easier, and a much better idea I think for ease and enjoyment of reading.

Not many authors bother to do that - they stick 'em all the the end. But 2 of Chris's reviewers mention how much the readers appreciate it.

[LauraT]

I'm not finidhing a book these days!!!!

[Amber]

A Pizza To Die For was a pretty good read. :-)

[Bionic Jean]

I have just edited comment 1090 to include a link to the author, in case anyone is interested. Chris Naylor writes Comic Fantasy novels and Analytical Philosophy papers. Separately, of course. Yes, I married a Jekyll and Hyde character...

He's currently working on another novel in the Camelot Wizards series.

And I've just finished reading My Cousin Rachel . Yes, I would recommend it!

[Leslie]

LauraT wrote: "I'm not finidhing a book these days!!!!"

:( But you are busy with the move right now. Wait a month and you will be posting here a lot!

I feel like this too, which was one reason I read a few mysteries. One of the downsides of reading fat books...

[Dhanaraj]

Finished reading Sigrid Undset's Gunnar's Daughter. A lovely book about a strong woman character. The dialogues in the book are expressed in an arresting manner. Will be reading more of Undset....

[Charbel]

I just finished And the Mountains Echoed. It was brilliant!

Welcome back Dhanaraj!

[Dhanaraj]

Thanks Charbel...............

[Shirley]

Charbel wrote: "I just finished And the Mountains Echoed. It was brilliant!

Welcome back Dhanaraj!"

Glad you enjoyed it, Charbel, I still have it to read. Now you should read his other two!!

[LauraT]

I haven't read it, but my daughter liked it quite...

[Charbel]

I'll be reading The kite runner soon.

[Leslie]

Inspired by seeing several people here and there on GR reading one of my favorite children's books The Phantom Tollbooth, I decided to reread it last night. Yes, I would recommend it & suggest trying to get an illustrated copy (with illustrations by Jules Feiffer)!

[Amber]

I'm currently reading A Dozen Black Rosesby Nancy A. Collins and this is the first Sonja Blue adventure I've read since I read Sunglasses after dark a few years ago. It's pretty good so far, just don't like the cursing in it. LOL. :)

[Holly]

My latest read has been Catch-22, and I was highly surprised when I actually enjoyed it. All the stigma against it's lack of chronology, weird humour and odd narration led me to be highly wary of it. But, against all odds, I actually rather enjoyed it. Far more than I thought I would.

[LauraT]

Holly wrote: "My latest read has been Catch-22, and I was highly surprised when I actually enjoyed it. All the stigma against it's lack of chronology, weird humour and odd narration led me to be hi..."

On my TBR; I'll get to it soon I hope!

[LauraT]

I've finisihed The Golden Notebook and didn't like it on the whole; two main defects: the main one is that it is too confused, passing onto different levels, stories within stories, sometimes repeating the same thing, even if from different points of view - the diary and the "cronicle". THe second is that is too keen on sex: it the end it gets boring ...

[Leslie]

Holly wrote: "My latest read has been Catch-22, and I was highly surprised when I actually enjoyed it. All the stigma against it's lack of chronology, weird humour and odd narration led me to be hi..."

I love the black humor in that!