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Finished wuth Prestiti scaduti: really well written. I don't know if it has been translated into english

Charbel wrote: "I just finished The Cuckoo's Calling. It wasn't bad at all. Though the investigating ran a bit long, the confrontation was thrilling and I could feel my heart beating as the killer was revealed (do..."
I had the same feeling, I quite liked it on the whole. But for almost the first time, only 40/50 pages before the end, I can boast to have guessed who the killer was. And I never guess right!!!
I had the same feeling, I quite liked it on the whole. But for almost the first time, only 40/50 pages before the end, I can boast to have guessed who the killer was. And I never guess right!!!
Charbel wrote: "I just finished The Cuckoo's Calling. It wasn't bad at all. Though the investigating ran a bit long, the confrontation was thrilling and I could feel my heart beating as the killer was revealed (do..."
I would love to read it sometime.
I would love to read it sometime.
Finished Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern last night. It made me cry haha :-) a solid 4 stars. I would recommend it if you like chick lit or are looking for a cute romance. I read it in about 4 hours so it's a nice and quick read also.

However because the first half was so good, I might try another by the same author in a while.
Becca wrote: "Finished Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern last night. It made me cry haha :-) a solid 4 stars. I would recommend it if you like chick lit or are looking for a cute romance. I read it in about..."
I have been seeing that everywhere. I might check it out for myself.
I have been seeing that everywhere. I might check it out for myself.

I found his earlier books better - I had the same reaction you describe with a couple of the later ones and have now stopped getting the new ones.


I've just read The Ocean at the End of the Lane and loved it. Definitely going to try some more Neil Gaiman.

Very good play! I wrote a bit about it under the play thread here. I seem to be stuck in Scandinavian mode :D
@Joy, a lot of people think A Time to Kill is his best (I had some issues with it but it was well-written). I like The Client and The Rainmaker...
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Very good play! I wrote a bit about it under the play thread here. I seem to be stuck in Scandinavian mode :D
@Joy, a lot of people think A Time to Kill is his best (I had some issues with it but it was well-written). I like The Client and The Rainmaker... "
The Rainmaker was my first Grisham - on a marveluos beach in Cuba, Playa Pilar, and I think it's his best. But probably because I have it linked with such a great time!!!
Very good play! I wrote a bit about it under the play thread here. I seem to be stuck in Scandinavian mode :D
@Joy, a lot of people think A Time to Kill is his best (I had some issues with it but it was well-written). I like The Client and The Rainmaker... "
The Rainmaker was my first Grisham - on a marveluos beach in Cuba, Playa Pilar, and I think it's his best. But probably because I have it linked with such a great time!!!

Just finished Wanted for a read to review, it was really something different. I loved it. Before, I still felt in a bit of a slump so hopefully this would take me out of it.

I've also finished Brunderfold which was given to me free in exchange for a review. It was okay, the characters were a bit flat and whilst the plot was interesting more could have been done with it. It was one of those books that, for me, didn't work as book but it would have made an awesome film.



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Also, if you've only read the one Neil Gaiman book, you're in for a treat. His books are so much fun. I really enjoyed Neverwhere (my favorite), American Gods and The Graveyard Book
I finished listening to the audio of Slaughterhouse-Five and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a book that begs to be read in the written form. I'm looking forward to reading other books by Vonnegut.

Petra wrote: "@Joy: I enjoyed The Eyre Affair, too. The second book is better yet. I'm looking forward to continuing the series.
Also, if you've only read the one Neil Gaiman book, you're in for a treat. His boo..."
Me too!
Also, if you've only read the one Neil Gaiman book, you're in for a treat. His boo..."
Me too!
Alannah wrote: "Becca wrote: "Finished Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern last night. It made me cry haha :-) a solid 4 stars. I would recommend it if you like chick lit or are looking for a cute romance. I re..."
I have had it for ages so when I saw that it was being turned into a movie with Lily Collins in it I thought I may as well give it a go. It's really easy to read.
I have had it for ages so when I saw that it was being turned into a movie with Lily Collins in it I thought I may as well give it a go. It's really easy to read.

After finally finishing The Pact and The Watchers, I can see why I was in a bit of a reading slump. They weren't interesting books.
Hopefully Fracture and The Light Between Oceans will be better. Just have to wait for my kindle to charge.
Hopefully Fracture and The Light Between Oceans will be better. Just have to wait for my kindle to charge.
Becca wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Becca wrote: "Finished Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern last night. It made me cry haha :-) a solid 4 stars. I would recommend it if you like chick lit or are looking for a cut..."
That's cool, I think that's the sort of thing I want when I'm at university. Something that will take my mind off uni work and not feel like I'm reading another book for English. That's the downside of an English degree sometimes.
That's cool, I think that's the sort of thing I want when I'm at university. Something that will take my mind off uni work and not feel like I'm reading another book for English. That's the downside of an English degree sometimes.

I just finished "Fractured" by Karin Slaughter and at first I thought it would be a quick thriller, but I found that I was often losing track of the characters. I don't know if it was because I kept getting interrupted when reading?? I did not think he really gave any depth to his characters. There was no plot really they were just trying to find the killer. Has anyone else read this book? What do you think of this author?
I have now switched and am reading "life Code" by Dr Phil McGraw. Quite a change in subject huh? I often do that, read a thriller then read a non fiction book or a Biography. Got to keep life interesting! ;.)
Paige



I just finished "Fractured" by Karin Slaughter and at first I thought it would be a quick thriller, but I found that I was often losing track of the characters. I don't know if it was bec..."
Karin Slaughter is an author I have considered reading but haven't as yet. Thanks for the review - I'll move her (him?) to the back burner.


Also Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal which was so sad but uplifting at the same (does that make sense?) - he does actually find a lot of these children's parents which is amazing!


I'm not overly sure ho..."
I have this book on my shelves and had "collected it" purely because I was in a phase of collecting Faber and Faber books. I will check it out!

Ah Eric Ambler. Just discovered him 2 years ago and have read just one book of his...not this one...must go back and check...my memory is letting me down here.

I discovered Possession because of the film which I loved. I too had a similar reading experience to you. It was a hard slog to get through but I was glad I did. I couldn't decided afterwards whether it was written that way to emulate the introspective way many less than famous Victorian authors wrote or whether this is A.S. Byatt's style!

It is a mystery/thriller, kind of book I would have never read but a neighbor lent it to me. For me it was just an ok read. It is too long and prolix and after a while I had enough of all the twists and turns. I had also enough of a love story among two characters because the dialogues were so trivial and childish; there were some parts who should have been funny but also these ones, after a while, were irritating and useless. Some parts are really repetitive and stereotyped like the rude policeman that at the end was kind and helps the other investigator and they become friends.
I don't know if it could be a book to recommend to mystery readers. I didn't enjoy it a lot but, as said before, I am not a mystery reader.


Treasure Island is great isn't it - and it reads in a surprisingly modern way.




Do I recommend The libation bearers? well, now that is a rough question. I wouldn't recommend starting with it because it would not make much sense. This play is part of a trilogy, Orestia (Aeschylus wrote most trilogies, even though many of them are lost today), and it is the second, the first is 'Agamemnon' and the third 'Eumenides' (that I shall be reading tomorrow). For someone who hasn't yet been initiated to the antiques, it is rather scary to start reading them out of nowhere. They may bore and you could also -just possibly - miss the hint of it. I, for myself, believe they are incredibly beautiful and I am always amazed by the fact that we are still able of reading them today -ages away from the time they actually wrote them.
The Libation Bearers is a great play (even though I prefer Sophocles' 'Electra', which tells the story of the same Orestes...).
As it is, I had an exquisite read
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Don't worry, Gemma. I just finished it and found it completely unrealistic.