Just finished/Just started (what book are you reading now?) 2015

[Michael]

Frenchie wrote: "I have finished
I rated it 5 stars. Here is my Amazon review. When I re-activate my Facebook account, I will post it there too :) I recommend it to any reader, not ..."

I'm pleased you enjoyed it - thanks for the review!

[Michael]

Frenchie wrote: "You are welcome. But I really want to read ...... :) Faust No2"

I'm in the process of designing it now - I'll admit I'm struggling a bit with writer's block at the moment, but I'll get through it!

[Michael]

A holiday would be very pleasant - I'd like to take a nordic cruise.

[Susan]

Just finished The Concealed. It is a bit slow in the middle but ends with a cliff hanger. It turns out it will be part of a series. I feel kind of cheated.

Just started Fever 1793, historical fiction about the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793.

[Andrew]

I finally got round to starting London Falling by Paul Cornell. I bought a signed copy at the book's launch in December 2012. Oops, sorry Paul!

(it's really good so far)

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

My dream holiday would be Normandy. Specifically Lisieux and round that way. And of course Carcasonne. (I had to learn the poem in school about the guy who died without looking on Carcassonne, which no matter how I spell it looks wrong.)

Currently reading Death of a Red Heroine. Interesting. As a translator myself, I find myself thinking about the couplets interpolated in the text, how they work in English and wondering how close they actually are to the Chinese originals; do they "feel right"?

If I were younger and smarter (and had the money) I'd study Chinese.

[Susan]

I finished Fever 1793. I really enjoyed it. The author incorporated a lot of facts from the time period.

Just starting Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience. It's fascinating!

[Michael]

I've just finished reading The Long Earth by Terry Prachett and Stephen Baxter and it's a superb read. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Gregor Xane's Six Dead Spots and while it's a decent horror read, it could have been developed a bit more into something special:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Philip]

I am half way through reading The Poem-Skull by J.M. Hushour. It is an odd book, but I think it is good to read an odd book at odd intervals in your life.

[Michael]

Philip wrote: "I am half way through reading The Poem-Skull by J.M. Hushour. It is an odd book, but I think it is good to read an odd book at odd intervals in your life.

"

Looks interesting - I've bought it.

[Susan]

Philip wrote: "I am half way through reading The Poem-Skull by J.M. Hushour. It is an odd book, but I think it is good to read an odd book at odd intervals in your life.

"

Wow! I can't even understand the blurb for this book. : )

[Michael]

I've just finished James McAllister's collection of short stories The Universe, Five Minutes At A Time and there's an interesting range of ideas here. Take a look at my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Eleanor]

Just finished the superb HF debut novel, The Embroiderer by Kathryn Gauci. It's a family saga, and incredibly fast-paced; a real page turner. I very much enjoyed it.

[Carmen]

I've always been a big Titanic buff, and I found this really neat book called "101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic, But Didn't!" by Tim Maltin. It's an extremely riveting read, and it goes through 101 supposed myths that have arisen about the doomed liner over the years, and sets the record straight on what's true and what's false. I just started this book, but already I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Titanic disaster. It's very, very good.:)

[Michael]

I've just posted my review for Andreas Christensen's sci-fi novel 'Exodus' - it's a decent read, but had scope to be more epic. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

I've just posted my review for Andreas Christensen's sci-fi novel 'Exodus' - it's a decent read, but had scope to be more epic. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

Rereading as I do every 2-3 yrs.

[Susan]

Just finished . It was okay, but not really my cup of tea.

Just got from the library and I can't put it down!

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

Susan, I remember A Wrinkle in Time being huge when I was a kid in the 60s. I think I may have read it once back then, tried again last year and just found the kids so annoying I couldn't carry on.

[Susan]

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) wrote: "Susan, I remember A Wrinkle in Time being huge when I was a kid in the 60s. I think I may have read it once back then, tried again last year and just found the kids so annoying I couldn't carry on."

Ha, ha Orinoco! I felt the same way about A Wrinkle in Time. The little brother, Charles Wallace, was just plain creepy.

On the opposite end of the spectrum... I just finished , reading it in just one day. It was delicious. And the illustrations are just right for the story.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Daniel P Cuffman's collection of horror short stories Four From Below. There's some real darkness here, something for any horror fan. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

I've just finished reading David Haynes' latest release Beneath the Boards. It's quite simply a fantastic read, the blend of joy and horror is something quite sublime:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Susan]

Just finished . Now for something completely different... .

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Jeff W. Horton's cyberspace thriller 'Cybersp@ce' - despite it's faults it was an entertaining read:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Kathryn]

I'm mainly reading A Dance with Dragons. The copy I happen to have (its my husbands from before we were together) is a massive hard back and as I read mostly on the train its rather awkward. I'm hoping it might give me some muscles though!

[Susan]

I finished . I started and I'm really liking the writing style.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Anthony Miller's novel What Would Satan Do? and it's the funniest book I've read in ages. It's a five star funny read - check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

No worries - I know you've been busy with much more important things!

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

Hey Frenchie, good to see you post!

I've been enjoying/not enjoying Love Songs From A Shallow Grave. Very well written, better than some of the Paiboun novels, but a bit darker and more violence.

[mrbooks]

Finished Harry potter and the goblet of fire for the 5th time, LOL and starting the Before they are hanged by Joe Abercrombie

[Susan]

The Harry Potter books are always great re-reads. :-)
I just finished . It was a good read although parts of it were pretty harsh.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading the second book in Andrew Barrett​'s 'The Third Rule' series The Third Rule - Part Two: Running Scared and it's an excellent and tightly written thriller:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Susan]

Just starting

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

Just started A Case of Two Cities. I hate to read a series I like too fast, because then there aren't any more. Some people are hard to please! ;)

[Michael]

I've posted my review for Guy Portman's Charles Middleworth, it's an excellent read and a little bit different:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[mrbooks]

80 percent through book two in the First law series by Joe Abercrombie, looking forward to reading book three.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Lucas Bale​'s excellent sci-fi survival novella What It Means To Survive - check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Neal]

I got a hold of the galley of this book and it was the best thriller I have read in years. There is an amazing secret world for the black market for organs that I knew nothing about and the protagonist in this novel explains it all, while racing around the globe trying to prevent a murder and trying to make up for his own sins. Incredible book. Mark it "to read" right now. The Organ Broker

[Neal]

I got a hold of the galley of this book and it was the best thriller I have read in years. There is an amazing secret world for the black market for organs that I knew nothing about and the protagonist in this novel explains it all, while racing around the globe trying to prevent a murder and trying to make up for his own sins. Incredible book. Mark it "to read" right now. The Organ Broker

[Michael]

Wow - I'm honoured!

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)]

Working on reading Titus Groan, a book I thought I had imagined years back. Found it by chance mentioned in a documentary.

Like watching the 60s TV series of The Prisoner, you don't have to be high to read this book--but I bet it helps.

[mrbooks]

Just started The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan book 5 in a series of 14. Ori it sounds like it's a real groan of a book.

[Michael]

mrbooks wrote: "Just started The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan book 5 in a series of 14. Ori it sounds like it's a real groan of a book."

I gave up at about book 7.

[mrbooks]

It is a labor of love I guess, I can't quite once I start. I have only ever abandoned one book, and it was written by my favorite author. It's called Gerald's Game by Stephen King.

[Michael]

I didn't mind Gerald's Game, it was a nice idea, but dragged a bit.

[Michael]

I've posted my review for John Moralee's The Bone Yard and Other Stories and it's an excellent collection of dark tales:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Susan]

I finished up . It is so well written, but not very happy.
I'm starting . The beginning made me think the author was a bit pretentious, but it's better now.

[Michael]

I've just finished reading Mike Freeman's Rapturous Pejoration, which is the latest in his 'Contact' series and it's a cracking sci-fi read. Check out my review here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Ashleigh]

Just finished and am starting "To Kill a Mockingbird" :) Totally different ends of the spectrum! But I love diversity. "A Wrinkle in Time" is a great read for all ages I think! It has a simplicity to it yet the message goes deep.


~ Ash