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Hi The SSPCA now have the wee pigeon.They babe us a number to phone to see how ot gets on.I will let you know :-)We had to put it in SuziQs Travel Box...
I had to get this book because the cover is so cool, story is interesting so far as well, just started it today, it's "A Dead Hand, a crime in Calcutta" by Theroux
Hi everyone nearly finished Solar and planning on reading The Little StrangerGot some exciting news to share with you all ! The local newspaper has done a promotional piece on the book club, I am trying to start in my home town.
Jason wrote: "Hi everyone nearly finished Solar and planning on reading The Little StrangerGot some exciting news to share with you all ! The local newspaper has done a promotional..."
How cool! Congrats :-)
Diane D. wrote: "Jim, that books sounds pretty interesting! I just started Pride and Prejudice."
After reading it you should watch the dramatisation of it with Colin Firth
Brilliant!!
I have just finished The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haleyam listening to Tik-Tok of Oz
and now reading The Shadow of Your Smile
Just finished solar and it was brilliant, the end was well worth waiting for. Funny and tragic and full of bathos and moralistic a book that I would recommend to anyone and everyone !!!
I'm about half-way throug The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I find it entertaining, but I'm not crazy about it.
Quite a short book but quite dense. I've attempted to read it about three times. Let me know how you get on.S
Jo wrote: "Attempted? Did you give up?"Yeah... no staying poewer... LOL!!
Dunno what it is with Joseph Conrad, I know the stories are really great, but I just find him so hard to read. I read 'Nigger of the Narcissus' one time at found it a real slog. I much preferred Jack London. The Sea Wolf is really good but it gets kinda slow in the middle. Still, I s'pose the Victorians/Edwardians had nowt better to do apart from go the Music Hall once in while, play shove ha'penny. LOL
Apparently, Moby Dick got a really bad review at the time 'cos it was too wordy and it's a squillion pages long. So you can imagine what that's like!
I think i'm gonna attempt to read Tom Sawyer again soon as I need to read more classics. Have you Jo, or anyone out there got any opinions/pointers on this book?
I read Bartleby the Scrivener (by Melville, last year because I had an experience with an assitant that was remarkably similar. That was pretty wordy too but it's only a novella. I'd recommend that.
Shane wrote: "I read Bartleby the Scrivener (by Melville, last year because I had an experience with an assitant that was remarkably similar. That was pretty wordy too but it's only a novella. I'd recommend that."I read Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street some years ago and really liked it! Really entertaining, but so sad underneath... I found it impossible, however, to finish Moby-Dick - only managed about 100 pages or so.
I just started reading Interview With the Vampire last night, and I'm a little over halfway through Voyager, the third book of the Outlander series.
I'm reading Brooklyn by Colm Toibin - really enjoying it too!
Finished The Gorse Trilogy last night and started London Belongs to Me on the train this morning. Another long read but it looks quite promising.
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin - really enjoying it too.
I am at the midpoint of The Girl Who Played with Fire. It's rivetting and the characters are surprisingly complex! Lisbeth Salander is more than just a super hero - she's an injured soul who has managed to transform her childhood victimization into a source of strength. My full review can be read at: www.the-reading-list.com
Afsana wrote: "Diane D. wrote: "Jim, that books sounds pretty interesting! I just started Pride and Prejudice."
After reading it you should watch the dramatisation of it with Colin Firth
..."
Afsana, Shelli recommended the same version. My girlfriend (a huge Austen and P&P fan) gave me that version to watch. I'm so glad it's the one that my GR friends are recommending as well. When I watch, likely over the weekend as I understand it's about 4 hours, I will post!
The book club came to nothing, good write up in the paper, but I only had one reply Tant pis as the French would say !Little stranger is getting quite creepy and compelling. Nearly gave up on it, but I am really into it now.
Jason wrote: "The book club came to nothing, good write up in the paper, but I only had one reply Tant pis as the French would say !Little stranger is getting quite creepy and compelling. Nearly gave up on it, ..."
I'm really sorry to hear about the Bookclub....I tried once as well but it didn't come to anything either but then luckily a friend put mr onto Goodreads and so here I am...
I'm glad you setting to THE LITTLE STRANGER I really enjoyed it and would be up for a discussion if you'd like?
Happy Reading.
I just started Ursula Hegi's Floating in My Mother's Palm, and I like it so far. It's my second book by Hegi. The first one I read was Salt Dancers which I found beautiful, so there are expectations for this one :-)
I'm currently reading one I got off the giveaways section on goodreads. It's a firstreads one - No Way Out by David Kessler. I started it last night and have read around 50 pages or so before going to sleep. It's really good so far. About to go and read some more :)
Hi DJ the house in little stranger is a active character in the story now. Wish the Doctor and Caroline would get together ! Hope they do eventually. See Hundreds falling victim to a major fire at the end. Is the titular little stranger Mrs Ayres first child ? is she the evil that haunts the house ? Please don't tell me anything that will spoil the story for me.
Hmmm I have views on the way this all goes....To be honest I think I would be better to discuss it with you when you've finished,purely so I don't accidently give anything away......How about I open a thread for it over on the DJ Adventures to keep it separate from our McEwan threads here?
Jo I hope you won't be offended by my suggestion? Its just I have read a lot of her work and plan to read more and I seem to find it easier if certain Authors are Kept to different groups......
Gitte wrote: "I just started Ursula Hegi's Floating in My Mother's Palm, and I like it so far. It's my second book by Hegi. The first one I read was Salt Dancers which I f..."Gitte, I recently read Stones from the River by Hegi and I loved it. Can't wait to hear what you think of Floating in my Mother's Palm. I think she's an amazing writer and I'm anxious to read more of her books.
Sarah wrote: "Gitte wrote: "I just started Ursula Hegi's Floating in My Mother's Palm, and I like it so far. It's my second book by Hegi. The first one I read was [book:Salt Dancers|33..."It was wonderful, Sara! Very special! I'm looking forward to Stones from the river.
I am reading
It's a re-read actually, but since I've forgotten many details of the story I am enjoying it as though it were my first time reading it.
Sarah wrote: "I just started reading Interview With the Vampire last night, and I'm a little over halfway through Voyager, the third book of the Outlander series."if only some of the Twilight readers would pick up Anne Rice....
Jo wrote: "I think i will give Moby Dick a miss then. I'm not a fan of wordy!"Jo I liked Heart of Darkness, but I like those personal journey themes.
I also found Moby Dick far too wordy and barely made it half way through.
Read an edited version of Moby Dick. That's a good read. The 75 or 100 pages in the middle of an unedited version is all about rendering a whale - well worth missing.
I really faincied this when it came ou! How's it going?S x
I am reading Cassidy by Lori Wick. It is good so far.
Jo wrote: "DJ wrote: "Hmmm I have views on the way this all goes....To be honest I think I would be better to discuss it with you when you've finished,purely so I don't accidently give anything away......H..."
Thanks Jo.
Didn't want to overstep any bounds.
Talk Tomorrow.
Hi Jo looking forward to what you think of this one as it is on my held patiently waiting to be read...
Heir To The Shadows by Anne Bishop.
Jo wrote: "I will review it when i am done so keep your eyes peeled."Will Do :-)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Secret by Philippe Grimbert.Been looking forward to this...hope it lives up to the film.
DJ wrote: "Hi Jo looking forward to what you think of this one as it is on my held patiently waiting to be read..."DJ... I recommend The God of Small Things
Diane D. wrote: "DJ wrote: "Hi Jo looking forward to what you think of this one as it is on my held patiently waiting to be read..."DJ... I recommend The God of Small Things"
Diane D. wrote: "DJ wrote: "Hi Jo looking forward to what you think of this one as it is on my held patiently waiting to be read..."DJ... I recommend The God of Small Things"
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DJ did you rescue the pigeon?!