Current Reads

[Ninitha (Niko)]

Currently reading Jodie Picoult's Small Great Things. I'm really enjoying it. She has managed to take a delicate subject such as race, especially in the current scenario and has managed to write a wonderful story.

[annikah]

Gray by Pete Wentz was recently recommended to me by a friend, so i am currently reading that one :) i'm enjoying it a lot so far

[Ashley]

I recently finished reading Artemis and am now reading the club's choice, Born a Crime.

[Natalie]

Today I finished reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. It was ok, I'd rate it 3.5 stars - I really enjoyed her writing style but the story itself felt a bit flat.

[Ashley]

I'm currently reading Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Runi Eddo-Lodge for the Our Shared Shelf book club. When I've finished it I'll either read Me Before You or Ready Player One.

[Megha]

Just finished the book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". It was so different and truly heart warming.
Completely in letters' format.
It was a delight from start to finish.

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Megha wrote: "Just finished the book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". It was so different and truly heartwarming.
Completely in letters' format.
It was a delight from start to finish."

I absolutely loved this book - it was the first book that I read with a book club many years ago.
Some ladies in the club made the dishes featured in the book. Maybe it is time to take off the top shelve and read again,

[Santhi]

Nancy wrote: "Megha wrote: "Just finished the book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". It was so different and truly heartwarming.
Completely in letters' format.
It was a delight from start to f..."

Definitely rereading it soon!

[Santhi]

Just began this and I am so excited to find out more about the Thai counterparts to Mma Ramotswe and Co.

And this memoir moves me to tears as Lewis Buzbee connects with the devotion to books and reading

[Dione]

Megha wrote: "Just finished the book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". It was so different and truly heart warming.
Completely in letters' format.
It was a delight from start to finish."

I'm in New Zealand and love writing and reading. This was one of the best books I've read - and now like an old friend when someone mentions it.

[Isla]

I just finished reading 'The Empathy Problem' by Gavin Extence and I'm now starting to read 'Good Me, Bad Me' by Ali Land. The Empathy Problem was a real slow burner of a read and it didn't cover much in the way of medical details, which surprised me but it was quite thought provoking regardless and I found it an easy read. I'm looking forward to really get in to 'Good Me, Bad Me' - its been a while since I last read a crime/thriller type novel. I haven't read enough of it to form any strong opinions about it yet.

[Eldarwen]

Soooo!

Fairy Book Club members!

I'm sure you're all eagerly hiding your noses in books :-)
Please tell us about your current reads! Are you enjoying your book? Is it holding your attention? Is it teaching you something new? Or does it suck majorly (which we hope is not the case, of course!)?

Tell us tell us :-)

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Personally, I finally grabbed a book off my shelves which has been hiding there for a few years now. It's from a local author of my country (I live in Luxembourg) and will therefore not be available to most of you language-wise as it is written in German and has not been translated.

It's a fantasy story, which so far, seems to be quite interesting. I haven't met all the characters yet it seems but I'm intrigued to see where it is all going.

Oh, and the book is called Payla: Die Goldinsel, written by Pierre Heinen.

[Ninitha (Niko)]

What are the odds that the last comment here (from over a year ago) recommends one of the books we’ve picked for the book club read.

[Renata]

I'm halfway through Burhan Sonmez's "Istanbul Istanbul"- an English translation of a Turkish book. An interesting story that is narrated by four prisoners who spend their time locked up by narrating stories, with each of their background stories interwoven with their own storytelling.

[Ninitha (Niko)]

I just finished Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto and I’m still uncertain how I feel about it. I always struggle with Japanese books cause nothing is quite as it seems there. There is always a ton of layers and meanings within meanings. It always lingers with me longer than any other writing and each time I finish one, I make vows to never read another and yet, I still do. There is something incredibly twisted, yet sweet about Japanese writing and this is no different.

This book consists of two separate stories, both about people dealing with the loss of loved one. Both stories deal with youngsters and how they come to terms with their loss and find peace. I’m still not certain why the Book was titled so, but I’m sure it will come to me soon, just the way it always does with Japanese books.

[Justine]

I too just finished a Japanese theme book. Shadow of the Fox. I enjoyed it. It’s an adventure book with samurais, yokais, folklore and superstitions.

[Sam]

I'm currently neglecting housework as I near the end of Before We Were Yours, which I cannot put down. Eagerly looking for my next book. I've a few waiting in the wings. Decisions, decisions...

[Cordelia]

I've just finished 84 Charing Cross Road and I LOVED IT! Read it in just a few hours. It's a collection of letters between a book collector/lover in America and a bookshop in London. It's beautiful, moving and funny.

[Samantha]

Loved the film. Not read book

[Susan]

Cordelia wrote: "I've just finished 84 Charing Cross Road and I LOVED IT! Read it in just a few hours. It's a collection of letters between a book collector/lover in America and a bookshop in London. It's beautiful..."

That book is one of my absolute favourites - so witty, charming and full of warmth. I was recently in the area and managed to find the plaque for the shop on Charing Cross Rd. It's not very easily visible and unfortunately the bookshop is now a restaurant :(

[Cordelia]

Susan wrote: "Cordelia wrote: "I've just finished 84 Charing Cross Road and I LOVED IT! Read it in just a few hours. It's a collection of letters between a book collector/lover in America and a bookshop in Londo..."

So wonderful, I will take a stroll down there this weekend :)

[Cordelia]

Samantha wrote: "Loved the film. Not read book"

Oh I didn't realise there was a film!

[Ester]

Today I start the purple color and I know that I will love it !! :) Like the movie!!!

[Cordelia]

I've just finished Somebody I Used To Know by Wendy Mitchell, an author I had the chance to meet recently. She is living with early onset dementia and tells her story about how it's changed her life, both good and bad. I would recommend it!

[Renata]

I finished 'Die Blaumacherin' last night - a German book by Leonhard Thoma which is a collection of fifteen short stories and a poem. The accompanying audio CD has nine of the stories read out by various narrators, including the author himself. Quite an endearing assortment of themes with philosophical undercurrents and musings.
This morning I started a novella called 'For a Rainy Afternoon' by R.J.Scott, with a rare edition of a cookbook at its centre. A pleasant read so far.

[Bouquinsta]

i'm currently reading lovely bones by Alice Sebold, and i can tell you that i'm barely stopping my tears

[Cordelia]

Reading Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif at the mo! Enjoying it :) also listening to the audiobook Five - the untold story of the Jack the Ripper victims

[Pam from Maine]

Just found this group and had to comment after reading the posts. The Guernsey and Literary Potato Pie Society and 84 Charring Cross Road are two of my very favorite books. I also loved The Lovely Bones. In thinking back over some of the books that have touched me over the years, I also have to mention Room by Emma Donoghue but have to add that it listened to the audio version and would highly recommend it as it is read by a child. Today I just finished When We Believed in Mermaids and it was wonderful.

[Shishira]

Currently reading Gene by Sidhartha Mukerjee.

But just finished The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan. If you like history, DO NOT miss this one.

[christine spurrier]

Hi everyone hope you are all well just joined and very happy to be here with you all xx

[Angie]

I'm currently reading "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara

[Kriti]

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

[Shishira]

Currently reading The Story Of Philosophy by Will Durant. I'm at Aristotle now, and I am thoroughly enjoying my understanding of how logic has evolved over time and how people contemplated the questions of morality and living.