Fiction- What are you reading? Part 2 Showing 1,551-1,600 of 4,585

[B the BookAddict]

Kate Morton in The Clockmaker's Daughter has let me down. Her 1860's character used the word 'scammer'; was that word even around way back then? The dictionary says that the word first came into use in 1960-65.

[Joan]

Oh B that is too bad. I know some people aren’t bothered but I cannot stand it when authors don’t pay attention to language.

[Linda]

I am Currently Reading:

- I just have Y to Read after I get this one Read. This is a Library Hard Back Physical Copy. I am almost done with this Series.

- I am on Chapter 26 and this is a Kindle Book from Amazon. I am loving This Book. It is so good and it keeps your interest as well.

Happy Reading!

[Joan]

Jude the Obscure, I’ve been told the story is very depressing but right now I’m enjoying Thomas Hardy’s writing. Jude is falling in love with Sue - but he doesn’t actually know anything about her - he is in love with his fantasy.
How many of us have made that mistake!

[Chrissie]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Kate Morton in The Clockmaker's Daughter has let me down. Her 1860's character used the word 'scammer'; was that word even around way back then? The dictionary says that the word fi..."

Bette, don't give up on books. Maybe try a classic not yet read rather than a contemporary novel or pick up non-fiction? Can you get your hands on Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary? I think YOU would like this.

[Esther]

I have just started The Turn of Midnight the second in Minette Walters's series set at the time of the Black Death.
I really enjoyed the first one but I think this one might be even better.
I find her writing very pleasant to read, enjoy learning more about a subject with which I am reasonably well acquainted and love being drawn back into the lives of her characters.

[B the BookAddict]

Chrissie, aside from Morton's misuse of a word, I am really enjoying the book so will not be ditching it now. Also, her mention of the Magenta Brotherhood (Pre-Raphaelites) has me spellbound as I imagine one of the character's artwork.

[Pam]

I am almost finished with Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. I'm not sure what I think of it! Parts of it are funny but I feel like I am missing something. I will have to look at some reviews after I finish it.

[Chrissie]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Chrissie, aside from Morton's misuse of a word, I am really enjoying the book so will not be ditching it now. Also, her mention of the Magenta Brotherhood (Pre-Raphaelites) has me spellbound as I i..."

Oh, I am happy for you! Good. I misinterpreted what you meant.

[Diane]

I'm reading Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz ❤❤ Book #2 in the Whispering Springs duology

[Joan]

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however.

[Chrissie]

Joan wrote: "Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however."

I listened to half and then dumped it. I liked neither the book nor the narration.

[Tamara]

I'm reading The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma.

[LauraT]

Following the tip by dely, I'm about to start Il catalogo delle donne valorose...

[dely]

LauraT wrote: "Following the tip by dely, I'm about to start Il catalogo delle donne valorose..."

I hope you will like it. Looking forward to your opinions about it.

[LauraT]

I'll let you know!

[Esther]

Chrissie wrote: "Joan wrote: "Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however."

I listened to half and then dumped it. I liked ..."

So many people I know adore Neil Gaiman and I don't like his writing much at all. I though American Gods and would have be twice and good if it had been half as long.
It was so bad I didn't try him again for awhile. Then everyone told me how great The Graveyard Book was but for me it was just OK.

[dely]

Esther wrote: "So many people I know adore Neil Gaiman and I don't like his writing much at all. I though American Gods and would have be twice and good if it had been half as long.
It was so bad I didn't try him again for awhile. Then everyone told me how great The Graveyard Book was but for me it was just OK. "

It happens often also to me with books everyone is raving about. I should learn to stay away from books that everyone seems to love. Now I started Beloved and I don't like it that much though it seems everyone loves this book.

[Diane S ☔]

Not a Gsiman fan, tried several times before admitting defeat.

Started What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde

[Chrissie]

Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Joan wrote: "Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however."

I listened to half and then du..."

Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Joan wrote: "Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however."

I listened to half and then du..."

I listened to Coraline and was not enthralled. This author is not for me. First I thought it was because he is into science fiction, but it is NOT just that. Neither did I like how he handled the myths.

[Esther]

dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "So many people I know adore Neil Gaiman and I don't like his writing much at all. I though American Gods and would have be twice and good if it had been half as long.
It was so bad I..."

I tried A Mercy but parts of it annoyed me so much I haven't tried Toni Morrison again.

I have given up reading books I 'should' and have decided to read books I like.
I promised myself to do this for years but then a while back I was about 50 pages into The Bronze Horseman and realised I wasn't enjoying it.
I had received so many recommendations from friends and online that I seriously considered finishing it until I realised I was about to put myself through nearly a thousand pages of misery just because I 'should'.

[dely]

Esther wrote: "I tried A Mercy but parts of it annoyed me so much I haven't tried Toni Morrison again."

I bought Beloved only because it was a daily deal on Amazon and because everyone loves it. If it continues this way (I've read nearly 16%) I will give up.

Question for who has read it: does Morrison really write that bad or could it be the translation? It's difficult to follow the story and the events because suddenly she mentions a person or a place as if the reader knows what she is talking about, but I'm totally lost because I don't remember to have read about that person or place yet in the story.
I think it's only a kind of trick of the author to make the reader curious so that we continue reading curious to know if we will know soon about that place or person. It is as if the author anticipates small things to involve the reader. Well, such stratagems make me only angry, not curious. I'm losing a lot of time to check if I've already read something about that name or place mentioned by Morrison, and if I forgot about it. This makes me mad!

[Pam]

Gaiman is a hit or miss for me. I liked Norse Mythology and The Graveyard Book but I gave up on American Gods, the book AND the TV show. It was too weird and dark for me. I also am not a fan of Margaret Atwood. I’ve tried a few. A big NO for Oryx and Crake. I like sci-fi and dystopias but not that one! I still plan on reading The Blind Assassin. But, if I don’t like it within 100 pages, then I’m done with her books.

After finishing Scoop, I might take a short reading break (& GR break) and just enjoy the holiday weekend with my husband (and my family on Thursday). To our American friends, Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy!

[Chrissie]

I tried to read Beloved, but did/could not finish it. My daughter gave it to me........ Morrison is not one of MY favorite authors, I did manage to give The Bluest Eye three stars.

[dely]

Chrissie wrote: "I tried to read Beloved, but did/could not finish it. My daughter gave it to me........ Morrison is not one of MY favorite authors, I did manage to give The Bluest Eye three stars."

Do you remember if it was due also because of her way of writing and those tricks she uses to keep the reader curious to read on?

[Chrissie]

No, I just remember not liking it at all. I felt very guilty dumping it because it had been given to me as a present.

[Joan]

I liked Atwood’s “ Alias Grace”- a fascinating story, and “ The Robber Bride”. I haven’t read her others because I don’t like dystopian- I too pessimistic already!

I loved, loved, Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book” as an audiobook- his “Norse Mythology” isn’t in the same class.

[Pam]

Joan- Maybe I will try one of those 2 Atwood books. I feel like I haven’t given her a fair shake.

[B the BookAddict]

Joan, I loved Alias Grace and also enjoyed The Robber Bride but like you, dislike dystopian novels.

[Marina]

I'm currently reading Boredom by Alberto Moravia, which was recommended to me by a friend when I told her I love Emil M. Cioran and his concept of boredom. I'm sure I will like it as my friend has great literary taste.

[Joan]

If you like the writing of Inger Christensen , what work do you recommend most?

I just read an article about her that has me intrigued
“‘The Condition of Secrecy’ Teems With Love for Language and the Natural World “. https://nyti.ms/2ziwTQO?smid=nytcore-...

[Esther]

Pam wrote: "Gaiman is a hit or miss for me. I liked Norse Mythology and The Graveyard Book but I gave up on American Gods, the book AND the TV show. It was too weird and dark for me. I also am not a fan of Mar..."

I also didn't gel with Margaret Atwood. Oryx and Crake felt dated and a little simplistic. (I felt much the same about Brave New World). I did try The Handmaid's Tale for a book group and just to join in the conversation. It was a little more sophisticated but her writing didn't engage my interest.

After feeling a similar disappointment with The Sparrow and Never Let Me Go I decided to avoid literary scifi and stick to the 'real deal'.
Genre scifi writers are so much better at world building and instead of tripping over themselves trying to prove how literary they are, they use their time to develop plot and characters.

[Rowena]

Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Joan wrote: "Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a diverting audiobook. I’m not impressed by the narration, however."

I listened to half and then du..."

I enjoyed Gaiman's graphic novels but I couldn't really get into his actual novels

[B the BookAddict]

Esther, you should try Atwood's Alias Grace; an historical story surrounding true events and a true woman. I loved it.

I had your reaction to Never Let Me Go but I'm a huge fan of Ishiguro's other novels.

[Chrissie]

I have begun The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton.

[LauraT]

Chrissie wrote: "I have begun The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton."

How is it? I'm quite in a "Wharton" mood myself these days!

[Chrissie]

I have started Wake. Having before read The Ballroom by the same author and having given it four stars, I thought I would try this too.

[Marina]

I've started Refuge: A Novel by Sami Michael.

[Nichole]

I am now reading Mumbo Jumbo: A Novel by Ishmael Reed.

[Pam]

I'm reading and listening to The Grapes of Wrath. I started Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami but want to finish Grapes first before continuing with it.

[Joan]

Jude the Obscure is often described as depressing. I find it thought-provoking & insightful about how we react to the trials and tribulations of celebrities and sometimes our neighbors.

[Nichole]

I cannot finish Mumbo Jumbo. It will be placed on the "did not finish" shelf. Maybe some other day I will try it again. Maybe never.

[Diane S ☔]

Reading Ways to Hide in Winter.

[Nichole]

I just opened How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely. I pray it's a keeper.

[Chrissie]

I hI have begun the novella Miss Lonelyhearts. I am not liking it all that much so I am gad it is short.

[Chrissie]

I will begin The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing.

[Diane]

How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

[Marina]

I have started Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka.

[Joan]

Just started The Eyre Affair, about 10% in and I’m not sure if I will stick with it.

[Pam]

On Dec 2nd, I am starting a YA novel Darius the Great Is Not Okay on audio. Hoping to be done with the Grapes of Wrath. I don't want to have 2 audios going at the same time!