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Fiction- What are you reading? Part 2
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Jan 05, 2021 05:01PM

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At the moment I'm on variuos books:
Elisabeth von Arnim The Solitary Summer Reading
Ovidio L'arte di amare Reading
Elsa Morante La storia Reading
Elisabeth von Arnim The Solitary Summer Reading
Ovidio L'arte di amare Reading
Elsa Morante La storia Reading



Just finished BAAL by Robert McCammon, check out my review of that!
On the look out for a new read now! :)


Started yesterday an interesting book:
A Simple Story by an old Israel writer of whom I had not know anything before.



Shai Agnon is a classic, one of my daughter's favourites.
Esther wrote: "LauraT wrote: "Started yesterday an interesting book:
A Simple Story by an old Israel writer of whom I had not know anything before."
Shai Agnon is a..."
I confess my ignorance but I had never heard of him; I'm liking his writing a lot, I have to say

Shai Agnon is a..."
I confess my ignorance but I had never heard of him; I'm liking his writing a lot, I have to say



LOL - that is a sentiment that I can completely understand! Certain authors, like Christie, are reliably enjoyable time after time.
Leslie wrote: "LauraT wrote: ... I need Dame Agatha every now and then!"
LOL - that is a sentiment that I can completely understand! Certain authors, like Christie, are reliably enjoyable time after time."
They are!!!!
LOL - that is a sentiment that I can completely understand! Certain authors, like Christie, are reliably enjoyable time after time."
They are!!!!

LOL - that is a sentiment that I can completely understand! Certain authors, like Christie, are reliably enjoyable time after time."
I agree. One of the book series that always gives me a reading delight is the No. 1 Ladies Detective one. I can't say that about all of his books, though.


About to finish Sugar Money; intersting. Still not my novel: don't like advenure in general, anche even if here the theme is slavery, it turns out to be more adventure than anything else!
Currently listening to The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, it’s been on my radar for a while. I saw a book agent talk about it on Twitter, this agent seems to have similar taste to me as I have enjoyed any book she recommends or any authors, work that she represents. So far, this audiobook is not what I expected it to be, at the minute, the narrator is really making the book stand out for me. It’s almost as if the character is talking directly to me, I can’t remember the last time any book I have read has done this, and the character actually describes themselves as an unreliable narrator, which I find interesting. Normally I’m used to trying to figure if the narrator is reliable or not, I’m pretty sure this is the first time I, as a reader have been told straight away.

Oh yes, I read that last month, was a decent book. To be honest, I wasn’t completely blown away with it, but it was a well written book, I can’t point my finger on why I didn’t enjoy it. Think it was just one of those books, I seemed to see everywhere, in the shops, and I think I seen a couple of reviews about it through good reads, that’s what encouraged to sign up to the site in the first place, I thought I would read some new books, that I would never usually know about. I have definitely have been in a rut. I don’t think I would rush into the second book though.
I see what you mean Jade, it’s turning to a crime novel that I feel like I have read a good few times already.

I enjoyed it. What I would describe as a Not-quite-cozy.
Started yesterday - together with Wives and Daughters I'm reading with you - The Optimist's Daughter. I had never heard of it before. Strange book; I still have to decide if I'm linking it or not...


After a strange book - for me whi I had never heard of it or the author: The Optimist's Daughter - I'm back to one of my several loves: Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre.
I love Miss Read and Fairacre!!!!
I love Miss Read and Fairacre!!!!



And I'n in between two very different books: The Midnight Library and The Soul of a Woman. Both on women and their difficoulties in like though.
And I'm at the same time listening to Wives and Daughters: women for ever!!!!
And I'm at the same time listening to Wives and Daughters: women for ever!!!!
Started yesterda The Midnight Library; nice idea. I want to see where it goes, even if I've got a pretty certain idea




I'm looking forward to your review of this book. I meant to read it years ago and never got around to it.

The audio of Milkman is really nice to listen to. I like the voice of the narrator, Brid Brennan. It's lilting and engaging.


I'm reading a book about the XX century Italy which I'm finding particularly interesting: A Winter's Night

Jade wrote: "I started reading The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, I haven’t touched her books since school. I really enjoyed her work, I can’t wait to try more of her books, for now I’m reading..."
Yes, I read this one too for university, I can’t remember if it was my Victorian literature or one of my first year basic modules, which used a really wide range of different genres. I loved it, once I read it, I just wanted to read more of her work.
Yes, I read this one too for university, I can’t remember if it was my Victorian literature or one of my first year basic modules, which used a really wide range of different genres. I loved it, once I read it, I just wanted to read more of her work.
I think once I get the books sitting in that box for my 2021 challenge, I should get back into these classic books.

Before I joined goodreads, I normally stuck to the same classics again and again. Such as Charles Dickens, Charlotte and Emily Bronte. This group has really helped too, I have only been in the group about a month and I’m already reading so many more different books.
Jade wrote: "Alannah wrote: "I think once I get the books sitting in that box for my 2021 challenge, I should get back into these classic books."
Before I joined goodreads, I normally stuck to the same classic..."
That’s great to hear, I was the same although I wasn’t really reading classics, if anything good reads and this group in particular has got me to explore more classic books and authors I have never even heard of before, I would probably still be reading just Jodi Picoult books and Matt Haig lol. I definitely would not be reading over 300 books a year without good reads, that is for sure.
Before I joined goodreads, I normally stuck to the same classic..."
That’s great to hear, I was the same although I wasn’t really reading classics, if anything good reads and this group in particular has got me to explore more classic books and authors I have never even heard of before, I would probably still be reading just Jodi Picoult books and Matt Haig lol. I definitely would not be reading over 300 books a year without good reads, that is for sure.


Jade wrote: "I started reading The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, I haven’t touched her books since school. I really enjoyed her work, I can’t wait to try more of her books, for now I’m reading..."
By her I prefere Middlemarch; but I do understand it's a matter of tastes
By her I prefere Middlemarch; but I do understand it's a matter of tastes
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