What are you reading in 2015?

[Jackie]

I've made a start on The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

[Paul]

Not going to get to read The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia, so it has gone to the bottom of the heap.

Have four to read this week:
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake
Once Upon A Time In The West...Country
84 Charing Cross Road

[Jo]

Recently started The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly. I have read all her other books and loved them, but this I distinctly do not love, though it may improve.

Also now listening to We Were Liars by E Lockhart.

[Paul]

Ended up reading The Long Mars as I have to return the fourth in the series, The Long Utopia, to the library in a couple of weeks

[Jackie]

I've just started The Never List by Koethi Zan.

[Sophie]

I've just started Talulla Rising, the sequel to The Last Werewolf by Glenn Duncan. I like it because it's a 'grown up' vampire/werewolf series and not full of sop and sentiment like some others can be!

[Bella]

Reading S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard. I like that it's not just a history, but it's about the process of how we know what we know. How one piece of evidence on a pottery shard or an inscription yields all kinds of conclusions. So, she also talks about how "historical facts" are determined by the experts. Very interesting.

[Pat]

Bella, that sounds fascinating.

[Jo]

Just about to start Talented Mr Ripley (slightly late for monthly read) and A Man called Ove (slightly early for monthly read!)

[Lisa]

I am almost finished with Perfect Days which I got from the publisher. Sadly it is just a little too unbelievable to me. I got bored with it and switched over to

Unwind which is really good.

[Jo]

New audio book is Child 44 narrated by the incomparable Steven Pacey.

[Jon]

Just started Bastard Out of Carolina. I've had this sitting around for a while and blew the dust off of it this morning when I took it down from the bookshelf.

[Toyah]

Currently actively reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time AND Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen

[Pat]

Loved the first one Toyah. Its so funny in places too

[Paul]

Almost finished Gone Girl.

[Jackie]

I'm going to start reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty today.

[Toyah]

It is Pat! :) I've had it in my bookshelf for years but only got around to it recently. I'm really enjoying it. One of our local theatres has it staging this week but I want to read the book before seeing the play

[Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice)]

Um... Girl With A Pearl Earring and Lolita.

[Bella]

Reading The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue by Dyan deNapoli and Black Flag: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the Islamic State by Joby Warrick. Both are good, but in different ways.

[Paul]

Wading through Ancillary Sword at the moment. I like the society and world that she has created, but it is such hard work

[Tytti]

I found from the web a scanned English translation of a Finnish memoir from 1929, "In the Clutches of the Tcheka". I hadn't known it had been translated, except to Finnish from Russian, and had only heard about it earlier. So I read a lot of it, from here and there, at one go.
https://archive.org/details/1929InThe...

Cederholm was held illegally in the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1926, but in the beginning he tells about the life of some of his old friends in Petrograd and mentions some foreigners, too. (He meets more foreigners later.) Already some are more equal than others. Then he gets to spend some quality time at Shpalernaya (from where they took prisoners to be executed every Thursday) before being sent to Solovetsky. He also mentions some info about Sidney Reilly, the British secret agent.

There had also been an even worse place than the others at the Solovetsky prison camp that had had 3000 prisoners and the Tchekists working there had been sent there as a punishment. But then it happens that all the prisoners had died (shootings, sicknesses) and only the guards were left. The Tcheka had an easy solution to the problem. They sent some men to kill the guards, too.

[Jo]

Just started next audiobook, Looking for Alaska.

[Paul]

Half way through Before the Fall. Not bad so far

[Jackie]

Starting The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin today.

[Paul]

I heard the radio adaption of that Jackie. Will be interested to hear what you think.

[Paul]

Just starting The White Road: Journey into an Obsession

[Jackie]

Was it any good, Paul? I never listen to anything like that on the radio, I prefer music!

[Jennifer]

I just finished the new cormoran strike novel, which, although I enjoyed, didn't think it was as good as the last! Am now onto treasured island, a book lovers journey round Britain, which is very interesting so far!

[Paul]

Jackie wrote: "Was it any good, Paul? I never listen to anything like that on the radio, I prefer music!"

It wasn't bad, just faded out a little toward the end.

Jennifer wrote: "I just finished the new cormoran strike novel, which, although I enjoyed, didn't think it was as good as the last! Am now onto treasured island, a book lovers journey round Britain, which is very i..."

I got that from the library last week. Will be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

[Emma]

I'm reading The Cuckoo's Calling and The Tea Planters Wife.

[Tytti]

Oih, I just borrowed my first ebook from the library. I don't like reading from the laptop, so I haven't really been interested. Actually I had to reserve one book that will come available tomorrow but I wanted to try this with another book.

ETA: Oh, why this has a different page count. My OCD doesn't like it at all...

[Debbie]

I am starting my trilogy for the Full Deck Challenge, I chose Jeff Vandermerr's Southern Reach trilogy..I have been looking forward to reading these for months.

[Jackie]

Starting The Son by Philipp Meyer today. This is the second book I'll have read by this author. Hope it's as good as American Rust, I really enjoyed that one.

[Seraphina]

I loved the son jackie. One of my favourite reads last year, hope you enjoy it

[Paul]

Debbie wrote: "I am starting my trilogy for the Full Deck Challenge, I chose Jeff Vandermerr's Southern Reach trilogy..I have been looking forward to reading these for months."

I have liked the book of his I have read so far, but he is a little on the weird side.

[Jackie]

Thanks, Seraphina, I hope so too!

[Jo]

I started Dead Simple today. It has one of the most extraordinary first chapters I have ever read. I actually felt my skin bump and my heart race as I could barely take in the words through utter horror of what was unfolding in a matter of a few pages. It may not be the finest piece of writing going, but boy am I looking forward to how this one goes on and if it can maintain such incredible momentum.

[Paul]

Sounds terrifying Jo!

Finally started All the Light We Cannot See

[Jennifer]

Jo I've put that on to read list because of what you wrote!! Love a good thriller!

[Jennifer]

Jo I've put that on to read list because of what you wrote!! Love a good thriller!

[Jo]

Jennifer wrote: "Jo I've put that on to read list because of what you wrote!! Love a good thriller!"

I will let you know how the rest goes, without giving too much away, in case it nose dives, but it was a great start!

[Paul]

Started The Buddha Of Suburbia today.

[Ana]

How did you like All The Light We Cannot See, Paul?

[Paul]

It wasn't bad, just a bit long! Will pen a review later or tomorrow as I am out for a curry tonight

[Ana]

Good to know. I've heard a lot of good things and I'm intrigued to read it.

Enjoy your curry!

[Jo]

Jennifer wrote: "Jo I've put that on to read list because of what you wrote!! Love a good thriller!"

Jennifer, it started on a high and unfortunately it turns out that there is only way to go from there. I've read worse, so it isn't a one star, but certainly no more than two.

[Jo]

Reading The Talented Mr. Ripley, and also going to start The Back Road because it is due back at the library.

Next audio book will be Human Remains

[Ana]

Jo wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Jo I've put that on to read list because of what you wrote!! Love a good thriller!"

Jennifer, it started on a high and unfortunately it turns out that there is only way to go from..."

Aw, that's a shame. You've got me interested in it as well.

[Lisa]

Paul wrote: "It wasn't bad, just a bit long! Will pen a review later or tomorrow as I am out for a curry tonight"

You finished it already?! Blimey, it took me ages. Buddha of Suburbia will be good light relief after it.

[Paul]

Yes. Thought it would take a little longer as it was 530 pages, but flew through it