What Are You Reading Now?

[Mo]

Reading Burnt Shaddws by Kamila Shamsie, which begins in Nagasaki when the Atom bomb drops and follows the life of the Japanese woman Hiroko. Our library book club read is 'Eat, Pray, Love' but will read it when others have finished and pass it on!
Do you meet in Shanghai? And where are you based? Mo

[Ine]

Hi all,

Burnt Shaddows sounds interesting; have you finished it yet?

I've just finished Dragon Lady (biography of the empress Cixi) and Zadie Smith's White Teeth, and have just started The Black Swan (about the influence of unforeseeable events).

I'm located in Shanghai and interested in any tips for China books!

Ine

[Mo]

Hi
Tomorrow I fly to Shanghai for 2 years -Help, Im currently reading Night Watch by Sarah Waters and hoping to have it finished by the time I fly so I can read something else I find at the airport!
I'm hoping to join a book group out there an d would welcome any invites to ones, see: a.schofield2@btinternet.com Thanks Mo

[Matthew]

I am reading Headhunters On My Doorstep and Gather The Fruit One By One. I live in Taicang where I teach English 4 days a week. I have been in China for 4 years and speak some Mandarin. I am working hard to learn to read and write Chinese now. When does your group get together to talk books?

[Gavin]

My sister-in-law recently recommended Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks so I'm currently making my way through that. Pretty good so far...