your recent good read?

[Chris]

Has anyone read The Radleys. I found it unexpectedly good. A very different take on a vampire story

[Chris]

Looks good, ive added to my list, but I neet to cut back on the crime fiction for a bit, I'll be getting nightmares!

[Angela]

My best read recently was Winter in Madrid; it was excellent, I thought!

[JackieB]

Chris wrote: "Has anyone read The Radleys. I found it unexpectedly good. A very different take on a vampire story"

Yes, I read it and was extremely impressed. I actually re-read a paragraph about three times because it was so evocative. I've never done that with a book before or since. I was so impressed I went out and bought The Dead Fathers Club. Needless to say, with the size of my TBR, I haven't got around to it yet.

[Chris]

Oh Jackie, now I've added it too! I'm going to need to give up sleeping entirely to get some of these books read! As for Winter in Madrid, it's been next to my bed for over a year!

[Chris]

Just finished Brodmaw Bay and it's my first five star read of the year. If you liked the Waiting room, it's likely you'll like this too. Creepy stuff.

Jackie, I think it's right up you street!

[JackieB]

That's good to hear. I have a copy in my TBR mountain. I'll have to dig it out.

[Chris]

I know a few of us are readingBefore I Go To Sleep but wow! I'm only a third way through, but it is amazing. Got go , I've got 30 mins before I'm taxi mum again so I'm reading a few more pages whilst it's quiet!

[Angela]

Have just finished Moon Over Soho, which I enjoyed immensely!

[cazdoll]

I'm in de middle of I'm really enjoying it :)

[Bridgette]

Catherine wrote: "I'm in de middle of I'm really enjoying it :)"

i really enjoyed the help, it was very good, well written and it kept you gripped throughout the book.

[Angela]

The Help - great book!

[Angela]

I am absolutely loving . Magical!

[Chris]

We seem to have quite a few new members who are quite young and I would like to recommend the YA series called the Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn. My own daughter is 18 and really enjoyed them, and I can't tell you how many times she has lent out her set to friends, or we have bought full sets as presents. They are beautifully written and completely engaging. It's odd to start with the prequel Heaven's Net Is Wide, but I did and I definitely think I enjoyed the following books more because of it.

[Brad]

Graphic novel: Stitches by David Small. Intense & dark.

Fantasy ebook: The Gamble of the Godless by Dave Maine. Offbeat and fun.

Nonfiction book: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach. Hilarious and educational.

[Joanne]

Chris wrote: "Has anyone read The Radleys. I found it unexpectedly good. A very different take on a vampire story"

Chris, I loved The Radley's ~ I thought it was a great take on vampires and something I hadn't read before

[Eric]

Just finishedThe Last Town on Earth. It is about the 1918 Spanish Flu. Historical Fiction. Its pretty good

[Mona]

Just finished Gone Girl. I loved it except for the ending.

[Chris]

Mona wrote: "Just finished Gone Girl. I loved it except for the ending."

That seems to be quite a common reaction. I didn't like it either, but there were other components of the book I disliked too. I find it really difficult to enjoy a book where the characters are all so unpleasant!

[Lorrie]

Just finished "Someone Knows My Name" by Lawrence Hill. It was extraordinary.

[Angela]

Lorrie wrote: "Just finished "Someone Knows My Name" by Lawrence Hill. It was extraordinary."

I read this a while ago and thought it was very good.

[Angela]

I finished a day or so ago - loved it!

[Joan]

I've just read Spring by William Horwood - the first one in a series of four. Very good and thanks to my daughter in law for the recommendation.

[Lorrie]

Angela wrote: "Lorrie wrote: "Just finished "Someone Knows My Name" by Lawrence Hill. It was extraordinary."

I read this a while ago and thought it was very good."

It was really pretty awesome, wasn't it, Angela? I really for a while there believed I was Aminata walking through the jungle. Hill just explained his character and the setting so well.

[Angela]

Lorrie wrote: "Angela wrote: "Lorrie wrote: "Just finished "Someone Knows My Name" by Lawrence Hill. It was extraordinary."

I read this a while ago and thought it was very good."

It was really pretty awesome, ..."

In fact, I don't think I've read anything quite like it - Lawrence Hill certainly did a wonderful job in bringing this story to life. Over here in England it's called The Book of Negroes - different title, but the same great book!

[Jacqui]

Winter of the World. 800+ pages, but well worth the time invested.

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Jacqui wrote: "Winter of the World. 800+ pages, but well worth the time invested."

It is definitely worth the time invested I really liked it.

[Chris]

I can't recall whether I've posted my recent great read The Rosie Project, . Apologies if I have, BUT it's fabulous. A real find from a new author Graeme Simsion. Easy to read, funny, clever, romantic and refreshing. Some terrific dialogue too and characters that will stay with you

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I just finished reading I enjoyed it.

[Chris]

Tammy wrote: "I just finished reading I enjoyed it."

I must get to this one too, so many books..............!

[Angela]

Last week, I finished The Book Thief - fantastic book I think!

[Shelli]

Chris wrote: "I read The End of the Affair by Graham Greene yesterday, and it is fantastic, emotional, powerful and definitely a new favourite."

I really enjoyed this as well.

[Shelli]

Angela wrote: "Have just finished Moon Over Soho, which I enjoyed immensely!"

I hope to get to this one soon! I enjoyed the first one!

[Shelli]

Chris wrote: "We seem to have quite a few new members who are quite young and I would like to recommend the YA series called the Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn. My own daughter is 18 and really enjoyed them, a..."

I agree this is a great series...I have read them all except the prequel...but I own it!

[Shelli]

Tell the Wolves I'm Home is probably my favorite read so far of 2013...I also just finished The Dog Stars and really enjoyed it.

[Shelli]

I also recently finished The Fault in Our Stars....good book, but a difficult read in places....get some tissues....oh, and I needed some in TTWIHome as well!

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I have just finished it is a story told through written letters. I really enjoyed it.

[Lorrie]

Angela wrote: "Last week, I finished The Book Thief - fantastic book I think!"

I liked the Book Thief also!

[Angela]

I finished the other day. Very good, although quite harrowing in places.

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The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

I was very surprised how much I enjoyed the Good Good Pig. I also got some great laughs from The Ex-Boyfriends Handbook.

The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

Hmmm....last book I read that I really enjoyed was "Inferno" by Dan Brown.

[Les]

"The Last Leaves Falling" by Sarah Benwell. Really tough read but well written about a Japanese teenage boy facing the end of his life due to ALS (normally it doesn't strike until your 40s-50s so he was horribly unlucky). Definitely not a cheery fluff read for the beach...

[Samantha]

Finding home by lauren baker

[Bridgette]

The Adversary By Emmanuel Carrère. Based on on a true story. A psychological thriller based on a horrific crime in 1993, you literally cannot put this book down. I totally recommend this book. It's not very often I say this about a book!!

[Rachel]

Recently finished We Have Always Lived in the Castle .

I had not heard of this author previously and is not my usual read but I really enjoyed it. American gothic.