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[Jud]

I finished the man in the brown suit. And considering my options for my next read.

[Jud]

Decided on the cave by Kate mosse but I've finished that now (it's only a short) and now I have decided on Harry potter but I must first retrieve it from the depths of a box

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Marc wrote: "Kath wrote: "Marc wrote: "started American Psycho for my sins"

i've got that on my tbr - will be interested in your thoughts!"

Ok. I've resisted it since it came out in 1991, but got a free copy ..."

I enjoyed the book but couldn't get into any others by him

[Natasha]

Just finished Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris, in which he argues for Christians to drop their religion. It's much punchier and to the point than his previous book, The End of Faith.

Just started Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Jeanette Winterson's autobiography. This is wonderfully written, a really easy and engaging read.

[Marc]

Natasha (diarist) wrote: "Just finished Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris, in which he argues for Christians to drop their religion. It's much punchier and to the point than his previous book, The End of Faith.

Ju..."

The Winterson is fabulous :-)

[Natasha]

Marc wrote: "The Winterson is fabulous :-)"

Loving it, Marc. Looking forward to this evening when I can pick it up again.

[Karen]

Finally finished The Woman in White and really enjoyed it - amazing how he manages to sustain that sinister sense of foreboding all the way through. Now just started In Stony Places which is ok so far but the conversion for kindle must have been scanned as it has thrown up a lot of rubbish - the victim is randomly called Gail or Gall, there's an 'arid' instead of 'and', and the police arrive in a Panda cat...!!

[Elle]

Em just read the Woman in Black and those two books confuse the living daylights outa me

[Stuart]

Karen wrote: "Finally finished The Woman in White and really enjoyed it - amazing how he manages to sustain that sinister sense of foreboding all the way through. Now just started In Stony Places which is ok so ..."

I agree! The Woman in White is fantastic! Imagine reading that by candlelight when it first came out!

[Jud]

I loved the Woman in White! It was amazing! I really like Wilkie Collins's books. I read The Fallen Leaves first cause Woman in White wasn't in the library at the time (this was before I got my kindle) loved that one too.

I finished Harry Potter and the PHILOSOPHER'S Stone. I would link it but I can only find a link for the Sourcerer's Stone which is not the real title so I refuse to use it. There is no such thing as a Sourcerer's Stone, the Philosopher's stone is a real legend.

Rant over. :o)

[Kath]

see - more books i want to read - i really shouldn't come in here and see what you lot read :(

[Mo]

Just finished The Beggar King Thinking about Whispers in the Shadows

[Elle]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I loved the Woman in White! It was amazing! I really like Wilkie Collins's books. I read The Fallen Leaves first cause Woman in White wasn't in the library at the time (this was before I got my ..."

[Lance]

The Smoke by Tony Broadbent. I'll have a review out in a day or two.

[Jonathan]

Just finished Tollesbury Time Forever. Unforgettable book. I'll be reviewing shortly.

[Stuart]

Jonathan wrote: "Just finished Tollesbury Time Forever. Unforgettable book. I'll be reviewing shortly."

Cheers Jonathan!

[Tim]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone you mean? ;)

[Lorraine]

Finished Love Me If You Must,started Blue Monday.

[Jud]

Tim wrote: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone you mean? ;)"

That's the one! I couldn't find it :o(

[Tim]

Just click on the 'More Editions' link - there's tons of them!

It does annoy me though that Goodreads always prefers the American title - sometimes it's completely different, and the UK title doesn't always show up in a search, which means you have to know the American title, which is a pain. Ben Aaronovitch's excellent Rivers of London (nominated for Elle's top 100 list) shows up as Midnight Riot, for example...

[Jud]

I wouldn't mind it so much if the american title was the original.

[Tim]

Quite. Both HP and the RoL books are British originals that were "translated" into American. Just adds insult to injury, IMHO.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Thankfully I have finally finished A Cold Day For Murder - Dana Stabenow. Now listening to Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen.

[Elle]

You nominated Rivers of London, I thought you meant the series. This is why you be specific Tim.

[Tim]

I know I did ;)

I was just using it as an example and pointing out where you might have seen it before ;) The series is usually known as "Peter Grant" though. RoL was the only book that had its title changed; the others stayed the same (Moon over Soho and Rivers Underground)

As with Philosopher's Stone, the UK title makes perfect sense (the rivers literally are important characters in the book, as well as being wet flowy things), but Midnight Riot, that's just, like "huh?"

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished listening to Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen which too bad. Now I am reading All Fall Down - Erica Spindler.

[Philip (sarah)]

What with one thing and another don't think I've posted here this year.
Just finished The Value of Life and Copy by David Wailing which was brilliant!

[Suzy]

I just finished "The Companion", by Carolann Hays. It was a page turner to say the least. There was humor, suspense, and I really got into the characters. I'd recommend that book to anyone.

I am currently reading, "Mary Mary" by James Patterson. So far,it's another great job with an Alex Cross novel. There's enough twists and turns in this story to rival a roller coaster.

[Karen]

Finished In Stony Places which was ok but badly let down by the dire ebook conversion. Now started The Legacy of Eden which I downloaded last March - one of those I'd put off reading as I disliked the title! so far ok

[Jonathan]

Just finished Seven Stories High
(Review here: http://jhillwriter.blogspot.co.uk/201...)
and, as promised, here's my review for Tollesbury Time Forever, also just finished:
http://jhillwriter.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Philip (sarah)]

Finished 600 Hours of Edwardwhich was simply terrific.
Can't decide what to read next.

[B J]

Just finished 'The 100-year-old Man...' and started Winter in Madrid

[Sam]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this thread and still struggling a little to find my way around GR.

Anyway, I'm on a bit of a sci-fi roll. Just finished Neuromancer by William Gibson (how did it take me so many years to get to it?) and thought it was fantastic, even more so that it was first published in the early eighties.

Just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein. Although I'm struggling to warm to any of the characters, the situation in which they find themselves is typically fascinating.

[Guy]

Patti (A Fine Pear) wrote: "TC wrote: "Finished The Hairdresser of Harare earlier, really enjoyed it with a good balance between daily life and a bit of humour, and heavier issues in Zimbabwe. Gave it 5*s, thought it was ..."..."

It sounds like an interesting book. I look forward to reading it!

[Guy]

Just finished reading Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck. Sweet Thursday is lighter and more humorous than the other Steinbeck books I've read and perhaps not as profound as some, but I enjoyed it immensely.

[Stuart]

Jonathan wrote: "Just finished Seven Stories High
(Review here: http://jhillwriter.blogspot.co.uk/201...)
and, as promised, here's my review for Tollesbury Time Forever..."

Jonathan you're a big shining star!

[Harry]

Jonathan wrote: "Just finished Tollesbury Time Forever. Unforgettable book. I'll be reviewing shortly."
It looks interesting and Ignite's review brought it into focus - so it has just patterned its digital bits into the mind of my mark 1 kindle.
61p - is that all? Ernie sent me fifty quid this week.

[Stuart]

Thanks Harry!

[Jud]

I finished The Wasp Factory which I really enjoyed, although I find the roasting hot Scottish summer hard to believe, especially up near Inverness.

Started Dead Until Dark, I'm 5% in and wish I had a pebble dashed wall to repeatedly smash my head against

[Joo]

I finishedWendy and the Lost Boys by Barbara Silkstone Very silly adventure. I shall certainly be reading more by her. I know Mel "quite enjoys" those books lol.

Now I have gone back to Evilution by Shaun Jeffrey. I did read 2 chapters some months ago, but wasn't in the mood for it at the time. It is creepy.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Couldn't get into All Fall Down - Erica Spindler, so now decided to read Priced to Move - Ginny Aiken.

[Mo]

Was reading Whispers in the Shadows now going on to Bring Up the Bodies I love her use of words so far. But as 2 time Booker winner, it promised to be very good.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Kindle Wise, I'm starting with my first series book, Killer Instinct by Robert W WAlker. PAperback, I am reading Careless in Red by Elizabeth George - maybe reading book No 15 about a character isn't quite the place to start though!!

[[deleted user]]

I finished reading The Jungle Book last night. I enjoyed some stories more than others, the Mowgli stories and Rikki Tikki Tavi were my favourites.

Now I'm reading The Secret World of Fluffy Ratbag which I first downloaded in 2011, so it's part of my challenge. It's quite funny but I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought that I would.

:0)

[Kath]

Just finished Bitter Is the Salt by James Willard. Strange book. It's sort of Gothic style folk tales but the punctuation (especially at the ends of direct speech) is bizarre in the extreme. Got potential but it's not there yet.

Just started Slow Boat to Purgatory by Vernon Baker. Only 8% in but I'm finding it quite compelling reading. I may go quiet for a while!

[Lorraine]

Finished Blue Monday.Started and finished The Dark Winter,which is 1 of the new 20p books,was ok,worth 20p.Starting In the Blood.

[Marc]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I finished The Wasp Factory which I really enjoyed, although I find the roasting hot Scottish summer hard to believe, especially up near Inverness.

Started Dead Until Dark, I'm 5% in and wish I ha..."

don't you have a lot of problems in the summer up there with biting midges?

[Marc]

just bought a couple of kindle books for my laptop appThe Bet and Channel Skin

Not sure when I'll get to start them though

[Patsy]

Recently I realised that I've read very few classic novels, and that many classic novels are available for free, or at a very low price on kindle.

I've just started Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and am really enjoying it.

[Aoibhínn]

I've just finished by William Landay. Defending Jacob is a well-written, disturbing and gripping crime thriller with plenty of twists and turns throughout the novel to keep you interested. I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the very beginning to the end. The reader is kept guessing as to whether Jacob is innocent or guilty until the very end of the novel. Throughout the trial I kept changing my mind about whether Jacob was guilty or not. I thought this was a excellent read so I’m giving it a well-deserved five stars!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm about to start by Jamie Ford.