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Shannon wrote: "I am well into The Gargoyle and am enjoying it. The beginning was absolutely fantastic and so surprising and well written. I thought I was going to be reading a 5 star book but it ..."I found that too. It never recaptured that initial promise.
Pudwood wrote: "Shannon wrote: "I am well into The Gargoyle and am enjoying it. The beginning was absolutely fantastic and so surprising and well written. I thought I was going to be reading a 5 s..."Pudwood, you are right it just never recaptured that intial promis. Too bad but overall I did enjoy it. It ended up being about 3.5 stars for me so I gave it 4.
Julie and Julia, because everyone else is.
Anansi Boys as I loved Gaiman's American God's.
I have just started "Three Bags Full". The sheep of Glennkill Ireland find their shepherd murdered and are left to solve the mystery. So far the book is great fun. Each of the sheep has an interesting trait that hopefully will help them collectively find the murderer.
Read some of Labor Day and gave it 1 star. This book started off wonderfully, and then when Mom (who supposedly looks like Ginger Grant from Gilligan's Island), brings into her own home (which she shares with her child) an escaped prisoner and lets him "tie her up gently" with her own silk scarves and cooks homemade meals for her which he lovingly feeds to her as she is tied up...I lost all interest! She immediately "falls in love" as does he...meanwhile, her thirteen-year-old son is in the house with them (during Labor Day weekend), observing this bizarre dynamic. Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!! What am I not understanding here?
Finished reading Darling Jim A Novel and gave it 2 stars. Odd...this book started out fantastic with interesting characters and then began to get bogged down in some confusing fantasy aspects and outlandish character traits.
I've just started [Book: The Dante Club] by [Author: Matthew Pearl] - It's not really grabbing me so far but I'm only on page 22 so I'll be sticking with it...Ally
John wrote: "I have just started "Three Bags Full". The sheep of Glennkill Ireland find their shepherd murdered and are left to solve the mystery. So far the book is great fun. Each of the sheep has an interest..."It is a unique mystery and great fun indeed. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Ally wrote: "I've just started [Book: The Dante Club] by [Author: Matthew Pearl] - It's not really grabbing me so far but I'm only on page 22 so I'll be sticking with it...Ally"
I found it a slow starter too but it developed into a very complex and interesting mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it but it wasn't a quick read.
I'm reading A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. My husband read the book and loved it. He laughed thoughout the book. So far it's ok.
Halfway through The Speed Of Light by Javier Cercas. It was reviewed in our library's blog and I thought it might be interesting. It is. I might finish it tonight if I have the time.
I just started Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne. It's the first in the Sister Fidelma series and I have wanted to read this for some time. I found I had a copy which would fit in my bag on my trip tomorrow so it was a natural choice.
I'm being forced by a deeply unkind partner to read Tigana. I've been at it for 2 weeks now, and am only 100 pages in. It reminds me why I hate fantasy.
Finished reading Cast the First Stone. I really enjoyed the characters in this book! The setting was a great "change of venue" for me. Well written mystery with interesting twists! Now, on to The Help.
Emma wrote: "I'm being forced by a deeply unkind partner to read Tigana. I've been at it for 2 weeks now, and am only 100 pages in. It reminds me why I hate fantasy. "Being forced to read something I have no interest in reading? A big no-no. I guess I can only wish you luck with that ;)
Since I last posted this is what I have read:Over The Edge - Jonathan Kellerman
No One You Know - Michelle Richmond
Succubus Dreams - Richelle Mead
Succubus Heat - Richelle Mead
Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
The Taxi Queue - Janet Davey
The Merchant's House - Kate Ellis
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
The Merchant's House - Kate Ellis
Women & Ghosts - Alison Lurie
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife - Niamh Greene
I'm currently reading (well, just starting actually) When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson. Lots of acclaim so it better match the hype. It looks good.
I am reading Succubus in the City - Nina Harper Lily has what looks like the perfect life: a fabulous day job at a fashion magazine; a killer figure she can literally never lose; and a great group of girlfriends who are always there for her. Oh, and she also just-so-happens to be a succubus: an immortal demon who draws her power from other men's pleasure. Although working for the Devil does have it's perks, Lily's realising that serving up bad boys to the fiery pits of Hell is just getting ...well, lonely. Just once, Lily would like to wake up in the morning to something more than a pile of ashes but, contractually bound to Satan, she will only be released if someone truly loves her. Then the devilishly handsome PI Nathan Coleman enters her life and Lily begins to wonder if he might be the man she's been waiting for. He wants to ask Lily a few questions about a missing man, but suddenly someone - or something - wants Lily and her demon friends dead, and Nathan seems to know more than he'll admit to. Can a sweet-talking mortal and a girl from Hell ever really find true love?
Starting Joe Hill's 20th Century Ghosts. There are reservations on it so I should get it back to the library by return date which isn't until the 30th but better start early since I have a lot of school stuff to be done next week.
Last nite I started Keeping the Dead - Tess Gerritsen
I'm now reading [Book: Northanger Abbey] by [Author: Jane Austen] as I'm studying it as part of my degree throughout October...Along with [Book: Jane Eyre] by [Author: Charlotte Bronte]. I can just tell I'm going to LOVE this course!
I'm reading Cold Spring Harbor, by Richard Yates.I read Revolutionary Road just before seeing the film, and thought his writing was exquisite. I've been trying not to read all his books at once, since there aren't that many of them, but I can't help myself (only one novel and the complete short stories left to go).
Susanna wrote: "Being forced to read something I have no interest in reading? A big no-no. I guess I can only wish you luck with that ;)"Given up. Why is Fantasy such hard going for me? :(
Just finished the marvellous Keeping the Dead - Tess Gerritsen. Will now read Genesis - Karin Slaughter.
I'm currently reading "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley because it won a Pulitzer Prize and was a National Best Seller. So far, I'm enjoying it - want to read more to find out what's going to happen next.
I'm now reading The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams. I love neo-gothic writing, big stately homes, sisterhood and secrets (moths, not s much) so I'm excited about this one.
I'm reading Uglies by Scott Westerfeld because quite a few people I know have read it already and really liked it. So far I am really enjoying it, I quite like Tally and the idea for this story is really interesting.
Decided to get Karin Slaughter's Genesis on audio in the nxt week or so. I am now gonna read Gravity - Tess Gerritsen
I just beganThe Courage to Teach Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life hoping it would give me some motivation.
Am reading Evenings at the Argentine Clubas I won it thorugh the Good Reads giveaways. So far an easy light read (a nice change)and will be starting this evening The Story of Edgar Sawtelle for my in person bookclub.
Just started "Bull of the Woods", a book of 1944 cartoon's about a machine shop.
I've just (re)started The Woman in Black A Ghost Story, since I'm leading the upcoming discussion on it.I've read it a few times before but am trying to read it with "new" eyes, and one thing that struck me is that the chronology in the first chapter is potentially a bit confusing. But DON'T WORRY - that's just the context for the main story, which is excellent.
John wrote: "Just started "Bull of the Woods", a book of 1944 cartoon's about a machine shop."Thanks for posting this, John. My father owns a machine shop and I'm going to try and track down a copy for him...I had never heard of it before.
I am going to start "The Last Picture Show". I have always enjoyed McMurtry's work and got this book today at a church rummage sale for 50 cents - bargain!
Gave up on Gravity - Tess Gerritsen cos it wasn't my cup of tea. Now I am listening to White Teeth - Zadie Smith.
Just finished the great Five on a Treasure Island - Enid Blyton. Will now carry on reading The Armada Boy - Kate Ellis.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, mostly because it's due at the library soon but also as one of the TNBBC October group reads.
Just finished the delightful The Armada Boy - Kate Ellis. Think I will now read Case Histories - Kate Atkinson for my next book as I have wanted to know what her books are like.
I just started Bridge of Sighs for another boook group. I'm a big Richard Russo fan, so I'm really looking forward to it!
Lauren wrote: "The Boy in Striped Pyjamas because I enjoyed the film and it's supposed to be excellent."I'd be interested to know what you think because I too thought the film was very good, but sadly I didn't find the book to be so. (FWIW, my review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...)
Cecily wrote: "Lauren wrote: "The Boy in Striped Pyjamas because I enjoyed the film and it's supposed to be excellent."
I'd be interested to know what you think because I too thought the film w..."
I read your review - thanks for the link. Well, I'm just over halfway now and I must say I agree with you. Stupidly, I didn't actually realise the book was written for children when I bought it, probably because the film was more adult-orientated.
Something that stood out about the film was the amazing visuals. Sadly, I'm having a hard time picturing everything in the book, and find myself substituting images from the film. It's a little threadbare on the description.
I'd be interested to know what you think because I too thought the film w..."
I read your review - thanks for the link. Well, I'm just over halfway now and I must say I agree with you. Stupidly, I didn't actually realise the book was written for children when I bought it, probably because the film was more adult-orientated.
Something that stood out about the film was the amazing visuals. Sadly, I'm having a hard time picturing everything in the book, and find myself substituting images from the film. It's a little threadbare on the description.
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I'm a little worried as I've had a quick look at some of the reviews and "punishingly undendurable" were words that jumped out at me...oh dear!
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