This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

AnnyHallsal

Philip Larkin's Letters to Monica

OakeyDokey

Started reading Catch 22 on the third chapter and no sure about it yet.

Callan57

OakeyDokey wrote: »

Started reading Catch 22 on the third chapter and no sure about it yet.

I hated that book ... took me nearly 20 years to make myself read it but I did so it's off the Bucket List

emeraldstar

OakeyDokey wrote: »

Started reading Catch 22 on the third chapter and no sure about it yet.

Why not start on chapter one?

OakeyDokey

emeraldstar wrote: »

Why not start on chapter one?

I meant I was on chapter 3 now I did start from chapter 1.

Callan57

'Armadillo' by William Boyd

Gordon Gecko

Bought "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, but promised I won't read it until after exams!

eire4

I have been on a little sports book kick lately and right now I am really enjoying "Rhapsody in Green" by Tom Campbell and Pat Woods. It is a collection of significant moments in the history of Celtic. I also like how they intertwine observations on social trends and what was going on in the world at the same time.

rainshowers82

I just finished the Hunger Games ...... not sure about it !

IvyTheTerrible

rainshowers82 wrote: »

I just finished the Hunger Games ...... not sure about it !

I didn't particularly like it either, I thought I was the only one on the planet that didn't!

tim_holsters

Callan57 wrote: »

'Armadillo' by William Boyd

I thought Armadillo was so so but if you haven't read Any Human Heart check it out, very enjoyable read.

Callan57

tim_holsters wrote: »

I thought Armadillo was so so but if you haven't read Any Human Heart check it out, very enjoyable read.

Haven't read 'Any Human Heart' but it's on the list ... not really loving 'Armadillo' but I read 'Ordinary Thunderstorms' & thought it brilliant.

Peed

Enjoying Other peoples money by justin cartwright.

Callan57

Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates

UpCork

Am reading " A Small Island" by Andrea Levy.

Not really enjoying it - finding it a bit dragged out and boring, but am loathe to give it up.

OakeyDokey

rainshowers82 wrote: »

I just finished the Hunger Games ...... not sure about it !

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I didn't particularly like it either, I thought I was the only one on the planet that didn't!

I was unsure about them as well, I think it was the love triangle that turned me off! Way too much focus on that and Katniss came across as a bit of a player! I would have like to have more input on other things as well.

Still reading Catch 22 and finding it ever so boring!

Callan57

OakeyDokey wrote: »

I was unsure about them as well, I think it was the love triangle that turned me off! Way too much focus on that and Katniss came across as a bit of a player! I would have like to have more input on other things as well.

Still reading Catch 22 and finding it ever so boring!

Oh Thank God it's not just me then ... I hated that book can't understand what people see in it.

x_Ellie_x

I'm reading The Pearl by John Steinbeck

AnnyHallsal

Death of a Salesman

Callan57

"Oh Play That Thing" by Roddy Doyle

AnnyHallsal

Riders to the Sea

baconsarnie

Just finished "Monsieur Pain" by Roberto Bolano and stated "Sins of the father: tracing the decisions that shaped the Irish Economy" by Conor McCabe

The former is probably only for Bolano afficiandos who really, really want to own/read all of his works (stick to 2666 or the Savage Detectives, imho) and the latter already has me hooked

Huzzah!

Just finished the Great Gatsby, which I adored. Have started on the Hunger Games to see what all the fuss is about.

SarahBM

Huzzah! wrote: »

Just finished the Great Gatsby, which I adored. Have started on the Hunger Games to see what all the fuss is about.

you actually liked the Great Gatsby? I didnt like it at all.

Im in two minds about reading the Hunger Games. Saw the film which I enjoyed. I dont want to jump on the band wagon.

Im still reading the Master and Margarita. weird book.

joolsveer

I read "My life as a traitor" by Zarah Ghahramani about her imprisonment in Tehran's Evin prison. It is very well written and despite the horrible subject I really enjoyed it. She now lives in Australia but I don't know how she got there.

baconsarnie

SarahBM wrote: »

Im still reading the Master and Margarita. weird book.

I adore that book!

eire4

I just finished reading The Inner Sanctum by Mark Guidi which is an interesting look behind the scenes of Celtic's league and league cup double winning team of 1998. The author uses player interviews to lead the narrative which is an interesting approach.

Callan57

Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart

perri winkles

Tried my hand at A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking. It's actually quite easy to read (I am not mathematically minded at all!) but I feel like I need to read an actual story alongside it, as it can get a wee bit tedious!

So started Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. Good so far

x_Ellie_x

Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs

emeraldstar

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

doriansmith

Marching Powder by Rusty Young

TheEscapist

Started reading the Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness last weekend and halfway through the third one now. Great read and not what I expected for a teen fiction series. I bought them for my 13 year old sister and read a few pages on the train home and I was hooked after the first page. I'm sure she'll enjoy them even if they're slightly second hand.

tim_holsters

Callan57 wrote: »

Haven't read 'Any Human Heart' but it's on the list ... not really loving 'Armadillo' but I read 'Ordinary Thunderstorms' & thought it brilliant.

Picked OT up in the airport awhile ago but put it down again mainly because I've too many books backing up as it is.

jmc1243

The last hunger games book

Callan57

Going to start The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

Dutchie

In a Moment - Caroline Finnerty

MagicMarker

I'm 12 chapters into The Count of Monte Cristo and so far it's utterly fantastic!

eire4

MagicMarker wrote: »

I'm 12 chapters into The Count of Monte Cristo and so far it's utterly fantastic!

I agree it is a great book. I very much enjoyed it and no doubt will read it again some time.

eire4

I finished A Season in Paradise by Henrik Larsson which is the story of his remarkable 2001 season at Celtic in which he scored 53 goals and Celtic won the treble.

Then on a completely different track I started yesterday The Gearldine Conspiracy by Anne Chambers.

Bigtoe107

Reading Doris Lessings the grass is singing at the moment its very good

emeraldstar

Bigtoe107 wrote: »

Reading Doris Lessings the grass is singing at the moment its very good

Glad you're enjoying it but, gosh, how I hated that book.

A V A

OakeyDokey wrote: »

Finished reading The Tales of Beedle and Bard last night and enjoyed it. Not sure what to start now.

do you know anywhere in dublin where i could get this ??????

x_Ellie_x

I'm 3/4 of the way through Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.

Callan57

Finished The Darkest Room ... very good read

Starting The Wine of Solitude by Iréne Némirovsky today

sproggy13

Trying to read 'Free Fire' by CJ Box. Its tough going!

Huzzah!

Finished the Hunger Games, which was an enjoyable enough read.

I've started Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Robert Holmes.

TheEscapist

World War Z, about a third of the way in and loving it. Zombie Survival Guide was fun to dip in and out of but really enjoying this.

LongTail

Finished The Sisters Brothers today. Enjoyable read. A good page turner.

Callan57

Finished The Wine of Solitude by Iréne Némirovsky .... loved it but then I'm a total fan of Némirovsky's books.

Today I'm starting Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff .... Oh Lord tiny print