sorry dudes!!
I have clarified my spoiler post ... I misread the movie synopsis, but have fixed it up now.
I haven't seen the movie, just read the book a while ago.
But my earlier post clarifies - you're not going nuts, don't worry!
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sorry dudes!!
I have clarified my spoiler post ... I misread the movie synopsis, but have fixed it up now.
I haven't seen the movie, just read the book a while ago.
But my earlier post clarifies - you're not going nuts, don't worry!
Thanks Peanutter!
UGH! Think I'll avoid the movie. Why do they do that :wall:
Almost finished the dead of night. I read some last night before going to bed and had some weird arse dreams! I'm totally addicted tho.
Hi
I've finished Bloodlines by richelle mead and am about to start "This is a call:the life and times of David Grohl". By Paul Brannigan. I'm a big Foo Fighters fan, so am looking forward to it.
Cheers Jubear.
Ok ladies I am in need of some help :)
I got my ereader yesterday and I am dying to download a new book for it. But I cant seem to find anything that I want to read. My last book I read was 'The Help' and I loved it, and now I think I want something similar and easy to read. Any ideas??
Friendship Bread by Darien Gee is great beansbeans! also love The Proper Care and maintenance of friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins.
When God Was a Rabbit is brilliant by Sara Winman and also Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey.
Yep, lapping up the Millenium Trilogy here, too. What a shame Stieg passed away - I feel he was laying the groundwork for some incredible sequels - such as, what about Lisbeth's sister?:
It is really refreshing to read a book in which women are actually *people*, really people. Not side-kicks, assistants, decorations, love-interests-only-there-to enhance-the-macho-hero, whore/madonna stereotypes or tokenist. Or ridiculously Lara Croft. But real, well-rounded, complex people (you know ... like women actually are.) Larsson came under intense attack in Sweden from right-wingers who absolutely hated his egalitarian views.
so I'm supposed to be catching up on some of my anti-human trafficking and social justice reading next (I tend to alternate non fiction and fiction books, to give my brain some down time) but am wondering whether, now that my preggo hormones are catching up with me, and I'm still having quite vivid dreams, whether now might *not* be the time to be reading about such things ...
and then I feel guilty about wanting to pick up another novel, instead of reading something important.
so I'm at a bit of a stalemate ladies ... what to read??
Looks like im gonna have to give the girl with the dragon tattoo another shot then!
Hi ladies, thought I might join you in this thread as an avid book worm :)
I have jut finished the Bronze Horseman trilogy by Paulina Simmons. A Russian love story set in ww2. I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it it down.
Bbl for more, the babe is awake!
who needs to read something important!!! Reading for relaxation is supposed to be.... relaxing... :lol::
I strongly recommend The Ancient Future trilogy by Traci Harding.... starts off romantic/historical/sci fi, and ultimately gives you lots of food for thought. I LOVE them.....
there's a few other trilogies that follow on from it too... they are easy reads, but to make you think about your own beliefs - plus they are lovely and romantic and full of adventure as well!!
The other author I like, is David Eddings - particularly The Belgarid series and related. Starts with Pawn of Prophecy and it's about a young man's journey into adulthood. It's fantasy... and it's great ;)
manhattan - oh my gooseberries, I *loved* that series ... I even ended up getting the fourth book (Tatiana's Table) even though it's mostly recipes, with a few little snippets of more of their story thrown in for the fans ...
myturn - thanks for the suggestions!!
Oh me to, I loved the bronze horesman series. I am currently reading the anita blake series by Laurell K hamilton. Set around the same time as true blood, with vampires having outed themselves, but the protagonist is a necromancer, vampire executioner, and animator. Interesting if you are into that kind of thing.
I loved the Bronze Horseman series too,
Peanutter - have you read "Life is Good"? Its a true story about a very old negro man who learns to read for the first time in his I think 80s or even 90s, but goes back through his incredible life. It is a very worthwhile story, and while not all hearts and flowers it won't give you nightmares! Otherwise, Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book is very good too - likewise very interesting, thought provoking read but not horrific. Her Year of Wonders is brilliant too.
I'm struggling to get time with Shantaram. Its been so hot here that the girls are going crazy being confined to indoors, so not much peaceful time for me.
no, haven't read that either.
I have a "to be read" bookshelf, so when I'm up to a new book, I just grab one from there ;)
there's a variety of non fiction, thriller, drama, chick lit, biographies, etc ... quite a mix! and DH's fantasy/sci-fi stuff too.
I've read that series as well....got waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too into the sex side of things, and kinda ruined it for me :(:
There is talk of it being made into a tv series LC
Yeah, I've been told it gets quite 'steamy' from book 5 onwards.
lol *STEAMY* ain't the word for it!!
If you are into the whole vampire type story lines, in a series, I LOVE the Sherrilyn Kenyon *Dark Hunter* series.
I'm reading (when I have time) 10th anniversary by James Patterson it's the 10th book in the women's murder club series. I love his writing.
I'm also reading the 3rd vampire academy book too lol
I am currently reading *I am Number Four* by Pittacus Lore (a pseudonym for James Frey & Jobie Hughes)
Really not sure if I like it or not...but I am only 3 chapters into it hehe
Nikky I understood that book was written by a collective of writers who work for James Frey rather than 2 people writing it together?
Marydean, from what I have read/googled it is just James and Jobie who are the co authors ...
But I could be wrong!
(quick, can't let my husband read that line!)
I have just started reading again and am currently reading a book called "Call the midwife" by Jennifer Worth. its about her time as a midwife in 1950's east end of London. great read so far.
Well, whoever wrote it I'd love to hear what you think of it when you're finished, James Frey reckons he's onto the ultimate formula for writing dead-set success novels... DH watched the movie one night but I kinda tuned out because I want to read it first.
Glad to see there are some other Bronze Horseman fans about. And I will have to look into Tatiana's Table, thanks for the tip peanutter!
Atm I am reading Caught by Harlan Coben. Typical murder mystery which smells of a setup! I really like his books and his style of writing. Although I do prefer his Myron Bolitar series as I know and love all the characters. Caught is just a standalone book.
Looking forward to reading some of your recomendations once I am done with this one :)
Will do Marydean :) ... finding it a bit hard to *get* into...hopefully it will start getting my attention!:
I have just been lent some books. Looks like some heavy going reading for me ahead. Might need to read one and take a break and read something light in-between :lol:
I have lent The Prague Cemetry, The Marriage Plot and Autumn Laing!
I have just finished reading the "Room". it is/was AMAZING.
told through the eyes of a 5 year old boy who is raised in an 11 by 11 foot room with his mother. very powerful and beautifully written story about love and hope. loved it!
oh, for google, the author's name is Emma Donoghue
Marydean, I'm really not to sure if I liked the book or not!:
The final 10 or so pages were awesome...but the lead up to that, well, I guess I didn't like the style of the author. I think I was expecting too much maybe.
Saying that, I have just ordered the next book in the series lol
I am reading a book called almost perfect by kelly denley ive read it a few times and find it very inspirational
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I've been meaning to come in here for a while.
Just finished "The Midwife's Confession" by Diane Chamberlaine. A page turner. Similar style to Jodi Piccoult. A little rushed in the ending and slightly predictable (having read a few of Piccoult's ;)) but a good easy read. It was recommended to me by HotI (thanks HotI!).
I've just started The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
Trying to only read one book at a time & borrowing from the library as much as possible.
Just read the 2nd book in the *Lorien Legacies* - The Power of Six.
It was really good! Much better than the 1st - I am number four.
Got me hooked from the first page!
But, dagnabbit, now I have to wait for the next instalment!
I just finished the first book of the outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
A little bit of romance, a bit of fantasy, time travel and a few saucy scenes. It is pretty good!
Loved that series meercat. Wish she would write the next book soon though.
I thought I would hate the Kindle but I am so in love with it & flying through books at a crazy rate! I';ve just read through this whole thread & now have a bunch more books in my wish list :) Some recents I have read & really enjoyed are:
I Came to Say Goodbye (Caroline Overington) - It was four o'clock in the morning. A young woman pushed through the hospital doors. Staff would later say they thought the woman was a new mother, returning to her child - and in a way, she was. She walked into the nursery, where a baby girl lay sleeping. The infant didn't wake when the woman placed her gently in the shopping bag she had brought with her. There is CCTV footage of what happened next, and most Australians would have seen it, either on the internet or the news. The woman walked out to the car park, towards an old Corolla. For a moment, she held the child gently against her breast and, with her eyes closed, she smelled her. She then clipped the infant into the car, got in and drove off. That is where the footage ends. It isn't where the story ends, however. It's not even where the story starts.
Before I Go To Sleep (SJ Watson) - Every day Christine wakes up not knowing where she is. Her memories disappear every time she falls asleep. Her husband, Ben, is a stranger to her, and he's obligated to explain their life together on a daily basis--all the result of a mysterious accident that made Christine an amnesiac. With the encouragement of her doctor, Christine starts a journal to help jog her memory every day. One morning, she opens it and sees that she's written three unexpected and terrifying words: "Don't trust Ben." Suddenly everything her husband has told her falls under suspicion. What kind of accident caused her condition? Who can she trust? Why is Ben lying to her?
Simon's Choice (Charlotte Castle) - "But Daddy, who will live with me in heaven?" Doctor Simon Bailey has everything a man could ever want. Then his beautiful daughter is diagnosed with Leukemia. He can almost accept her impending death. He can almost accept the fact that he will have to live without her. But he cannot stand the thought of his little girl having to face death alone. He answers her innocent question in a moment of desperation, testing his marriage, his professional judgment and his sanity to the limit. As cracks form in Simon's previously perfect family, we wonder, as do his loved ones ... will he really make the ultimate sacrifice?
I've read "Before I Go To Sleep" - excellent, really well written.
I've just gotten back into the Jack Reacher series again, by Lee Child. I was missing a few so I've downloaded them onto the Kindle and really enjoying them again.
Also loving my Kindle, Sarah!
I'm taking three books in with me to hospital (not that I expect to read three books, but I might read a little of one or two, and I don't want to try to predict what I'll feel like doing...) so I'm taking a John Grisham, a Jackie Collins and a Lauren Weisberger.
Let's see if I read anything at all!!
I recently read the Hunger Games trilogy on my kindle. I love my kindle too!
Yesterday I finished The Birth House. Loved it. Set in Canada, 1910's. Very topical themes actually- the struggle for women to decide where they birth; the demonisation of women who shun medical management of pregnancy and birth. And some of the characters have great names.
OP- I love the Jack Reacher books. I've read them all.
Sarah- your books sound very interesting. I've read the kindle sample of 'Before I Go to Sleep'. Very intriguing.
Currently I am reading Michael Connelly's first book, Black Echo. I haven't read a Connelly book before. I love the crime/legal genre and I've read all of John Grisham's books, so hopefully Connelly can fill the gap.
Oh Connelly is great! Love his characters! Enjoy Ash!
Another good one for you Ash is Robert Crais - similar sort of genre, I think you'll like it. There's another one, I'll have to think about it for you!
I devoured The Hunger Games, loved it. Can't wait for the movie now :)
Almost looking forward to going to work tomorrow for the Kindle time it allows ;)