What are your reading at the moment & any suggestions

numberplease · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject:

It surely was, guest. I only started it last night and I`m halfway through, love all the blood and gore!

numberplease · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:46 am Post subject:

Finished The Mephisto Club earlier, brilliant! It`d make a cracking film.
I`ve decided to have another go at the only book I`ve ever given up on, nearly 50 years ago when I was 14 or 15, War and Peace, so wish me luck! There are 958 pages, I`ve reached page 14 so far.

shorty · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject:

I read Damaged (very sad) and Too Good toBe True, Sheila O'Flanagan (good easy read) last week, now on the third Dark Tower book, The Waste Lands and loving it.

numberplease · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

Still plodding on with War and Peace, reached page 158, it`s easier than last time, but all the Russian names are a bit confusing. Fear not, I intend to finish it, only 800 pages to go!

shorty · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject:

go, number, go!!!!!

numberplease · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject:

madsue · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:12 am Post subject:

Well done you number....is it interesting

I remember deciding when I was young to read all of Alexander Solshenetzkfadjdoodah, Gulag Archipelagro etc!!!!! I did do it, but for the life of me, can't remember why, or what the books were like

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numberplease · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:23 am Post subject:

It`s not bad Sue, but like I said it`s difficult getting my tongue around the names. When I was 14 I read Anna Karenina and enjoyed it, so then thought I`d progress to this one, but it defeated me, so I`m determined to do it this time. Well done you for reading all those Alexander thingie`s books! Bet it took some doing.

GoldenChippie · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:07 am Post subject:

Im reading a load of dross called the Friday night knitting club............i cant read more than a few pages without nodding off

madsue · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:01 am Post subject:

I think it was when I was going through my swotty, pretentious stage (moi!!)

Bit like when I took to carrying around a copy of the Metaphysical Poets, not having a clue what any of the poetry was about

A bloke I fancied had taken to reading it to me, and I thought it was soooooo romantic to be read to

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numberplease · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

No-ones ever read to me, poetry or whatever

GoldenChippie · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

or me

shorty · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject:

"By the shores of Gitchy Gummy
By the shining big sea water
Stood the wigwam of nakomi
Daugter of the moon Nakomi"

numberplease · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject:

numberplease · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject:

Do you fancy War and Peace when I`ve finished it guest? Or anyone? Don`t all speak at once!

numberplease · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:51 am Post subject:

Well, it`s taken me 4 long weeks and 2 days, but I`ve managed to finish War and Peace! Back to normal reading now, just started The Risk of Darkness, by Susan Hill.

numberplease · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject:

Finished Risk of Darkness, can recommend it, now reading Buried, by Mark Billingham, not sure about it just yet, only just started it.

Simon · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

Just started on a compact version of Ovid's The Serpents Teeth, pretty nice for something picked out of the bargain bin for a euro

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numberplease · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Finished Buried last night, bit slow at the start, but turned out to be good. Halfway through Without Warning, by Carol Smith now. As with another of her books I read, lots of characters, takes a while for it all to gel, but OK now.

numberplease · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:39 am Post subject:

Managed to finish it in time for Christmas, enjoyed it. Now reading For the Sake of Elena, by Elizabeth George.