What are you currently reading?

[Shizara]

Leofric, how is the novel writing coming along?

[cathidaw]

Hallo OLIVE .I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE READ TOO.
I joined a book reading club the other week.
My first book is 'Stranger on a Train' which Icould not put down subtitled: Daydreaming and smoking Around America with interruptions'
Has anyone read any of Sandi Toxvig's books?
I am now on my third book by her called 'Flying under Bridges' funny and sad. but quick moving.
The others were;'Whistling for the Elephants' and 'Gladys Reunited'
Strange titles but excellent unusual reading.
I have been reading Alan Bennet's autobiography, and for the first time in my life I dozed off reading a book.

[akingston00]

im reading the amber spyglas and it is sooooo ANOYING it dose not make sense!! me plz

[Steve W]

I'm currently reading XCross by James Patterson

[akingston00]

i just fineshed the amber spyglass (i only had 3 sentances left!!) im now reading harry potter 6

[cathidaw]

Yesterday I finished 'Toast' by Nigel Slater and have now started 'White Teeth' by Zadie Smith which looks as if it will be good.

How can anyone live in a house without reading matter? Ihave a few acquaintences who consider books 'clutter' and throw out newspapers the same day-read or not.
Ifind one of the compensations of living alone is that one can read at the meal table.

[cathidaw]

[as I mentioned earlier ,Iam reading' white Teeth ' by Zadie Smith. Now -I am enjoying it immensly- it rambles on and on and is quite funny in parts and the writing is superb but without looking back I cannot for the life of me remember how it started-or even what it is all about.
perhaps it will all fall into place when I have finished it.

[nutty_girl_2001]

I'm making my way through a list of 'i really should have read this by now' books.

Currently on 'Pet Semetary' by Stephen King...

[cathidaw]

Now you have got me started on books---
I like to read books on social history although I do read other stuff. I belong to a reading group, so I obviously read books I would not usually pick up.
I dont read all of the prescribed books, usually because I'm not interested .The last one was quite fun---Goodbye Jimmy Choo, by Annie Sanders.
Last year I read ' The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist' by Robert Tressell which Ihad promised myself to read years ago. Don't know why I left it so long---I just think -I could have died and missed it, and what a waste that would have been!!
Right now Iam reading ,Arthur and George' by Julian Barnes--the Arthur being Conan Doyle, which I didn't know until I was partway through. very addictive.
I have just aquired 'The Blackest Streets' the life and death of an Victorian slum. True story about a notorious London area-the old Nichol.
I am savouring reading a book I found in my loft (I collect antique books)'The Plague Years' by Daniel Defoe. a beautiful old book.but dont know when Iwill get around to it.
Also I am reading again 'The Magic Wishing Chair' to my granddaughter and we are both loving it. Fabulous Enid Blyton.

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[cathidaw]

I really enjoyed Arthur and George altho' I skip read some of it when it was getting a bit long winded. by the way, I have seen quite a few in charity shops lately.
I am now reading 'Why dont you fly?, ? by Chris Smith.
He rode his bicycle from Bewdley to Beijing in 16 months.
He gave a talk/ photographic lecture to the Mercia group of Photographers the other week. He brought his trusty battered bike with him.
So good was the lecture that I bought his book from him and am now about a third through it-one of those books you dont want to end.
My bookreader group gave us Susan Hill's 'Woman in Black'.
It was ok, very well written-the prose a bit like H.G.Wells. but not my cuppa.

[cathidaw]

Does anyone remember 'Cassandra' who wrote for various newspapers.
Ihave recently bought one of his books -published in the 60s.
How did I ever miss out on this for all these years.![
It is social history and some articles are so funny. I would like to upload some of the funnier ones on to these pages-not too many of course.
How do Ido this?

[Shizara]

I'm currently reading "Ice Station" by Matthew Reilly.

Set in an ice station in Antarctica. A group of scientists makea discovery, something you wouldn't expect to find buried in a layer of ice 400 million years old.

[cathidaw]

Anyone interested in reading should definitely visit Astley Book Farm which is not too far away from where Ilive.
They also have a 'Ten Bob Barn' where everything is -of course- 50p
There is a lot of junk but I have picked up some really good stuff to read from there.
It is in North Warwickshire out in the sticks and there is a coffee machine and comfy sofas--and it is warm.

[jaz08]

i haven't read til now The Alchemist of Paolo Coehlo, so that's what I'm reading. It's fantastic and full of inspirations to follow your dreams.

[cathidaw]

Iam now reading 'England-England' by Julian Barnes
A very strange book but compulsive even though I have to skip the long winded bits.

[cathidaw]

Well now -I take back what I said about 'England England' by Julian Barnes.
Please could we have a section on 'books not to read'-or 'wasted time books'
I so struggled with its long windedness because the idea seemed good. It fizzled out in the end.
I felt quite put out.!!!