What are you currently reading?

[cathidaw]

Showing my age, Lex. I saw the film with Jennifer Jones in it.
Also I saw it again on tv last year.A tear jerker if ever there was one.

[cathidaw]

the book I have nearly finished is "Dont Wake Me ar Doyles" by Maura Murphy
Again, I picked it up at a church fair for 50p- ---(Thought I'd better buy something , I've got enough felt needlecases and fancy knitted coat hangers to last forever) - brand new-and hardback.
About an Irish woman and family who came to England in the days when it was common to see signs--'No blacks , No Irish. and her struggles and triumphs.. funny at times.
The 'Wake' in the title refers to a Funeral wake. Her husband drank all his money away at a pub called Doyles. worth reading.
I'm not going to bother with Julian Barnes any more. I've come to the conclusion he's on a literary ego trip . One has to sift through the waffle to get to the story.

[Emily-O]

I have just read "Wicked Angel", an olden day romance.
Like any old romance it had its start, its ultimatum and a happy ending. It was full of scandal (well... what was once scandelous). Let's jsut say for him to take her upstairs in front of his mother without wedlock...

If I am honest it was quite full of twaddle but highly amusing anyway!

[cathidaw]

My book club read this month was
'The Future Homemakers of America',by Laurie Graham.
Uninspiring title but an extremely good read.
Starts during the war when the American airmen were stationed up in the 'uncivilised' fens of Norfolk., and follows them fo 40 years afterwards.
Could not put it down.

[Josie]

Im currently reading The Mughal Throne but I have no idea of the author as the book is at home and I am at work haha!

[crazzycat]

"American psycho" Bret Easton Ellis

[cathidaw]

I picked up a George Orwell -for 10p-that I hadn't read-'Coming up for air'
. brillant writing if a bit gloomy.
Also for 10p-Tony Hawkes book 'To The Pyranees with a piano' very funny.
Someone told me that he wrote one called 'Round Ireland with a fridge'

I am now reading (not for 10p) 'Attention all Shipping' excellent and an amusing writer.

Don't you just hate books which say 'hilarious', 'screamingly funny' and
when you get them they are not. I keep away from those --even at 10p.

[Josie]

I am currently reading my way through the Twilight Saga and am enjoying it all immensely!

I am on the third book and then its onto the last one - excited