What are you reading at the moment

I like the "triviality break"!

I'm about a third of the way through 'The Children's Book'. I still have to stop and think about which children are whose! I may have to have a triviality break for couple of days.

Annobel - I read "The Children's Book" a while ago. I agree it's hard going but I loved it. They were an airy fairy lot, though! I liked the way all the threads were drawn together. I'm still ploughing on with "C", in which I think there are resonances of "The Children's Book", but again it's hard going, and I have to have a little light relief in between.
Did anyone ever read "Knowledge of Angels" by Jill Paton Walsh? I got landed with it to teach at "A" Level and we all found it superb! One of my great favourites.

I`ve finished Crimson China, and surprised myself by enjoying it. A bit disappointed at the ending, would have liked a little more............je ne sais quoi? Finality, maybe?

I've got it on the Kindle and will read it when I finish 'The Children's Book', though at the rate I'm going that might be next year.

I'm reading A Sense of an Ending. It's really good and I thought it was going to be awful. Might have to put it on Geraldine's thread.

No. It's not as good as Conn Iggledun. Or Bernard Cornwell. But I can't really put those on that thread. Not quite what G is looking for.

I'm reading it, too and have found the way the story is unfolding to be very interesting. I'm half way through it now and things are starting to gather momentum.

May I change my tune about Crimson China, it`s suddenly getting INTERESTING!

I`m still reading Crimson China. To be honest, it`s not exciting me all that much yet, I`m about halfway through. It`s not that it`s a bad story, just not my usual type of read, maybe it will get better.

Loved your review of The Thread, I have ordered it from the library. Can't wait to read it now.

I've just finished The Thread by Victoria Hislop. A great read. Her first The Island was interesting and absorbing with its background of leprosy so recent in Greece, but the second The Return was the same story again in a different country and time. BUT The Thread, although using the same premise of granparents life being discovered by grandson is superb. This time it is a narrative; a story of life in Greece in 20th century one never knew, all cleverly woven (in this case sewn) through peoples' lives. Couldn't put it down and am now going to read it all over again at a slightly slower pace. Anyone else read it yet?

I`ve just finished The People Next Door, by Christopher Ransom. I`ve read one other of his books, The Birthing House, and really enjoyed it, despite not usually going for supernatural type stories, but, although this was more of the same, I didn`t enjoy it quite so much. I`m just starting my free copy of Crimson China, by Betsy Tobin. I haven`t read more than a few pages as yet, but it`s already promising to be a very good read.

I am reading The Children's Book' by AS Byatt which is proving to be quite heavy going. I am reading it on Kindle and it's a shock when I look at the bottom of the page and find I'm not even 30% thorough it. Interesting insight into the arts and crafts/Fabian/anarchist 'set' at the end of the 19th Century, but I'm beginning to feel very irritated by their unworldly attitudes. Anyone else read it?

I finished 'Snowdrops' by AD Miller (already reviewed on here) and did enjoy it. It might just put anybody visiting Russia mind you, which is a shame, as I visited St. Petersburg and Moscow last year and had a wonderful time in wonderful cities.
I then attempted 'Agent 6', forgotten the authors name, as I have returned the book to the library. I really didn't enjoy this at all, perhaps two books about Russia was one too many. I read a third, and skipped through the rest.
So needing a bit of 'comfort' I am now reading a Fred Vargas book, 'An uncertain place', Love Fred Vargas. Sometimes we need a bit of easy reading.

Struggled with "C" but am now reading Elizabet Noble's "Things I want my Daughters to Know". Not great literature but a lovely story, and, of course, gets to me because it might have been me...... [ smile]

Edge is starting to grip me now, will have to get back to it soon!

Just finished The Knitting Circle GoldenGran - it was heartwarming though rather sad - the friendships formed and comfort found amongst like-minded souls was not unlike what we find on g/n

Goldengirl, I must look out for that one, I loved Labyrinth, Sepulchre not quite vso much, but would like to read more of her work. I`m just getting started on Edge, by Jeffrey Deaver, finding it a bit hard to get into at the moment, but I do like Jeffrey Deaver`s books, so no doubt all will suddenly become clear.

Just finished The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse. A real page turner and in my view the best of the 3 I've read.

Will download Room on my Kindle, I am reading We need to talk about Kevin. I find it very compelling story, grim but honestly dealt with. Need something a bit cheery after, before I start Room, will try the Knitting Circle.

Currently reading 'Alone in Berlin' by Hans Fallada. It's based on true events in 2nd WW and I can only read a bit at a time because it is so disturbing - but brilliantly written.

I loved 'Room', too. I read 'Lovely Bones' but did find it unsettling, like gracesmum.

I loved Room!

I am immersed in Bernard Cornwell. That man is a genius.

But it's the last one of this series.

ROOM by Emma Donoghue = started it yesterday and have not been able to put it down. I was reluctant at first, because like Lovely Bones I thought I would find it too upsetting - but you just have to read it. It raises so many questions in your mind and so many feelings about motherhood/choildren etc - who's liked it on GN??