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Hattie64 Thu 26-May-11 19:58:46

I have just started reading 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd. One of the reviews 'Wonderfully written, powerful, poignant and humerous'. Well I shall find out, I am on page 26 at the moment, and is very easy to read.

broomsticks Wed 17-Apr-13 11:02:52

Life After Life sounds good then! I've got three books on my kindle and two from Oxfam to read and then I'll get to it smile

numberplease Tue 16-Apr-13 15:32:15

At the moment, I`m in the middle of Every Dead Thing, by John Connelly. So many bodies already, and not halfway through yet!

J52 Tue 16-Apr-13 14:20:49

Working my way through Rosie Thomas. All her books are so varied!

Nonny Tue 16-Apr-13 13:35:18

OOps that should read was up til 3.00am!

Nonny Tue 16-Apr-13 13:34:17

I am just reading it (Life After Life). I haven't been able to put it down. I was reading til 7.00am and was up reading again by 7.00.!!

broomsticks Tue 16-Apr-13 11:35:46

I liked the Book Thief too. Also got the Hundred Year Old Man on my kindle ready to read.
Recently I've read the latest Donna Leon Brunetti novel. Very good but a grim ending. Also loved a quirky little e-book called Chimaera in my Wardrobe.
Has anyone read the latest Kate Atkinson?

annodomini Tue 16-Apr-13 11:25:16

Agree. It's one book that I can't forget and it went down very well with our book group. As it was written for teenagers/young adults, I can't wait for my 10-year-old Gd to be old enough to read it.

Grannygreyhips Tue 16-Apr-13 11:02:23

Just finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's a beautiful and moving story and i couldn't put it down. A great read!

goose1964 Tue 16-Apr-13 08:19:12

do you know I'm not sure? it's on my kindle so I just pick it up & read & don't see the name or author - it's about a summoner & attempts to take over the world by the norse gods - it's very good - amusing & witty

josephine Wed 10-Apr-13 13:47:15

i started reading my james last night , it brought tears to my eyes . I lay awake most of the night thinking how could 2 little boys kill another . i finaly said a prayer for little James and his mum and dad and caught a hour or so's sleep .

numberplease Wed 03-Apr-13 15:51:58

At the moment I`m reading Phantom Evil, by Heather Graham, never read her before. It`s a thriller, but also verging on ghosts as well, set in New Orleans.

nanos8 Wed 03-Apr-13 12:28:34

I am on holiday in India and thought ' I'll have a look at what everyone is reading' and saw your comments numberplease I nearly choked laughing. Easily done lol.
I also like the Dan Brown books but have just read Thursdays in the Park - Hilary Boyd not my usual at all but saw it recommended on Amazon. Couldn't put it down.
I'm halfway through East of the Sun - Julia Gregson which is looking like a really good read.

nanapug Wed 27-Feb-13 10:40:22

Have just finished "A half forgotten song" by Katherine Webb. Thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. Has any one read "The legacy" by the same author please? I am thinking of getting it as I enjoyed this one so much.

Grannyeggs Fri 22-Feb-13 17:35:41

Have just come back from holiday and have picked up my copy of Gone Girl, thank you Gransnet. When I was away I re read the entire series of Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, which I love.

eGJ Fri 22-Feb-13 14:09:35

Yes, Elegran you just can't explain it to anyone!! Every episode is worth sharing and is not good for a train jorney are you keep bursting out laughing. A real cheer up..........................off to read a little (!) bit more grin

annodomini Thu 21-Feb-13 22:06:15

Oh yes, I thoroughly enjoyed The Hundred Year Old Man - really crazy but makes a kind of weird sense as a totality. One thing leads to another - a kind of literary example of chaos theory!

numberplease Thu 21-Feb-13 21:50:39

MercedesYang, have you read the other books by Dan Brown? If you like The Da Vinci Code, you`ll love the others as well.
Fever of the Bone was really good. I watched all the Wire in the Blood episodes on TV, but am sure that this story wasn`t one of them. Every time Dr. Tony Hill appeared, all I could imagine was Robson Green(e)!
Am now just starting on a James Patterson book from a few years back, Cross, that I was given the other day, can`t think how I missed it over the years. The beginning goes back to the murder of his wife in 1993. It`s bound to be a good read, all the Alex Cross books are.

Elegran Thu 21-Feb-13 15:08:40

I am reading that. When someone asks about it and you try to explain the plot it sounds off the wall - it is really funny, and somehow quite reasonable . . . .

eGJ Thu 21-Feb-13 15:03:57

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared..............soooooooo funny and a surprise on each page; getting the way of doing other things!! grin

MercedesYang Thu 21-Feb-13 09:37:25

Right now I am reading The Da Vinci Code for the third time. smile

numberplease Thu 21-Feb-13 00:19:47

My head`s been hung in shame for 2 days now.

gma Wed 20-Feb-13 21:12:01

You are forgiven number please! Just this once though! Consider yourself reprimanded! wink

j08 Wed 20-Feb-13 17:55:15

OMG! Somebody has killed him?!

Norty number. grin wink

numberplease Wed 20-Feb-13 16:07:14

Really sorry gma, I must start putting my brain in gear before my fingers hit the keys. Best leave it for a while, you might forget what I said.

GrandmaH Wed 20-Feb-13 14:58:35

We read Secret Life of Bees at Reading group last month & it went down very well indeed.
I think I preferred the Help myself though.
We are doing Unlikely Journey of Harold Fry this month- so far I am loving it.
Next month is Thoughts & Happenings of Wilfred Price which was recommended to me very highly by librarian- anyone read it?

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