What are you reading now 2

I’ve got about 10 pages of Giovanni’s Room left to read. It was recommended on Between the Covers recently and I’ve found it very compelling. Not sure what to start next, but have hundreds of books to choose from!

I've just started reading No One Home by Tim Weaver. It's a missing persons crime mystery. I've only read 8 chapters but already I'm hooked and can't put it down.

I’m currently reading, or rather listening to, London Clay: Journeys in the Deep City by Tom Chivers. It’s a ramble around the lost rivers and islands of London, describing the history, geology, folklores and tradition as well as the author’s reminiscences.

It’s charming and enthralling, I shall be quite sorry to finish it.

“Hungry” by Grace Dent. One child’s view of family, food and eating in the 1980’s when convenience food and supermarkets were in the ascendant. Thought provoking and extremely funny.

In the early hours of this morning I read the first few chapters of ‘Just Ignore Him’ the memoir/ autobiography of the comedian Alan Davies. It’s extremely well written but oh so sad. I went back to sleep with tears in my eyes. Having seen Alan Davies on TV as Jonathan Creek and on QI I realised there is so much I didn’t know about him and look forward to reading the rest of the book which must end well.

I have discovered Elly Griffiths' series of crime novels set in Norfolk, well-written ,entertaining and carefully plotted. Also reading 'The Gardener' by Salley Vickers, charming but lacking the bite of Miss Garnett's Angel ' and 'Mr. Golightly's Holiday'. Then on to 'Daniel Deronda', (possibly), a recommendation.

Reading MM Kaye's 'Shadow of the Moon'. Its quite old now but wowee its great. A really enthralling story of India in the 19th century. I don't want to finish it!

Winters of the World by Eleanor Parker, this one during afternoons.

Fossil Future by Alex Epstein, this one while I drink my teapotful of tea in the early mornings.

Life Support by Michael Ashcroft, this one while I'm cooking tea.

'Are You Thinking Clearly? 29 Reasons You Aren't, And What To Do About It'. Authors - Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren (my son). ISBN 978-1-529-38867-1

I am reading three Sisters by Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. three Sisters is a beautiful story of hope in the hardest of times. A harrowing read for the first two thirds of the book, which is based on the true story of the Meller sisters who survived the concentration camps.

“River Kings. The Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road” by Cat Jarman. A bit convoluted but a fascinating detective story.

I've been reading "Where The Crawdads Sing". Someone gave it to me for my birthday, and I wasn't sure I wanted to read it, but it was really good. I went to watch the film as I wanted to see how the book transferred to the big screen - marvellous.

I am reading "The Language of Food" by Annabel Abbs. Basically, historical fiction about the writing of Eliza Acton's cookery book. If you enjoy cooking, food and an historical setting I would recommend. A nice easy read with some humour added to the story.

I've just started And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini, writer of The Kite Runer and A Thousand Splendid Suns, which I have also read. I've also seen the film of The Kite Runner.

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I’ve just finished reading Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton. Not usually into thrillers but so many people raved about it that I thought I would give it a go. What an amazing book. The story of a siege at a school in Somerset but much more than this. Themes of love, courage, prejudice, dedication and much more. All interspersed with Macbeth! I wept at the ending.

I'm reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.

It's one of those books that I come back to every few years, hoping to pick up something new. I'll probably keep opn reading it every few years until I drop, but I doubt if I'll ever know everything there is to know about it. Doesn't stop me enjoying it though.

I have nearly finished Never by Ken Follett, over 800 pages in hardback but one of the best books I have read lately.

If you like political thrillers with a touch of the 'this could possibly happen' scenarios then I recommend this book.

I've just finished The Road to Nab End by William Woodruff, a fascinating social history.

I've been languishing with flu (I'm better now) and took to my bed with The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, which I've read a couple of times before. It's one of those books that you really need to read a couple of times to get much out of it beyond the basic underlying mystery. Sherlock Holmes in the 14th century is to oversimplify but it was certainly a big part of Eco's intention. Dan Brown for grown-ups perhaps, with a heavy dash of Jorge Luis Borges, whose fascination with labyrinths is all over it. Not an easy ready, though it gets a lot easier in between the interludes about medieval theology.

Umberto Eco was first and foremost a distinguished literary theorist and The Name of the Rose is a lecture in semiotics cunningly disguised as a detective story to make the medicine go down more easily.

And yes, it made a terrific film with Sean Connery

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Just 60 pages into Kazuo Ishiguro' s Never let me go. I'm struggling to see why it had such rave reviews, but maybe I need to keep going. Anyone a big fan who can convince me to finish it?

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