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MargaretX Mon 12-Jun-17 15:02:44

I'm looking for books to read or download onto my Kindle
I've just finished The Co op's got Bananas by Hunter Davies and its hard to follow it!
And so sad that Margaret Forster has died last year. I will read all her books including non fiction again sometime.

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Hellogirl1 Fri 11-Oct-24 15:28:52

I read None of This is True recently, Allira, I enjoyed it as well.

Allira Thu 10-Oct-24 15:46:04

This is an old thread!

Allira Thu 10-Oct-24 15:45:03

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell.

Psychological, rather creepy but thoroughly enjoyable - keeps you gripped!

Hellogirl1 Thu 10-Oct-24 15:26:28

Stop Them Dead, by Peter James, the latest (I think) of the Roy Grace stories. Not read much yet, but these books are usually good.

Patsy70 Thu 10-Oct-24 08:47:15

I have downloaded ‘Joan’ by Joan Hannigton, her true story, currently being televised.

Patsy70 Thu 10-Oct-24 08:45:09

‘Sorrow and Bliss’ by Meg Mason. It is an insight into someone struggling with depression throughout their life, and is funny and sad in equal measure.

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Diggingdoris Sun 04-Dec-22 10:16:24

I'm a newbie on here so hope I can join in.
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?

LadyHonoriaDedlock Fri 04-Nov-22 17:30:15

Sorry, I forgot I;d already posted! Can somebody remove one of them please.

LadyHonoriaDedlock Fri 04-Nov-22 17:27:21

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

CazB Fri 04-Nov-22 16:30:54

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

Sar53 Sun 30-Oct-22 20:38:54

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.

LadyHonoriaDedlock Sun 30-Oct-22 20:24:25

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.

DiW1 Sat 01-Oct-22 11:48:51

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.

bryston Sat 01-Oct-22 05:05:05

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Aldom Wed 31-Aug-22 20:41:42

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.

LottieinSuffolk Wed 31-Aug-22 19:49:43

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.

graninthemist Wed 31-Aug-22 09:39:14

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.

Greyduster Sat 27-Aug-22 11:27:46

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

Aldom Thu 25-Aug-22 10:53:56

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.