Oh no - reading slowing up - 8th June - 20th June with only one book - ‘Human Punk’ by John King
… picked it up at work in the 50p pile. All about boot boys in the 70’s - main character born in 1963, same as me - struck many chords, but not because I was into punk and boot!!
Worth a read - very different - lots of .bad language though…
td x
A work mate of hubby bought me CANCER VIXEN by Marisa Acocella Marchetto. Her real life story of her fight with breast cancer. american but I could relate to everthing she said. Stayed up till 2am, just had to read it through. Be warned dont start it just before bedtime.
Just read “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. Really weird book at first, written from the perspective of “Death” who seems a bit down and depressed by his duties! Is set in Germany in the era of the WWII and the holocaust. Very good read, not as harrowing as you would imagine, but does make you think.
You may think this will be a wierd one, but the best (in a oddest sort of way) book that I have read in ages is the one by Lindsay Hunter about her husband Paul, the snooker player who passed away from cancer not too long ago. My son had the book for christmas and had to read it. Ironic tho, as finished the book just a few weeks before DX myself! I have been having a tough time with my problems, but reading what he went thro, puts it all into perpspective. He was a brave fella and fought hard till the end, and its the only book that has ever made me cry and the fastest book I have read. Not for the faint hearted, but if you feel brave, give it a go.
Hope you dont mind me telling you about this, but felt compelled to. You also find out what it is like for the partners who suffer this also.
Deb x
Just finished the Kite Runner and cried buckets… loved it
Very good thread this - am in a book club and we have had some wonderful reads including:
‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’, mentioned earlier, by Audrey Niffenegger (or similar) a fantastic, really extraordinary book.
Also for something very different, immensely funny and very moving too in parts, ‘One big damn puzzler’ by John Harding
‘Birdsong’ by Sebastian Faulks, set in World War I and one of his best known, I really love this.
For something very light hearted and funny I really enjoyed ‘The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy’ by Fiona Neill.
how interesting this thread is…I am keeping these books in mind for my next trip to the library
I think in my new life (post bc) I will join two clubs
a book club (in person type)
and a card game (canasta) club
why not?
I must read the Time Traveller’s Wife - it looks fascinating. Its being made into a film, I believe too
My daughter bought me the Time Travellers Wife - but haven’t been able to get into it - will persist though and look forward to it being made into a film.
Have just read books 1 & 2 3 of a trilogy by Lian Hearn - set in medieval Japan - facinating story of war-ring tribes - love, laughter, courage and sadness. Well worth the read
Oh pam - keep going with Time Traveller - it becomes unputdownable - even my OH read it and he can’t read…!!!
read it before the film = it’s bound to change so much…
Td x
I agree, Time Travellers Wife is fandabidozy! Looking forward to the film too. Can’t read at mo, don’t know why, just can’t get into anything. Been crosswording but need to read to stimulate brain cells. Any ideas? Something light and frothy but NOT romance,yuk!
Hi Irene,
Light and frothy but not romantic is a tall order! Try “A Rope in Case” by Lillian Beckwith, first of a series of books about a lady of mature years who goes to live in a Scottish croft. You can read a chapter at a time as a single story if you want, dry sense of humour, and certainly not romantic. The library should have them or second hand on Amazon.
Agree, loved Time Traveler’s Wife.
Have just bought 4 paperbacks from Oxfam, as off on holiday at the weekend. I will then write inside where and when I bought them and “liberate” them when I’ve finished them.
I read all the time so my list could be extremely long
Currently have about chapters of Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult, which is about a high school massacre and the results thereafter.
Also read by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth - about an amish girl who gets pregnant and her baby is found dead
My Sisters Keeper - a young girl who was born to provide stem cells for her sister with cancer
Perfect Match - a young boy goes mute and it is discovered he has been sexually abused
Vanishing Acts - a young woman who finds out she is not who she thought she was
Torey Hayden is another good author - she writes about her work in the US mainly with children who are elective mute but also those who have other problems. Just finished her 1st novel ‘Overheard in a Dream’ - a bit different from her other books but still very good.
The Devil Wears Prada and Everyone Worth Knowing were both good in a trashy sort of way… there is a new one out called Girls Night in … not got it yet but plan to.
Great thread.
I like Medical thrillers- so I read anything by Robin Cook and Tess Gerritsen. Not too deep and complicated.
I love anything by Michael Crichton - an exciting fast read. His most recent one “Next” was very good.
A friend gave me the autobiographical “Singing The Life” by Elizabeth Bryan. It is about her families genetic cancer. Very sad in parts but very interesting, and well written.
Penny
I read at least 6 books a week and loved The Time Travellers Wife.Ilike science fiction especially Marian Zimmer Bradley;Anne McCaffrey and my all time favourite sci fi read 'Tigana’by Guy Gavriel Kay.I enjoy thrillers and love Peter Robinson’s books and Stepen Booth.My favourites in that genre are Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins books.I read all my old fave childrens books over and over.I discovered Torey Hayden years ago and have some American early editions of her books.For a bit of fun/sex/crime etc try JD Robb’s 'In Death’series its Nora Roberts writing under another name.I could go on…and on but I wont.lolxx
Marykate
I still love Danielle Steele. I recently read Things I Want my daughters to know by Elizabeth Noble, a little bit sad but un put down able. My sister really enjoyed the new Marian Keys and 31 Dream Street by Liza jewel. x
lilacblushes
we must be on same wavelength! i have read all of jodi picoults, apart from most recent, which waiting for from library. Have also read some of Torey Hayden and hers are good too. Try Joy Fielding, shes my favourite, just beating Jodi!
Deb x
That Jodi Picoults sounds dead miserable! Think I’ll give her a miss!
Hi all , this is a nice thread to join. I’m in a book club as some of you are too . Our current one is Vikam Seth ’ Two lives’ Its also unputdownable if a littleheavy but as it a true stoy it is very poignant.
A short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is a laugh and to be honest anything by Pete McCarthy . maybe some of the regulars of the Dew drop in should read that one .
My cleaner by maggie Gee also went down well with us all and all pretty easy reads.
hmmmmm History of Tractors in Ukranian…interesting…this has what to do with the DDI???
haven’t picked up one of hte several books I got from library
sigh
been using my energy while I have it
but love this thread