“Performed a Carapop”
I am so glad that I’m not the only one not to fall madly in love with The Correspondent. I wouldn’t go so far as to call her utterly detestable but I just don’t have the temperament for such books I think.
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I am so glad that I’m not the only one not to fall madly in love with The Correspondent. I wouldn’t go so far as to call her utterly detestable but I just don’t have the temperament for such books I think.
As much as I love Fourth Wing I will not be paying that.
Yeh exactly. I will wait for that to come out as paperback, i think. I will read the rest of the series when it happens but Book 3 was such a long slog. I'm less interested in filler novellas.
I just bought The Mercy Step #influenced
Ha, it looks good doesnt it! Ive added it to my wishlist along with The Best of Everything #alsoinfluenced!
It’s not as though there haven’t been Forth Wing cash grabs either!
women’s prize shortlist
Readers or Tattle - I have 35 days until my next Borrowbox reservation is available. In that time, should I read The Count of Monte Cristo or Lonesome Dove? I've read quite a few short books recently, so ready for a more chonky one!
Lonesome Dove, hands down. But stick with it, the first 60 or so pages are a bit of a slog. Once you are past 80/100 it is plain sailing!
The Mercy Step to win then.
I expect The Correspondent or Heart the Lover will win. Follow the trend.
I expect The Correspondent or Heart the Lover will win. Follow the trend.
Me and @LaBlonde recommend The Count of Monte Cristo.
I wouldn't normally speak for someone else, but I'm 99.9% certain on this response. LaBlonde raves about The Count of Monte Cristo the way I rave about The Will of the Many
(as always) YOU UNDERSTAND ME PERFECTLY STEPHEN
i could recite you a speech on how much i love that book but just read it instead
hello it’s me, alexa. read the count of monte cristo. alexa over and out.I'd best get Alexa to flip a coin for me then.
(or whatever alexas say when they finished talking idk i don’t have one 🥲)
I’ve read 2/6.. I was hoping I’d have ticked off my of the shortlist.. *off to preorder The Mercy Step in paperback.
Ok , you win I've been influenced.
My mum, my friend and I are the only people I know for sure generally read 50+ books a year. I have a colleague who hads a different book on the go often enough that I reckon she could hit 50 a year.
I don't pay attention to the gender of authors I read. Or the characters in the books, tbh.
I don't pay attention to the gender of authors I read. Or the characters in the books, tbh.
Hello book thread.
I have been trying to read before bed every day, even if it is only a few pages.
I am currently reading The Arctic Cruise by Caroline James. I enjoy her books, but i think they are all very similar. They all involve women of retirement age going on a holiday and getting either a new outlook on life and/or a new relationship.
The books are usually very lighthearted, but i am finding bits of it very sad. The main character of the book is a widow, and the way her husband died is identical to something that happened to one of my neighbours.
And another character is looking after her husband who
. Again, I know someone this happened to.
So it is a weird experience reading. One moment I am laughing and the next I am getting sad.
I have been trying to read before bed every day, even if it is only a few pages.
I am currently reading The Arctic Cruise by Caroline James. I enjoy her books, but i think they are all very similar. They all involve women of retirement age going on a holiday and getting either a new outlook on life and/or a new relationship.
The books are usually very lighthearted, but i am finding bits of it very sad. The main character of the book is a widow, and the way her husband died is identical to something that happened to one of my neighbours.
Janes husband died whilst on a cruise. He was feelingunwell and went to bed early whilst his wife watched the entertainment. He died in his sleep of a heart attack. This is literallywhat happened to ome of my neighbours when she went on a retirement holiday with her husband.
And another character is looking after her husband who
is using a wheelchair as his body is slowly becoming paralysed due to cancer damaging his spine
So it is a weird experience reading. One moment I am laughing and the next I am getting sad.
So I've ended up pondering this and I went back through my Goodreads to see how many books by women vs men I've read over the last few years:
Since I started tracking my readings on Goodreds, I've read 428 books, and 184 of them were by women, or 43.2%
(Assuming I've counted correctly
)This won't change my reading habits, I don't think, but it was quite an interesting exercise anyway!
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