Books #8 Reading chats

[Brian Butterfield]

I have similar issues in that I can buy them quicker than I can read them.

Bought like 10books at charity shops the other week. Probably another 15 on Amazon. But I still had a shelf full at home still to read. And my Amazon wishlist still has dozens and dozens of books I want to get. and I'm sure I will just keep adding and buying more.

Oh an I'm running out of shelf space very quickly.

I’m jealous!

I’m in a book drought and bar a strong January, I’ve have struggled to find enough books I want to read this year.

I get anxious when I don’t have a decent read to get into. I’m an insomniac and books are my safe place, especially when I can’t sleep they make me feel less alone.

 

[StephenTJackson]

I’m jealous!

I’m in a book drought and bar a strong January, I’ve have struggled to find enough books I want to read this year.

I get anxious when I don’t have a decent read to get into. I’m an insomniac and books are my safe place, especially when I can’t sleep they make me feel less alone.

I've got right into happy ever after trashy gay love stories, which is helping boost the reading list. But I've got a stack of others as well, murder mysteries, Agatha Christie's, and a load of non-fiction stuff as well, royal stuff, couple of biographies, some history, Egyptian, English history, political based history stuff.

I've just found this year I've really rediscovered my passion for reading. I've already read more books this year than I had in the last five years combined I think. But it means there's loads to catch up on as it were.

 

[StatusWoe]

I recently finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's the second Ishiguro book I've read and both of them flattened me emotionally. I mean, I liked the books, they're just so sad!

I’m an insomniac and books are my safe place, especially when I can’t sleep they make me feel less alone.

I can definitely relate to this. It's like they're company.

 

[twilightgarden]

I’m still reading Young Mungo and although I shouldn’t compare it to Shuggie , I like that Mungo seems to take centre stage as a character. I’m finding the camping scenes very uncomfortable Poor guy.
I also started Deep Cover which I think was recommended on here? I’ve only read a few chapters so far but so interesting so thanks to whoever recommended it as I don’t think I would have known about it other wise. It’s right up my street

 

[ordinaryjelly]

I recently finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's the second Ishiguro book I've read and both of them flattened me emotionally. I mean, I liked the books, they're just so sad!



I can definitely relate to this. It's like they're company.

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of my favourite authors. Have you read The Remains of the Day?

I recently bought a brand new book from Amazon for 78p and £1.10 postage. It was a book that came up on the "people also bought" part of the webpage. I am half way through and it seems like a good book (Our Fathers by Rebecca Wait) is there any way to sort Amazon to show you decent books that are that cheap? Do any others exist?!

 

[StephenTJackson]

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of my favourite authors. Have you read The Remains of the Day?

Have recently bought this from a charity shop, haven't read it yet though.

 

[coconochanel]

Just finished The festival murders by Mark McCrum really enjoyed it, a easy but enjoyable read. 9/10

 

[Tit4Tattle]

I’ve just finished 56 days….not sure if I enjoyed it or not!

 

[D.W's Library Card]

If anybody is into historical fiction then I recommend When The World Was Ours, I saw it on a table in Waterstones so gave it a read.
I think it's intended to be YA but it seriously reads like a typical novel, very very engaging, I feel like hardly anybody knows about it.

 

[StatusWoe]

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of my favourite authors. Have you read The Remains of the Day?

I haven't yet, but it's the next on my list. The other Ishiguro book I read was 'The Buried Giant', which is less well-known and more recent. It's a hard one to describe - very different to Never Let Me Go, but deals with some of the same themes of loss and relationships.

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

Audible have a £3 sale at the moment for members.

Ive just cancelled my membership as its come to the end of my half price offer so will have to wait on them emailing me a new offer

As mentioned above The Remains of The Day - Kazuo Ishiguro is in the £3 sale.

However I did buy the two below, whilst my membership is still running.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E Schwab
Silver Sparrow - Tayari Jones (I loved An American Marriage)

 

[ordinaryjelly]

I haven't yet, but it's the next on my list. The other Ishiguro book I read was 'The Buried Giant', which is less well-known and more recent. It's a hard one to describe - very different to Never Let Me Go, but deals with some of the same themes of loss and relationships.

Oh The Buried Giant, Axl and Beatrice, their hunt for some memory and the love story that goes along side it is beautiful.

The Buried Giant is never that popular with Ishiguro fans but I enjoyed it.

 

[epl000]

I had a long train journey yesterday and flew through The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. I really just didn't enjoy it at all, and if it wasn't for being stuck on a train with poor phone signal and nothing else to do I would probably have put it down and not picked it back up again. I was really disappointed as I quite enjoyed her other books, albeit that they were a bit predictable. Really felt the story was a bit confusing and poorly structured, lacked any sense of anticipation or emotional investment. I think others have talked about it on the thread already but wondered if anyone had actually read it and enjoyed it?

 

[nbt]

I had a long train journey yesterday and flew through The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. I really just didn't enjoy it at all, and if it wasn't for being stuck on a train with poor phone signal and nothing else to do I would probably have put it down and not picked it back up again. I was really disappointed as I quite enjoyed her other books, albeit that they were a bit predictable. Really felt the story was a bit confusing and poorly structured, lacked any sense of anticipation or emotional investment. I think others have talked about it on the thread already but wondered if anyone had actually read it and enjoyed it?

Nope. I gave up on it half way through.

 

[Tit4Tattle]

I’m just reading Mhari McFarlanes latest book it’s not me it’s you. Not a ground breaking read but a nice easy one!

 

[LaBlonde]

I had a long train journey yesterday and flew through The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. I really just didn't enjoy it at all, and if it wasn't for being stuck on a train with poor phone signal and nothing else to do I would probably have put it down and not picked it back up again. I was really disappointed as I quite enjoyed her other books, albeit that they were a bit predictable. Really felt the story was a bit confusing and poorly structured, lacked any sense of anticipation or emotional investment. I think others have talked about it on the thread already but wondered if anyone had actually read it and enjoyed it?

i really disliked it. i can allow a few things in “bad” writing but i just found it all a bit lazy and predictable. i skipped a huge chunk and felt i’d missed nothing

we’re having a conversation in work, randomly, about thank you notes in books. i’ve just started people person by candice carty-williams and there are about seven pages of thank yous at the end. i don’t know if i’m being harsh because i would certainly be proud if i wrote and published a book too but damn.

 

[StatusWoe]

we’re having a conversation in work, randomly, about thank you notes in books. i’ve just started people person by candice carty-williams and there are about seven pages of thank yous at the end. i don’t know if i’m being harsh because i would certainly be proud if i wrote and published a book too but damn.

Thank you notes in books are like acceptance speeches at the Oscars. They're nice, but best when kept short. Just my opinion, of course.

Oh The Buried Giant, Axl and Beatrice, their hunt for some memory and the love story that goes along side it is beautiful.

The Buried Giant is never that popular with Ishiguro fans but I enjoyed it.

Yes, that's the one. I heard it wasn't as popular as his other novels, but honestly I really liked it. I found the plot moving and the dreamlike atmosphere/setting was interesting.

 

[LaBlonde]

Thank you notes in books are like acceptance speeches at the Oscars. They're nice, but best when kept short. Just my opinion, of course.

fully agree. i get thanking people who have helped with research or your family etc but i swear this was one is a list of every person she ever mentioned the book to keep it short!

 

[capriallie]

I really want to read the invisible life of Addie larue but it still seems really expensive wherever I look

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

I really want to read the invisible life of Addie larue but it still seems really expensive wherever I look

Do you have audible? Its £3 on there atm. You could sign up for a free trial and itl give you access to the £3 sale. Not everyone likes audio books though I know.