'No More Buying Books Until I've Read the Ones I've Already Bought' Thread

Sundaysgirl

Another huge Jo Nesbo and Sophie Hannah fan here. Have you heard of Nelson DeMille? More thriller than crime but so well written IMO.

I finally finished my reading group book, The Devil in the Marshalsea by Anntonia Hodgson - historical crime fiction novel, not my usual choice but good nevertheless. What to read next...?

Gem-gem

Gem-gem wrote: »

Haven'got much further than the first page yet!!! But today I started another book - My best friend's girl- 5 hours later nearly half way through it - have used nearly half a box of tissues and don't want to put it down - it is about a women whose best friend has died of Leukaemia and has asked her to adopt her God daughter. The daughter was staying with the friend's parents who were mistreating/ abusing the girl . It is about how she coped with parenthood being thrust upon her. Dorothy Koomson is the author.

Finished the book last night at 00:30!! Couldn't put it down. Fastest book that I have read in a long time. Had tears streaming down my face. Going to choose a different genre from my pile - one that won't make me cry!!!

Gem-gem

Gong to read Kate Atkinson - Case Histories - first in a series of four about a detective called Jackson Brodie - it became a tv series with Jason Isaacs but I haven't seen it. If I enjoy the book - I will look out for the tv series.
Already have third in series will try and reserve the second one at the library.

Bubblesmum

Morning all

Finally a few minutes to myself to catch up......

Mary Berrys book was worth reading, having seen her interviewed several times recently I wondered what would be added, but there was some very interesting stuff and a receipe at the end of every chapter. Bake Off insights in particular. :T:T:T:T out of 5

Then I finished a library book - The Time Keeper by Mitch Alborm recommended on here... Took a while to get use to his writing style but did get hooked and would read more by him :T:T:T out of 5

Reading several at the mo but concentrating on Heaven and Hell - John Jakes Trilogy 3 - post American civil war and Indians

Plus my last library book - round about a pound a week - Maud Pember Reeves another recommendation from this thread.

Bubblesmum

Gem - gem asked what our top three books are. Well recently I listed the ten that made an impression on me.....

1. The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
2. What Katy Did - Susan Coolidge
3. The Colditz Story - Pat. r. Reid
4. Is that it? Bob Geldof
5. Nancy Astor - Anthony Masters
6. the way through the woods - Colin Dexter
7. Pride and prejudice Jane Austin
8. the lady Elizabeth Allison we're
9. Dominion CJ Sampson
10. the Bible new living translation

However I really also couldn't do without Harry Potter box set.

kezbabybabe

Finally caught up on my bible readings, so I have also started Making Your Mind Up by Jill Mansell. It's reading fairly quickly though part of the story is getting a bit repetitive, so I hope that stops soon.

MrCrimeFiction

Happygreen wrote: »

Welcome! I don't know if you've discovered Sophie Hannah and Susan Hill? I like their approach to writing crime fiction with more focus on the characters than the simple "WhoDoneIt". I used to love Val McDermid and Nesbo but things are a bit too gory for my gentle soul these days ,lol.

I've heard of Susan Hill, but not of Sophie Hannah. I will certainly check her out. I love the gory ones, especially when there's a good plot around the central character, (Stuart MacBride does this very well).

Sundaysgirl wrote: »

Another huge Jo Nesbo and Sophie Hannah fan here. Have you heard of Nelson DeMille? More thriller than crime but so well written IMO.

I finally finished my reading group book, The Devil in the Marshalsea by Anntonia Hodgson - historical crime fiction novel, not my usual choice but good nevertheless. What to read next...?

I'm more into crime alone if I'm honest but thanks for the input. Will check her out.

Well that's me finished "shatter the bones" by Stuart MacBride. Fantastic read. Onto the last one my MacBride "close to the bone".
All in all that's 10 books by him, all fantastic. Can't wait to start Jo Nesbo.

Going to ask for some waterstones vouchers for Xmas so il never have to pay for a book again haha.

MrCF

Gem-gem

Bubbles mum, I also loved Folks from the faraway tree. I also liked the island of adventure, the castle of adventure. Mallory Towers series. (also Enid Blyton) and the Narnia series when I was at Primary School.
Harry Potter books are truly brilliant. I have seen Many children who have no interest In reading become book worms and discover the joys of reading.

Happygreen

MrCrimeFiction wrote: »

I've heard of Susan Hill, but not of Sophie Hannah. I will certainly check her out. I love the gory ones, especially when there's a good plot around the central character, (Stuart MacBride does this very well).



I'm more into crime alone if I'm honest but thanks for the input. Will check her out.

Well that's me finished "shatter the bones" by Stuart MacBride. Fantastic read. Onto the last one my MacBride "close to the bone".
All in all that's 10 books by him, all fantastic. Can't wait to start Jo Nesbo.

Going to ask for some waterstones vouchers for Xmas so il never have to pay for a book again haha.

MrCF

You could try my neighbour's books, he shot to fame last year (he says quite unexpectedly :cool:). James Oswald is his name. Sometimes his stories scare me simply because I wonder where he gets his inspiration from :rotfl:, hmmmm

Thrifty_Pixie

howdy doody folks :coffee:

well I am back from 14 days in Turkey (bliss) and nose is firmly against the grindstone again (boo hiss).

i didn't read an incredible amount whilst away, as i tend to stare at sunsets a lot. the husband read 7 books on his kindle?? but then he has trouble sitting still unless he's reading or building something :rotfl:

anyway, i did finish one:

#54/60 The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard 3/5 - the premise for the story (that there are people called Lectors who can influence other people through reading) was good, but it ended up being a little too Da-Vinci-Code-Meets-Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark for my tastes.

so i left that book on the villa bookshelf and swopped it for another, which i started at the end of my holiday. so, i am currently reading:

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Gallery of Vanished Husbands by Natasha Solomons
The Way to Freedom by The Dalai Lama

however i recently read that a book called The Letter For The King by Tonke Dragt has finally been translated into English after 50 or so years, and is touted to be the next Harry Potter. therefore i have broken my end of 2014 book buying boycott and ordered a first edition and an uncorrected proof copy of the English versions for my collection. i have no idea if they'll be worth Harry Potter-esque amounts in a few years, but both cost me less than £30 total, and the story itself comes highly recommended. so there

hope you are all keeping warm and cosy and looking forward to long dark nights with good books....i know i am

TP