The Bookworm's Thread 2016

pollypenny

I have just given up on a book for a strange reason: it's too crammed with satire and general 'cleverness'.

The Correction by Jonathan Safran had me laughing out loud with the first few pages, but a third of the way in it seems too much. It's on my kindle so I may come back to it.

greentiger

Finally finished "The Versions of Us" - it took a month, that says it all!

Now reading "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens - a nice change.

missbiggles1

I'm half way through "The Watchmaker of Filigree Street" which is totally unlike the sort of book I usually read but I'm really enjoying it. It's strange and almost magical and an amazing debut novel.

Upsidedown_Bear

Just read The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness that I found in a charity shop for £1.

"Mindfulness is the skill of thinking you are doing something when you are doing nothing.
One of the good things about mindfulness is that you get to do a lot of sitting down.
Sitting down is good for the mind because so much positive energy is stored in the lap"

VfM4meplse

Upsidedown_Bear wrote: »

Just read The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness that I found in a charity shop for £1.

"Mindfulness is the skill of thinking you are doing something when you are doing nothing.
One of the good things about mindfulness is that you get to do a lot of sitting down.
Sitting down is good for the mind because so much positive energy is stored in the lap"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Ironically I've just read these parliament-commissioned documents in week 8:

Mindful Nation

The Collapse of Kids Company (because I was so enraged by that self- delusionist Camilla Batmangheligh talking down to the nation on Woman's Hour).

Health at Work: Independent review of sickness absence - Dame Carol Black is a woman deserving of admiration.

Not everyone's cup of tea but I found them insightful. Also fear I am slipping back into my old ways by starting several new books and not getting very far with them when something else catches my attention

Upsidedown_Bear

I've just finished The case of Jennie Brice by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

I really enjoyed it. She's often called "the American Agatha Christie" so if you like Agatha Christie (like me ) do look for her books.

Next I'm either reading another Mary Roberts Rinehart or The No2 Feline Detective Agency by Mandy Morton.

mumps

When I mentioned enjoying Ian Rankin two or three people recommended Stuart McBride. Wow you weren't kidding when you said it was dark. When I was reading it I wasn't sure if I liked it, I could hardly bear to read it at times but as soon as I finished I realised how much I enjoyed it. It was called Birthdays for the Dead and is in the Ash Henderson series so then read A Song for the Dying.

I have to say I have worked with one or two police officers who went bad but I have never come across the sort of corruption in these books but it didn't put me off. Normally things about corrupt police officers annoy me but as Ash went off to extort some money from various baddies I didn't feel outraged. I think I lost my moral compass.

elsien

Just finished "A song for Issy Bradley." It's a novel set in this country about a Mormon family and how they cope with the death of a child.
It's very moving and although I don't have a faith I still found that aspect of it interesting when people's beliefs are tested by a tragedy.
Although I'm so used to Mormons being based in the States it took a while before it sunk in that the book is set here.

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mumps wrote: »

When I mentioned enjoying Ian Rankin two or three people recommended Stuart McBride. Wow you weren't kidding when you said it was dark. When I was reading it I wasn't sure if I liked it, I could hardly bear to read it at times but as soon as I finished I realised how much I enjoyed it. It was called Birthdays for the Dead and is in the Ash Henderson series so then read A Song for the Dying.

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I have read all of Stuart Macbride's books and they are quite dark but very entertaining His Logan character really goes through the mill.I was in Aberdeen a couple of years ago with my DD who also has read them and we were cheering as we drove around the awful traffic system there :):)
He only publishes once a year in January and I have to pick up his very latest book this morning from the library as it happens.I was 63rd on the list for reading it and ordered it at the beginning of January :):)
At the moment I am halfway through 'Dominions' by CJ Sansom and am really enjoying reading it ,thanks to those who recommended it

VfM4meplse

elsien wrote: »

Just finished "A song for Issy Bradley." It's a novel set in this country about a Mormon family and how they cope with the death of a child.
It's very moving and although I don't have a faith I still found that aspect of it interesting when people's beliefs are tested by a tragedy.
Although I'm so used to Mormon's being based in the States it took a while before it sunk in that the book is set here.

This is exactly my kind of thing! I shall look out for it in the library.