The Bookworm's Thread 2016

Hobsons_Choice

Worcestershire libraries charge 75p to reserve a book.
I'm such a meany I usually wait until I see it on the shelf - plus I get such a great feeling when I finally spot it!

cairndog

JackieO I live in Meopham, kent but go to a small branch Coldharbour, near Gravesend where the main branch is.

They also run several groups and I belong to the book group which we call Coffee and Chat 'cos although we read the same books each month it's more informal and they're always fiction.

I am going to ask about the reservation fee next time I go as I've certainly had to pay in the past ?

VfM4meplse

JackieO wrote: »

Indeed I am really pleased with the KCC and their service in the Libraries.I have a reasonably big library close to where I live in Rainham

If I had to choose, I would much rather live near a public library than a supermarket.

Luckily I don't have to choose

carolbee

cairndog wrote: »

JackieO I live in Meopham, kent but go to a small branch Coldharbour, near Gravesend where the main branch is.

They also run several groups and I belong to the book group which we call Coffee and Chat 'cos although we read the same books each month it's more informal and they're always fiction.

I am going to ask about the reservation fee next time I go as I've certainly had to pay in the past ?

I think they stopped charging here in Kent a couple of years ago, as I definitely used to pay a reservation charge too.

Now keep a notebook by me when reading this thread, have 14 reservations at present, all mentioned on here, thanks everyone for your great suggestions.

lollyfin

My local library is tiny but wonderful . We don't pay to reserve books here either and they have a crafting club and kids after school clubs too.
I went in on Saturday and was delighted, they had 6 books waiting for me...now that's heaven.
So this weekend I read CJ Sansoms Dissolution, returned it on Monday as someone else has it on order, and I have ordered the second in the series Dark Fire. I really wasn't sure if I would like these books as there not my usual kind of subject/time period but would recommend them to anyone.
I've also finished another Fred Vargus book Have Mercy On Us, it's another one about the French police, this time it's about someone releasing the plague in Paris using infected fleas, the deaths of the people bitten, fours painted on doors and a town crier. It was really well done and I will be honest I had no idea whodunnit until the end.

greentiger

No fee for reservations at my local library - either for print or ebooks. Although it is small, there's a book group and there are various children's groups ( crafts. music) too.

[Deleted User]

Stuart Macbride's book 'In the Cold Dark Ground' finished, and very good it was as well. Poor old Logan MaCrae really goes through it,but its pretty good and well worth reserving if you can.I think even if you are unlucky enough to live where they charge a small fee for reservations its still cheaper than buying the book. Just going to start Emma Donoghue's 'Room' the film is on locally next week and I may try to see it if I can

Hobsons_Choice

Anyone who enjoys Stuart MacBride books might like to try Richard Monteneri, Luke Delany and Chris Carter.
Nice gory stuff

Callie22

I finished Rumer Godden's 'Black Narcissus' yesterday. I love her books so enjoyed this, although not as much as 'In This House of Brede', which is one of my favourites. 'Black Narcissus' feels like a book that hasn't aged quite as well as some of her other novels (some of the attitudes in the story don't sit so well ...), although it's still an enjoyable tale of nuns trying to found a convent high up in the mountains of India.

I'm also reading 'The Anchoress' by Robyn Cadwallader. It's set in the Middle Ages and is the story of Sarah, a young girl who decides to renounce the world and become an Anchoress, a hermit-nun who lives in a cell attached to a local church. It's not a long book but it's very interesting, and well-written.

I can't remember if I've mentioned this elsewhere but I've also just read 'The Whicharts' by Noel Streatfeild. This was her first novel and it's basically the same story as 'Ballet Shoes', but without any of the magic that Streatfeild gave to her children's novels! It's a very, very dark novel - instead of being orphans with a charming backstory the three main characters are the illegitimate offspring of a philandering army officer, who end up being abandoned to the care of his first mistress. The children are thrust onto the stage to earn money and Streatfeild doesn't spare the seediness - it's grubby, dirty and exploitative and there are some pretty shocking twists. The story has a happy (sort-of) ending but it's definitely one for the grown-ups! This book isn't easy to find but if you like Streatfeild's books and ever see a cheap copy then I'd recommend it.

I also went to the charity shop yesterday and picked up a couple of books, including 'The Bees' by Laline Paull which was just £1. I've been wanting to read this for ages so I'll start it today!

pollypenny

I rarely read on my iplayer as it's too heavy, but iBooks is well stocked with freebies. I decided I had to try one and, by God, it was good.

I nearly stayed up all night and have lazed around this afternoon to finish it. 'White Bones' by Graham Masterson. Gripping!

It's the first of a series featuring an Irish detective, Katie Maguire.