The Bookworm's Thread 2016

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missbiggles1 wrote: »

I reread most books, even thrillers - I agree with the Oscar Wilde statement -
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”

Or, to put it less well "If I don't want to read it again, it can't have ben much good".

We'll have to disagree on this;)

I might well enjoy reading favourite books again but I just don't have the time. I certainly don't read to fill empty hours. My reading time is very precious and I want to make the most of every minute. Also, I suspect I'm decades older than most of you (although not yet as old as the old gent from dreaming's book group;)) and life's certainly too short to cram in all the new books I hope to read .

missbiggles1

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I'd happily read it once more - it's a children's book, so I'm confident it would be no more than an afternoon's occupation. I'll save it for a wet Saturday in November.

From what I can remember it's a good way of getting kids used to the concept of death, and that life still goes on afterwards. It might also train them not to be afraid of spiders

I tend not to read children's books, having none myself.

pollypenny

Carbootcrazy, you have a point - so many great older books, so many new to discover!

So little time.

I've just ordered an Agatha Raisin on kindle daily deals. A very light read, I imagine.

missbiggles1

carbootcrazy wrote: »

We'll have to disagree on this;)

I might well enjoy reading favourite books again but I just don't have the time. I certainly don't read to fill empty hours. My reading time is very precious and I want to make the most of every minute. Also, I suspect I'm decades older than most of you (although not yet as old as the old gent from dreaming's book group;)) and life's certainly too short to cram in all the new books I hope to read .

I doubt very much that you're decades older than me!

That's one of the great delights of retirement - I haven't had so much time to read since I finished my degree.

missbiggles1

pollypenny wrote: »

Carbootcrazy, you have a point - so many great older books, so many new to discover!

So little time.

I've just ordered an Agatha Raisin on kindle daily deals. A very light read, I imagine.

I saw that this morning and did consider buying it but feel it's the sort of thing that might just sit on it, unread.

When I joined the book group 6/7 years ago I was looking forward to all the new books and authors I wouldn't have otherwise read but I now feel that there are vast numbers of books in this world that I just don't ever want to read - possibly even more than ones I do.:(

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missbiggles1 wrote: »

I doubt very much that you're decades older than me!

That's one of the great delights of retirement - I haven't had so much time to read since I finished my degree.

I found that once I retired I took on all sorts of things that I didn't have time for when I was working. It got a bit out of hand and spare time is in very short supply:o. I like being busy though, it keeps me young;)

Treasurequeen

pollypenny wrote: »

Carbootcrazy, you have a point - so many great older books, so many new to discover!

So little time.

I've just ordered an Agatha Raisin on kindle daily deals. A very light read, I imagine.

The novels in the Agatha raisin series are a fun read, very witty. I prefer the tv series better than the books which is unusual for me.

I've just downloaded a few free books on my iPad, it may take me a while to read through them as I have a few (10) paperbacks to read on my bookshelf.

Tiddlywinks

I've quite enjoyed reading Stephen Leather's Jack Nightingale series:

The first book in the Jack Nightingale supernatural thriller series.

'You're going to hell, Jack Nightingale': They are words that ended his career as a police negotiator. Now Jack's a struggling private detective - and the chilling words come back to haunt him.

Nightingale's life is turned upside down the day that he inherits a mansion with a priceless library; it comes from a man who claims to be his father, and it comes with a warning. That Nightingale's soul was sold at birth and a devil will come to claim it on his thirty-third birthday - just three weeks away.

Jack doesn't believe in Hell, probably doesn't believe in Heaven either. But when people close to him start to die horribly, he is led to the inescapable conclusion that real evil may be at work. And that if he doesn't find a way out he'll be damned in hell for eternity.


There's lots of humour and it's a really light read.

Hobsons_Choice

I've read all the Jack Nightingale books and enjoyed them - I've also read all the Stephen Leather thriller/action books as well - he's one of my favourite authors.

missbiggles1

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I found that once I retired I took on all sorts of things that I didn't have time for when I was working. It got a bit out of hand and spare time is in very short supply:o. I like being busy though, it keeps me young;)

That just means that there are things you'd prefer to do rather than read - for me there aren't.:)