The Bookworm's Thread 2016

lynnejk

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 agree with you CBC. I have read all the books on that list and others by some of the authors. The only book I've read twice is Lord of the Rings - thought it such a super book and so much in it that you miss the first time.

I once visited the British Library in London and was absolutely gob-smacked at the number of books. My immediate thought was 'There is no way anyone could read all these books in a life-time'.

I sometimes wish that I had kept a record of all the books I have read - think I would tell any young, avid reader to start one I am a bit of a 'read almost anything' person so it would have been interesting eh.

I suppose I'll be back to reading a bit more after this weekend. What with all the tennis and then the Olympics my reading time seems to have dwindled.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend
Lx

Hobsons_Choice

Half way through reading "Fire and Rain" by Dianne Chamberlain.

A mysterious stranger walks into a small town struck by drought and fires, he offers to build a machine that will guarantee rain, with the town just providing the materials.
Local Mayor trusts him, local artist falls for him, local newscaster tries to find out his background. He says this will put lots of peoples lives in danger .......

A page turner that I'm really enjoying. 9/10 so far.

sugarbaby125

I have just finished reading 'Just Me' by Shelia Hancock. I really enjoyed this 2nd Autobiographical book of Shelia's having previously read her 'The Two of Us' about her life with John Thaw about 2 years ago.

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Another one here whose reading time has been severely curtailed by all the Olympics-watching until the early hours for the past fortnight:eek:. I'm sorry it's all over but glad that normal life can resume;)


On another thread I visit someone mentioned going to Madame Tussaud's . I was in a charity shop this morning to drop off some donated stuff and of course couldn't leave without a quick check of their bookshelves;). I was delighted to spot a biography of the said Madame Tussaud (of whom I know absolutely nothing:o). It is hardback(:j), looks virtually unread and only cost £1. It's Madame Tussaud, A Life And A Time by Teresa Ransom.


I can't wait to start it this evening, my first uninterrupted reading-session for over a fortnight.

sugarbaby125

I just finished reading 'Escape Routes for Beginners' by Kira Cochrane. I really liked the different characters and the plot of this book, but I felt really let down by the ending that just left so many questions unanswered. I will only give this book a 7/10 because of the ending.

aliwali

Hi, hope you don't mind me joining you. I have recently read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Really good read that I found hard to put down. I've also read Melissa by Jonathan Taylor. Very unusual format but interesting and heartfelt. Would definitely recommend.

Now reading The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley, which I'm loving so far.

Thanks for all the other recommendations.

Treasurequeen

So far this week I have finished reading The Martyr's curse by scott Mariani this book was very predictable and the ending was a big disappointment. His other books starring Ben hope have been full of action and lots of twists and turns in the story but for me I didn't enjoy this novel. 4/10.

Went to my doctors for a checkup and they now have a bookcase full of books and you donate your chosen money for the books you pick. I picked up The book thief by Markus zusak and Fallen by karin slaughter. Not sure which book to read next I have got a whole bookcase full.

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Treasurequeen wrote: »

Went to my doctors for a checkup and they now have a bookcase full of books and you donate your chosen money for the books you pick.....

It's great, isn't it, that there are so many unusual and unexpected places where we can pick up good secondhand books nowadays?:j

I was surprised to see such a display in my local Boots. Wasn't expecting one there somehow but found some lovely 'as new' books once. My nearest Tesco is my most lucrative source of books. They have a massive table full of donated books and a collection box for the charity they support. It's an animal charity very close to my heart so I'm always delighted to find books there that I like. I donate a lot of my own books there too. It's very popular, the selection on offer is constantly changing:j.

dreaming

carbootcrazy wrote: »

It's great, isn't it, that there are so many unusual and unexpected places where we can pick up good secondhand books nowadays?:j

I was surprised to see such a display in my local Boots. Wasn't expecting one there somehow but found some lovely 'as new' books once. My nearest Tesco is my most lucrative source of books. They have a massive table full of donated books and a collection box for the charity they support. It's an animal charity very close to my heart so I'm always delighted to find books there that I like. I donate a lot of my own books there too. It's very popular, the selection on offer is constantly changing:j.

Having hit the charity shops in own and nearby town for book group books but no with no success (although did find 7 more books I needed) I ventured onto amazing.co today and ordered them from their "secondhand" listings (so 0.01 plus postage). I try to buy from 1 place if possible to get a deal on postage and was surprised to see that some charity shops were advertising (Oxfam, and a Bournemouth hospice shop were 2 I noted). Made me feel slightly better as I hate not using proper bookshops but have to watch the pennies. Took some from my shelves to charity shop today and was asked if I wanted to Gift Aid. I explained to the lady that my income is below tax threshold (£11,000 per annum) so cannot Gift Aid and she replied "oh how lucky you are". I'm still musing on that!

VfM4meplse

I finished this book last week, 8/10.



I picked it because I enjoyed reading Rogue Trader so much - albeit 20 years ago now, but I remember it being a real page-turner! - so when I saw it on the chazzer shelf I was interested to see how he managed once sentenced. What I didn't expect was a lot of insight into the human psyche, which made it well worth it. Recommended.