The Bookworm’s Thread 2018

Serendipitious

Very pleased to find this in the library today - I really enjoy Sophie Hannah's books. Not read it yet, will be starting it tonight.

pollypenny

The Quiet American, by Graham Greene has me hooked again.

What a writer! Every word works and how the hell Greene never had a Nobel Prize, I don!!!8217;t know.

bargainhunterss

Spent today reading through the this thread, am writing down lots of recommendations! Although I'm sure my 'to read' list doesn't need Tonbridge anymore!

Currently reading 'Career of Evil' (Cormoran Strike book 3) by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling), re-reading 'The Subtle Knife' by Philip Pullman, and dipping in and out of 'Sapiens - a brief history of human kind'.

Happy reading everyone!

timehastoldme

Read Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood after re-reading Oryx and Crake earlier in the year, and hit a slump afterwards. Been slogging at The Man in the High Castle and making slow progress, so had to bail. Dropped some library books back and spotted Maddadam, so maybe finishing the Atwood trilogy will kick things off again (fingers crossed). Also picked up On The Beach, Nevil Shute from the library. From the charity shop got Susan Hill, I'm the king of the castle, and John Wyndham, Stowawy to mars

sugarbaby125

I finished reading Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman earlier in the week and I really loved having an insight into how she coped with serving 15 months in a low security prison in Connecticut

I was not overly impressed with all of the gratuitous sex and violence in the television programme of the same name, but the book was a real page turner and a revelation without relying on tales of lesbian sex and violence. It focuses far more on all of the enduring friendships that Piper made while she was incarcerated and how these friendships enabled Piper to get through her time in prison and how much support she had from her fiance and her family

I would give this book 9/10

greentiger

Reading the Alphabet - in order, but starting with 'O' as I was in the middle of "The Other Queen" on January 1st.
I'm still reading "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, in small bites. It is quite thought provoking. I'll be at it for a while.

I was sent this to review
Force by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
Once I got over being annoyed that it was another 'F' rather than later in the alphabet, I did get started on it. I hadn't read 'The Dry' although I do have it in my stash. Turns out it was a great fast paced read that had me asking questions right from the start.
Here's my 'H' -
hidden by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
I know it's the 3rd in her "Vera" series, but, after reading the Jane Harper book out of order, I'm being brave and going for it again!
After that, I have
missing by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
I don't know anything about this other than the tag line, "He’s lost his memory. He’s linked to murder,"and I don't know the author.

In case you wonder how I'm choosing my books, They are almost all in my stash. Ironically the only book I have bought for the challenge so far was for 'F', which explains why I was annoyed that I was sent "Force of Nature". Most have been passed on to me, just as I pass mine on too, others have been lurking in my Kindle since .... I am choosing physical books ahead of kindle books as I am making an effort to declutter too. I can't let a book go without reading it first though. A

Cocketts

Just popping my head above the parapet - I read but don't often post (see what I did there? ! )

Sorry if anybody has already mentioned this book, but it was recommended to me and had me hooked. I think it would make a cracking film.

'The Ballroom' by Anna Hope (sorry, don't know how to do piccies).

Lilli

bargainhunterss

sugarbaby125 wrote: »

I finished reading Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman earlier in the week and I really loved having an insight into how she coped with serving 15 months in a low security prison in Connecticut

I was not overly impressed with all of the gratuitous sex and violence in the television programme of the same name, but the book was a real page turner and a revelation without relying on tales of lesbian sex and violence. It focuses far more on all of the enduring friendships that Piper made while she was incarcerated and how these friendships enabled Piper to get through her time in prison and how much support she had from her fiance and her family

I would give this book 9/10

I didn't realise that show was based on a book. I agree, I couldn't really get on with the TV show but I might give that a go.

Serendipitious

Serendipitious wrote: »

Very pleased to find this in the library today - I really enjoy Sophie Hannah's books. Not read it yet, will be starting it tonight.

Having finished it now, I can say it was a very good read, keeps you guessing, and it demonstrates some very high-level plotting skills. How the author manages to keep all the different perspectives of who saw what, who did what, who is lying and who might be mistaken and why, with all of these juggled at the same time to even be able to write this, is really quite awe-inspiring.

Slight problem with the opening premise. Cara from England is very upset with her husband and children. So she spends one-third of the family's entire savings and heads off to Arizona to a luxury resort by herself to 'take some time to think.' I was a bit dubious about that, it seemed a bit OTT. But putting that aside as the reason for her being there to begin with, it was a very good read.

VfM4meplse

Book 9:



8/10. Fascinating and very readable, I have no idea why it took me so long to finish! I must have read it in at least 30 sittings, which is silly because it is gripping stuff if you're the analytical type (like me!).

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

Make Your Bed: Small things that can change your life... and maybe the world, the man who wrote it was a Navy SEAL and it was quite interesting.

This was published last year, wasn't it? It's been on my list since then by not yet in my local library. I rather get the impression that it could offer focus to a lot of people.