The Bookworm’s Thread 2018

VfM4meplse

Book 41:


6.5/10. I had this on my list for a long time, in connection to my work at a girl's school, especially in relation to the (mis)use of social media. I haven't scored it that highly, because it took me a long time to read the first part but persisted with it to try and dig out the helpful nuggets of information. Basically it's like reading someone's research thesis on why girls are so spiteful to each other and how this manifests in their behaviours to others, and the impact on their victim. I felt pleased to be mature enough to have left all this rubbish behind years ago but it clearly still bothers some grown women. The second part redeemed the book though as its full of practical techniques to help your daughter through it.

retireby35 wrote: »

2. Helen Russell - The year of living Danishly
Such a fab read - so informative and some parts funny. Would recommend this book

This one has been on by bookshelf for ages, but I feel encouraged to add it to my active list now

pollypenny

I enjoyed The Year of Living Danishly.

Now reading Girl in Trouble, a freebie from Amazon via Book Bub.

Charly27

Hi Retireby35 like the sound of the Tara Button book. Thanks for the recommendation. This month I read ‘Angels in my Hair’ by Lorna Byrne. This was a re read for me but my mum bought it for me from a charity shop so I thought it was worth a read. I enjoyed it though she had a challenging early life by all accounts. I really enjoyed ‘Elizabeth and her German Garden’ by Elizabeth Von Arnim. She separated from ‘the man of wrath’, how she refers to her husband, in 1908 having five children with him. Love her evocative description and humour. Also read half of ‘Last child in the Woods’ before another reader requested it so I couldn’t renew. :eek: Very thought provoking book.
How do you all decide what to read each month? I think I do better if I have a plan. Quite like green tiger’s A-Z.

SofiaDaly

I LOVE the photo that says about personal library. And now it's my wallpaper on my phone!!! It motivates me to collect more books. Can't wait for the new thread this upcoming 2019 (So advanced) LOL

pollypenny

I started The Leopard by Tomas Lampudsa last night and I'm hooked.

It's been on my kindle for a while, but after The Sellout, brilliant but hard work, I've read two page turner thrillers, so needed to up my game.

MandM90

Finished Fallen Angels by Bernard Cornwell



A little predictable at times, but a real page turner and some really interesting (and likeable) characters. I enjoyed reading it loads and will probably re-read someday, on hols. Cornwell's imagination is something else!

Now reading The Miniaturist.

VfM4meplse

Book 42:



9/10; a re-read of one of my all-time favourites! I picked it up again because I couldn't believe the horrendous news coming out of Chemnitz this weekend. Have we learned nothing over the last 80 years?! This book MUST be made compulsory for all KS3 students. It leaves out much of the gore of the concentration camps and focuses on mental resilience, and what kept the survivors apart.

I spent a little longer on this occasion trying to get my head round logotherapy (part II) vs other psychiatric disciplines, it's got a place but no one school provides all the answers.

greentiger

The last book of my Alphabet Challenge (you may remember I had read X, Y & Z as well as 1984 on holiday).
W by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
An amusing travelogue of a novice walker who (madly) decided to walk the West Highland Way, the Great Glen Way and the Speyside Way - one after the other, in less than a fortnight!


I'm now onto books with numbers in the title. Again, as far as possible I'm reading books I have already.


I finished "The Woman in Cabin 10" by Ruth Ware, which I really could not put down.

N2 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr


Next up is

N3 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

Happy reading, folks.

VfM4meplse

Book 43:



8.5/10 I really enjoyed this book, and it completely changed my opinion of the author, who I didn't have a great deal of time for before. The reason I picked it up is because Madhur Jaffrey had written a book with a similar format - or so I thought - and that was a good read about her childhood. (Ditto Nigel Slater's "Toast", which I loved). I skipped over the recipes, though - many were meat-based so not to my liking!

What it gave me was a brilliant insight into the social history of post-war East Africa and the reality of the transition for many migrants to the UK. The strange thing is, when I read autobiographies it's as if I can hear the author's actual voice (many people in the media have distinctive voices) narrating to me and this book was no different. No I'm not schizophrenic, it just brings an added authentic dimension

Mr_Singleton

Not finished but was asked about my thoughts on....



It’s really superb.... it started out as my book before bed but I just kept wanting to read on, so now it’s my after work relaxing read before/after supper.

Recommended!