The Bookworm’s Thread 2018

greentiger

Finished "99 Red Balloons". I enjoyed it right up until the end, which I thought was too 'tidy'.

After that I read
13 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
This was really good - and it didn't matter that it wasn't the first in a series. I'd definitely recommend this one.

And now for something completely different -
1 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr
I'm moving out of my comfort zone again with this one.
"In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret—one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life.

She has an identical twin sister, Mira.

For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their worst nightmare begins. Now they must leave behind the father they love and fight for their lives.

Branded as traitors, hunted as fugitives, and pushed to discover just how far they’ll go in order to stay alive, Ava and Mira rush headlong into a terrifying unknown."

Interestingly, it's written by twin sisters. Wish me luck!

VfM4meplse

Book 56: (HB bought from the chazzer in pristine condition last week)



8/10. This is a tricky one, because its very context specific: easy to read but at the same time hard to understand properly or find immediate solutions from. But given that its written by a 13 years old boy who made this seismic leap from being otherwise unable to express himself to writing with eloquence, this book made me think very hard about autism.

Blackcatsreturns

I have also read The Reason I Jump. My grandson is on the autistic spectrum which is why I read it, however it also challenged me to think about the assumptions we make about each other. What seems perfectly "normal" to many of us is not "normal" to others who think differently. It was helpful to me to learn to understand more about my grandson from a first hand account of an autistic boy.
I've just finished " Lethal White" by Robert Galbraith (aka J K Rowling). It's the latest in the Cormorant Strike series and in my view the best so far. The story developed at a good pace and helpfully (for me) there was a tying up of loose ends at the end, albeit a bit contrived. I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn't stop reading it. 9.75/10 from me.

Hobsons_Choice

I'm looking forward to reading 'Lethal White' - but it might take me a while to read the new C J Sansom book 'Tombland'. Bought half price from W H Smith, over 800 pages long I think!

Not exactly a chore though, I love C J Sansom and it's been ages since his last book (ill health etc).

dustydigger

:wave:Hi folks. Thanks to VfM4meplse for pointing me to this thread. I am on Uncanny Scot's Lost in a Good Book thread,didnt know about this one. My main book site is LibraryThing(somewhat similar to Goodreads,but more cataloguing focused.) but I am always happy to find book lovers and see what they are reading,and cant resist joining in. I am a listaholic,and am doing a variety of book challenges,but because of numerous real life issues I am very much down on my reading this year. I used to read about 210 books a year,last year was down to 189,this year I am only at 133 so far!:eek:
This group seems to be quite general fiction orientated,not sure how I'll fit in,as I mostly read classic science fiction,urban fantasy,vintage crime,YA,and junior classics. I dont read erotica,war books at all,very little general fiction, historical fiction or chick lit. In the past I read huge amounts of crime fiction,but now barely 20 or 30 a year,as I dont like the general trends or styles,more about that later perhaps..
Last month I managed to read 17 books,this month my OH has been ill for two weeks and reading has had to go by the board for me to look after him.. I have managed only 7 books so far,having to repeatedly trim my TBR from 14,to 12,to 10,then to 8!
I am up to 7 books read now.
I have to return my library books tomorrow and still have 40 pages of one book to read before I return it,I'm off to try to finish it in bed,if I dont fall asleep.

greentiger

Wow, you are a prodigious reader, dustydigger!

Well, I finished "The Rule of One" by Ashley & Lesley Saunders. And I thoroughly enjoyed it! So much so, that I have pre-ordered the sequel, "The Rule of Many", due out next May! If I hadn't been doing my challenge, I would never have chosen this book in a month of Sundays, so it has been worth it just for that. However, I still can't forget "J" (shudder).


Next book is one I have wanted to read ever since it came out - in 1976. A friend gave me this copy to read. I hope it doesn't disappoint!

84 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

VfM4meplse

greentiger wrote: »

Next book is one I have wanted to read ever since it came out - in 1976. A friend gave me this copy to read. I hope it doesn't disappoint!

84 by Bobbie Doctor, on Flickr

:think: I think this one may be slightly pervy, just by virtue of the address. Do tell


Book 57:



8.5/10. Continuing with BHM theme this short but incredibly powerful book collated six lectures that throw light on lesser understood British history. I'm going to re-read this shortly, just to make sure the salient points have in fact stuck in my head. How I wish I'd had the opportunity to see the author in action, sadly he's long gone.

dustydigger

Finished James E Gunn's Transgalactic. I didnt realize it was the second book in a trilogy,would probably have understood and enjoyed it more if I had read the first. a bit bland,but considering the author is an amazing 95years old,I can forgive him a lot! He is planning more books!:)
I am doing a SF/F challenge on Worlds Without End,and this makes 71/80 books for 2018 completed

Callie22

VfM4meplse wrote: »

:think: I think this one may be slightly pervy, just by virtue of the address. Do tell

It's not pervy at all, it's quite charming It's the correspondence between the chief buyer at an antiquarian bookshop in London and Helene Hanff, who was an author living in New York. It covers the war years and is nice, gentle read. It was turned into a rather nice, Sunday-afternoon film with Anthony Hopkins (yes, really) and Anne Bancroft. Worth a watch if it's a cold day and you've got a blanket, a mug of tea and some nice biscuits

dustydigger

Just preparing one of my mini challenges over on Librarything
Monthly Alphabet Challenge for November – The Fantastic, Fearless, Fabulous F!

F is the sixth letter of the modern English and basic Latin alphabets. It is derived from the Semitic letter “waw”, depicted as a hook or a club, and the Greek Digamma.

Up through the 19th century, a “long s” or “medial s” was often used in type fonts. This greatly resembles f, but is actually not an f. Its use died out due to the confusion

In the phonetic alphabet, F is denoted by “Foxtrot”. A lowercase f is the logo for the social networking site, Facebook, and also stands for “Forte” (loud) in music. A capital F can stand for a failing grade in school, degrees Fahrenheit, the Faraday constant in physics, Force or Frequency, among other things.
For November:
1. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the letter “F”: Flour Babies by Anne Fine
2. Read a book where at least one of the author’s initials is “F”:Nicci French - Friday on my Mind
3. Read a book with something starting with the letter “F” shown on the cover: firemen and fire: Joy Masoff - Fire!