Bookworms 2020

gettingtheresometime

Evening - hope everyone is keeping safe....I'm finding that I'm reading more as I've decreased dramatically my time on social media the last fortnight....well that and my knitting,  so feeling very middle aged 😆 

I finished a while back the Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill and I have to say I really didn't get it & couldn't marry up my opinion of it and the reviews I read afterwards.

I've just finished 'The Whisper Man' by Alex North. It's about a man and his young son, who are coming to terms with the death of his wife/mum, who move to a small American town where unbeknown to them a series of murders took place of young boys years ago & but now a copycat killing has taken place. Added to that, the young son is being to act very strangely......

It's written from the perspective of the man, his young son & the policeman who investigated the original murders & although it was a little slow to get going, I did enjoy it.

Stay safe every one

pollypenny

I've just finished The Olive Garden Choir, by Leah Fleming - absolute tosh!  Echoes of old school stories, with a cliched cast of characters, including the snob, the bully and not forggetting, the working class with loads of money and bad taste.  All good in the end, though. 

 I find it hard to believe it was written by the same woman who wrote The Glovemaker's Daughter. 

dolly84

I have finished The Holiday by T M Logan.  I read this based on recommendations on here, I enjoyed it and found it easy reading.

pollypenny

Thirst by Jo Nesbo. 

I couldn't resist buying it and reading it immediately after finishing Knife. Excellent stuff, so gripping, with some very good red herrings. I missed it for some reason, so have now read them out of ordered.  I will treat myself to the latest Camilla Lackberg next week. 

Hobsons_Choice

Ooh...the Jo Nesbo is on my list to read. Is it out in paperback now?

pollypenny

Hobsons_Choice said:

Ooh...the Jo Nesbo is on my list to read. Is it out in paperback now?

Yes. I bought it for my kindle, though.  I'm really trying to keep the books from taking over the house again. 

rosewoodspa

First time commenting on this thread. I read insatiably - an average of nearly a book a day!! This week I've dug out all my old Laura Ingalls Wilder books - (Little House on the Prairie series). It certainly puts into context all our so called deprivations! Isolation  in her books means not seeing another soul for months, and shortage in supplies means malnutrition and no heating - as in the Long Winter. Those of you who have never tried them, I heartily recommend and don't be put off by the sickly sweet saccharine TV series. The only thing that had in common with the books was the title. The books are a much grittier take on the period and a fascinating social history.

Rose

dolly84

rosewoodspa said:

First time commenting on this thread. I read insatiably - an average of nearly a book a day!! This week I've dug out all my old Laura Ingalls Wilder books - (Little House on the Prairie series). It certainly puts into context all our so called deprivations! Isolation  in her books means not seeing another soul for months, and shortage in supplies means malnutrition and no heating - as in the Long Winter. Those of you who have never tried them, I heartily recommend and don't be put off by the sickly sweet saccharine TV series. The only thing that had in common with the books was the title. The books are a much grittier take on the period and a fascinating social history.

Rose

I am a slow reader, I'm not sure what it is that is slow about it though, I have read the odd book in a weekend but if I read 50 pages a day that is a lot for me.  I am at the halfway point with Crimson Petal and feel like it will never end even though it is a good book, at least when War and Peace winks at me from the bookcase now I don't feel so intimidated.

I have read half of Goodnight Mr Tom, I am rationing this out, I love it too much to plow through it.

What is everyones top 3 favourite books (or 5 if 3 is too hard), the ones you go back to time and again?

3 is too hard for me so my 5 in no particular order are:

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott

The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse

Five Get Into a Fix by Enid Blyton (original version)

Plenty of Ponies by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

I love all the other James Herriott books too but the first one is my favourite, same with the Pullein-Thompson sisters and Famous Five, I love all the books now as much as I did as a child but those two are my favourites. 

Treasurequeen

Just finished The familiars by Stacey halls a very good book I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend. 

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Lord of the Rings
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Stand