Reading as a cheap hobby

London_1

definitely the film with Gary Oldman brilliant actor great film 
JackieO xx

Coxy11

Still persisting with the Susie Dent book - now about 80% of the way through so feel I've invested so much time in it, I need to find out what the reveal is! 

Savvy_Sue

Coxy11 said:

Still persisting with the Susie Dent book - now about 80% of the way through so feel I've invested so much time in it, I need to find out what the reveal is! 

I'm not sure I've been getting updates about this thread, I'd agree with the earlier comments by Coxy11 about the definitions making her look clever. But then they are working on a dictionary. 

I'm not sure I remember the reveal, but I don't think I thought it was a huge surprise by the end. 

HouseMartin567

I’ve just read the first of the ‘Christmas series’ of books by Alex Pine - A Christmas Killer. A relatively run-of-the-mill whodunnit but an easy read, set in Cumbria at Christmas time. Just starting the 2nd one now, which follows the same detective so continuing themes from the first book.

annieb64

I've just finished "A Christmas Killer" too but not sure whether I'll bother to read any more

Brambling

I'm also reading A Christmas Killer a friend passed on five in the series

HouseMartin567

Similar to @Brambling I have been given the first 4 books as hand-me-downs. I’ve read the first and today started the second - will probably put the others aside for next winter.

Not sure if it’s just me but I find the wife (Annie)  to be whiny and annoying!

Savvy_Sue

I have been doing more reading than usual, and need to keep going as I have three library books at once - unusual for me! 

One I've just finished: James by Percival Everett. We were going to read it in our Shared Reading group, but decided it was tricky to read aloud as there is A Lot of dialect in there. However, we were all intrigued by it so have brought our copies home to finish. It's loosely based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, but this time as told by Jim, or James as he decides to be known. Not an easy book, but glad I have read it. 

Then I have The Gipsy Morph by Terry Brooks, 3rd in a trilogy where his Shannara series crosses over with his The Word and the Void series. 

And a Sharp novel which Bernard Cornwell has written since I thought I'd finished the whole Sharpe series! 

Also got a couple of 44 Scotland Streets to work through ... How does Alexander McCall Smith do it???

Blackcats

I've recently finished Love Marriage by Monica Ali.  It's a fabulous, multi layered story which covers lots of modern issues.  Some very amusing sections too.  

Wednesday2000

I just bought A Christmas Killer as it was only 99p on kindle. I returned a few of my library books yesterday and I have two more of them to read before mid January.

I have 6 books on my kindle too that I haven't read throughout the year. I stopped keeping count of how many books I read after I got to 25, but I would say I am at least 50 by now. I am on a WhatsApp group and people keep recommending books on there.