50 Book Challenge in 2013. Who's with me?

Dragon, I liked House of Silk. I read it and PD James crime version of Pride and Prejudice, and I thought House of Silk was much better.

let us know what you think of book 3 acsec. I have three boys and was thinking of buying it.

Had a bit of a bad week. Dad very Ill and eldest dd playing up so fell a bit behind with my reading.
I gave up in the 100 year old man. I just didn't like it.
I finished The Long Walk yesterday and really enjoyed it, moved onto Roadrage now.

1. The Unit
2. The Long Walk

I'm some of the way through book 2 (which is one I'm reading to 8 yr old DSS - The Adventures of Jimmy Scar by Jeanne Willis) and I'm starting boy 3 later Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph

We're all flying along, I'm really enjoying this challenge.

Finished up with The Handmaids Tale the other night. A good read, really enjoyed it.

I started on The Quiet Room last night for something completely different. Book 5.

Allalone - I kind of agree with you about the 100 Year Old Man. I chose it because I had just finished John Saturnall's Feast, (enjoyable but I did have to concentrate hard) and wanted something a bit lighter. I felt quite underwhelmed by the 100 Year Old Man and did wonder which twentieth century leader/dictator they were going to dig up next!

Now moving on to the House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz. I used to like reading a bit of good old Sherlock Holmes, so hopefully this one should be a hit, though I am always a bit suspicious of books that "borrow" characters and stories!

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One of my new years resolutions is to read more books and be more positive so to combine the both I've recently read 'The Gift' by Shad Helmstetter, its an amazing book about looking at yourself and the decisions you make in a more positive light. Its easy to read and has given me such a confidence boost in so many different areas of my life.

Definately worth a read, so enjoy and let me know what you think (also its only £5.58 on Amazon!) :)

I've finished book number 3, The Hundred Year Old Man.... by Jonas Jonasson. I didn't find any of the characters endearing, it was more a romp through an I Spy Book of World Leaders and Ideologies. I felt it was often close to tipping into magic realism, which I'm not a fan of.

Not sure what to read next, am going to read this thread again for some ideas, am wondering what Game of Thrones is like as its often mentioned.

In the meantime, have read The Kafenion, a short story by Victoria Hislop, very typical of her writing.

While looking at Amazon Kindle for inspiration, I noticed that Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sanson is still priced at 20 pence. I really enjoyed it when I read it just before Christmas, and at 20 pence it is a bargain.

Finished Dark Places and now reading The Great Charles Dickens Scandal. For no obvious reason, I like books about authors' posthumous reputations. This one is not one of the better examples of the genre - a bit stolid.

I started Game of Thrones at Christmas and will probably finish the whole lot by next Christmas....soooooo long

I'm whizzing through 'The Fast Diet' and am surprised how enjoyable it is to read. Should be ready to start the diet and a new book on Monday.

I'm just a few chapters in Cherrypi and it's not bad so far

I quite fancy the new Dawn French. I listened to her first one and it was excellent. Finished Alys, always (3).

Thanks tumbletumble I started the Dawn French but that will definitely be my next book!!

WednesdayNext I enjoyed Veronika Decides to Die - I think it's my favourite Paulo Coelho

Perfect thread for me as I had already given myself that challenge after seeing how many books I had on my kindle and by my bed. Just finished The Poison Tree which I really enjoyed and just started The Casual Vacancy and have Hunger Games on my kindle Right going to read rest of thread now

Started the Dawn French one. It's an easy read and quite interesting so far.

It's very good so far. I haven't seen the film either; I like Alan Moore's other stuff (Watchmen etc) so thought I'd give it a go. I'll prob watch the film at some point.

Mega, I'd be interested to hear what you think of V for Vendetta as I really liked the film. It was one of those times that I switched on the TV and found it by accident, and was gripped. Silly to an extent it may have been, but it was quirky enough to keep my interest. I'm usually someone who prefers the book to the film, hence the question!

Books 3, 4, & 5 now finished. LOVED the Joanne Harris short stories, "A cat, a hat and a piece of string". She is such a great author.

If anyone was following my reading list then I can report back that 'The Long Earth' was strange and compelling. You got straight into the story and there was no 'help' with the terminology - so you had to go with the flow and let your imagination take over. I'm now waiting for the sequel. There has to be one!

'Fasting, Feasting' - didn't really do it for me. Normally I enjoy books set in India but this one was quite dull. It reminded me a bit of when I reread 'Mill on the Floss' and wanted to lamp Maggie for being so dull.

'A Gathering Light' I enjoyed far more than I expected to. Had to look up a few words (logging terminology), but it was an engaging read, and I wanted to find out what happened. The only criticism is that the timeline jumped around a little, which was initially confusing. And I didn't like the way the chapter headings were typeset (picky?). It's based around a true event, with fictional characters bringing it into context.

My unknown/untried/self-published author is up next. I know you should't judge a book by the cover, but I already am, and am not feeling inspired. However, it was a gift, and I don't have much else around to read, so I'll be good and get on with it.

Book 3 (The Clay Machine Gun) done.

Might read V For Vendetta next.

Thanks for replies re: the Aaranovitch novels - think I'll give them a miss as my to-read list is ever growing and I'm an annoyingly slow reader. I'm also annoyed at myself for watching too much crap tv, spending too long on the computer and falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.

NicknameTaken - I shall hunt you down if I don't enjoy it No really, my choice - it's on my wishlist so am not sure when I'll get round to reading it.

I am nearly half way through 11.22.63 and really enjoying it. So why do I keep wasting all my free (reading) time on useless activities ?

I'm lagging behind a bit, just finished Book 1 - 'The Rose Petal Beach' by Dorothy Koomson. It's 500 + pages and was a book group choice, really enjoyed it. Easy to read but a great storyline that brings up lots of issues, will definitely look for more from this author. Book 2 - 'Toast' by Nigel Slater (should be a quick read!).