Autumn(Book)watch - What Are You Reading?

Have just finished Arthur and George, by Juliam barnes, it's our latest book groupp read. Enjoyed it. We had the Ukranian tractor,and i although i enjoyed it, i certainly didn't find it funny, it said on the back cover it was "hilarious", well i didn't think so. I'm about to start "The Island" by victoria Hislop

had started reading 'The Parasite' by Daphne Du Maurier but thinking of re-reading Jane Eyre(although don't think I ever finished it first time round a long time ago - ).

Just finished Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult, really enjoyed it. She is my favourite author atm. Just started Death of an Ordinary Man by Glen Duncan, only on page 86 but finding it quite confusing.

About to start The Secret River (Kate Grenville); hope it lives up to it's billing. Also off to library for Deaver type trash for long weekend away

lilibet - I think you have to place Little Women in the context of when it was written, 1860's America iirc - Civil War and all that.

They are a bit wet though aren't they?

I'm reading 'DC Confidential' by Christopher Meyer, the new Irvine Welsh (for some reason, the description tickled me) and I'm still reading 'Shantaram' which is exceedingly long!

Not sure you'll like 'May contain nuts' expat. I couldn't force myself to read it all - it's v cliched.

I'm reading Little Women for book group and really hating it.

Those girls want slapping

I really enjoy Anita Shreve's, nice escapist stuff.

After I have finished Little Women I am going to re-read The Quincunx.

"The Terrorist" by John Updike. And before that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and before that "Alentejo Blue" by Monica Ali, which I warmed to after a shaky start.

lact8 if you liked American gods may i suggest China Mieville - Perdido street station is fab, but i like all of his stuff

currently reading Black Swan Green - david mitchell
and i hope to follow up with
the night watch and cloud of sparrows

Just read Christ the Lord by Anne Rice, quite heavy and deep in meaningful, going onto The Constant Gardener.

Expat did you find cords?

I've got a copy of The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve if anybody would like it?

okish, bit down and you can spot the ending a mile off!

god I'm really selling it aren't I?

Emmylou, IMO Life of Pi is just about to get good, I found the first 100 pages a slog but after that it was the most amazing book I have read.

I have just started Teacher Man by Frank McCourt.

Expat, I have had Cold Mountain languishing on my bookshelves for a couple of years now , you have encouraged me to bump it up my to be read pile.

Just finished Anansi's Boys by Neil Gaiman.

Have recently read American Gods and Neverwhere by him too. Usual fantasy I read is Robin Hobb/Terry Goodkind so a bit of a change of style.

Anyone got any suggestions of what to try next?

I hate not having my next book ready to start, could end up doing ironing or something!

Read Empress Orchid a few weeks ago - slow, and doesn't get much better, imo. Interesting detail about life at that time, but not enough plot for me. Just started JPod, by Douglas Coupland. Quite enjoying it so far. Also read that 'Sophie's bakery for the broken hearted' and although it definitely is chick lit, it was quite enjoyable.

I'm re reading all my Anita Shreve books

here it is

A freebie I got with some magazine recently - "Sophie's bakery for the broken hearted". Only on about chapter 4 and I'm sure it will end up chick lit, but so far is a very accurate portrayal of grief.
I heard bits of "Small Island" on R4 last week and really want to read that next.

Who is it by, Gillian76?

Can't be bothered with Anitea Shreve. Know what you mean about wanting to like her. Got halfway through Wedding in December but never gone back to it.

Have just ordered one recommended by Miaou recently...

Never Let Me Go?

Life of Pi. Enjoying it, but at page 70 something still feeling like I'm waiting for it to kick off in some way.

Anita Shreeve leaves me cold. Read Fortune's Rocks and found I disliked the heroine and her lover too much to care - no one seemed to be morally accountable. Don't like 'happy' endings that leave me feeling that the main characters are taking the piss.

sophie i loved that programme last night, saw the 3 of them.
just finished the island - arghhhh, slow and dull for my book club.
before that
vernon little god - excellant, challenging read yet disturbibg but witty, just good.

proposing "my mothers other lovers" for our next book on friday, i think thats the title , herad the authour on mariellas prog.

also reading edward de bono - how to have an interesting mind
kathy lette but not that grabbed by it
and have
esme lennox - m o farell to read but isee some dont like her hmmmmm

Last King of Scotland is brilliant, you'll enjoy that expat.

I've just been raving about Sarah Waters' The Night Watch on its own (little) thread - finished it last week and it was the best thing I'd read in ages.

Am currently on Gerard Woodward's August - matter-of-fact account of suburban eccentricity in the 1960s/70s. Weird, touching, scary reading. I think he is a very talented writer indeed (the sequel, I'll Go to Bed at Noon, was Booker-nominated a couple of years ago).

Then I have The Historian and the Ukrainian Tractor woman lurking in a holding pattern over the bedside table.