What are we reading?

Tin Man. By the 'When God Was A Rabbit' lady.

Short but beautifully written.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. I haven't seen the film yet, but the book is extremely shocking but well-written and good insight into the mind of a psychopath.

I'm also reading the Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf. It's Alexandra Von Humboldt's biography--really interesting.

Slowly reading The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky. I loved Crime and Punishment but this is a lot heavier so it's taking a while.

I have just finished John Le Carre’s A Legacy of Spies, in which wecat h up with Peter Guillam and revisit the botched operation that was the Spyb who Came in From the cold.Next up, Alan Hollinghurst’s the Sparsholt Affair.

I loved The Light between the oceans. Ended up stopping reading a little life-not sure whether to start again or not. Just finished The Keeper of Lost Things which was ok.

Days Without End is amazing YYY. Harrowing at times but beautifully written. The best book I read this year without a doubt.

1636: Mission to the Mughals

Part of the Ring of Fire alternate history series by Eric Flint

Just started Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. I read another of his a few years ago that I didn’t rate at all but this is very good. Loving his writing style.

I've just finished Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore and really enjoyed it. One of the best books i've read this year.

Currently reading Love, etc by Julian Barnes - very different from the above but also a good read and funny in places.

Before that I read Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe which is supposed to be hilarious but wasn't and dragged a bit.

I love The Hills Is Lonely and all Lillian Beckwith books,but then I am Scottish so biased, stick with it Clawdy, there is a droll humour and warmth in her books.

Finished 'Never Let Me Go' by Ishiguro, enjoyed it.
Also read 'Autumn' by Ali Smith which was a bit of a disappointing read.
And just finished 'Felix Holt' by George Eliot, which I really enjoyed.
I am currently reading 'Phone' by Will Self, it's quite a fun read so far (40 pages in).

I've just read The Words in my Hand. It was ok but not great.

I've also recently read The Essex Serpent which I wasn't expecting to like but I absolutely loved it.

I'm currently in the middle of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. I'm enjoying it so far.

My favourite book that I've read this year so far is Exposure by Helen Dunmore. Brilliantly written.

I hated The Book Thief Daisy but I do appear to be in the minority.

Went against the thousands of top reviews of The 100 year old man... and it joined the list of very few books that I gave up half way by thinking life's too short to drag through it.

The Scandal by Fredrik Backman and Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill.

Enjoying both.

Opinions on the book thief? Deciding whether to buy it or not x

I loved A little life, so so sad. I quite like an ending that's not happily ever after.
I've just read Little fires everywhere by Celeste Ny. I loved it.

My reading list is getting longer reading this thread!

I’m four chapters deep but loving it 😊 x

Is Harvest good? I really liked Signals of Distress and The Gift of Stones by Jim Crace which I read many years ago.

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Harvest by Jim Crace

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

I loved A Little Life but my DM detests it
Reading Big Brother by Lionel Schriver and the moment and not really enjoying it as much as I'd hoped

Have just started reading "men Explain things to Me and other essays" by Rebecca Solnit which was on Kindle offer for £1.09 a few weeks back. Very good so far - a lot resonating. Especially men talking about your field of expertise to you as if you know nothing about it!

Jenniferturkington I agree about A Little life. I wish I could unread it!

Currently ploughing through Ken Follet's, A Column of Fire, the third Kingsbridge book. It is set in Elizabethean times so should be really interesting but the writing feels very lumpen and devoid of life. I don't think Follett produces amazing works of art but I remember enjoying The Pillars of the Earth and World without End (the first two books) when I was ill a few years back and couldn't tackle complex narratives. They kind of motored along but not this one. I'm annoyed as I paid quite a lot for it on Kindle - things are a bit tight and I have been limiting myself to £1 deals but thought I would "treat" myself to it.

Also reading The Ritual and not finding it that well written, but I want to find out what happens.

Have just downloaded the complete novels of Wilkie Collins for free on kindle. Loved the Woman in White so hoping the rest are just as good, can't complain for free though!

Hermioneh I have just finished The Dry and I loved it...what else would I love...just getting bCk into reading after years of not reading. Have also read Eleanor Oliphant (really made me laugh whnen it wasn’t sad) and The Girl on the Train (good but dragged on a bit too long) ...anyone have suggestions for what I could read next..not into period dramas or anything too heavy...I loved The Dry as it’s descriptive nature really draws you in!

Just finished Sarah Water's Affinity. A good read, really enjoyed it but I haven't read a book of hers yet I've been disappointed in.

Literally only downloaded Stephen King's 11/22/63 tonight. Not a huge fan of his more recent stuff and tend to stick to the 'old school' King but thought I'd give it a whirl for a change.