50 Book Challenge 2019 Part Four

Thanks Bizzle, I've read 18 on the Sunday Times List plus one DNF, Americanah. Can't believe The Green Road made it on there (also on the Kindle Daily Deal at 99p today but I can't recommend!) Any Human Heart and Lincoln In The Bardot waiting patiently on my Kindle to get me up to the dizzy heights of 20!

keith That’s really kind thank you!
I agree there are some good ones on the list, I think Conversations with Friends being at the top made me biased against it on first glance, but looking again there’s some great stuff. I’m sure the other ones in my TBR pile are good, I think when things are widely recommended/ critically acclaimed I go through a process of buying them/downloading them for kindle, then for whatever reason I put off reading them and start to think they’re going to be hard work for whatever reason. I’ve only just finished The Essex Serpent, also on that list, which has been in my kindle for about 18 months. I got it into my head it would be a slog to read, in reality I read it in 2 days.

Satsuki Just Googled and he’s written a few more. Ghost Light looks interesting. www.goodreads.com/book/show/7845977-ghost-light

I’ve read 24 and have a few on my shelf waiting. Quite a few others I have read and abandoned or tried and just didn’t fancy. I really enjoyed Star of the Sea too; it was a gift from my husband soon after we started dating and I remember feeling it was to his credit to make such a good choice for me early on. He’s chosen some stinkers since of course but we’re locked in now Did the author go on to write anything else? I completely lost track of him after that.

Marking place - just started "Morgan's Run" which is enormous, so I may be some time (not loving it so far tbh) so may or may not finish it!

I’ve only read 8 from that ST list 🤷‍♀️

I've read 44, there are some goodies there.

Grape if you don't find it, let me know. I have a copy here which I'd be happy to pass on after I've read it.

Keith I thought that too 😂

I’ve read 19 from the ST list, there’s another 10 or so languishing in my TBR pile waiting for me to summon up the enthusiasm to start them. Of the ones I’ve read, there’s only a few I really loved and a couple I actively disliked (Conversations With Friends for one). It’s reminded me of Star of the Sea though, which I remember really loving. I read it when I was visiting my aunt in Spain years ago and I think I left it for her to read after me. I’m going out there again on Friday so hopefully it’ll still be somewhere on her many bookshelves and I can reread.

Have posted too toomuchsplother. We are finding it hard to know where to go after Wimpy Kid. Ds read them himself then likes me to read them to him again I think because he likes seeing me laugh at them too.

I'm a woman of little words

Brizzle I thought that was you posting your 2019 list so far 😂 was a bit bemused by your terse reviews TBH

They are good fun, to be fair.

Yep piggy Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid have been well and truly devoured!

Interesting list, piggy and brizzle. I've read 28, I think, although there may be a couple I've forgotten. Nice to see Darkmans on there. I loved that book although I'd still find it impossible to say why - on paper, it's all the things I hate (long, magical realist etc etc).

Thank you. Currently sleeping again so I am reaching for the kindle!

Place marking.

I've fallen off these threads quite spectacularly, but I am still reading.

satsuki

splother have posted on your thread. Will peruse DS's shelves later.

ime reluctant boy readers devour Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid, but you may want to encourage more challenge !

Oh yes, he’s back to stretch your credulity even further, piggy, while insouciantly smoking a fag.

Oh mrg your poor toddler and poor you

toomuch I’m saving the Elvis Backlisted until I can get hold of the second book - if I can bear to anyway - I know what you mean, they make you feel part of the conversation.

Thanks Brizzle

Boris has just reappeared...

The point I knew she’d irretrievably overstretched my patience in the Goldfinch was when I didn’t give a beagle’s behind what happened to the dog scribbly It was a good book in lots of respects but the Vegas section was inconsiderate of her readers and I could not take “Boris the Russian” seriously ever. Still waiting eagerly for her next one though

I just saw that thread so I've replied on there.

Have started another thread about this but wondering if any of you 50 bookers might have some suggestions.
My DS is a reluctant reader. He has dyslexia, only recently diagnosed. His interest in reading is sporadic. He has however just gobbled up the first two Arena 13 books by Joseph Delaney. The third is due to arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
Anyone got any recommendations of something similar to keep him on a roll?
I have suggested the Spooks series by the same author but he has tried and isn't keen

I've read 2 of them and started 3 others.