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" Wear the old coat and buy the new book" said no Hushita ever: Hushita's book group

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Sooverthemill · 16/10/2019 07:41

Opening the first thread! As requested ( I think)

For the Hushitas to chat about books.

I read quite a lot (40 so far this year). A mix of fast stuff I don't need to concentrate on much and other much more 'literary' fiction. Currently on a Nicci French which I picked up for free at the GP surgery (Blue Monday) which is so far an easy read and I've recently finished 'clock dance' by Anne Tyler who is a favourite author. I have read all but one of her books ( I haven't read the Shakespeare rewrite).

What do other Hushitas like?

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Huffthepuff · 17/10/2019 10:17

@totallyradllama ah All the Light - that gets incredible reviews! I downloaded a sample and found it very slow. I should give it another go and commit

Roussillon849 · 17/10/2019 07:25

I'm also in awe of your algorithm, Huffthepuff! My Cousin Rachel sounds fun.

totallyradllama · 16/10/2019 23:17

I love your algorithm huff

I keep starting books and then not finishing them. I get interrupted and then when I get round to picking them up again I've forgotten loads and I can't bear to restart. I must make a pile and finish them one by one.

I did recently finish All the light we cannot see. It was quite slow at first but the second half was really absorbing

Huffthepuff · 16/10/2019 22:56

Thanks for the thread @Sooverthemill 😬

Currently reading Midnights Children by Salman Rushdie (as part of the BBCs Big Read top 200 books which I'm working through. Got about 75 left)
and for something lighter I'm very much enjoying Diary of a bookseller.

I have a long commute so read about 6 books a month which are planned ahead of time with a strict algorithm 🤓. 2 books from the Big Read, 1 Zeitgeist (popular/everyone's talking about it), 1 non fiction and 2 fun books (usually crime novels). We are considering bringing in one 'classic' per month also but this usually gets covered in the Big Read choices.

I read Daphne Du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel last month which was fabulous

Roussillon849 · 16/10/2019 21:04

I used to read voraciously, then a few years ago through, I think, a combination of social media, devices, busyness, motherhood, and streaming services I lost my reading mojo. I was distraught but I couldn't get through books apart from during my self holiday. This year I seem to have managed to make my temporary holiday reading mojo last so far, and I'm very keen to keep cultivating it so it will stay. So I'm going to pay close attention to your recommendations!

The books that I've enjoyed since summer are: Normal People and Conversations With Friends, both by Sally Rooney (recommended), The Silence Of The Girls by Pat Barker (really recommended), and the Elena Ferrante novels, also recommended. I tried to read Love Is A Mixtape by Rob Sheffield but it wasn't happening, so I don't recommend that one.

GinandGingerBeer · 16/10/2019 19:24

Marking place....
I'm an audio book convert these days. Never ever thought I'd like them but when you get a good narrator it adds another dimension. I don't actually read anymore, prefer to listen.
It also stops me from ruminating and making mountains out of molehills in bed at night. Set it to listen for 20 or 30 min, stick wireless earphones in and I drift off.
So I mostly like psychological thrillers & family dramas. I've just finished A Nearly Normal a Family by T Edvardson.
3 different narrators, mother father & daughter who told the story from their side, really enjoyed it.
Just downloaded one I'm not getting on with so will return it and not waste my credit.
Any recommendations of this genre appreciated!

SoyYo · 16/10/2019 12:58

Marking space and getting my reading specs 🤓 thank you for the thread Soover

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Sooverthemill · 16/10/2019 11:45

@Roussillon849 🙂

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Sooverthemill · 16/10/2019 11:44

@Laska2Meryls ah maybe if I hadn't paid full price I would have felt less cheated. I have a great many 99p kindle books on my iPad. Some of which were really excellent and others less so. I've only recently started reading ebooks and so far quite liking it as it's very handy isn't it being able to read on phone or iPad ( im thinking about getting a kobo so I can get library ebooks) but I do ultimately prefer my real paper books.

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Roussillon849 · 16/10/2019 10:52

Thank you for setting this up, Sooverthemill!

Laska2Meryls · 16/10/2019 10:27

So over, I hadn't seen the hype about it at allso I had no expectations It just turned up as a 99p amazon book .But Yes definitely not in Brideshead league..
I an kind of intrigued in the ending though

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Sooverthemill · 16/10/2019 09:48

@Laska2Meryls I didn't enjoy the Party at all! It was a big disappointment as it had really been hyped up. Once I had read more than half way although it was a drudge. I did finish it but really just couldn't wait to finish it. I should have given up.

Just felt it was dull with badly drawn characters ( stereotypes really) and just a not very interesting story. The 'big reveal' wasn't especially shocking. I guessed what happened at the party and the huge secret throughout wasn't much of a surprise either. Brideshead Revisited does a much better stab at poor boy meets rich fascinating family than this, I thought. I know how popular this novel was, but I couldn't understand why.

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Sooverthemill · 16/10/2019 09:45

@CheeseChipsMayo Hushitas are on the style and beauty board. We started with a shared love of Hush clothes ( a bit controversial) but we do other things too! You are welcome to join our book group.

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Laska2Meryls · 16/10/2019 09:44

Just finished The Party by Elizabeth Day
. .. poor boy meets rich family, formula but a worthwhile read I thought..

ilovecherries · 16/10/2019 09:39

I’m just getting this thread on my list. I used to read constantly, but gave def let it slip. But I read a book a day on holiday recently - mainly just holiday trash! But I felt so relaxed doing it.

grannycake · 16/10/2019 08:16

I've just started China Court by Rumer Godden after seeing recommendations on a previous thread and am loving it so far. Hoping i continue to like it as there are many other books by Rumer Godden that I haven't read.

After reading two or three books a week for many years I seem to have lost my reading mojo a bit and haven't read anything I really loved for a couple of years

CheeseChipsMayo · 16/10/2019 07:52

Dont know what a Hushista is but i love peace&quiet&reading.Currently on David Attenboroughs 'further adventures of a young naturalist..he was in PNG currently in Vanuatu in &heading for Fiji..(its early60's &theyre collecting for LondonZoo/filmingZooQuest..ive been to a fair few of the countries in this book&the visual descriptions/accounts of native interaction is truly remarkable.Deffo recommend👌.