What are you currently reading, how do you feel about it, and what's next on the list?

@Citygirlrurallife DC sounds intriguing.

Map of Bones by Kate Mosse has arrived in our library, so Blood Meridian will have to wait.

Currently finishing up The Silent Patient for bookclub. It’s trashy, and not amazing but after Demon Copperhead I probably couldn’t have done with nearly-as-good proper literature. Just getting it done reallly

next I have to read the next in the Emily Wilde series for work (not published yet) which I am very excited about because I love Heather Fawcett’s books, but my first pass needs to be a skim read then I’ll do proper prep over December. The book after that is my other book clubs book “My Friend Matt and Hena the Whore” which I started but then DC hooked me so I have to return to it - but it actually feels very similar to DC so I’m interested to get back to it

Currently reading Hannah Ellis’ Christmas book Not Just For Christmas- she writes gorgeous romance but this one is set in the Cotswolds(I think) which makes it even prettier- afterwards I’ll be moving onto The Grown Up To Do list by Jennifer Joyce

I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The first hundred pages I kept telling myself not to bother finishing. Then on about page 101, it started to get a bit more interesting. It's OK, not wonderful, not terrible. Self-indulgent. And I think it kind of reminds me of Crime and Punishment in a way. (I love Crime and Punishment)

Next, I will read one of the following as I have them out of the library:

Go As A River, Shelley Read
The Wishing Game, Meg Shaffer
Bloody Valentine, James Patterson
Sophie's Choice, William Styron
The Berry Pickers, Amanda Peters

Currently reading Weirdo by Sarah Pascoe, I absolutely love it so far. I love the style and although I am only a hundred pages in, I am already in love with Sophie (although not sure if I’m making a big mistake by falling in love with her!).

Next: I want another by T M Logan as I just finished the Dream home which I really enjoyed. It was quite predictable but an easy read. I have reserved a couple at the library.

Currently - Terry Pratchett A stroke of the pen The lost stories

Feeling - Obviously aimed at children but if you love his style and don't mind short stories, simply written then this is an enjoyable read with his snipes at town councils et al. I loved the one about King Wenceslas.

Next - Either The Night House by Jo Nesbo or the one my fellow receptionist gave me - about Vampires called the Gathering by C J Tudor.

Currently reading Babel by FR Kuang.

Reminds me of the later Harry Potter books, but not as good. Think it lacks really good characters.
Next will read Money by Martin Amis

I'm reading Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, I'm enjoying it but finding myself increasingly disgusted by Doug the MMC. I'm hoping that Annie gets some glorious revenge on him.

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.
Not sure how I feel about it yet. The way it's printed up is irritating as all the conversation is in the normal flow of writing and not in any speech marks. It's quite daunting to look at each page with its huge blocks of text.
That said, the few pages I've read so far are quite poetic. Just finding it a bit hard-going.

Currently - Rubber Necker by Belinda Bauer who's an author I don't think I've read before.

Feeling - I didn't know what it was about as it was recommended by a friend. Really enjoyed it and found the characters interesting, the main character has Asperger's so that definitely put a twist on things.

Next - The Sober Diaries by Claire Pooley. I'm off work this week so hoping I get some time to read.

Just finished confessions of a forty something fuck up by Alexandra Potter which I really enjoyed.

Now reading the dream home by T M Logan.

I’m reading Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith. I’ve read them all back to back over the last few months, but this one seems too long! I am really enjoying it though.
Next is either Jewel by Tim Winton, I saw him give a talk on Monday, The Bee Sting, or the next RG!

@Eastie77Returns This is definitely his best book. I'd say better than Corrections. DH and I cannot wait for the next book in the trilogy. What do you think?

Finished Linda Grant. There is a reason I read every single book of hers. She is magical!

Oooh I love Cormac McCarthy

jonathan franzen not so much (sorry @Eastie77Returns !)

I’m reading Demon Copperhead FINALLY! And loving it, worried I’m reading it too fast to be honest and might have to read it again….

next up is both The Silent Patient and My Friend Mat and Hena the Whore because they are book club books and I have about a week to read them both 😧

I’ve now moved on to Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. Wow. This guy can really write! It’s several hundreds of pages long and I haven’t been able it down since I started a couple of days ago.

My book club read is 'The Heart Goes Last' by Margaret Attwood. Disliking it intensely and can't wait to get to the end (I like my protagonists to have a bit more agency and would never have chosen this book, but BC has Spoken).

Otherwise, am reading my way through the Elly Griffith 'Ruth Galloway' books in order and have reached 'The Lady in Blue', which I've already read twice but am racing my way through because I can't leave it out!

I agree about The Story of the Forest. I saw Linda Grant at a book festival interviewed about her childhood and writing career, it added another depth to the book. She came across thoughtful, articulate and just a tiny bit waspy which I heartily approve of.

I am reading The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant.
Boy, that woman can write! She is very good at spinning the yarn, but it is all still tight and concise. I just love her prose.

Next up probably Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. DS asked for The Road and I couldn't find my copy. It was cheaper to buy three books together than just The Road. That is my excuse anyway.
I warned DS, but someone in his English set recommended it.

Currently reading The Other Bennett Girl, which is from the point of view of Mary Bennett - absolutely loving it! It's set at the same time as Pride and Prejudice so you're seeing events from another angle, but finding the writing spot on so far!!

Next up - probably The Memory Police for my book group!

Currently reading Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo. Enjoying it but the main character is a dreadful selfish old wretch, although completely unaware of it.

Better than Girl Woman Other which won the Booker but I felt sagged badly in the middle.

Next The Great Escape - Maggie Shipley

I'm looking backward at the moment, exploring novels by British & Irish women known for their stylistic "toughness."

Thanks to recommendations from MN I've just finished Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon, and am a couple of chapters into The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch.

Having a little read-along of The Unicorn right now, if anyone fancies joining in a discussion.

I've finished a couple of library books this week - Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner and Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout.

Lolly Willowes was a bit of a strange one. I liked it, rather than loved it. Lolly is a spinster, sent to live with her married brother and sister-in-law after the death of her father. She is the put upon aunt, always there to look after the children, but never allowed any time to herself, until she reaches her forties and suddenly ups and leaves to live independently. This is when it starts to get a bit strange, with strong elements of witchcraft and devil worship weaving into the story.

Tell Me Everything is the most recent novel in the Amgash series, but tying in characters from Olive Kitteridge, The Burgess Boys, Abide With Me and Amy & Isabelle (the last two I have still to read, but which didn't affect this novel). The novels are always a pleasure to read and I shall probably reread them all again in the future.

Precipice by Robert Harris is my bedtime book. It’s the first of his novels I’ve read and it’s fluffier than I expected.

My downstairs book is The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes, just started so no opinion as yet. I like to have a non-fiction on the go as my daytime book.

@Wehaditsogood it's on my list!

Have you read her Crescent City series? All her books are in the same universe.