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What can I read next please?

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janeite · 27/03/2009 23:21

Have just read a fictionalised version of Scott's bid for the pole - fab;
'A Study In Scarlet' - good but I realised after a few pages that I'd already read it;
Terry Pratchett's 'Nation' - ok;
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn - didn't like it much;
The Gargoyle - quite liked this one.

I have just abandoned:
The Glass Book Of The Dream Eaters - over written and tedious;
Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer - too much like very hard, not very satisfing work.

I have a Peter Carey waiting, something about Troy but can't remember what it's called and then I will be bookless again.

I am not a happy bunny when I am bookless!

Tia

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janeite · 09/04/2009 18:45

Thanks to those of you who suggested Georgette Heyer. I read 'Sylvester' yesterday and really enjoyed it - like Jane Austen crossed with Jilly Cooper. Dp looked down his nose at it but I can live with that! It reminded me of reading Virginia Andrews, Jilly Cooper, Jane Austen and Evelyn Waugh as a teenager.

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EachPeachPearMum · 03/04/2009 22:21

oh I so want to do an amazon order... my basket has about £500 worth of stuff in it that I keep saving for later

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janeite · 03/04/2009 22:14

Am about to do an Amazon order - any more last minute ideas please?

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EachPeachPearMum · 03/04/2009 22:10

sorry- just checking as the meanings are similar!

Trebuchet · 03/04/2009 13:15

Hi Each, no I'm not. DW of hairy beardy folky academic!

EachPeachPearMum · 02/04/2009 22:18

Sorry- o/t- Trebuchet... are you DW/DP of Onager?

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janeite · 02/04/2009 22:12

Ah - yes. Sorry - I forgot!!! Yes...have read it... rubbish.

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ScottishMummy · 02/04/2009 21:38

not lovely bones,schmaltzy rubbish

EachPeachPearMum · 02/04/2009 21:23

Haven't read lovely bones yet... not saga-ish...
You've read bookclub one already, no? (Accidental, Ali Smith)

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janeite · 02/04/2009 21:08

Gosh - right - erm - not Lovely Bones-ish?
If not, and if not family-saga-ish then yes please! But what if I would really like the bookclub one? Decisions....decisions...

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EachPeachPearMum · 02/04/2009 21:06

Ursula under is about a young girl who falls down a mine shaft... and her extended family- set in different times, and places- I really enjoyed it... but I read it when dd was a newb, so it may not be as good as I remember

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janeite · 02/04/2009 21:05

Think I've read everything by Mr Nutmeg - have forgotten his real name! Tell me more about Ursula, Under please!

I have now only got 15 essays to mark - I have been like a coursework machine this week!

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EachPeachPearMum · 02/04/2009 21:00

janeite- I have a book by the Nathaniel's nutmeg author... and 'Ursula, Under' here if you want them instead of the book circle book, which I could just send directly to Flame... as I have to send her something by post anyway...

Trebuchet · 02/04/2009 20:40

URSUL, UNDER by Imogen Hill, a fabulous tardis of a book. Felt like the end of an affair when it was over.

JuxaLOTmoreChocolate · 02/04/2009 20:38

How about Doris Lessing? I read Mara and Dan recently, very thought provoking.

And I'm going to be really really boring and, as usual, recommend anything by Robertson Davies.

pollywobbledoodle · 02/04/2009 20:19

order online from library....often in within a day or 2 at ours

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janeite · 02/04/2009 19:16

Mmm I do quite fancy trying some Georgette Heyer - can never find any in the library though.

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thumbbunny · 01/04/2009 23:11

Might be a bit off-piste but have you tried any of Georgette Heyer's crime novels? They have more ironic humour to them than Agatha Christie, mostly set in the 1930s or thereabouts.

I don't know whether you'll go for these or not - but Christopher Brookmyre is one of my favourite authors for murder mystery type stuff - verrrry Scottish, black humour, love the titles of his books.

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janeite · 01/04/2009 20:18

Oh that sounds interesting actually - could be a contender!

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snice · 01/04/2009 20:16

Actually I'm not sure it does fulfil your brief but I just love it

snice · 01/04/2009 20:13

The Meaning of Night

"After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn?s for an oyster supper . . ."

One of my favourite opening lines of all time.

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janeite · 01/04/2009 20:09

I have nearly finished marking 105 coursework essays, so after tomorrow I will have plenty more reading time!

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janeite · 01/04/2009 20:08

Thank you. Have read and loved 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' but I absolutely don't 'do' 'better yourself books'. Will look at the other suggestions.

Tell me more about the Michael Cox one please Snice!

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psych101 · 01/04/2009 19:46

My fave books of all time...

"Memoirs of a Geisha"
by Arthur Golden, very poetic writing.. it's almost like you are right there in JAPAN.

"Eat, Pray, Love," by Elizabeth Gilbert.... oh my gosh, best book EVER!

"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz,
This isn't Fiction though, it's more of a 'better yourself book', but really, really well done! My friends and I swear by this book... just have to get past the beginning and into the actual agreements.. such as;

  1. don't take anything personally
  2. Be Impeccable with your word..

I won't give away the rest.
Anyways, hope that helps!!!

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