What book are you reading now?

[kentgal]

Why you chose it and would you recommend it?

I keep rereading Jane Eyre in the hope that I've missed something and it will all suddenly fall into place how amazing it is. Hasn't happened yet...

I'm about to finish Chimera by Mira Grant, and then I'll start 'The Lines We Leave Behind' which i had forgotten I'd downloaded so that was a pleasant surprise.

I started The Northern Clemency but couldn't get into it, it's back on my TBR pile. I've just started Throwaway Children by Diney Costeloe which isn't my usual kind of book but is on my kindle from when it was free, it seems good so far.

Robert Harris - Conclave . Very easy but enjoyable read

I'm actually reading the Malory Towers books, of all things! They were repeatedly mentioned on a thread here earlier, and I'd never heard of them (not being British), and wanted in on it....

I've just finished listening to the audio version of I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara. I was a bit worried it wouldn't live up to the hype, especially now the killer has been caught, finally, but it definitely did for me. Loved it.

Do you dream of Terra Two? It's a preview copy but I recommend it for when it's published. It's sci fi with teenagers being sent to be the first colonists on a 'new earth'. Sort of The 100 meets The Martian ish.

Ghost Girl and Beautiful Child. Both books by Torey Hayden. True stories of children so traumatised by their home circumstances that left them unable to communicate with anyone. But by her own sometimes unorthadox methods Torey managed to help these children to start living the beginnings of a 'normal' life. I'm full of admiration for Torey Hayden because she had to fight the system to get any kind of help for these children and many times she felt like giving up. But she didn't. What a woman.

The Dry, by Jane Harper, I'm enjoying it so far.

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. I read it every December.

I have just finished the immortalists which I enjoyed and I am now devouring Christmas chick lit!

Just finished "We are not ourselves" by Matthew Thomas. Excellent, poignant, tear-jerker. Stunning read. So glad someone recommended it to me.

Antonia Fraser's biography of Charles II. It was an absolute bargain at 50p in my local charity shop; the pages hadn't even been cut. Chosen because I enjoy historical biographies. I would recommend it - lots of interesting detail.

It's great to see what everyone is reading, some of the best books tend to come through word of mouth

A Spark if Light by Jodi Picoult.

It’s about a hostage situation in the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, it’s told backwards so it opens with the final scenes then goes back in time to explain how everyone ended up there.

I’m not enjoying it tbh and wouldn’t recommend it. I liked the premise but it just doesn’t work and I’m finding the writing almost lazy, very stereotypical characterisation.

I’m not enjoying it tbh and wouldn’t recommend it. I liked the premise but it just doesn’t work and I’m finding the writing almost lazy, very stereotypical characterisation.

I finished it last week, I agree. I finished it because I wanted to know what happened but it's not as good as some of her earlier work. It's too formulaic now IMO.

I'm reading Tombland by CJ Sansom
It's a detective story set in Tudor times, part of a series.

I’m reading two sisters and it’s ok. I read Maggie ofarrell I am, I am , I am and really enjoyed it. Hth

I’m reading The 100 year old man who climbed out of a window and disappeared- it is brilliant so far I would highly recommend it!

Thanks for the advice, I will keep on with Jane Eyre and see how she goes.

I'm sure it doesn't help that I've been reading it before bed and only managing a page or two each night before falling asleep! I'm possibly not connecting with it as much as I could (not because it's too high falluting for me )

I'm reading Great Little Things by Jodi Picoult. It's the second book I have read that she has written, the other one being My Sister's Keeper. I am enjoying it but don't like the convenient twists in both books at the end. Only about 30 pages left to go.

bits of Jane Eyre are dull

Which bits???

And yes, Rochester is a wanker, but you could say the same for many of the romantic heroes of classic literature, especially one who, like Rochester, are basically Byronic borrowings from the Brontes' own LARPing universe.

The All Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg. On,y started in today but it’s very funny.

Before that Michelle Obama’s autobiography which I enjoyed a lot.

Vox by Christina Dalcher. Just started it by its filling the Handmaids Tale void. It's good so far, quite fitting for a Trump America.

RiverTam - I enjoyed the Fannie Flagg book.

I am reading Stuart MacBride's Broken Skin - the third in the Logan McRae series. It is very good, although may not be bedtime reading.

I'm also reading Tombland, and loving it. I'm reading it slowly as have a new job and small children so am too tired to read much in the evenings but that simply means I get to spend longer with part of my mind in Tudor times. And it's made me want to visit Norwich!

This thread has reminded me I bought Agatha Christie's autobiography a while ago so I'll read that next.

I'm reading A Man Called Ove, it's been on my kindle for a long time but never appealed to me despite how popular it is.
It's ok, fairly predictable and taking me a while to get through as it's not grabbing me. Usually I'd have a book I enjoy read in a few days often less but I must be nearly two weeks reading Ove and still only 70% through.