What you reading then, and why?

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I get 90% of my books from charity shops as a way of benefiting charity. I donate back. I've run out of books (read around 2-3 books a week). I've resorted to a book called 'War Memorial' by Clive Aslet about the men on the village War Memorial in Lydford, Devon. Quite interesting really. DH bought it a while back and it's been unloved on the shelf since.
What are you reading, and why?

It's been a tough few weeks. I'm not reading anything atm but I love reading. I must start again.

I've just finished Blood Orange which I liked. I read it because it was recommended in a magazine I think.

Now reading the second In the Canaletto family books, Marking time as I really liked the first one and I love books about families and the war.

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Im reading The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel.

I bought it for my mum for her birthday and she has passed it back to me to read.
Im a bit disappointed with it and I loved Wolf Hall and Bring up the bodies. Its about twice as long as the first two books and doesnt need to be, I am finding it quite waffly and dull.

I’ve just finished Venus and Aphrodite by Bettany Hughes at I love reading about female characters in the classics. I saw her book on Istanbul when buying it, so now I’m on that. I also enjoy social history.

Watching you by Lisa Jewell. I’m getting through her books, already read the family upstairs, then she was gone and I found you. They’re an easy read and quite gripping.

Great reading what you are on bookwise! The charity shops reopened today, hurrah! Having restocked I'm now reading 'Larkswood' by Valerie Mendes, who is very keen for her readers to know that she is Sam's Mum (cringy). Hoping it gets better...

Stalingrad by vasily Grossman because the first one is amazing and my latest obsession is russian stuff, and agatha christie's autobio for a bit of comfort food.

Oh my lord MinnieMountain you have to read her book about Socrates, called the Hemlock Cup. Probably my favourite ever non-fiction book.

I'm reading Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham Mctavish mainly to survive the Droughtlander and to plan my next trip to Scotland.

I read The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante as they are making it into a film starring Olivia Colman. My overriding thought throughout was how they are going to do that as there's not much in the way of plot.

Guest House for Young Widows. I saw a review for it a while ago, then forgot about it. I watched the BBC documentary, Return from Isis and it jogged my memory. Really powerful book, fascinating, horrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure.

I'm reading Slade House by David Mitchell. I've loved his quirky style since reading Number9Dream years ago.

A book called 10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world by elif shafak.
I'm bought it after reading a short essay of hers and enjoying her writing. It's really good! Would recommend :-)
Also rereading the book of dust by Philip Pullman which is a comfort read and reading Susan Sontag's books illness as metaphor and aids and it's metaphors which is slightly related to my work and is also very good.

for my bookclub- Brick Lane

For my other book club where the crawdads sing (I was bored by this, until the end which i found masterful)

For me- any christmas-themed romantic novel I can find in Tesco because they make me happy.

@rae36 I have that exact Christmas book waiting to be read nearer the time. Love a bit of Christmas themed light reading in December.
@H1978 love Lisa Jewell's books. Love Then She Was Gone as one of my favourites.

I'm currently reading Just Like The Other Girls by Claire Douglas on my kindle. Really need to stop buying so many books and try work through the ones I own but that proves difficult!

I am also reading Elena Ferrante, the second book in the Neapolitan series.
Also reading self help book “How to win friends and influence people”, not because I want to make new friends, but because I want to improve the way I deal with people at work.

How to break up with your phone. Self explanatory. Think it will be on a par with Alan Carr for me.

The silent patient by Alex michaelides .. because it was free on kindle on cyber Monday. Really enjoying it just got to near end and was very surprised by the twist at the end. I read loads of thrillers and normally guess who did it. Didn't see this one coming though.

I'm listening to Summerwater by Sarah Moss - a best seller I think, it is a stream of consciousness from different people staying in holiday cabins in rainy Scotland. It's very good, I haven't got to the dramatic bit yet, presuming there is one.
I have listened to books from the library which means your choice is limited and you listen to things you wouldn't normally take off the shelf :
I don't normally like whodunits but Anthony Horowitzs The Word is Murder was enjoyable.
The Woman of the House by Alice Taylor was good, an author I hadn't listened to before.
Gotta Get Theroux this - Louis Theroux's autobiography - no shocking secrets but pleasant if you are a fan.

I couldn't get into Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club so gave up.
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Shuggie Bain - maybe it is more distressing listening to it than reading it but I've got nearly half through it and that's enough for me. I'm older and the 1980s don't seem that long ago. V depressing imv.

I'm reading The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. I had heard about it and a friend recommended it and we have similar tastes. I've also got it on Audible as like listening to things while I am doing chores to pass the time but struggle to fully comprehend on audible so like to reread to pick out the parts that I've missed.

The last few books I've read seem to have included violence against women so I am looking for something that doesn't threaten that. Same friend has recommended the Psmith books by PG Wodehouse.

I'm a fan of the Shardlake and Hillary Mantel books too. However, I only listened to The Mirror and the Light on Audible and it didn't click with me the way the others did.

I take in more when I read (on my Kindle these days as my eye sight is poor and I need a bigger screen).

I’m reading Blue Sky, the last or latest I hope, Jackson Brodie book by Kate Atkinson. My aunt gave me the whole series and I’ve absolutely loved them. I’m going to re read Life after Life next.
I’ve got The Chalet saved up for the holidays, and will go and have a look in the charity shop this week.
I can’t sleep if I don’t read in bed.