What are you reading?

[akaemmafrost]

Me, Lord of the rings. Never read it before . Enjoying so far.

Just finished Casual Vacancy. Cried my eyes out. About to start The Buddenbrock House bx Thomas Mann.

I loved LOTR and the Hunger Games, too.

A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett (collection of short stories). Next I'm starting the Inspector Morse collection - got the box set for Xmas from DH.

I have just finished Moon over Soho, the 2nd rivers of London book. I will probably read the 3rd one (whispers underground) next.

I'm waiting for the next Stuart McBride book to be released. Iirc its some time this month.

I've just started Northanger Abbey for an alphabet challenge on Goodreads.

Re-reading The Black Angel by John Connolly in preparation for re-reading The Wrath Of Angels.

Oh I've just read Pratchett's 'Dodger' too but didn't think much of it. Sadly, I think the fine, fine days of Sam Vines and Captain Carrot are over now. :(

I didn't like 'Life Of Pi.'
First Hunger Games book was good but the other two were dreadful.
Have read the first two of the Rivers of London series but don't know if I'll bother with the third. They are a bit Jasper Fffffffffjorde-ish and I can't be doing with him.
I enjoyed 'Dominion.'

I was looking forward to 'dodger' too, I gave up on pratchett for years, but have been making up for lost time lately.

Hi acsec that Caitlin Moran book is one of my faves!

I am reading a book DH got me fr crimbo called The Snow Child. Have just finished The Lighthouse by Alison Moore, bit depressing.

Best book read recently was El Narco, about Mexican Drug Wars was brill, true, and scary.

Ooh mike that is really really good that whispers underground book!

I'm reading Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann and really enjoying it.

Just finished Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr it is a Bernie Gunther crime novel this is the 8th and I have enjoyed them all. About to start The Song of Achilles by
Madeline Miller.

Just finished The City and The City by China Mieville, very good, am going to look out for some others of his.

After a serious vampire porn binge I am now reading the Dove of Death by Peter Tremayen (murder mysteries set in the 7th century AD) - not demanding, but enjoyable.

Have got a book of homage stories written in honour of Jack Vance's Dying Earth series lined up next.

Please don't give up on Ysabel, it all ties up in the end!

Glad to hear it!

I really try not to give up on books, but I bailed on a couple this year (glares at the casual vacancy) so I don't want it to become a habit.

No thanks to whoever mentioned Northanger Abbey earlier on. It brought on a craving and I had to hunt high and low for the bloody book. Found it after going through the entire stock twice. Going to read that next. And then Un Lun Dun.

Make sure you read some 'proper' Gothic horror after Northanger Abbey. It's great fun. :)

Have just finished "Before I Go to Sleep " it was an incredible read. But the ending disappointed me a little. I wanted to know more.

Wow have a massive 'wish list' now. Will be busy for ages!

Stuart- A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters. it's really good. I have a very promising stack of Christmas books lined up for after, also The Road which I might need to work up to!

Bitter Water by Gordon Ferris, the second in the Douglas Brodie crime series. I read The Hanging Shed (no 1) a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. Liked the setting of post-war Glasgow, and was interested initially because GF used to work with DH years ago .. he's a good writer.

Also reading Parade's End; it's excellent but it's heavy going, and 900 pages, so have decided to have a pause after each of the four separate sections, and intersperse with something a bit lighter.

Reading three at the moment, depending on what mood takes me. The Song Of Achilles, which is brilliant, and have read before, but wanted to read it on new kindle again. Is It Just Me, because Miranda Hart makes me giggle. And finally, Mad Bad and Sad, which is a history of women's psychiatric treatment from 1800 onwards, and is fascinating.

Debating buying Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies for kindle as well...

I am half-way through 'Home' by Manju Kapur which I am enjoying and I have a stack of C J Samson books to get through next.

I did get John Taylor's autobiography for Christmas though so I fear I may get distracted by my crush of the 80's