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What are you reading atm, and would you recommend it to the rest of MN?

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Blandmum · 04/02/2007 13:58

I am reading Semidetatched by Griff Rhys Jones.

Very funny memoir. He is sopt on in his descriptions of all those ghastly teenage parties that I remember from my 'yoof'

A very funny book and I'd recoend it to all mumsnetters in their late 30s/40s. Or for younger MN to rad about what their parents got up to in the 60s and 70s!

An excellent read.

And you?

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peanutbutterkid · 24/02/2007 18:42

Just finished The Book Thief. It's okay, made me cry at the end. At least I didn't feel like I wasted my time on it, and that's better than I can say for most books I pick up.

I have Little House In The Woods on order (library) -- I'll read it for the DC, but I heard it's fascinating to read as an adult, too.

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minko · 24/02/2007 21:50

'How to kill your husband, and other handy household hints' - it was £3.99 in Tesco and had an eye catching title/cover - if I'd noticed it was by Kathy Lette I might not have bought it. I've tried her books before and the constant quips, innuendos and crap puns are just so jarring it's really hard to follow the story or get a real sense of the characters. I mean who makes puns ALL the time!?

Example: 'He was taking Viagra', repsonse 'oh, so he's a hardened criminal'

I'm half way through and tempted to chuck it in the charity bag...

ChipButty · 25/02/2007 07:45

Ian Rankin's 'The Hanging Garden'. Absolutely loving his books. Am reading all the Rebus novels in order. Am becoming a Rebus bore...

eidsvold · 25/02/2007 07:52

The mayor of lexington Avenue - James Sheehan - JOhn Grishammy style if you like grisham. Was a bargain book but a good read - stayed up really late cause I wanted to finish it.

Just before that:

Step on a Crack by James Patterson - good read.

sunnywong · 25/02/2007 07:53

Ian McEwan's Atonement

Marscentio · 25/02/2007 10:34

Chipbutty.... I'm reading them all as well. I don't have much time to get them all in so it's going slowly but I love them! I'm trying to read them in order (the Rebus set) and I've just finished The Black Book.

wotzsaname · 25/02/2007 10:39

'Every Good Woman Deserves a Lover' by Diana Appleyard
Just started and so good so far.

About modern marriages and 40+ wifes and mothers and a trip to Peru with friends, also leaving hubby and children at home. I would like to go to Peru, never been.

Dottydot · 25/02/2007 10:40

Anything by Anita Shreve.

I've also just finished 'The Girls' - can't remember the author, someone bought it me for my birthday and although I found it quite hard (emotionally) to read at first, I really got into it. Lovely book.

sarahinphuket · 25/02/2007 15:28

I'm reading Shantaram and it's great. Before that I read Interpreter of Maladies, which I also enjoyed.

sarahinphuket · 25/02/2007 15:31

Oh and I've also got "A Walk to Remember" by Nicholas Sparks on the go at the moment...not my usual kind of book at all, but I watched the film recently with some of the teenagers I work with, and it made me want to read the book...

SherlockLGJ · 25/02/2007 15:33

I have just finished The Pact byJodie Piccoult. Steaming pile of shite. TBH

Read Gordon Ramsay's AB which will never win a literary prize, but it flowed and I read it in a day and a half.

Trying to read Griff Rhys Jones Semi Detached. Very dull so far.

Flower3554 · 25/02/2007 15:36

Just started Step on a Crack by James Patterson. I love his books, but this one seems as though it will be quite sad as well as thrilling.

Kbear · 25/02/2007 15:51

I just read Slow Waltz at Cedar Bend and The Bridges of Madison County - both Robert James Waller. I loved them. I love the way he writes.

Nip · 25/02/2007 15:58

this may have been mentioned before - but Cupcake Browns book - is very good (although a bit graphic...)

ChipButty · 25/02/2007 16:00
Marscentio · 25/02/2007 16:01
Saturn74 · 25/02/2007 16:03

Am hooked on 'Cell' by Stephen King at the moment.

satine · 25/02/2007 16:03

I've just finished A Lover of Unreason, a biography of Assia Wevill, who was Ted Hughes' partner after Sylvia Plath died. She committd suicide with her 3 year old daughter. Really fascinating book about love, obsession and the sheer animal sexuality and magnetism of Ted. The book isn't at all as morbid and awful as you might expect - just very interesting and very sad.

dinny · 25/02/2007 16:04

Getting Rid Of Matthew by Ricky Gervais's partner. Quite enjoyable.

SherlockLGJ · 25/02/2007 16:06

Dinny..............

When we meet, you can tell me all about it...

saltire · 25/02/2007 16:09

I have just finished The Island by Victoria Hislop. Brilliant book, really enjoyed it.

turquoise · 25/02/2007 16:09

I read that Matthew one. Agree - quite enjoyable.
Am trying to read Notting Hell by Rachel Johnson, but fear it will join LGJ's Jodi Piccoult on the steaming poo pile.

satine · 25/02/2007 16:10

Oooh, Saltire, I didn't like The Island much. I thought it was a good story, but her style of writing got on my nerves.

myturn · 25/02/2007 16:27

Am reading 'The Interpretation of Murder' by Jed Rubenfeld. Interesting reading about Sigmund Freud but it's taking me some time to get into it so the jury is out as to whether I would recommend it or not...

Love Ian Rankin and James Patterson - still to read Step on a Crack.