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Desordenado · 10/07/2026 11:30

Finished Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh, thank you thank you for the recommendation OP! Loving my summer of suffocation by lonely and untrustworthy narrators so far. After that I enjoyed a genre book called Trust Me by TM Logan which was very nicely done. Currently reading The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, which is wrecking me actually.

MissyB1 · 10/07/2026 13:56

Finished The Break by Marion Keyes. At first I felt it was too “chick lit” and the main characters were all irritating, I did start enjoying it more though and was interested enough to finish it. Probably a 7/10 in the end.

Just started Dog Days by Ericka Waller, nice easy holiday read, interesting characters and a feel good vibe.

Desordenado · 11/07/2026 12:18

Finished The Death of Us and remain in awe of how Abigail Dean handles a long range post traumatic experience with such realism and eloquence. Somehow she does so while showing hope, resilience and growth without invalidating the reality of life years or decades after a deeply shocking event. Started Girl A, will read her other one after that.

Citygirl17 · 11/07/2026 22:07

E-audiobook of The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths.
Dead creepy (going to make sure my door is locked tonight) but cracking narration.

mrstea301 · 12/07/2026 13:35

Reading John of John by Douglas Stuart - loving it but it’s taking me ages as I feel like I’m highlighting lots of it! It’s great though!

Just finished All the Colours of the Dark and enjoyed that, short chapters for the win - really felt like the pace pulled me through the book.

not sure what I’ll go onto after John of John - maybe some non-fiction for a wee change!

Purplebunnie · 13/07/2026 10:38

Currently reading The Water of the Wonderous Isle - William Morris. Now I've got into the style of his writing I'm quite enjoying it. Have been reading crime fiction lately, not really sure what I am wanting to read so this was a bit off the wall.

LethargeMarg · 13/07/2026 11:06

i’m reading Loved One by Aisha Muhurrah. it’s not massively hooking me in but there are some very funny moments and it’s well written but finding it a bit hard to click with.
got loads of books ready to read on holiday probably starting with ‘All In’ and finishing Famesick audiobook on the plane which i loved for the first part but tbh am struggling a bit with the graphic details of her health issues. was selfishly hoping for a bit more bts of Girls other than her tricky relationship with Adam.

Hellohah · 13/07/2026 15:09

I still haven't got London Falling. I can see the 3 library copies are due back on the 21, 27 and 30 July so surely I will have it by August :)

I did read A Month in the Country - such a charming, calming read and honestly made me laugh quite a few times which was unexpected. Was lovely :)

Just started Universality by Natasha Brown. * *
Then will try and get through The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves, The Names by Florence Knapp and maybe East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

pippistrelle · 13/07/2026 19:18

I recently listened to and enjoyed 'A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage' by M K Oliver. Light and fun reading where he plot is almost inconsequential but the main character - a North London mother with ambitions - is a great and monstrous invention. It turns out that this author is an older first time novelist, like another book I enjoyed recently. This is a trend I approve!

I read and enjoyed less 'The Spinster Cook' by Eli Davies - part memoir, part social history, part thesis - about the relationship of women, mostly single, with food, cooking, meals. I'd have enjoyed more if it had focused on the social history. But there were some interesting angles.

Now reading 'Between Two Fires' by Christopher Buehlman. I kept seeing this in bookshops, picking it up, reading the blurb, and putting it back down again because it's a horror/fantasy story set in mediaeval France. Not generally my cup of tea, but a YouTuber I like (Sinead Hanna - very personable) did a very persuasive review of it. About half way through now, and it it's a real page turner and, in spite of the monsters, very evocative of what it must have been like to live at the time of the Black Death. And yes, I know an allegory when I see one...

pippistrelle · 13/07/2026 19:29

LethargeMarg · 13/07/2026 11:06

i’m reading Loved One by Aisha Muhurrah. it’s not massively hooking me in but there are some very funny moments and it’s well written but finding it a bit hard to click with.
got loads of books ready to read on holiday probably starting with ‘All In’ and finishing Famesick audiobook on the plane which i loved for the first part but tbh am struggling a bit with the graphic details of her health issues. was selfishly hoping for a bit more bts of Girls other than her tricky relationship with Adam.

When I got to the end of 'Famesick', my only thought was 'is there nothing this person won't complain about?'. With the benefit of hindsight, I feel a bit more kindly and understanding towards her, but really she seems to be someone who makes a living talking about herself but who has managed to avoid having any real insight. It might just be that she's living in what, to me, is ultimately an alien culture but really, on the whole, #TeamAdamDriver!

MissMarplesNiece · 16/07/2026 13:32

Just finished Whatever Happened To Madeline Stone by Louise O'Neil. I thought it quite poorly written with very one dimensional characters.

I'm about to start Ripeness by Sarah Moss.

Silverbirchleaf · 16/07/2026 16:35

The Lindens - Barney Jeffries

Just finished this book, which follows the lives of the people that live in ‘The Lindens’ , a house in the countryside. It’s a nice easy read, and well written. It would make a good holiday read.

faial · 16/07/2026 17:12

I'm still ploughing through Gain by Richard Powers. About 50 pages left. I'm not very interested in the machinations and politics of the soap company (can't keep track of all the near identical middle aged men in the family that owns the company); the cancer/environmental pollution storyline is much more interesting and the characters in that side of it seem well drawn. The writing is good, there's just a bit much of it. Seem to remember the Overstory was similar in that respect.

Not sure what I will read next, something a bit shorter!

Catisheavyonmylap · 16/07/2026 19:29

Three quarters of the way through The grapes of Wrath, amazing book but a tough read, and then I have Pachinko lined up next.

autumnskyes · 17/07/2026 00:46

Current read - The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel. About halfway through and it's great, love her writing style.

Next up is Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. I've read her other two books and thought they were really good, so looking forward to this one.

SnowFrogJelly · 17/07/2026 01:18

Just finished The Names by Florence Knapp.. loved it

Hellohah · 17/07/2026 10:07

Catisheavyonmylap · 16/07/2026 19:29

Three quarters of the way through The grapes of Wrath, amazing book but a tough read, and then I have Pachinko lined up next.

I read The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah about 3 months after finishing The Grapes of Wrath, it just confirmed how tough a read it was. Same story, but TGOW hits you differently.

So many people recommending East of Eden and I've picked it up several times and never got into it. Although I was the same with The Count of Monte Cristo and I ended up loving that eventually. I think maybe it will be a winter read.

Which makes me wonder are others like me? I go through phases. I like long books in the winter that I can sink my teeth into, that tend to get me all-in, that make me feel so much and I remember. Through the summer I tend to go for easier books.

P.S ... I loved Pachinko :)

LethargeMarg · 17/07/2026 17:17

just finished All In by Claire Powell. Highly recommend esp as a holiday read, about a struggling couple going on a long weekend abroad with family.
now started The Elements series by John Boyne

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