On Your Bookshelf
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I've already blocked it out. Horrified, I were, à la Sal.
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It got much better towards the end, I thought. I couldn’t drum up any empathy for most of the characters particularly the main ones, but I felt I had a better understanding of the reasons for Snow being what he became.
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I finished Daisy Jones and The Six, and really liked it. Looking forward to seeing how it’s adapted for TV/film. The don’t know much about Fleetwood Mac but it’s made me want to know more, since it does seem to be loosely based on them.
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I've just finished Rodham. I liked it, but I much preferred the first part set at college than the more modern stuff. The writing seemed a bit kind of forced and clunky at times, especially the dialogue. I'm not sure if this was on purpose and was supposed to say something about her being awkward, but it stopped me enjoying it so much. I also found it hard to care much for her as a character in the second part, as she seemed less like a person.
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I've just finished Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz - it's a golden age of crime style murder mystery and has a novel within a novel part set in the 1950s and part in the present day. I enjoyed it and thought it was pretty clever, but a bit on the long side as there were two sets of characters to get my head around.
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Ooh that sounds right up my street, Flora.
I'm on The Eleventh Day: The History and Legacy of 9/11 by Anthony Summers & Robbyn Swan. It's pretty distressing, to read as you can imagine, but a very comprehensive history of everything that happened afterwards when I wasn't paying much attention at the time and also dispenses with the conspiracy theory bollocks very concisely.
I'm on The Eleventh Day: The History and Legacy of 9/11 by Anthony Summers & Robbyn Swan. It's pretty distressing, to read as you can imagine, but a very comprehensive history of everything that happened afterwards when I wasn't paying much attention at the time and also dispenses with the conspiracy theory bollocks very concisely.
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Yes, I think you'd love it, Lily.
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I'm still in two minds about Rodham after your review, Ken.
I finished Little Fires Everywhere yesterday - loved it, it's my book of the lockdown so far. Now I'm rereading the Book of Dust before I start the Secret Commonwealth.
I finished Little Fires Everywhere yesterday - loved it, it's my book of the lockdown so far. Now I'm rereading the Book of Dust before I start the Secret Commonwealth.
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I’m reading Garnethill now. It’s very dark, but brilliant so far. I basically love a bit of Scottish crime.
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My friend used to live in Garnethill, its a nice part of the city.Pippedydeadeye wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 11:12 am I’m reading Garnethill now. It’s very dark, but brilliant so far. I basically love a bit of Scottish crime.
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I think it's definitely worth a read, but not up there with her best. Maybe wait until it's a bit cheaper?
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I've just finished The Sight of You by Holly Miller.
5 stars from me on Goodreads and full on ugly, snot-bubble crying in parts which was not idea while lying in the garden.
5 stars from me on Goodreads and full on ugly, snot-bubble crying in parts which was not idea while lying in the garden.
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On kindle I have recently read:
Little Disasters - Sarah Vaughan - Essentially centres on post natal depression but a good story with a twist at the end.
The Second Wife - Rebecca Fleet - A good story - I did guess the ending though.
Little Disasters - Sarah Vaughan - Essentially centres on post natal depression but a good story with a twist at the end.
The Second Wife - Rebecca Fleet - A good story - I did guess the ending though.
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I’ve just started Justin Myers’ new one, The Magnificent Sons.
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I finished The Eleventh Day which was mindboggling reading. I'm recovering with the new Alex Marwood, The Poison Garden. I really, really want to do a re-read of a lot of the books on my shelf but I want to perform colonic irrigation of my Kindle, for want of a better phrase, first.
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I think I might wait until the mythical reopening of libraries, Ken. But thanks for being our guinea pig!
I'm currently reading The Clasp which is laugh out loud funny.
I'm currently reading The Clasp which is laugh out loud funny.
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I'm reading Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. TD asked if she also wrote A God in Ruins (which is on my headboard; he's not that precocious ) and I had to think for a minute as they are so different. I do love the Jackson Brodie books. I'm 80% of the way through and there are so many strands getting come together. (Also, she writes good dogs.)
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My library had the Clasp so I've downloaded it, as laugh out loud funny sounds just what I need.
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I hope you like it, Ken! I'm going to be stressed until you report back.
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If your back's against the wall, turn around and write on it.