Book Notes

[Kenickie]

Oooh I'm really looking forward to the rest now!

[Ella77]

I’m only up to the bus journey (trying to avoid giving spoilers), but oh my god, this is such a stressful book.

[Smunder Woman]

I think it's my book of the year.

Mine too, I think. It definitely is stressful though!

[lazzbo]

It is! I had thought it was an entirely realistic novel so my eyes fell out of my head as the story went on. :crazy:

[Dutchie]

Hmmm, I'm going to have to make that one of my next books now... I just finished reading the Pearl of Penang, which I really enjoyed. Now I'm reading the sequel, Prisoner from Penang. No amazing prose or anything but the geographical setting and the historical events are very well-researched, so it reads almost like non-fiction.

[Chicky]

I am tempted but wondered if it would be as relevant/interesting for non-parents. It’s only 99p on kindle so worth trying either way I guess

[Ella77]

I don’t have any children, nor does lazzi, who recommended it.

[lazzbo]

I think it's interesting if you're human. #sweepinggeneralisation

[Flora Poste]

I've just bought it as well as it's only 99p.

I've just finished 50 out of my target of 52 for the year (The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary with is a memoir of a Spitfire pilot who has reconstructive plastic surgery in the pioneering clinic of Archibald McIndoe.

I don't think I'm going to manage another 2 books today but considering I went through a spell of barely reading when we were moving, I'm fairly pleased with my total anyway.

[lazzbo]

I've got no idea how many books I've read (I keep a book diary but I don't have it with me) but I think I'm anti-targets when it comes to reading. I don't want to put any pressure on a pleasurable activity.

[Pippedydeadeye]

My target helps me to stop watching TV that doesn’t interest me and to stop doomscrolling. I might also delete Twitter off my phone for the New Year.

[lazzbo]

I should definitely do that!

[Ismee]

I might do that too but I have FOMO.

I've bought The School for Good Mothers on kindle too. I've just started Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson so will read it after that.

[sally maclennane]

I could never delete Twitter

I finished Alex Scott's autobiography, it was interesting but there was quite a lot of therapy speak and it started to grate by the end.

That brought me to 45 books for the year, 20 more than last year. I don't set a target other than to read more than the previous year. Like Pip, aiming to read more stops me watching shit telly and faffing on my phone.

I bought Great Circle and Still Life (actual books) and The School for Good Mothers for my tablet so one of those will be next.

[Disco]

I liked Still Life (one of my 30 last year).

I've started Klara and the Sun this morning which I've wanted to read for ages and I was drawn in instantly.

[Lola]

I've started Klara and the Sun this morning which I've wanted to read for ages and I was drawn in instantly.

I loved that one

[Disco]

I should switch off the TV, get off the internest and carry on reading but here I am!