Reading Heart Liberals

[Ismee]

Speaking of books made into films - has anyone seen the Tom Hanks film of A Man Called Ove?

I have and I loved it. I loved the book more though.

[Dutchie]

Speaking of books made into films - has anyone seen the Tom Hanks film of A Man Called Ove?

I have and I loved it. I loved the book more though.

Hmm, think I will go see it then. I was in two minds.

[Pippedydeadeye]

I finished Snow and it was really good. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for more of that series.

[wendy james]

I’ve read three dire freebies then made up for it with Tears of Amber by Sofía Segovia, which has been on my list since I read The Murmur of Bees.

I listened to a few chapters, maybe a third of the book, then changed to reading it. I loved it. More rooted in reality than the first one I read, but still amazing.

[Bat Macdui]

I haven't seen The Dry but I was thinking of watching, especially as Force of Nature is coming out soon. I have now reread both of those and havering about The Lost Man.

I thought Hilary Mantel's memoir was really good, Morgs. :)) I loved 'so angry I could have ripped off roofs.' I think her absolute rage at the way women are treated by the medical profession was very clear and I liked that there was no resolution there. Life is like that, people don't just forgive, they carry things. Well, I do, anyway. My Mum always says I could hold a grudge for years. :))

I am refusing to watch Tom Hanks do Ove, but this is a lot about my general dislike of Tom Hanks. (See above, re grudge holding, and also, Castaway.)

[Morganna]

I agree that the writing in GUTG was excellent, and she has some great phraseology. It’s that I don’t like memoirs, really. I would never have chosen to read it if not for the book club.

The Dry was really good on TV, but I haven’t read it. I didn’t know it was based on a book. I might look out for it if so.

ETA I was thinking of the black comedy about the Irish family, not the Australian crime one :))

[Turtle Bean]

I love Tom Hanks and want to see A Man Called Ove.

I like Eric Bana and the film of The Dry was good but he obviously did not match my mental image of Falk and is nothing like the way he was described in the book. I think that was a shame really because the drought and heat was sort of emphasised by the way Falk was and how frightening it could be.

[Flora Poste]

I've just finished Lucy by the Sea and I really enjoyed it - I'd seen a few people say they didn't enjoy it so I wasn't expecting much, but I really liked it. It felt very real and present and slightly cathartic reading about the pandemic.

[Chicky]

I finished Never by Ken Follett yesterday. It was a good thriller but the ending was really depressing. 3 stars.

[Lola]

I've just finished Lucy by the Sea and I really enjoyed it - I'd seen a few people say they didn't enjoy it so I wasn't expecting much, but I really liked it. It felt very real and present and slightly cathartic reading about the pandemic.

I loved that but I think you have to love her style of writing anyway.

[Estrella]

I’m now reading The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh. He’s one of my favourite authors so predictably I’m enjoying it.

[Marth]

I've just finished Carrie Soto is Back. I didn't mind it but I ended up skipping quite a lot of the tennis chat.

[Little My]

I just finished How To Sell A Haunted House, which I enjoyed and particularly liked that it was set in Charleston. I was just there in January so I felt I picked up on a few references I otherwise wouldn't have, and it made the story richer.

About to start a witchy book called VenCo.

[lazzbo]

I'm reading Betty by Tiffany McDaniels but it's not grabbing me yet. Like a Crawdads with less water, so far.

[Pippedydeadeye]

I’m reading Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore and waiting for it to grab me. So far it’s not managed to, and I’m about a third in.

[Lily]

Sadly I found her latter books didn't do much for me. I feel very treacherous saying that as I loved so much of her work.

[Turtle Bean]

I've had to stop reading Exiles so I can read my book club selection which is Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach. So far too much fever and not enough tulips is my view.

[Pippedydeadeye]

I finished Birdcage Walk off just to get it out of the way. It wasn’t as great as the cover quotes had me believe and I doubt I’ll rave to read more of hers now.

I might do a few Katherine Mansfield short stories next, but I did also pick up a Reverend Richard Coles book in a charity shop last Friday.

[Lily]

Pip, try Burning Bright or Zennor in Darkness instead; The Seige is also very good.

I re-read all the Green Knowe books as I visited Hemingford Gray at the weekend. They are as magical as I remembered; perhaps even moreso read as an adult. I'm now on Fergal Keane's PTSD memoir.

[wendy james]

I read Mr Liv's latest over the weekend, and am now reading Schooled by Ted Fox. I've got All of You Every Single One by Beatrice Hitchman lined up, though Bean has reminded me I should make a start on next month's book club choice - A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins.