What Are You Reading? 3

[Sister Jennifer]

In my continuing literature slump I'm reading anything by Wodehouse. I don't have to think too hard when reading his books, just enjoying his wit & prose.

That's hardly a literature slump, reading one of the finest users of the English language. I've nearly finished my Jeeves and Wooster marathon, 2 novels to go

He is one of the finest writers. I'm reading, The Coming of Bill, it's one of the ones set in America which aren't really my favourites but this is a good one. Maybe slump isn't what I mean. I just seem to be re-reading Wodehouse, Douglas Adams & Discworld which is no bad thing but I've got a big pile of other books to read but I can't be bothered getting into any of them.

To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my all time favourites. Strange, but I've never thought about it being her only published book before.

 

[Catch-up]

Just finished another really good one, Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill:

Screenwriter and acclaimed film critic C. Robert Cargill makes his fiction debut with Dreams and Shadows, taking beloved fantasy tropes, giving them a twist, and turning out a wonderful, witty, and wry take on clash between the fairy world and our own.

Something is missing from Ewan and Colby’s lives. Residing in the corners of their memories is their time in Limestone Kingdom, a realm filled with magic and mystery, a world where only some may travel amongst the menagerie of mystical souls and sinister demons.

And, I've just started yet another really good one! I never read memoirs. I hate memoirs. But this one has me doubled over laughing and I'm not even through the second chapter yet. It's Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. You can't beat a book that has a paragraph titled

#6. Most people don't go out in the woods to catch armadillos so that their father can race them professionally.

Del, are you reading this? You need to write a memoir! Seriously. I think this is your golden ticket.

 

[majomull]

Currently working on "River of Stars" by Guy Kay. Written with his usual grace and style, but it ain't no "Song for Arbonne".

 

[Bouncy Castle]

(on Kindle) Just read the 3 of the Nikki Heat detective books, as written by "Richard Castle".

 

[Catch-up]

Only just noticed a quote from Neil Gaiman on the back of the memoir I'm reading.

The Bloggess writes stuff that actually is laugh-out-loud, but you know that really you shouldn't be laughing and probably you'll go to hell for laughing, so maybe you shouldn't read it. That would be safer and wiser. - Neil Gaiman

 

[The Mad Collector]

To Kill A Mockingbird was ruined for me by having to study it at school

I'm reading Good Morning Nantwich by Phill Jupitus at the moment, his take on the 5 years he spent as the breakfast show DJ at BBC 6 Music. It's very good and surprisingly honest about why him being a DJ was never going to work out in the long run. Also no hint yet as to why he chose the title and as Nantwich is where I was born I'm somewhat intrigued.

 

[Square12]

At the moment:
Small Gods, Discworld Companion, "The Dogs of War" Frederick Forsyth, "Dunkirk the men they left behind" by Sean Longden, "The Union Jack" by Nick Gordon, "Assassin's Creed Forsaken" by Oliver Bowden, "New York" by Edward Rutherford and "Notes & Queries" a collection from the Guardian newspaper.
That's not including the 10 or so e books that I dip into from time to time.

 

[Catch-up]

Finished The Bloggess' memoir. It was great! I laughed so much and now I will never, ever again be embarrassed about anything that happened during my childhood.

 

[KnightOfFewWords]

At the moment:
Small Gods, Discworld Companion, "The Dogs of War" Frederick Forsyth, "Dunkirk the men they left behind" by Sean Longden, "The Union Jack" by Nick Gordon, "Assassin's Creed Forsaken" by Oliver Bowden, "New York" by Edward Rutherford and "Notes & Queries" a collection from the Guardian newspaper.
That's not including the 10 or so e books that I dip into from time to time.

And thus was the 'mashup' genre born.

I can't cope with having more than one book on the go at a time, myself, even if one is fiction and the other is not.

 

[Square12]

Oh I forgot one called Boudicca or something like that but I've just finished small gods

 

[Catch-up]

Stopped at the library today. They're doing a "Blind date with a book" thing. There's a section set up where all the books are wrapped in colored paper, you can't see what they are and there are just a few descriptive words written on it. You're supposed to choose a book based on what's written on the front. I picked one that said "spooky, mystery, inspired popular TV show". I almost didn't grab it because I thought it might be one of the Sookie Stackhouse books and I've read all of those. Turned out to be Darkly Dreaming Dexter! I didn't know a book inspired that show. I've never seen the show, hope the book is good. You turn in a card to rate it and you're entered in a drawing. Fun!

 

[Tonyblack]

What a great idea.

 

[Catch-up]

They do fun stuff. We're so lucky to have such a great library. I'm hoping I can finish it in time to get another one. It was really hard choosing.

 

[Square12]

Might have to suggest the idea to my local library when I get back to uk!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Excellent idea.

Love the Dexter books, and the TV show.

 

[Phoenix]

The blind date with a book sounds like a great way to be introduced to something new I miss going to the library, browsing books just isn't the same on Amazon.

I'm part-way through a few books that my brain can't quite settle on at the moment, so I downloaded the 4th Cal Leandros book last night I'm hoping my brain will cope better with some good ol' urban fantasy

 

[Kari]

I'm reading the second Robert Jordaan, The Great Hunt. It's a slow read, though I'm getting there.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I have the first twelve plus the short novel, not sure I will ever get around to reading them. :violin: but you never know.

 

[Catch-up]

Just finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter. It was a little rough for me to get through because I don't do well with serial killer stories. But, this was so different and written so well that I really did enjoy it. It was a fun experiment, I might try another blind date book!

 

[Dotsie]

And, I've just started yet another really good one! I never read memoirs. I hate memoirs. But this one has me doubled over laughing and I'm not even through the second chapter yet. It's Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. You can't beat a book that has a paragraph titled

#6. Most people don't go out in the woods to catch armadillos so that their father can race them professionally.

I noticed there was a free sample chapter on Amazon, so I downloaded it, and now I've ended up buying the whole book! I keep laughing out loud on the train into work!