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Re: What are you reading now? -
April 15th 2018, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by painkiller
Ackroyd's Death of King Arthur is waiting on my shelf, haha I haven't read anything by this author yet, but I hope I'll enjoy it as well.
Besides, for birthday I got loads of books from my friends. Mary Beard's SPQR (yay!), Graves's Claudius and Messalina and Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind.
Oh my - you've done well! I've already read Carlos Ruiz Zafón's The Shadow of the Wind. It's opening page is written with the most beautiful imagery depicting 'beneath a sky of molten copper' if my memory is correct. Except what sets this book apart, and at the top, is the characterisation. Not just of the players but of the city itself. There are moments of poetic beauty and those moments sit comfortably beside the bawdy comedy of one particular character who often manages to be poetic and bawdy at the same time! There is a sadness in Zafón's writing, a darkness and intrigue running through the story that keeps it moving at a wonderful pace. It was a fantastic read, and I have the first edition.
Grave's I Claudius I've also read and watched the film with Derek Jacobi playing C-C-Claudius. Wonderful acting.
I think you will enjoy any of Peter Ackroyd's books. They are painstakingly well plotted and with virtually no 'sag' halfway through the books. His book Death of King Arthur remains unread in my library room back home in England. Among 2,000+ others. My late mother was a serial bookworm in addition to being totally bats. (see my blog, 'An Attic Full of Bats')
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 7th 2018, 02:05 PM
Just finished these two.
Going to start this next, I think. Trying to find a picture that works and isn't huge.
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 9th 2018, 08:49 PM
Finished the first one, working on the second one.
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 12th 2018, 12:37 PM
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 16th 2018, 02:47 PM
Finished this series last night. Five books total.
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 22nd 2018, 02:53 PM
I am going to be starting another book tomorrow as well. It is a short story collection so I'll probably try and read a story a day or half a story a day.
Here it is:
These are both book club picks and I am excited to give them a shot. Both interest me for different reasons.
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 22nd 2018, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Romaness
^^Greek & Roman mythology is fascinating. I'm wondering what the author actually means by 'a modern retelling'.
I haven't started it but I believe that it means that the myths will be retold from modern/contemporary times. Also, I love greek and roman mythology. I took a greek mythology class back when I was in school and it was fascinating.
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 24th 2018, 08:51 PM
Read the top book and didn't care for it too much. Working on the second one now. I'm also reading my Ethics and Abnormal Psych book though.
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 26th 2018, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by .:Bibliophile:.
I couldn't get into this book. It was supposed to be a retelling but ... it seems pretty similar to the greek myths I learned about in college. I don't feel like reading through something that only has slight variations. The biggest difference seems to be that the writing is less complicated to understand. I guess that's where 'modern retelling' comes into play.
I already struggle with retellings so I am not going to spend time trying to get through it.
Here is what I'll be reading at some point in the next few days:
I am hoping to get this read before I start working so about a week. However, the chapters are a bit longer then I'd like and I have a lot of stuff coming up in the next few days. If I don't finish it will be a good book to take with me to read at my lunch break.
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 28th 2018, 02:35 PM
If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 29th 2018, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Ayurnamat.
One Kick by Chelsea Cain. I couldn’t sleep so I randomly grabbed it from my shelf and I finished it in less than an hour.
This author has a series and I've read the first one. It was pretty good. I think I read it relatively quickly but I was in a bit of a slump when I read it. I liked it because it was a fast read. Going to have to look into this particular book though!
Re: What are you reading now? -
May 30th 2018, 04:15 PM
Finished Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind. Now I'm reading a collection of stories in The Witcher universe, later I'll probably start Graves's I, Claudius.
Re: What are you reading now? -
June 8th 2018, 09:45 AM
I am reading about bitcoin now. All my friends are talking about it. Quite interesting thing i would say. If you don't know what is it, you may try to understand via https://bitcoinbestbuy.com/ But for more deep understanding better to read books, it doesn't matter what theme you're in. Sorry for my English, i am still learning it.
Re: What are you reading now? -
June 9th 2018, 09:01 PM
I am hoping to finish this during the weekend. It's 221 pages and I am 50 pages in. Hoping to get to page 100 today and then read the other 121 tomorrow. Might even be able to finish it today if I put enough time into it.
It's decent but the narrative style is hard to get into. I get why it's that way but it's hard for me to connect because it seems discombobulated.
Re: What are you reading now? -
July 9th 2018, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by .:Bibliophile:.
Dnfed brain on fire. Going to try and start this book this weekend!
I was reading this and I am 83 pages in. I am not connecting with the characters and the format is irritating. I will put it down and try and pick it back up sometime this month. I read the first book in this trilogy and I enjoyed the format so I think I'm just not in the mood for the writing and things like that.
Hoping to start:
I might end up putting this book down too as it's longer but I have been in the mood for longer books so I think it will be fine. If I am struggling I might switch back to Gemina as Gemina should be a quick read.