Books and stuff(bookworms)

[lucysmom]

Seeing as how I managed to take over the quiz thread with my book ramlings I thought I would start this one so we can all discuss what books we like, hate or what ever.

I am currently reading Hard times only got one page in but really like the descriptions of the charactures.

Also reading a John Francome novel hes on of those jockies who have turned to writing so far its quite interesting but predictable.


Rachel

[SuzAndTheDiva]

Sorry am one of those people (please dont tell me its just me) who grabs a book startsreading and either finishes the book or sont bother, I love reading but couldnt tell you the authour or name of the book im reading right now, mind i do have the Coppinger book on my bedside table half read thats a good dog book  fink thats the name anyway 

[Mudgie]

I am currently reading Sheila Quigleys Run for Home - she is local to Houghton le Spring (seahills)- really enjoy it looking forward to reading the next one in series - read good thrillers - edge of seat stuff and it is good cos she talks about local areas and pubs etc so it is great to visualise - She is a real down to earth woman and I really enjoy reading her stuff 

Bev if you havent read her stuff you would enjoy it - like a north east James Patterson

[*Lassie*]

I use to  read the back of the cornflakes box if I ran out of books but don't have time now.
Love Dick Francis ( better than John Francome) James Herbert, the early Steven King books. Dennis Wheatley and any dog book

[*Nick*]

good thread!   

I can't seem to finish a Dickens book, any Dickens book . I appreciate the quality but the excessive descriptive prose just is too much for me I guess.   It's like Gabriel garcia Marquez' book 100 Years of Solitude...it's a Nobel Prize winner and it's brilliance is undeniable but i just can't seem to finish it! Been trying for 10 years! 


I'm currently on a murder/mystery thing...reading a book called Dust...and I've just looked for it to tell you the author but i can't find it    it's a woman


I also read a least 1 dog book while I'm reading something else 

[*Lassie*]

Rachel I loved Gone with the Wind, read it twice along with Jack London's Call of the Wild, Whistle Down the Wind and Goodnight Mr Tom - that was really sad in parts.

[GSPmad]

.and I've just looked for it to tell you the author but i can't find it    it's a woman

You've narrowed it down well then Nick. 

not reading anything at the moment - too restless, and it requires sitting down and concentrating. my grandmother's favourite book is the mill on the floss by george eliot - it is horribly depressing, i read it. 

what i need to read is the book i was given the christmas before last - a doctor in the wilderness by walter yellowlees - who practised up in scotland where my granny lives. he had the dubious pleasure of delivering my mother.  i know - because i skimmed - that he has lots of stuff on how the ills of the western world are caused by processed food - and charting the rise of diabetes and types of cancer etc (in fact he did a programme on radio 4 which i remember hearing) - and considering my diet i just don't want to know  but i must read it.... saw him on pitlochry station a few years ago - on his way to a wwII commemorative think or something - in his 90s and he looked fitter than me.  (mind you that aint difficult  ).

i have been part way through a biography of louisa may alcott for the last 18 months - and i can't remember where i have put it now.  and i have already mentioned pg wodehouse and blandings, and wuthering heights, adn thomas hardy - jude the obscure, tess and return of the native. 

[GSPmad]

i didn't mention the thorn birds.

don't get me started on books....

my doG i could talk the hind leg off a donkey. 

[kerrie and stan]

i have just started reading - wild horse diaries by lizzie spender. its quite good what i have read so far.
its about a women who has always wanted a horse then when shes about 50yrs she gets give a horse, the only thing is its a wild brumby, so she has to catch it and tame it

[rooooooooby]

i cannot put books down - i have to be able to read them all

i love aircraft crash mysteries  

i live for "air crash investigation" (on tv) its just amazing

[*Nick*]

Found it!   Martha Grimes is the author, a big fan of henry James I believe...book is quite good 

[*Lassie*]

Found it!   Martha Grimes is the author, a big fan of henry James I believe...book is quite good 

.reading a book called Dust..

Let me get this straight - you are reading a book called Dust............by Martha Grimes
Is this a wind up

[*Nick*]

LOL No, it's the truth!  Never noticed that 'coincidence' either 

[*Nick*]

Any books that you've read over and over?  Personally I started reading the Sherlock holmes stories when I was around 8 years old and have never stopped. Probably read each one at least 50 times, just love them.

[Sweetypye]

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

One of the first socio documentaries and is all about the meat packing industry in Chicago a the turn of the century (19thj)

Its publication caused a riot and triggered food laws.

A superb book and you would be surpised how far we have NOT come since those times.  the original food scare book!  Superb illustrations of characters.

Read it many times.