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Don’t give up on it! It took me quite a while to get into it and then I loved it and didn’t want it to end.
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Genuinely - ‘Yes that’s good news’
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After you’ve read ‘Lolita’ can I recommend ’Reading Lolita in Tehran’ by Azar Nafisi? It’s a really interesting book - partly literary criticism of Lolita and other books, partly political, partly about the lives of some women in Iran.
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The poor old gardener took quite a hit!
“The gardener used to come twice a month, but then he increased his costs from £230 a year to £245 a year. We only have him come once every other month now.”
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Found this in my garden
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Oh do tell us what you made of Inspector Imanishi when you’ve finished it. I thought it was a bit different, quite charming really but maybe a bit slow in places.
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It’s interesting on so many levels - there is brilliant literary criticism of the books she discusses with her students, there are moving accounts of those students lives under the harsh regime and it helped me to understand the political situation in Iran. I had to read it slowly and carefully!
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My favourite was ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’, not an easy read but so so good.
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I enjoyed ‘All the Little Bird Hearts’ by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow. The author and one of the main characters are autistic
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There was a young lady from Thrace
Whose corsets would no longer lace
Her mother said “Nellie
There’s more in your belly
Than ever went in through your face!”
Sorry (not sorry)
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Good morning insomniacs!
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I don’t need it for social interaction but I do enjoy reading other peoples reviews
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I’ve been using StoryGraph for a few months now and I love it. I agree that the ’moods’ are a bit random. I like to see the covers of my tbr pile. I also like the summary by month showing everything that I have read in various formats and also seeing how many pages I’ve read each month.
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Good suggestion thanks but I did manage to read both. Disappointed in Any Human Heart as I’ve wanted to read it for ages but didn’t enjoy it. I’ve now become a fan of Donal Ryan though after reading From a Low and Quiet Sea and Strange Flowers.
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My favourite Ann Napolitano is ‘Days of Abandonment. It was terrifying and real how the mother fell to pieces.
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The categories are a bit random. I tend to think of historical fiction as bodice rippers rather than stories set in the past so I’m always a bit miffed when it looks as though I’ve read a lot of historical fiction 😂
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I love seeing what other people are reading. Trouble is then I have to research them and put them on my list!
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I enjoyed Dear Edward but I don’t think it’s Ann Napolitano’s best book.
My favourite reads for March were The Crossing which nearly destroyed me emotionally and also From a Low and Quiet Sea
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I would buy the next one and read it. If it’s as good as the first one then I’ll buy the third. Read something else for a change but keep going through the series so long as they’re good. If one disappoints then the end for me.
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Those are seriously cool
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I sort them into keepers and non keepers. Keepers are allowed into the bookcases, placed there lovingly to be looked at and admired 😄
Otherwise I sell some, donate some to charity shops. Maybe keep 3 a month out of about twelve that I have read.
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Erm…..
A lot 😎
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I was surprised that I read more historical than contemporary fiction.
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What a cracking book. I loved it - hope you do too
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Thanks
I do like good dystopian fiction. I really enjoyed ‘I Who Have Never Known Men.’ I can’t cope with too much blood and gore though
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Oh I fancy reading ‘The Parable of the Sower’ which you seem to have enjoyed
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I fancy reading ‘The Boy from the Sea’ especially since now you recommend it. I was disappointed with ‘The Fraud’ though, not as good as I expected
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I’ve stopped rating books as I could never get a system that worked for me.
For example how can I rate a good non fiction book about politics against a spy thriller against a dystopian fiction against a classic? They all offer different things.
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Yup
Totally agree
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I love the ‘Lady Geeks’.
One of my book clubs is called ‘The Boozy Birds.’ It was set up 14 years ago although I’ve only been a member for 3 years. Originally it was for the young mums in the area who could have a night off to meet in the pub to discuss books. We take it in turns to choose a book
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I go into my local school as a volunteer to hear children read. Sadly it is quite startling the difference in their reading progress between those who read at home and those who don’t.
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A bit disappointed with my library - probably because I’m not very patient. The last books I wanted to order would be available in April. I buy a lot of second hand books but of course that isn’t a solution for the Bookers
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Trouble is many of them are hardbacks (in England) which are too expensive for my budget
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Wow that’s some reading effort!
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I wonder if you would like ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ by Audrey Niffenegger?
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Yours sounds perfect. Can I come and visit please with my books?