Leo's Litlist 2009

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Mon March 9th, 2009, 11:14 am

Finally finished Daughters of Fire. It was a long haul. My braincells are now very glad to be stimulated by DJ Taylor's clever Kept: A Victorian Mystery, which promises to do exactly what it says on the tin.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Thu March 19th, 2009, 9:54 pm

Finished Kept. A fascinating read, though the end was slightly baffling and a bit unsatisfactory.

I've got a pile of library books, but can't resist starting Drood by Dan Simmons next. It's a right old brick of a book. Might have to find something slimmer for journeys to work.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Fri March 20th, 2009, 9:34 pm

I have Drood out from the library at the moment too, and you are right it is a brick of a book! I have thought about not taking on the train to read, but then the other place I read is in bed, and I am not sure that the size of the book is conducive to that either!

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Fri March 20th, 2009, 9:45 pm

[quote=""diamondlil""]I have Drood out from the library at the moment too, and you are right it is a brick of a book! I have thought about not taking on the train to read, but then the other place I read is in bed, and I am not sure that the size of the book is conducive to that either![/quote]

It's definitely a book you have to plan whether to take it along with you! (If you flew, you'd probably have to buy it its own seat!)

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Fri March 20th, 2009, 10:02 pm

LOL I dread to think how much a library hardback weighs.

I have the paperback and it's still quite a heft. Just read the opening chapter describing the Staplehurst railway accident and I'm hooked. I may have to start getting in shape for carrying it to work.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Wed March 25th, 2009, 9:17 pm

Oh dear. I'm not getting on too well with Drood

I'm putting it aside for a while in favour of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin.

From the past to the future in an instant - it's enough to give you the timetraveller's bends

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Fri April 10th, 2009, 9:51 pm

Finished The Left Hand Of Darkness last week. Now I'm swinging on back to the 14th century for Karen Maitland's Company of Liars.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Tue April 14th, 2009, 10:03 pm

Enjoyed Company of Liars, though it got a bit predictable towards the end. Now I'm dusting off Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks, which has been on my TBR pile forever.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Mon April 20th, 2009, 1:53 pm

Gave up on Human Traces. Dull as ditchwater.

Started The Great Gatsby, which is #1 on my list of Classics I've Never Read And Really Ought to. It's also thin and therefore easy to carry on the train

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Mon April 20th, 2009, 5:28 pm

I had to read "Gatsby" in HS.

SM