What are you reading August 2011?

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Thu August 4th, 2011, 1:47 pm

I thought The American Boy was fabulous, too! And I have Anatomy of Ghosts on my TBR pile. I like Andrew Taylor as an author.

javagirl · Post by **javagirl** » Fri August 5th, 2011, 3:14 am

[quote=""LoobyG""]You're in for a treat Javagirl, 'A Town like Alice' is great stuff, do post what you think!

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Well, I'm a little over half way and absolutely loving it! It is a treat. Will probably be my 4th 5* book of 2011 (out of about 32 so far this year).

Are Shute's other books this good too?

Lynn (i.e. javagirl - for the programming language, not the coffee or the island, etc.)

Alisha Marie Klapheke · Post by **Alisha Marie Klapheke** » Fri August 5th, 2011, 3:44 am

I'm enjoying the book recommendations. Thanks, all!

I just finished Nefertiti by Michelle Moran. Wonderful. This is the exact type of hist fic that got me hooked in the beginning. Clear, real, exotic, fast paced, totallydifferentfrommylifebutyetthesame.

LoobyG · Post by **LoobyG** » Fri August 5th, 2011, 5:03 pm

[quote=""javagirl""]Well, I'm a little over half way and absolutely loving it! It is a treat. Will probably be my 4th 5* book of 2011 (out of about 32 so far this year).

Are Shute's other books this good too?[/quote]

My all time favourite of Shute's is 'On the beach' and 'The far country' is pretty good too

I've got a lot more of his on Mt. TBR but I've not got round to any more yet. If you like Alice, you'll like those.

Elysium · Post by **Elysium** » Fri August 5th, 2011, 7:14 pm

Ramose: Prince Exile by Carole Wilkinson

annis · Post by **annis** » Sat August 6th, 2011, 12:13 am

Posted by Madeline

Have you read "The American Boy" annis, which is loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's childhood spent in London? I thought that was fabulous, beautifully written and also very atmospheric.

It's been on my "books I should get round to reading list" for a few years now, but alas - so many books, so little time and all that. I'll definitely bump it up after reading An Anatomy of Ghosts, though

I think AAOG has just been released in the US. Btw, I see that Anatomy of Ghosts has been shortlisted for the 2011 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sat August 6th, 2011, 1:23 am

The Magnificent Amersons by Booth Tarkington.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sat August 6th, 2011, 2:02 am

I've finished yesterday "Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World" by Claire Harman (245pgs, 2009). A look at how Jane has been perceived and enjoyed through out the centuries since her death.

SM

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Sat August 6th, 2011, 2:30 am

Lady of the English by Eliz Chadwick.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sat August 6th, 2011, 10:39 am

I'm reading this month's book, Queen by Right by Anne Easter Smith.