What are you reading? April 2012

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Sat April 7th, 2012, 1:32 am

Nearly finished My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier.

Bec

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Sat April 7th, 2012, 2:48 am

I finished The God Delusion. Now I am reading How We Believe by Michael Shermer.

fljustice · Post by **fljustice** » Sat April 7th, 2012, 2:42 pm

[quote=""rebecca""]Nearly finished My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier.

Bec

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Read that a couple of years ago when I took a bunch of Italy themed books on a three-week trip to Tuscany. What did you think?

annis · Post by **annis** » Sat April 7th, 2012, 7:27 pm

Have just finished Kate Atkinson's Case Histories. Brilliant! Why have I resisted reading Atkinson for so long? Off now to grab the next Jackson Brodie title for my Kindle

Also read Steven Saylor's Roma- an epic novel of the foundation of Rome from neolithic days to the end of the Republic. Would see it as a narrative history really rather than a novel and is absolutely loaded with "As you know, Bob"isms. None the less, a useful overview of Roman history.

MLE (Emily Cotton) · Post by **MLE (Emily Cotton)** » Sat April 7th, 2012, 8:22 pm

Just started the Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Sun April 8th, 2012, 3:00 am

[quote=""fljustice""]Read that a couple of years ago when I took a bunch of Italy themed books on a three-week trip to Tuscany. What did you think?[/quote]

I loved it and it is a book that keeps you guessing even to the end. Daphne is brilliant at building atmosphere's, you can almost see yourself there walking beside the characters and second guessing their motives. I would love to see the DVD of it but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be stocked anywhere!

Bec

Berengaria · Post by **Berengaria** » Sun April 8th, 2012, 3:49 am

I am presently reading Two Sisters,about Juana of Castile and Catherine of Aragon. Very pleasant reading! I'm also working through Sunne in Splendour A nice Easter weekend!

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sun April 8th, 2012, 11:49 am

[quote=""rebecca""]Nearly finished My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier.

Bec

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I love this one too, it often gets overlooked but I think stands up well next to Rebecca.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun April 8th, 2012, 9:52 pm

Will be starting The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Mon April 9th, 2012, 2:40 am

[quote=""Madeleine""]I love this one too, it often gets overlooked but I think stands up well next to Rebecca.[/quote]

I actually liked My Cousin Rachel better than Rebecca....I think it is because Rebecca can seem a little odd and rather patronising in tone to the new Mrs DeWinter....In My Cousin Rachel, the time period works better and the book flows a lot easier.

Bec

PS: Now I have to decide what to read next