What are you reading June 2012?

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun June 10th, 2012, 7:46 pm

Her Highness, The Traitor by Susan Higginbotham

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sun June 10th, 2012, 11:46 pm

Took a sideline to read the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey (via library, I did not line anyone's pockets). What an interesting mess, but had a gas at Goodreads yesterday sharing comments and updates. Back to Stone Hill by William Lavender. American revolution, Carolina setting.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 12:05 am

[quote=""MLE""]I need to finish the Dove-keepers for a book group. I was told it was fantastic, but 50 pages in it's not feeling so compelling.[/quote]

I found it very tiresome after a while.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 12:08 am

[quote=""Brenna""]I am enjoying it so far, but I'm only 50 or pages in. I hadn't realized that Anne and Mary's mother portrayed in PG's book and "The Other Boelyn" movie wasn't her real mom. Interesting...[/quote]

Readers of her work usually need to expect that. She's not as historically accurate as I expect HF to be, but thats just me.

Shes not the central character, but probably the best look at Anne that I have ever read is in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and in Bring Up The Bodies where she obviously has a more central role. All that background can't help but give you a sense of her, even if she isn't on the page at every moment.

Now reading the Autobiography of Mark Twain Vol 1, just released in paperback. Im on page 50 and have scared the cats off my chair several times with my sudden laughter.

Tanzanite · Post by **Tanzanite** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 1:11 am

Pulled another OOP from my stack - Alice by Sandra Wilson (one of the main characters is Piers Gaveston)

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 12:25 pm

[quote=""Ash""]Readers of her work usually need to expect that. She's not as historically accurate as I expect HF to be, but thats just me.

Shes not the central character, but probably the best look at Anne that I have ever read is in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and in Bring Up The Bodies where she obviously has a more central role. All that background can't help but give you a sense of her, even if she isn't on the page at every moment.

Now reading the Autobiography of Mark Twain Vol 1, just released in paperback. Im on page 50 and have scared the cats off my chair several times with my sudden laughter.[/quote]

I finished the Concubine last night and I have to say I was a bit disappointed, but perhaps unfairly so. When I first bought this book, I thought it would tell Anne's story from her perspective. Instead, it was more of a retelling of Henry and his "issues" regarding Catherine, himself, Jane, etc. The parts I truly enjoyed were when Anne made an appearance which wasn't as much as I would have liked. I think another reason I didn't enjoy this one as much is because it's like the 5th book I've read about the Tudors since April. I think I should start spacing these books out a bit more.

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 1:24 pm

Not HF, but just started "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Mon June 11th, 2012, 5:33 pm

I'm just about to start The Art of the Engine Driver by Steven Carroll.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Tue June 12th, 2012, 2:30 am

When I first bought this book, I thought it would tell Anne's story from her perspective. Instead, it was more of a retelling of Henry and his "issues" regarding Catherine, himself, Jane, etc.

I understand that, but I find that knowing how other people around her felt or acted is often a way of knowing her in a round about way. Another Loft book is a good example of that - For the King's Pleasure is about Katherine of Aragon. While Henry and Anne say nary a word, you get a sense of both of them through her eyes and her story. The scene where Anne comes to take the queen's jewels from Katherine had me in tears, and any sympathy I ever had for Anne went out the window. I never cared much about Katherine until I read this book. She was sorely used and abused.

J.D. Oswald · Post by **J.D. Oswald** » Tue June 12th, 2012, 8:53 am

[quote=""Madeleine""]I'll let you know JD! I can see what you mean about the writing style but it doesn't feel as "dated" as I thought it would.[/quote]
There's quite a clever continuation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Michael Chabon, The Final Solution. It's short but I enjoyed it.