What Are You Reading? March 2013

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Fri March 1st, 2013, 2:05 pm

I'm reading Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens by Robert Gottlieb. Looking forward to receiving Amy Licence's bio of Elizabeth of York this week.

Ludmilla · Post by **Ludmilla** » Fri March 1st, 2013, 2:41 pm

Still reading some NF about WWII. Just finished Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller (the Spielberg/Hanks team will make another WW2 mini-series based on this book). This is full of interesting detail about the air war in Europe. I liked it, though I did struggle with the author's reporting style from time-to-time, e.g., the way he jumped from one character to another and in his timeline. It was sometimes hard to figure out if he was talking about a new character or one he'd already mentioned because there were so many of them.

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Fri March 1st, 2013, 6:42 pm

Still reading William Dietrich's Napoleon's Pyramids. Not very compelling but not a bad storyline either.

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Fri March 1st, 2013, 9:33 pm

American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Sat March 2nd, 2013, 7:54 pm

I finished River of Destiny last night. I really enjoyed it, in fact I was so glued to it that I ended up reading the last half in one go, I hadn't even noticed the late hour by the time I finished. Normally when a novel has a historical time frame as well as one set in the present, I find the historical one more interesting, but in this case it was the opposite. I suppose the present-day story was fleshed out a lot more than the two historical ones, though.

I'm not sure what to read now, I think I'll probably start The Mist on Bronte Moor by Aviva Orr. I feel very up for the idea of a time-travelling YA novel just now.

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Sun March 3rd, 2013, 3:28 am

I finished 'Gone Girl' last night and wondered what the fuss was? I figured out most of the book in the first few chapters....

Spoiler below

I was disappointed with it especially as it garnered such rave reviews...It was meh

book!

Bec

MLE (Emily Cotton) · Post by **MLE (Emily Cotton)** » Sun March 3rd, 2013, 4:49 am

[quote=""rebecca""]I finished 'Gone Girl' last night and wondered what the fuss was?
I was disappointed with it especially as it garnered such rave reviews...It was meh

book!

Bec

[/quote]
I had to read gone girl for a book club. Otherwise it would have been DNF. I didn't like ANY of the characters, the girlfriend was TSTL (or to be believed). Ditto the parents. Just not an enjoyable way to spend my time.

rebecca · Post by **rebecca** » Sun March 3rd, 2013, 5:24 am

[quote=""MLE""]I had to read gone girl for a book club. Otherwise it would have been DNF. I didn't like ANY of the characters, the girlfriend was TSTL (or to be believed). Ditto the parents. Just not an enjoyable way to spend my time.[/quote]

Well it will be listed as the worst book I've read this year. I don't mind villains, but two boring villains is beyond the pale

and I agree with the TSTL...They ALL were! But why so many excellent reviews(on Amazon)?:confused

uzzling!

Bec

annis · Post by **annis** » Sun March 3rd, 2013, 6:56 am

The latest Flavia de Luce mystery by Alan Bradley- Speaking from Among the Bones. Loving it - could be the best one in the series yet...

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sun March 3rd, 2013, 12:17 pm

[quote=""MLE""]I had to read gone girl for a book club. Otherwise it would have been DNF. I didn't like ANY of the characters, the girlfriend was TSTL (or to be believed). Ditto the parents. Just not an enjoyable way to spend my time.[/quote]

My mum didn't like it either, she didn't guess the ending though. I must admit I'm finding the two of them irritating too, especially her. We shall see