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What Are You Reading? March 2013
- boswellbaxter
- Bibliomaniac
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- Location: North Carolina
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What Are You Reading? March 2013
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.
Susan Higginbotham
Coming in October: The Woodvilles
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/
Coming in October: The Woodvilles
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/
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.
- Lisa
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1153
- Joined: August 2012
- Favourite HF book: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
- Preferred HF: Any time period/location. Timeslip, usually prefer female POV. Also love Gothic melodrama.
- Location: Northeast Scotland
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.
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.
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
[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.
I was disappointed with it especially as it garnered such rave reviews...It was meh

Bec

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=""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
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


Bec

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...
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- Madeleine
- Bibliomaniac
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- Currently reading: "Celebrations at the Chateau" by Jo Thomas
- Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
- Location: Essex/London
[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
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

Currently reading: "Celebrations at the Chateau" by Jo Thomas