Fiz Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I wondered why Dr Sparrow had only written two books. I realised why when I got halfway through this one, when I gave up. I almost never do that, but it was simply a rehash of his previous book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regattah Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Maybe he was giving a clue in the title?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Edited May 27, 2012 by Fiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Arrowsmith Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Just returned to Far From The Madding Crowd - possibly a mistake to read it again before seeing Bintley's ballet later in the month, which will be new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 I'm ashamed to admit that I gave up on FFTMC after 9 pages. I love the ballet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I am reading Emannual LeRoy Ladurie's book about St Simon, Versaiiles and 17th-18th century France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I'm ashamed to admit that I gave up on FFTMC after 9 pages. I love the ballet though! Â Nine pages - I didn't get that far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I am reading Emannual LeRoy Ladurie's book about St Simon, Versaiiles and 17th-18th century France. Â This looks like something I'd enjoy - non-fiction - yea! Â Ordered it from my public library. Thanks, Fiz. I'm always looking for a good historian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Arrowsmith Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I'm ashamed to admit that I gave up on FFTMC after 9 pages. I love the ballet though! Â Well it's not my favourite Hardy but I think that's because of the film version. Â Reading the synopsis of the ballet, it strikes me as a busy story. See you in Birmingham I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well, my friend just got me Fifty shades of grey the triology!!!Dont really want to say what its about but for those who know you will understand why! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 tomuchtallent, Â let me know how you get on with it please. Â I saw them in the bookshop & read a good review about them. Got quite a few books to read at the moment before my next purchase but would be good to hear your thoughts. Â smallbythesea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well I'll never think of Subway sandwiches (subs) in the same way again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Smallbythesea, Â Its a very easy read and you can finish them all very quickly,a bit addictive really!I found myself lol so many times and if your near someone who has read it they would laugh along with you without knowing which part you were reading! Â Janet! or domino pizza(DOM) lol xxxx thanks for that,had a good giggle xxx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Arrowsmith Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I'm ashamed to admit that I gave up on FFTMC after 9 pages. I love the ballet though! Â Hmmm... It's not the best start to a novel is it! I've skipped those nine pages and more. Not grabbed yet on this reread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 tomuchtallent and Janet, Â Started the fifty shades of grey trilogy .....very addictive. Someone let me start it on their kindle at work on our meal break - bad mistake. Tried to source it, even online it has sold out & there are 78 people waiting for a copy at the library!!! Unfortunately for my dh I persuaded him to put it on his kindle for me, he will have to get the 2nd book for me shortly lol. I would love the actual books though, nothing like holding a book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I am reading a book about the history of the development of the humble aspirin! I had to do epidemiology and disease on popultaion as part of my history degree and I got hooked on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Right, I've finished that and very good it was too. I am now about to start Thomas Love Peacock's Crochet Castle and Nightmare Abbey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 First book finished, dh downloaded 2nd one for me at dinner time. Not getting much housework done today!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I am reading a book about the history of the development of the humble aspirin! I had to do epidemiology and disease on popultaion as part of my history degree and I got hooked on it!  You might enjoy "The Invention of Air" by Stephen Johnson - about the discovery of what constitutes "air."  also "God's Secretaries" by Adam Nicolson - the writing of the King James version of the Bible  also "The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester - about the making of the Oxford Dictionary  all three very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I decided Thomas could wait and am now reading Lisa Jardine's new in paperback book about the divine Nancy Mitford and her lover Gaston Palewski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie 2 Milner Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Fifty shades of Grey on my Kindle but must finish "The Potato Factory" first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Lisa Hilton, not Jardine, stupid Fiz ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm on the 2nd book of the Fifty Shades trilogy - difficult to put down - but not one to read in public Don't books have age ratings.....? Â And before that I zoomed through the Hunger Games books - they were really gripping - and quite an emotional rollercoaster. Don't often cry reading books but there were a couple of moments in there that took me by surprise. Â Thanks for the thread though as I feel I should try something a bit more "serious" next time so I'll look into some of the others that have been mentioned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I was thinking the same about age restrictions!There is so much talk about 50 shades on FB,that my kids asked if they could read it!! hiding them now! I was on the beach reading no2 and a English girl came up to me and wanted to pay me for a few days for the book! she just finished number 1 and couldnt wait!I loaned her the book but didnt take her money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 I finished the trilogy yesterday. Apparently even the e-books have sold out now! It just goes to show that hype can pay...... Â I'm now on The Great Gatsby, getting ready for Northern Ballet's brand new ballet next year! Â PS - at least with an e-book reader no-one can see what you are reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I am reading "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regattah Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yes, I loved it too, Fiz. I don't want to see the film as I think it will spoil it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneL Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Fiz, I just read The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing by Nancy Mitford and loved them! I read them because the comedian Josie Long, who I really like, often talks about the Mitfords and I was a bit surprised by how brilliant and witty her writing style is! Not sure why I was surprised or what I was expecting! Â Now I'm reading Paddy Clarke ha ha ha by Roddy Doyle - also great. Edited June 26, 2012 by JaneL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Fifty shades of grey trilogy finished this morning - luckily for my neighbour who can't get hold of the 3rd copy, so she has borrowed my dh kindle!!!! Â Back to the Lee Child book I was originally reading before I started 50 shades. Got quite a few on my bookshelf unread but might check out the summer book offers that seem to be on at every supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm now on The Great Gatsby, getting ready for Northern Ballet's brand new ballet next year! Â Janet, perhaps you should come down to London and watch the 8-hour play! Â I'm still intermittently ploughing through the Solway Nureyev biography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I finished Gatsby - it took me less than 8 hours so I think I'll give the play a miss. I'm interested to see how it is going to be turned into a ballet..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I've just read a review of the 50 shades trilogy which was so funny. Not sure if it sounds like my kind of thing - it was described as Barbara Cartland with lots of knobs (!) Â I am currently reading all the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin. I am trying to read them in order, and they are very entertaining. Â We recently did The Crimson Petal and the White for our book club book, and that was an excellent read. Huge book, but difficult to put down once I'd started. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitschqueen_1 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I am reading a book about the history of the development of the humble aspirin! I had to do epidemiology and disease on popultaion as part of my history degree and I got hooked on it! Fiz, you put me to shame. :-D Just started 50 Shades of Grey but TBH so far I think I prefer the Belle du Jour books 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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