porthesia Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Can't seem to get interested in a book at the moment so am going through old Country Living mags and finally chucking them out. Did come across an interesting article on Yahoo regarding Louis VII and the contoversary around his death so I might look for a book in the library. Can anybody recommend a book about his short life? Edited for spelling Edited January 9, 2013 by porthesia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Jamaica Inn (again) for me Must be into double figures now, but this and Rebecca are my favourites. I can taste the sea whilst under the duvet and feel the howling wind - must remember to check the windows are shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Lone Wolf, the new Jodi Piccoult novel. It's amazing- very 'deep' and thought provoking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Oh and for something slightly lighter, 'The Ballet Companion', by Eliza Gaynor Minden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I am reading "Inconvenient People" about Victorian uses of lunatic asylums to rid themselves of wealthy or embarrassing relations. It's excellent and horrific, at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 recently finished reading the snow child by eowyn ivey which was a lovely read and killing floor by lee child which wAs as gripping as ever.currently reading cheryl coles autobiography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneL Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Fiz, I think you'd be surprised by how much of an editor's job is taken up by not reading - so much so, in fact, that a lot of the reading has to be done outside of work (eg on the commute, at home) - though I'm sure this varies between jobs and types of publishing and of course there will be some editorial jobs where reading texts to develop them is a major part of the role. But there are a lot where it's not! I'm reading Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford and finding it a bit of a dull struggle, to be honest. I'll finish it because I hate not finishing books, but I'll be glad when it's done and I can move on to something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Would you want to work for an hour and fifty minutes, cleaning filthy floors every day, for a pittance? That is what I do, Jane. It is hard and exhausting work. I still say I would change. I am reading "Dr Crippen" by Nicholas Connell. It promised revelations but I've nearly finished it and I am still waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 "The Robber Bride", by Margaret Atwood - it was sitting in the library's shelf of "1001 books you must read before you die" (of which I have read very few, I'm ashamed to say - I doubt that will postpone the inevitable, though), so I thought I'd read it over Christmas. Ahem. I'm still reading this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Love the film green mile with tom hanks,one of my favourites,so I have just started reading the book & its fab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have just read a dancer in war time by Gillian Lynn which although not advertised as a true story is all about Gillian Lynn's journey from childhood to adult in the ballet world. She mentions some very famous names in this book, a fascinating read. My ballet daughter is reading it at the moment so Lynn may actually be spelt as Linn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have just read a dancer in war time by Gillian Lynn which although not advertised as a true story is all about Gillian Lynn's journey from childhood to adult in the ballet world. She mentions some very famous names in this book, a fascinating read. My ballet daughter is reading it at the moment so Lynn may actually be spelt as Linn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It is an excellent book which I read last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I just finished reading Wild Swans: Three daughters of China by Jung Chang. It is a really interesting insight into life in China for women over 3 generations and the politics of the country with the rise and fall of communism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Anyone read The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to help you achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Dr Steve Peters? He is the British Cycling Team's resident psychiatrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I remember reading Wild Swans many years ago such an inspirational book. Something I wouldn't have normally read but did need some light relief half way through. Considering I work in a library I don't read alot too many sweets in the sweet shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My daughter made me read The Kite Runner an excellent and moving story xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Have you read A Thousand Splendid Suns Tulip? An incredibly moving book by the same author as The Kite Runner. I would highly recommend it (but you need plenty of tissues). Another book I cannot recommend highly enough is The Holy Woman by Qaisra Shahraz. Deeply deeply moving and insightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hi Janet that book is next on my list for when I go on holiday. Having said that I don't want to be on a sun lounger crying my eyes out ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Some years ago when I was commuting to an from Bath I read a book called Heart Song by James Welch. One evening I was coming towards the end and I found it so incredibly moving that I was sobbing out loud and had to stop reading it on the train as I became aware that people were starting to look at me with concern.! Seriously, if it is still in print, it is worth a read. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I did that once. Never, ever read the end of La Dame aux Camelias in public Or, for that matter, Watership Down. Or ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowblythe Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Life of Pi for me. It's like a good wine - go slowly and savour every sip. (Actually I'm afraid I glub all wine regardless of quality. Particularly on a Friday.) Also about to start Secrets by Veronica Podbury - a YA but looks quite good, - for work. Meadowblythe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneL Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Meadowblythe - nowt wrong with YA! Lots of it is really good. Lots of it's not good just like lots of adult fiction is good and lots is not good I've just read this blog post about 10 seconds ago and it sums this up perfectly: http://bookriot.com/2013/02/19/stop-apologizing-for-what-you-like-to-read/#.USOigka3KQJ.twitter (actually it doesn't really but it is a nice post about not apologising for what you read) I'm currently reading Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black (YA!) It's about a ballet student in New York - a bit too Black Swan for my taste but it's a page-turner, I guess. Edited February 19, 2013 by JaneL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 "In Silence: Growing Up Hearing in a Deaf World" by Ruth Sikransky. Just finished it for the second time (first time was 1991) and was touched this time as i was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Back to the top and Spem In Alium. Whilst on this morning's Links trawl I fear that I was seduced for overly long by some of the delights in this LA Times feature: http://graphics.latimes.com/vignette-art-sound/ Go in via the button for Janet Cardiff's Tallis installation at lower left and explore at your leisure once it finishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Before Versailles by Kathleen Koen, who writes great historical fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'm nearing the end of Life after Life by Kate Atkinson......a very good read. Ive read most of her books and short stories but I didn't finish the one called Emotionally Weird. Before that I was trying to read The Red House by Mark Hadden. I've liked previous books Ive read by him but just couldn't get into this one for some reason so left it half finished and started Kate's book instead. Maybe I'll go back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Karleen, not Kathleen, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowblythe Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for me. As the lendee said, a "nice" book in the best sense of the word - sound historical basis (it tells the story of occupied Guernsey), beautifully written and a little gentle romance along the way. It occurs to me one reasons the printed book has a future alongside other media is that the e-book lacks the social aspects of reading - you cannot lend a copy of a book in the same way, and as a school librarian it is very common for a child to return a book accompanied by a friend, who then immediately takes the book out. I hope so anyway - I continue to grapple with the licensing intricacies of e-books and still find that there are huge issues. meadowblythe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddsballetmum Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Just finished "The woman who went to bed for a year" by Sue Townsend. A fabulous comic read about a woman who decides not to leave her bed one morning and the consequences of her actions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I've just finished reading "Peas and Queues - the minefield of modern manners" by Sandi Toksvig, really entertaining and funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm thinking I ought to start reading "The Winter's Tale" before the RB production begins, otherwise I won't have a clue what's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi66 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 My current read is a bio of Fernando Alonso, one of the founders of the Cuban National Ballet and who passed away last autumn. Very interesting - particularly how he and Alicia Alonso devised training methods. I picture Carlos Acosta dancing and a lot of things in the book makes so much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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