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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3015 on: March 21, 2011, 10:34:44 PM »
Quote from: elle.davis on March 21, 2011, 08:50:18 PM
I'm reading High Fidelity right now and really enjoy it. I have a few more waiting for me at work (About a Boy, Slam, Juliet Naked, maybe a few more) and am hoping they're good. Which of his others did you read?

I'm not Mrs. Busby, but I loved About a Boy and High Fidelity! I haven't read Slam and I was a bit disappointed with Juliet Naked.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3016 on: March 21, 2011, 10:44:11 PM »
I agree about Juliet Naked, I couldn't get into it. I would pick it up every now and again but eventually I stopped reading at about chapter 4.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3017 on: March 23, 2011, 05:32:36 AM »
Agreed about Juliet Naked. It is fairly predictable.

On to The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3018 on: March 24, 2011, 12:20:17 PM »
Quote from: elle.davis on March 21, 2011, 08:50:18 PM
I'm reading High Fidelity right now and really enjoy it. I have a few more waiting for me at work (About a Boy, Slam, Juliet Naked, maybe a few more) and am hoping they're good. Which of his others did you read?

I didn't read About a Boy but I saw the movie and enjoyed it (I know...take the shame)  I wasn't interested by Juliet Naked, A Long Way Down, or How to Be Good.  I'm not saying they were bad but I did my preliminary read (I always do this - a bunch from the beginning and a little from the middle) and they just didn't intrigue me. I would be interested to know what you think of them and whether I've missed out on something good?  :)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3019 on: March 24, 2011, 03:34:18 PM »
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3020 on: March 24, 2011, 03:47:12 PM »
The Long Song by Andrea Levy. Halfway through and I'm still undecided.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3021 on: March 25, 2011, 04:53:05 PM »
Much to my regret I finished reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson.

Next up is Inside of A Dog by Alexandra Horowitz. 
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3022 on: March 25, 2011, 07:17:59 PM »
Goodness, sounds like most people weren't into Juliet, Naked. I'm almost done with High Fidelity, which I have enjoyed so far, and will keep you all updated on my Hornby progress. I have Slam, About A Boy, Juliet Naked and A Long Way Down waiting for me at work right now.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3023 on: March 27, 2011, 09:53:15 AM »
Just started Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 by Linda Colley.  I have read sections of it before, for my dissertation, but now I have a chance to actually read the whole thing!  :)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3024 on: March 27, 2011, 10:45:49 AM »
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3025 on: March 30, 2011, 05:41:14 PM »
Inside of A Dog was more scientific information than I wanted.  The author is very interesting and has a good sense of humor, but I finally put the book aside without finishing it.

Have started reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.  So far, so good.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3026 on: March 30, 2011, 05:44:47 PM »
Amy Tan's The opposite of fate, a collection of essays. Mixed.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3027 on: March 30, 2011, 05:59:46 PM »
Quote from: Woodlily on March 30, 2011, 05:41:14 PM
Have started reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.  So far, so good.

I've been reading that in French, sort of intermittently with other books because it requires a lot of concentration.  The little girl is easy to read but the old woman uses a lot of vocabulary that I don't know.  I'd love to hear what you think of the translation. 
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3028 on: March 30, 2011, 07:58:14 PM »
Just read Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg in one sitting. WOW. Couldn't put it down! It's the true story about a successful publishing executive (the author) who goes on a 2 month crack binge. It was so intense and completely riveting. Very honest and moving. Highly recommend it, if you don't mind the dark and seedy stuff.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3029 on: March 30, 2011, 08:26:14 PM »
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George. It's 736 pages and I wish it were longer!
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