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TiggyDoolittle · May 25, 2014 1:24 pm

When the kids give me peace to read it yes. I have already seen the movie and although sad I enjoyed it.

I get all my books from my local chariity shop.

I still have The Help. Derek Acorah's Haunted Britain & The Da Vinci code to get through. although I reckon the last one I might give up on lol.

besleybean · May 25, 2014 1:56 pm

I like The Help.
I definitely wouldn't read any Acorah.
I've read all but the latest Dan Brown, they're good adventure stories.

Kerkerian · May 25, 2014 4:29 pm

Tinks wrote:
Sounds interesting
I'm reading Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantell - a fictionalised account of the early life of Thomas Cromwell.
I'm reading these back to front actually, as I read Bring up The Bodies (the second instalment) first!!

I did that as well, and ever since I finished them, I can't wait for the third one!

Besleybean: The Help is such a great book, I loved it very much!

Tinks · May 26, 2014 6:17 pm

I can't wait for the third one, Kerkerian - unfortunately it seems that it may be a bit of a wait (still, we should be used to waiting for things, eh? )
I recently saw Bring up the Bodies on stage in London; it was fantastic!

Kerkerian · May 26, 2014 8:20 pm

Tinks wrote:
I can't wait for the third one, Kerkerian - unfortunately it seems that it may be a bit of a wait (still, we should be used to waiting for things, eh? )
I recently saw Bring up the Bodies on stage in London; it was fantastic!

Oh yes, we're good at waiting!
I'm going to see Bring Up the Bodies and Wolf Hall on stage in August, can't wait for that either! And now I've read that the BBC is going to make Wolf Hall into a mini series and that both Mark Gatiss and Jonathan Aris will be in it!

Tinks · May 29, 2014 8:46 am

Enjoy the stage show - I'm sure you will
I didn't know about the TV adaptation - that's exciting!!

mrshouse · May 29, 2014 9:07 am

I'm reading a Swedish crime series by Arne Dahl revolving around a really great ensemble called A-Team (not the ones from the tv series back in the eighties, obviously...)

tonnaree · May 29, 2014 4:52 pm

I am half way through The Yellow Birds and now desperately want to see Benedict in this movie.

Zatoichi · May 29, 2014 5:45 pm

I just finished "The Briefcase" by Kawakami Hiromi and liked it very much.

Davina · June 4, 2014 1:17 pm

Having finished '12 Years a Slave' I have now started the first part of the third book in the Game of Thrones series. A bit different.

besleybean · June 4, 2014 4:36 pm

Oh, I was going to read 12 years a Slave next...but I am so into my history of science reading at the moment,.
I am now reading ANOTHER history of science book:The Fellowship, by John Gribbin.

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Clara's sister · June 7, 2014 10:32 am

TeeJay wrote:
I read "A Street Cat Named Bob" this morning. What a lovely story, and a bit of a tear jerker too. I've already purchased part two, looks like that'll be on the list of things to read on my trip to England next week.

I'm almost finished with it. These two can bring a on your face.
Who doesn't want to have a friend like Bob. Can't wait to read the second one.

maryagrawatson · June 7, 2014 1:42 pm

A client emailed me copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes, so I've been getting into that in my non-copious spare time.

I've read a couple of stories, most notably 'A Scandal in Bohemia' and keep highlighting the bits that inspired all three series. I'm getting a better appreciation for our modern Sherlock and how much of a love story it is to Conan Doyle's tales. I can imagine our Sherlock mellowing out and continuing to grow up to be the middle aged Holmes portrayed in Conan Doyle's stories.

I'm also enjoying the stories in their own right and am impressed by how fresh and modern they feel.

Mary

besleybean · June 7, 2014 1:59 pm

They were quite ground breaking at the time.

tonnaree · June 7, 2014 5:46 pm

Picked up the newest Stephen King book today. "Mr. Mercedes." That will keep me occupied for a bit.

besleybean · June 7, 2014 5:47 pm

(Snigger. I have a new colleague called Stephen King!)

Davina · June 11, 2014 4:08 pm

Scary!

besleybean · June 11, 2014 4:40 pm

I'm still on the history.
This time general British and also comic!
John O'Farrell's An utterly impartial history of Britain.

eurydike · August 4, 2014 12:27 pm

I'm still totally into Peter Robinson's DCI Banks novels.
Right now, I'm reading the German translation of "Piece of My Heart".

besleybean · August 4, 2014 12:46 pm

Having finished Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Edward Vallance's A Radical History of Britain, I'm now ready to start another book.
But I can't now find the one I was going to read, so I think I'll read Mark's novel instead.