tezza1551 
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"The Forest" by Edward Rutherford.
Interesting perspective of English history.
Reply #961. Dec 11 11, 11:40 PM
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Heleena
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Just got through reading Anne Tyler's "Back When We Were Grownups".
Loved the book, loved the opening line: "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." It is a story of a 53-year old woman re-examining her life and how she got to where she is. Beautifully written with believable, sympathetic characters.
Reply #962. Dec 12 11, 7:14 AM
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| BOB501
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Just finished "Those in Peril" by Wilber Smith. What a great character builder. You feel like you know the main characters when finished. He writes one book a year and reading them is like candy; it is good but you don't want it to end!
Now into Cussler book,"Crescent Dawn." Both books have Muslim antagonists. They are the Villans of choice these days.
Reply #963. Dec 12 11, 8:38 AM
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turbotude
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I've read some crappy novels, but I'll read 'em all the way through, trying to find something redeeming about them. I still haven't finished "Night Over Water". Now I've read 3/4 of it, and the plot is just now starting to move. I WILL finish this yawner, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Guess I'll go back to Webb Griffin, Dale Brown, and Clive Cussler novels. At least there's action and intrigue on those!
Reply #964. Dec 12 11, 6:03 PM
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paulmallon
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"Protect and Defend", part of the Mitch Rapp series from Vince Flynn...halfway through: pretty good
Reply #965. Dec 18 11, 7:29 PM
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| Mariamir
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Try "Lord of the Flies" by Golding. It's a difficult book, but teenagers and adults all enjoy it in different ways.
Reply #966. Dec 30 11, 4:26 AM
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| Mariamir
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Forgot to say, I love it, but it's a serious book.
Reply #967. Dec 30 11, 4:28 AM
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kstyle53
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I just read "Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow. It was fantastic.
Reply #968. Jan 09 12, 8:57 PM
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| naerulinnupesa
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Anything by Gerald Durrell. My Mom has bought many of his books and I've just discovered what a good read they are. So I'm browsing our bookshelves and recommend them also :)
Reply #969. Jan 10 12, 2:57 AM
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| adams627
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"All the King's Men", which is pretty good so far, and Gogol's "Dead Souls," which is terrific. I just finished Karel Capek's "RUR" too, which is a great read for anyone into science fiction.
Reply #970. Jan 10 12, 7:32 PM
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tezza1551
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Gerald Durrell is a very entertaining writer.. his book The Mockery Bird is funny, but delivers a strong conservation message.. working on a quiz about it.
I got the latest Monica McInerney "Lola's Secret" yesterday.. enjoying it very much..set in the Clare region of South Australia, which I know quite well.
Reply #971. Jan 10 12, 8:48 PM
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paulmallon
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Yesterday I finished Michael Connelly's 24th novel "The Drop" and like the previous 23 it was a very,very good read.
Today I started James W. Hall's newest "Thorn" novel called "Dead Last and 100 pages in, I'm liking it..
Reply #972. Jan 12 12, 3:18 PM
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| BOB501
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The Affair a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. It goes back and explains a lot about the main characters past. It is great!
Reply #973. Jan 12 12, 6:36 PM
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AlexxSchneider
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I normally read only one book at a time, but the combination of getting a Kindle for Christmas and a new university term means that I'm currently reading five!
'Emma' by Jane Austen
Rereading 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker
'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert
'Aeneid' by Virgil
'Satyricon' by Petronius
Reply #974. Jan 13 12, 9:40 AM
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irishrusty
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"We Need To Talk About Kevin" Lionel Shriver. Very interesting. There is a movie made of it.I would like to see it when I'm finished.
Reply #975. Feb 11 12, 3:04 PM
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jolana
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"Little,Big" by John Crowley.
Reply #976. Feb 11 12, 4:20 PM
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bloodandsand
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I haven't seen the film, irishrusty, but I enjoyed the book. I have started to reread Sue Grafton's alphabet series,currently on F is for Fugitive.
Reply #977. Feb 11 12, 4:24 PM
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jolana
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Is there anyone who read the "Little, Big"? I have just finished the second book of six and I feel confused. I thought I was a skilled reader but this book is a challenge!
Reply #978. Feb 11 12, 9:52 PM
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wulfsbane
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Hi! I am reading a book by Margaret Frazier called "A Play of Heresy". It is a series about an actor named Joliffe in a troup of players in 15th century England. He happens across a different mystery in each book. I recommend this series highly because not only is the mystery a good one, but the story is historically accurate.
Reply #979. Feb 15 12, 7:16 PM
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redshould
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Non-fiction: 'The Ayatollahs' Democracy' by Hooman Majd. A fascinating insight into the Iranian political landscape; a topic which I knew very little about. He does a great job in attempting to explain a fairly complex subject.
Reply #980. Mar 02 12, 11:25 AM
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