Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 Anyone got any good book recommendations? Having gone through all the Harry Potters in the summer, followed swiftly by all the Sue Grafton's (my cousin had them at her place where we holidayed) I now find I haven't picked up a novel since July. Read Chocolat this year, have done the Grishams and the Cornwells. Need some recommendations, please! -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. quite 'dark' but something different) The Voyage of the Narwhal by Barrett. Any book by Carole Shields ( not Any Book, you understand!) HTH. All I can think of atm Lesley --------------- Having gone through all the Harry Potters in the summer, followed swiftly by all the Sue Grafton's (my cousin had them at her place where we holidayed) I now find I haven't picked up a novel since July. Read Chocolat this year, have done the Grishams and the Cornwells. Need some recommendations, please! -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood ( Wells) and Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing ( Banks) for good girly reads, What a Carve Up! (Jonathon Coe) for a twist on Gothic horror, any Terry Pratchett for sheer escapism (don't tell anyone!), just starting new Roddy Doyle and it's good so far. Secons novel by Joanne (Chocolat) was very evocative - got the paperback version from bookclub at www.qpd.co.uk. Carr SAHM to four boys Sunbury & Shepperton Branch Trainee ANT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 I have just ploughed my way through ' novels - they are really entertaining, very british, romantic without being sleazy, and really excellent dialogue. If you like Jilly you will love these - a few of them are set in the same area of oxfordshire, and have lots of horsey references - there is a character called Charlie Somerset who is very Rupert Black-like. Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Need some recommendations, please! >Need some recommendations, please! Can I suggest the " His Dark Materials " trilogy by Pullman. Good teenagers books - IMHO much better than Harry Potter (Controvertial, I know!!). I've read the first two (Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife) and the third is just out - The Amber Spyglass, which my sister (age14) highly recommends! Hope you find something P/T SAHM to (6/2/00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 My DD1 [age 13] has read these and wants the latest, too! Lesley -------- Can I suggest the " His Dark Materials " trilogy by Pullman. Good teenagers books - IMHO much better than Harry Potter (Controvertial, I know!!). I've read the first two (Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife) and the third is just out - The Amber Spyglass, which my sister (age14) highly recommends! Hope you find something P/T SAHM to (6/2/00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Just finished Maeve Binchy 'Scarlett feather' now reading 'No Angel' by Penny Vincenzi Irving 'A widow for one year' was fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 I have book marks in umpteen books at the moment - which is most unusual as I am generally a serial monogamist when it comes to books. I think it shows that a) I am lacking in time and concentration at the moment (I usually get through two books a week on average) and the books are lacking in something! After years of persuasion from my mother, I've got loads of Dorothy Dunnett out of the library - and she didn't seem that interested when I told her I had either - so it just goes to show you should never try to read anything to please anyone else! I'm also trying and failing to read The andria Quartet, The State We're In, and some Camille Paglia. On the other hand the stuff I read to my children is much more appealing: eg the Emu (and the sequel the Emu) The Hungry Anteater The Megamogs The tale of the monstrous toad Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Hairy MacLary's Caterwaul caper Zagazoo (DH says this should be given to all parents) If you've never read any on Davies, he is worth trying. The Cunning Man is especially good. -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Mrs Carr, don't you have assignments to complete? ;-) x >>Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood ( Wells) and Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing ( Banks) for good girly reads, What a Carve Up! (Jonathon Coe) for a twist on Gothic horror, any Terry Pratchett for sheer escapism (don't tell anyone!), just starting new Roddy Doyle and it's good so far. Secons novel by Joanne (Chocolat) was very evocative - got the paperback version from bookclub at www.qpd.co.uk. Carr SAHM to four boys Sunbury & Shepperton Branch Trainee ANT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 >Mrs Carr, don't you have assignments to complete? > > ;-) > x Yes, another one who's obviously got no children... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Err . . . Carr SAHM to four boys Sunbury & Shepperton Branch Trainee ANT RE: What is everyone reading? Mrs Carr, don't you have assignments to complete? ;-) x >>Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood ( Wells) and Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing ( Banks) for good girly reads, What a Carve Up! (Jonathon Coe) for a twist on Gothic horror, any Terry Pratchett for sheer escapism (don't tell anyone!), just starting new Roddy Doyle and it's good so far. Secons novel by Joanne (Chocolat) was very evocative - got the paperback version from bookclub at www.qpd.co.uk. Carr SAHM to four boys Sunbury & Shepperton Branch Trainee ANT Live chat /chat/nct-coffee Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Adult teaching () - brilliant, v. interesting The Essential father ( Seel) - not got into this yet Fatherhood reclaimed (Adrienne Burgess) - looking interesting. The joys of studying! (Actually, I mean that, I just wish it was possible to read all day and not look after the kids. Took the Burgess book to the park today and managed 5 pages which I thought was pretty good considering DS2/3 arguing most of the time) Jo Trainee ANT & Bookings Sec, Southend SAHM to (7), (4) and Dominic (2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Pre-children I used to read 6 large novels a week (maximum available from library). Now I only get to read if I'm ill! My criteria for choosing books at the library was rather sad and basically unwise - I'd choose a book where I liked the picture on the front! I grew to realise that those books which had a picture of a pretty 19th/early 20th century working class girl dressed in rags with a funny hat on her head were almost certainly going to be crap - but as I'll read (just about) anything that was not a problem! My all time favourite author is Howatch - family sagas - Penmarric, Cashelmara, The Rich are Different, and my all time, all time favourite, The Wheel of Fortune. (Has anyone else read this?) She also wrote a series of novels about the clergy in the 20th century which were excellent and were compared to Trolloppe (whose books I've never read) Actually saying I'll read anything is a blatant falsehood, becasue I've never been able to get to grips with anything written before the 20th century, eg Bronte stuff, Jane Austin etc - not my cup of tea. Another favourite from my library days was Madge Swindells. Oh and Jane who wrote the Cazalet family saga - The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off. McVeigh Newsletter Editor & Secretary, Leighton Buzzard & District SAHM to (AKA Tiff Toff), DOB 19/9/97 & Caitlin (AKA Cake Tin), DOB 12/1/00 >I have book marks in umpteen books at the moment - which is most >unusual as I am generally a serial monogamist when it comes to books. >I think it shows that a) I am lacking in time and concentration at >the moment (I usually get through two books a week on average) and > the books are lacking in something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 oh come on -give me my life back!! you've pinched it!! >Pre-children I used to read 6 large novels a week (maximum available from >library). Now I only get to read if I'm ill! i alwyas read a whole bok on christmas day!! >My all time favourite author is Howatch - family sagas - Penmarric, >Cashelmara, The Rich are Different, and my all time, all time favourite, The >Wheel of Fortune. (Has anyone else read this yes of course!! She also wrote a series of >novels about the clergy in the 20th century which were excellent and were >compared to Trolloppe (whose books I've never read) OK you aren't me, I've read them >Actually saying I'll read anything is a blatant falsehood, becasue I've >never been able to get to grips with anything written before the 20th >century, eg Bronte stuff, Jane Austin etc - OK still not me....I like JA Oh and > Jane who wrote the Cazalet family saga - The Light Years, >Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off. Brill Brill Brill!! love'em! read about a million times didn't mention Maeve Binchy and mund Pilcher though.... Rosie , Judy Astley, Joanna Trollope etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 McVeigh wrote: > My all time favourite author is Howatch - family sagas - Penmarric, > Cashelmara, The Rich are Different, and my all time, all time favourite, The > Wheel of Fortune. (Has anyone else read this?) Love these books !!! > Oh and > Jane who wrote the Cazalet family saga - The Light Years, > Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off. Have you read 'The Sea Change' 'Mr Wrong' 'Something in Disguise' 'The long view' 'After Julius' and 'Odd Girl Out' they are all good -- See pictures of us all at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=848605 Password: Wisley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 >Brill Brill Brill!! love'em! read about a million times >didn't mention Maeve Binchy and mund Pilcher though.... >Rosie , Judy Astley, Joanna Trollope etc. etc. Yes Maeve Binchey and Joanna Trolloppe definately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 >Have you read 'The Sea Change' 'Mr Wrong' 'Something in Disguise' 'The long >view' 'After Julius' and 'Odd Girl Out' they are all good Yes! Can't remember them though - one day will re-read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Subject: RE: What is everyone reading? >Hairy MacLary's Caterwaul caper Ooooh a Lynley Dodd fan :-) We are Hairy Maclary addicts in our house, the latest and greatest according to master Zachary is 'Hairy MacLary and Zachary Quack' about a little pestly duck that hairy Maclary tries to escape, it's quite lovely. Mum of 9 to... Rhys (12), Jayden (11), Tessa (9), Tyler (7), Paige (6), Grace (4), Zachary (3), Rose and Amelia (14mths) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:59:05 +0000, Sue Woollett wrote: >Anyone got any good book recommendations? Well, after having read 10 or more replies to this, all I can say is I'm envious of you all... I don't have time to read books ! I've bought plenty of books over the last few months with the intention of reading them (harhar). I was beginning to think the days when I could sit and read a whole book were long gone, but I must be wrong if some of you are managing to read so much ! </moan> If I were able to start and finish a book, I'd be reading anything by Jane Gardham (have 'Going into a Dark House' sitting, waiting for me). I love her writing style and the stories are always totally original. Also, anything Bronte is always a good read, and any classic sci-fi or horror. Whilst pregnant I read all Irvine Welsh's books, almost all Grisham books and some Crichton from SO's collection (and a million pregnancy and birth books!). Does anyone else have an amazon.co.uk wishlist set up ? Mine is full of children's books that I had when young myself and want to get for , or gardening books, or computer/web development manuals ! My most recent read was Under Construction, written by a friend of mine, Pamela . I looked after her children for 4+ years while she was working and trying to write her first novel. Her two novels have done very well - 'Under Construction' (pretty much autobiographical, and I was there whilst many of the things she writes about were happening, which was weird to read !), and 'Deep Blue Silence' (again, she draws on her own experiences). Both are excellent reads, and got good reviews. I would recommend both. -- Clare Lusher. SAHM to Ruairà (24.10.99). NCT Member Derby & District. www.yum.org/clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 >>Hairy MacLary's Caterwaul caper > >Ooooh a Lynley Dodd fan :-) >We are Hairy Maclary addicts in our house, And so are we! I shatter people's illusions here though when I tell them Hairy Maclary's dairy doesn't have cows on the premises! -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 >I shatter people's illusions here though when I tell them Hairy >Maclary's dairy doesn't have cows on the premises! insists that it's Hairy Maclary from s and Scarey McVeigh Newsletter Editor & Secretary, Leighton Buzzard & District SAHM to (AKA Tiff Toff), DOB 19/9/97 & Caitlin (AKA Cake Tin), DOB 12/1/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Hairy MacClary fans here, as well! Lesley ----------- Ooooh a Lynley Dodd fan :-) We are Hairy Maclary addicts in our house, the latest and greatest according to master Zachary is 'Hairy MacLary and Zachary Quack' about a little pestly duck that hairy Maclary tries to escape, it's quite lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Hairy MacClary fans here, as well! Lesley ----------- Ooooh a Lynley Dodd fan :-) We are Hairy Maclary addicts in our house, the latest and greatest according to master Zachary is 'Hairy MacLary and Zachary Quack' about a little pestly duck that hairy Maclary tries to escape, it's quite lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 >Pre-children I used to read 6 large novels a week (maximum available from >library). Now I only get to read if I'm ill! That's why I am usually able to read a lot (I actually class a good book as one of my best forms of pain relief). (Naughty secondary gains, must be psychological illness!) And aren't libraries wonderful? We can have 8 books now and I encroach on DHs entitlement. 32 books for the Vaudin family does make library trips quite a performance though! When I was pregnant each time I did lose all ability to read anything challenging - and developed an absolute passion for murder mysteries - Ellis s, Ruth Rendell etc Felt rather unsuitable somehow! >My all time favourite author is Howatch - family sagas - Penmarric, >Cashelmara, The Rich are Different, and my all time, all time favourite, The >Wheel of Fortune. (Has anyone else read this?) She also wrote a series of >novels about the clergy in the 20th century which were excellent and were >compared to Trolloppe (whose books I've never read) > >Actually saying I'll read anything is a blatant falsehood, becasue I've >never been able to get to grips with anything written before the 20th >century, eg Bronte stuff, Jane Austin etc - not my cup of tea. I couldn't either - then my first marriage broke up, finances were extremely difficult and suddenly I found myself able to identify with all these women dependent on the whims of men and obsessed wit the problems of genteel poverty! , give Trollope a go. Hardy doesn't do anything for me though - Mills and Boon with misery! I've enjoyed every Bill Bryson I've read - still got to do Mother Tongue and most of Notes from a Big country (though the bit on tax DH has read out to me). DH likes his stuff too and he was not a reader when we got together, so it is nice to have these in common - as with the Terry Pratchett - looking forward to the new one my Mum has got him for Christmas. It's interesting Sue says she wasn't so keen on BB's Notes from a Small Island - the reason I still think I like that one best is because for me, his love for Enland and the English is so palpable, even if it is warts and all. And Down Under made me a lot keener to go (to DHs delight - he has an uncle in Sydney) Has anyone else read the Miss Read books? I do love books about 'small lives' rather than great happenings. I also enjoyed all the Rabbit books by Updike - even if I swear I could smell the male sweat coming off them! Oh and a very, very strange book for Sue to take with her to Oz called A272: Ode to a Road. Of course you could always just pack 's Dance to the Music of Time... -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 >Pre-children I used to read 6 large novels a week (maximum available from >library). Now I only get to read if I'm ill! That's why I am usually able to read a lot (I actually class a good book as one of my best forms of pain relief). (Naughty secondary gains, must be psychological illness!) And aren't libraries wonderful? We can have 8 books now and I encroach on DHs entitlement. 32 books for the Vaudin family does make library trips quite a performance though! When I was pregnant each time I did lose all ability to read anything challenging - and developed an absolute passion for murder mysteries - Ellis s, Ruth Rendell etc Felt rather unsuitable somehow! >My all time favourite author is Howatch - family sagas - Penmarric, >Cashelmara, The Rich are Different, and my all time, all time favourite, The >Wheel of Fortune. (Has anyone else read this?) She also wrote a series of >novels about the clergy in the 20th century which were excellent and were >compared to Trolloppe (whose books I've never read) > >Actually saying I'll read anything is a blatant falsehood, becasue I've >never been able to get to grips with anything written before the 20th >century, eg Bronte stuff, Jane Austin etc - not my cup of tea. I couldn't either - then my first marriage broke up, finances were extremely difficult and suddenly I found myself able to identify with all these women dependent on the whims of men and obsessed wit the problems of genteel poverty! , give Trollope a go. Hardy doesn't do anything for me though - Mills and Boon with misery! I've enjoyed every Bill Bryson I've read - still got to do Mother Tongue and most of Notes from a Big country (though the bit on tax DH has read out to me). DH likes his stuff too and he was not a reader when we got together, so it is nice to have these in common - as with the Terry Pratchett - looking forward to the new one my Mum has got him for Christmas. It's interesting Sue says she wasn't so keen on BB's Notes from a Small Island - the reason I still think I like that one best is because for me, his love for Enland and the English is so palpable, even if it is warts and all. And Down Under made me a lot keener to go (to DHs delight - he has an uncle in Sydney) Has anyone else read the Miss Read books? I do love books about 'small lives' rather than great happenings. I also enjoyed all the Rabbit books by Updike - even if I swear I could smell the male sweat coming off them! Oh and a very, very strange book for Sue to take with her to Oz called A272: Ode to a Road. Of course you could always just pack 's Dance to the Music of Time... -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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