My Labrador Friends Book Club - Fiction Choice
- Thread starter Jacqui-S
- Start date
- Location
- Close to Devon/Somerset border
I have just read 'The Terror' by Dan Simmons - incredible and not at all 'just what it sounds like'. It's a big book though and needs staying with.
- Location
- Wellington, NZ
My favourite book so far this year is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Just spectactular. It's basically two narratives spanning 300 years, from Africa's Gold Coast to the US.
My surprise read was a piece of children's fantasy called Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. I loved it, and it's superbly written.
My surprise read was a piece of children's fantasy called Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. I loved it, and it's superbly written.
- Location
- Wellington, NZ
OOoh I've added it to my list. It sounds very similar to The North Water by Ian McGuire. It's quite short but it packs an absolute punch.
Leanne
Sniffer Dog
- Location
- Shropshire, UK
I’ve just finished the divergent series. Brilliant books.
My go to book though is me before you by jojo moyles
My go to book though is me before you by jojo moyles
- Location
- East Sussex
Yes, I've read that this year too and agree it's superb. I liked that although it was harrowing in places, it never felt self-indulgent - it has an emotional honesty.
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
- Location
- Wellington, NZ
I'll be honest, I loved book one, was thoroughly disappointed in book 2, and everybody warned me about book 3 so I didn't bother. I love dystopian fiction, though, I'm always looking for new stuff.
Leanne
Sniffer Dog
- Location
- Shropshire, UK
The end of book 3 was crap!
- Location
- East Sussex
@SwampDonkey I've just finished 'The Stars My Destination '. I was very struck by how modern it felt in pace and structure. Only the attitudes to women made it feel of its time. It was extremely imaginative and I found it compelling to read, but I'm not sure if I actually liked it. Gully is so unlikeable for most of the story and the ending came so suddenly that I wasn't quite convinced that he had found his moral compass.
I am a voracious reader... Right now I am reading Haruki Murakami's short stories 'Men Without Women'. And Christopher Brookmyre's Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks.
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Having just been on a lazy holiday I have read about 6 books:
I bought most of them because they were inexpensive or part of the Kindle Unlimited collection, apart from the Chris Brookmyre one, I hadn't ever read him and wanted to - well written and complex story line - kind of expected a good quality story and wasn't too disappointed.
I liked The Amber Keeper and the historical/cultural aspects of it too.
Need to have a kindle clear out and start collecting for my next holiday
- The Unexpected Gift of Joseph Bridgeman - Nick Jones
- The Rosary Girls - Richard Ontanari
- Black Widow - Chris Brookmyre
- The Disenchanted Widow - Christina McKenna
- Perdition - Pete Brassett
- The Amber Keeper - Freda Lightfoot
- The Late Show - Michael Connelly
I bought most of them because they were inexpensive or part of the Kindle Unlimited collection, apart from the Chris Brookmyre one, I hadn't ever read him and wanted to - well written and complex story line - kind of expected a good quality story and wasn't too disappointed.
I liked The Amber Keeper and the historical/cultural aspects of it too.
Need to have a kindle clear out and start collecting for my next holiday
I'm in a good mood I'm reading Richard Morgan's Thin Air,. He always cheers me up.
Lisa
Moderator
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Loved this book! I also really loved his book, “Drood”. It has a bit of a dry middle section but if you plow through that....wow!
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
I have just finished reading Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson for real Book Club.
It's a memoir: The true story behind Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
I haven't read the latter, but wondering whether I should.
The story is of the awful up-bringing of a baby adopted at 6 weeks by a god-fearing and scary-sounding woman. She is also gay, but that is peripheral, just fuels the fire of the relationship between her and her adoptive mother.
I'm not an autobiographical/biograpy reader but I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend it.
Plenty of material for psychoanalysis for sure.
It's a memoir: The true story behind Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
I haven't read the latter, but wondering whether I should.
The story is of the awful up-bringing of a baby adopted at 6 weeks by a god-fearing and scary-sounding woman. She is also gay, but that is peripheral, just fuels the fire of the relationship between her and her adoptive mother.
I'm not an autobiographical/biograpy reader but I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend it.
Plenty of material for psychoanalysis for sure.
- Location
- East Sussex
I loved this memoir, I found it very moving.
I would definitely recommend ‘Oranges.’
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Thanks!
I would recommend "oranges" i enjoyed it