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Posted by helen
My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 05:20AM |
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I have managed to read a few novels this summer with favourites so far being
Lenny's book of Everything - Karen Foxlee
It is a delightful story of Lenny, her mum, her brother who won't stop growing and their obsession with encyclopaedias.
Buy it here Lenny's Book of Everything
I am half way through
The Other Half Of Augusta Hope - Joanna Glen
I am thoroughy enjoying this but may be reaching for the tissues before long.
I liked Jo Jo Moyes latest but not enough to rave.
Any favourite new reads from you?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2020 04:43AM by helen.
Lenny's book of Everything - Karen Foxlee
It is a delightful story of Lenny, her mum, her brother who won't stop growing and their obsession with encyclopaedias.
Buy it here Lenny's Book of Everything
I am half way through
The Other Half Of Augusta Hope - Joanna Glen
I am thoroughy enjoying this but may be reaching for the tissues before long.
I liked Jo Jo Moyes latest but not enough to rave.
Any favourite new reads from you?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2020 04:43AM by helen.
Re: My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 07:40AM |
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Any book written by Nessa Carey (non-fiction...genes...).
438 Days – an extraordinary true story of survival at sea by Jonathan Franklin - non-fiction, soooo interesting; about Salvador Alvarenga, an El Salvadorean fisherman who was cast adrift in the Pacific Ocean for 438 days.
This is Going to Hurt – Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay - non-fiction, insightful, funny; Adam spent about 14 years being a doctor in the NHS, England and then quit and became a comedy writer.
438 Days – an extraordinary true story of survival at sea by Jonathan Franklin - non-fiction, soooo interesting; about Salvador Alvarenga, an El Salvadorean fisherman who was cast adrift in the Pacific Ocean for 438 days.
This is Going to Hurt – Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay - non-fiction, insightful, funny; Adam spent about 14 years being a doctor in the NHS, England and then quit and became a comedy writer.
Re: My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 07:56AM |
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I spent the holiday period reading my way through the entire opus of Tana French, who writes wonderfully of a Dublin police murder squad in a series of about five, then a separate work called The Wych Elm, which had me riveted. Then another Irish writer, John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky and The Heart's Invisible Furies, equally gripping novels which remind me somewhat of William Boyd's more recent novels.
I'm now half way through a very recent novel from Susan Choi, Trust Exercise, which I am enjoying but am so far baffled by its rave reviews (same as Normal People, which I enjoyed but didn't really find earthshaking).
I'm now half way through a very recent novel from Susan Choi, Trust Exercise, which I am enjoying but am so far baffled by its rave reviews (same as Normal People, which I enjoyed but didn't really find earthshaking).
Re: My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 08:23AM |
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Re: My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 08:48AM |
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Re: My favourite summer reads February 05, 2020 06:52PM |
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Oh I agree Helen, it takes a great deal to get a laugh out of me. The book managed that about 4-5 times I think, which is a fair achievement considering me. I didn't read it for the comedy though - in fact I ordered it from the library not knowing that was supposed to be part of its charm. Like most medical books I've read, it points out the failings of the medical system, which I like knowing because it stops me from getting my hopes up when I end up in hospital, and to always sleep with one eye open if I do. What I like the most about these books written by doctors and surgeons is the insight and knowledge of medical procedures, events, etc, they include. A good one in that respect is Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo by Ian Harris.
Re: My favourite summer reads February 06, 2020 12:12AM |
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Chris I need to read Olive Kitteridge as keep seeing reviews but haven't read any.
The other book that I thoroughly enjoyed this summer was Sweet Sorrow - David Nicholls.
I thought it was beautiful written and loved the way Shakespeare was a interwoven with the story.
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The other book that I thoroughly enjoyed this summer was Sweet Sorrow - David Nicholls.
I thought it was beautiful written and loved the way Shakespeare was a interwoven with the story.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2020 04:45AM by helen.
Re: My favourite summer reads February 06, 2020 05:43AM |
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I liked Elizabeth Strout's 'Olive Again' very much and it made me re-read all her other novels as well. I found 'American Dirt' a gripping read and have followed with interest all the brouhaha: claims of cultural misappropriation and so on. There is so much jealousy and pettiness in the world of publishing, but this is way OTT.
Re: My favourite summer reads February 06, 2020 06:05AM |
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Re: My favourite summer reads July 24, 2020 02:57AM |
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Not exactly a summer read as per the heading here, but I thought why start a new thread. Somewhere in the world it is summer (just not here)!
I happened to read an article on Stuff today that the Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani has been granted refugee status here in NZ. On reading the article he wrote a book about being detained by Australian authorities on Manus Island. He had to write his book via mobile text messages and then his messages were translated from Farsi into English.
Reading the foreword and also reviews has brought tears to my eyes - and this detention (including violence) is being condoned by the AU Government.
I have purchased the book to read, but wondered if anyone here had read the book as yet?
I happened to read an article on Stuff today that the Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani has been granted refugee status here in NZ. On reading the article he wrote a book about being detained by Australian authorities on Manus Island. He had to write his book via mobile text messages and then his messages were translated from Farsi into English.
Reading the foreword and also reviews has brought tears to my eyes - and this detention (including violence) is being condoned by the AU Government.
I have purchased the book to read, but wondered if anyone here had read the book as yet?
Re: My favourite summer reads July 24, 2020 05:26AM |
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No Irene, but I was thinking about him last night (we are currently watching the Australian series Stateless) and I was delighted to hear the news today that he can settle here. Mixed feelings about Stateless,so not a whole-hearted recommendation. Each episode I think I don't want to watch anymore of this and then something hooks me in.
Further to the above I have now watched all the series. It is brilliant, and desperately sad. The beginning I found thoroughly confusing but hang in there.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2020 12:37PM by Stephanie39.
Further to the above I have now watched all the series. It is brilliant, and desperately sad. The beginning I found thoroughly confusing but hang in there.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2020 12:37PM by Stephanie39.
Re: My favourite summer reads August 15, 2020 08:19PM |
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Beautiful Baby Shower by Jess Walter
It's a social satire on Hollywood culture. A love story between an Italian hotel manager and an American actress. It's written beautifully - a mixture of idyllic and yearning. Reading it makes you feel nostalgic for something.
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It's a social satire on Hollywood culture. A love story between an Italian hotel manager and an American actress. It's written beautifully - a mixture of idyllic and yearning. Reading it makes you feel nostalgic for something.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/2020 08:49AM by stream26.
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