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13-02-2012, 06:02 PM   #31

Re: What are you reading at the moment ?


Karen Pryors Dont Shoot the Dog, even though I really really want to



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13-02-2012, 06:32 PM   #32

Re: What are you reading at the moment ?


I do like the sound of Rivers of London, just the sort of book with a twist that I like, thanks Yola.

Has anyone else read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell? I read it a while ago, one of those huge books that I found I couldn't put down - completely enveloping and haunting.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...and_Mr_Norrell



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13-02-2012, 11:48 PM   #33

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Have you read Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd, Yola? It is a weird and wonderful book which 'time slips' and is based on a pattern of churches in London (around Spitalfields I think) designed by Hawksmoor. Hard to describe but I loved it.

Angie, no I haven't tried Donna Leon, I don't think.The problem is I read a lot and don't always remember authors and titles which can get frustrating when trying to make recommendations.



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14-02-2012, 11:23 AM   #34

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Angie and Cat's Staff . . . thanks for those 2 recommendations, they both sound right up my street. As my office backs onto our central Library here in Reading I will pop down there to see if I can borrow these books.

I'm always so overwhelmed when I go to the library as I don't really know where to start in terms of chosing a book. However this gives me an excellent starting point.



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14-02-2012, 12:27 PM   #35

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Already hooked on Rivers of London and Hawksmoor sounds good too .................

I know what you mean about libraries Yola - hope you find a good read!

CS - Donna Leon writes Italian crime - I have read several of her Inspector Brunetti stories - mostly set around Venice.

http://www.donnaleon.net/



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14-02-2012, 04:14 PM   #36

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Already hooked on Rivers of London and Hawksmoor sounds good too .................
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Excellent! I like it so much I actually woke up before my alarm this morning in order to carry on reading Rivers of London!



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14-02-2012, 10:32 PM   #37

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Already hooked on Rivers of London and Hawksmoor sounds good too .................

I know what you mean about libraries Yola - hope you find a good read!

CS - Donna Leon writes Italian crime - I have read several of her Inspector Brunetti stories - mostly set around Venice.

http://www.donnaleon.net/
Thanks Angie, looks good.



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15-02-2012, 12:59 PM   #38

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Well, I enjoyed Rivers of London so much and finished it late last night, so I now have bought Moon over Soho, the next in the series. Definitely a very hard to put down book.



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29-07-2012, 10:11 PM   #39

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I may be a wee bit late as I think this book has already received split reviews - love it/hate it; I am entranced by it - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern http://www.nightcircus.co.uk/Home/AboutNightCircus

The nearest of anything else I can compare it to is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but with more of a storyline. Some of the descriptions are inspired IMO by the most elegant cake decorations - it has me completely hooked and I know there's something very dark underneath. Recommended.



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30-07-2012, 10:59 AM   #40

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I am reading House rules by Jody Picoult.
It's about her son who has aspergers Angie is accused of murder.



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