All About Books discussion

Gemma wrote: "I only have the Book Thief on my kindle and I'm lending it to my sister in law whilst they go on holiday, otherwise I'd have read with you, Becca!

I can't decide between..

A Thousand Splendid Sun..."

I have only read A Thousand Splendid Suns though I think I was somewhat of a minority as people I spoke to preferred The Kite Runner.

I haven't read any of the ones you are undecided with gemma but the chaperone looks pretty interesting.

Thanks everyone, I might give the chaperone a go.

What is the test you did, Jenny?

LOL, not actually a test, I just looked up each book and checked how my GR friends had rated it;)

Haha, brilliant! I thought you were going to say something really technical!

I was half contemplating on making something up that sounded really exiting...:)

I'll need something to read after I finish The Mark of Zorroand The End of Your Life Book Clubwhich are both ebooks. After I finish these two, what should I read next? Let me know which ones interest you for me to check out.
Defianceby C.J. Redwine-hardback book
Boundby J. Elizabeth Hill-paperback book
The Bat-I want to read this ebook in October before my Edgar Allan Poe readalong for All Hallows read. Saw the film version with Vincent Price.
The Wind in the Willowsebook from feedbooks
I have some others that are on my tablet but can't list them right now because I have to look at them.

Amber wrote: "I'll need something to read after I finish The Mark of Zorroand The End of Your Life Book Clubwhich are both ebooks. After I finish these two, what should I read next? Let me know which ones intere..."

I have heard mixed reviews about Defiance, I'm friend with a couple of girls on here who I would look to for recommendations on YA books because they usually read great books. One of them gave the book five stars while the other gave it only one.

It looked interesting alannah so I'll give it a try when I get it. The end of your life book club was a pretty good read.

I need something to read after I get through with The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales which I'll be doing the readalong for on the 20 through 31st of this month. After I finish with ghosts and haunts of tennessee, it'll be time to start on the poe collection. I'll need something to read after that. Should I read:


The Gingerbread Man
My Mr. Manny
The Wind in the Willows
The Thirteenth Unicorn
The Enchanted Castle

Please let me know what I should read next after the poe collection. 4 of the 5 I listed are ebooks and one is a paperback. These are on my tbr list with some others. Thanks! :-)

Amber wrote: "I need something to read after I get through with The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales which I'll be doing the readalong for on the 20 through 31st of this month. After I finish with ghos..."

Well I haven't read any of those, but my friend said that she enjoyed The Enchanted Castle. She has good taste, so you might want to start with that.

As for me, I need to read The Iliad and The Odyssey for my civilization class. But I would also like to read something else simultaneously, so here's what I have:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Firm
The Diary of a Young Girl
Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
Catch-22
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The Bell Jar

Any thoughts?

Charbel wrote: "Amber wrote: "I need something to read after I get through with The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales which I'll be doing the readalong for on the 20 through 31st of this month. After I fi..."

Charbel, I would think you should read something fairly light alongside The Iliad, so I would recommend "The Curious Incident..." which I read a few years ago, and really enjoyed...

Shirley wrote: "Charbel wrote: "Amber wrote: "I need something to read after I get through with The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales which I'll be doing the readalong for on the 20 through 31st of this m..."

Thanks, Shirley! Light and enjoyable is exactly what I need! Especially now since I'm pretty busy with uni.

Charbel wrote: "Amber wrote: "I need something to read after I get through with The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales which I'll be doing the readalong for on the 20 through 31st of this month. After I fi..."

The Bell Jar is very interesting.

Diary of a young girl was good charbel. Read it in middle school. Thanks for the reccomendation. I'll have to think about it.

Three great picks! That really narrows it down. Thanks everyone!

@Charbel - I agree with both Shirley and Judy that short and/or light is what you should pick. I personally would pick either The Curious Incident... or the Grisham.

@Amber - I have only read The Wind in the Willows on your list which I liked but didn't love. I really liked Nesbit's Five Children and It growing up & have The Enchanted Castle on my Kindle, so that is what I would choose.

K thanks leslie. :-) I'll think about it.

ok - I have a choice between The Shadow of the Wind and Beloved - which should I read next?

Shirley wrote: "ok - I have a choice between The Shadow of the Wind and Beloved - which should I read next?"

I loved the second, liked the first ...

I have only read the first and very much enjoyed it, it reads a bit like a bibliophile fairytale for adults. I am not sure what you are reading at the moment but if you need a page-turner after some heavier fiction this one would be a good choice.

I thought that the Shadow of the Wind was excellent; much better than the others in the series. Have not heard of the other...

Thanks, I think I will read The Shadow of the Wind next. I could do with a page turner after James Joyce!

Shirley wrote: "Thanks, I think I will read The Shadow of the Wind next. I could do with a page turner after James Joyce!"

Definitly you need it!!!!

Yes Fermin was really funny!!! I found the book a bit confusing in the end though

This is a tough one: The Kite Runner or The Bell Jar ?

Don't know the second so I can't tell. The Kite Runner is really beautifull, though

Charbel wrote: "This is a tough one: The Kite Runner or The Bell Jar ?"

Loved them both...so that's not much help!

Charbel wrote: "This is a tough one: The Kite Runner or The Bell Jar ?"

I think that you will have a good book in both cases!

I guess I'll go for the kite runner, thanks!

Charbel wrote: "This is a tough one: The Kite Runner or The Bell Jar ?"

It is a tough one. Although I liked The Kite Runner a little better. Glad you went for it first but I do strongly recommend The Bell Jar.

Yes, though I might not be able to start the bell jar until the new year.

I'll definitely be using this rather a lot. I'm awful at picking which books to read. I'm horrendously indecisive...

I haven't read either, Charbel, but I have heard wonderful things about The Bell Jar.

I haven't done any proper reading in a few days which is really weird for me, haha. I am however looking for a light book on kindle which is not that dear. When I say light, I don't want a long book or one that requires a lot of thought.

what are you going to read Alannah?

Haven't got a clue, was looking at amazon for ideas.

Decided on Undone by Cat Clarke, it's on my 2013 challenge anyways.

Okay. Good luck! :-)

Thank you.

My friends have decided they want to start a book and cake club. As the most avid reader, I've been tasked with selecting the 1st book. They want me to chose something short to be read over Christmas and want something modern and if possible not really well known! Any ideas?

Heather wrote: "My friends have decided they want to start a book and cake club. As the most avid reader, I've been tasked with selecting the 1st book. They want me to chose something short to be read over Christm..."

I will keep an eye out for you.

Lovely challenge, Heather! Thinking cap is duly on.

What's the cake going to be though? LOL

How about The Christmas cookie club by Ann Pearlman it had the recipes in too :-)

@Tracey, I'll have a look for that one.
@Jean. Haven't decided on the cake yet! I love baking though so will come up with something!

Hey heather, a christmas carol by charles dickens would be good with gift of the magi. Twas the night before christmas is short too. :-)

Heather wrote: "My friends have decided they want to start a book and cake club. As the most avid reader, I've been tasked with selecting the 1st book. They want me to chose something short to be read over Christm..."

Do they/you want a Christmas-y book or just anything short & modern? I am not suggesting anything, as I don't really do modern, but just wanted clarification.

It doesn't need to be Christmassy. At the moment I'm thinking of suggesting A sense of an ending by Julian Barnes

I'm commenting here to bump this thread up because it's such a great idea! Maybe some new people who are feeling indecisive will want to post their book options.

I've only just remembered this thread. I did actually suggest A Sense of an Ending but with our busy schedules we still haven't got together to discuss it!

In my Aussie Readers group, we have a Moderator who will 'toss a coin' for you. You give the Mod two (2) choices, she tosses the coin, and voila, your selection is made!