taxman Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Excellent, excellent book. A must-read, I absolutely loved it. Very insightful, tender, harrowing and moving. :thumbsup: Currently reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 ... I got the Female Eunuch this Sunday, but I still have a few others to get through ... I think I was right to start on this again, though. I read it when I was sixteen and a lot of the issues mentioned didn't really have any relevance to me at that point in my life. Nine years of working and a few relationships down the line, and it all makes a lot more sense now. I'm sure I heard Ms Greer recently on R4 saying that a lot of blokes (16+) originally bought TFE for the cover. Not quite sure what they were expecting. I think every book I read at sixteen makes a lot more sense to me now (with the possible exceptions of The Hobbit and Bardo Thödol). Currently I'm reading something much more manageable: Michael Palin's Sahara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouses24 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Excellent, excellent book. A must-read, I absolutely loved it. Very insightful, tender, harrowing and moving. :thumbsup: Currently reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami. A Thousand Splendid Suns made me FURIOUS. I think it really brought home to me how ill-treated women are under certain regimes and in certain societies. I wanted to set the husband on fire and laugh whilst I was doing so. I'm sure I heard Ms Greer recently on R4 saying that a lot of blokes (16+) originally bought TFE for the cover. Not quite sure what they were expecting. My copy has a pink cover with the corset thing on it I saw Ms Greer speak live last year, and I thought "that's an inspiration for the kind of old woman I want to turn into when I get older" Well, I managed to finish Ibsen's Hedda Gabler late one night (bit more feminism ). I felt a bit down this weekend and start of this week so went to an old favourite - "the Post Birthday World" by Lionel Shriver. Irina has one of those "big decision" moments. Should she reach up and kiss someone, or not? The story then splits off into two different scenarios depending on whether she kisses the guy or not. Very highly recommended - sort of intelligent chick lit. Still have Oliver Twist to get through now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Taxman recommended 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak back in January. I found a copy in the library and its very good. Different and thought provoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Still have Oliver Twist to get through now I find reading Dickens is like running up a small hill; harder than i thought it would be, but i still enjoyed it when i'd done. I've got a copy of 'Bleak House' out of my Dad's collection and i keep putting off starting it. Currently reading 'Somme Mud' by E.P.F. Lynch. A memoir of WW1 by an Australian soldier. I got it for Christmas and thought it'd be a bit crappy, but it's stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Taxman recommended 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak back in January. I found a copy in the library and its very good. Different and thought provoking. Cheers, glad you enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat86 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 The last fighting tommy- Richard van emden. Harry Patch seemed to be a right character. Engrossed so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I started reading Dance For Your Daddy - Katherine Shellduck this afternoon, and I've just finished it, I could hardly put it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 After 3 failed attempts Ive finally got into 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and Im absolutely loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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