JenC Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I've not got my hands on this yet. Until I do, I'm reading a book I borrowed from my grandparent's house called Funnily Enough, printed in '41 and written by H. L. Gee. It's a short book of humourous tales and according to the cover is "an infallible antidote to depression!" Finished with this - funny, but not funny enough to help anyone with depression! I'm now reading some stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman which came in the same book as her short story The Yellow Wallpaper (highly recommended and only takes about 15/20 minutes to read). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) An utterly exasperated history of Britain by John O'Farrell Edited December 30, 2009 by taxman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubylou Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I,ve just finished 'wheerz mi dad ' by the brilliant Fred Pass . Had me laughing out loud one minute and nearly crying the next . Gonna buy the follow up ' wheerz mi mam ' tomorrow . I read this the other day, took me about 5hrs as i couldnt put it down , what a brilliant read, as you said, very laugh out loud funny and also sad. Gonna get the new 1 myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Nearly finished Merde Actually; follow on from A year in the Merde, both so funny and honest. A very insightful view into French culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymiss Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's great! Wanted to read it before seeing the film as it's generally the best order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 'Barefaced Lies & Boogie-Woogie Boasts' - which is the autobiography of Jools Holland. Proving to be a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomas Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm on a bit of a World War II trip. Over the last 2 weeks read Stalingrad (brilliant), The Reader (a very fast but moving read) and last night I started on the graphic novel 'Maus'. Time for something a bit lighter next I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toytrain Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Just finished the road, very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 last night I started on the graphic novel 'Maus'. I got this for xmas. Really looking forward to it. Still trying to get through 'Les Misérables', by Victor Hugo. I love the book but it's big, and i read for hours and hours and only make a tiny dent into it. About 2/3's of the way through so i may be done in a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishtee Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Anna Karenina - Tolstoy. Anyone read it? Bought for me for Xmas as it's one I always promised myself I would read, being one of the classics. Am I missing something here? Halfway though and am finding the story so far more akin to a Mills & Boon. Who is knocking off who in Russian Society, and then everybody's some sort of royal who seems to spend their life going to balls or taking the waters, etc. Upside is beautiful prose of course which I do like. Just hope it gets better as it goes on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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