What book are you reading today?

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If you are an avid reader like me, no day is good without progressing a good book or two. Today I am continuing James Herriot's 'Cat Stories', it is delightful. His writings cheer me up so much.

I have also run off a sample of Inspector Maigret I hear he is good. I loved Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, so hope to enjoy this too. After reading about the Nicola Bulley mystery on the news, my interest in detective novels is reawoken! I wish Holmes was around to crack the case. By the way I read that some people are visiting the area and 'investigating' the case. This is so foolish! Surely it is best left to police detectives who are trained and very capable of doing all necessary. It just hinders things and distresses her family and the locals.

So what are you reading?

Thankyou for making me welcome on this group, I have been feeling very lonely. This is so nice, to be able to discuss life with friendly people.
 

Mostly I just read mysteries. Occasionally I read a nonfiction, or some modern literature that isn't a mystery! I prefer short stories, but they're hard to find.

I live in the kind of town where there isn't much to do unless you like hunting, snowmobiling, etc. Fortunately, my local language partner is interested in other things. He's starting a nonfiction book club, and I said I'd join. Several people have signed up, so apparently there is a need for something different around here.

Our first book is The World as Will and Idea by Schopenhauer. It is pretty rough going, so I've just been reading a few pages at a time.

Yes, James Herriot was a wonderful writer. I haven't read Cat Stories; I'll see if it's available here.

And of course, I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan.
 
I've started three books in the last 24 hours and I just can't get into any of them. That happens.....I'll get a bunch of books from the library and they "sound" good from the blurb, but I just don't warm to them.

I'll give a book quite a while to stir me, but I'm not going to waste time reading something that I'm not enjoying when there are millions more out there just champing at the bit to drag me into the story.
 

NorthernLight said:
Mostly I just read mysteries. Occasionally I read a nonfiction, or some modern literature that isn't a mystery! I prefer short stories, but they're hard to find.

I live in the kind of town where there isn't much to do unless you like hunting, snowmobiling, etc. Fortunately, my local language partner is interested in other things. He's starting a nonfiction book club, and I said I'd join. Several people have signed up, so apparently there is a need for something different around here.

Our first book is The World as Will and Idea by Schopenhauer. It is pretty rough going, so I've just been reading a few pages at a time.

Yes, James Herriot was a wonderful writer. I haven't read Cat Stories; I'll see if it's available here.

And of course, I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan.
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I enjoy the short stories of Somerset Maugham, I wonder if you might too? He is such a great observer of human character.
 
jujube said:
I've started three books in the last 24 hours and I just can't get into any of them. That happens.....I'll get a bunch of books from the library and they "sound" good from the blurb, but I just don't warm to them.

I'll give a book quite a while to stir me, but I'm not going to waste time reading something that I'm not enjoying when there are millions more out there just champing at the bit to drag me into the story.
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I am the same, one book never enough. Yet I give them a reasonable go but I will abandon them if they don't satisfy. Life is too short.
 
I just finished "A Murder Is Announced" by Agatha Christie.

It was on a list of her 10 best novels. It's one of four novels, that were on that list, that I got for Christmas.

Her books are slow moving until the reveal. Then you start reading like a madman because the secrets that are revealed make for such a good story and you cannot believe that the clues were there the entire time but you were too unfocused to tie them together. Some great subtle clues, too!

This was a Miss Marple story. During the time I was reading it, I watched a TV version of an other Miss Marple story which helped me picture Miss Marple. It's really strange how the police let her get involved with the investigation when she's not even a professional investigator....just a nosy old lady with nothing better to do.
 
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Having read all Agatha Christie Books as well as Conan Doyle, and Stephen King Horror .. several times over in my younger days.. I now prefer Non Fiction...


Currently I have several books on the go.. not unusual for me.. All Hardbacks ( altho' I do have a Kindle).. and Tomes..

The first is The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandella.. a heavyweight figuratively and literally, at 600 pages Plus

The second is ..''Philip'' The final Portrait.. by Gyles Brandreth...

Third is 'We are at War'' by Simon Garfield.. unlike the first 2 .. this is an old book I've had, and read lots of times.. it's one of a Trilogy of Books I own about The Real life Diaries of Ordinary people during WW2 in England & Scotland .. and how they coped day to day...

The latter is a book I pick up if I want my mind to be soothed.. taking a little mental rest from the Mandella Letters and that painful political Quagmire ...
 
A friend insisted I start the killer thriller novels by Louise Penney so she brought the first two for me to try,
Still Life and Fatal Grace. I am enjoying the late night reading all curled up in bed. The author does have a way to hold interest from the beginning. So far, so good.
 
Rose65 said:
Why persist? I just move on swift if the book fails to ignite my interest.
I do believe you must give it a couple of chapters or so but then - abort mission!
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I agree. There are far too many other books out there for me to waste time and effort not enjoying the read.
 
Farrah Nuff said:
Good ol' Schopenhauer, always good for a laugh! (Not really!)
But it's good that you're up to such challenge to choose him!

I currently am reading Cultish by Amanda Montell. It interests me.
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I didn't choose him! I would have chosen something more accessible, written for lay people. But it's okay. I know my language partner is starving for people to discuss his interests with.
 
NorthernLight said:
I didn't choose him! I would have chosen something more accessible, written for lay people. But it's okay. I know my language partner is starving for people to discuss his interests with.
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Well, it won't kill you so you'll probably just be stronger after finishing it.
You're kind though to think of someone else's interests, especially ones
so esoteric. Good karma is headed your way, I can feel it from here!
 
I'm reading Don't Fear the Reaper (horror) by Stephen Graham Jones right now. It's the 2nd in the Indian Lake/Lake Witch series. It's okay, but I think the first, My Heart is a Chainsaw, was better but I guess that's the way with a lot of sequels.
 
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, by Hampton Sides

Interesting book.
 
Rose65 said:
If you are an avid reader like me, no day is good without progressing a good book or two. Today I am continuing James Herriot's 'Cat Stories', it is delightful. His writings cheer me up so much.

I have also run off a sample of Inspector Maigret I hear he is good. I loved Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, so hope to enjoy this too. After reading about the Nicola Bulley mystery on the news, my interest in detective novels is reawoken! I wish Holmes was around to crack the case. By the way I read that some people are visiting the area and 'investigating' the case. This is so foolish! Surely it is best left to police detectives who are trained and very capable of doing all necessary. It just hinders things and distresses her family and the locals.

So what are you reading?

Thankyou for making me welcome on this group, I have been feeling very lonely. This is so nice, to be able to discuss life with friendly people.
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Does anyone like Maigret? I have just begun book one and I think I shall enjoy these.
 
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