Books Wot I Have Read
Books Wot I Have Read
Does what it says on the tin. I’d love to be able to do this. Must read more. It does though give me great ideas on what I’d like to read next.
On a parallel, I’m currently reading:
The Dante Club
Things That Never Happened
Letter from America
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors I’ve had since the American Edition was published way back when and I’ve read half of it I think, but now I’m reading the paperback, which was on the bargain table at Waterstones. My reading habits have changed. I find it really hard to read hardbacks now, which is my excuse for being three books behind in the Discworld series.I must admit I’m not enjoying the Dante Club; I’m hoping that it’s just a slow start. I love stories which as character driven and I’m having problems connecting to any of the characters. I’ll give it some more time.
Letter from America is quite spooky. I’m only on the first few ‘letters’ from the 40’s but the parallels between now and then seem to suggest that nothing really changes.
M.J. Harrison I’m not enjoying either. His writing style is strange and muddy. Again only a few stories so I’ll give it chance.
I did stop reading Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell last year and I still feel guilty about it. I got half way in and it wasn’t working for me. The novel changes the formula that ran for the previous ten or so books and went from first to third person. It completely removed me from the character. I think that and the long gap between books broke the connection I had with it.
Here’s a question.
Should you finish every book you start?
Should you finish every book you start?
I don’t see why the bally dickens you should, no. I do not continue to eat an apple if I find it a touch more infested that it had originally given me reason to believe, nor do I remain on a train bound for Bournemouth if the destination I had in mind was Cheltenham. I don’t really understand other people’s angst at failing to finish a book. They don’t tend to have it about turning off halfway through Neighbours.