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[CLKD]

Must re-visit the clever guts diet ;-)

[Yorkshire Girl]

Stellajane I loved a Thousand Splendid Suns read it for book club once. I have also read The Island also another book club choice and again really enjoyed it, now I've read all Victoria Hislop's books and loved them all 

[Shadyglade]

Yes, I shall read more of her now. I must admit I was put off by the comment on the back cover about it being a holiday read initially!

Shadyglade what are the titles in that Hilary Mantel trilogy please?

How long does it take you bookworms to decide whether a book is going to be your cup of tea?  I can usually tell within the first few pages. There are some shockingly bad authors out there!

Hi SJ,  the books are-
Wolf Hall
Bring up the Bodies
The Mirror and the Light (just coming out).

I can usually tell pretty soon if a book suits. Life is too short now, to waste on books I don't like.

[Yorkshire Girl]

A book needs to grip me from the beginning, if it doesn't then usually give it a few chapters then I will give up.
Stellajane have you read the other books by Khaled Hosseini?

[Shadyglade]

Correction to my previous post.

The Mirror and the Light, is not actually coming out until next year.

[Yorkshire Girl]

I do have a kindle and love it, it saves on luggage allowance when going on holiday and when wake at silly o'clock I can stay in bed reading. I do still love a proper book, buy some new, also from charity shops and have just gone back to using the library.

[CLKD]

I tried 'the 19th wife', believing it to be a true - it's hard going to now I've found out it's a novel, I've ditched it to the Charity pile.
Robert Greenfield - Samphire Coast - is humorous, a good description of North Norfolk for those who are familiar with the coast as well as for those visitors who are exploring.  Half way through, it's quite a page turner picked up in a shop on Monday afternoon.

[Perinowpost]

Shadyglade

I'm just coming to the end of Wolf Hall and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Don't know if I've got the stamina for the others just yet (it is 650 pages) x

[Sparrow]

Shadyglade

I'm just coming to the end of Wolf Hall and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Don't know if I've got the stamina for the others just yet (it is 650 pages) x

  I know what you mean.  I'm reading Pillars of the Earth, and that's over a thousand. 

[CLKD]

650 - that's a door stop 

[Perinowpost]

CLKD I could barely lift it 😀. Shadyglade Pillars of the earth I love that sort of thing, and 1000 pages is impressive. Have you read Antonia Fraser?

I think my next choice might be something a bit lighter (holiday reading) x

[CLKD]

I-spy books then ?

[CLKD]

Starting 'the yellow cross' - it's going to be hard going I fear 

[CLKD]

Bump

Reminds me of the Derek Tange stories about Minarck theatre and donkeys

Mentioned above:  "The 100 year old man who climbed out of a window and disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson.  - this has had recent reviews so I need to get a copy.  If I remember 

[Sparrow]

I'm actually reading three books at the moment.

First is Among the Wolves of Court by Lauren Mackay, which is a non fiction book about the Boleyn family.

Second is The Reapers by John Connally, which is a detective thriller with a supernatural twist.

Third is The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett.  This is a book I bought for my husband but am reading first. It's informative and funny and is 'A Neurscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To'

I should be kept busy for sometime.