dolphingirl ([personal profile] dolphingirl) wrote2009-01-05 06:15 pm
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Books

What are the last few books you read? What did you like/dislike about them?

I'm looking for things to add to my to-read list. I have quite a few already, but I'm always looking for new ideas. Don't worry about genre or whether you think I'd like it; I'm interested in seeing what everyone reads.

Last year was the first time I've been able to read an actual book in years (thanks, most likely, to the Wellbutrin, as nothing else changed and I was suddenly able to concentrate), and I feel like I have so much catching up to do, especially given how much I used to read.
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[identity profile] angelsmum.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
I just read Pride & Prejudice for the 1st time and loved it!
Before that I read 4 Nick Hornby books - About a Boy, High Fidelity, Long Way Down...and I can't remember the other one, about football. My favourite was About a Boy. The movie was actually on TV the day after I finished it and did not at all live up to the book IMHO, although it was a cute movie.

I have also read Cell & The Girl Who Lvoed Tom Gordon by Stephen King, which were ok, I was just glad to have something by him I hadn't already read.

Other recent reads are a couple of random things I got from the library - The Book of the Film of The Story of my Life [I think] which is by a local writer and Music For the Third Ear which I can't remember the author, it was set just after the Serbian war and was a good read, a little different.

Currently am reading The Day of The Triffids, by John Wyndham [I have an ombibus so will also be reading a bunch of his other books...again, hehe]do you remember that TV series or did that not play in the USA? I loved it.

I plan to go get a bunch more Jane Austen books. I think I'll try and keep a list of books read this year. :)
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