Well… I will finish it, only because it is ‘book club’ book and I chose it ! If this weren’t the case I would return it to the library forthwith. I can only hope it gets better, otherwise I will be thrown out of book club!! I think I am about to start chapter 3, as per predicted I fell asleep yesterday afternoon!
Suzzie x
Just started reading Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Trumpet Major’. Loved ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ so I thought I’d give it a go, enjoying it so far.
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Just finished reading one plus one by jo jo moyes, great read about family life. Now starting Peter James “I want you dead”. Brilliant author and his books are quite addictive.
I am in a slight reading slump at the moment - getting more and more frequent now, which makes me sad - so I might just reread Harry Potter!
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Hardy is my favourite classic author - Far from the Madding Crowd’ is a favourite of mine too as we studied it for O Level (showing my age). I also love ‘The Return of the Native’ and Tess of the D’Urbervilles (that was an A level favourite) - I can re-read them over and over. Hope you enjoy The Trumpet Major, Tina, I’m sure you would like Tess and The Return. I haven’t read Trumpet major so I might give it a go
Di
Yes,I’d like to read Tess of the D’Urbervilles, I’ve seen the TV series and enjoyed that but I hope that doesn’t spoil reading the book. Still enjoying the Trumpet Major, an enlightening look back to the past. 
Just finished reading I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith.
It is the newest entry to the hallowed list in my head of favourite books I’ve read - it might even be top five.
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I love I Capture the Castle too. Wonderful book
Just read the write-up about this and ordered it 
I’ve been busy reading lots of free kindle books from Amazon. Some are pretty bad, (overly simplistic, spelling and grammatical errors and lack of proper research), some were an okay read for a wet afternoon, and some weren’t bad. I read a few that were clearly based on Outlander - some were okay some not so much, BUT they were free so I can’t complain. There were even a few that were okay enough for me to order the rest of the series ( they were only about £2 each so not too bad). There are 400 pages of free kindle books on Amazon so lots to choose from - I’ve still got quite a few that I haven’t got round to reading yet and I must confess that I’ve also got quite a lot of actual books that I haven’t started on yet. I think I started on the free books as I was in the mood for some ‘fluffier’ reading that wasn’t too time consuming before I start in on the more substantial books again. It’s well worth having a browse through the free books as you might find something that takes your fancy, they also have daily and monthly deals with books from 99p. 
Oooh I hope you enjoy it!
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I’m “well jell” as the kids say that you have I Capture The Castle ahead of you.
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Just finished reading me before you - tears rolling down my face! Definitely want to see the film now
Read I capture the castle a couple of years ago and seem to remember thoroughly enjoying it
Well on the strength of your recommendations I have just ordered I capture the castle.
I am currently reading Cloud atlas by David Mitchell it is a bit bitty, but I am enjoying the parts, just get into the story line and it all changes though.
I read the last ever Terry Pratchett discworld novel, the shepherds crown, on Saturday morning. I have to admit I had a tear in my eye when I read the last page. A little bit of magic went out of the world when he passed away 
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I am reading Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist and seems to be a good book. It is quite a thick book so will take me a while to read.
Has anyone read Stoner (not about drugs that’s just the characters surname) by John Williams?
I sort of liked it… but it’s so dark and a bit depressing in places.
I liked it but I’m not sure why I liked it.
Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood (the book that the film Cabaret was based on) - it’s very readable and gives a strong sense of what it was like living there just before the seocnd World War broke out.
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Lady of Hay, Barbara Erskine, would definately recommend this if you like time slip novels, it’s quite old, but always re-readable
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I’m reading some very dull and wordy books on education theory. I wish I wasn’t!