What are you reading now?

[johncorrigan]

Forty-odd years on from reading it last time round, pre-war short stories of John Steinbeck collected in 'The Long Valley'. Wonderful tales, as riveting now as they were all those years ago.

[Rjw]

Just read A Spy among Friends by Ben Macintyre.

Enjoyed it.

[smittims]

I'm afraid the only Agatha Christie I enjoy is 'The Mysterious affair at Styles', her first, which apparently she wrote as a bet. Even the second, 'the Murder on the Links' lacks its freshness and originality , and several of her later plots are borrowed from other authors, e.g. Conan Doyle.

I regard her as a skiful and accompished writer, though. It was a clever idea to replace Poirot with Miss Marple, a character designed to emulate most of her readers view of themselves, and the prototype for 'Vera', Hetty Wainthrop, and other middle-aged/elderly women detectives.

[muzzer]

....very good Kurt Vonnegut definitive documentary ....Kurt Vonnegut : Unstuck in Time....it was on Sky thurs 27.4.23....ver very good

I really enjoyed this and have just bought Bluebeard as a result, only having read Slaughterhouse 5.

[Petrushka]

I would hate to give the impression that I bother re-reading Agatha Christie.


I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse to be able to read (admittedly I'm a bit of a skim reader) and have little recollection afterwards.

Nothing wrong in reading, or even re-reading, Agatha Christie. I remember when I was about 14, off sick from school one day, reading one AC in the morning and another in the afternoon! It was reading Agatha in my teens that led me on to reading some of the great detective stories such as Trent's Last Case, The Nine Tailors and A Question of Proof.

[Pulcinella]

I read most Agatha Christie in my teens 50-55 years ago and can still remember whodunnit!

I would hate to give the impression that I bother re-reading Agatha Christie.


I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse to be able to read (admittedly I'm a bit of a skim reader) and have little recollection afterwards.

[Petrushka]

Kate Atkinson: A god in ruins
From our local book exchange.

Seems vaguely familiar, but I don't think I've read it before.
Mind you, even if I have it'll be like an Agatha Christie re-read: I can hardly ever remember whodunnit!

I read most Agatha Christie in my teens 50-55 years ago and can still remember whodunnit!

[Pulcinella]

Kate Atkinson: A god in ruins
From our local book exchange.

Seems vaguely familiar, but I don't think I've read it before.
Mind you, even if I have it'll be like an Agatha Christie re-read: I can hardly ever remember whodunnit!

[Pulcinella]

Smittims, as some who left huddersfield for the south as a newly minted graduate i find it interesting to read about these places i have no desire to visit, give me kent and central London any day.

Your loss, there, Jason!

[JasonPalmer]

Smittims, as some who left huddersfield for the south as a newly minted graduate i find it interesting to read about these places i have no desire to visit, give me kent and central London any day.

[smittims]

One of my sons bought me 'Pies amd Prejudice': a delightful and insightful read.

[JasonPalmer]

Pies and prejudice in search of the north by stuart maconie

[DracoM]

'Operation Pax' / Michael Innes

[richardfinegold]

Just started "The Second Sleep" by Robert Harris, which has received mixed reviews. The Guardian considered it contemplative & thought provoking whilst the New York Times considered it lacking in tension and purpose - Ouch!! I wonder what camp I will be in once I've finished it

I’m also reading a Harris book, An Act Of Oblivion. I find the story interesting but his writing style a bit turgid.

[Tevot]

Just started "The Second Sleep" by Robert Harris, which has received mixed reviews. The Guardian considered it contemplative & thought provoking whilst the New York Times considered it lacking in tension and purpose - Ouch!! I wonder what camp I will be in once I've finished it