General Chat

I'm reading 'the Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ' by C.S.Lewis. I last read it many years ago as a child and I still think it is a brilliant book!

Helen I have The Victorian House as well, The course is part of a certificate in History Course run by a local Uni This module is The Victorian Age, I have done Pleasure Resorts and The Family in History (Victorian period) Keeps the old brain cells working Dee x

Dee, What course are you doing? It's a good book isn't it ? Packed full of information, but not too hard to read. I like reading this kind of book because you get an idea of how our ancestors lived. Have you read 'The Victorian House' by Judith Flanders? It's really good too and gives a real taste of victorian domestic life. Helenxx

Helen I read The Jane Austen Book Club a few months ago, it was good A N Wilson's The Victorians is one of the set books for the course I am on, so am using it as background to my essays. I am fascinated by the period Dee x

No Ann, its extremely interesting but if I want a change I pick up 'Under Four Tudors' by Edith Weir Perry,They give you a good insight as to what our Country is all about. Hal.

Sounds a bit heavy Hal, is it? Ann Glos

This is a good thread, Dee, with lots of ideas for books to read next. At the moment I'm reading 'The Jane Austen Book Club' by Karen Fowler, which I've only just started, but already like alot. I'm also reading 'The Victorians' by A.N. Wilson, which is very good too. I like to have one novel and one factual book going at the same time. My last factual book was 'Dr. Johnson's London' by Liza Picard, which I really can recommend. She explains life for people in London in the mid 18th century. It's fascinating and very funny. Nell, I've just read 'The House on the Strand' again, it's one of my favourites. Helenxx

At the moment 'The History of The English Speaking Peoples'Volume2. 3and 4 to go yet. Hal.

Hi Ann Thank you for your offer, I have sent you a pm Daisy, I have sent you some info on bookcrossing, you might find it interesting Dee xx

Dee I have one I can 'release' to you by post! Anita Shreve The last time they met. Or, another one (which I preferred) Sea glass. PM me if you want it. Ann Glos

Rosalyn - I've read quite a few of hers and really enjoy them. Fortune's Rocks was my particular favourite though and was the first one I read. Dee, that explains the book 'Armaggeddon' on the train the other day. Wish I'd brought it home now! Daisy

Hi Rosalyn Not read any of hers, will you be 'releasing' it when you have finished it, if so perhaps you can send it my way. For those unfamiliar with releasing books there is a group called Bookcrossing, it should come up on google, people 'release' books so others can read them. They do it by leaving them on trains, in shops, all kinds of places. Each book has a sticker inside it with a number allocated to it and you are able to go online to see where your book has come from, and what others thought of it Dee xx

ALL HE EVER WANTED by ANITA SHREVE-seems good so far . Anyone read any of hers? Rosalyn

Ann, I would love to be in the group but it's just too hectic here at the moment to keep up with you all. After March I'd love to join in. Daisy

Ann, I don't join in the GReaders for a couple of reasons, one of which is that I'm so busy at times that I don't find the time to read, which is bad, I know - I read quite sporadically. I've only just started the current book, after finishing the last one about a month ago !

Interesting to see what everyone is reading. Can i ask a question then? If so many people like reading why are there so few in the reading group (Greaders) on here? Is it because it isn't run how you would like? Or do people not like to read and then review the book? Just interested. I am reading two at the moment, one of the book club (Greaders) choices 44 Scotland Street, by Alexander McCall Smith very good. And Notes from a Big Country by Bill Bryson. This is a good book to pick up and put down, very funny as he returns to live in his native America after 20 years and compares with life in Britain, some good, some bad but always something to chuckle about. Ann Glos

Straight talking by Jane Green xx

Just finished The Laments by George Hagen very funny in parts, sad at the end, one of Richard and Judy's reads. Read The Summons by John Grisham, highly recommend this one, didn't guess who done what till the very end. Also The Last Juror by John Grisham, did guess who did what 3 quarters of the way through, didn't spoil it though, still cried at the end.

Forgot to say - I am reading The Winter House by Judith Lennox - it's good.

Kate Holy blood Ho;ly Grail is nothing like the Da Vinci Code. Anne