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Books!
I spend my Sundays unwinding and spending hours reading books. Share your favourite books here!
The last book I read: 12 Years A Slave- Solomon Northup
- Page turner! Very graphic, couldn't bring myself to watch the movie :3
The book I am currently reading: Love Without Limits- Nick Vujicic
- Very inspirational!
Books I want to read next: The Alchemist-Paulo Coelho
- Apparently a good read, can't wait to start it
What are your favourite books? Share your recomendations here
I decided on a whim to finally read all of the books I own and haven't read (slowly), and I've started reading Love's Executioner by Irving Yalom. I can't remember who it was on this thread who also recommended it, but it's so good already! It gives a really honest insight into being a counsellor and coping with your own insecurities
Nocturnes Volume 2 by John Connolly.
Stumbled across some of Connolly's work a few years ago and been in love with his books ever since. The settings of his stories definitely aren't for everyone, but I'd definitely recommend giving them a look, if you're not put off by blood, horror, and the general sordid nature of crime fiction. The great thing is that even when things are at their absolute worst, there's still an undercurrent of twisted humour that you can't help but smile at. The writing flows right off the page and into your imagination, and I've lost hours trying to put down his books and failing with every passing chapter. Well worth the shot, if you have the time. I'd probably start out with something like The Book of Lost Things or the Samuel Johnson trilogy if you're squeamish though, since his Charlie Parker series are most definitely not for the faint-hearted.
At the moment I'm about halfway through The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. Quite an intense read at times but I'm enjoying it.
What's everyone else reading at the moment? This thread needs some love! 🙂
I feel like it's been ages since I've read anything that wasn't for uni. I'm trying to get back into it slowly with short stories, so for the next little bit I am to be reading The Elephant Vanishes before bed.
Despite having read so many books already, there's something about the books we read as children that makes them so special for some reason haha. My favourite book was (and quite possibly still is) the Very Hungry Caterpillar. What about everyone else? Lemme know
@RevzZ I liked reading the Enid Blyton's books when I was a kid. Especially the books about the Faraway Tree and this Wishing Chair. It was magical and I liked the characters that resided in the tree.
@lokifish That book you are reading is something I would like to read, so I added that book to my reading wishlist. Hopefully, I can get that from my library.
I just finished reading The Next Together by Lauren James. I enjoyed reading it because I haven't read something that involved romance and time travel before.
So I recently got a Kindle for my birthday and it made me wonder, where do the good people of RO stand on the physical books vs. Ebooks debate?
Also, anyone got any recommendations for books I should download?
I stand on both. I love books, but I love the convience of an ebook and anyone who hates on it has clearly never tried travelling with lots and lots of heavy books when one small kindle is perfect for the job. 😛
@N1ghtW1ng I'll have to check some of those out! Agreed on the travelling with books front, I love physical books but they're not the most convenient 😕
@j95 I picked up a book about a year ago that I could not follow for the life of me, that's annoying but Tim Winton is a complex writer so makes sense! Even if you concentrate with every sentence to understand it, it kind of takes away the enjoyment of reading! Fair enough, give it another go after some different ones!
I've just finished reading Breathing Underwater by Sophie Hardcastle
Oooh I have it sitting on my shelf, @Chessca_H, is it good? It's also a movie isn't it?
@Craycray17 I think the movie is meant to be coming out at some point this year? The book is really good, the ending is pretty bleak though 😛