I haven't heard of Ian Hamilton. What genre is it? Is anyone else as pernickety as i am about reading order? I prefer to read an author's stuff in the order they were written/published, mainly because I like to see their development of style. June _____ From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Russell Sent: 15 April 2013 16:26 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: What is everyone reading. I have just started a book by Ian Hamilton which is the first in a series which looks promising. Have just finished a history of the London Underground. It was called "underground, overground" which did rather remind me of the Wombles, but the book itself was fascinating. David From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tar Barrels Sent: 15 April 2013 16:10 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: What is everyone reading. Shell, I often re-start a book if I'm not getting to grips with it, just to give it another chance. I'm currently reading The Paris Wife - can't remember the author - about Ernest Heminway and his first wife. It's really interesting, and can't wait to get stuck into it again. Also, Stonemouth by Iain Banks for my book group. Finding it a bit difficult to get into this, but will definitely persevere. Also Melvyn Bragg's book of Books - all about the King James bible. A bit disappointed in this so far, but again I'll give it a bit longer. Have just finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Gone Girl - both Richard and Judy titles, and both worth a read. If I hadn't been reading Gone Girl for my book group, I'd have given it up and thrown it out the window, but I'm so glad I didn't. Once I was about a third of the way through, I was hooked, and really wanted to know what happened to two of the most unsavoury characters i've ever come across. They deserved each other! Who else is reading what? June _____ From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shell Sent: 15 April 2013 15:39 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] What is everyone reading. I think it would be a good idea to see how that goes, if you don't mind giving it a try. I would also like to keep the list strictly book related. I would be interested to know what everyone is reading. I started a book at the weekend called The Start of Everything by Emily Winslow, but I was away at the time and so distracted that I don't really know what happened. So to be fare to the book I have decided to start right from the beginning again. Recently we read The Litigators by John Grisham for my local book group and though I enjoyed it, I think I am Grishamed out for the time being. Nothing unexpected happened in it, but the characters were quite good. He seems to write similar books most of the time but occasionally has a huge departure into something really original like A Painted House, which is still my favorite of his. Shell.