What is the last book you read, and your rating?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 23 Oct 2010, 17:00

'The Holy City' by Patrick McCabe .. as with all McCabe's work very dark but a good read. My rating 8/10

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » 23 Oct 2010, 19:59

"Neuromancer" - William Gibson. I found it to be a very enjoyable read. Very tech heavy. Reading it today, it is hard to believe that it was written in 1984. I would give this book a good solid 8.5/10.

Woodland Nymph · Post by **Woodland Nymph** » 24 Oct 2010, 02:00

The Red Dragon - Thomas Harris 8/10

Loved it! The only problem with this book (and the same goes with all of Harris' novels, as much as I love them) is that the chapters are too short, and they jump around quite a bit.

Mairin · Post by **Mairin** » 26 Oct 2010, 09:06

Last book I just finished was The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and I give it 4/5 stars. I love how the entire story is from different people's perspectives, but it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to remember which person is narrating at the time.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 26 Oct 2010, 09:38

Mairin wrote:Last book I just finished was The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and I give it 4/5 stars. I love how the entire story is from different people's perspectives, but it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to remember which person is narrating at the time.

Mairin - Have you read 'The Woman in White'?

Mairin · Post by **Mairin** » 27 Oct 2010, 07:12

Fran wrote:
Mairin wrote:Last book I just finished was The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and I give it 4/5 stars. I love how the entire story is from different people's perspectives, but it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to remember which person is narrating at the time.
Mairin - Have you read 'The Woman in White'?

No I haven't, but one of my friends has a copy and she's going to loan it to me. I've heard good things and I'm excited to read it.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 27 Oct 2010, 10:02

Mairin wrote:
Fran wrote:
Mairin wrote:Last book I just finished was The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and I give it 4/5 stars. I love how the entire story is from different people's perspectives, but it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to remember which person is narrating at the time.
Mairin - Have you read 'The Woman in White'?
No I haven't, but one of my friends has a copy and she's going to loan it to me. I've heard good things and I'm excited to read it.

Yea think you would enjoy it ... and it's appropriate for Halloween too

Elphaba · Post by **Elphaba** » 27 Oct 2010, 23:14

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper. Didn't really like it. 2/5. It's supposed to be funny and touching but it did neither to me.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » 28 Oct 2010, 03:59

Hi, Have you anyone read The Right Thing from Sally Bibb? I have just finished it and I have to say it was one of the best "business" books I have ever read. It is about ethics in business and how important it is to treat your employees and customers well if you want to be commercially successful.
I really recommend it.

Lita · Post by **Lita** » 28 Oct 2010, 12:44

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. It was a present from a friend of mine [one of the 5 books she bought for me!] and I loved it.

I've read a lot of N. Sparks books, but this one is on my top 5. I give it a 4.5/5 just because I guessed some of the things that were happening, so I wasn't so surprised about it

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Birds&music · Post by **Birds&music** » 28 Oct 2010, 16:46

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. 3 out of 4 stars.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » 28 Oct 2010, 21:51

"All quiet on the western front" - Erich Maria Remarque. Told through the eyes of a young german soldier. I loved this book. It shows to some degree what the soldiers went through in the trenches of World War 1, and the effects it had on them. Horrific is the only word I can think of to describe the conditions and their lives. I would give it a 9/10.

Clio_hk · Post by **Clio_hk** » 29 Oct 2010, 09:41

Just finished 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin, which is really a page-turner. I rate it 8/10. Just can't wait for two more years for the next installment of the trilogy.

What troubles me is that what I am supposed to read until then?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 29 Oct 2010, 09:47

The News Where You Are by Catherine O'Flynn

Unusual book & very interesting read ... beautiflul writing too. Gets a 9/10 from me

Clio_hk · Post by **Clio_hk** » 29 Oct 2010, 10:07

Fran wrote:The News Where You Are by Catherine O'Flynn

Unusual book & very interesting read ... beautiflul writing too. Gets a 9/10 from me

Thank you for your suggestion.

Just done some research at Amazon where I also find O'Flynn's debut novel 'What Was Lost'. Have you read this one as well?