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Post by jrae on Jul 19, 2012 6:38:34 GMT
I love Of Mice & Men too, made me cry when I read it years ago. If you liked that twiams you should like Steinbeck's other books such as Grapes of Wrath & East of Eden, the only thing is they're quite thick books so you might lose interest but they're great stories & the films made of them are really good too. If you haven't read it already when you were at school To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a similar style book & easy to read with a touching story. I don't read much fiction although I have got a stack of books under the table to get through, I don't stick to any particluar author just buy books which catch my eye. I read a lot of autobiographies. Try My Family & Other Animals by Gerald Durrell if you haven't read that, it's about his childhood on Corfu & the wildlife he found there, funny & interesting. I remember my son reading To Kill A Mockingbird when he was around 6 Sue, and we had a looong talk about why some people aren't very nice to others. Now that a bit older and has read most of Steinbeck's books for school he's turned into a little human rights lawyer. ;D |
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Post by grindle on Jul 19, 2012 6:51:13 GMT
Steinbeck certainly makes you think  |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 19, 2012 15:34:43 GMT
Steinbeck certainly makes you think  |
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Post by twiams on Jul 19, 2012 15:47:59 GMT
50 shades of grey is supposed to be good, but what people get out of reading a dulux paint chart I'll never know! ;D This book is flying off the shelves, but the small snippets I have read have not enticed me to buy it. I will get it when it is in the charity shops. I've got this as an audio book and so i listen to it just when i don't have the time or brain power to actually read but i want to if that makes sense ? when im in the car or traveling usually as reading makes me ill or before bed when my eyes are to heavy to stay awake hehe. ;D I've enjoyed the general storyline although it's basically and adults version of the twilight saga, as i know many other people have said before  However the book would still be a pleasant read without the added ... erotica ? haha, it's just i don't care about that bit im just enjoying the tail of the romance between the too people more than anything, i'm about to start the third in the series, and i guess without all the sexual parts there would only be one book whatever floats your goat i guess. |
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Post by twiams on Jul 19, 2012 15:57:52 GMT
I love Of Mice & Men too, made me cry when I read it years ago. If you liked that twiams you should like Steinbeck's other books such as Grapes of Wrath & East of Eden, the only thing is they're quite thick books so you might lose interest but they're great stories & the films made of them are really good too. I f you haven't read it already when you were at school To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a similar style book & easy to read with a touching story.I don't read much fiction although I have got a stack of books under the table to get through, I don't stick to any particluar author just buy books which catch my eye. I read a lot of autobiographies. Try My Family & Other Animals by Gerald Durrell if you haven't read that, it's about his childhood on Corfu & the wildlife he found there, funny & interesting.To Kill A Mockingbird i've heard is quite good, although i've always thought of it as a 'school book' and never thought to read it, may have to try scanning my charity book shop. I've only ever read one autobiography and it was a Michael Mcintyre one, on an audio book read by Michael Mcintyre himself, and his voice is what made me enjoy it really but i may try to read another as im not convinced if i enjoy them yet haha. |
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Post by grindle on Jul 19, 2012 17:31:10 GMT
Steinbeck certainly makes you think ;D |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 19, 2012 18:08:05 GMT
My daughter used to work where they made the Talking Classics.
She got us the whole lot. Trouble was I always fell asleep somewhere in the middle of the story and of course I couldn't go back to it unless at the start again so the cycle went on and.....
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Post by Cherry on Jul 20, 2012 16:55:45 GMT
or get angry when your grapes don't grow ;D Do you know where in your supermarket is Cannery Row? Have they got good offers on tomatoes? |
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Post by Lou78W on Jul 20, 2012 18:57:26 GMT
This book is flying off the shelves, but the small snippets I have read have not enticed me to buy it. I will get it when it is in the charity shops. I've got this as an audio book and so i listen to it just when i don't have the time or brain power to actually read but i want to if that makes sense ? when im in the car or traveling usually as reading makes me ill or before bed when my eyes are to heavy to stay awake hehe. ;D I've enjoyed the general storyline although it's basically and adults version of the twilight saga, as i know many other people have said before However the book would still be a pleasant read without the added ... erotica ? haha, it's just i don't care about that bit im just enjoying the tail of the romance between the too people more than anything, i'm about to start the third in the series, and i guess without all the sexual parts there would only be one book :: ) whatever floats your goat i guess. Well said Twiams.....I like to think of myself as pretty broad minded for an old broad ......the story line would be ok on its own....the other bits.....yuk.......but its all the rage with a certain age group.......no accounting for taste...... ;D |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 20, 2012 19:45:15 GMT
[quote author=lou78w board=chat thread=2188 post=63206 Well said Twiams.....I like to think of myself as pretty broad minded for an old broad ......the story line would be ok on its own....the other bits.....yuk.......but its all the rage with a certain age group....... no accounting for taste...... ;D[/quote] a bit like marmite then  |
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Post by piskie on Jul 20, 2012 20:55:40 GMT
I am currently reading a very dull/interesting  There is much humour in it |
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Post by steve on Jul 20, 2012 21:59:14 GMT
So what is the truth then? |
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Post by twiams on Jul 23, 2012 18:28:32 GMT
I've got this as an audio book and so i listen to it just when i don't have the time or brain power to actually read but i want to if that makes sense ? when im in the car or traveling usually as reading makes me ill or before bed when my eyes are to heavy to stay awake hehe. ;D I've enjoyed the general storyline although it's basically and adults version of the twilight saga, as i know many other people have said before However the book would still be a pleasant read without the added ... erotica ? haha, it's just i don't care about that bit im just enjoying the tail of the romance between the too people more than anything, i'm about to start the third in the series, and i guess without all the sexual parts there would only be one book :: ) whatever floats your goat i guess. Well said Twiams.....I like to think of myself as pretty broad minded for an old broad ......the story line would be ok on its own....the other bits.....yuk.......but its all the rage with a certain age group.......no accounting for taste...... ;D I hope it isn't my age group you're talking about there  |
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