It’s been a very quiet reading week due to social stuff (mostly a very boozy chat with London and New York friends about books in a swish hotel on the South Bank) and lots and lots of work, plus quite a bit of movie watching.
Challenges:
I’m currently involved in two challenges:
- the TBR Double Dog – finished my eighth (and first physical) book of the year today, and took delivery of the new Neil Gaiman (pre-ordered last year so technically OK) – feeling virtuous
- the 2015 Horror Reading Challenge – nothing new this week but a couple of interesting things on the horizon.
In progress
My current reads are shown on the blog sidebar; pleased to have finished my first book of the month and I am definitely in a short story mood.
Events
Nothing literary this week (apart from boozy night out mentioned previously, where two of us ganged up on a third to make them see they MUST read Wolf Hall) though I have things of interest coming up in the next few weeks.
The Jonathan Strange Update
Shock horror! I have read a bit more of this and am now on *gasp* page 148 so nothing to get too excited about but it is progress, people, and not to be sniffed at!
Abandoned
Nothing abandoned since my last post.
So let’s see what this week brings…..
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February 8, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Bryan G. Robinson
So just wondering, why MUST they read Wolf Hall? 🙂
February 8, 2015 at 4:38 pm
brideofthebookgod
Simply one of the great historical novels, authentic and beautifully written. Assuming you are interested in the Tudor period (like me) 😊
February 8, 2015 at 11:13 pm
Barbara Bartels
I’m going to buy the Neil Gaiman book soon. The boozy book discussion sounds like great fun! (Loved Wolf Hall, but have not yet gotten to Bring Up the Bodies — kind of slipped my mind).
February 9, 2015 at 6:53 am
brideofthebookgod
Oh you must get to Bring Up the Bodies, it’s really very good indeed.