What book are you currently reading?

[laedyfaire]

I remember many years ago (maybe in the late 80s?),  during a visit to Bristol, my now ex-husband wanted to pay Christoph $20 to hurl insults at his best friend who was with us, but we never seemed to be able to catch Christoph on the grounds at a time he wasn't doing something. There's a part of me that isn't sorry I missed it... Hope you enjoy the book!

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Oh boy! Lol! So you've seen him ! I never saw his act :/. Would not want to be insulted by him I bet he can really "go there" lol...His "Between Two Fires" was great

[RefMom3]

I have seen him, but I really don't remember anything specific,but I did know I didn't really want to be nearby if the deal had gone through and the insulting commenced 

[laedyfaire]

Sounds like he knew his way around an insult !

I'm dragging through this book btw. My son liked it but I'm disappointed.

[RefMom3]

Is this your book club book, or the Christopher Buehlman? If it's the book club, that's still ok if you don't care for it; that may make a more lively discussion. If it's the latter or another book you've picked up for your own enjoyment, let me share a piece of advice from a librarian named Nancy Pearl, who is a librarian from Seattle who developed a whole new way of doing book recommendations for reader's advisory. I think one of the most sensible things she'd come up with was to give a book your age plus 10 pages to decide if you should finish a book you're not enjoying. She says if it hasn't caught your interest by then, put it down and pick up another. It may not resonate with you at this moment, and may not ever, but you can always return to it later and try again. There are too many books that you will enjoy to spend time on one you're not enjoying. And don't feel guilty about it. There isn't one book in the world that will connect with everyone. (Ok, I'm finished )

[Trillium]

Very good advice! Sometimes books just don't click. I give it several chapters before I let it go.

[laedyfaire]

I've replied twice to this but don't see my posts.

Yes good advice.. I have the book 130 pages.. eh.. I'll try again down the road

[RefMom3]

I've replied twice to this but don't see my posts.

Yes good advice.. I have the book 130 pages.. eh.. I'll try again down the road

You are seen, laedyfaire

[laedyfaire]

I thank thee

[Craigmeister]

"Crecy, 1346: Triumph Of The Longbow" by Osprey Books.

[RefMom3]

The first time I remember reading about Crecy was in the novel Katherine, by Anya Seton, which I read (the first time) when I was about 10 or 11. My parents belonged to the Literary Guild when they got married in 1956, and that was in the bookshelves, so I read it. I think it was the first thing I'd ever read set during the Middle Ages. Hope you enjoy the book~

[RefMom3]

Currently reading Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson. Described by the publisher as "Knives Out and Clue meets Agatha Christie and the Thursday Murder Club." I love the Thursday Murder Club series That may be a bit of a generous description, but it's written well, and has an interesting hook. About to start I'm A Stranger Here Myself, by Bill Bryson, which is the book I chose for our non-fiction book group for July.

[laedyfaire]

How were these books?

[RefMom3]

I finally finished Everyone in My Family etc., and didn't see the ending coming...but then I never do, even though I read a lot of mysteries. I just can't analyze worth a darn  . One of the interesting hooks the author used was to keep referring to Ronald Knox, and the rules he developed for mystery writers to play fair to readers. Turns out Knox really existed, and was not only a mystery writer himself, but also a priest, so his Commandments for Writers was very much in keeping with his way of looking at things. I wanted to start the sequel to My Family, but really have to start the Bill Bryson book for my book group, which will meet in mid-July.

[laedyfaire]

Thanks! I'm putting "everyone in my family has killed someone"on my TBR list

Interesting about Ronald Knox . First time I've heard of him

[Trillium]

I love a good mystery but I don't ever try to figure it out. Sometimes I have a theory but don't analyze it. I just enjoy the story.