Reading

[luinalda]

Did a lot of reading today, which felt good for a change, because otherwise I usually only manage about 10 pages a day (which really is nothing)... But after nearly 2 months with this book I am now quite eager to finally finish it. ;-) Will probably take 1 or 2 more weeks, though.
The book is "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke, by the way. I don't actually love it, but it isn't bad. It's quite easy and fluent to read, despite the archaic spelling of a couple of words (e.g shew, chuse,...). And I really like the setting, 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. :-) I think I especially have to blame Sharpe and Hornblower for my fondness of that time. :D Plus I've always been interested in the French Revolution as well.

There are already 6 new books waiting on my "to read" pile. *yikes* At least 3 thereof I'm looking very much forward to: "Coraline", "The Book Thief" and "Tintentod" (Inkdeath). :-)

Comments

[beefie251.livejournal.com]

Just finished "Tintenherz", so I have to read two more =).
I can't read a book till the end if I don't like it. But for me it also took a while to read "The Traveler's wife" and "The last Symbol"!
On my future Reading-List are three book from Kathy Reichs and one from Simon Beckett. I love crime!

[spirited-lizard.livejournal.com]

Only 6 books on your to read pile? *looks over to her book shelf* Try 40! :P Uhm, yeah, I love buying books, but then I don't really find the time to read. LOL