Bookworms unite

I used to be a Patricia Cornwall fan ... read all her novels except the most recent. I loved them, but not the latest ones so much since she has changed the narrator's point of view. I would love to see the early novels made into movies starring Jodie Foster. I confess I am a literary snob as studied Lit for Honours and didn't finish my MA. But I love a good psychological thriller ... James Patterson is my concentration span these days and I like the Alex Cross series of his. No sci-fi! This is a great idea for a thread! I miss reading due to concentration and friends suggested audio books. I think I will explore this before my brain falls out! Any suggestions welcome...have come to realise I don't have to read a book because it won a prize but have been indoctrinated to think so!

'Into the Labyrinth' Sigge Eklund. Translated from Swedish.

 I'm persisting because I want to kick my sloppy brain into gear, but I'm not enjoying it much. It's the only book I brought with me--I will head home on Friday so I couldn't be bothered sourcing another. Grim, introspective and Nordic it has a clumsy feel to the translation and there are spelling and grammatical errors that grate on my nerves. Never mind. The next good book is only a couple of days away.

Currently starting Hit and Run by Doug Johnstone - no idea if it's any good but will soon find out!!! What are you currently reading  Cosette?

Strongly recommend Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner, a number of short stories which are personal, poignant, funny and full of insights for and about women of a certain age! 

My taste in Books is very different to say the likes of Movies LOL...in my collection to name a few are Louise Hays Heal Your Life, The Celestine Prophecy, The Tenth Insight, The Four Agreements, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, The Seat of The Soul, 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace by Wayne Dyer, Anatomy of the Spirit.

My latest book is sitting there waiting, but I don't read alot anymore...it's Letting Go by David R Hawkins. I love thought provoking books :D 

xx Melinda

I have just finished the awesome "The Restless Dead" by simon Beckett
now to get another book 

What's everyone reading now?

Karen slaughter is another good author of suspense.  So many i could go on and on lol.

I love martina cole also, have many of her novels. Kay hooper is another good author of suspense. I absolutely love anything murder and suspense. 

I never use to read much, but having chemo on a regular basis I have got through a lot of books lately.  My favorite author is Kate Morton who is an Australian writer  from Queensland . She writes a really good novel which is hard to put down. Her stories often have a  twist to the ending which you dont see coming. I  have read 6 of here books and hope she writes another one soon.