Monday, 6 August 2012

It's Monday. What are you reading? 06 Aug 2012


It's Monday. What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey to outline what you have been reading and what you plan to read this week.











I know I have been a bit quiet recently but it's been with good reason as I have been frantically trying to get my work done so I can go on holiday! Yep two more days and I will be sunning myself in the beautiful island of Rarotonga. My blog will be able to live up to it's name! ;)

I will keep this relatively brief because of that reason. I am currently reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte) but I don't think I'm going to finish it before I head overseas and I don't feel like it's quite the right book to take with me.

Instead I'm looking at taking I Capture The Castle (Dodie Smith) and The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood).

What do you think - are they good beach reads? I like a book that I can get lost in and has a bit of depth but does allow me to jump in and out of the story without getting confused as to where I was. Would these two books fit into that category? I'm not sure if Atwood is the best one to take. Interested to know your thoughts.

I also stopped off at my favourite second hand book shop and picked up these titles


A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Widow for One Year (John Irving)

Maybe one of these would be better for my trip? Although I don't think I'm going to attempt to get a brick like A Suitable Boy into a suitcase! What do you think? What should I take on holiday with me?!

Other options for a holiday book include:

The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)

I will be offline for about a week and a half but I promise to upload at least one beach snap for you to get jealous over.
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pussreboots · 667 weeks ago

My favorite read last week was My favorite read last week was I Was Told There'd Be Cake by (audio) by Sloane Crosley which I listened to on my way to and from work Please come see what else I'm reading.
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shelleyraedesigns 66p · 667 weeks ago

I hope you have a great holiday. I am not sure I Capture The Castle is an easy book to put down, I'd take the John Irving books

Wishing you a great reading week!

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readerbuzz 65p · 667 weeks ago

Great choices of novels, but all would be a little heavy for me to read while on vacation. I tend to get easily distracted while I'm reading in another place. Hope you can find just the right books for your trip.

Here's my It's Monday! What Are You Reading? I hope you will stop by!
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Sam (Tiny Library) · 667 weeks ago

I'm reading A Suitable Boy right now for a readalong and it is a wonderful book, if a bit heavy for holiday reading! Have you read The Poisionwood Bible before? If not, I say take that, it would be a great holiday read as it's light enough but still has some meat in the story.
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Rebecca · 667 weeks ago

The Blind Assassin has been on my bookshelf for a while. I hope to get to it soon. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it.
Happy Reading!
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Marie · 667 weeks ago

Hmmm... I have just started Wolf Hall and if you do have a long while to sit and read, I think that would be great! (*As long you are a Tudor name dropping officianado and can recognize who they are talking about without being told who they are talking about!)
Enjoy your Holiday! Here's my Monday post
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Brunette Librarian · 667 weeks ago

I've heard great things about John Irving. Never read him but I've heard he's pretty good!

Happy reading this week!!!
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Jennifer · 667 weeks ago

First of all, have a wonderful vacation! Second, I'd probably take the Irving books along. I loved Wolf Hall but it's a bit dense and has a lot of characters, etc. It would probably be a bit hard to jump in and out of.

Have a great week!
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booksinthesun 47p · 667 weeks ago

Thanks for all the help. I think I'm leaning towards I Capture The Castle and A Prayer for Owen Meany now.
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Lindsey · 667 weeks ago

I loved The Blind Assassin, but it took me a while to get into it. It jumps between time lines and characters. It's sort of a complex book, but a really good one if you have time to commit to it.

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