July Books
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pandop 26: A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. The 'humour' in it was not what I find funny, it punches down, not up, and celebrates bully. This book disturbed me so much I got really upset a book club, which was really embarrassing. At least I borrowed a copy from work and didn't spend any money on it.
27: The City of Brass S.A. Chakraborty [Kindle]
This is the first of a trilogy, and I can't wait to read the rest. It was absolutely fantastic, both in characters, world building, and also in incorporating the 'real' world with the fantasy. Defintely a contender for best author discovered this year in my book groups end of year questions.
28: The Man in the Queue Josephine Tey [Kindle]
This is the third book I have read for the online book group I have joined, and the first book I have read by Josephine Tey. I thought this was quite good right up to the end, which I did think was a bit of a cop out, as it were. I did like Inspector Grant as a character, and especially as he in the end went against his own (rather racist) instincts
DNF: The Ancient Paths: discovering the lost map of Celtic Europe Graham Robb
Gave up on this. It was an interesting premise, but there was a lot of theory and speculation presented as absolute fact, with a smattering of blinding you with the science. Not really in the mood for it, not sure I would ever be, so giving up and giving away.
I am getting better at this giving up if they aren't doing it for me .
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. The 'humour' in it was not what I find funny, it punches down, not up, and celebrates bully. This book disturbed me so much I got really upset a book club, which was really embarrassing. At least I borrowed a copy from work and didn't spend any money on it.
27: The City of Brass S.A. Chakraborty [Kindle]
This is the first of a trilogy, and I can't wait to read the rest. It was absolutely fantastic, both in characters, world building, and also in incorporating the 'real' world with the fantasy. Defintely a contender for best author discovered this year in my book groups end of year questions.
28: The Man in the Queue Josephine Tey [Kindle]
This is the third book I have read for the online book group I have joined, and the first book I have read by Josephine Tey. I thought this was quite good right up to the end, which I did think was a bit of a cop out, as it were. I did like Inspector Grant as a character, and especially as he in the end went against his own (rather racist) instincts
DNF: The Ancient Paths: discovering the lost map of Celtic Europe Graham Robb
Gave up on this. It was an interesting premise, but there was a lot of theory and speculation presented as absolute fact, with a smattering of blinding you with the science. Not really in the mood for it, not sure I would ever be, so giving up and giving away.
I am getting better at this giving up if they aren't doing it for me .