2: Terry Pratchett – Snuff. The latest novel in the Discworld series, and I hadn’t read it yet. Loved it of course, as I have loved all the Discworld books. 1 month ago

1: Neil Gaimain – Neverwhere. It was a reread, but from so long ago that all I had remembered was that I loved the book. Still loved it the second time around :) 2 months ago

Since putting this goal on my list, I’ve been reading a lot more. On trains, at lunch and late at night in bed, I’m choosing more often to read a bit than to play games on my phone or watch a silly video. My 2 books in progress (the bedside book and the in-my-bag book) are both almost finished already! 2 months ago

Once upon a time, I was a real book worm. I read everywhere. Late at night in bed, in the train, lazy afternoons on the couch. I still love reading, but feel like I haven’t made the time and took the effort anymore the last few years. At night on the couch I prefer the telly, on the train I sleep, and at lunch I take a book with me but often end up playing with my phone.

The result is that I don’t read as much anymore. And the books I do read take so long that I enjoy them less, because often I forget what the last part was.

So: a reading goal. I’m taking it slow, 20 books before the end of the years should be okay. Re-reads count too, I’m not going to be too tough on myself with this. 2 months ago

This was supposed to be my 20th book, but I was afraid I wasn’t going to finish it so I read the other 2 books instead. But this book deserves to be the final book I read this year. It is a GREAT book! I mean, it’s no literature classic but it is a great spy book without having a lot of cliches we often read. It has a lot of comedic moments even during tense moments and it is a very clever, fast paced and well written book.
It tells the story of two men who are working together until they discoverer they are both spies and have orders to murder each other. The good news is they’ve become friends and don’t want to follow the orders. The bad news is that their decision will put them in harm’s way.
I recommend this book! 4 months ago

When I picked “Un sabato, con gli amici” at the library, I also brought this well known book by Charles Dickens as I’ve never read it.
I already knew of Scrooge’s adventures on A Christmas Carol but I still manage to really like this book.
The Chimes I found to be a bit more boring. It could do without so many descriptions and be more direct like in A Christmas Carol, especially in the beginning. By the time I realized what happened to the main character and what was happening with his daughter, I was bored. But maybe it was because I had spent the afternoon reading “Un sabato, con gli amici” and then “A Christmas Carol”. 4 months ago

A small book which tells the story of 6 friends that, because of a traumatic experience in their childhood, changes and shapes their future.

The book begins with a small glimpse of each experience without telling us who does it belong to.
The next chapter is in their youth, during university, and shows us who’s dating who and their actions.
The next chapter focus on one of the characters, Matteo, who is married to Anna (even though in their youth she was with Andrea). Matteo reconnects with Gianni, a former friend and lover, and brings him to a Saturday night dinner with his friends. The dinner takes some strange twists because all characters have a particular interest in Gianni due to different reasons and all characters are also interested in seeing Anna’s reaction to her former lover, Andrea, being married to another common friend, Rena. As the night ends, many things change but it’s the reader who becomes fascinated with all the results (as he is the only one who can see all the points of view). The ending of the dinner is in an open manner that leaves the reader excited to see more.
The last chapter shows which infant memory belongs to who and expands them until we see the impact on each character.

I enjoyed the book. It’s not a great book, it’s just another book, but it makes quite a pleasant Saturday afternoon read. 4 months ago

This is a memoir which starts when Paula, her daughter, died until recently. She summons up the pain of losing a child, the aftermath of her family and the twists in their fate. I was particularly found of reading her crazy family situations and her role as a matriarch (with all its ups and downs). Sitting down at her dinner table on one of her family reunions must be a delight. I definitely recommend this book. 5 months ago

I’m 8 books!

So far behind.

Still time! I can devour a heap of books once the holiday season hits! :-) 6 months ago

The Agatha Christie book edition I read has 2 books/novels into one.
The first part or the first “book”, Poirot Investigates, is a compilation of small stories which I found interesting but not that great. It mostly shows how Poirot is a genius that discovers all the clues in 5 minutes while Hasting needs 20 pages and an explanation. While I found that short stories work very well with Sherlock Holmes, I don’t like them on Poirot.
The 2nd part is The Big Four, a mystery novel I loved. Filled with twists and turns, it’s a delight to read. And I enjoyed Poirot in this story, even his quirks, something I hated on the 1st part. 6 months ago

I was at the library to extend the deadline on the Agatha Christie novel I’m reading when I saw this book. It was so small I decided to take a look at it. 2 hours later I finished reading. It was a nice short story, very clever crafted. I enjoyed this little treat.
I’ll try to see the movie soon. 7 months ago

I liked this book but didn’t find it much interesting. Too much fishing! But I did understood what the author meant: the struggle with nature, to accomplish something even at great cost. Maybe if I had read it when I was younger I might have enjoyed it better. 7 months ago

Continuing my challenge of reading all of Agatha Christie’s books. Murder on the links was very interesting and Poirot was really great in here. The Man in the Brown Suit was funny, but didn’t like the main character much. 8 months ago

I hated this book. I love The Alchemist or By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept or Brida but this one, I didn’t get. I thought it was very self-centeric, didn’t get most of the information about time and how we are the past and the future. I also didn’t get his relationship with Hilal, it was disturbing. I like the journey aspects, the cities and I wish he had told more of it. Maybe the book has meaning for the writer and some people who understand what is like to go back to a past life but for me, this was a huge disappointment. 8 months ago

After Arthur Conan Doyle I’m now reading Agatha Christie. While I enjoyed Poirot, the adventures of Tuppence and Tommy were the rush of adrenaline I needed. 8 months ago

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2. 13 little Blue envelopes – Maureen Johnson
3. the godfather -
4. mahzlat al3aql albashari – ali alwardi
5. the art of etiquete
6. th charm of leadership – ibrahim alfiky 9 months ago

Very interesting read. It talks about when should people quit and why it is necessary to do that sometimes. He also introduces some different types of dips like a cul-de-sac because every situation is different and requires different approaches. 10 months ago

17: The Hunt by Andrew Kukuda

18: The Ex. Mrs.Hedgefund by Jill Kargman

19: My Friend Dahmer by Darf Backderf

20: The Queen’s Vow by C.W. Gortner 10 months ago

A fun, perfect book for the summer. Very light read. 10 months ago

Good book with controversial ideas

1. the alchemist – Paulo Coelho
2. 13 little Blue envelopes – Maureen Johnson
3. the godfather -
4. mahzlat al3aql albashari – ali alwardi 10 months ago

it took me back to 1940’s . introduced the mafia world in creative and attractive way

1. the alchemist – Paulo Coelho
2. 13 little Blue envelopes – Maureen Johnson
3. the godfather – 11 months ago

amazing adventure . full of emotions and surprises , the novel made me eager to visit all the places mentioned in it

1. the alchemist – Paulo Coelho
2. 13 little Blue envelopes – Maureen Johnson 11 months ago