Just noticed the bump of the topic and have to kill a bit of time at work, so:
The Giver - Lois Lowry
More dystopian teen s**te. Well,to be fair it is one of the earlier examples of the genre and was actually pretty good;I'm just tired of the type. It was on a list of possible books that we were going to teach, so I had to read it. I don't think I'll be finshing the series though.
The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
Entertaining, easy read. Worth a go, but not much more to say about it.
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
I haven't read any of his stuff for a few years, but really enjoyed this one. It's basically an account of the history of the universe from the big bang until now, but written in an accessible way. Interesting stuff
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
I was intrigued by the old Victorian pictures. The idea to use them as a basis for a book was excellent. Unfortunately, the result is a load of old s**t.
The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino
A Japanese thriller which was excellent. Apparently there's a film which was very popular, so I'll probably give that a go.
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
I really enjoyed Gone Girl, so gave this a go. I really liked this as well. The characters are all so completely unlikeable, but she writes a good story.
I'll Never Write My Memoirs - Grace Jones
LOVE HER, so was really excited to read her autobiography. It didn't disappoint. Great stuff.
Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
One of his very early books which I'd missed before. Like his other early stuff, I really liked it. He hasn't written anything decent for almost 10 years though. Well, not that I've read anyway. There are a few new ones I haven't bothered with. I'll probably give one a go soon; they're always short.
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K Dick
I wanted to read it before I watched the TV show. There was basically no need since they bear very little resemblance to each other at all other than the general concept of a world where the Nazis win WWII. I found it quite tedious to be honest.
John Dies at the End - David Wong
Popped up on some recommendation and had excellent reviews. It's utter s**te. The worst thing I've read in a very, very long time. Juvenile, puerile, pointless and repetitive. A monster comes, then a monster comes, then a monster comes and a monster comes. It's f**king s**t.
Hunger - Jeremiah Knight
The concept sounded interesting - GM crops have become so successful that they've taken over the planet. Too bad that it's another piece of f**king s**t then. Apparently, eating some genetically modified corn causes animals and people to evolve into giant monsters within the space of a couple of years. S**te.
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
Finished off the remaining book of hers that I hadn't read since I'd liked the last two. Liked this one as well. Looking forward to more. F**k me, she's bleak though.
The Ice Twins - S.K.Tremayne
A thriller in which an identical twin dies, but then the living twin claims that she's actually the dead one. It was all going very well until the end really, which wasn't great.
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
Started really well, but then just meandered for the rest of the almost 800 pages. I was close to just giving up on it a few times, but didn't since I hate leaving things unfinished. It's had rave reviews, but I really don't see what the fuss was about. The whole thing could've been done just as well in half the length. So much pointless waffling.
