I'm tempted to install a free e-book on my phone, but every single time I go through the free ones I can't decide what to go for!
AmazingAnglo-saxon? Don't you just love predictive text!
Mrs Notty recently sent a text she hadn't proof-read that contained the frankly disturbing predictive text phrase "Felix fondlebottom"
I've read nearly all of Bill Bryson's output, presently reading The Body: A Guide for Occupants
He must do an immense amount of research for his "serious" books.
Not technically one I'm reading because I've given up on it, but has anyone ever read Closing Time by Joseph Heller of Catch 22 fame? I've tried, god how I tried, but I just couldn't get anywhere with it.
Catch 22 certainly isn't easy, but this one is much worse. I nearly tried it again recently but decided it wasn't worth the hassle.I actually think Catch-22 is quite a hard read, as well. It's the only one of his I've read.
"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie wasn't easy, either.
Thomas Hardy. Thomas Hard-work.
Thomas Hardy. Thomas Hard-work.
They are, but my favourite is The Pickwick Papers which has less than most and one of the great comic creations in Sam Weller.I agree, Dickens can be hard going, and his books are long. But as pieces of social history they are excellent reading
Loved both books, though agree they're hard work at times.I actually think Catch-22 is quite a hard read, as well. It's the only one of his I've read.
"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie wasn't easy, either.
Never liked Dickens, not just a school thing as I loved some of the books and plays we worked through. Too sickly sentimental despite the social commentary.