https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4 en-us 2020-07-13 11:00:31 UTC 2025-12-14 09:18:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png nigelm113 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/653167344 Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (it's VERY long! but finishing it gave a great sense of accomplishment). ]]> 2020-07-13 11:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/653167344 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/653197772 The illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury was a good read in these surreal times (Amanda Bennett)]]> 2020-07-13 12:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/653197772 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659988015 I am currently reading Golden Child by Claire Adam - would definitely recommend!]]> 2020-07-22 09:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659988015 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659991680 Normal People - Sally Rooney]]> 2020-07-22 09:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659991680 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659993210 When the Sleeper Awakes, by H G Wells.  It was alright.  Interesting to see what he didn't predict about the future, as well as what he did...]]> 2020-07-22 09:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659993210 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659993845 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson]]> 2020-07-22 09:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659993845 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659994837 Oh I have been meaning to read the Good Girl's Guide to Murder too! My 13 year old niece insists I must]]> 2020-07-22 09:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659994837 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659994845 How does Normal People (the book) compare with Normal People (the tv series)?  Not caught up with either yet!]]> 2020-07-22 09:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659994845 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659995336 Which Normal People should I direct my energies towards, in other words?!]]> 2020-07-22 09:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659995336 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659995688 Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is terrific 😊]]> 2020-07-22 09:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659995688 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659996476 I've been reading Call Down The Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater, great YA book ]]> 2020-07-22 09:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659996476 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659996565 The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. Oh and Storm Hound s recommended by the CLIC team!]]> 2020-07-22 09:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659996565 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997146 Currently reading, Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadino Evaristo and A Woman of No Importance ( biography of a WW2 spy ), both are really good]]> 2020-07-22 09:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997146 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997418 I've read Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell about Shakespeare's son. An Why I am no Longer Talking to White People about Race.]]> 2020-07-22 09:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997418 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997727 Where the Crawdads Sing and Invisible Women  - both excellent.]]> 2020-07-22 09:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997727 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997773 I preferred the book (Normal People) to the TV series - I only got half way through that and gave up! ]]> 2020-07-22 09:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997773 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997897 The Roads to Sata by Alan Booth - a travelogue of a writer who walked the length of Japan]]> 2020-07-22 09:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997897 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997906 Word from Wormingford by Ronald Blythe. A dream]]> 2020-07-22 09:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997906 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997986 Guttenburg copies of crime novels (collection from 1926 which includes Edgar allan Poe purloined letter etc- good times good times]]> 2020-07-22 09:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659997986 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659998712 I disliked 'Normal people' when we read it for book group but loved the series.  Really enjoyed reading 'The Salt path' by Raynor Winn. ]]> 2020-07-22 09:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/659998712 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660001540 Just started reading François-René de Chateaubriand's Memoirs from beyond the Grave, the first volume of his monumental autobiography in a relatively new translation by Alex Andriesse. Nothing beats French romanticism when overwhelmed by Welsh realism.]]> 2020-07-22 09:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660001540 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660001797 Got a get theroux this by Louis Theroux and JK Rowling issued a story online that she wrote for her children The ickabog. Its a lovel fairy story. I also read Normal People. Yes the tv programme was steamy, but I thought they could get over themselves a bit. I'm looking forward to click and collect opening and reading around the opium wars as the issues in Hong Kong has lifted my interest in the area so I thought I should find out a bit more.]]> 2020-07-22 09:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660001797 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660019328 Recently read Khaled Hosseini's And the mountains echoed - he is a wonderful writer. Just finished The Porpoise by Mark Haddon which was interesting, a weaving of different versions of a disturbing story. Early on I read quite a few of the Outlander novels by Diana Gabaldon, nothing like a bit of a historical romp to take your mind off things (and learn about history I knew nothing of) (Karen)]]> 2020-07-22 10:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660019328 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660982349 Butchers Crossing by John Williams. A meaty literate western. Reccomended (JJ).]]> 2020-07-23 12:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/660982349 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661365483 Just finishing Hamnet (Maggie O’Farrell) a popular choice on here. The title is a misnomer as it focuses more on Shakespeare’s wife than his son. Lots about plants and herbal medicines which can get a bit boring but overall it’s both an informative and entertaining read. (Nigel)]]> 2020-07-23 22:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661365483 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661756614 A great lockdown read has been The Lost Man by Jane Harper. The heat and isolation of the Australian outback are evoked throughout the novel. A farmer's body is found away from the family home but how did it get there? And why is his car found several kms away? His brother is determined to find out. Family secrets are gradually exposed in this great page turner that lead to a shocking end.]]> 2020-07-24 09:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661756614 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661763566 Agree with the Lost Man recommendation.  Also enjoyed Breath by Tim Winton.  It's about so much more than surfing - an immersive experience!]]> 2020-07-24 09:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661763566 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661803374 The Salt Path by Raynor Winn ...beautifully written and a reminder of the important things in life, even if times are difficult]]> 2020-07-24 12:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/661803374 https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/662112339 Testament by Shaun Hutson. Great book for horror fans. (Alan) ]]> 2020-07-24 21:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nigelm113/s0mfry4gdrdvajf4/wish/662112339