Ink and Paper Blog discussion

What are you all reading in September? I just started When the English Fall by David Williams. It is a dystopian novel set in an Amish community. It is written as a diary and I am finding it really interesting so far. Any one read it?

I am starting off the Christmas season with Dickens' A Christmas Carol! Since it is so short I will have probably moved on to The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by the end of the day. It is historical fiction about a boy growing up in Afghanistan around the rise of the Taliban.

At the mo I'm reading the burning girl by Claire Messud.

Sorry my bad. Yes thats the one. So far so good!

I'm reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman, and yes, it's as good as everyone on booktube who has reviewed it says it is. Picked it up in the Library yesterday and will probably finish it this afternoon.
I tried it at first on Audible but had to send it back as Winman's self narration was so flat. She can really write though.

I'm reading Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. It's a memoir by a woman whose father is a Catholic priest. I'm really enjoying it! It is hilarious, but also deals with more serious topics.

Robert wrote: "At the mo I'm reading the burning children by Claire Messud."

I just saw this in the store yesterday. You will have too let me know how you are liking it.

Catherine wrote: "I'm reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman, and yes, it's as good as everyone on booktube who has reviewed it says it is. Picked it up in the Library yesterday and will probably finish it this afternoon.
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I am so surprised to hear that about the audio book - I listened to both her first two books and adored her. I cannot wait to get my hands on Tin Man. I am so ready to devour it.

Christina wrote: "I'm reading Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. It's a memoir by a woman whose father is a Catholic priest. I'm really enjoying it! It is hilarious, but also deals with more serious topics."

Oh I can only imagine about this. I have seen this book around and the cover kind of makes me nervous. LOL. I cannot wait to hear your review.

Manda wrote: "So apart from the book of Dickens' London essays I'm reading one each night, I'm almost finished with The Perfect Girl which so far is a 4 star read for me and well written. Has ech..."

I am so jealous you can do more than one book at a time. I just cannot do that. I also started the Dark Materials Books on audio - they are so good. But as you know, I am not a re-reader so I got bored because I knew what was going to happen.

Manda wrote: "Alina wrote: "I am starting off the Christmas season with Dickens' A Christmas Carol! Since it is so short I will have probably moved on to The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by the end of the day...."

I buy books every year for all my co-workers even if they are not readers. It is my thing. Also all my nieces and nephews get books as well. I am known as the book uncle. And I just don't care.

Catherine wrote: "I'm reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman, and yes, it's as good as everyone on booktube who has reviewed it says it is. Picked it up in the Library yesterday and will probably finish it this afternoon.
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I'm almost hoping someone will give a bad review for Tin Man, or at least point out some flaws. I have only seen rave reviews so far and I'm kind of scared to pick it up now.

I did find a copy of The year of marvellous ways, so I think I will start with that one first.

I am reading Do Not Say We Have Nothing which so far is wonderful.

And I'm listening to Royal Assassin. I used to always listen to audiobooks on my commute to and from work, so then I would listen to about 90 min every day. Now I only listen before I go to sleep and I usually drop off after about 15 minutes. Since this book is 29 hours it's gonna take me a while :p

I'm reading (and loving) Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give. And I'm listening to (and loving) Hannah Kent's Burial Rites- why did I leave this so long to pick up? It's fantastic. I saw both Angie and Hannah at the Melbourne Writers Festival a week or so ago.

Slowly working thru The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. I am not loving it as much as I had hoped. Also finishing up Penance by Kanae Minato and I do love it. Then I will pick up When the English Fall.

I just got done reading Gilead & loved it! I am working on The Floating Admiral now, it is a cozy English mystery & I can't get enough of those!

Marcella wrote: "Catherine wrote: "I'm reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman, and yes, it's as good as everyone on booktube who has reviewed it says it is. Picked it up in the Library yesterday and will probably finish i..."

Marcella, I've just finished it and gave it 4 stars, so not quite perfect for me. Beautifully written certainly but a bit overly sentimental In parts, and the time line jumps about all over the place which disrupts the reading experience (imo). As Matt Haig on the review on the front says it's "dripping with tenderness" and upon reflection I think I prefer my books to be lightly dusted with tenderness only.

Currently Reading Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie....listed for the Man Booker Prize. It's a retelling of Antigone...over half down and liking it. It does take sometime to get into, but once you do it's amazing!

I just finished The History of Bees (an ARC) which was fascinating. I think it might be one of my favourite books of the year. It was part historic fiction, part modern fiction and part science fiction. It told the stories of three families and how they were affected by bees (or the lack thereof).

I'm also working on finishing The Last Neanderthal, which has been very interesting, though I'm finding the parts focusing on Girl (the neanderthal) far more interesting then those focusing on Rose (the modern day archaeologist).

Then, I plan to dig into an ARC of Lost in September.

I'm reading A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton and listening to Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.

Christopher wrote: "Currently Reading Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie....listed for the Man Booker Prize. It's a retelling of Antigone...over half down and liking it. It does take sometime to get into, but once you do it'..."

Oh, I have this on my shelf. I want to get to it so bad.,

Anne wrote: "I just finished The History of Bees (an ARC) which was fascinating. I think it might be one of my favourite books of the year. It was part historic fiction, part modern fiction and ..."
Your thoughts on The History of Bees has just kicked it up my TBR. Need to get to it sooner rather than later.

Cynda wrote: "I'm reading A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton and listening to Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear."

I see Winspear's books everywhere. Would you recommend starting at the beginning?

I'm reading The God of Small Things for book club. I'm skimming and reviewing Ready Player One for an underdog theme for a Books & Brews book club.

Just finished Sourdough and a few stories into Fen. A bit let down with Sourdough. Pretty good but a little meh.

I've just seen this #ISATRAT "I suck at read-a-thons" announcement on YouTube from Sam'sNonsense and it actually looks achievable :o I'm going to have to think of a tbr 👍🏻
https://youtu.be/uib76P1MZEM

I'm reading The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King. This is where a reissue made all the difference. Saw and loved the new cover and thought the title sound familiar. Sure enough, I had a copy of the original cover which evidently did nothing to spark my interest seeing how it's been on my shelf for a decade. Loving it and now ordered the next 3 in the series.

I'm reading 2 books The house of mirth by Edith Wharton and Mutiny on the Bounty by John (The boy in the striped pyjamas) Boyne which I thought was going to be a nice little adventure story but it actually has some difficult themes.

Marcella wrote: "I am reading Do Not Say We Have Nothing which so far is wonderful.

And I'm listening to Royal Assassin. I used to always listen to audiobooks on my commute to and ..."

I have had Thien's book on my shelf forever - I need to give it a try. But it is such a large hardback!

Debbie wrote: "I'm reading The God of Small Things for book club. I'm skimming and reviewing Ready Player One for an underdog theme for a Books & Brews book club."

I adore God of Small things - she is an amazing writer. I liked Ready Player One a lot when I read it - but I don't think about it often. Isn't that odd. Maybe that says something about the book as well.

Tracey wrote: "I'm reading 2 books The house of mirth by Edith Wharton and Mutiny on the Bounty by John (The boy in the striped pyjamas) Boyne which I thought was going to be a nice little adventure story but it ..."

I have read only a few Wharton - I really should rectify that.

Rachel wrote: "I've just seen this #ISATRAT "I suck at read-a-thons" announcement on YouTube from Sam'sNonsense and it actually looks achievable :o I'm going to have to think of a tbr 👍🏻
https://youtu.be/uib76P1MZEM"

Oh I do adore myself some Sam! She is so lovely. Have fun with the read-a-thon.

I have not hear of him... sounds like you found a little treasure. Let us know what you think in the end.

Russell wrote: "Marcella wrote: "I am reading Do Not Say We Have Nothing which so far is wonderful.

And I'm listening to Royal Assassin. I used to always listen to audiobooks on m..."

It is gorgeous! Luckily I have a paperback version, so it's not too intimidating.

Just started The Burning Girl by Claire Messud. I think it is one that I could read in one sitting if I had the time. Too bad I didn't start it on the day Irma blew through!

Debbie wrote: "Just started The Burning Girl by Claire Messud. I think it is one that I could read in one sitting if I had the time. Too bad I didn't start it on the day Irma blew th..."

Oh no! I hope you are safe and sound. I have not read much Clair Messud - I started her last book (name ..... blanking) and did not care for it much. But I did see this one in the store the other day. You will have to report back for me.

I'm reading Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer, which is a queer history of Toronto. I recently moved away from Toronto so this will definitely be stoking the homesickness fires, but I can't wait to learn more about my city and my "heritage," heh. After that I'll probably move on to The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. Seriously can't wait for that.

I am finally reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

I am reading The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens.
I didn't think I'd get into it since it's a murder mystery but I can't put it down.
Also, I am reading The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde. I read my first Oscar Wilde book at the end of August --- The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wow! Oscar blew me away! I am anxious to read more of his work.

Im currently reading Hunger by Roxane Gay and Night Film by Marisha Pessl.

Mado wrote: "I'm reading Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer, which is a queer history of Toronto. I recently moved away from Toronto so this will definitely be stoking the homesickness fires, ..."

Sounds so interesting. A good book to get you to know your new home.

Deb wrote: "I am finally reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi"

Love this book. My second favorite read of last year.

Jody wrote: "I am reading The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens.
I didn't think I'd get into it since it's a murder mystery but I can't put it down.
Also, I am reading The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde. I read my ..."

I have not ever heard of Eskens. Teaching me stuff :-0

Megan wrote: "Im currently reading Hunger by Roxane Gay and Night Film by Marisha Pessl."

My goodness I love Hunger so much. It may be in my top 5 reads of this year.

Russell wrote: "Megan wrote: "Im currently reading Hunger by Roxane Gay and Night Film by Marisha Pessl."

My goodness I love Hunger so much. It may be in my top 5 reads of this year."

It's just so amazing. It'll definitely be in my top reads.

I'm reading The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies. It's the first book of a trilogy set in Toronto about some University professors and scholars who have the difficult task of executing a will. The deceased was a collector with some kind of Diogenes syndrome, and the three scholars charged with cataloguing it and executing the will suspect there is a lost manuscript somewhere. It's really good.

Inspired by Russell, I finished Song of Solomon two days ago - excellent book.

I also very much enjoyed J. Roth's Job.

Currently reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith (White Teeth was a slightly dissapointing 3-star read for me) and Vikram Seth's An Equal Music (poetic, very easy and smooth read).

Starting Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips. Missed seeing the author at my local bookstore not long ago, intrigued by the story of a mother and her son hiding out from some sort of danger in a zoo.

Russell wrote: "Jody wrote: "I am reading The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens.
I didn't think I'd get into it since it's a murder mystery but I can't put it down.
Also, I am reading The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wild..."

I listened to The Life We Bury and often recommend it to people.

Maria wrote: "Inspired by Russell, I finished Song of Solomon two days ago - excellent book.

I also very much enjoyed J. Roth's Job.

Currently reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith (White Teeth was a slightly dis..."

I am so glad you liked Song of Solomon. So good! I will be honest I have not been a Zadie Smith fan, though I liked On Beauty the most of all I have read.