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How are everyone’s reads so far?! Have you started the second book?

I'm a little over half way through Lord Of the Flies. I like to focus on one book at a time so I haven't started Jane Eyre. Lord of the Flies has been harder to get through than I thought. I think because it's so out of what I normally read. I constantly have to remind myself that they're not even teenagers yet. At this rate I will never get to the second book lol

Hi Ruth, I have finished LoTF and found out how much I had missed from my first reading of it, 10 plus years ago. Re Jane Eyre, also re-read for me, I appear to be enjoying it a lot more than when I read it soon after I left school. Good choices - thanks!

Loving Jane Eyre! I never read it at school so it's a first time for me. I just finished reading To the Lighthouse so the writing in Jane Eyre is definitely a relief, writing style wise.

I just joined, so I'm going to need to catch up. I've read Jane Eyre in the past (long, long ago), but never read Lord of the Flies, so I'm starting with that one.

I aim to start Lord of the Flies next week. Need to finish the book I'm currently reading.

It’s amazing how time dulls the memory of a book - I didn’t remember the men as quite so pompous and arrogant and Jane being quite so feisty.

We read both Jane Eyre and TLotF at school just recently but never discussed it or anything so I’m currently reading a completely different book:)

Enjoyed/enjoying both books so far! Never had to read either for school and I never ended up seeking them out on my own. Both are enticing in their own way, hoping to finish up Jane Eyre soon.