Last book(s) you read?

[EEA]

Begin The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. So far I like the mystery sorrounding the story.

[a_contemplative_life]

[Bloody Mary]

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann and Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters.

Was Tipping the Velvet good? I saw the movie, but thought the whole middle bit with prostitution was pretty pulpy, and there didn't seem to be much chemistry between Nan and Flo, since that relationship came toward the end - there wasn't much time to root for it. The main reason I wanted Nan with Flo is that Flo wasn't Kitty.

The book was ok. I enjoyed the first part, but did not enjoy the second part which dealt with the prostitution. That part of the book made me not care about Nan. The third part deals with Flo and Nan's relationship though I feel that it is too short. If you read the book, I would recommend reading the first part, skipping the second part, and just read the third part.

Thanks for the reply. That sounds quite similar to the movie. It was frustrating that it spent so much time building up Nan/Kitty and so much less on Nan/Flo. I'll look into it.

[EEA]

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Really enjoyed this book, and even saw the mini-series and movie based on the book.

[Bloody Mary]

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Really enjoyed this book, and even saw the mini-series and movie based on the book.

Do you mean The Handmaiden as well as the BBC adaptation? I'm looking forward to the Korean version when I can get a copy, and have seen the BBC one. Gosh, the theme music is beautiful. It almost makes the movie.

[EEA]

Yes, there both excellent adaptations of Fingersmith. I finished the book in two days.
Right now I am continuing to read another one of her books The Little Stranger.

[a_contemplative_life]

[EEA]

When We Rise by Cleve Jones.

[EEA]

The Book of the Night Women by Marlon James.

[gattoparde59]

Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East, By David R. Woodward.

Short history that I read in part because the ultimate Allied objective was the now infamous Syrian city of Aleppo.