Drama-Lovers Book Club

 penel:

Your support is much stronger than mine! I haven't been able to finish any interesting books for months:(

I’ve been struggling to finish the book I’m on now not because it’s boring but during this Christmas season I’ve been too busy to finish it.  It’s The Magi, a historical study of the magoi of Persia and other ancient kingdoms and their presence in Matthew. 

I have a stack of novels for the new year when hopefully I can block out more reading time. When I start fiction books I tend to read them voraciously and I don’t have time right now. Even my Dramaland viewing has been short films when I can squeeze one in. XD

2024 - Best books each month: It was a pretty good reading year overall. Some of these are re-reads that made me fall in love with the books more than I once was as well. I feel as if I won't read  as often next year because it's time for me to take a break and I think I'll be busy. But who knows.

Finally a book I could finish in a while and what the hell of a book. Easily a 5 of 5. Some might just call it an angry feminist book, but all the angryness is very justified in my opinion and who I am to judge anyway, it's time to listen ! Me as a male I can see my self being caught in some of the ways of thinking about what she's addressing in society and what's so wrong with it. It really made me reflect on myself. Even if it's from 2006, so much is still very relevant. It's basically a shame that since the 1970's not enough has changed in all the aspects she's talking about. If you read the book also, would be fun to share your thoughts about it!   

Interesting scholarly look at this element of the Nativity

This whodunit started out slow, but picked up speed as it went along, especially once a romance was revealed.  Was definitely a more inclusive story than I expected from an 1895 Oxford setting.  But  a pleasant surprise.

 penel:

If I ever find it, I'm definitely reading "Death it the Spires"!

I don’t read a lot of mystery novels so I’m not sure how it stacks up.  It was written by a romance writer so it focuses on the friends’ relationships and estrangements as much as the mystery.  4.35 on Goodreads. 

Heyy everyonee!!

I really haven't had a lot of time to read because of school , assignments and tests and everything but recently I finished reading 'The housemaid' which is soon to be adapted into a series I think...I absolutely loved reading it and when I tell I was hookedd. The twist at the end was something I for one could never have imagined. Freida's book was so well-paced and interesting that I read it in just one sitting..If anyone has not read it, I would definitely recommend it..It also doesn't contain full on smut and for me it's just so perfectt<333

Easily one of the best reads ever and while I don't have a lot of time, I do have a lot on my TBR list..Some of the books I'm actually really looking forward to reading are:

I'm just so obsessed with Ann Liang's literary world..Though I haven't read her books, from what Ihave heard her books are like c-dramas on paper and that just had me hooked..I wish I had the time and money to read her books..And the covers are just soo prettyyy<333

Finally got through the book I started in December - Handling Sin by Michael Malone.  (In my defense, it's a pretty long book!)  It took me about half of this (long) book to really get into it, but eventually I was on board.  Not sure the author meant for me to pretty much hate every single character for a good chunk of the novel, but that's what happened.  Once things were really set in motion plot-wise, and things started making a tiny bit more sense, the characters also became more bearable.  Ultimately I did end up enjoying this book quite a bit (thank goodness, because it took me a month to get through it).   This is one where patience is a virtue, both to get to know the characters and to let the very convoluted and zany plot unfold.

This is my third Michael Malone novel (I think) - the first one I ever read, years ago (Foolscap) got me wanting more, but none of his other books that I've read so far have reached that level for me.  I've got at least one more sitting unread on my shelf, though, so I am sure I'll try again :) I'd give this a 3.5/5.

In January I also finished A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro.

This is my fourth (?) Ishiguro novel, and I only found out after I read it that it's his first.  Well, there are definitely themes here that he revisited in later novels.  It's a short book, super quick read, and I am left a bit underwhelmed even though the twist was pretty shocking.  Later novels of his I would say are more subtle in that regard, I guess, lol.  This one felt like a cheap shot.  Still, it left me with lots of thoughts rattling around in my head, so it was definitely worth reading. 3/5

 leafless7:

While strolling through bookstore this book got my attention. And I bought it without thinking too much. 

It attracted my attention due to mention of BTS. And the quote "Don't let your life get hurt by passerby."

I probably need to read this book 👀