Wednesday, August 31, 2011





WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at
To play along, answer the following three questions:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Just found this great idea on someone's blog and thought 
I would play along.
What am I currently reading?

I am reading this with my book group and I have only just begun, but enjoying it so far. 

What did I recently finish reading?

I absolutely LOVED this book. It is so funny. I laughed so much that at times a little bit of wee escaped!! Anyone who has kids, and in particular, teenagers will completely relate to this. Dawn French is a comedy genius and I can’t wait to read her memoir.

What do I think I will read next?

This looks really interesting and has won a load of Awards.

I'd love to know what you're reading :)

21 comments:

  1. Hi, I'm from the campaign and thought I'd say Hi. I am currently reading "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving and just finished "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave for my bookclub. It was fantastic and I highly recommend it. My next book will be "Stones from the River" by Ursula Hegi and I heard that's real good too. It's an Ohpra pick.
    I write memoir and am having a PB published in 2012 called "Annie's special Day" by my pen name Clarike Bowman-Jahn. If you go to my about page you'll see why I write with that name.
    Hope to see you around.

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  2. Hi Clar, thanks for commenting. I will have a look at the books you mentioned. Gosh, what fun ... new authors :) Lovely to connect with another memoir writer too - heading off to your page now ...

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  3. I am currently reading Leonard Woolf, a biography by Victoria Glendinning. Outstanding. Just finished Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Also OUTSTANDING (even better than Leonard). What will I read next? Probably The Partner by John Grisham. I figure after all that highbrow nonfiction I'm entitled to a little slumming. :) Happy reading!

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  4. Great books here on your list - I will have to check them out. This weekly meme is a lot of fun but it makes your TBR pile grow to unbelievable heights.

    I am a new follower - your blog looks like it could be a fun one to read. :)

    Here's my WWW if you want to stop by - http://susan-thebookbag.blogspot.com/2011/08/www-wednesdays-august-31.html

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  5. Cindy - I know what you mean, sometimes I have to read what I call 'a candy floss book' (cotton candy in America!) in between other, heavier reads.

    Susan - will head over to your blog and look at your selections. Thanks for following.

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  6. Hey, stopping by on the WWW blog hop. New follower. I think all of those titles look interesting. I will have to put them on my TBR pile. Here's my WWW post, check it out when you get the chance http://thenovelstudent.blogspot.com/2011/08/www-wednesday-831.html

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  7. Hi, Claire! I'll play along:

    1. I'm currently reading "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline, which is a debut full of '80s pop culture and geek nostalgia. I love it, but I can easily see how the appeal might be limited.

    2. I just finished "So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish," because I'm rereading the Hithhiker's series. Douglas Adams is a personal hero.

    3. I'll probably reread "Mostly Harmless" next to round things out, and I am thinking about "Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes" next.

    Have you ever heard of www.goodreads.com? If not, you should give it a look. It's a booknerd version of facebook that lets you create virtual bookshelves of "read," "to read," "reading" and however else you want to organize your mental and/or physical library. I think you'd love it.

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  8. Thanks for playing, Scott. Oooh this is much more fun than I'd imagined! So interesting to see what other people read. I have not yet discovered the delights of goodreads.com but sounds right up my street. God, when would I have time to sort that as well??!

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  9. Hi Claire! I'm just saying hi as I am in your Adult Fiction group on the Campaign. It's great to meet you and discover your blog. This hop sounds like a lot of fun, I'm an obsessive reader so I am going to have to check this out.

    See you around on the Campaign! :)

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  10. Julie - how funny. As you were commenting on my blog, I was commenting on yours! Great minds ...

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  11. Hi, Claire, I'm in your Adult Fiction group in the Campaign, but I also write kid's fiction, so my reading tends to be all across the board.

    I'm currently reading "Crooked House" by Agatha Christie; I've recently finished "Sold", a haunting and intense YA novel by Patricia McCormick; and my next read will likely be "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman (or one of any number of picture books!)

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  12. Hi Claire. I'm in your non-fiction group. I have to figure out what to put down for the list (I always have so many books going). But I think you just gave me an idea for my blog post tomorrow. Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging.

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  13. Elizabethanne - thanks for commenting. Ooooh I loved Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy. Such imagination. Lucky you :)

    Julie - Lovely to connect with you. I will head over to your blog over the weekend and see what you blogged :)

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  14. hi claire, i have no mind left to read! its destroyed by 3 under 6 in the house and the fact the minute i open a book i fall asleep! hence a newly developed passion for writing! i can write without sleeping! i am in your memoir group on rach writes and so happy to stop by and say hi. jane xxxxx

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  15. I'm reading Journal of a UFO Investigator by David Halperin, which I randomly picked up from the library. I just started it so I don't know if it is good yet. I'm also reading Robopocolype by Daniel H Wilson. That one is good. I don't remember what book I read last (two small kids usually keep me from it) and I have no idea what I'm reading next.

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  16. Jane - lovely to meet a fellow memoir writer. Look forward to reading some of your work.

    Jen - oooh would be interested in hearing what the David Halperin book is like.

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  17. Hello! I'm hopping by visiting fellow Campaigners in Group 17!
    Currently reading Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. I think I'm going to be adding that Dawn French book to my list. Love her! Thanks for the tip. :-)

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  18. Fun! I'm reading A Mango-Shaped space by Wendy Mass. I want to read the final book in the Eragon series!

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  19. Junebug - thanks for commenting. Will pop by your blog this week.

    Kerri - I read the first Eragon book with my son and then he lost interest.

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  20. Wow, Claire! This is the first blog post I've read (by ANYBODY!) where the comments were as fun to read as the post!

    Currently reading:
    If Life is A Bowl of Cherries, What am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
    AND
    The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

    (because one is REALLY heavy and one is NOT)

    Just finished:
    Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress (LOVED IT)

    Reading next:
    French Lessons by Ellen Sussman

    I LOVED Tanya's book and the Dawn French book sounds like a good pick for my sister-in-law.

    thanks for sharing!

    (see you Sunday!)

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  21. Hey Janine, thanks for commenting. This was really fun and so great to get so many book recommendations. I read your write up of Georgia Bottoms. Can't wait to hear how Squaw Valley went on Sunday - are you around for coffee before?

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