Dibb book club

[Princess Ariel]

I'm currently reading The Diaries of Franz Kafka - really enjoying it. There are stories in-between his diary entries that he started to write as ideas for books but didn't ever finish or get further than a few pages. Such a shame as some of them are brilliant & would have been brilliant novels I think.

[Gryff]

Recommend me a new kindle
DH has commandeered mine it’s an ancient paper white
I must be able to read it in the sun and want it as close to the size of a paperback as possible or similar e reader

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by Gryff

Recommend me a new kindle
DH has commandeered mine it’s an ancient paper white
I must be able to read it in the sun and want it as close to the size of a paperback as possible or similar e reader

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I have this Helen, simple to use and easy to read in the sun.
https://amzn.eu/d/4y97zRo

[Gryff]

That’s the one I’m looking at it’s for holidayand times I need to have a book in large print on a stand that one touch changes the page if I’m in a flare as I like to use the local library physically so it doesn’t shut , and our villa is awash with books
Ta

[quiddity]

Originally Posted by Gryff

Recommend me a new kindle
DH has commandeered mine it’s an ancient paper white
I must be able to read it in the sun and want it as close to the size of a paperback as possible or similar e reader

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Does it have to be a Kindle?

I know it's hard to leave amazon (I started 14 years ago & had a 12 year old paperwhite until a couple of months ago!) but the benefits outwayed it for me.

I got a 7" kobo libra colour for £200. Slightly bigger than the kindle signature, same storage space but this has a colour display, Google drive access (stick books in your Google drive & they sync to the kobo) & even better, overdrive, which means I can borrow books from a library for free!

As for my 500+ kindle books, I downloaded them to a PC & have used a program called calibre to copy them over to the kobo.

[Gryff]

Well as I’d faffed and dithered about so much DS 1 bought me the newest paper white all my books loaded and a a lot more he knows I’ll read as an early Christmas present but with instructions not to loose myself in a book and burn his birthday Sunday Lunch something I’m famous for is loosing myself in a book and letting life go by and to pot with the consequences ( more burnt pots than I’ll,admit too )

[JudeB]

Our ladies book club is reading All The Broken Pieces by John Boyne. It's the sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. It's a really good read, following the sister's life and fills in a lot of the gaps in the story of the family.

[katebush95]

I read this recently and really enjoyed it 💕

[dizzzy]

Originally Posted by gizmodo

I started the sarah Maas "A court of..." series. Read the first 2. I prefer Thr Fourth Wing. But I'm enjoying then enough to have bought book 3 and 4.

I finally read King of Scars from Leigh Bardargo (part of the Shadow and Bone thing). Just got one more to read.

Thanks for the recommendations!

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I’ve just finished the ‘a court of’ series and really enjoyed it. I haven’t read books for a long time due to being busy working etc. Someone at work recommended them so thought I’d give them a go and really pleased I did.

I’ve just ordered the fourth wing so am hoping I enjoy that one just as much.

[Gryff]

We as a friends group been set a challenge to read 20 childhood favourite books on my list is Ivanhoe , Treasure Island Hedi Pollyanna the Anne of Green Gables Little women Black Beauty
Sallys Family Wee McGreggor Sunset song
Enid Blyton books are not allowed
All by Christmas
So looking forward to starting Saturday I can see burnt dinners and not a lot done on the horizon
We then have to pick 20 books from the others list the aim is 100 books by Easter it’s just for fun