May 2023 Book of the Month Club - Shutter Island

[Robyn5678]

Waiting for my copy to come from the library, hope it doesn't take too long.

Me too but mine is an expected wait til of 6 weeks

 

[Robyn5678]

Once I finish the book I'm reading, I'm going start Shutter Island.

Who else plans to read it this month?

I had planned too but my library won’t have it in time.

 

[verna davies]

Robyn5678 . I found a copy on Amazon for a couple of ££ incase my library let me down

 

[Robyn5678]

I actually just called my local library and they have it! Yay. The 6 week wait was for an ebook. I’m going to pick it up this afternoon

 

[rubysmama]

I started it - had some difficulty getting interested in the story - so put it aside. Now I'll try again and hope to make better progress.

gilmargl : hopefully you'll be able to get more interested in the story when you return to it. As always, glad you'll be joining us.

I actually just called my local library and they have it! Yay. The 6 week wait was for an ebook. I’m going to pick it up this afternoon

Robyn5678 : Oh, that's great news that your library has the book available! Also glad you'll be joining us this month.

 

[Robyn5678]

gilmargl : hopefully you'll be able to get more interested in the story when you return to it. As always, glad you'll be joining us.



Robyn5678 : Oh, that's great news that your library has the book available! Also glad you'll be joining us this month.

Thank you’. I want to get back to reading and less electronics so it’s perfect.

 

[rubysmama]

I started reading Shutter Island earlier today. Only a few chapters in, so haven't formed an opinion yet.

Anyone else start reading it?

 

[gilmargl]

I started reading Shutter Island earlier today. Only a few chapters in, so haven't formed an opinion yet.

Anyone else start reading it?

My progress is very slow - Page 80

 

[Robyn5678]

I started. Still on first chapter. I fell asleep. Whoops lol

 

[rubysmama]

My progress is very slow - Page 80

I started. Still on first chapter. I fell asleep. Whoops lol

I'm on page 27 of 258 on my e-reader, which is the middle of chapter 2. So I'm not too far into it yet either. It's not a fast read, yet. But I'm guessing it will pick up once we get into the story.

 

[verna davies]

My library still hasn't got it for me so I've ordered it off Amazon. Should be here mid week. Is it a thick book?

 

[rubysmama]

Is it a thick book?

Since I'm reading an e-book, can't tell you if it's thick or not. But with only 278 pages, it seems like a shorter read. Goodreads, however says "369 pages, Mass Market Paperback" so may be longer than I'm expecting.

 

[gilmargl]

My library still hasn't got it for me so I've ordered it off Amazon. Should be here mid week. Is it a thick book?

My copy is a small-sized paperback with 414 pages. I'm only a quarter of the way through and the language-style is irritating to say the least. It's not yet interesting enough to give me any incentive to keep going - so it's a bit of a struggle. But with 2 weeks still to go I should be able to manage 20 pages a day to finish on time!
Think positive.

 

[rubysmama]

I'm only a quarter of the way through and the language-style is irritating to say the least. It's not yet interesting enough to give me any incentive to keep going - so it's a bit of a struggle. But with 2 weeks still to go I should be able to manage 20 pages a day to finish on time!
Think positive.

I'm only 10% into it, and I'm also not yet finding it all that interesting. I'll have some time later in the week to read, though, when I take my car in for servicing and have nothing else to do while I wait than read.

 

[nurseangel]

I loved the book! It's been so long since I read it, but I remember not being able to put it down. I would join in this month, but I gave the book to my brother.

 

[verna davies]

I loved the book! It's been so long since I read it, but I remember not being able to put it down. I would join in this month, but I gave the book to my brother.

That's a shame. Do you remember enough to write a short review?

 

[rubysmama]

gilmargl and Robyn5678 : how are you coming along with the book?

I've read a lot the last few days and am at 75% now. Definitely got better the further into it.

Anyone else reading it?

 

[Robyn5678]

Good to know it gets better. I haven’t picked it up again! I’ll try reading some this weekend

 

[rubysmama]

Good to know it gets better. I haven’t picked it up again! I’ll try reading some this weekend

Do give it another try. I found it slowly got more interesting, and by the halfway point it became a bit of a page turner.

 

[verna davies]

I started it last night, read 3 chapters and finding it ok. How far did you get Robyn5678