Another catch up

Since the last post we've read 50 shades of grey (who hasn't?) and Painter of Silence. I think it's fair to say that views on 50 shades were mixed, with some loving it and some hating it. I personally think it's atrociously written, almost to the point of being unreadable, and I am flabbergasted that it's made so much money, but each to their own and all that. I loved Painter of Silence, and devoured it in two sittings on my way to and from a trip to Belfast. I thought it was beautifully written and very evocative. Not everyone agreed though, with others struggling to get into it, or to imagine the setting of the book. Next month we are reading the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which has already provoked much discussion and we haven't even started it yet!