What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: October 05, 2026

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Finished:

The Miss Marple short stories by Agatha Christie

These were at the end of a boxed set, there were some famous stories and some that is never come across. All were entertaining.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

I had never thought of reading this before, then someone recommended it to me. I was struggling with the current book and as it was only 98 pages I thought I'd give it a go. It was beautifully written, and an interesting snapshot into a time that I knew nothing about. I don't think that I got as much out of the story as others may have, yes it was sad but I don't feel like I connected with the main characters enough for it to affect me on an emotional level.

Started:

The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre

The problem with reading an authors entire works is that sometimes you have to go back to earlier stories and the writing style. CB has a very 'ranty' style early on, and going back to that is a bit jarring. Consequently, I've struggled with this one.

We're back with Angelique De Xavier, she's getting over what happened in the last book but feeling very jaded. She's then tasked with finding an audacious bank robber, who she starts to feel a strange attraction to.

It's okay so far, I'll continue with it as they tend to get better as the story goes on.