Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 3 books together. Started to read this last night - enjoying it so far. Have read a few of his books, have found them hard to put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Last one was this Am getting a bit bored with Murakami. "D fed the cat and then went to the refrigerator. He found some noodles and ate them with one bottle of beer. Then he imagined another reality ..." Just started this ... promising so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Started reading the first Flashman as I was looking for something light during a period of study. Good fun so far. Have read 3 or 4 of the Flashman books, they are superb. Really laugh out loud stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rand Paul's Ray Bans Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 My next book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Dear air 2000 by Terry Ravenscroft . Very funny book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Got this on the eReader. Quite good and he is good on the atmosphere of a trial. But he rather skips through the details of each case and goes straight to the alleged controversy. A slower pace might have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coco Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Skagboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I was impressed by "Wolf Hall", but will wait a while before tackling the new episode of Thomas Cromwell's full life - I am more interested in the French Revolution than in the English Court. I have just finished "A Place of greater Safety", Hilary Mantel's first novel. The 900-odd pages really brought these heady days to life. Loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Where the Bodies are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre. It's alright so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Have been reading this trilogy. And thoroughly enjoyed it. Felt at times like an updated form of Dungeons and Dragons style go to page 40 get killed, okay go back to page 98, then to page 240 where something else shocking happens etc ... Next up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1959 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The Heart of Mid-Lothian. Sir Walter Scott Peveril's Peak. Sir Walter Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWM Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Creepy Lurker Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant. I actually quite like Maupassant, which surprises me. Definitely easier to read than Zola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Draper Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant. I actually quite like Maupassant, which surprises me. Definitely easier to read than Zola. Read that at uni. Found GdM much more 'accessible' than some of the other French authors that were chucked at us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Really enjoying the second volume of David Kynaston's post-War History of Britain. Great mix of social, economic, political history. Makes me wonder how the future historians are going to write the social history of the current era. We can't even get some of the gem threads of Kickback from 5 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Read that at uni. Found GdM much more 'accessible' than some of the other French authors that were chucked at us. Definitely agree. Even the modern ones can be pretty hard going at times! Finished this now and enjoyed it, now reading When the Devil Drives by Christopher Brookmyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McNulty Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Bomber COmmand was excellent -- good call from a previous poster on this thread. Forgot to return to library though -- cost me $9 in late fees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Just started this, pretty good so far as are most of his books Just finished this, not as good as I hoped but it was alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Just finished it. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Really enjoyed the first season of Game of Thrones so thought would give the book a bash. Not really the sort of book I would usually read but have been enjoying it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groot Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) New Odd Thomas short story by Dean Koontz should have arrived in my Kindle today so will crack on with that later It's in 3 parts only available on Kindle with Part 2 next Monday and Part 3 the following week then the new novel is out in July Edited June 11, 2012 by MalkyMcFrench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
269miles Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 [/codhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/0857380729/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=bookse] Only ?3 for a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Only read about 20 pages or so last night as was pretty tired but its really interesting. Only talking about the weight of gear the soldiers in Vietnam carried - but **** me, how on earth half of them could move. Sod being on the heavy machine guns. Edited June 14, 2012 by Gigolo-Aunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Still reading Family Britain but after seeing the Charlatans on the Tellin Stories tour at the weekend (forgot how much of a 'singles album' that was) now this too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Still reading Family Britain but after seeing the Charlatans on the Tellin Stories tour at the weekend (forgot how much of a 'singles album' that was) now this too Bit boring really. Lame drug stories and lists of worthy rock bands. Still on the break from Family Britain, so will have a go at this ... picked up in hardback from Fopp for ?3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Now reading Emile Zola's La Cur?e. Finding it difficult to get into so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Naples is ******* nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Lecter Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The O'Neill book was okay. Could not be bothered reading about the Tic bit in the book but glad I did as Murdo McLeod does not come out of the book very well at all. O'Neill seemed like someone who never really bothered that much with tactics, played to a system and knew how to get players who could play in it as well as having a group who believed in him. Can remember Leicester doing really well under him but did not know there was a split in the boardroom with him not being very well liked by quite a few people. His Forrest days are interesting and there is no doubt that Clough could be cruel with him but its fair to say that he enjoyed his best period as a player under him. Before Clough came to Forrest, he was on the transfer list (at his own request) and going nowhere. Excellent read this. Whenever I read books on this part of the war, cant help thinking poor old Poland. Always get the shit end of the stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingbutgreen Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Edited July 1, 2012 by Anythingbutgreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McNulty Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Thanks to the poster who suggested Bomber Command. Just finished it (though cost $10 in late library fines). And thanks for the ip on Operation Mincemeat. Also a very good read. Am now on Game of Thrones. BTW, a buddy of mine said his wife turned real dirty in bed after reading 50 shades of grey. Imagine how happy I was to access the kindle today to see my wife is 33% through it.... Edited July 1, 2012 by Hank Moody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'm busy reading through the best post apocalypse survivalist novels So far I'd rate Malevil by Robert Merle and Earth Abides by George Stewart as the most interesting (I've read about 20) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 The Pacific was gash, really badly written and even more poorly edited. Huge amount of research but just a really bad book. Now reading this ... takes a bit of getting into and not really sure it is worth the effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The Pacific was gash, really badly written and even more poorly edited. Huge amount of research but just a really bad book. Now reading this ... takes a bit of getting into and not really sure it is worth the effort Occupied City perhaps the worst book I've ever read. Complete tosh. Am now enjoying this though ... only a few chapters in but great so far: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Occupied City perhaps the worst book I've ever read. Complete tosh. Am now enjoying this though ... only a few chapters in but great so far: The Art of Fielding - best novel I've read in ages. First novel by Harbach and he writes like Tom Wolfe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Pretty interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Just finished the last book in the millennium trilogy , the girl who kicked the hornets nest. It started with the book the girl with the dragon tattoo , anyone else read it ? I thought it was the best series of books I have ever read. Won't be deleting them from the kindle as I will no doubt read them again and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Africans: the History of a Continent by John Iliffe. Not that far in yet, but quite good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 50 shades of grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Reading this is like re-reading books as a kid. You know all the characters, the story, how they look, how they sound etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) Edited August 2, 2012 by Pinhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Read 4 books in a week whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago... The Francis Wheen book was probably the pick of the bunch. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Read 4 books in a week whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago... The Francis Wheen book was probably the pick of the bunch. Highly recommended. I'm clicking, but it won't let me look inside. Must be rubbish :'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Reading this: Finding it difficult to get into. Writing style seems to jar with me meaning I haven't related to any of the characters. Ideas are better, and it's early days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Excellent book so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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