Shanks said no Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Just read Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End both of which I really enjoyed as they were a few centuries outwith my normal reads. Looking forward to the final instalment A Column of Fire (working title) which is scheduled for release in autumn 2017 Followed up by reading his The Man from St. Petersburg which was a decent holiday type read. I have now moved even earlier by starting Robert Harris - Imperium (Volume 1 of the Cicero Trilogy) and so far so good, its an enjoyable read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shona77 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Just read Ken Follett - The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End both of which I really enjoyed as they were a few centuries outwith my normal reads. Looking forward to the final instalment A Column of Fire (working title) which is scheduled for release in autumn 2017 Followed up by reading his The Man from St. Petersburg which was a decent holiday type read. I have now moved even earlier by starting Robert Harris - Imperium (Volume 1 of the Cicero Trilogy) and so far so good, its an enjoyable read. I didn't realise there was to be a third in that series. Thanks!Have you read Follett's Century trilogy? I really enjoyed those - the first two in particular. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I didn't realise there was to be a third in that series. Thanks! Have you read Follett's Century trilogy? I really enjoyed those - the first two in particular. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Yes, they were the first books I read by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Blood Meridian. Third time round. Truly, The Great American Novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I'm just over half way through East of Eden. It's tremendous and am now wondering why it's taken me so long to get round to reading it. Love Steinbeck but he was always and will always be in Hemingway's and Faulkner's shadow. As I Lay Dying is pretty much as good as it gets imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitonastranger Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Being a beast by Charles Foster, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 After watching the divergent trilogy I thought I would give the books a go. Just finished reading divergent,a thoroughly enjoyable book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendental Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Just finished this and can't recommend it highly enough.Hopefully will go on to win the Booker. A blend of beauty and brutality; in terms of style and substance, up there with James Hogg and James Robertson - a fine addition to the Scottish Lit Canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Finished A God in Ruins - thouroughly decent but not as good as Life After Life. And now onto The Girl With All the Gifts by M R Carey. Really good so far. Finished TGWATG and really enjoyed it. A slightly different approach to the post-apocalypse zombie thing. Good page turner. Now onto His Bloody Project which, as one of the other posters has mentioned, is shortlisted for the Booker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 After watching Wolf Hall on Netflix, I just bought Wolf Hall and Bringing up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 After watching Wolf Hall on Netflix, I just bought Wolf Hall and Bringing up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel. I struggle a wee bit with Mantel's style of writing. Wolf Hall is very good, though, and Bringng up the Bodies is on the To Read shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Howard Jacobson - Kalooki Nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I got hooked on "A Game of Thrones", so started reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" about two months ago. I'm now on book 5. Normally I don't read fiction, but this is great stuff. Having watched the TV series makes it much easier to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodoker Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 John Connolly writes the Charlie Parker novels which are a bit more than normal detective books as there is a large slice of superstitious stuff going on in the background. Lots of novels in the series now. The first "Every Dead Thing" is a brilliant introduction. As an aside I am surprised that no one has mentioned Mo Hayder who consistently writes good books. Try Birdman and The Treatment for some disturbing writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 A Brief History of Time. Wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Finished TGWATG and really enjoyed it. A slightly different approach to the post-apocalypse zombie thing. Good page turner. Now onto His Bloody Project which, as one of the other posters has mentioned, is shortlisted for the Booker. Finished His Bloody Project. I highly recommend it. It is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing. For a book of a mere 280 pages, there is so much in it. Fully deserving, imo, of its Booker shortlisting. Am just about to start Stephen King's Finders Keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Finished His Bloody Project. I highly recommend it. It is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing. For a book of a mere 280 pages, there is so much in it. Fully deserving, imo, of its Booker shortlisting. Am just about to start Stephen King's Finders Keepers. Finished Finders Keepers. Bit average but readable. Now onto The End of the World Running Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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systemx Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 New Rebus just arrived Staying in tonight now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 tony black summoning the dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Finished Finders Keepers. Bit average but readable. Now onto The End of the World Running Club. Finished TEotWRC - it turned out to be only okay. Now onto a bit of a behemoth, City on Fire. A bit Dickensian in style though set in NY in the 70s. 160 pages in and so far it's superb; only 750 pages to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davie1980 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I've gotten right into boxing history of late. Much of my reading has been online but I've decided to take it to the next level and read some books on fighters I've taken an interest in with interesting back stories. The killings of Stanley Ketchel Unforgivable blackness, the rise and fall of Jack Johnson Sam Langford, the greatest uncrowned champion Charlie Burlie and the black murderers row Live fast, die young, the life and times of Harry Greb I'm particularly interested in the middle 3 and the general theme of Black fighters being barred for contesting the title. An interesting yet unfortunate period in boxing history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) In the last couple of weeks I have read Ken Follett - A Dangerous Fortune - very good but I enjoy his easy reads tinged with subjects I don't normally cover, this time Victorian London. Followed up with Adrian J Walker - End of the World Running Club - good particularly the Edinburgh based bits Now reading, so far I am the idiot on the No. 31 bus trying not to LOL Edited December 14, 2016 by godandgorgie2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) http://www.dunenovels.com/articles/clockwork-angels-graphic-novel Edited December 18, 2016 by Jamhammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo1980 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 In the last couple of weeks I have read Ken Follett - A Dangerous Fortune - very good but I enjoy his easy reads tinged with subjects I don't normally cover, this time Victorian London. Followed up with Adrian J Walker - End of the World Running Club - good particularly the Edinburgh based bits Now reading, so far I am the idiot on the No. 31 bus trying not to LOL I watched the film of this just a couple of weeks ago and it was very funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinJambo Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Just finished David Downing's series of 'Station' novels, set mostly in Berlin in the days leading up, during, and just after the war. Not exactly high literature, but worth a read if you've even a passing interest in that time. The last book is the weakest of the bunch, but the others are real page turners. https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Downing/e/B000APO7Z4/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Thanks for this recommendation, this series sounds right up my street. I've been right into 'what if' versions of history recently. Read Robert Harris' 'Fatherland' and Philip K Dick's 'The Man in the High Castle' and about to start Len Deighton's 'SS-GB'. Reading fiction is a treat for me at the moment as I started an Open University degree in October so I've mostly been reading stuff for my course, so it's nice to slip back in to some fiction. Edited December 18, 2016 by GorgieGooner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Finished TEotWRC - it turned out to be only okay. Now onto a bit of a behemoth, City on Fire. A bit Dickensian in style though set in NY in the 70s. 160 pages in and so far it's superb; only 750 pages to go. Took me over a month to get through City on Fire. Enjoyed reading it but couldn't help wondering what the hell it was all about by the end of it. In need of something lighter (in both senses) now onto Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I've only started it but it's a bit of a weird horror about some old wifey with sewn up eyes and mouth who seems to wander freely around a town that uses surveillance to keep track of her movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Just finished Absolute Beginners,good read but wished I read it 40 years ago. Johnny Marr next,just downloaded that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Took me over a month to get through City on Fire. Enjoyed reading it but couldn't help wondering what the hell it was all about by the end of it. In need of something lighter (in both senses) now onto Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I've only started it but it's a bit of a weird horror about some old wifey with sewn up eyes and mouth who seems to wander freely around a town that uses surveillance to keep track of her movements. HEX was ok, though verging on meh. Have just started 'The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau' by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Christmas present from the wife who obviously had been listening when I raved about. 'His Bloody Project' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Finished The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau, which was good but not as good as 'His Bloody Project'. But with only two books under his belt, Burnet's made an amazing start to his writing career. Change of pace required again, so now onto A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Horror about a young woman recalling her older sister's possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markphmfc Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Anyone read Gorky Park and is it worth reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Anyone read Gorky Park and is it worth reading? Definitely. Was a very good read. Edited January 14, 2017 by leginten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper John McIntyre Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Anyone read Gorky Park and is it worth reading? Yes, well worth it. The film is pretty decent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Read the latest Rebus book I got at Xmas Great read as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markphmfc Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Definitely. Was a very good read. Cheers. I'll pick this up later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markphmfc Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Yes, well worth it. The film is pretty decent too. Cheers mate. For some reason when I select multi-quote it takes me directly into the first response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GforGallo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Sure I got it from a recommendation on here, just finished "one fine day in the middle of the night" by Charles Brookemyre. Really good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu40 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Just finished I Heard You Paint Houses. I thought it was excellent. Be interesting how they adapt it for the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychedelicropcircle Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Young soul rebel by our off the ball sidekick SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Finished A Head Full of Ghosts. Can't make my mind up about it. It was either very good or very poor! I think the fact that I'm still thinking about it makes it a success. Not out and out horror, but gets you thinking. Now reading The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge. Set in 19th century and so far its themes are around equality for women set against a background of scientific research in the field of evolution. The Lie Tree itself has not featured; the blurb says that it is a tree that will, if told a lie, tell a truth in return, with the bigger the lie told, the bigger the truth. hundred-odd pages in and so far it's very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Just read Born to Run. Springsteen's autobiography. Excellent read. Written like one of his classic songs. Loved it but I'm a huge Springsteen fan & have been since I first heard Born to Run in the 70's as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Finished The Lie Tree. Young Adult fiction, I'd say, and a really good book. Now onto Horns by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King). Started it on Saturday and now 170 pages in - it's absolutely tremendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Finished Horns. Really good, and didn't realise until someone told me that it's been made into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Strange choice, but there you go. I'd strongly recommend Joe HIll to Stephen King fans. Now onto Fellside by M R Carey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Just finished reading "Wearing the Green Beret", by Jake Olafsen. It's the story of a Royal Marine commando who served two tours in Afghanistan. Very enjoyable read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Finished reading Alan Partridge: Nomad. Funny as ****, although lacked the iPod tracklist of the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper John McIntyre Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Reading again for about the fourth or fifth time. Still a great book, 65 years on from publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Finished Fellside. Pretty decent, and completely different from The Girl With All The Gifts (same author). Now onto a wee bit of crime fiction, Stalkers by Paul Finch. Normally I stick to Rebus in terms of the crime genre, but this looked interesting enough to give it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helzibob Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Finished Fellside. Pretty decent, and completely different from The Girl With All The Gifts (same author). Now onto a wee bit of crime fiction, Stalkers by Paul Finch. Normally I stick to Rebus in terms of the crime genre, but this looked interesting enough to give it go. I've read the girl with all the gifts, might give the other one ago. I'm a big fan of crime books but I've been reading a lot of post apocalyptic stuff and fantasy I suppose. I'm reading Endgame, James Frey, just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Just started the second book in Brian Lumleys Necroscope. Loved the first 1 of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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