The what are you reading at the moment fred

[dougal]

Follow up to Mr Clarinet albeit it's a prequel rather than a sequel.

 

[Jamhammer]

4 hours ago, jonesy said:

A book I've always wanted to pick up but worried it might not be as good as everyone says. How was it?

I’m still reading it 😀Literally a couple of pages a night. Love it

[tedarmy]

[dougal]

Read this before I start the tv series.  A little disappointed compared to his other books that I've read.  Easy to see where it was leading.

 

[dougal]

[dougal]

Just finished this. Thought it was fantastic.

 

[dougal]

Pretty good twisty thriller that starts on ITV tonight. 

 

[tedarmy]

[dougal]

[Diadora Van Basten]

[dougal]

Final book in the Saxon Series. Same high quality you'd expect from Cornwell.

 

[tedarmy]

[Shanks said no]

Had a week away and finished the set. Have become a bit obsessed with Mongolia as a result, including boring my kids at Edinburgh zoo yesterday when we saw the Przewalski's wild horses.

[dougal]

[dougal]

First in a trilogy, was pretty good. Fast paced and easy to read.

 

[Byyy The Light]

A recommendation from on here (not sure if it was this thread or the Invasion one)

 

About 20% through and enjoying it. Interesting given what’s going on. 

[benny]

Nice easy read.

An enjoyable whodunit.

[¼½¾]

On 19/03/2022 at 10:22, The Frenchman Returns said:

Had a week away and finished the set. Have become a bit obsessed with Mongolia as a result, including boring my kids at Edinburgh zoo yesterday when we saw the Przewalski's wild horses.

I loved his War of the Roses books, might try these next. 👍

[rudi must stay]

I no longer read as my shakra is gone. No zen anymore 

[dougal]

[dougal]

On 25/03/2022 at 12:08, Meathook said:

I loved his War of the Roses books, might try these next. 👍

I've read the first three and they were excellent.  Still got the other two to read. Think the first three are Ghengis Khan and the final two are Kubla Khan. Sorry if this a spoiler 😉

[Diadora Van Basten]

[Jamhammer]

On 04/04/2022 at 10:04, jonesy said:

Ha, have ended up doing more or less the same. Not sure I have any idea what's going on, but following the exploits of the townsfolk and the family is enjoyable all the same.

It’s one of those books. I’d say I loved it but couldn’t describe what’s happened 

[tedarmy]

[dougal]

 

 

[FWJ]

Just finished Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart.  Wrenching stuff, tragic and touching.

[dougal]

[Captain Slog]

[Captain Slog]

2 minutes ago, Captain Slog said:

Admittedly I'm biased.  It may be from an amateur, and directed more at young women being  based on medieval for fantasy centring on a female protagonist, but hey, its the first time i ever had a cameo in a book with a character based on real me.

 

Ani i know I'm traditional and like paper books* by established authors, but there are some talented authors on these online writing sites.

 

*I had been intending to read the last two wheel of time books written by Robert Jordan, but after the mess they made of the TV Series, i can't quite be bothered.

[tedarmy]

[dougal]

[micole]

[Shanks said no]

Hilarious, an author with the same sense of humour as me

 

Strange book and not what you expect

 

[Dick Dastardly]

Absolutely fascinating. I'm normally more of a crime fiction type of reader but i got this from a charity shop ages ago. Started it last week and loving it. Heavy going for me so only reading a bit at a time though 

[JudyJudyJudy]

On 26/04/2022 at 19:42, Captain Slog said:

Admittedly I'm biased.  It may be from an amateur, and directed more at young women being  based on medieval for fantasy centring on a female protagonist, but hey, its the first time i ever had a cameo in a book with a character based on real me.

 

Ani i know I'm traditional and like paper books* by established authors, but there are some talented authors on these online writing sites.

 

*I had been intending to read the last two wheel of time books written by Robert Jordan, but after the mess they made of the TV Series, i can't quite be bothered.

Your in this book ? ! Tell me more ! I mainly read crime books , thrillers . My favourite author is the great Patricia Highsmith . She wrote incredible critically acclaimed psychological thrillers . Also like auto biographies and currently reading her diaries and notes . Also started on this book which is a scream . He’s a great talent ! 
 

 

Edited May 5, 2022 by JamesM48

[Dick Dastardly]

50 minutes ago, JamesM48 said:

Your in this book ? ! Tell me more ! I mainly read crime books , thrillers . My favourite author is the great Patricia Highsmith . She wrote incredible critically acclaimed psychological thrillers . Also like auto biographies and currently reading her diaries and notes . Also started on this book which is a scream . He’s a great talent ! 
 

 

Patricia Highsmith sounds like a pretty vile person, at a quick glance. Written some good books though, by the sound of it! 

[Haken]

I used to post regularly on this thread.  Dunno why I stopped.

 

Some stuff I've read recently - Jay Kristoff's Nevernight trilogy.  It's fantasy fare set in a sort of Roman Empire with Gladiators type setting.  I think I got the first one cheap on the Kindle and liked it enough to get books 2 and 3.  They can be quite gory, a bit sexy, and often very funny.

 

On the back of that, I got Illuminae on the Kindle (Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufmann), which is the first in another trilogy, this one called The Illuminae Files.  Young Adult Fiction, but the mistake I made was getting the first book on the Kindle.  It really has to be read in physical book form.  The story is presented in the form of documented evidence presented to a court which includes text messaging, chatrooms, surveillance footage, diagrams and the ramblings of a demented AI defence system.  It's space opera in terms of setting, but I thought it was sooooo well done - the sort of thing that just didn't exist when I was a teenager.

 

Now starting The Tiger and The Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

[William H. Bonney]

Just about to finish this book. As  always with king, it’s a great read. 

[William H. Bonney]

This is next on my list. 
 

[JudyJudyJudy]

12 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Patricia Highsmith sounds like a pretty vile person, at a quick glance. Written some good books though, by the sound of it! 

I think she was a victim of her time really due to her sexuality. I am only on around page 60 of her diaries and notes ( the book is over 900  pages long) and those pages are from her earlier years to her early 20s where she was full of optimism about life and relationships but clearly changed in her later life.  A superb writer of human character studies i feel. The best crime writer in my opinion..

[Dick Dastardly]

9 hours ago, JamesM48 said:

I think she was a victim of her time really due to her sexuality. I am only on around page 60 of her diaries and notes ( the book is over 900  pages long) and those pages are from her earlier years to her early 20s where she was full of optimism about life and relationships but clearly changed in her later life.  A superb writer of human character studies i feel. The best crime writer in my opinion..

I hadn't heard of her till you mentioned her on here so i googled her. Her novels sound very good but some of the antisemitic and anti black stuff she is quoted as saying seems a bit much! 

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said:

I hadn't heard of her till you mentioned her on here so i googled her. Her novels sound very good but some of the antisemitic and anti black stuff she is quoted as saying seems a bit much! 

She was an interesting character with flaws . Like I said probably a victim of her time in many ways . Highly recommend her books . 

[dougal]

[tedarmy]

[dougal]

Just finished this. Excellent book about a little known expedition to the antarctic. 

 

[dougal]

[Dick Dastardly]

Slogged my way through this last week. Pretty awful, in my opinion. The first Baldacci book I've read and might be the last. 

[Greedy Jambo]

I don't have the patience to read, i'd rather just watch the movie and get on with life. 

[Dick Dastardly]

15 minutes ago, Greedy Jambo said:

I don't have the patience to read, i'd rather just watch the movie and get on with life. 

You must really be getting on with life if you felt the need to comment then

[Diadora Van Basten]

On 11/05/2022 at 20:30, tedarmy said:

Love this book, it’s hilarious I was telling someone the story a few days ago about how they booked Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes for a Secret gig and you were meant to leak it but nobody did and only eight people turned up for it.