The what are you reading at the moment fred

[dougal]

[tedarmy]

[doddsyJR9]

1 minute ago, tedarmy said:

Along with the Rolling Stones, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Merle Haggard etc etc etc. One of the Greatest ever bands. I'm currently reading the much more sedate but gorgeous beautiful Olivia Newton-Johns life story. I loved ACDC and the rest but also love country and Olivia. God Bless her.

[superjack]

Just finished reading the bitter crown by Justin lee Anderson. This is the second book from what could be taking over the far seer trilogy as my favourite book series.

The author is from Edinburgh and all of his books use local geography. The best part in this fantasy land is, everywhere is named after a part of Edinburgh, sometimes in the Gaelic spelling or a slight variation on the proper spelling. Even every Inn the characters go to is named after an Edinburgh pub.

[Harry Potter]

Hornby Magazine,issue 199.

[il Duce McTarkin]

Razzle.

[Ked]

9 hours ago, Jim_Duncan said:

Currently on a month-long travelling holiday, so trying to work through a few bigger novels. 
 

Halfway through James Ellroy’s The Enchanters. 
 

Also switching it up with Stephen King’s Under the Dome. 
 

Both enjoyable. 
 

Got Lonesome Dove as an ambitious third book to cover before the end of the month!

You were in China the other day.

Is it just (I say just ffs) China you are visiting ?

 

[il Duce McTarkin]

2 hours ago, Jim_Duncan said:

Nope, just landed in Kazakhstan. 

 

It's a shithole.

[Ked]

3 hours ago, Jim_Duncan said:

Nope, just landed in Kazakhstan. 

 

27 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

It's a shithole.

 

I feel very insular compared to you two .

What's the crack Jim with the travel?

And I take it work has took you all over Tarks?

 

 

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 hour ago, Ked said:

 

 

I feel very insular compared to you two .

What's the crack Jim with the travel?

And I take it work has took you all over Tarks?

 

 

 

Work and just being a general wooly-minded, fiscally-irresponsible, itinerant jakey, Ked. Boozed my way around a fair bit of the world over the years. A strange imperative borne from the exerience in my early 20s of watching the old geezers in my local fall of their perches at the bar that most of them hadn't moved from since their own teens. 

 

p.s. I don't think that you're insular at all. 

 

 

Edited February 11, 2024 by il Duce McTarkin

[Ked]

2 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

Work and just being a general wooly-minded, fiscally-irresponsible, itinerant jakey, Ked. Boozed my way around a fair bit of the world over the years. A strange imperative borne from the exerience in my early 20s of watching the old geezers in my local fall of their perches at the bar that most of them hadn't moved from since their own teens. 

 

p.s. I don't think that you're insular at all. 

 

 

Sounds like you have lived mate.

Albeit in a jake style ye have still got off the bar stool.

I respect folk that travel outside the normal two weeks .

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 hour ago, Ked said:

Sounds like you have lived mate.

Albeit in a jake style ye have still got off the bar stool.

 

 

I have mate. Wee ones in tow now so much less of a jake. Best years lie ahead. 

 

1 hour ago, Ked said:

I respect folk that travel outside the normal two weeks .

 

It's easier than you think when you either have a trade or are willing to do any kind of work, and have no other responsibilities. Most folk have families to look out for from a youngish age. I suppose I've just done it a bit back to front.

 

Back on topic, just finishing of Ultra Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken. 

Edited February 12, 2024 by il Duce McTarkin

[WDJ87]

On 19/10/2010 at 22:27, Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC said:

Looking for some ideas on what to read next. Currently reading Tony Blair's book. Nearly finished it, quite an interesting read especially the parts about N.Ireland, the formation of New Labour and Sept 11th. What's weird about it though is the way it reads is scarily similar to how a certain Shaun.Lawson writes on here!

 

Anyway, any suggestions? Quite fancy something based on war.

Almost 14 years late and not checking to see if it's been recommended... Alistair Urquhart - The Forgotten Highlander 

Really good read but not a pleasant story from the writers pov.

[il Duce McTarkin]

27 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said:

And, @il Duce McTarkin KZ has been far from a shit hole so far. Polite locals and the exact modern Eastern European-with-a-dash-of-Soviet-era architecture topped off with Central Asian madness I was expecting.
 

 

Good to hear. I wouldn't know having never been.

 

 

 

Edited February 12, 2024 by il Duce McTarkin

[Bordeaux 03]

On 31/01/2024 at 23:15, periodictabledancer said:

Read it in two days while on holiday. One of the best books I've ever read.  A bit of a disappointing twist in the tale when you're dying to find out who's getting hanged at the court martial but the Admiralty bottled it and swept it all under the carpet becuse the whole episode was so embarrassing. A fantastic read nonetheless. 

Glad I finished the book before reading your spoiler......

[Seymour M Hersh]

The Great Reset - Marc Morano. 

 

 

[tedarmy]

[Ulysses]

 

Flying through this at the moment.  Harrowing in places, but very easy to read.

[il Duce McTarkin]

Gone back to the start of Brookmyre's Jack Parlabane series. Very '90s but still enjoyable.

[John Findlay]

Easy reading at the moment.

John Grisham's The Exchange.

[Bordeaux 03]

North Woods by Daniel Mason. Some chapters were fascinating, others just rambling nonsense. 

[Ulysses]

2 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

Gone back to the start of Brookmyre's Jack Parlabane series. Very '90s but still enjoyable.

 

My next planned read is Quite Ugly One Morning.  I got it as a stocking-filler for Mme U. at Christmas.  She recommended it to me when she finished it, so I'm going to give it a go.

Edited February 18, 2024 by Ulysses

[il Duce McTarkin]

21 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

My next planned read is Quite Ugly One Morning.  I got it as a stocking-filler for Mme U. at Christmas.  She recommended it to me when she finished it, so I'm going to give it a go.

 

It's a harmless caper.

 

[Shanks said no]

 

Loved the first half and thought I had found a new SK that I liked. Then the second half kicked in and it was plain stupid. yes a fairy tale

Edited February 19, 2024 by Shanks said no

[Shanks said no]

Good read as expected and now onto A Heart Full of Headstones, and all the joys of Tynecastle Police Station

[dougal]

[Rupert Pupkin]

[dougal]

[manaliveits105]

Just started The Fire Maker first book of Peter Mays China Thriller series (7)

Chinese detective in Beijing - so far so good 

interesting insight into Chinese approach to life and sense of humour thrown in 

[JudyJudyJudy]

On 20/02/2024 at 12:51, Rupert Pupkin said:

Any good ? 

[dougal]

12 hours ago, manaliveits105 said:

Just started The Fire Maker first book of Peter Mays China Thriller series (7)

Chinese detective in Beijing - so far so good 

interesting insight into Chinese approach to life and sense of humour thrown in 

Read 5 or 6 of them. Really enjoyed them tbh.

[dougal]

[il Duce McTarkin]

On 01/02/2024 at 15:11, ehcaley said:

Yrsa Sigurdardottir ,The Absolution, 3rd in the Huldar and Freyja series .I do like Scandi Noir and this Icelandic author is first class.

 

Boy that lives a couple of doors down from me is an Icelancic author, but it's Viking fantasy he writes.

[ehcaley]

17 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

Boy that lives a couple of doors down from me is an Icelancic author, but it's Viking fantasy he writes.

Cheers(not to keen on any fantasy stuff tho)

[Greedy Jambo]

Read this

 

 

[Rupert Pupkin]

On 29/02/2024 at 10:40, JudyJudyJudy said:

Any good ? 

Yeah well researched, and written… I just can’t see him as a suspect though.. Love a bit Ripperolgy, have numerous books on the subject 

The Autobiography of Jack The Ripper “ by James Carnac is worth a read , clearly a work of fiction that runs out of steam near the end, but very disturbing..

[JudyJudyJudy]

53 minutes ago, Rupert Pupkin said:

Yeah well researched, and written… I just can’t see him as a suspect though.. Love a bit Ripperolgy, have numerous books on the subject 

The Autobiography of Jack The Ripper “ by James Carnac is worth a read , clearly a work of fiction that runs out of steam near the end, but very disturbing..

Yes im a ripper " fan " too read a few books and a few documentaries about this. it fascinates me 

[Rupert Pupkin]

3 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Yes im a ripper " fan " too read a few books and a few documentaries about this. it fascinates me 

If you like that sort of thing, this is a brilliant read… Peter Sutcliffe apparently killed many more, including men, and people served time in jail for murders it now looks like he committed.. Absolute fascinating.

[JudyJudyJudy]

2 minutes ago, Rupert Pupkin said:

If you like that sort of thing, this is a brilliant read… Peter Sutcliffe apparently killed many more, including men, and people served time in jail for murders it now looks like he committed.. Absolute fascinating.

Might give it a go cheers 

[dougal]

[dougal]

[John Findlay]

Enjoying this at present.

[John Findlay]

On 08/03/2024 at 10:45, dougal said:

Transferred to telly quite well too.

[ehcaley]

Just finished latest Inspector MacLean from James Oswald,not to bad,better than last couple in series.

Back to Yrsa Sigurdardottir Icelandic Noir, Huldar and Freyja series The Doll

[dougal]

16 hours ago, John Findlay said:

Transferred to telly quite well too.

 

Yeah, I did think they did a pretty good job with it. There's been plenty of good books that have had rotten TV adaptations.

[dougal]

[dougal]

[JWL]

On 18/02/2024 at 22:49, Ulysses said:

 

My next planned read is Quite Ugly One Morning.  I got it as a stocking-filler for Mme U. at Christmas.  She recommended it to me when she finished it, so I'm going to give it a go.

First in a series with investigative journalist Jack Parlabane. Seriously funny in bits and an enjoyable read. Set in Edinburgh too, as are a couple of Brookmyre books. Really enjoyed his early stuff but thought he went a bit stale for a bit. The last few have been decent though.

[Flimsy]

9 hours ago, dougal said:

I'm powering my way through this series, easy entertaining reads to bulk up my reading counts.

[dougal]

36 minutes ago, Flimsy said:

I'm powering my way through this series, easy entertaining reads to bulk up my reading counts.

Yeah, I enjoyed it. Got the next two in the series to read too. Kind of reminds me of Peter James' Roy Grace series.