Books - What are you reading?

[ZachGold]

Rob Greene's 50th Law. Pretty decent actually

[Don]

I am reading the first six Gor novels. The chronicles of Tarl Cabot as written by John Normal.

The first six came as a e-pack on Kindle quite inexpensively. I doubt I'll read any more of them. Rip-roaring tales of derring do and the submission of women as slaves. (Quite a bit of the latter...)

[towser]

Was reading The Passage by Justin Cronin, but have taken a break as I just didn't have the attention span for the story. Will get back to it no doubt.

Before that finished : Written in Bones by James Oswald. Part of the inspector McLean series, which has been reasonable reading. Found this story a little bit long winded and not particularly interesting - 3/5.

Currently reading : The end of the World Running Club by Adrian Walker. Post meteorite strike Britain and the struggle of a group of people to get to safety. Enjoying it so far!

[CR6ZZ]

Have just finished this series. Sci-Fi set in a near future. Really enjoyed them. However, by pure chance I read "Shift" first and would recommend that Shift, Wool and then Dust is indeed the best order to read them in.

[gregd]

Ploughed through most of William Boyd's Waiting For Sunrise on a business trip around Switzerland this week. Beautifully written as is usual for Boyd.. I think he may be my favourite current author.

[havoc]

havoc said:

Edwin Strohacker said:

Don said:

Seven Eves is truly excellent. I devoured it in just a few days.

Just started it yesterday too...might take me a little longer than that...

Took me just under 4 weeks - finished it last week. But that's only because I'm only getting to read for a few minutes at a time right now - very good book.

I think there were some liberties taken with the science on a few points in the name of the story, but as with all his stuff it was very in-depth and nicely written...

[Edwin Strohacker]

It's not grabbed me fully yet a couple of hundred pages in. I can't quite put my finger on why. I'll keep going, see if it picks up for me.

[droopsnoot]

Just finished "Trick of the Dark" by Val McDermid, not bad, but not one of her best. I'd gone away from her stuff because there was a Tony Hill / Carol Jordan book that dragged a bit, but recently got another in that series that was pretty good. But this isn't a patch on them, for me.

[unrepentant]

Just finished Dominion by C J Samson. It's an "alternative" history book, assuming Churchill did not take over in1940 and we effectively allowed ourselves to be ruled by the Nazis. I enjoyed it.

[havoc]

Edwin Strohacker said:

It's not grabbed me fully yet a couple of hundred pages in. I can't quite put my finger on why. I'll keep going, see if it picks up for me.

The early stuff focused too much on the Doc character, who's a little OTT for me.

Once it all gets into space it gets more flow to it...

[Edwin Strohacker]

Doob? I see what you mean. White sky, hard rain, you can't fault the plotting, it's an amazing idea & I find myself wondering hpw the world would proceed under those circumstances, I think it may be forensically written to a fault for me but the concept is so strong, I'll crack on with it without question.

[Edwin Strohacker]

unrepentant said:

Just finished Dominion by C J Samson. It's an "alternative" history book, assuming Churchill did not take over in1940 and we effectively allowed ourselves to be ruled by the Nazis. I enjoyed it.

Loved that book. Could feel the fog on every page.

[toasty]

J4CKO said:

"Ready player One", very, very geeky but thoroughly enjoying it.

Just listening to this on audiobook read by Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher). Utterly fabulous.

[Nezquick]

CR6ZZ said:

Have just finished this series. Sci-Fi set in a near future. Really enjoyed them. However, by pure chance I read "Shift" first and would recommend that Shift, Wool and then Dust is indeed the best order to read them in.

Agreed - very good books and reportedly being made into a film/TV programme.

[Fastchas]

Halfway through this at the moment. What an utter, utter lowlife with a screwed up wife. The misery he put HIS OWN GIRLS through is beyond belief, never mind the ones he/they abducted.
If he didn't hang himself I'm sure some other prisoner would have gutted him by now...

[Fastchas]

Nezquick said:

CR6ZZ said:

Have just finished this series. Sci-Fi set in a near future. Really enjoyed them. However, by pure chance I read "Shift" first and would recommend that Shift, Wool and then Dust is indeed the best order to read them in.

Agreed - very good books and reportedly being made into a film/TV programme.

I think I saw these in my local library; are they touted as another Hunger Games?

[K50 DEL]

I fancied a quiet Sunday with a book so revisited an old favourite...

Grisham's "The Brethren"

Finished in about 5 hours or so, still an enjoyable read.

[unrepentant]

I'm a bit of a political diary junkie, especially British ones which tend to be more indiscreet than American ones. I will dip into Clark at random sometimes and always come away with a smile. Currently reading Gyles Brandreth's diaries from his time in Westminster. Very gossipy and indiscreet, obviously not as scandalous as Clark's but fun to read. They weren't available through Amazon US so I had to get them from the U.K. The best from a political machination perspective were Chris Mullins' or Tony Benn's, especially his account of the 60's Wilson government. Alastair Campbells were also interesting but much more guarded.

[K12beano]

About 10 chapters into:



Hilarious romp, wonderful humour in the narrative (and presumably the translation skills) make it almost simplistic language. Quickly starts taking unexpected turns, yet themes keep popping up making it delightful and a real "page-turner".

What's it about? Well, unsurprisingly, in the first chapter a 100 year old man climbs out of a window!

[droopsnoot]

I've just finished "Last Resort", a Bob Skinner book by Quintin Jardine. It's as good as they always are, two sort-of separate stories that link a little.