Books - What are you reading?
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droopsnoot said:
I've just finished "Two Evils" by Mark Sennen, after a couple by James Nally. All were pretty good, the former is part of a series featuring a cop called Charlotte Savage, it's not the first one but that didn't really detract from anything. The James Nally ones feature an insomniac cop who gets inspiration from visions while drunk, but aren't quite as bad as that makes them sound. I'd read more by either author. Currently reading another Mark Billingham Tom Thorne book, "Lifeless".
Mark Sennen is a good author of a gripping yet easy to read book. It's worth your while reading the other books by him.I would also recommend Oliver Tidy. He writes some cracking stuff for a self published author.
p1doc said:
jimmyjimjim said:
I really should go and re-read the series from the beginning. Problem is, the later books are so epic, I end up reading those instead 
just ordered books 4-8-really enjoying the series well thought out but loads of action
Just love the one with 'Sue'. Utterly epic concept. made me chortle with glee when I realised what he was going to do "What WAS I Reading" would be more apposite. I struggled to page 100 of "Burning Angels" by Bear Grylls and gave up. If he wrote it himself I could forgive but if, as I suspect, ghost-written then the ghost should be ashamed of himself. Clunky advertising mentions like his Belstaff jacket but up to where I gave up no mention of a Rolex. Maybe that came later when he uses the inbuilt wire to strangle someone and the the watch saves his life by deflecting all 30 rounds from an AK-47.
I hope you enjoy it, but have the lobotomy first.
I hope you enjoy it, but have the lobotomy first.
K12beano said:
"How can we possibly assume that Human stupidity is universal?"
My Quote-of-the-Day, courtesy of Prof Brian Cox in his book "Human Universe" (co-written with Andrew Cohen). And a very good, informative but humour filled read it is too....
Brilliant thought-provoking book, and now high on my re-read booklist.My Quote-of-the-Day, courtesy of Prof Brian Cox in his book "Human Universe" (co-written with Andrew Cohen). And a very good, informative but humour filled read it is too....
just looked into bobiverse-looks very weird lol
I see lots of similar books to Dresden files laundry files londons falling pc grant mysteries -anyone reckon they are as good as Dresden files?
just reading blade artist by Irvine welsh and just finished rik stein autobiography bit patchy in places but good
I see lots of similar books to Dresden files laundry files londons falling pc grant mysteries -anyone reckon they are as good as Dresden files?
just reading blade artist by Irvine welsh and just finished rik stein autobiography bit patchy in places but good
p1doc said:
I see lots of similar books to Dresden files laundry files londons falling pc grant mysteries -anyone reckon they are as good as Dresden files?
I'm a fan of the laundry files, though the non-Bob books aren't as good. Paul Cornell needs to get of his arse and write another book, as does Ben Aaaronovitch. All highly recommended.Oh, and book 7 is indeed sue
On to book 8.
Next up is a book which had piqued my interest a few pages back - City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg. It's big for a novel, let alone a debut novel (927 pages, depending on the edition). I can't remember who first posted about it, but the premise of a huge novel set in '70s New York across a wide cast of characters, appealed to me enough to immediately put it at the front of the to-read queue.
As for the book I had previously posted, Katyn 1940 by Eugenia Maresch, I abandoned it, not without regret. There's a great deal of information between its covers but I couldn't help feeling that it was wasted upon me. To really get the most out of it, it's necessary to have a decent bit of knowledge about the massacre beforehand: knowledge I felt I lacked. I have every intention of revisiting it, but will likely have to read around the topic first.
Just starting Jeremy Paxman's A Life In Questions
It's clearly going to keep me chuckling out loud on the Metropolitan Line commute. Clearly it's going to be entertaining and, in his own way, he's typically self-deprecating, and will through all this include some interesting anecdotes...
It's clearly going to keep me chuckling out loud on the Metropolitan Line commute. Clearly it's going to be entertaining and, in his own way, he's typically self-deprecating, and will through all this include some interesting anecdotes...
About half way through, really enjoying it so far although it helps I was into the dance music he is talking about when describing DJing and clubs he worked in. Also helps he can remember so much details as, unlike me, he was always sober and straight.
Best read whilst having youtube/spotify open so you can listen to the classics he mentions as you read
Edited by Adam B on Monday 15th May 12:40
brrapp said:
Just finished Philipp Meyer's 'The Son'.
I quite enjoyed it , a bit like Cormac Mccarthy crossed with James A Michener. A multigenerational look at American history through one family's story. Better than Annie Proux's 'Barkskins', an attempt to do the same thing last year.
I'll be moving onto his previous novel 'American Rust' next, hope it compares.
I might give that a go. Have you read Proulx's 'Postcards'? I love itI quite enjoyed it , a bit like Cormac Mccarthy crossed with James A Michener. A multigenerational look at American history through one family's story. Better than Annie Proux's 'Barkskins', an attempt to do the same thing last year.
I'll be moving onto his previous novel 'American Rust' next, hope it compares.
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