Books - What are you reading?
Discussion
DickyC said:
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Mcintyre. A true story about MI6 and a KGB man. Astonishing. And there are some funny bits where MI6 were in uncharted territory. On one occasion they had to set up an apparently chance meeting in Finland near the Russian border. Three groups were involved. They had to fly in, each hire a random car and meet at a prearranged venue. They arrived separately in three identical red Volvos with sequential registration numbers. They had all used the car hire firm at the airport. "We looked like a convention."
Agreed a cracking read as was his Philby offering; and if you haven't already, try Bill Browder (Red Notice) &/or the Red Sparrow trilogy by Jason Matthews. Quality.andy_s said:
Seem to on a sci-fi spree at the moment, I read a lot of it as a kid - Asimov mainly, and haven't revisited the genre for a while except for Morgan. So I thought I'd take a look at one of the modern classics with Neuromancer by William Gibson.
I too read Neuromancer last month, really enjoyed it!Started the second book of the trilogy Count Zero this weekend and read a few chapters at lunch today - promising so far.
I want to stick with the same author and finish the trilogy (and maybe the associated short story(ies), then I might finally read Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep.
This just jumped my queue The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. It goes into brain function, specifically the two hemispheres and how they cooperate, he goes on in the second half to examine the effects of this in wider society; any book by a specialist in a number of areas will be broad and deep, and this is no exception but so far good reading. The over-arching premise is fascinating - a sort of philosophy by physiology. There is a small YouTube clip to outline this: https://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI
Ruskie said:
The Secret Barrister currently. I’m struggling a bit with it TBH.
Really?I read it not long after Adam Kay’s “This is Going to Hurt”
It was as depressing and hilarious in equal measure! And just as informative I thought.
If you can, I think it’s worth sticking with it. (But I can understand if it’s not your cup of tea)
I've just read "Straight to Hell" by John LeFevre. It's a collection of tales of things that bankers get up to - wild parties, pranks on fellow workers, that kind of thing. It's decent enough in its own way, but I think I've read at least one other very similar book, though perhaps that was turned into fiction.
After that I read the last of my three Guy Bellamy books, "The Holiday", featuring three separate couples who happen to holiday in the same place in the South of France, but have very different backgrounds. Again, an enjoyable read as his others were.
After that I read the last of my three Guy Bellamy books, "The Holiday", featuring three separate couples who happen to holiday in the same place in the South of France, but have very different backgrounds. Again, an enjoyable read as his others were.
andy_s said:
This just jumped my queue The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. It goes into brain function, specifically the two hemispheres and how they cooperate, he goes on in the second half to examine the effects of this in wider society; any book by a specialist in a number of areas will be broad and deep, and this is no exception but so far good reading. The over-arching premise is fascinating - a sort of philosophy by physiology. There is a small YouTube clip to outline this: https://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI
The alphabet and the goddess covers similar ground, a really eye opening book about how the male brain suits the written word better and the erosion of female deities and folklore because of the move from spoken to write word. Out of print now, I found my copy on eBayandy_s said:
This just jumped my queue The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. It goes into brain function, specifically the two hemispheres and how they cooperate, he goes on in the second half to examine the effects of this in wider society; any book by a specialist in a number of areas will be broad and deep, and this is no exception but so far good reading. The over-arching premise is fascinating - a sort of philosophy by physiology. There is a small YouTube clip to outline this: https://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI
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