Books - What are you reading?
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I've moved from one geriatric copper to another. From Harry Bosch to John Rebus. Both seem to be enjoying life and John seems to have quit smoking too. Like Harry, he seved a stint in cold cases and now has turned up as a consultant on a case he worked on 20 years before, the body having turned up in a car in the woods. Siobhan is aiding him of course.
droopsnoot said:
I've just finished "Twisted" by Steve Cavanagh, a tale about an anonymous author and the lengths he goes to in order to stay that way. A pretty good read, one twist I didn't see coming. I have an idea I've read some other books of his.
Eddie Flynn series?I'm on book 2 as we write
"Do the birds still sing in hell?"
Horace Greasley (True story)
A determined down to earth British chap fighting for us in WW2 gets taken prisoner fairly early on then leads a charmed but brutalised life with other POW's. Death and despair are common themes, but revenge can be sweet at times.
It's a harrowing true tale with an unexpected side and an incredibly dangerous liaison.
I couldn't put it down, and finished it in two nights. RIP Horace.
Horace Greasley (True story)
A determined down to earth British chap fighting for us in WW2 gets taken prisoner fairly early on then leads a charmed but brutalised life with other POW's. Death and despair are common themes, but revenge can be sweet at times.
It's a harrowing true tale with an unexpected side and an incredibly dangerous liaison.
I couldn't put it down, and finished it in two nights. RIP Horace.
lowdrag said:
I've moved from one geriatric copper to another. From Harry Bosch to John Rebus. Both seem to be enjoying life and John seems to have quit smoking too. Like Harry, he seved a stint in cold cases and now has turned up as a consultant on a case he worked on 20 years before, the body having turned up in a car in the woods. Siobhan is aiding him of course.
D'you think there's something between him and Siobhan? lowdrag said:
I've moved from one geriatric copper to another. From Harry Bosch to John Rebus. Both seem to be enjoying life and John seems to have quit smoking too. Like Harry, he seved a stint in cold cases and now has turned up as a consultant on a case he worked on 20 years before, the body having turned up in a car in the woods. Siobhan is aiding him of course.
Now I've never been a big fan, just read one or two, but I am about to start on the refreshed Westwind by Ian Rankin - he was interviewed about it on Front Row or something and it just appealed to me. He was talking about how, when he originally wrote it, he was quite obsessed by cars with central locking...and we're note even talking remote central locking 
and how it had thirteen mention which he has thinned down to just the one 
jet_noise said:
droopsnoot said:
I've just finished "Twisted" by Steve Cavanagh, a tale about an anonymous author and the lengths he goes to in order to stay that way. A pretty good read, one twist I didn't see coming. I have an idea I've read some other books of his.
Eddie Flynn series?I'm on book 2 as we write
droopsnoot said:
jet_noise said:
droopsnoot said:
I've just finished "Twisted" by Steve Cavanagh, a tale about an anonymous author and the lengths he goes to in order to stay that way. A pretty good read, one twist I didn't see coming. I have an idea I've read some other books of his.
Eddie Flynn series?I'm on book 2 as we write
No, not really, but if I'd only read one I could easily have forgotten about it. I've got a list, somewhere.
I've started marking books I've read now, because if I leave them lying around for a few months before disposing of them, I wonder whether they're in the "to read" or "have read" pile - the piles are a little merged, and in truth should just be labelled "books".
I've started marking books I've read now, because if I leave them lying around for a few months before disposing of them, I wonder whether they're in the "to read" or "have read" pile - the piles are a little merged, and in truth should just be labelled "books".
droopsnoot said:
No, not really, but if I'd only read one I could easily have forgotten about it. I've got a list, somewhere.
I've started marking books I've read now, because if I leave them lying around for a few months before disposing of them, I wonder whether they're in the "to read" or "have read" pile - the piles are a little merged, and in truth should just be labelled "books".
I've started marking books I've read now, because if I leave them lying around for a few months before disposing of them, I wonder whether they're in the "to read" or "have read" pile - the piles are a little merged, and in truth should just be labelled "books".
I've just moved so am in the same boat.
I get most from the library but there is almost always one (or more!) of a series missing which has to be bought. Ebay is great to fill the gaps. 2nd hand books are so cheap these days.
Just finished a third reading of Adam Zamoyski,s - 1812, Napoleon,s Fatal March On Moscow.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/1812-Napoleons-Fatal-Marc...
A masterpiece. Up there with Beevor,s Stalingrad. Covering the political situation in Europe that led to the war. Then the campaign with numerous quotes from letters and diaries giving the picture of what the campaign was like for the participants.
A few things at random. I never knew the Russian nobility spoke French as their first language at the time. The battle of Borodino was the biggest loss of life until the Somme a century later. As armies at the time didn't campaign in winter they had no winter uniforms. During the retreat temps were for a time below -30c. The losses in some units were staggering. 95% was commonplace. A Dutch engineers company of 400 saw only 4 men return home. A very readable account of the campaign. A must for anyone interested in the history of that period.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/1812-Napoleons-Fatal-Marc...
A masterpiece. Up there with Beevor,s Stalingrad. Covering the political situation in Europe that led to the war. Then the campaign with numerous quotes from letters and diaries giving the picture of what the campaign was like for the participants.
A few things at random. I never knew the Russian nobility spoke French as their first language at the time. The battle of Borodino was the biggest loss of life until the Somme a century later. As armies at the time didn't campaign in winter they had no winter uniforms. During the retreat temps were for a time below -30c. The losses in some units were staggering. 95% was commonplace. A Dutch engineers company of 400 saw only 4 men return home. A very readable account of the campaign. A must for anyone interested in the history of that period.
Derek Smith said:
lowdrag said:
I've moved from one geriatric copper to another. From Harry Bosch to John Rebus. Both seem to be enjoying life and John seems to have quit smoking too. Like Harry, he seved a stint in cold cases and now has turned up as a consultant on a case he worked on 20 years before, the body having turned up in a car in the woods. Siobhan is aiding him of course.
D'you think there's something between him and Siobhan? lowdrag said:
Derek Smith said:
lowdrag said:
I've moved from one geriatric copper to another. From Harry Bosch to John Rebus. Both seem to be enjoying life and John seems to have quit smoking too. Like Harry, he seved a stint in cold cases and now has turned up as a consultant on a case he worked on 20 years before, the body having turned up in a car in the woods. Siobhan is aiding him of course.
D'you think there's something between him and Siobhan? droopsnoot said:
I've started marking books I've read now, because if I leave them lying around for a few months before disposing of them, I wonder whether they're in the "to read" or "have read" pile - the piles are a little merged, and in truth should just be labelled "books".
I've found the GoodReads app/site great for keeping a track of what I've read, though my 'Want to read' list gets longer each time I open this thread and it's taking me ages to actually finish a book these days!FunkyNige said:
and it's taking me ages to actually finish a book these days!
I take that as an indication of how much I'm enjoying the book. I am getting through the new Michael Connolly book much more quickly than I got through "Beneath the lake", another recent read - that one just didn't draw me back to it. Gassing Station | Books and Literature | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff